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

In this episode: Lime's profits and monthly users surge in England, with nearly 38,000 bikes and scooters in its fleet. Also: Veracruz's more than 300-year-old son jarocho tradition brings people together for fandangos, where La Bamba can last an hour.

Aujourd'hui : Lime gagne plus d’argent en Angleterre · Une vieille musique rassemble Veracruz.

Today’s French focus: rejoindre = to join. Vocabulary: la chanson (song), la danse (dance), le musicien (musician).

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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: Britain's growing love of purple ube faces a halt on fresh exports from the Philippines. Also: Researchers suggest drones could deliver defibrillators faster to people having cardiac arrests.

Aujourd'hui : L’ube frais quitte les Philippines · Des drones apportent des défibrillateurs.

Today’s French focus: peut, can / is able to = can / is able to. Vocabulary: le goût (taste), le prix (price), le produit (product).

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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: Britain's love of purple ube faces a halt as the Philippines bans fresh exports. Also: Researchers suggest drones could deliver defibrillators faster to people experiencing cardiac arrests.

Aujourd'hui : Les Philippines interdisent l’ube frais · Des drones apportent des défibrillateurs.

Today’s French focus: peut, can = can; to be able to. Vocabulary: racine (root), saveur (flavour), produit (product).

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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: Microsoft changes the name and advertising of its new Surface computers, while the technology remains. Also: Five cheetah cubs at Prague Zoo survive strong storms and their mother's illness.

Aujourd'hui : Microsoft change le nom de ses ordinateurs · Cinq petits guépards survivent à Prague.

Today’s French focus: ne... plus = not anymore. Vocabulary: la pluie (rain), surveiller (to watch carefully), malade (ill or sick).

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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: Teen rocker Nene Royal becomes first Thai to win America's Got Talent. Also: Alarm bells sound in Brussels as EU sales of Chinese hybrid cars rocket.

Every episode ends with a French language recap: three vocabulary words and one grammar point, explained in French with examples you can repeat.

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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: Ukraine gets new cyber defence tools to protect hospitals and power plants, after nearly 6,000 attacks this year. Also: Germany sets a clear target to leave fossil fuels by 2045 and boost renewables.

Aujourd'hui : L’Ukraine reçoit des outils de défense · L’Allemagne veut quitter les énergies fossiles.

Today’s French focus: veut réduire = wants to reduce. Vocabulary: l'attaque (attack), la défense (defence), le système (system).

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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: A Silicon Valley firm launches a free one-year academy for young people who may skip college and build AI products instead. Also: Qantas plans a very long nonstop New York to Sydney flight, with ticket sales starting next August and launch planned for 2028.

Aujourd'hui : Une école pour apprendre l’IA · Un très long vol New York-Sydney.

Today’s French focus: commencer à vendre (to start selling) = to start selling. Vocabulary: le billet (ticket), le trajet (route or journey), l'escale (stopover).

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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: Britain faces record diesel prices as shortages, refinery strikes, and war push costs toward £2 a litre, hitting drivers and small businesses. Also: At Climate Week in New York, world leaders discuss the climate crisis, extreme weather, and the shift away from fossil fuels.

Aujourd'hui : Le diesel coûte très cher · Le climat à New York.

Today’s French focus: a déjà monté, has already risen = has already risen. Vocabulary: la paie (pay), le carburant (fuel), la hausse (increase).

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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: Childcare in the U.S. is so expensive that one family turns to a grandmother who retires, moves across the country, and helps care for a new baby. Also: Remco Evenepoel wins a fourth straight world time trial title in Montreal, while Marlen Reusser keeps her women's crown.

Aujourd'hui : La garde coûte trop cher · Evenepoel gagne encore.

Today’s French focus: nous retrouvons = we meet up / we find again = we meet up / we find again. Vocabulary: la garde (childcare), la crèche (nursery / daycare), le bébé (baby).

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