Bonjour, this is Frederic and I would like to personally welcome you to the twenty-ninth 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.
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In this episode:
- Some information about French Culture. Discover a new area of France that you might not have heard yet: Lille
- Some French Words with an English Translation. Ideal when you cook, run, commute....
- A quick French Grammar Explanation. Learn some Essential Questions for Beginners
- Some French Expressions and their translation
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:
| la fourchette | fork |
| le verre | tumbler/glass |
| la théière | teapot |
| la tasse | à thé tea cup |
| la nappe | tablecloth |
| le rond de serviette | napkin ring |
| la tasse à café | coffee cup |
| le coquetier | egg cup |
| l’assiette à soupe | soup bowl |
| l’assiette plate | dinner plate |
French Expressions from This Podcast Episode:
| C'est injuste | Its unfair |
| à qui le dis-tu ? | you're telling me! |
| C'est clair | It's clear/obvious |
| Admettons que... | Let's say/Suppose that... |
| Mettons les choses au point. | Let's get things straight/clear. |
| mettre les voiles | be off (I am off) |
| mieux vaux tard que jamais | better than ever |
French Conversation Fillers
How do you ...? pronounce this /write (bonjour) | Comment ...? le prononcez-vous / est-ce qu’on écrit (bonjour) |
Could you please ...? repeat that | Pourriez-vous ..., s’il vous plaît? répéter Vous pouvez répéter s’il vous plait. |
| Could you please repeat? | Vous pouvez répéter s’il vous plait. |
Links to Articles and Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
What to visit in Lille?
Le Vieux Lille
(source: wikimedia.org )
Le Palais des Beaux Arts
(source: wikimedia.org)
La Piscine (Museum)
La carbonnade flamande
(source: https://www.cookingmymy.com/)
La flamiche au maroilles
(source: https://storage.canalblog.com/ )
Le Welsh
(source: https://perlbal.hi-pi.com/)
Les chicons au gratin
(source: blogspot.com)
Le Waterzooï
(source: wikimedia.org )
La Fricadelle
(source: dailynord)
Le Potjevleesch
(source: wikimedia.org )
Les Moules-Frites
(source: observatoire-des-aliments.fr )
Les Gaufres Meert
(source: maison.com)
Une Babelutte
(source: https://maison2.advcdn.net/)
La tarte al'suc
(source: overblog )
Alcool de Genièvre
(source: lechtimarche.fr)
Bière
(source: 1001cocktails.com )
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[…] Discover a new area of France that you might not have heard yet: Lille and Learn some Essential Questions for Beginners. […]
Great podcast, as always!
In thinking about the conversation fillers section, I was wondering what is a good way to tell someone I speak “some” French. I feel like by saying “un peu” I am selling myself short because I know more than a little, but I feel like if I say “Je parle français” they will think I am saying that I am fluent, which I am not yet.
Hello Megan I think you can say “Je me débrouille un peu en français / Je baragouine un peu en français”. Baragouiner = to jabber. Merci 🙂