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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 any mistake, please correct me in the comment section. Don't forget to download the study guide to get access to the transcription. Stay tuned!   In this Episode Vocabulary of the election Cultural nugget about how we elect our president A challenge for you to shine   Music by Wonder Happens by Podington Bear - Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License  Clarion by Scott Buckley - https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley - Creative Commons ‘Attribution 4.0 International’ License  

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 chunking A challenge for you to shine   Music by bensound.com

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 to express this idea in a bit more colourful way. Stay tuned! In this Episode Master different ways to show your ignorance like a native Add nuances through different "je ne sais pas" A funny anecdote about cultural differences   Music by bensound.com / Audio Sponsor by Timbre – Freesound

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 received some time ago. Don't forget to download the study guide to get access to the transcription. Stay tuned!   In this Episode Vocabulary of a phone call Review the subjunctive with negative/bad feelings A challenge for you to shine     Music : Wonder Happens by Podington Bear - Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License Cold (Prod. by Lukrembo)  

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-denice/34976/1#oeuvre_page Short novel written by Kowka The Miracle Of Flight by Scott Buckley - https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley - Creative Commons ‘Attribution 4.0 International’ License  

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 tuned!   Music by Podington Bear  Vintage Memories by Schematist - Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License

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://www.atramenta.net/lire/le-banc-public-denice/34976/1#oeuvre_page Short novel written by Kowka Be Inspired by Keys of Moon - Creative Commons ‘Attribution 4.0 International’ License

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

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.atramenta.net/lire/le-banc-public-denice/34976/1#oeuvre_page Short novel written by Kowka Luminance by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au - Creative Commons ‘Attribution 4.0 International’ License

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-public-denice/34976/1#oeuvre_page Short novel written by Kowka Laying Low by Admiral Bob - Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/admiralbob77/61081

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 about la sieste Review the conditional mood A challenge for you to shine   Wonder Happens by Podington Bear – Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License Holiday Prod. by Lukrembo

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.atramenta.net/lire/le-banc-public-denice/34976/1#oeuvre_page Short novel written by Kowka Mysterium by Doxent Zsigmond - Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/doxent/50929

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. Stay tuned! In this Episode Express fear with phrases Review your weather vocabulary A challenge for you to shine   Wonder Happens by Podington Bear - Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License Ephemera by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au – Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

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.atramenta.net/lire/le-banc-public-denice/34976/1#oeuvre_page Short novel written by Kowka

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://www.atramenta.net/lire/le-banc-public-denice/34976/1#oeuvre_page Short novel written by Kowka

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-denice/34976/1#oeuvre_page Short novel written by Kowka

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

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 episode. Don't forget to download the study guide to get access to the transcription. Stay tuned! In this Episode Acts of violence vocabulary Review the passive voice A challenge for you to shine Music by Podington Bear - Meydän

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 culture nuggets about an underrated French region Learn or review how to build and use the near future tense A challenge for you to shine   Music by bensound.com

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 review how to use the comparison French culture nugget – Discover an underrated French region A challenge for you to shine   Music by bensound.com