You are flying into France next week to participate in a seminar the French-based company you work for is conducting. You know enough French to communicate fairly well, but you have not practiced speaking in French in quite some time. Suddenly you realize you haven’t even booked a room at the French hotel in which your company will be staying! This phone call to France will be one you will never forget! You try to explain what you need to the hotel clerk-in French that could definitely use a refresher course. You tell the French clerk that while you’re in France, you will need a desk and a very well lit room because you plan to study at night. You want to be able to study at the table, desk, or even the bed if you choose! Sounding a little confused, the hotel clerk asks you again in French, how many people will be staying with you. When you arrive at the French hotel, you are astonished to find that they have placed you in a four-bedroom suite! You explain to the front desk clerk in your broken French that they must have made a mistake! They look at the reservations and confirm that you asked for at least four lits in the room! All around you, your colleagues check into their rooms without a problem. Embarrassed, you accept the room, not wanting to admit that you should have taken that French course your boss recommended. I wonder how much overtime you have to work to pay for a four-lit suite in France!
Learning French with FrenchPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn French! This French Beginner lesson will teach you how to say the names of most household furnishings in French! Then we will discuss the history and popularity of Antique French furniture.
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Can you imagine yourself touring the French countryside in a sleek convertible? The top is down, the wind blowing through your hair? Well, the French-made Citroën 2CV is not exactly what I would call sleek…but you can tour the French countryside in it with its ragtop down the whole time! So call up a few of those French friends you have met and tell them, “let’s go for a drive” in French! What’s that? You don’t know how to say “let’s go” in French? I suppose you could make the drive alone…how sad. Or you could listen to Beginner Lesson 23 and you could invite everyone…or we could all go…or someone could go!
Learning French with FrenchPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn French! In this French Beginner lesson you will learn the many uses of the French pronoun on (let’s, we, you, they, someone, everyone). Whew! You will also learn the fantastic history of the French-made Citroën 2CV.
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You haven’t seen your family that lives in France for ten years! When you finally arrive at their French home, it seems as if you have never been apart! Well, except that you could use a little work in speaking French! That aside, you start talking in French right away, trying to get caught up. The first thing they want to know is what you have been doing for the past ten years! As you sit there, you suddenly realize this is going to be a very difficult French conversation. You can tell them everything as if you are doing it right now. You can give them one-word answers in French such as “working,” “studying,” and so on. However, you have no idea how to tell them what you have been doing in the past in French. After this visit, you will truly be able to say, “I came, I saw, I conquered French!”
Learning French with FrenchPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn French! This French Lower Intermediate lesson will teach you how to use French time expressions and discuss past time itineraries in French. You will also learn the history and usage of the popular French quote, “I came, I saw, I conquered!”
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Learn French with FrenchPod101.com! While you’re in France, you figure you’ll try to absorb some of the local culture, so you go to a French dance class. What’s the French dance of the day? The can-can! You hear the fast-paced French music, so you decide this might be a way for you to have some fun. You get into the class, and with the way the French teacher is barking commands left and right, you imagine you must look like you have two left feet. But you laugh and enjoy yourself anyway, in part at your expense, and in part at your French instructor’s sternness. Who can be stern when doing the French can-can? When you get back to the hotel, you call your French friend and invite your friend to dance with you tomorrow. Much to your surprise, your friend responds in French, “Heck no. I don’t dance. Let’s do something else-anything else-athletic instead. Okay?”
Learning French with FrenchPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn French! This French Absolute Beginner lesson will show you how to say that you like to play a sport or participate in athletics. We’ll do this by teaching you one of the most flexible French verbs: the French word meaning “to do” or “to make.” Don’t let this lesson set sail without you! Visit us at FrenchPod101.com where you will find many more fantastic French lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!
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Your French roommate is determined to fix you up with a hot French guy! You have been out all day scouting the area for potential victims. Finally, after a long day of shopping and flirting in Paris, you sit down in the park. Suddenly, a tall, handsome French man walks past you. He has been playing with his dog in the park and he is sweaty and a little stinky. He seems to be carrying a large case in his hand too…hmm. His hair is all ruffled from playing, and he looks very strong. What’s that? Oh, your French friend seems to have been talking to you for several minutes…oh never mind her. The French man sits down under a tree with his dog and opens the case. You turn to your friend; she looks back at you. Yes, it’s a guitar…and he doesn’t wear spandex! You just have one question now. How do you say, “he is hot!” in French?
Learning French with FrenchPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn French! In this French Beginner lesson, Daniel points out some of his family members on amateur family photos with Sweety Aurélie. She has something to say about a few of the male members! you will learn how to use French adverbs of place when pointing people out to someone else in French. You will also learn how to say you think someone is “hot” in French and compliment members of the opposite sex! Be sure to check out the vocabulary lists with audio in the Learning Center at FrenchPod101.com.
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