Functional French

Functional French

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Functional French episodes

  • From Knowing to Speaking

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    You know more French than you can actually say. So how do you bridge the gap between understanding French and speaking it?

    In this episode of Functional French, we explore how to turn the French you know into words you can use in real conversations.

    Stop waiting to speak perfectly. Start building from what you know.

    17 min
  • When you lose the thread

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    LESSON 02 — WHEN YOU LOSE THE THREAD

    You’re following a conversation in French… then suddenly, you have no idea what was just said.

    What now?

    This lesson is about getting lost without getting stuck — and finding your way back into the conversation.

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    14 min
  • Stop trying to understand everything!

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    You don’t need to understand every word in French to understand what’s happening.

    In this first episode of Functional French, we look at how to keep listening when you miss words, phrases, or entire sentences — and how to use context to stay with the conversation.

    The strategy: CATCH → CONNECT → CONTINUE.

    Stop trying to understand everything. Start following what’s happening.

    16 min

About Functional French

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Functional French is about using French when things don’t go according to plan. Practical strategies for listening, speaking, recovering, improvising, and keeping the conversation going — even when…