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Want to improve your French listening skills while enjoying a beautiful love story? Today, I want to introduce you to a delightful tale that will not only entertain you but also enhance your understanding of real, everyday spoken French!
In this episode, you’ll meet Cléementine — a bookstore owner who discovers a mysterious photo album from her past. As she reconnects with her old baking partner, Lucien, they prepare for a baking competition that brings back cherished memories… and new possibilities!
As you listen, try to pay attention to the vocabulary and its correct pronunciation. This is the perfect opportunity to train your ear and pick up useful phrases along the way! Are you ready to enjoy this sweet story? C’est parti !
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0:00 - Intro
0:24 - Le vieil album
2:35 - Monsieur Lacroix
6:02 - À l’eau de rose
9:04 - À nouveau 24 ans
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At Comme une Française, we specialize in everyday spoken French. We focus on three unique aspects that are different from school French, self-study books, Duolingo, etc:
1. We focus only on the specifics of speaking/understanding/being understood in everyday French and have unique ways to help you learn it properly & faster.
2. We focus on shortcuts to help you make progress faster, which also means we tell you exactly what you can stop learning to prioritize what’s really important.
3. We use French culture as the subject to make it fun and interesting for adults.
Take care and stay safe.
😘 from Grenoble, France.
Géraldine
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Want to improve your French listening skills while enjoying a beautiful love story? Today, I want to introduce you to a delightful tale that will not only entertain you but also enhance your understanding of real, everyday spoken French!
In this episode, you’ll meet Cléementine — a bookstore owner who discovers a mysterious photo album from her past. As she reconnects with her old baking partner, Lucien, they prepare for a baking competition that brings back cherished memories… and new possibilities!
As you listen, try to pay attention to the vocabulary and its correct pronunciation. This is the perfect opportunity to train your ear and pick up useful phrases along the way! Are you ready to enjoy this sweet story? C’est parti !
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0:00 - Intro
0:24 - Le vieil album
2:35 - Monsieur Lacroix
6:02 - À l’eau de rose
9:04 - À nouveau 24 ans
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⭐ DOWNLOAD THE PDF OF THIS LESSON
* Read, save and/or print the full written lesson here (free) - commeunefrancaise.com/blog/french-storytime&source=youtube
✉️ RECEIVE GÉRALDINE’S FREE NEWSLETTER
* I show you how to improve your French fluency every Saturday. Subscribe here: commeunefrancaise.com/youtube-welcome
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* Ready to see faster progress in your spoken French fluency through consistent practice? Sign up for our next 30-Day French Challenge: school.commeunefrancaise.com/challenge
🥐 EXPLORE THE COMME UNE FRANÇAISE WEBSITE
* Actual spoken French is almost a completely different language than technical written French, which is what you were taught in schools. We specialize in everyday spoken French: speaking and understanding it, at all ages and levels. - commeunefrancaise.com
✅ SUBSCRIBE SO YOU DON’T MISS ANY EPISODES
youtube.com/@Commeunefrancaise?sub_confirmation=1
At Comme une Française, we specialize in everyday spoken French. We focus on three unique aspects that are different from school French, self-study books, Duolingo, etc:
1. We focus only on the specifics of speaking/understanding/being understood in everyday French and have unique ways to help you learn it properly & faster.
2. We focus on shortcuts to help you make progress faster, which also means we tell you exactly what you can stop learning to prioritize what’s really important.
3. We use French culture as the subject to make it fun and interesting for adults.
Take care and stay safe.
😘 from Grenoble, France.
Géraldine
![Understand Fast Spoken French: How we emphasize syllables [French vs. English]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7AuK5RR0OCc/mqdefault.jpg "Understand Fast Spoken French: How we emphasize syllables [French vs. English]
Want to improve your French accent? You can work on how you emphasize syllables in French! A Paris-born French teacher explains.
💾 Read, save and/or print the full written lesson here (free): https://www.commeunefrancaise.com/blog/french-syllables&source=youtube
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When you first started learning French, perhaps decades ago, you probably quickly realized that there are big differences between the way that words are pronounced in French versus how they’re pronounced in English, even if they look or are spelt the same way.
One reason for this is that we tend to stress the syllables in French words differently than you would in English! In today’s lesson, I’ll explain how you can start to subtly change the way you emphasize the different syllables in French words, so you can sound more fluent when you speak French.
Take care and stay safe.
😘 from Grenoble, France.
Géraldine")
