French Your Way Podcast Archives - Page 3 of 19

FYW 164 : French verbs: past participles (compound tenses, part 1)

March 28, 2018 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Find out why it is important to know the past participles of your French verbs. I’ll also, of course, give you tips to help remember past participles form more easily. In the next part dedicated to this series about compound tenses, we’ll see how to choose between the ETRE and AVOIR French auxiliaries. Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode avoir (eu) Ouvrir (ouvert), souffrir (souffert), offrir (offert) Mourir (mort) Un enfant attendu/désiré Des devoirs finis Un cahier jauni par le temps Une ville bien équipée et aménagée Des feuilles mortes LINKS and … Read More →

FYW 163 : What’s on the French euro coins and bank notes?

March 21, 2018 by Jessica Leave a Comment

This episode is a great opportunity for you to learn some French vocabulary and facts about French euro coins and bank notes, whether you live in the Euro zone yourself or not. Have you ever held French euro coins in your hand? Are you able to tell what’s on them? Find out in this one of a kind episode! Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode un billet (de banque) une pièce (de monnaie) Un pont Un portail Le drapeau une étoile Le recto vs le verso La face = side (of a coin) Un arbre la devise républicaine « Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité Semeur, semeuse … Read More →

FYW 162 : “Jouer à” vs “jouer de”

March 14, 2018 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Do you know for sure when to use the preposition "à" and when to use the preposition "de" in French, after the verb JOUER? If not, you won’t hesitate anymore after listening to this episode ! Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode Jouer à la pétanque, jouer au foot / au basket, aux cartes, aux fléchettes, etc Jouer de la musique, jouer de la guitare, de la batterie, du piano / du violon, des castagnettes, etc. Thank You for Tuning In! There are a lot of podcasts you could be tuning into today, but you chose mine, and I’m grateful for that. If you enjoyed … Read More →

FYW 161 : French Homonyms (3) – lait, laid, laie (and more)

March 7, 2018 by Jessica Leave a Comment

When two words have a different meaning even though they sound alike or have the same spelling, they are called homonyms. In today's episode, find out the different meanings of the words pronounced [lɛ] Also listen to Episode 142: "French homonyms (1): vert, ver, vers, vair" Episode 151: "French homonyms (2): mère et père" Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode Le lait = milk La laie (femelle du sanglier) = (wild) sow Le sanglier, la laie, le marcassin Laid, laide (adj) = ugly Les Crocs sont des chaussures TRES laides ! I saw him/her … Read More →

Special Announcement : Looking for participants for my new project!

March 3, 2018 by Jessica Leave a Comment

As many of my dedicated followers and listeners know, I haven't been able to take new students since the birth of our daughter in order to keep up creating French content for you. With this special announcement, I'd like to test a new concept to spread French to as many students as possible while at the same time helping you personally with your French and your questions. If you'd like to participate and don't mind being recorded and maybe featured on my podcast, then book a French lesson on Skype with me! This is a great opportunity to: ask me your questions, practice French … Read More →

FYW 160 : French Conversation – How to Improve Your Confidence

February 28, 2018 by Jessica Leave a Comment

I’m ranting a bit in this episode! I’ve lost count of how many times I heard students say that they don’t dare speaking French by fear of sounding ridicule or making mistakes. They make excuses with themselves to postpone the time they'll give French conversation a try, thinking they first need to study more French grammar and textbooks. If you can relate to this situation, I'll give you my opinion on this (well, you probably already have an idea of what I think!) and I will try to get you out of your analysis-paralysis state and to JUST DO IT! I'll give you simple tips on how to improve your … Read More →

FYW 159 : The difference between tout, toute, toutes, tous, toux

February 21, 2018 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Larissa from Brasil would like me to clarify the difference between tout, toute, toutes, tous, toux. I’ve already tackled some of these aspects as well as how to pronounce "tous" in episode 14 of French Your Way Podcast, but a little reminder would not hurt! ;-) Listen to episode 14 : Oops I ate all the lollies – how to pronounce "Tous": www.frenchyourway.com.au/podcast14 LINKS and RESOURCES FYW 014 : Oops I ate all the lollies – how to pronounce "Tous": frenchyourway.com.au/podcast14 The Definitive Guide About the Word "tous" (French Grammar, French Pronunciation): … Read More →

FYW 158 : 10 French grammatical mistakes even native speakers make

February 14, 2018 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Here are the top 10 French grammatical mistakes French people make too…and which make me cringe the most! In this episode, you’ll learn to avoid these common traps as I’ll make sure to explain the difference so that YOU get it better than French people do! Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode 1 WRONG : avez-vous déjà entendu parlé de … ? CORRECT : avez vous déjà entendu parler de … ? WRONG : Il continue à parlé CORRECT : : Il continue à parler 2 WRONG : j’ai prit CORRECT : J’ai pris (pris, prise) 3 WRONG : Elles sont allé, nous avons … Read More →

FYW 157 : Rules around French country names: why do you say EN France, AU Japon, AU Mexique?

February 7, 2018 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Did you know that French country names have a gender too? How can you tell whether they are masculine or feminine? Find out the rules behind saying where you’re at or where you’re from. After listening to this episode, French country names will have no more secret for you! Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode La France, la Belgique, la Russie, la Chine, l’Italie, l’Australie, l’Inde Le Canada, le Japon, le Maroc, le Chili, l’Iran, l’Equateur Le Mexique, le Mozambique, le Zambèze, le Zimbabwe Les Philippines, les Seychelles, les Iles Marquises Cuba, Haïti, … Read More →

FYW 156 : When our daughter got sick in France

January 31, 2018 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Our daughter got sick in France twice on our recent trip. This gave me a most interesting insight of issues I had never really thought of before – but being a parent makes you see new perspectives! Listen if you want to find out what we did with our box of suppositories and how we dealt with her being really sick when all doctor offices and pharmacies were closed! Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode Tousser = to cough Une consultation = (doctor) consultation, appointment Une bronchite = bronchitis Une trachéite = a tracheitis, a sore throat Un … Read More →