By French Please
The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.
"Encore" is what we say to request, encourage or beg a performer to return to the stage. Although we are using it in a sense that sort of means the same thing as it can in French, it is NOT used like this in French. In French, it is "bis!"
So where does that leave the poor wanna be French speaker? Let us explore the ways together today; all that "encore" can be. You will be amazed!
Our brand new, hope-filled (may travel begin again in earnest!) e-course is French Abroad! In one easy place, find all you need to know and know how to say to enjoy your next voyage!
Check out our lessons for families: French with kids. We help you create the space, time, and connections that bring French alive chez you, away from a screen. Delivered online, to be used face to face. Don't wait: speak today, the way that makes speaking another language as natural and useful as your native tongue. You are already having a blast with French with Kids? Chouette! Add in one of the following to bring your couple into full French communication too. Fill your ears, your vocal cords, and your life with French!
French at Home: a Conversation Be prepared for your next trip, do not wait one more day to "be ready". Now is the time: learn and practice request and response together and unplugged. Course for those who perhaps spoke French once upon a time and need to refresh and reinvent the language.
For beginners: French at Home: a Debut We walk you through it, request and response, short, to the point, and always relevant, building confidence, vocabulary, and the thrill of another language.
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Have you made and kept or maybe already made and broken your resolutions for this new year? Does anyone do that in France? A tiny episode all about the subject and its cultural implications here and abroad.
Our brand new, hope-filled (may travel begin again in earnest!) e-course is French Abroad! In one easy place, find all you need to know and know how to say to enjoy your next voyage!
French from today:
journal de femmes/feminine magazines, le premier mois/the first month, de l'année/of the year, jurer/to swear, promettre/to promise, prendre la décision/make a decision, faire une résolution/make a resolution.
Next up, an interview on all things Canada; music, literature, and memorable criminal trials of Quebec. Join us for a wide-ranging conversation with Charles André Marchand, legendary sports radio host, author, and interpreter. Subscribe below to listen as soon as it comes out.
Check out our lessons for families: French with kids. We help you create the space, time, and connections that bring French alive chez you, away from a screen. Delivered online, to be used face to face. Don't wait: speak today, the way that makes speaking another language as natural and useful as your native tongue. You are already having a blast with French with Kids? Chouette! Add in one of the following to bring your couple into full French communication too. Fill your ears, your vocal cords, and your life with French!
French at Home: a Conversation Be prepared for your next trip, do not wait one more day to "be ready". Now is the time: learn and practice request and response together and unplugged. Course for those who perhaps spoke French once upon a time and need to refresh and reinvent the language.
For beginners: French at Home: a Debut We walk you through it, request and response, short, to the point, and always relevant, building confidence, vocabulary, and the thrill of another language.
Don't miss another episode, video, blog post, or special offer on classes. Subscribe to the podcast with the "subscribe" or "follow" button. AND
Feedback? Requests? We would love to hear from you! Add to the comments below or send questions and comments here: [email protected]
You can find us on Facebook and Instagram at commence_le_dream
Angela's blog on France, language learning, travel, and everyday adventures: http://www.ahomeschoolstory.com/
This is the fourth and final episode in our series on the traditions for Christmas and more in France. I promised a gift that will go out to our newsletter subscribers (because you cannot publish a free thing this beautiful in the podcast notes!), so here is the link for signing up for the newsletter, in case you are not already a member of Commence le Dream: Sign up for our newsletter here!
French from today's show:
Le gui/mistletoe
Le hou/holly
La mousse au chocolat/does it need a translation?
Joyeux Noël/Merry Christmas!!!
Our brand new, hope-filled (may travel begin again in earnest!) e-course is French Abroad! In one easy place, find all you need to know and know how to say to enjoy your next voyage!
Check out our lessons for families: French with kids. We help you create the space, time, and connections that bring French alive chez you, away from a screen. Delivered online, to be used face to face. Don't wait: speak today, the way that makes speaking another language as natural and useful as your native tongue. You are already having a blast with French with Kids? Chouette! Add in one of the following to bring your couple into full French communication too. Fill your ears, your vocal cords, and your life with French!
French at Home: a Conversation Be prepared for your next trip, do not wait one more day to "be ready". Now is the time: learn and practice request and response together and unplugged. Course for those who perhaps spoke French once upon a time and need to refresh and reinvent the language.
For beginners: French at Home: a Debut We walk you through it, request and response, short, to the point, and always relevant, building confidence, vocabulary, and the thrill of another language.
Don't miss another episode, video, blog post, or special offer on classes. Subscribe to the podcast with the "subscribe" or "follow" button. AND
Feedback? Requests? We would love to hear from you! Add to the comments below or send questions and comments here: [email protected]
You can find us on Facebook and Instagram at commence_le_dream
Angela's blog on France, homeschooling, language learning and life: http://www.ahomeschoolstory.com/
Our Holidays in France series continues with a special interview with or entretien avec Dominique Weiner. I am just tickled to have had the opportunity to speak with Dominique. She is a lovely human, an excellent French interpreter, and a friend, but a long-distance one that I do not know as well as I would like. Despite this, (malgré cela) she was kind enough to open up on a topic that is very private for much of the population in France, religion and her own Jewish traditions. Presenting...Hanukkah in France in the middle of a country celebrating Christmas. Merci, Dominique! who can be found on Linked In under: Dominique Stora-Weiner.
French from today's show:
Un cadeau de fin d'année (an end of the year gift, used in France rather than "a gift for Hanukkah")
Bonne fête! (Happy holiday!)
Bonne année! (Happy New Year!)
Hebrew from today:
חַג חֲנֻכָּה שָׂמֵחַ
Happy Hanukkah!
As always, check out our lessons for families: French with kids. We help you create the space, time, and connections that bring French alive chez you, away from a screen. Delivered online, to be used face to face. Don't wait: speak today, the way that makes speaking another language as natural and useful as your native tongue. You are already having a blast with French with Kids? Chouette! Add in one of the following to bring your couple into full French communication too. Fill your ears, your vocal cords, and your life with French!
French at Home: a Conversation Be prepared for your next trip, do not wait one more day to "be ready". Now is the time: learn and practice request and response together and unplugged. Course for those who perhaps spoke French once upon a time and need to refresh and reinvent the language.
For beginners: French at Home: a Debut We walk you through it, request and response, short, to the point, and always relevant, building confidence, vocabulary, and the thrill of another language.
Don't miss another episode, video, blog post, or special offer on classes. Subscribe to the podcast with the "subscribe" or "follow" button. AND
Sign up for our newsletter here!
Feedback? Requests? We would love to hear from you! Add to the comments below or send questions and comments here: [email protected]
You can find us on Facebook and Instagram at commence_le_dream
Angela's blog on France, homeschooling, language learning and life: http://www.ahomeschoolstory.com/
Episode 2 in our Holidays in France series. What happens in France on Christmas Eve?
French from today's episode: les huitres/oysters le saumon/salmon les rillettes de veau/veal dish la bûche de Noël/yule log dessert la messe de minuit/midnight mass En attendant/in the meantime Je vous souhaite une bonne fête/I wish you a happy holiday! If you are looking for more French, check out our lessons for home and abroad.
Our brand new, hope-filled (may travel begin again in earnest!) e-course is French Abroad! In one easy place, find all you need to know and know how to say to enjoy your next voyage!
For families: French with kids. We help you create the space, time, and connections that bring French alive chez you, away from a screen. Delivered online, to be used face to face. Don't wait: speak today, the way that makes speaking another language as natural and useful as your native tongue. You are already having a blast with French with Kids? Chouette! Add in one of the following to bring your couple into full French communication too. Fill your ears, your vocal cords, and your life with French!
French at Home: a Conversation Be prepared for your next trip, do not wait one more day to "be ready". Now is the time: learn and practice request and response together and unplugged. Course for those who perhaps spoke French once upon a time and need to refresh and reinvent the language. Coming January 1: French Abroad: all you need to travel in style and confidence...in French!
For beginners: French at Home: a Debut We walk you through it, request and response, short, to the point, and always relevant, building confidence, vocabulary, and the thrill of another language. Don't miss another episode, video, blog post, or special offer on classes.
Subscribe to the podcast with the "subscribe" or "follow" button.
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Feedback? Requests? We would love to hear from you! Add to the comments below or send questions and comments here: [email protected] You can find us on Facebook and Instagram at commence_le_dream (photos of la bûche de Noël, the dog, and more Christmas) Angela's blog on France, homeschooling, language learning and life: A Homeschool Story
Want to know what happens in France for the holidays? We begin a 4-part series on Christmas and all of the fun that happens in December; decorations, food, fun, expressions, and even a little on Yule and Hanukkah.
French from today:
Les fêtes de fin d'année: the holidays
Noël: Christmas
Samedi / Saturday
Vendredi / Friday
Le réveillon / Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve...the gathering part
La veille de Noël / Christmas Eve
Le sapin de Noël / Christmas tree
La crèche / the Nativity scene (the word is also used for daycare centers for babies)
Les chaussures / shoes (and only one is put out per person under the tree)
If you are looking for more French, check out our lessons for home and abroad. For families: French with kids. We help you create the space, time, and connections that bring French alive chez you, away from a screen. Delivered online, to be used face to face. Don't wait: speak today, the way that makes speaking another language as natural and useful as your native tongue. You are already having a blast with French with Kids? Chouette! Add in one of the following to bring your couple into full French communication too. Fill your ears, your vocal cords, and your life with French!
French at Home: a Conversation Be prepared for your next trip, do not wait one more day to "be ready". Now is the time: learn and practice request and response together and unplugged. Course for those who perhaps spoke French once upon a time and need to refresh and reinvent the language.
For beginners: French at Home: a Debut We walk you through it, request and response, short, to the point, and always relevant, building confidence, vocabulary, and the thrill of another language.
Don't miss another episode, video, blog post, or special offer on classes. Subscribe to the podcast with the "subscribe" or "follow" button. AND
Sign up for our newsletter here!
Feedback? Requests? We would love to hear from you! Add to the comments below or send questions and comments here: [email protected]
You can find us on Facebook and Instagram at commence_le_dream
Angela's blog on France, homeschooling, language learning and life: http://www.ahomeschoolstory.com/
Happy Thanksgiving, we are grateful you are here with us: loyal listeners, friends, and family. Today we discover together what is known across Canada as the equivalent but different holiday there; Canadian Thanksgiving or le Jour de l'Action de Grâce. It was not always all Pilgrims and Native Americans all over North America.
French from today's episode:
La moisson/harvest
La recolte/harvest
La reconnaissance/gratitude
Rendre grâce à Dieu/thank God
As always, check out our lessons for families: French with kids. We help you create the space, time, and connections that bring French alive chez you, away from a screen. Delivered online, to be used face to face. Don't wait: speak today, the way that makes speaking another language as natural and useful as your native tongue. You are already having a blast with French with Kids? Chouette! Add in one of the following to bring your couple into full French communication too. Fill your ears, your vocal cords, and your life with French!
French at Home: a Conversation Be prepared for your next trip, do not wait one more day to "be ready". Now is the time: learn and practice request and response together and unplugged. Course for those who perhaps spoke French once upon a time and need to refresh and reinvent the language.
For beginners: French at Home: a Debut We walk you through it, request and response, short, to the point, and always relevant, building confidence, vocabulary, and the thrill of another language.
Don't miss another episode, video, blog post, or special offer on classes. Subscribe to the podcast with the "subscribe" or "follow" button. AND
Sign up for our newsletter here!
Feedback? Requests? We would love to hear from you! Add to the comments below or send questions and comments here: [email protected]
You can find us on Facebook and Instagram at commence_le_dream
Angela's blog on France, homeschooling, language learning and life: http://www.ahomeschoolstory.com/
As we continue our series on games, the topic of today's episode is "Le Mille Bornes". Race your kids and relatives to the finish line with this almost-vintage card game, dropping in helpful obstacles along the way, in French or in English, see below.
French from today's podcast:
Types of cards:
Hazards / Attaques
Remedy / Parades
Safety / Bottes
Distance cards / Cartes étapes
As always, check out our lessons for families: French with kids. We help you create the space, time, and connections that bring French alive chez you, away from a screen. Delivered online, to be used face to face. Don't wait: speak today, the way that makes speaking another language as natural and useful as your native tongue. You are already having a blast with French with Kids? Chouette! Add in one of the following to bring your couple into full French communication too. Fill your ears, your vocal cords, and your life with French!
French at Home: a Conversation Be prepared for your next trip, do not wait one more day to "be ready". Now is the time: learn and practice request and response together and unplugged. Course for those who perhaps spoke French once upon a time and need to refresh and reinvent the language.
For beginners: French at Home: a Debut We walk you through it, request and response, short, to the point, and always relevant, building confidence, vocabulary, and the thrill of another language.
Don't miss another episode, video, blog post, or special offer on classes. Subscribe to the podcast with the "subscribe" or "follow" button. AND
Sign up for our newsletter here!
Feedback? Requests? We would love to hear from you! Add to the comments below or send questions and comments here: [email protected]
You can find us on Facebook and Instagram at commence_le_dream
Angela's blog on France, homeschooling, language learning and life: http://www.ahomeschoolstory.com/
Outside games are de jour as we enjoy the beautiful days of autumn here in the Midwest, but also inside ones, because our weather can include cold, rain and snow mixed in with the warmer bliss. In today's show, we discuss France's favorite sport, a card game and how to ask a friend to play with you, how to accept, and how to refuse.
As always, check out our lessons for families: French with kids. We help you create the space, time, and connections that bring French alive chez you. Don't wait: speak today, the way that makes it natural and useful like your native tongue. You are already having a blast with French with Kids? Add in one of the following to bring your couple into full French communication too. Fill your life with French!
French from today's podcast:
le football/le foot/soccer, on joue au foot?/want to play soccer/football?, pas maintenant, j'ai la flemme/not now, I am feeling too lazy, tu veux jouer aux échecs? do you want to play chess?/voudrais-tu jouer à la belotte?/would you care to play belotte (a card game)? oui, merci, avec plaisir/yes, thank you, that would be lovely, tout à l'heure, je digères/later, I am busy digesting.
Qui commence?/who's first? je suis le premier/I am first, qui a gagné? who won?/qui a perdu?/who lost? (This, in my Southern France view, would be for a game of pétanque out in the courtyard.)
French at Home: a Conversation Be ready for your next trip, do not wait one more day to "be ready". Now is the time: learn and practice request and response together and unplugged. Course for those who perhaps spoke French once upon a time and need to refresh and reinvent the language.
For beginners: French at Home: a Debut We walk you through it, request and response, short, to the point, and always relevant, building confidence, vocabulary, and the thrill of another language.
Don't miss another episode, video, blog post, or special offer on classes. Subscribe to the podcast with the "subscribe" or "follow" button. AND
Sign up for our newsletter here!
Feedback? Requests? We would love to hear from you! Add to the comments below or send questions and comments here: [email protected]
You can find us on Facebook and Instagram at commence_le_dream
My blog on learning French: https://www.commenceledream.com/blog
And on France, homeschooling, language learning and life: http://www.ahomeschoolstory.com/
The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.