French Made Easy

231 - How to Conjugate "Avoir" (To Have) in French (Passé Composé)

In this episode, you'll learn how to conjugate the French verb avoir (to have) in the passé composé. 🕰️ 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! ✏️ Lesson Exercise: Practise today's lesson inside the French Made Easy Exercise Library 🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

230 - 50 Essential French Words for Beginners

In this episode, you'll learn 50 essential French words and expressions for beginners, with a simple example sentence for each one. 📔 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! ✏️ Lesson Exercise: Practise today's lesson inside the French Made Easy Exercise Library. 🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

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229 - French Dictation Practice for Beginners #17 [La Rentrée]

In this episode, you'll practice your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation practice themed around la rentrée (back to school.) 🎒 📝 Dictation Workbook: Click here to download the workbook for this episode and choose from two levels: Level 1 for beginners with some gaps to fill, and Level 2 for a bigger challenge. 🎧✏️ 🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

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Introducing French Stories Made Easy 📖✨

I’ve just opened French Stories Made Easy — a new membership for French beginners! 📖 Inside, you’ll find short French stories with audio recorded by me, the complete French text, English translations and optional comprehension questions, plus a bonus beginner dialogue each month. Your first 3 stories are ready as soon as you join, with 3 new stories unlocking every 30 days. 🔗 Join French Stories Made Easy → 🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

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228 – La Cigale et la Fourmi | Short Story in French for Beginners

In this episode, you'll listen to an easy French adaptation of La Cigale et la Fourmi, one of Jean de La Fontaine’s best-known fables. 🐜 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet for this episode. 🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

227 – French Dialogue: Asking for Directions

In this episode, you'll listen to a French dialogue between a tourist and a passer-by, asking for directions to the train station. 📝 Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free! 🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

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How to Get More French Into Your Day (Without Studying More)

In this episode, I’ll share simple ways to get more French into your day — without adding more study time. 📝 Transcript: Click here to read the full transcript for this episode. 🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

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226 – The French Nasal Sounds (French Pronunciation Practice)

In this episode, you’ll practise the pronunciation of the French nasal sounds /ɑ̃/, /ɔ̃/ and /ɛ̃/. 📝 Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free! 🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

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225 - The Mute E: Why It Disappears in Spoken French

In this episode, you’ll learn why French speakers sometimes drop the mute “e” in spoken French. 🛑 A quick note: In this lesson, we’re not talking about the silent e at the end of words. We’re focusing on the mute e that can disappear inside words or in short words like je, me, te, le and de in everyday speech. 📝 Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free! 🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

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224 - How to Say "I'm Going to…" in French (Futur Proche)

In this episode, you'll learn how to say "I'm going to…" in French using le futur proche. 📝 Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free! 🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

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223 - 10 Common French -RE Verbs

In this lesson, you'll learn 10 common (must-know!) regular French verbs ending in -re, like attendre, vendre, and répondre. 📝 Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free! 🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

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222 - How to Conjugate "Pouvoir" (To Be Able To) in French (Imperfect Tense)

In this episode, you'll learn how to conjugate the French verb pouvoir (to be able to) in the imperfect tense. 📝 Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! 🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

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221 - French Dictation Practice for Beginners #16 [Holidays & Vacation]

In this episode, you'll practise your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation themed around holidays and vacation. 🏖️ Download the Dictation Workbook, and choose from two levels: Level 1 for beginners with some gaps to fill, and Level 2 for a bigger challenge. 🎧✏️ 📝 Dictation Workbook: Click here to download the workbook for this episode 🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

220 - 18 Soccer Words in French

In this episode, you'll learn 18 soccer words in French — perfect timing for the World Cup! ⚽ 📝 Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free! 🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

219 - 13 Farm Animals in French

In this episode, you'll learn 13 common farm animals in French.🐮 📝 Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free! 🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

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218 - How to Conjugate "Vouloir" (To Want) in French (Imperfect Tense)

In this episode, you'll learn how to conjugate French verb vouloir (to want) in French in the imperfect tense. 📝 Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free! 🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

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217 - 5 French Phrases for When You're Stuck

In this lesson, you'll learn 5 French phrases to save you when you get stuck in a conversation — so you can keep going even when the words don't come easily. 🆘 📝 Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! 🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

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216 - French Dictation Practice for Beginners #15 [Clothes]

In this episode, you'll practice your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation practice themed around clothes. 👗 Download the Dictation Workbook, and choose from two levels: Level 1 for beginners with some gaps to fill, and Level 2 for a bigger challenge. 🎧✏️ 📝 Dictation Workbook: Click here to download the workbook for this episode 🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

215 - The French R (French Pronunciation Practice)

In this episode, you’ll practice the French R with a simple listen & repeat exercise. 🎧✨ 📝 Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! 🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

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3 Common Misconceptions About French Pronunciation

In this episode, you’ll learn three common misconceptions about French pronunciation that might be slowing down your progress. 📝 Transcript: Click here to view transcript for this episode. It's free! 🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍 New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →