French Audio Lessons

Secrets of French Pronunciation

Target Level: All Levels - Audio Duration: 1 Hour and 42 Minutes

This 1 hour and 42 minutes audio lesson covers the foundations as well as the difficulties of French pronunciation (can you say out loud "Je cueille une vieille feuille sur une treille dans la ville de Lille"?).  The masterclass focusses on the sounds that are particularly challenging for foreign students. It includes directions on how to place your lips, tongue and throat, natural and logical French sounds progressions, and crystal clear audio recordings.

Fundamentals of French Verbs

Target Level: Beginner and Intermediate - Audio Duration: 3 hours & 24 minutes

There are many things you need to know about French subject pronouns, and the glided pronunciation of verbs. Because we are not robots, explanation itself is not enough: you need to practice, practice with audio so that the rules and pronunciation become a reflex. This is exactly what this 3 hours and 24 minutes audio masterclass provides.
If you are a beginner student, this lesson is a must for you. But I am positive even advanced students can benefit from it - specially the glided pronunciation and reflexive verbs chapters.

Secrets of French Conversation Masterclass

Target Level: Beginner and Intermediate - Audio Duration: 1 Hour

When should you use "est-ce que"? When should you use inversion?

Asking questions is the base of all conversations. But students of French often have trouble asking questions fast enough, or fail to understand questions they are being asked. The "street" way of asking questions is never studied in French classes, but it is the most common way native speakers of French ask questions nowadays.

French Greetings and Politeness Masterclass

Target Level: All Levels - Audio Duration: 33 Minutes

When do you use "comment ça va ?" or "comment vas-tu ?". Are you sure you understand all the subtleties between tu and vous?

French politeness is more complicated than it seems. The words are not too difficult, but they are very precise, and there are many glidings. And if you hesitate on something that seems so basic, French people are going to doubt you speak any French at all... You need to be right and you need to be fast.

Le Métro & the Parisian Transportation System - Cultural Guide

Target Level: All Levels - Audio Duration: 52 Minutes

In this cultural guide/lesson, I will tell you all I know about the Parisian transportation system (bus, métro, RER, tram etc...) and take you through a typical subway ride. Since the lesson is in French (with English translation), you will learn all the related vocabulary (un quai, une rame, un guichet...)

I will also go over all the practical info: where to buy tickets, the kind of tickets available, schedules, maps... and I will share with you all the tips only known to Parisians.

French Table & Hosting Etiquette - Cultural Guide

Target Level: All Levels - Audio Duration: 58 Minutes

At the French table, where do you place your hands? How do you signal you are done? Should you put your bread on the table or on your plate? How do you compliment on the food? Although French table manners are Continental, there are many subtle traditions that you need to know to avoid faux-pas.