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Spoken French Decoded #8 (B2+) : le week-end au vide-grenier (opens the original)
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This week’s message is essentially a minute of me complaining about money, which turns out to be good listening practice (hopefully).Jokes aside, if you like to hunt for treasure at garage sales, this is for you.As usual, we will use a proven three-step method to practice comprehension and improve your listening skills bit by bit so you can finally understand fast-spoken French.Sounds good? Let’s do it! C’est parti !Listen once (or tw
Spoken French Decoded #7 (A2): La rentrée. 🎧 (opens the original)
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If last week's listening practice felt like lifting 100 lb on your first day at the gym, here’s an A2 version: shorter, with everyday vocabulary, about le forum des associations. I still speak at natural speed, because listening only to slow French won’t be enough to understand native speakers. If you did last week’s challenge, this one is still a good pronunciation refresher.<a class="image-link image2 is
Spoken French Decoded #6 (B1+): La Rentrée.🎧 (opens the original)
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If you’re planning to live in France, this one is for you. This week, we’ll work on your comprehension with a short audio message about le forum des associations. This fair happens every year in almost every French town. And it’s the perfect place to start socializing when you move to France.Mine was in Les Sables d’Olonne.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4I_b!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/
Spoken French Decoded #5 (A2 Level) : Un film français 🎧 (opens the original)
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Last week, I asked some members what they thought about the Sunday listening practice. Fortunately, I had some great reviews telling me it helped them improve their listening skills.That felt great. I wanted to produce more. But some other members were also experiencing difficulties.While it’s part of the process (no improvement without effort; same at the gym), that wasn’t the problem. The material was too challenging; like trying to lift 100 lb your first time at the gym.That’s why I c
The most useful vulgar word in French (opens the original)
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Foutre is not a nice word. This is the kind of word we forbid our kids to say. It should be a word you hear twice a year. Instead, we use it a lot. Don’t believe me? Here is the number of occurrences on my favorite website, Youglish (basically a database of spoken French).<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LZij!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F
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