Learn French by Podcast
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The French tendency to drive fast will form the basis of our lesson this time - our conversation will deal with a near miss on the road. We'll learn how to say 'I had a narrow escape', we'll meet the expression 'il m'a mis hors de moi' and we'll see how to use the verbs 'doubler' and 'faillir'. Let's get started.

Direct download: LFBP_Lesson_44.mp3
Category:Education -- posted at: 9:46pm UTC

An incident in a shop where a customer drops and breaks something is the subject of this lesson. The reaction of the shop assistant will bring up the topic of the subjunctive and one particular situation in which this form of the verb is required.

Direct download: LFBP_Lesson_43.mp3
Category:Education -- posted at: 9:43pm UTC

Our food is almost prepared. But we want to ask when exactly it will be ready and when we should sit at the table. Let's see how to do that in this lesson. We'll also meet the expressions 'Je meurs de faim!' and 'passer à table'.

Direct download: LFBP_Lesson_42.mp3
Category:Education -- posted at: 11:12pm UTC

We'll be talking about someone who is quite religious in this lesson. We'll meet the adjectives 'croyant' and 'pratiquant' to describe such a person, we'll see how to use 'ne... jamais', we'll use the verb 'se souvenir de', and we'll practice other interesting expressions, too. Let's get started...

Direct download: LFBP_Lesson_41.mp3
Category:Education -- posted at: 12:19am UTC

Relationship problems are the topic of this lesson! We'll learn how to ask someone what's wrong, we'll meet the reflexive verb "se séparer" and we'll ask ourselves the question, "How am I going to explain it to him?" We'll also distinguish between "ne... pas" and "ne... plus".

Direct download: LFBP_Lesson_40.mp3
Category:Education -- posted at: 8:50pm UTC