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Essential French Dialogs
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Realistic conversations covering every day situations tourists are bound to run into, professionally recorded at two speeds using modern street French pronunciation to boost your confidence in both speaking with, and understanding the French natives.
Be a savvy tourist in France: the accompanying tips (full of vocabulary) cover factual and cultural points to help you fit in, avoid faux-pas and feel prepared when traveling to France.
30 French Computer Terms 💻
Some French computer terms are in French, others are in English – When it comes to technical terms, France is caught in a conundrum…
French Greetings & Politeness
Master French politeness without hesitation, answer greetings appropriately (and fast), discover the cultural differences and avoid embarrassing faux-pas.
You can’t make a first impression twice!
Le Métro & the Parisian Transportation System Cultural Guide
In this cultural guide / French audio 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
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.
Easy French Poetry
I use simple, everyday French to explain the most famous French poems. Not only is it a great cultural subject but it’s a fantastic way to learn new vocabulary, verb tenses and improve your understanding of deeper conversations. French culture is deeply engrained with poetry and these audiobooks will teach you both formal and modern pronunciation.
Easy French Poetry – Volume 2
I use simple, everyday French to explain the most famous French poems. Not only is it a great cultural subject but it’s a fantastic way to learn new vocabulary, verb tenses and improve your understanding of deeper conversations. French culture is deeply engrained with poetry and these audiobooks will teach you both formal and modern pronunciation.
Easy French Poetry – Volume 3
I use simple, everyday French to explain the most famous French poems. Not only is it a great cultural subject but it’s a fantastic way to learn new vocabulary, verb tenses and improve your understanding of deeper conversations. French culture is deeply engrained with poetry and these audiobooks will teach you both formal and modern pronunciation.
Classic French Tales
Fairy tales have been used for centuries to build up children’s vocabulary and teach French verb tenses, pronouns, linking words…
Here is my own lively rendition of these eight very famous French tales. I tell them here using relatively simple French, in a very lively way, the same way I told them to my young daughter, the same way my mother told them to me. Each tale comes with a French transcript and English translation.
Fairy Tales are a fun and enticing way to practice French for children and adults alike!
Classic French Tales – Volume 2
These audio books are about building steps to help you develop your French. Because you already know the story, it will be easier to understand my fun and lively version of the tale, which will in turn help you master the more challenging original 18th century version. Not just for children, these are perfect for people looking for a different type of study material, rich in vocabulary, expressions and verb tenses.
À Moi Paris Level 2
Companion audiobook to Level 1.
Reinforce your fundamental French vocabulary, and practice the grammar you learned in level 1 in the context of a longer story. Dialogues recorded at three different levels of enunciation (slower, enunciated and modern). Q & A section will entice you to practice out loud what you’ve learned and improve your confidence when handling simple conversations.
Mastering French Adjectives
French adjectives follow very different rules than English adjectives: their pronunciation in particular changes a lot depending on the word they modify, this is why learning these adjectives with audio is so important.
This 2 hour 40 minute lesson will teach you in clear details all the logic that rules French adjectives as well as a lot of truly useful vocabulary to describe food, people, feelings etc… A major asset for all your French conversations.