Learn French for Beginners A0-A1 | Daily News Class in Simple French, Explained in English

Today's story: Fernandes criticises Carrick after Manchester United's defeat at Como. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Fernandes critique Carrick après la défaite de Manchester United à Como

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:36) More stories today

(01:34) Today's headline, slowly

(02:28) Losing a game

(03:07) Too much room

(03:47) A run without winning

(04:20) Today's grammar point

(04:55) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-10-22

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Fernandes critique Carrick après la défaite de Manchester United à Como

Manchester United a perdu 4-1 contre Como en Ligue des champions.

Bruno Fernandes est le capitaine de Manchester United.

Fernandes a dit que l'équipe a laissé trop d'espace à Como.

Carrick a répondu qu'une équipe doit courir vers l'avant et vers l'arrière pour gagner.

Manchester United n'a pas gagné depuis sept matches et est treizième de Premier League.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

En Colombie, le président retire des œuvres du Musée national

Netflix présente ses résultats après des licenciements aux États-Unis

PHP publie des correctifs après la découverte de failles importantes

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (perdre)

- vocabulary (capitaine)

- vocabulary (trop d'espace)

- vocabulary (courir)

- vocabulary (depuis)

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Today's story: Britain sends fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: La Grande-Bretagne envoie des avions en Arabie saoudite

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:33) More stories today

(01:24) Today's headline, slowly

(02:12) Announcing news

(02:52) Keeping places safe

(03:38) Extra support

(04:15) Today's grammar point

(04:52) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-10-21

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

La Grande-Bretagne envoie des avions en Arabie saoudite

Mardi, le gouvernement britannique a annoncé l’envoi d’avions Typhoon en Arabie saoudite.

Les avions vont protéger les villes et les infrastructures importantes contre les drones et les missiles.

Ils ne vont pas attaquer les Houthis au Yémen.

Le Royaume-Uni va aussi envoyer un avion de transport et des conseillers militaires.

La trêve au Yémen a pris fin en septembre.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Elon Musk envisage une fusion entre Tesla et SpaceX

L’IA pourrait réduire peu à peu le pouvoir des humains

À Liverpool, Rio Ngumoha porte son équipe contre Villarreal

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (annoncer)

- vocabulary (protéger)

- vocabulary (attaquer)

- vocabulary (conseillers)

- vocabulary (a pris fin)

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Today's story: JPMorgan Chase invests $5 billion in American start-ups. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: JPMorgan Chase investit 5 milliards de dollars dans de jeunes entreprises américaines

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:36) More stories today

(01:40) Today's headline, slowly

(02:34) Investment and money

(03:09) Helping

(03:45) Plans over time

(04:25) Funding in August

(05:22) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-10-20

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

JPMorgan Chase investit 5 milliards de dollars dans de jeunes entreprises américaines

JPMorgan Chase a investi 5 milliards de dollars dans de jeunes entreprises américaines pendant la première année de son programme de sécurité.

Ce programme aide des entreprises dans la défense, la fabrication et les chaînes d’approvisionnement.

La banque a prévu d’investir 10 milliards de dollars sur dix ans.

La banque a fait des investissements directs dans Hadrian et Castelion.

En août, la banque a participé à un financement de 1,4 milliard de dollars pour Hadrian.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Anthropic va consacrer 5 % de ses actions à un fonds pour le bien public

À Paris, le PSG et Barcelone promettent un grand match

Aux États-Unis, les élections de 2026 coûtent déjà très cher

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- vocabulary (a investi)

- verb (aider)

- vocabulary (sur)

- vocabulary (directs)

- pronunciation (août)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: Nike is preparing a new campus in India. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Nike prépare un nouveau campus en Inde

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:32) More stories today

(01:25) Today's headline, slowly

(02:09) Creating something new

(02:55) Market and production

(03:28) People at the campus

(04:11) Today's grammar point

(04:42) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-10-19

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Nike prépare un nouveau campus en Inde

Nike va créer un campus mondial à Bengaluru, et le campus va ouvrir dans les prochaines années.

Elliott Hill dit que le campus est un investissement à long terme.

L’Inde est déjà un marché important et un lieu de production pour Nike.

Le campus va accueillir des équipes de Nike, Jordan Brand et Converse.

Le plan Pace de Nike prévoit des changements dans son organisation et sa chaîne d’approvisionnement.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Donald Trump exempte la Russie de sanctions économiques

Le Kenya confirme un huitième cas d’Ebola

Anthropic donne à un organisme externe un accès comme à un employé

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (créer)

- vocabulary (à long terme)

- vocabulary (déjà)

- vocabulary (équipes)

- vocabulary (chaîne d’approvisionnement)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: In the United States, JD Vance condemns the sale of access to the White House.. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Aux États-Unis, JD Vance condamne la vente d’un accès à la Maison-Blanche

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:35) More stories today

(01:35) Today's headline, slowly

(02:25) A public meeting

(03:11) Asking someone to act

(03:53) Wanting something

(04:29) Today's grammar point

(04:59) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-10-18

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Aux États-Unis, JD Vance condamne la vente d’un accès à la Maison-Blanche

JD Vance a condamné la vente d’un accès à la Maison-Blanche pendant une réunion publique dans le Michigan.

Le journaliste Tony Dokoupil a parlé de plusieurs articles sur l’administration Trump.

Un article dit que Kimberly Guilfoyle a demandé à un homme d’envoyer 100 000 dollars.

Kimberly Guilfoyle dit qu’elle n’a rien fait de mal.

JD Vance veut juger cette affaire selon les faits, et il dit que l’administration respecte la loi.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Tesla présente un prototype de Roadster capable de voler brièvement

Wirtz brille, mais Liverpool cherche encore la bonne solution

Donald Trump suspend de nouvelles sanctions contre la Russie

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- vocabulary (réunion publique)

- vocabulary (plusieurs)

- vocabulary (a demandé)

- vocabulary (rien)

- verb (vouloir)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: Katie Zacharia is no longer the White House press secretary. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Katie Zacharia n’est plus porte-parole de la Maison-Blanche

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:36) More stories today

(01:33) Today's headline, slowly

(02:20) Time after an event

(03:12) A day and a short talk

(04:03) News still to come

(04:51) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-10-17

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Katie Zacharia n’est plus porte-parole de la Maison-Blanche

Katie Zacharia est retirée de son poste après seulement cinq jours à la Maison-Blanche.

Le président Donald Trump a choisi Katie Zacharia une semaine plus tôt pour remplacer Karoline Leavitt.

Mardi, elle a parlé environ dix minutes pendant sa seule conférence de presse.

Puis, elle a répondu aux questions de trois médias.

La Maison-Blanche n’a pas encore annoncé qui la remplacera.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Des modèles d’OpenAI piratent des sites et prennent des cryptomonnaies

En Ukraine, l’offensive Vivaldi repousse les forces russes

Peter Rice dirigera les contenus de Netflix

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- vocabulary (après)

- vocabulary (a choisi)

- vocabulary (Mardi)

- verb (répondre)

- vocabulary (pas encore)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: The UK could raise taxes on banks. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Le Royaume-Uni pourrait augmenter l’impôt des banques

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:34) More stories today

(01:45) Today's headline, slowly

(02:27) Preparing something

(03:08) A goal for money

(03:54) Money each year

(04:44) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-10-16

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Le Royaume-Uni pourrait augmenter l’impôt des banques

John Healey prépare une hausse de la taxe spéciale sur les bénéfices des banques.

Le budget est prévu pour le 28 octobre.

Le gouvernement veut réduire le déficit.

La taxe peut passer de 3 % à 8 %.

Cette mesure peut rapporter plus de 2 milliards de livres par an.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

KDE fête ses 30 ans avec Plasma 6.8 et la fin de X11

Elon Musk donne 158 millions de dollars à un groupe républicain aux États-Unis

En Angleterre, Lisandro Martínez s’excuse et reçoit une amende de Manchester United

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (préparer)

- vocabulary (prévu)

- vocabulary (veut)

- vocabulary (passer)

- vocabulary (rapporter)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: Bank of America hires 1,000 people to repair its software. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Bank of America engage 1 000 personnes pour réparer ses logiciels

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:35) More stories today

(01:35) Today's headline, slowly

(02:22) Time at work

(03:16) Working

(04:15) Change over time

(05:03) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-10-15

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Bank of America engage 1 000 personnes pour réparer ses logiciels

Au deuxième trimestre, la banque a engagé 1 000 personnes extérieures.

Des modèles d’intelligence artificielle avancés ont montré des failles dans de vieux logiciels.

Les 1 000 personnes travaillent encore avec environ 3 000 salariés dans ce domaine.

Au troisième trimestre, la banque a dépensé plus de 200 millions de dollars pour les réparations et des questions réglementaires.

La banque prévoit que ces coûts vont baisser avec le temps.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Nintendo prépare le retour de Zelda pour le 5 novembre

Elon Musk dit que les États-Unis contrôlent la vitesse de certains drones ukrainiens

Manchester City perd 4-2 contre le Paris Saint-Germain au retour de Guardiola

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- vocabulary (deuxième trimestre)

- vocabulary (failles)

- verb (travailler)

- vocabulary (a dépensé)

- vocabulary (avec le temps)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: The Nobel Prize in Economics explained with an ice-cream menu. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Le prix Nobel d’économie expliqué par un menu de glaces

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:36) More stories today

(01:34) Today's headline, slowly

(02:18) The prize announcement

(03:10) Work on prices

(03:58) Keeping the same price

(04:28) Today's grammar point

(05:01) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-10-14

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Le prix Nobel d’économie expliqué par un menu de glaces

Lundi, Robert Hall et Michael Woodford ont reçu le prix Nobel d’économie lors d’une annonce en Suède.

Robert Hall travaille à Stanford et Michael Woodford travaille à Columbia.

Le prix récompense leurs travaux sur les prix et les décisions dans l’économie.

Timo Boppart a montré un menu de glaces pour expliquer les prix qui ne changent pas vite.

Une entreprise de glaces peut garder le même prix pendant toute une saison.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

La traduction par IA peut-elle se passer des humains ?

Andy Burnham recevra Volodymyr Zelenskyy à Downing Street

Le pape Leo XIV opéré d’un cancer du poumon en Italie

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- vocabulary (ont reçu)

- vocabulary (travaille)

- vocabulary (leurs)

- vocabulary (montré)

- verb (garder)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: The IMF raises its forecasts for the UK economy. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Le FMI relève ses prévisions pour l’économie britannique

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:34) More stories today

(01:29) Today's headline, slowly

(02:17) Forecasting

(03:08) Growth in the future

(03:58) Inflation figures

(04:28) Today's grammar point

(05:00) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-10-13

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Le FMI relève ses prévisions pour l’économie britannique

Le FMI prévoit une croissance de 1,3 % pour le Royaume-Uni en 2026.

En juillet, le FMI a prévu une croissance de 1 % pour 2026.

En 2027, la croissance ralentira à 1,2 %.

Les prix de l’énergie et les taux d’intérêt vont réduire les dépenses des familles.

L’inflation sera de 3,3 % en 2026 et de 2,8 % en 2027.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Pour les journalistes de l’intelligence artificielle, un travail difficile et passionnant

Matt Richardson écarté de l’équipe britannique de cyclisme

Andy Burnham veut de nouveaux accords avec l’Union européenne

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (prévoir)

- vocabulary (En juillet)

- vocabulary (ralentira)

- vocabulary (dépenses)

- vocabulary (sera)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

Not sure this is your level? Our free French level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills:

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