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Learn French through today’s real news. Slow, clear French at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: Google Maps will show fuel prices at UK stations, helping drivers find cheaper petrol and diesel. Also: A rare fossil from China shows that an ancient mammal could chew, swallow food, and suckle.

Aujourd'hui : Google Maps affiche les prix du carburant · Un fossile montre un mammifère très ancien.

Today’s French focus: ne ... pas = not. Vocabulary: La queue (tail), Le corps (body), L'eau (water).

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Learn French through today’s real news. Slow, clear French at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: British Airways plans new cabins on its Airbus A380 jets, with more expensive business-class seats and fewer economy seats. Also: Francis Halzen wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on IceCube, an Antarctic observatory that detects high-energy neutrinos from distant space.

Aujourd'hui : British Airways prépare de nouvelles cabines · Francis Halzen reçoit le prix Nobel.

Today’s French focus: venir = to come. Vocabulary: cabine (cabin), siège (seat), étage (floor or level).

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Learn French through today’s real news. Slow, clear French at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: Norway plans a temporary ban on AI glasses in places such as parks, beaches, schools, and kindergartens because people may be filmed without knowing. Also: Premier League viewership among 18- to 34-year-olds in the United States is up 20 percent, with the World Cup helping attract younger fans.

Aujourd'hui : La Norvège veut limiter les lunettes avec IA · Les jeunes Américains regardent plus la Premier League.

Today’s French focus: regarder = to watch or look at. Vocabulary: les lunettes (glasses), une photo (a photo), un enfant (a child).

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Learn French through today’s real news. Slow, clear French at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: Elfyn Evans wins his first world rally title after Oliver Solberg crashes two corners from the finish. Also: The UK faces a difficult choice between Chinese cars and the European market as the EU considers taxes.

Aujourd'hui : Evans gagne son premier titre mondial · Le Royaume-Uni choisit entre la Chine et l'Europe.

Today’s French focus: peut rendre = can make. Vocabulary: titre (title), point (point), accident (accident).

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Learn French through today’s real news. Slow, clear French at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: Rome cracks down on unauthorised golf-cart tours, which offer tourists relief from heat and tired feet but upset residents and taxi drivers. Also: Kevin Sinfield completes seven ultramarathons in seven days at Old Trafford, raising money for motor neurone disease causes in memory of Rob Burrow.

Aujourd'hui : Les voiturettes de golf à Rome · Le dernier défi de Kevin Sinfield.

Today’s French focus: faire = to do or to make. Vocabulary: l'autorisation (permission or authorisation), l'amende (fine), la police (police).

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Learn French through today’s real news. Slow, clear French at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: General Motors sales fall in the United States, while Toyota sells more hybrid and electric vehicles. Also: Uzbekistan wins the chess Olympiad in Samarkand, while 11-year-old Sivanandan sets a new age record.

Aujourd'hui : Les ventes de General Motors baissent · L’Ouzbékistan gagne les Olympiades d’échecs.

Today’s French focus: ont participé = participated. Vocabulary: La compétition (competition), L'équipe (team), La rencontre (match).

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Learn French through today’s real news. Slow, clear French at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: Walmart uses light-up digital shelf labels to help customers and employees find products. Also: India and Pakistan will play each other at the 2027 Cricket World Cup.

Aujourd'hui : Les étiquettes lumineuses chez Walmart · L'Inde joue contre le Pakistan.

Today’s French focus: utilise = uses. Vocabulary: L'étiquette (label), L'allée (aisle), Le rayon (shelf section).

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Learn French through today’s real news. Slow, clear French at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: Swiss glaciers lose 5.5% of their ice, affecting Europe's water and rivers. Also: A Swedish advertisement digitally brings Greta Garbo back to the screen.

Aujourd'hui : Les glaciers perdent beaucoup de glace · Greta Garbo revient à l'écran.

Today’s French focus: être important, to be important = to be important. Vocabulary: le glacier (glacier), la fonte (melting), la rivière (river).

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Learn French through today’s real news. Slow, clear French at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: Oura postpones its planned US stock-market listing after uncertainty in the market for new shares. Also: An 87-year-old woman in Madrid can return home after protests lead to a much lower rent for eight years.

Aujourd'hui : Oura reporte son projet · Une femme retrouve son logement.

Today’s French focus: veut retrouver = wants to return to. Vocabulary: le logement (home or accommodation), le propriétaire (owner or landlord), le loyer (rent).

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Learn French through today’s real news. Slow, clear French at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: SpaceX's Starship completes its first flight around Earth, carries 26 satellites, and returns to the Pacific Ocean. Also: Oura prepares to become a publicly traded company with smart rings that track health data.

Aujourd'hui : Starship réussit son premier vol · Oura prépare son entrée en Bourse.

Today’s French focus: aller au présent et un infinitif = to be going to do something. Vocabulary: sommeil (sleep), doigt (finger), porter (to wear or carry).

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