A day in French

Welcome to the twentieth 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 snow and the dangers of winter. I don’t particularly like snow and I would like to tell you why in this episode. I will also share a painful anecdote about my relationship with winter. Don’t forget to download the study guide to get access to the transcription. Stay tuned!

In this Episode

• Winter and snow vocabulary
• Review the subjunctive with feelings
• A challenge for you to shine

Welcome to the nineteenth 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. Did it ever happen to you that you woke up in the middle of the night and an idea popped into your mind, for no reason whatsoever. That’s exactly what happened to me for this episode. I got up and suddenly this idea knocked on my door. She said (because idea is a feminine word in French) “ Caroline, in your next episode you’re going to talk about this famous French postman and you will do a special beginner episode”. I said ok. Now we’re here together, dear listeners, and I’m going to talk about M. Cheval. Stay tuned!

In this Episode

• Amazing story of Ferdinand Cheval
• A story to review the beginner basics
• A challenge for you to shine

Welcome to the eighteenth 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. Days ago, I was working on the last Day in French in the living room while the other members of my family were watching TV. In France, the national public TV service loves historical documentaries about famous figures who influenced our History. They were watching a tv program about Marie-Antoinette and they were talking about her wigs. We all know some tidbits about her but learning about the quirky fashion trends of the end of the eighteenth century in Paris was something new for me and I found it highly interesting. So, I would like to share it with you today. Stay tuned!

In this Episode

• Cultural nugget about crazy wigs of the time
• Review the past conditional
• Review the pronoun Y
• A challenge for you to shine

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!

A special task to review how to blame and reproach with the conditional past. Choose a politician from your country and write in the comment section what they should have done, shouldn’t have done, could have done to be a better politician. Check episode 37 to review the grammar.

In this Episode

• Vocabulary of the election
• Cultural nugget about how we elect our president
• A challenge for you to shine

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

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!

In this Episode

• Vocabulary of furniture renovation and flea market
• Review the cause
• A challenge for you to shine

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

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

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

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. Stay tuned!

In this Episode

• Boat and protection from viruses vocabulary
• Review the agreement of the past participle
• A challenge for you to shine