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Don't forget to stop by FrenchPod101.com for more great French Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Giulia : Je vais au concert de Daft Punk. Tu viens ? Rob : Mmm, peut-être. C’est où ? Gilulia : À la Boule Noire. Rob : D’accord je viens. Giulia : Jules et Clara viennent aussi. Rob : Super ! Et Marc ? Giulia : Ah, oui ! Il vient aussi. Rob : Nous venons tous ! ----Formal English---- Giulia: I am going to the Daft Punk show. Are you coming? Rob: I don't know. Where is it? Giulia: At the Boule Noire. Rob: Okay, I'm coming. Giulia: Jules and Clara are coming too. Rob: Great! And Mark? Giulia: Oh, yes! He's coming too! Rob: We're all coming! --------------------------- Learn French with FrenchPod101! Don't forget to stop by FrenchPod101.com for more great French Language Learning Resources! Throwback Thursday FrenchPod101.com No No 11:22 http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/09/01/audio-blog-lesson-s3-9-get-tips-and-secrets-for-a-great-ride-on-the-french-railway-system/ http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/09/01/audio-blog-lesson-s3-9-get-tips-and-secrets-for-a-great-ride-on-the-french-railway-system/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:30:00 +0000 FrenchPod101.com Advanced Audio Blogtaking the train in francethe french railway system http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/09/01/audio-blog-lesson-s3-9-get-tips-and-secrets-for-a-great-ride-on-the-french-railway-system/ http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/09/01/audio-blog-lesson-s3-9-get-tips-and-secrets-for-a-great-ride-on-the-french-railway-system/feed/ Learn French with FrenchPod101.com! Your friend calls you one morning and asks you to visit her while you're in France. You pull out your handy ... Learn French with FrenchPod101! Don't forget to stop by FrenchPod101.com for more great French Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Découvrez le réseau ferrioviaire français et ses secrets. Je reviens de la gare. Je viens d'acheter des billets pour aller passer un entretien d'embauche pour du travail cet été. La gare de La Rochelle, la ville où j'habite, est un très beau bâtiment en pierres blanches. Au centre de la façade, il y a une tour avec une horloge. Quand on entre dans le hall de la gare, on peut voir de magnifiques mosaïques. Au centre de ce hall, on trouve l'accueil, la cafétéria et le tabac-presse. Si on continue tout droit, on accède aux quais. Ils sont protégés par une énorme verrière. Des ouvriers sont en train de la rénover. Elle devrait être prête pour cet été. La structure métallique est repeinte. Le toit est pratiquement prêt. Ça devrait être chouette quand ce sera terminé. En France, on peut trouver des gares très différentes au niveau de l'architecture -modernes, anciennes, classées monuments historiques... Mais revenons dans le hall. Sur la droite, on trouve les guichets. La file d'attente est délimitée. Chacun y attend que son tour vienne. A mon tour, la guichetière m'a trouvé les billets de train appropriés à mon voyage. Elle m'a aussi posé toutes les questions possibles pour pouvoir avoir des tarifs préférentiels. Sachez que si vous avez moins de 25 ans, vous avez droit à une réduction. Si vous êtes plus âgés, vous pourrez trouver des billets spéciaux sur Internet. Le site est le site de l'agence de voyage privée qui vend les billets pour la compagnie qui s'occupe du train en France, la SNCF. Au cas où, le site c'est voyages-sncf.com. Vous y trouverez des billets prem's, des offres de dernière minute... Si vous êtes en France pour plus longtemps, vous pourrez souscrire à une des cartes d'abonnement proposées. Elle vous assurera des billets moins chers. N'hésitez pas ! Bon, je vais devoir faire presque 10 heures de train. Le petit problème en France, c'est que le réseau ferroviaire est construit en étoile. La plupart des lignes partent de Paris vers l'extérieur du pays. Les chemins de traverse se multiplient, mais il faut souvent passer pour Paris pour traverser le pays, ce qui n'est pas toujours très pratique. Heureusement, nous avons le TGV (Train à Grand Vitesse) qui va jusqu'à 320 km/h ce qui permet de réduire les temps de trajet. Vous auriez de bons plans pour moi si je veux voyager dans votre pays ? ----Formal English---- I just came back from the station. I have just bought tickets to go to a summer job interview. The station of La Rochelle, the town where I live, is a very beautiful white stone building. In the center of the façade, there is a tower with a clock. When you enter the station hallway, you can see the magnificent mosaics. In the middle of the hallway, you will find the reception desk, the cafeteria, and the tobacco and news agents. If you continue straight on, you will reach the platforms. They're protected by a huge glass roof. Workers are renovating it. It should be done by summer. The metal structure is already repainted. The roof is almost done. It should be great when it's over. In France, you can find very different train stations, architecturally speaking…modern, ancient, and listed. But let's go back to the hallway. To the right, one finds the ticket office. The queue is delimited. Everyone waits for his turn. This is mine. The ticket lady found the tickets that suit my trip. She asked all possible questions so that I can have a preferential fare. Be aware that if you're under twenty-five, you're entitled to a discount. 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Don't forget to stop by FrenchPod101.com for more great French Language Learning Resources! learn, french, language, culture, travel, frenchpod101, frenchpod, frenchpod.com FrenchPod101.com No No 6:47 http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/25/audio-blog-lesson-s3-8-french-television-series-are-all-the-rage-in-france/ http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/25/audio-blog-lesson-s3-8-french-television-series-are-all-the-rage-in-france/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0000 FrenchPod101.com Advanced Audio Blogknowing about french tvtv shows in france http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/25/audio-blog-lesson-s3-8-french-television-series-are-all-the-rage-in-france/ http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/25/audio-blog-lesson-s3-8-french-television-series-are-all-the-rage-in-france/feed/ Learn French with FrenchPod101.com! As you waste the weekend hours of your vacation watching television, lost in the stories of the show's characters, you hear ... Learn French with FrenchPod101! Don't forget to stop by FrenchPod101.com for more great French Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- En France les séries télé font fureur! Les séries télé font un vrai boom en France. Je parle bien des séries (et non pas des feuilletons télévisés ou des soap opéras) qui nous viennent souvent des États-Unis comme la plupart des modes. Les premières séries à avoir fait un tabac sont "Friends" qui raconte la vie de cinq amis New-Yorkais et "Urgences" qui montre celle d'un service d'urgences d'un hôpital de Chicago. Elles passaient sur les chaînes publiques à des heures de grande écoute. Mais pour moi, une des meilleures séries de tous les temps, c'est les Sopranos. Elle est également passée sur le service public, mais à des heures où les enfants étaient couchés. Des chaînes privées, comme Canal +, se sont lancées dans les séries américaines plus dérangeantes comme Six Pieds Sous Terre ou Weeds. Mais une des séries qui a le plus marché doit être Lost. Il existe des séries françaises. Mais on est plus dans le feuilleton télévisé. Sur une des chaînes publiques, l'un d'eux raconte la vie d'un quartier de Marseille. Tout le décor a été recréé en studio et des séquences sont tournées dans Marseille et ses environs. Une autre série qui s'est vendue un peu partout en Europe, c'est "Sous le Soleil", la vie de plusieurs amies à Saint Tropez. Saint Tropez attire toujours autant ! Les séries sont également déclinées sous tous types de format. Ainsi, la série à sketches "Un gars une fille" était un court format qui passait juste avant le journal télévisé. Elle racontait le quotidien d'un couple. Dans la même veine, une chaîne concurrente a produit Caméra Café - une suite de sketches où les employés d'un bureau se retrouvent devant la machine à café. Il en existe maintenant beaucoup. Kaamelott transforme la légende du roi Arthur et des chevaliers de la table ronde. Cette parodie se moque des personnages et de l'Histoire sans avoir peur des anachronismes. Les séries françaises ont trouvé ce format qui leur permet d'explorer des territoires autres que ceux des séries américaines. Et chez vous, vous avez aussi des séries qui font fureur ? Avez-vous aussi des formats un peu spéciaux ? ----Formal English---- TV series are booming in France. Of course, I'm talking about series (and not about soap operas or serial stories) coming from the United States, like most trends. The first series that were a big hit were "Friends," which tells about the lives of five New York friends, and "ER," which shows the people in the emergency unit of a Chicago hospital. They were broadcast on public channels at peak times. But for me, the biggest series of all time is "The Sopranos." It was also broadcast on public channels but at time when kids were asleep. Private channels, such as Canal +, threw themselves into more disturbing American series like "Six Feet Under" or "Weeds." But one of the most popular ones must be "Lost." There are French series, but they are mostly serial stories. On one of the public channels, one of them tells a Marseille district story. All the set was recreated in a studio and sequences are filmed in and around Marseille. Another series that sold well all over Europe is "Sous le soleil," about the lives of several friends in Saint Tropez. Saint Tropez is always so attractive. Series also come in a wide variety of formats. Thus, the sketch serial "Un gars une fille" was a short format show that was broadcast just before the news bulletin. It was telling the everyday life of a couple. In the same vein, a rival channel produced "Caméra Café," a series of sketches where office employees meet at the coffee machine. There are now a lot. "Kaamlott" transforms the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. This parody mocks characters and history without fearing anachronisms. French series developed this ... Advanced Audio Blog FrenchPod101.com No No 3:13 http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/23/all-about-3-painless-french-grammar/ http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/23/all-about-3-painless-french-grammar/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0000 FrenchPod101.com All Aboutfrench grammargetting an overview of french language grammarstructure http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/23/all-about-3-painless-french-grammar/ http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/23/all-about-3-painless-french-grammar/feed/ All About Lesson #3 - Painless French Grammar! Learn French with FrenchPod101.com! How many of you considered grammar your favorite subject in grade school? Right, ... Learn French with FrenchPod101! 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In this French Beginner lesson, you will learn how to tell the date in French, which is extremely helpful to know in many situations in France!Download Audio Download Lesson NotesDownload ReviewDownload DialogDownload Premium Learning Center Throwback Thursday FrenchPod101.com No No 11:45 http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/18/audio-blog-lesson-s3-7-we-had-the-greatest-time-playing-games-last-night-in-france/ http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/18/audio-blog-lesson-s3-7-we-had-the-greatest-time-playing-games-last-night-in-france/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0000 FrenchPod101.com Advanced Audio Blogplaying games in francevarious games played in france http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/18/audio-blog-lesson-s3-7-we-had-the-greatest-time-playing-games-last-night-in-france/ http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/18/audio-blog-lesson-s3-7-we-had-the-greatest-time-playing-games-last-night-in-france/feed/ Learn French with FrenchPod101.com! When you knock on the door of the party, someone answers the door and whispers in French, "There's been a murder!" ... Learn French with FrenchPod101! Don't forget to stop by FrenchPod101.com for more great French Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Hier soir on a passé la soirée à jouer à des jeux ! Dans les bars de Nantes, une association vient faire connaître des jeux en tout genres - jeux en bois, jeux de société, jeux de cartes. Cette association s'appelle En jouez-vous ? Les jeux peuvent aussi être des jeux d'adresse comme le jeu de la grenouille où il faut lancer des palets dans des trous qui vous font marquer des scores différents. Si vous arrivez à lancer un palet dans la gueule de la grenouille vous emportez le maximum de points ! Les jeux sont de plus en plus populaires et des magasins spécialisés s'ouvrent un peu partout. À Nantes, on peut trouver tout ce que l'on veut, du jeu d'échec au dernier jeu à la mode en passant par les mallettes de Backgammon. Les jeux de cartes viennent principalement d'Allemagne où les concepteurs ne manquent pas d'originalité. Vous pouvez construire le plus grand champ pour vos moutons dans La guerre des Moutons ou la plus grande ville dans Citadelle voire même affronter vos amis pour savoir qui connaît le plus de chansons contenant un même mot dans Shababada. Dans Elixir, mon jeu de cartes préféré, chacun incarne un grand magicien pour lancer des sorts comme obliger quelqu'un à vous vouvoyer et vous appeler maître pendant toute la partie. Les jeux de rôle marchent bien aussi en France. Avant même une partie vous devez créer un personnage avec un nom, des origines, des qualités propres. Pendant la partie, vous interagissez avec les autres joueurs pour résoudre l'enquête, accomplir la mission en fonction de l'objectif du jeu auquel vous jouez. Vous pouvez aussi faire une murder party où vous jouez vraiment votre personnage le temps d'une soirée. Pour que la partie fonctionne bien, vous devez vous déguiser, apprendre le passé de votre personnage, être un vrai acteur et surtout ne pas vous tromper sinon vous gâchez tout le jeu. Pendant cette soirée, vous serez avec vos amis, mais vous ne les reconnaîtrez pas ! Et vous, parlez-moi de vos jeux favoris ! ----Formal English---- In the bars of Nantes, an association comes to make people know all kind of games…wooden games, board games, and card games. This association is called "En jouez-vous?" The games can also be skill games such as the "frog game," where you have to throw quoits into holes that make you score different points. If you manage to throw one into the frog's mouth, you win the maximum! Games are more and more popular, and specialized stores are open all over the map. In Nantes, you can find all you want from chessboards to the latest in games in addition to backgammon sets. Card games mostly come from Germany, where creators aren't lacking originality. You can build the biggest field for your sheep flock in "La guerre des moutons" or the largest city in Citadelle or even challenge your friends to discover who knows most songs containing one word in "Shababada." In "Elixir," my favorite card game, each player plays a great magician to cast spells such as oblige somebody to "vouvoyer" you and call you "master" until the end of the game. Role-playing games are popular in France too. Before even starting a game, you have to create your character with a name, origins, and his or her own qualities. During the game, you have to interact with other players to solve a case and accomplish the mission according to the goal of the game you're playing. You can also take part in a murder party where you actually play the part of your character for the evening. 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And year after year, you take your vacation in the same place: ... Learn French with FrenchPod101! Don't forget to stop by FrenchPod101.com for more great French Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Elle : Alors, mon amour, on fait quoi pendant les vacances ? Lui : Écoute, tu sais bien qu’on n’a pas un radis. Elle (N'écoute pas) : Voyons … moi j’irais bien à Tahiti. Lui : Hein ?! Tahiti ! Tu rêves ! Elle : Ah… si on avait de l’argent, je voyagerais un peu … Lui : Oui, mais on n’a pas d’argent. Elle : Si tu travaillais, on aurait de l’argent. On n’irait pas encore à la campagne. Lui : Allez… c’est parti… jamais contente. Et puis tu aimes bien la campagne, non ? Elle (sarcastique) : Oui, c’est vrai, ce serait dommage de rater Trifouillis-Les-Oies ! Lui : Voilà, tout de suite, les sarcasmes. À chaque fois c’est la même chose. Si ça continue, je te paie un aller simple pour Papeete. *Papeete est la capitale de Tahiti. ----Formal English---- Her: So, my love, what are we doing for our vacation? Him: Look, you know well that we are broke. Her (not listening): Let's see…I'd love to go to Tahiti. Him: What? Tahiti! You're dreaming! Her: Ah…if we had money, we could travel a little… Him: Yes, but we don't have money. Her: If you worked, we would have money. We would not go to the country again. Him: There we go again…never happy. Besides, you like the country, don't you? Her: (sarcastic) Yes, that's true, it would be a shame to miss Trifouillis-Les-Oies! Him: There we go, sarcasm right away. Each time it's the same. If it goes on like this, I'll buy you a one-way ticket to Papeete*. *Papeete is the capital of Tahiti. --------------------------- Learn French with FrenchPod101! Don't forget to stop by FrenchPod101.com for more great French Language Learning Resources! 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Don't forget to stop by FrenchPod101.com for more great French Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Quels sont vos souvenirs d'enfance? Je travaille dans un établissement scolaire pour de jeunes adultes. La semaine dernière on a discuté avec mes élèves des années au collège. Très rapidement, nous avons parlé de la nostalgie de l'enfance, de ce qui a bercé notre enfance. Je me suis dit que ce serait un très bon sujet pour vous ! Quand j'étais petite, j'allais au collège à 8h. La matinée durait 4h. À midi, je rentrais pour deux heures. De 14h à 17h, je retournais au collège. Parfois, on allait à la boulangerie pour acheter des bonbons avec les quelques centimes de francs qu'on avait trouvé à la maison. Je préférais les bonbecs gélifiés, l'horreur des parents.Il y avait aussi ceux qui étaient très acides qui faisaient presque pleurer. Une fois rentré, il y avait le 4h, autrement dit le goûter. Là, j'ai de grands souvenirs de grandes tartines de beurre avec des carrés de chocolat faites dans du pain de 2 (de deux livres). Ma grand-mère gardait son chocolat dans une vieille boîte ronde en fer de Quality Street qu'elle mettait dans la porte du frigo. Quand elle tournait le dos, on savait où le trouver et comme elle coupait d'avance les carrés, ça se voyait moins que s'il était resté en tablette ! Quand on était pas chez mamie, on prenait souvent des chocos BN pour manger après l'école. J'achète encore parfois ces biscuits fourrés au chocolat ou à la pulpe de fraise. C'est un peu comme Proust et sa madeleine ! Je ne travaillais pas du tout le mercredi, mais parfois le samedi matin. Le mercredi, c'est le jour des enfants en France.Beaucoup de mamans ne travaillent pas ce jour-là pour pouvoir s'occuper d'eux. Moi, ma mère travaillait donc je restais seule avec mon frère à la maison. On en profitait pour regarder la télévision. C'était la grande époque d'une émission pour enfant qui s'appelait le Club Dorothée. C'est cette émission qui a popularisé les premiers mangas en France. J'étais une inconditionnelle de Goldorak, Dragon Ball et des Chevaliers du Zodiac. Nos parents ne comprenaient pas trop et trouvaient les dessins animés trop violents. Maintenant, c'est moi qui ne comprends plus les dessins animés contemporains. C'est trop tard pour moi, je suis devenu vieille... Et vous, de quoi vous souvenez-vous quand on parle de l'enfance ? ----Formal English---- I work in a school for young adults. Last week, with my students, we discussed junior high school years. Quite soon, we talked about childhood nostalgia — about what we grew up with. I thought this would be a perfect topic for you. When I was a kid, I would go to school at eight o'clock a.m. Morning classes would last four hours. For lunch, I would come home for two hours. From two to five o'clock p.m., I would go back to school. Sometimes we would go to the bakery to buy sweets with francs cents that we found at home. I preferred the jelly sweets, a parent's horror. There were also the very sour ones that would almost make us cry. Once home, there was "the four o'clock," or in other words, the after-school snack. I have neat memories of huge pieces of bread and butter with chocolate pieces cut out of "pain de 2" ("two pounds of bread"). My grandmother used to keep chocolate in an old, round, metal street box that she put in the fridge door. As soon as her back was turned, we knew where to find it, and as she used to divide it into pieces in advance, it was harder to notice it than if it were still in a bar. When we weren’t at grandma's, we often had "chocos BN" as a snack. I sometimes still buy these chocolate or strawberry pulp-filled biscuits. It's a bit like Proust and his madeleine. I didn't work at all on Wednesdays, but sometimes on Saturday mornings. Wednesday is children's day in France. Many mothers don't work that day to take care of the children.... Advanced Audio Blog FrenchPod101.com No No 3:24 http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/09/all-about-1-history-of-the-french-language/ http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/09/all-about-1-history-of-the-french-language/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0000 FrenchPod101.com All Aboutdiscovering the origins of french languagehistory of french language http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/09/all-about-1-history-of-the-french-language/ http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/09/all-about-1-history-of-the-french-language/feed/ All About Lesson #1 - History of French Language! Learn French with FrenchPod101.com! You have always been fascinated by the beautiful language and culture ... Learn French with FrenchPod101! Don't forget to stop by FrenchPod101.com for more great French Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn French with FrenchPod101! 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Go to FrenchPod101.com anytime before August 20th, choose your subscription type and length, and enter the coupon code BACK2SCHOOL at checkout. Then just sit back, and let Innovative Language help you put an end to boring class work!Download News News FrenchPod101.com No No 2:39 http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/05/relaxing-after-work-with-a-french-rap-french-rap-among-the-worlds-best/ http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/05/relaxing-after-work-with-a-french-rap-french-rap-among-the-worlds-best/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0000 FrenchPod101.com Throwback Thursday rapinformalmusicrelaxing http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/05/relaxing-after-work-with-a-french-rap-french-rap-among-the-worlds-best/feed/ You've had a long day at your office in France and now it is time to unwind. You wearily climb onto the Parisian metro to ... Learn French with FrenchPod101! Don't forget to stop by FrenchPod101.com for more great French Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- <p><b><span style="color: #0000ff;">Rapper pendant une dure journée de travail ?</span></b></p> J’ai pris le métro comme d’habitude cette semaine mais lundi dernier lorsque j’ai pris le métro le matin, j’étais très très, très fatigué ! Et lorsque je suis fatigué, je suis de très mauvaise humeur… Un détail m’a carrément mis en colère : un jeune assis à côté de moi avait mis sa musique à fond ! J’ai reconnu une des dernières chansons de Synik qui est un artiste de rap français en vogue en ce moment. Quand on y repense, le rap français fait complètement partie du panorama musical des français ! Le rap français n’a certes pas la portée internationale du rap américain mais beaucoup de jeunes adolescents écoutent les deux. MC Solaar est un artiste assez connu à l’étranger mais je ne crois pas que le rap français s’exporte tant que ça à l’étranger… En même temps, tout l’intérêt de cette musique est d’écouter les paroles revendicatrices à l’encontre la société française donc il faut pouvoir comprendre ce qu’ils disent et il faut bien l’avouer, il n’est pas toujours facile de comprendre ce qu’ils racontent car il y a beaucoup d’argot et de verlan ! Le rap français est le rap le plus connu dans le monde après le rap américain. C’est un mouvement qui s’est réellement fait remarquer à partir de 1984 et s’est très vite développé avec l’influence américaine. Si vous tombez sur des clips musicaux de chansons de rap, c’est assez drôle car la plupart des vidéos tournées n’ont pas lieu en France mais plutôt aux États-Unis avec des belles jeunes femmes et des voitures américaines. Je crois que les rappeurs français envient les rappeurs américains et essayent de se donner une autre image, souvent une image de mauvais garçon. Je trouve ça assez bizarre… Avant j’écoutais beaucoup de rap français mais maintenant c’est uniquement lorsque j’écoute la radio. Je pense que je suis devenu plus calme et parfois j’ai l’impression que le son et les paroles de rap sont trop agressifs pour moi. C’est sûrement ma période rebelle qui est révolue… Et vous quel genre de musique écoutez vous ? Et que pensez vous du rap français ? ----Formal English---- <p><b><span style="color: #0000ff;">"Rap" Up a Hard Day of Work?</span></b></p> French rap. I took the metro as usual this week. However, last Monday morning when I got on the metro I was very, very tired! And when I'm tired, I'm very grumpy. Something made me angry. A kid sitting next to me had his music cranked all the way up! I recognized the song; it was one of the latest from Sinik, a popular French rap artist these days. Come to think of it, French rap is a real part of the panorama of French musical styles! French rap doesn't have an international audience like American rap does, but lots of French teenagers listen to both. MC Solaar is an artist who is somewhat known overseas, but I don't think that French rap in general is exported to many places. The value of this music is in the lyrics, which demand you to look at aspects of French society...but you need to understand what they're saying in order to do that. And you've got to admit, it's not easy to understand what they're saying because of all the slang and "verlan!" French rap is the most famous after American rap. It's a movement that really started to take off in 1984, and quickly developed thanks to American influence. If you come across a French rap video, you'll think it's funny because they don’t film most of them in France, but rather in the U.S., complete with hot girls and American cars. I think that French rappers look up to their American counterparts and so they try to exaggerate their image as bad boys. I think it's kind of weird... I used to listen to lots of French rap, but now I just catch it on the radio sometimes. I think I have matu... learn, french, language, culture, travel, frenchpod101, frenchpod, frenchpod.com FrenchPod101.com No No 3:01 http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/04/audio-blog-lesson-s3-5-whats-your-favorite-food-to-eat-in-france/ http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/04/audio-blog-lesson-s3-5-whats-your-favorite-food-to-eat-in-france/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0000 FrenchPod101.com Advanced Audio Blogknowing about different types of restaurants in francetypes of restaurants in france http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/04/audio-blog-lesson-s3-5-whats-your-favorite-food-to-eat-in-france/ http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/04/audio-blog-lesson-s3-5-whats-your-favorite-food-to-eat-in-france/feed/ Learn French with FrenchPod101.com! Are you feeling adventurous today? If so, then we might want to try that French bistro known for its delicious escargot ... Learn French with FrenchPod101! Don't forget to stop by FrenchPod101.com for more great French Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Quel est votre plat préféré en France? Hier soir, resto avec des amis. Après s'être retrouvés pour un verre en début de soirée, on a décidé d'aller manger tous ensemble au restaurant. C'est toujours le même enfer quand on est une dizaine. Il faut prendre une décision et personne n'en prend. J'essaie de prendre les choses en main. Vu que c'est la fin du mois, je propose d'aller à la pizzéria. C'est simple, bon marché et chacun peut trouver quelque chose à son goût entre les pizzas et les pâtes aux différentes sauces. Quand on ne veut pas payer trop cher, on peut aussi se faire un chinois. La qualité de la cuisine n'est pas constante, comme celle des restaurants italiens. Il faut tester les restaurants pour savoir où aller pour trouver le meilleur rapport qualité/prix. Bref, on a passé un bon moment et c'est bien pour ça qu'on aime manger dehors. Personne n'est enfermé à la cuisine et chacun peut manger ce qui lui plaît. Ce midi je retrouve ma mère pour le déjeuner dans une brasserie. On y mange un menu pour payer moins cher. Vient le crucial dilemme - entrée/plat ou plat/dessert. Pour moi, pas trop de problèmes, je suis plutôt salé que sucré. Ce sera donc la première option. Si vous y allez, ne passez pas à côté du traditionnel steak-frites. Testez aussi l'assiette de fromage, si on vous la propose. Vous pourrez notamment goûter au roquefort ou un autre bleu sans en acheter un entier. C'est spécial, mais ça vaut le détour ! J'en ai fait goûter à des amies japonaises que j'ai retrouvées à Paris pour leur faire visiter. Elles n'ont pas trop apprécié, mais elles s'en souviennent encore ! On trouve également les différents restaurants régionaux qui s'exportent dans toutes les villes. Les crêperies bretonnes, les restaurants de raclette des Alpes, les bouchons lyonnais... Toutes les saveurs dans toutes les villes, mais le mieux étant quand même d'aller à la source pour trouver les plats authentiques ! Enfin, pour les grandes occasions, les restaurateurs français peuvent vous proposer des menus gastronomiques, souvent dans des cadres magnifiques.La nouvelle cuisine rencontre alors la cuisine traditionnelle - le bourguignon de mamie voyage en Asie ou en Afrique, la tarte Tatin s'encanaille de fruits exotiques. Oui, les Français aiment manger. Ils y accordent beaucoup d'importance et aiment être surpris. Et vous, racontez-nous vos saveurs nationales ou familiales !Quelles sont-elles ? ----Formal English---- Last night, I went to a restaurant with friends. After meeting for a drink earlier in the evening, we decided to go to and eat all together in a restaurant. It's always the same nightmare when we're about ten. A decision has to be made but nobody makes it. I try to take things in hand. In the view of the fact that's it's the end of the month, I suggest that we go to a pizzeria. It's simple, cheap food and everyone can find something according to their taste among pizzas and pastas with different sauces. When we don't want to spend too much, we fancy going for Chinese. The food is of varying quality, as is the Italian. You have to taste it to know where to go to find the best quality-price ratio. Anyway, we had a good time, and that's why we like to eat out. Nobody's tied to the kitchen, and everybody can eat what they want. Today at noon, I met my mother for lunch in a brasserie. You can have a prix fixe menu to save money. Here comes the crucial dilemma…first course and main course or main course and dessert? That's not a problem for me; I prefer savory to sweet food. It will be the first option then. If you go to a brasserie, don't miss the traditional steak and chips. You should also taste assorted cheeses if suggested. You'll be able to taste Roquefort or another blue cheese without having to buy a whole one. It'... Advanced Audio Blog FrenchPod101.com No No 3:40 http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/02/basic-bootcamp-5-counting-from-20-100/ http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/02/basic-bootcamp-5-counting-from-20-100/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0000 FrenchPod101.com Basic BootcampCountingcounting from 20 to 100 http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/02/basic-bootcamp-5-counting-from-20-100/ http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/08/02/basic-bootcamp-5-counting-from-20-100/feed/ Learn French with FrenchPod101.com! Well, you managed to get through the first day of inventory at your new job in France! Sneaking away to listen ... Learn French with FrenchPod101! Don't forget to stop by FrenchPod101.com for more great French Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- A: Vingt, trente, quarante, cinquante, soixante, soixante-dix, quatre-vingt, quatre-vingt-dix, et cent! ----Formal English---- A: Twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, and a hundred! --------------------------- Learn French with FrenchPod101! Don't forget to stop by FrenchPod101.com for more great French Language Learning Resources! Basic Bootcamp FrenchPod101.com No No 8:18 http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/07/29/newbie-lesson-s2-3-mom-i-was-really-counting-on-you/ http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/07/29/newbie-lesson-s2-3-mom-i-was-really-counting-on-you/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:30:00 +0000 FrenchPod101.com Throwback Thursday ask for a phone number tips for memorizing numbersformalnumbers from 10 to 100phone numbers in francetell a french phone number http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/07/29/newbie-lesson-s2-3-mom-i-was-really-counting-on-you/feed/ Your son loves his new school in France! He has adapted to the new French neighborhood very quickly and he has been learning even faster ... Your son loves his new school in France! He has adapted to the new French neighborhood very quickly and he has been learning even faster it seems! He is learning French so quickly in fact that it is almost impossible for you to keep up with the little angel. He loves to find French words that you haven't learned yet and use them frequently. Just today, he became very angry with the little French boy next door, stormed through the kitchen, and yelled a whole stream of French words you are not familiar with. You told him he had until you counted to five in French to tell you exactly what was wrong. However, as you start to count in French, your son bursts into tears! He explains that the kids in his French school today made fun of him because he couldn't count in French! He asks how you are going to help him learn to count to twenty in French when you can't even count to five in French correctly! Oh, Mom...he was really counting on you! Learning French with FrenchPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn French! In this French Newbie lesson, you will learn to count from 10 to 100 in French. We will show you how to count in French and how to pronounce the French numbers. Then we will discuss how to say phone numbers in French and what the numbers in a French phone number mean. Visit us at FrenchPod101 to get more great French learning resources! Leave us a comment while you are there...or two...or three! Download AudioDownload Lesson NotesDownload ReviewDownload DialogDownload Premium Learning Center Throwback Thursday FrenchPod101.com No No 12:11 http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/07/28/audio-blog-lesson-s3-4-what-do-you-need-from-the-french-supermarket/ http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/07/28/audio-blog-lesson-s3-4-what-do-you-need-from-the-french-supermarket/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:30:00 +0000 FrenchPod101.com Advanced Audio Blogfrench supermarkettaking a tour of a french supermarket http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/07/28/audio-blog-lesson-s3-4-what-do-you-need-from-the-french-supermarket/ http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/07/28/audio-blog-lesson-s3-4-what-do-you-need-from-the-french-supermarket/feed/ Learn French with FrenchPod101.com! Well, you finally got everything moved into your house in France, and now you have no more excuses. Oh yes, it's ... Learn French with FrenchPod101! Don't forget to stop by FrenchPod101.com for more great French Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Qu'est-ce qu'il vous faut au supermarché? Aujourd'hui, c'est l'enfer. J'ai dû aller au supermarché un samedi. Pourquoi tout le monde va-t-il faire ses courses ce jour-là ? Après s'être bagarré pour trouver une place sur le parking, il faut ensuite aller à l'accueil pour faire de la monnaie parce que comme à chaque fois j'ai oublié de préparer une pièce d'un euro pour le caddie. Mais me voilà enfin à l'intérieur. Je passe les rayons électroménager et fournitures scolaires. Pareil pour les vêtements, je n'en ai pas besoin. J'arrive enfin aux rayons nourriture, l'objectif de cette sortie de fin de semaine. Rayons réfrigérés. Je passe la charcuterie en slalomant entre les charriots abandonnés par leurs propriétaires. Je regarde ma liste de course. J'attrape le beurre et le fromage. La viande est toujours bien rangée par animal donc pas de problème pour trouver ce que je veux. Retour aux produits laitiers, j'ai oublié les yaourts. Pourquoi y en a-t-il autant ? Deux rayons entiers de pots - pas facile de faire son choix entre les brassés, les aromatisés, les 'avec morceaux', les 0%, ... C'est bon, mon paquet a rejoint mes autres denrées. J'arrive dans l'antre des fruits et légumes. Je prends mes sacs plastiques, je les remplis de tomates, carottes et autres pommes et oranges. Je passe faire peser mes légumes. Le monsieur de la balance colle les étiquettes avec les codes barres pour la caisse. Il ne reste plus que les boîtes de conserve et les pâtes et le riz. Je passe à la caisse, je paye par carte. Je n'ai pas pris la caisse automatique, je préfère voir quelqu'un. Je sors. C'est bon, ça ne m'a pris que 30 minutes. Je rentre, je range les courses. Je souffle enfin. La semaine prochaine j'essaierai peut-être le marché, c'est plus aéré, les gens sont plus tranquilles et les vendeurs ont toujours le mot pour faire plaisir. Pour vous, c'est aussi une corvée de faire les courses ? ----Formal English---- Today is hell. I had to go to the supermarket. Why is everybody going to do the shopping on the same day? After fighting to find a parking space, I then had to go to the reception desk to get some change because, as always, I forgot to have a one-euro coin ready for the cart. But here I am at last. I go past the domestic electrical appliances and school stationery departments. Same for the clothing…I don't need any. I finally arrive in the food department, the aim of this weekend outing. Refrigerated shelves. I pass the "charcuterie" ("cooked pork meats"), weaving between the carts left behind by their owners. I look at my shopping list. I find butter and cheese. Meat is always well sorted by animal, so there's no problem finding what I want. Back to dairy…I forgot the yogurt. Why are there some many? Two shelves full of cups; the choice is hard among yogurt, flavored, with fruit bits, fat free… Okay, the pack joined my other foodstuffs. I get to the den of the vegetables and fruit. I take my plastic bags; I fill them in with tomatoes, carrots, apples, and oranges. I go to get my vegetables weighed. The scale man sticks the labels with bar codes on for the cash desk. There's only tins, pastas, and rice to go. I am at the checkout now. I pay by card. I didn't go to the automatic cashier; I prefer seeing somebody. I go out. It's okay; it just took me thirty minutes. I drive back home, and I put away the shopping. I can finally get my breath back. Next week, maybe I'll try the market. It's open air, people are quieter, and sellers always have a word to please you. For you, is it a chore to go and do the shopping? --------------------------- Learn French with FrenchPod101! Don't forget to stop by FrenchPod101.com for more great French Language Learning Resources! Advanced Audio Blog FrenchPod101.com No No 3:07 http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/07/26/basic-bootcamp-4-counting-from-120/ http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/07/26/basic-bootcamp-4-counting-from-120/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:30:00 +0000 FrenchPod101.com Basic Bootcampcounting 1 20 http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/07/26/basic-bootcamp-4-counting-from-120/ http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/07/26/basic-bootcamp-4-counting-from-120/feed/ Basic Bootcamp Lesson #3 - Counting From One to Twenty Learn French with FrenchPod101.com! One of the best ways to strengthen your French-speaking ability ... Learn French with FrenchPod101! Don't forget to stop by FrenchPod101.com for more great French Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Agnès: Un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix. Someone: Onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze, seize. Agnès: dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf et vingt! ----Formal English---- Agnès: One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Agnès: Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen. Agnès: seventeen, eighteen, nineteen and twenty! --------------------------- Learn French with FrenchPod101! Don't forget to stop by FrenchPod101.com for more great French Language Learning Resources! 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Je n’aime pas le coca. Rob : Un café alors ? Marc : Je n’aime pas beaucoup le café. Rob : Tu aimes l’ice tea ? Marc : Je n’aime pas du tout l’ice tea ! Rob : Oh là là ! Tu es difficile ! Marc : Je voudrais un verre d’eau. ----Formal English---- Rob: A Coke? Marc: No thanks. Rob: A coffee then? Marc: I don't like coffee very much. Rob: Do you like iced tea? Marc: I don't like it at all! Rob: Oh la la, you are picky! Marc: I would like a glass of water. --------------------------- Learn French with FrenchPod101! Don't forget to stop by FrenchPod101.com for more great French Language Learning Resources! Throwback Thursday FrenchPod101.com No No 14:59 http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/07/21/audio-blog-lesson-s3-3-take-a-walk-along-a-french-river-and-enjoy-the-culture-of-nantes/ http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/07/21/audio-blog-lesson-s3-3-take-a-walk-along-a-french-river-and-enjoy-the-culture-of-nantes/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:30:00 +0000 FrenchPod101.com Advanced Audio Bloga french western citylearning about nantes history and cultureNantes http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/07/21/audio-blog-lesson-s3-3-take-a-walk-along-a-french-river-and-enjoy-the-culture-of-nantes/ http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/07/21/audio-blog-lesson-s3-3-take-a-walk-along-a-french-river-and-enjoy-the-culture-of-nantes/feed/ Learn French with FrenchPod101.com! You call your friend and tell her in French, "Let's go for a walk! When can you be ready to meet ... Learn French with FrenchPod101! Don't forget to stop by FrenchPod101.com for more great French Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Promenez-vous au bord de la rivière et appréciez la culture de Nantes! J'ai fait mes études à Nantes, une des grandes villes de l'Ouest de la France. Si vous regardez une carte, vous la verrez sur la Loire, à quelques kilomètres de la mer. Elle se trouve juste en dessous de la Bretagne, dont elle a été autrefois la capitale. Le château de Nantes s'appelle d'ailleurs Le Château des Ducs de Bretagne. La ville s'est développée économiquement grâce au commerce triangulaire qui vendait des Africains comme esclaves aux Amériques. Ce passé peu glorieux se retrouve sur les façades bourgeoises du centre-ville. Quand on s'éloigne, on marche dans des quartiers autrefois communes indépendantes de pêcheurs ou d'ouvriers du port. On change alors complètement d'architecture avec des maisons plus modestes. J'adore cette diversité et voir que les quartiers en dehors du centre-ville ne sont pas éteints mais qu'une vie autour des commerces existe toujours. Nantes, c'est la ville où j'ai connu les joies de l'indépendance. C'est certainement une des raisons pour lesquelles je m'y sens bien. C'est une ville très verte grâce au climat océanique, à ses nombreux parcs et sa demi-douzaine de cours d'eau. Le dimanche et l'été, on peut facilement profiter de la nature. Certains bords de rivière sont même aménagés pour pouvoir faire des barbecues. Un conseil - depuis le centre-ville, on peut longer l'Erdre sur un chemin interdit aux voitures. Après cette marche, si vous êtes trop fatigués pour rentrer à pied, vous pouvez prendre la navette fluviale qui vous redescend de l'université vers le centre. Nantes a aussi son tramway qu'elle a réimplanté il y a quelques décennies la rendant précurseur en matière de transports en commun. Une fois la navette fluviale quittée, vous pouvez marcher dans l'hyper centre. Si vous avez un peu de chance, ce sera samedi et il sera fermé aux voitures. Seuls les transports en commun peuvent alors circuler. Vous pourrez finir votre journée à Bouffay le petit quartier médiéval, désormais quartier des bars et restaurants, mais aussi rendez-vous de nombreux étudiants de la ville. Vous pourrez choisir entre une place à l'ombre des rues étroites et pavées et une place au soleil sur une des terrasses de la place. Prenez donc un kir au muscadet de la région nantaise ou une bière artisanale locale, la bière du Bouffay. Et vous, gardez-vous un souvenir ému de votre ville universitaire ou de votre ville d'enfance ? ----Formal English---- I studied in Nantes, one of France's largest western cities. If you look at a map, you'll find it on the Loire River, a few kilometers from the ocean. It's just below Brittany, of which it was the capital city. As such, Nantes castle's name is "Le château des ducs de Bretagne." The city developed economically thanks to the triangular trade, which consisted of selling Africans as slaves to the Americas. This not-very-glorious past can be seen on the well-off facades of the town center. When you walk away from it, you enter neighborhoods that used to be villages of independent fishermen or harbor workers. The architecture changes completely with more modest houses. I love this diversity and seeing that parts of the city away from the center are not dead but that life around shops still exists. Nantes is the city where I experienced the joys of independence. That's surely one of the reasons why I feel at home there. It's a very green city thanks to the oceanic climate, the numerous parks, and half a dozen rivers. On Sundays and in the summer, one can easily enjoy nature. Certain riverbanks were even converted into barbecue areas. Take my advice…from the town center, walk along the Erdre River on a walkway, which is forbidden to cars. After this walk, if you're too... Advanced Audio Blog FrenchPod101.com No No 3:41 http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/07/19/basic-bootcamp-3-useful-phrases-for-learning-french/ http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/07/19/basic-bootcamp-3-useful-phrases-for-learning-french/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:30:00 +0000 FrenchPod101.com Basic BootcampAsking to ask to repeat and write down a new wordstandardUseful Classroom Phrases http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/07/19/basic-bootcamp-3-useful-phrases-for-learning-french/ http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/07/19/basic-bootcamp-3-useful-phrases-for-learning-french/feed/ Basic Bootcamp Lesson #2 - Useful Phrases for Learning French Learn French with FrenchPod101.com! Now that you know how to introduce yourself in French, you are ... Learn French with FrenchPod101! Don't forget to stop by FrenchPod101.com for more great French Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- A: Madame, comment vous dites a fork en français ? B: Une fourchette. A: Vous pouvez répéter ? Lentement, s'il vous plaît ? B: U-ne four-chette. A: Vous pouvez le noter, s'il vous plaît? ----Formal English---- A: Madam, how do you say "a fork" in French? B: "Une fourchette." A: Can you repeat? Slowly, please? B: "U-ne four-chette." A: Please write it down. --------------------------- Learn French with FrenchPod101! Don't forget to stop by FrenchPod101.com for more great French Language Learning Resources! Basic Bootcamp FrenchPod101.com No No 10:28 http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/07/15/advanced-audio-blog-14-du-glamour-au-mondes-des-affaires-2/ http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/07/15/advanced-audio-blog-14-du-glamour-au-mondes-des-affaires-2/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:30:00 +0000 FrenchPod101.com Throwback ThursdayArtCinemaentertainmentMovie businessmoviesstandardtalent. http://www.frenchpod101.com/2010/07/15/advanced-audio-blog-14-du-glamour-au-mondes-des-affaires-2/feed/ If you want to impress the French celebrities at this year's Cannes Film Festival, we're sorry to tell you that you have to do better ... If you want to impress the French celebrities at this year's Cannes Film Festival, we're sorry to tell you that you have to do better saying "Hello" in French. Here's an idea: try speaking French to them about the history of the Cannes Film Festival, its ideals, and some interesting facts! We at FrenchPod101.com realise that interesting facts about the Cannes Film Festival aren't easy to come by, particularly for those who are learning the French language. That's why we've prepared a lesson for everyone learning French at FrenchPod101.com on the Festival de Cannes. Just don't forget us when you're talking in French with celebrities on the red carpet at Cannes! Download Audio Download Lesson NotesDownload MonologDownload Premium Learning Center learn, french, language, culture, travel, frenchpod101, frenchpod, frenchpod.com FrenchPod101.com No No 4:08