In the last episode of this series, I'll clarify the rules of agreement of the past participle with reflexive verbs in French. This rule is a little bit more advanced and requires some notions of grammar: you need to know how reflexive verbs work (see the links below for brush-up) and what direct/indirect objects and pronouns are. Some native French people don’t make the proper agreement of the past participle with reflexive verbs because the rule can be tricky - I sometimes find myself hesitating a lot too! Let’s see if YOU can get it right after my easy tips ? FYW 106 : "Je me lave, vous … Read More →
FYW 173 : French bank holidays, cultural facts… and strikes!
How many of the 11 French bank holidays do you know? Which one is the only holiday when it is actually not allowed to work? (except of course, if you work at a hospital for instance). This episode will walk you through the French bank holidays and some of their origins and traditions. I’ll also tell you a few stories about France’s world-renowned passion for strikes! As you listen, pay attention to the structure used to say the date properly in French! You'll learn French vocabulary along the way too ? Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode Un jour férié = a … Read More →
FYW 172 : Listen to a real French lesson! (French session #1)
In this somewhat different episode you’ll get to hear a real French lesson that I recorded with Stephen, a student from Sydney! A few months ago, I introduced a new concept to give you the opportunity to have a casual French session on Skype with me, since I can’t commit to recurring lessons anymore. This is a great opportunity to get my personal feedback on your French and ask me anything that you need help with. Students taking the lesson agree to be recorded (I make sure any personal detail is then edited out) and the result may become a podcast episode…like today! This way, my … Read More →
FYW 171 : French verbs: agreement of the past participle with AVOIR (compound tenses, part 4)
In this episode, I’ll clarify the rules of agreement of the past participle with AVOIR. This rule is a little bit more advanced and requires basic notions of grammar: you need to know what subjects, direct objects and direct object pronouns are. Some native French people don’t make the proper agreement of the past participle with AVOIR because they’re not aware of the rule – but the agreement of the past participle is NOT optional, so basically they are making French grammar mistakes. Let’s see if YOU can get it right after my easy tips ? In the next part dedicated to this series about … Read More →
FYW 170 : French pronunciation (3) – How to sound like a native French speaker? Everything you need to know about French pronunciation, intonation and rhythm.
If you're putting in a lot of time, effort and money to learn French, chances are that you also want to be able to SOUND it properly. If your pronunciation is poor, French people will struggle to understand you. Worse, they may understand something else - something potentially very embarrassing! To sound like a native speaker, You need to be able to hear and say every sound of the French language. Some of these sounds will be easy because they already exist in your language. Some will be different (U, R and the nasals are typical examples) You must learn how to choose the right … Read More →
FYW 169 : French pronunciation (2) – How to pronounce the letter “E” when it has an accent over it?
This is the second episode to help you with your French reading and French pronunciation and celebrate the upcoming launch of my online course, "How to sound like a native French speaker", coming out next week! Stay tuned as there will be a special, limited offer! Get updates about my upcoming course: www.frenchyourway.com.au/course Last week’s episode: "How to know when the letter "S" is pronounced [s] or [z]?": www.frenchyourway.com.au/podcast168 This time I'm answering a question from Tanya who would like to know how to pronounce the letter "E" when it has an accent over … Read More →
FYW 168 : French pronunciation (1) – How to know when the letter “S” is pronounced [s] or [z]
I'm really excited to start a short series of episodes dedicated to French pronunciation to mark the achievement of over 2 years of creating, testing and refining the online course that I’ve been working really hard on for you! "How to sound like a native French speaker - Everything you need to know about French pronunciation and intonation" will officially open on May 9th, 2018. Save the date because it will come with a special and limited offer! I'll also do a live session on Saturday May 19th, at 1.30pm (Melbourne Australia time). You can send me your questions about French … Read More →
FYW 167 : French verbs – agreement of the past participle with ETRE (compound tenses, part 3)
Did you know that the past participles may need to take an extra "E" and/or "S" in some cases? That is when they are being used as adjectives, but also in some specific situations in compound tenses. In this episode, I’ll clarify the rules of agreement of the past participle with ETRE. In the next part dedicated to this series about compound tenses, we'll see the rules of agreements of the past participles with the auxiliary AVOIR. Previous episodes in the series: Episode 164: French verbs: past participles (compound tenses, part 1): frenchyourway.com.au/podcast164 Episode 165: … Read More →
FYW 166 : How to write the plurals of French compound nouns?
Spelling the plurals of French compound nouns is the perfect blend of logic and grammar notions. It can seem tricky or daunting at first but actually isn’t that hard! And, again: it’s logical. So, take your French writing skills to the next level by listening to this episode! Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode un laissez-passer, des laissez-passer = pass un mange-tout, des mange-tout = snowpea, mangetout Un chou-fleur, des choux-fleurs = cauliflower un court métrage, des courts métrages = short film un porte-serviette, des porte-serviette / des … Read More →
FYW 165 : French Verbs – How to choose between ETRE and AVOIR (compound tenses, part 2)
how to choose between ETRE and AVOIR auxiliaries when you want to conjugate a French verb in the passé composé…or any other compound tense! There’s an easy way to know and get it right every time you conjugate those dreaded French verbs! In the next part dedicated to this series about compound tenses, we’ll see the rules of agreements of the past participles with the auxiliary ETRE. Previous episode in the series: Episode 164: French verbs: past participles (compound tenses, part 1): frenchyourway.com.au/podcast164 Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this … Read More →
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