French Made Easy

235 - At the Hairdresser's: French Dialogue

In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask for a haircut in French and say how much you'd like taken off. ✂️ 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the full dialogue with the English translation. It's free! ✏️ Lesson Exercise: Read a French salon price list and answer 5 questions, free inside the French Made Easy Exercise Library. 📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →

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234 - "Bon" vs. "Bien": Which One to Choose?

In this lesson, you'll learn the difference between "bon" and "bien" in French, and a simple trick to choose the right one every time. 📝 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. 📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →

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233 - French Pronunciation Practice (Halloween)

In this episode, you'll practise your French pronunciation with 10 Halloween-themed sentences. 🧛 Just listen and repeat after me! 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! 📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →

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232 - 15 Meat, Fish & Seafood Words in French

In this episode, you'll learn 15 French words for meat, fish and seafood, from le poulet to les crevettes. 🦐 📝 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. 📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →

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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 📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →

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. 📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →

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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. 🎧✏️ 📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →

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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 → 📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →

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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. 📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →

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! 📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →

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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. 📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →

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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! 📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →

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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! 📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →

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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! 📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →

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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! 📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →

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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! 📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →

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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 📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →

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! 📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →

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! 📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →

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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! 📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →

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