Welcome to the seventeenth episode of this series that will transport you to the daily life of a French woman. We will cover specific vocabulary to increase your fluency while practicing particular grammar points. Today I'd like to use the news to talk about our topic. This presidential election was a good opportunity to study this very specific vocabulary. We will also do a small comparison between how we elect our French president and how you, American people elect your president. If I make an...
Nov 13, 2020•4 min•Ep. 17
Welcome to the thirty-seventh episode of the French Blabla podcast where we will cover tips to increase your fluency while boosting your way of learning. Today's episode is a special request from a dear listener, Russ. In episode 33 , he told me that he struggles to remember and use certain phrases that combine too many verbs. We will talk about a method that will help you remember difficult grammar. Stay tuned! In this Episode My personal method to remember difficult grammar A talk about chunki...
Nov 06, 2020•7 min•Ep. 37
Welcome to the thirty-sixth episode of the French Blabla podcast where we will cover tips to increase your fluency while boosting your way of learning. In episode 33 , we talked about different alternatives to the word "oui" you could use to enrich your conversation and to become a more active participant. In this episode, we continue to expand our vocabulary and we're going to tackle the phrase "je ne sais pas". It's totally ok to use this in your conversations but let's study some other ways t...
Oct 30, 2020•9 min•Ep. 36
Welcome to the sixteenth episode of this series that will transport you to the daily life of a French woman. We will cover specific vocabulary to increase your fluency while practicing particular grammar points. I wasn't planning on creating this episode but I got so upset with what happened that I thought it was the perfect opportunity to review some more subjunctive. Some phone calls can be so annoying and I'm sure all of you can relate with this. Let's talk about this particular phone call I ...
Sep 11, 2020•3 min•Ep. 16
Welcome to the eighth episode of our summer series "La Saga de l'été". This summer, we will travel to the south of France in the town of Nice. This is the last episode of our saga. Our metal friends' adventure will soon be over as they're about to be saved and go back to their dearest Promenade. Don't forget to download the study guide to get access to the transcription and the vocabulary. Stay tuned! Credits - The short novel can be found here: https://www.atramenta.net/lire/le-banc-public-deni...
Sep 04, 2020•4 min•Ep. 8
Welcome to the fifteenth episode of this series that will transport you to the daily life of a French woman. We will cover specific vocabulary to increase your fluency while practicing particular grammar points. Do you like flea markets? Summer is the season to visit them. It seems every little town has its own market when summer is here. Today, I'd like to talk about the complicated relationship I have with them. Don't forget to download the study guide to get access to the transcription. Stay ...
Sep 01, 2020•3 min•Ep. 15
Welcome to the seventh episode of our summer series "La Saga de l'été". This summer, we will travel to the south of France in the town of Nice. This is the last chance to survive for our friends from Nice. They have an idea but will it be enough and will their friend be on time to save them? This short novel is a soft thriller with humor. Don't forget to download the study guide to get access to the transcription and the vocabulary. Stay tuned! Credits - The short novel can be found here: https:...
Aug 28, 2020•3 min•Ep. 7
Welcome to the sixth episode of Quoi de beau Caro ? covering the news of all the great things happening in the French Blabla community. Music by Podington Bear - Wavy Glass
Aug 25, 2020•4 min•Ep. 6
Welcome to the sixth episode of our summer series "La Saga de l'été". This summer, we will travel to the south of France in the town of Nice. In this episode, hope comes back and an old friend will be there to lend a hand. Meanwhile, in Nice, their disappearance has been noticed. This short novel is a soft thriller with humor. Don't forget to download the study guide to get access to the transcription and the vocabulary. Stay tuned! Credits - The short novel can be found here: https://www.atrame...
Aug 21, 2020•3 min•Ep. 6
Welcome to the fifth episode of our summer series "La Saga de l'été". This summer, we will travel to the south of France in the town of Nice. It's time for our friends to work together to find a solution to get out of this bad situation and come back to Nice. This short novel is a soft thriller with humor. Don't forget to download the study guide to get access to the transcription and the vocabulary. Stay tuned! Credits - The short novel can be found here: https://www.atramenta.net/lire/le-banc-...
Aug 14, 2020•3 min•Ep. 5
Welcome to the fourteenth episode of this series that will transport you to the daily life of a French woman. We will cover specific vocabulary to increase your fluency while practicing particular grammar points. Summer is a good excuse to talk about la sieste, this special moment in the middle of the day where it's ok to nap. Let's talk about it and see what's good about it. Don't forget to download the study guide to get access to the transcription. Stay tuned! In this Episode Cultural nugget ...
Aug 11, 2020•3 min•Ep. 14
Welcome to the fourth episode of our summer series "La Saga de l'été". This summer, we will travel to the south of France in the town of Nice. In this episode, we're still with Nice 212 and his friends but they realize they're in deep trouble when they discover what awaits them. This short novel is a soft thriller with humor. Don't forget to download the study guide to get access to the transcription and the vocabulary. Stay tuned! Credits - The short novel can be found here: https://www.atramen...
Aug 07, 2020•4 min•Ep. 4
Welcome to the thirteenth episode of this series that will transport you to the daily life of a French woman. We will cover specific vocabulary to increase your fluency while practicing particular grammar points. Today, I'd like to share one of my fears with you. We will talk about the big storm that happened weeks ago. It is the perfect excuse to develop our weather vocabulary and learn new phrases to talk about fear. Don't forget to download the study guide to get access to the transcription. ...
Aug 04, 2020•3 min•Ep. 13
Welcome to the third episode of our summer series "La Saga de l'été". This summer, we will travel to the south of France in the town of Nice. In this episode, we will follow the adventure of Nice 212 and his friends. Something terrible happened to them and we will discover what. This short novel is a soft thriller with humor. Don't forget to download the study guide to get access to the transcription and the vocabulary. Stay tuned! Credits - The short novel can be found here: https://www.atramen...
Jul 31, 2020•3 min•Ep. 3
Welcome to the second episode of our summer series "La Saga de l'été". This summer, we will travel to the south of France in the town of Nice. In this episode, we will get to know more about Nice 212 and the different people he meets. Something unfortunate will also happen during a night. This short novel is a soft thriller with humor. Don't forget to download the study guide to get access to the transcription and the vocabulary. Stay tuned! Credits – The short novel can be found here: https://w...
Jul 24, 2020•3 min•Ep. 2
Welcome to the first episode of our summer series "La Saga de l'été". This summer, we will travel to the south of France in the town of Nice. We will meet Nice 212, a public bench who is surprisingly very talkative about the daily life in this mediterranean town. This short novel is a soft thriller with humor. Don't forget to download the study guide to get access to the transcription and the vocabulary. Stay tuned! The short novel can be found here: https://www.atramenta.net/lire/le-banc-public...
Jul 17, 2020•3 min•Ep. 1
Welcome to the fifth episode of Quoi de beau Caro ? covering the news of all the great things happening in the French Blabla community. Music by Podington Bear - Wavy Glass
Jul 10, 2020•5 min•Ep. 5
Welcome to the twelfth episode of this series that will transport you to the daily life of a French woman. We will cover specific vocabulary to increase your fluency while practicing particular grammar points. Today, I'd like to share a very famous scary story involving a beast that happened in the mountains in the south of France. This beast has inspired many books and movies. The story will be graphic with gory details so if you're sensitive to blood and violence, I would suggest you skip this...
Jul 03, 2020•4 min•Ep. 12
Welcome to the thirty-fifth episode of the French Blabla podcast where we will cover tips to increase your fluency while boosting your way of learning. In this episode we have a new guest, Arnaud. Summer is very close and he will tell us about his plans for the upcoming months as well as his struggle with pollen allergy. Through our conversation, we'll learn how to talk about our plans for the future and we will review how to build the near future tense. Stay tuned! In this Episode French cultur...
Jun 26, 2020•4 min•Ep. 35
Welcome to the thirty-fourth episode of the French Blabla podcast where we will cover tips to increase your fluency while boosting your way of learning. In this new episode we will have with Candice again. After her trip to Ireland a few years ago, she comes back on the podcast to talk about her recent moving and her house. Through our conversation, we'll learn how to talk about our accommodation and how to compare. Stay tuned! In this Episode Learn the vocabulary of the accommodation Learn and ...
Jun 19, 2020•5 min•Ep. 34
Welcome to the eleventh episode of this series that will transport you to the daily life of a French woman. We will cover specific vocabulary to increase your fluency while practicing particular grammar points. In this new episode we continue our journey but this time, we take a boat and we will cross a new country. If you haven't listened to the previous episode, I highly recommend you start with episode 10 instead. Don't forget to download the study guide to get access to the transcription. St...
Jun 12, 2020•4 min•Ep. 11
Welcome to the thirty-third episode of the French Blabla podcast where we will cover tips to increase your fluency while boosting your way of learning. I thought it would be interesting to continue on the topic of words to say when interacting with French people. This time, we will study how to express agreement and we will go beyond our traditional "yes". You'll be able to create a more active conversation and to add feelings and nuances. Stay tuned! In this Episode Master different ways to sho...
Jun 05, 2020•13 min•Ep. 33
Welcome to the tenth episode of this series that will transport you to the daily life of a French woman. We will cover specific vocabulary to increase your fluency while practicing particular grammar points. In this new episode we'll be talking about some big changes that happened in my life recently and our days on the road. Don't forget to download the study guide to get access to the transcription. Stay tuned! In this Episode Road traffic and transportation vocabulary Review how to express go...
May 29, 2020•4 min•Ep. 10
All the news regarding the French Blabla community. Music by Podington Bear - Wavy Glass
May 25, 2020•1 min•Ep. 4
Welcome to the thirty-second episode of the French Blabla podcast where we will cover tips to increase your fluency while boosting your way of learning. We already talked about the important use of "on" vs "nous" in episode 26 . If you haven't listened to it yet, I strongly encourage you to do it because it will completely change your French. Today my catchphrase holds even more true with this episode. We are going to learn together another foundation of fluency, because what you have learnt at ...
May 22, 2020•10 min•Ep. 32
All the news regarding the French Blabla community. Music by Podington Bear - Wavy Glass
May 18, 2020•5 min•Ep. 3
Welcome to the ninth episode of this new series that will transport you to the daily life of a French woman. We will cover specific vocabulary to increase your fluency while practicing particular grammar points. In this new episode we'll be talking about my birthday and what I will do on this special day. I will also talk about the joy of bathing and the bath culture. Don't forget to download the study guide to get access to the transcription. Stay tuned! In this Episode Bath and water vocabular...
Mar 13, 2020•3 min•Ep. 9
Welcome to the thirty-first episode of the French Blabla podcast where we will cover tips to increase your fluency while boosting your way of learning. Today we're going to talk about the very first verb you learnt, the verb être, to be. We will learn how to use it in a totally incorrect way but so frequently used in France. We will also learn how to talk about our localization and our whereabouts in a more natural way. This new way to use the verb "être" will make your French teacher scream. St...
Mar 06, 2020•9 min•Ep. 31
Welcome to the eighth episode of this new series that will transport you to the daily life of a French woman. We will cover specific vocabulary to increase your fluency while practicing particular grammar points. In this new episode we will talk about surprising French social habits in the 50's. This time isn't a story about me but something that I've watched and that I found really interesting. Don't forget to download the study guide to get access to the transcription. Stay tuned! In this Epis...
Feb 28, 2020•3 min•Ep. 8
Welcome to the thirtieth episode of the French Blabla podcast where we will cover tips to increase your fluency while boosting your way of learning. I thought it would be interesting to continue on the topic of formal phrases or words to say when interacting with French people. This episode is kind of a follow-up of episode 28 , where we covered how to wish but this time we will learn how to apologize. It will be a good opportunity also to explain how to translate "I'm confused" in French. Stay ...
Feb 21, 2020•9 min•Ep. 30
