Learn French Through Lyrics

By Rohan Windle

Education

What's Learn French Through Lyrics about?

Practicing and learning French through familiar song lyrics makes studying and practicing more fun. In this podcast, Gege and Rohan discuss their French versions of well-known songs (Queen, Elton John, ABBA and more) and the challenges of translating lyrics. By the end of each episode they agree on a final version and, yes, they sing it too! If you’d like to sing along you can find the lyrics of their versions on their Facebook Page, Learn French Through Lyrics.

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05.08.2021

It’s recap time as we put all of our songs so far one after another so you can practice by listening and singing along any time and place! See how many of the lyrics you remember from hearing the episodes, ...

Learn French Through Lyrics episodes:

05.08.2021 Bonus: Gege and Ro Radio It’s recap time as we put all of our songs so far one after another so you can practice by listening and singing along any time and place! See how many of the lyrics you remember from hearing the episodes, ...
05.02.2021 14: Jailhouse Rock Get those hips ready to swing as we translate this classic Elvis hit into French. As always, to help you sing along we post all our lyrics on our Facebook Page at Learn French Through Lyrics.
04.25.2021 13: Shallow It’s a duet with a special guest this episode! Erica joins Ro and Gege to translate this Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper duet from the film A Star Is Born. If you’d like to sing along, you can find our ...
04.20.2021 12: Respect Ro and Gege tackle this powerful anthem from Aretha Franklin. It was a challenge, but that’s what it’s all about! Find our lyrics on our Facebook Page at Learn French Through Lyrics so you can sing along.
04.08.2021 11: Imagine A favourite song for many people! We hope you enjoy the French version Ro and Gege create of this quintessentially John Lennon song of unity. Sing along at the end of the episode! You can find our lyrics on our ...
04.02.2021 10: Dancing Queen Get ready to dance and jive to this disco hit from ABBA! Join us as we translate one of the most joyful songs ever into French, and Rohan tells a joke about robots. If you’d like to sing along at ...
03.22.2021 9: Single Ladies (Put a Ring on it) All the single ladies! Ro and Gege create a French translation for Beyoncé’s iconic hit song. This was a real challenge, and as it turns out, we decided it’s Ro’s turn to sing the final version at the end of ...
03.15.2021 8: Your Song We hope you don’t mind, we hope you don’t mind, that Gege and Ro translated Elton John’s famous love song into French. This is one of our favourites and we hope you’ll sing along at the end of the episode! ...
03.10.2021 7: Piano Man A crowd favourite in the piano bars, and we’ll see why it’s a favourite for Ro and Gege too as they translate this Billy Joel hit into French. Find our final version’s lyrics on our Facebook page, Learn French Through ...
03.04.2021 6: La Vie en Rose Flip the script! This episode we’re translating a classic French song into English. The discussion is mostly in English for a change, as we wrestle with translating the poetic nuances of Edith Piaf’s beautiful lyrics.
02.24.2021 5: Bohemian Rhapsody PART TWO Rohan and Gege are back to translate the operatic and rock sections of this huge classic song. At episode’s end we will sing it in French! Our lyrics are on our Facebook page to help you sing along.
02.24.2021 4: Bohemian Rhapsody PART ONE Could we choose a bigger challenge than the greatest singalong song ever written? You won’t be able to stop yourself from singing this one with us as we dive headfirst into translating Queen’s most famous song. Find our version’s lyrics ...
02.21.2021 Trailer - Learn French Through Lyrics! Bienvenu! Rohan and Gege translate well-known songs from English into French for practice and learning. Listen in on our lyric discussion in French, and hear us sing our final version at the end of each episode. You can find all ...
02.19.2021 3: Rockin’ Robin Hoppin’ and boppin’ time! Rohan and Gege try out French bird sounds and dance moves while we translate this quirky classic. Sing along with us in French at the end of the episode! Lyrics for our final version are on ...
02.12.2021 2: House of the Rising Sun With a cautionary tale of sin and misery, Rohan and Gege return to the challenge of creating a pleasing French version of a classic song. Sing along in French at the end of he episode! Lyrics for our final version ...
02.05.2021 1: Three Blind Mice This debut episode is all about knives and farmer’s wives. Gege and Rohan discuss translating challenges and compare their versions of this children’s classic, to finally agree on the ultimate French version. Sing along in French at the end of ...