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French Made Easy

Mathilde Kienmathildekien.com

Bite-sized and easy-to-follow French lessons for beginners. Join Mathilde as she teaches you the basics you need to know to kickstart your French learning journey, and ultimately speak French clearly and confidently. Each episode covers topics related to French grammar, French pronunciation, and French vocabulary. At the end of each episode, you can download the lesson's exercises – so you can start practicing what you've learned right away. Head to https://www.mathildekien.com/subscribe-library to subscribe to the free FME (French Made Easy) Exercise Library. 🗝


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Episodes

184 - French Dictation Practice for Beginners #10 [Transportation]

In this episode, you'll practice your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation themed around transportation. 🚊✨ Download the Dictation Workbook, and choose from two levels: Level 1 for beginners with some gaps to fill, and Level 2 for a bigger challenge. 🎧✏️ 📝 Dictation Workbook: Click here to download the workbook for this episode. 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars ev...

Jun 24, 20255 min

183 - Passé Composé vs. Imparfait: Which One to Use?

Learn French for 7-days FREE at Lingopie! https://learn.lingopie.com/mathilde_kien In this episode, you'll learn the difference between le passé composé and l’imparfait, and when to use each one. 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, w...

Jun 14, 202514 min

182 - How to Say "Please" in French

In this episode, you’ll learn how to say please in French. 🙏✨ 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 🔓 Unlock the Free French Exercise Library! Get ...

Jun 11, 20254 min

181 - French Verb Tenses for Beginners

Learn French for 7-days FREE at Lingopie! https://learn.lingopie.com/mathilde_kien In this episode, you’ll learn 7 French tenses every beginner should know — with examples and when to use each one. ⏱️✨ 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on tr...

Jun 02, 202514 min

180 - The /ɛ/ Sound [French Pronunciation Practice]

In this episode, you’ll practice the French /ɛ/ sound with a simple listen & repeat exercise. 🎧✨ 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 🔓 Unlock...

May 21, 20255 min

179 - French Listening Comprehension Story for Beginners #7 📖✨

Practice your French listening skills with this story: Bienvenue dans le quartier 🏡😊 Click here to download all the resources (free) for this episode. 📚 Story Transcript (French), English Translations, and Comprehension Questions & Answers Perfect for beginners and kids! Chapter Markers: 00:02:07 🗨️ Chapitre 1 : Julie et Karim se parlent 00:02:45 📝 Chapitre 2 : L’organisation du dîner 00:03:15 🚶‍♀️ Chapitre 3 : Julie arrive à la soirée 00:03:55 🍽️ Chapitre 4 : On passe à table 00:04:2...

May 15, 20256 min

178 - 7 Shapes in French

In this episode, you’ll learn 7 shapes in French. 🔺🔵 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast lessons to help you practice and improve your French skills! Click here to access the FREE Library! 🔓 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Ga...

May 07, 20255 min

177 - 11 Common French Words Starting with an Aspirated H

In this episode, you’ll learn 11 common French words that start with an aspirated H. 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast lessons to help you practice and improve your French skills! Click here to access the FREE Library! 🔓 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak...

Apr 29, 202510 min

176 - How to Conjugate “Aller” (To Go) in French (Imperfect Tense)

In this episode, I’ll break down the imperfect tense conjugation of ‘faire’ (to do/make). 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast lessons to help you practice and improve your French skills! Click here to access the FREE Library! 🔓 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually ...

Apr 22, 20256 min

175 - French Dictation Practice for Beginners #9 [Easter]

In this episode, you'll practice your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation themed around Easter 🐣✨ Download the Dictation Workbook, and choose from two levels: Level 1 for beginners with some gaps to fill, and Level 2 for a bigger challenge. 🎧✏️ 📝 Dictation Workbook: Click here to download the workbook for this episode. 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learn...

Apr 18, 20255 min

174 - How to Conjugate “Faire” (To Do/Make) in French (Imperfect Tense)

In this episode, I’ll break down the imperfect tense conjugation of ‘faire’ (to do/make). 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast lessons to help you practice and improve your French skills! Click here to access the FREE Library! 🔓 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually ...

Apr 11, 20257 min

173 - The /e/ Sound [French Pronunciation Practice]

In this episode, you’ll practice the French /e/ sound with a simple listen & repeat exercise. 🎧✨ 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 🔓 Unlock...

Apr 07, 20255 min

172 - 10 Common French Idioms (Part 2)

In this lesson, you’ll learn 10 common French idioms. 🐛 You can listen to more idioms in episode 167 :) 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 🔓 Unlock the Fre...

Apr 02, 20259 min

171 - French Dictation Practice for Beginners #8 [Recipe]

In this episode, you'll practice your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation themed around a simple recipe — how to make a classic omelette. 🍳✨ Download the Dictation Workbook, and choose from two levels: Level 1 for beginners with some gaps to fill, and Level 2 for a bigger challenge. 🎧✏️ 📝 Dictation Workbook: Click here to download the workbook for this episode. 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your r...

Mar 27, 20256 min

170 - The /i/ Sound [French Pronunciation Practice]

In this episode, you’ll practice the French /i/ sound with a simple listen & repeat exercise. 🎧✨ 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 🔓 Unlock...

Mar 18, 20255 min

169 - How to Say "Sorry" and "Excuse Me" in French

In this episode, you’ll learn how to say and write “sorry” and “excuse me” in French. 🙏✨ 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast lessons to help you practice and improve your French skills! Click here to access the FREE Library! 🔓 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually ...

Mar 11, 20255 min

168 - 15 Common French Words Starting with a Mute H

In this episode, you’ll learn 15 common French words that start with a mute H and learn the difference between a mute H and an aspirated H in French. 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast lessons to help you practice and improve your French skills! Click here to access the FREE Library!...

Mar 04, 202511 min

167 - 10 Common French Idioms (Part 1)

In this lesson, you’ll learn 10 common French idioms. 🍎 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 🔓 Unlock the Free French Exercise Library! Get instant access to...

Feb 26, 20259 min

166 - French Dictation Practice for Beginners #7 [At Home]

In this episode, you'll practice your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation themed around describing a home. 🏡✨ Download the Dictation Workbook, and choose from two levels: Level 1 for beginners with some gaps to fill, and Level 2 for a bigger challenge. 🎧✏️ 📝 Dictation Workbook: Click here to download the workbook for this episode. 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars...

Jan 28, 20255 min

165 - French Listening Comprehension Story for Beginners #6 📖✨ [Theme: Christmas]

Practice your French listening skills with this Christmas-themed story: Le Sapin 🌲✨ Click here to download all the resources (free) for this episode. 📚 Story Transcript (French), English Translations, and Comprehension Questions & Answers Perfect for beginners and kids! Chapter Markers: 00:02:22 🌲 Chapitre 1: Le jeune sapin dans la forêt 00:02:58 ⏳ Chapitre 2: L’impatience du sapin 00:03:34 🎄 Chapitre 3: Le grand jour 00:04:13 😔 Chapitre 4: Après la fête 00:04:45 💭 Chapitre 5: Une leço...

Dec 25, 20246 min

164 - French Dictation #6 [Describing People]

In this episode, you'll practice your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation practice themed around describing people. 🤍 Download the Dictation Workbook, and choose from two levels: Level 1 for beginners with some gaps to fill, and Level 2 for a bigger challenge. 🎧✏️ 📝 Dictation Workbook: Click here to download the workbook for this episode. 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency...

Dec 04, 20245 min

163 - How to Conjugate “Avoir” (To Have) in French (Imperfect Tense)

In this episode, I’ll break down the imperfect tense conjugation of ‘avoir’ (to have). 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast lessons to help you practice and improve your French skills! Click here to access the FREE Library! 🔓 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually spe...

Nov 27, 20246 min

162 - How to Conjugate “To Be” (Être) in French (Imperfect Tense)

In this episode, I’ll break down the imperfect tense conjugation of ‘être’ (to be). 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast lessons to help you practice and improve your French skills! Click here to access the FREE Library! 🔓 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak ...

Nov 20, 20249 min

161 - 5 Common Reflexive Verbs (Present Tense)

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use 5 common reflexive verbs in French, all in the present tense. 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast lessons to help you practice and improve your French skills! Click here to access the FREE Library! 🔓 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually...

Nov 11, 202413 min

160 - French Dictation Practice for Beginners #5 [Family Members]

In this episode, you'll practice your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation practice themed around family members. 🤍 Download the Dictation Workbook, and choose from two levels: Level 1 for beginners with some gaps to fill, and Level 2 for a bigger challenge. 🎧✏️ 📝 Dictation Workbook: Click here to download the workbook for this episode. 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pi...

Nov 01, 20245 min

159 - 25 School Words in French

In this lesson, you’ll learn 25 school words in French. 📚✏️ 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast lessons to help you practice and improve your French skills! Click here to access the FREE Library! 🔓 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Gui...

Oct 28, 202412 min

158 - French Listening Comprehension Story for Beginners #5 📖✨ [Theme: Halloween]

Practice your French listening skills with this Halloween-themed story: Élise et La Quête d'Halloween 🧙‍♀️✨ Click here to download all the resources (free) for this episode. 📚 Story Transcript (French), English Translations, and Comprehension Questions & Answers Perfect for beginners and kids! Chapter markers: 00:02:56 💌 Chapitre 1: L'invitation 00:03:43 🌟 Chapitre 2: La recherche commence 00:04:30 👻 Chapitre 3: La maison hantée 00:05:23 🎃 Chapitre 4: Le champ de citrouilles 00:06:13 �...

Oct 22, 20248 min

157 - How to Say 'Hello' in French

In this episode, you’ll learn how to say 'Hello,' 'Good morning,' 'Hi,' 'Good evening,' and even 'Bye' in French. 😊 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast lessons to help you practice and improve your French skills! Click here to access the FREE Library! 🔓 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but...

Oct 15, 20245 min

156 - French Dictation Practice for Beginners #4 [Halloween]

In this episode, you'll practice your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation practice themed around Halloween. 🕷🕸 Download the Dictation Workbook, and choose from two levels: Level 1 for beginners with some gaps to fill, and Level 2 for a bigger challenge. 🎧✏️ 📝 Dictation Workbook: Click here to download the workbook for this episode. 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pilla...

Oct 08, 20247 min

155 - How to Say 'Do You Speak English?' in French

In this episode, you’ll learn how to ask ‘Do you speak English?’ in French. 😊 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🪄Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 🔓 Unlock the Free French Exercise Library!...

Sep 25, 20246 min
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