Bonjour, this is Frederic and I would like to personally welcome you to the twenty-first episode of the Talk in French Podcast!
This podcast is intended for beginner to intermediate French language learners and French culture enthusiasts. For advanced level learners, I also have an all-French Podcast which you would probably enjoy more. You can check the Advanced Podcast here.
In this episode:
- Some information about French culture. Discover a new area of France that you might not have heard of yet: Bretagne (Britanny)
- Some French Words with English translations
- A quick French Grammar Explanation. The difference between journée vs jour / matinée vs matin / année vs an (a very common mistake by French Learners)
- Some French Expressions and their translations
What's in this Podcast?
French Travel and Culture
Discover some interesting aspects of French travel and culture.
Vocabulary and Expressions
Learn useful French vocabulary and idiomatic expressions.
French Grammar Explanation
Get to know important grammar points and learn how to use it.
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French Vocabulary Included in this Episode:
| le paquebot | ocean liner |
| le bateau à voiles | sailboat |
| le port marin | seaport |
| la marée | tide |
| le quai | pier |
| la croisière fluviale | river cruise |
| la mer | sea |
| l’île (f ) | island |
| le bateau à voiles | sailboat |
French Expressions from this Podcast Episode:
| d'un bout à l'autre de l'année | all year long |
| Il y a du mieux. | There's been some improvement. |
| donner sa place | to give up one's seat |
| je t'en prie | it was my pleasure |
| Il ne m'a pas quitté des yeux. | He never took his eyes off me. |
| D'après moi | In my view. |
| Je me vois malheureusement obligé de refuser. | Unfortunately, I'm obliged to decline. |
Links to Articles and Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
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What to visit in Brittany/ Bretagne?
Fougères
(source:wikipedia.org)
Saint Malo
(source: wikipedia.org)
Vannes
(source: wikimedia.org)
Rennes
(source: wikimedia.org)
Carnac Stones
(source: terredecidre.com)
Le Chouchen
(source: spiritsoffrance.com.au)
La Crêpe
(source: planetvigil.net)
La Galette
(source: p0.storage.canalblog.com)
Le Kouign Amann
(source: carblicious.com)
Les Moules
(source: coquillages-de-bretagne.com )
Les Fruits de Mer
(source: easycampingfrance.files.wordpress.com )
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Just a suggestion for your podcast:
I listen to your podcast with my iPod Touch. If you can put those pictures of Britanny and also french words/grammar in your podcast so that the images change at specific times with your audio that would be awesome. This type of podcast is known as “enhanced podcast” – basically it’s like a slideshow with audio (I hope that makes sense). I think looking at the pictures/ words while listening really helps me focus on the material and can be quite useful.
But this would require more time to create and could be an inconvenience for you.
Hello Thomas, I am afraid that I will not do this request since it will be way too long. I really doubt that many people use the “enhanced podcast” like you do. But I will develop some youtube video soon so it will solve this issue. 🙂
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