Bite-sized and easy-to-follow French lessons for beginners. Join Mathilde as she teaches you the basics you need to know to kickstart your French learning journey, and ultimately speak French clearly and confidently. Each episode covers topics related to French grammar, French pronunciation, and French vocabulary. At the end of each episode, you can download the lesson's exercises – so you can start practicing what you've learned right away. Head to https://mathildekien.com/subscribe-library ...
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In this episode, you'll practice your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation practice themed around describing people. 🤍 Download the Dictation Workbook, and choose from two levels: Level 1 for beginners with some gaps to fill, and Level 2 for a bigger challenge. 🎧✏️ 📝 Dictation Workbook: Click here to download the workbook f…
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In this episode, I’ll break down the imperfect tense conjugation of ‘avoir’ (to have). 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast lessons to help yo…
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In this episode, I’ll break down the imperfect tense conjugation of ‘être’ (to be). 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast lessons to help you p…
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In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use 5 common reflexive verbs in French, all in the present tense. 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast lessons to hel…
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In this episode, you'll practice your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation practice themed around family members. 🤍 Download the Dictation Workbook, and choose from two levels: Level 1 for beginners with some gaps to fill, and Level 2 for a bigger challenge. 🎧✏️ 📝 Dictation Workbook: Click here to download the workbook for …
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In this lesson, you’ll learn 25 school words in French. 📚✏️ 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast lessons to help you practice and improve your French ski…
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Practice your French listening skills with this Halloween-themed story: Élise et La Quête d'Halloween 🧙♀️✨ Click here to download all the resources (free) for this episode. 📚 Story Transcript (French), English Translations, and Comprehension Questions & Answers Perfect for beginners and kids! Chapter markers: 00:02:56 💌 Chapitre 1: L'invitation 00…
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Subscriber-only episode >> Click here to subscribe! 💖 In this special follow-up episode of French Made Easy: Short Story Edition, we’re focusing on the key vocabulary from Le Lièvre et la Tortue (The Hare and the Tortoise). 🐇🐢 Perfect for beginners, this episode will help you build your French vocabulary with words from the story, including nouns, …
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In this episode, you’ll learn how to say 'Hello,' 'Good morning,' 'Hi,' 'Good evening,' and even 'Bye' in French. 😊 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 📔✨ Are you a complete beginner in French? Get the '50 Essential French Words for Beginners' guide – your quick-start guide to building…
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Subscriber-only episode >> Click here to subscribe! 💖 Listen to 'Le Lièvre et la Tortue' (The Hare and the Tortoise) in this subscriber-only episode of French Made Easy: Short Story Edition. 🐇🐢 Perfect for beginners, this tale shows the value of patience. The story is in French, with a PDF transcript in both French and English to help build your vo…
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In this episode, you'll practice your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation practice themed around Halloween. 🕷🕸 Download the Dictation Workbook, and choose from two levels: Level 1 for beginners with some gaps to fill, and Level 2 for a bigger challenge. 🎧✏️ 📝 Dictation Workbook: Click here to download the workbook for this…
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In this episode, you’ll learn how to ask ‘Do you speak English?’ in French. 😊 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 📔✨ Are you a complete beginner in French? Get the '50 Essential French Words for Beginners' guide – your quick-start guide to building your French vocabulary. This guide fe…
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Practice your French listening skills with this celebration-themed story: Une Invitation de Mariage 🏰 Click here to download all the resources (free) for this episode. 📚 Story Transcript (French), English Translations, and Comprehension Questions & Answers Perfect for beginners and kids! 🗺✨ Struggling with French Pronunciation? Get your 'Five-Step …
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In this episode, you’ll learn 3 ways to say ‘thank you’ in French. 😊 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 📔✨ Are you a complete beginner in French? Get the '50 Essential French Words for Beginners' guide – your quick-start guide to building your French vocabulary. This guide features 50…
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In this episode, you'll learn 25 essential French verbs that every beginner needs to know. 📝 Transcript: Click here 📓⚡️ Click here to download the comprehensive (and free) cheat sheet 25 Essential French Verbs for Beginners 📓⚡️. This cheat sheet includes conjugation tables for all these 25 verbs, for all beginners tenses and moods—present, past, fu…
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In this episode, you’ll learn 4 ways to say ‘you’re welcome’ in French, both formal and informal. 😊👌 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 📔✨ Are you a complete beginner in French? Get the '50 Essential French Words for Beginners' guide – your quick-start guide to building your French vo…
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In this episode, you'll practice your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation exercise themed around 'Colors'. Choose from two levels: Level 1 for beginners with some gaps to fill, and Level 2 for a bigger challenge. 🎧✏️ 📝 Workbook & Transcript: Click here to download the workbook and transcript for this episode. 🗺✨ Struggling…
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In this episode, you'll learn the name of 8 French pastries. 🍰🥐✨ 📝 Transcript: Click here 🗺✨ Struggling with French Pronunciation? Get your 'Five-Step Roadmap to Effortless French Pronunciation' audio guide – your key to clear, confident, and effortless speech. Perfect for beginners! >> Click Here to Download Your Free Audio Guide Now 🧡 Support the…
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In this episode, you’ll learn how to pronounce the French expression ‘au revoir’ (goodbye) 👋 📝 Transcript: Click here + French Sounds Cheat Sheet: click here ✨ Take your first step towards clear and effortless French pronunciation with my free French Sounds Cheat Sheet. Discover all French sounds, avoid common pronunciation mistakes—no more saying …
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In this episode, you'll learn 10 common French adverbs of manner to help you express how actions are performed, e.g., 'Elle parle doucement' (She speaks softly) 🗣️ 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-frien…
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In this episode, you'll practice your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation exercise themed around 'Numbers'. Choose from two levels: Level 1 for beginners with some gaps to fill, and Level 2 for a bigger challenge. 🎧✏️ 📝 Workbook & Transcript: Click here to download the workbook and transcript for this episode. 🗺✨ Strugglin…
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In this lesson, you’ll learn new ways to make negative sentences in French. Please listen to Part I here first! 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast less…
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In this lesson, you’ll learn 15 words for using public transportation. 🚌🚇 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast lessons to help you practice and improve y…
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In this lesson, you’ll learn 20 essential airport words in French. 🛫✨ 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast lessons to help you practice and improve your …
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In today’s lesson, you’ll learn how to use French contractions between the prepositions 'à' and 'de' and definite articles. For example, 'Je vais (à+le) marché' (I’m going to the market) contracts to 'Je vais au marché.' (These contractions are not optional!) 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this…
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In this episode, you'll practice your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation exercise, themed 'Introductions and Greetings'. Choose from two levels: Level 1 for beginners with some gaps to fill, and Level 2 for a bigger challenge. 🎧✏️ 📝 Workbook & Transcript: Click here to download the workbook and transcript for this episode…
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In this episode, you'll learn 10 common French adverbs of frequency to help you express how often you do things, e.g., 'Je vais souvent au cinéma' (I often go to the cinema) 🎬 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ be…
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Practice your French listening skills with this travel-themed comprehension: Le Voyage de Jacques et Noémie à Paris 🗼✈️ Click here to download all the resources (free) for this episode. 📚 Story Transcript (French), English Translations, and Comprehension Questions & Answers Perfect for beginners and kids! Chapters: Le Voyage de Jacques et Noémie à …
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Do you find pronouncing ‘plus’ tricky? Do you pronounce it [ply] or [plys]? In this episode, I’ll break down the pronunciation and usage of ‘plys’ (all). 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exerci…
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In this episode, you'll learn 20 common French adjectives. 🤓 Tune in to part I (episode 98) and part II (episode 99) to learn even more adjectives! 👉 Head over to https://mathildekien.com/podcast-episodes/138 for episode cheat sheet, transcript, and resources! 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly…
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In this lesson, you'll learn about impersonal verbs in French, such as 'il faut' (it is necessary), 'il pleut' (it's raining), etc. Don't miss it, it's important! 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friend…
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In this episode, you'll learn the essential vocabulary for navigating supermarkets in French. 🛒✨ 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast lessons to help you…
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In this episode, you'll learn 7 essential question words in French, such as 'why', 'how', etc. 🤔✨ 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast lessons to help yo…
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Ready to talk about keeping your home tidy in French? In this episode, you'll learn 15 handy expressions for household chores. 🏠✨ 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made…
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In this episode, you'll learn how to say and pronounce "happy birthday" (joyeux anniversaire) 🎂 📝 Transcript: Click here 🗺✨ Struggling with French Pronunciation? Get your 'Five-Step Roadmap to Effortless French Pronunciation' audio guide – your key to clear, confident, and effortless speech. Perfect for beginners! >> Click Here to Download Your Fre…
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In this episode, you'll learn how to pronounce the French word 'crêpe.' 🥞 📝 Transcript: Click here 🗺✨ Struggling with French Pronunciation? Get your 'Five-Step Roadmap to Effortless French Pronunciation' audio guide – your key to clear, confident, and effortless speech. Perfect for beginners! >> Click Here to Download Your Free Audio Guide Now 🧡 Su…
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Confused about conjugating ‘devoir’ (to have to) in the future tense? In this episode, I’ll break down the future tense conjugation of ‘devoir’ (to have to). 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-…
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In this episode, you'll learn how to use the French expression 'être en train de...' to describe actions happening right now. 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Eas…
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📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast lessons to help you practice and improve your French skills! Click here to access the FREE Library! 🔓 📔✨ Are you a c…
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Wondering how to express love in French? In this episode, you'll discover 10 romantic expressions — just in time for Valentine's Day. 💘🌹 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the Fren…
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Practice your French listening skills with this Christmas-themed comprehension. Perfect for beginners and kids! 📚 Transcript, English Translations, Comprehension Answers, and Glossary: Click here to download all the resources (free) for this episode. Les Aventures de Noël de Rudy 🦌✨ Comprehension Questions (Answers available here) 🎄 Chapitre 1 : Ru…
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No French lesson today, but I have a free 2024 French-English Calendar for you! Also, a big thank you for listening and supporting the podcast, and happy holidays. 🎄✨ 👉 Download your FREE Calendar here 👈 🗺✨ Struggling with French Pronunciation? Get your 'Five-Step Roadmap to Effortless French Pronunciation' audio guide – your key to clear, confiden…
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Wondering what's on the menu for a French Christmas? This episode covers all the classic French holiday foods. 🎄🍽️✨ 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast …
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Wondering how to share your evening routine in French? This episode covers 20 expressions to help you describe it. 🌜🌟 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcas…
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Practice your French listening skills with this daily life-themed listening comprehension story. Short story, perfect for beginners! 📚 Transcript, English Translations, Comprehension Answers & Glossary: Click here to download all the resources (free) for this episode. Comprehension Questions (Answers available here) 🌞 Partie 1: Le Réveil À quelle h…
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In this episode, you'll learn how to pronounce the French word 'champagne', just in time for the upcoming holiday celebrations! 🥂 📝 Transcript: Click here ✨ Take your first step towards clear and effortless French pronunciation with my free French Sounds Cheat Sheet. Discover all French sounds, avoid common pronunciation mistakes—no more saying ‘cu…
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Wondering how to share your morning routine in French? This episode covers 25 expressions to help you describe it. ☕️ 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcas…
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In this episode, you'll learn how to say and pronounce the French word for pumpkin, 'citrouille,' just in time for Halloween! 🎃 📝 Transcript: Click here ✨ Take your first step towards clear and effortless French pronunciation with my free French Sounds Cheat Sheet. Discover all French sounds, avoid common pronunciation mistakes—no more saying ‘cul …
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Ready to dive into the spooky season? 🎃 In this episode, I'll introduce you to 15 Halloween-related words in French, such as 'un fantôme' (a ghost) and 'une sorcière' (a witch). 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ …
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Planning a trip to France and unsure about the types of accommodation? 🏡 In this episode, I'll walk you through the different types of accommodation in French, like ‘un hôtel’ (a hotel) and ‘un appartement’ (an apartment). 📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. 🗝✨ FME Exercise Library: Un…
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