French Made Easy
Mathilde Kien
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 โ so you can start practicing what you've learned right away. Head to https://www.mathildekien.com/subscribe-library to subscribe to the free FME (French Made Easy) Exercise Library. ๐
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 โ so you can start practicing what you've learned right away. Head to https://www.mathildekien.com/subscribe-library to subscribe to the free FME (French Made Easy) Exercise Library. ๐
234 - "Bon" vs. "Bien": Which One to Choose?
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In this lesson, you'll learn the difference between "bon" and "bien" in French, and a simple trick to choose the right one every time. ๐ Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! โ๏ธ Lesson Exercise: Practise today's lesson inside the French Made Easy Exercise Library. ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, you'll practise your French pronunciation with 10 Halloween-themed sentences. ๐ง Just listen and repeat after me! ๐ Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, you'll learn 15 French words for meat, fish and seafood, from le poulet to les crevettes. ๐ฆ ๐ Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! โ๏ธ Lesson Exercise: Practise today's lesson inside the French Made Easy Exercise Library. ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, you'll learn how to conjugate the French verb avoir (to have) in the passรฉ composรฉ. ๐ฐ๏ธ ๐ Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! โ๏ธ Lesson Exercise: Practise today's lesson inside the French Made Easy Exercise Library ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, you'll learn 50 essential French words and expressions for beginners, with a simple example sentence for each one. ๐ ๐ Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! โ๏ธ Lesson Exercise: Practise today's lesson inside the French Made Easy Exercise Library. ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, you'll practice your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation practice themed around la rentrรฉe (back to school.) ๐ ๐ Dictation Workbook: Click here to download the workbook for this episode and choose from two levels: Level 1 for beginners with some gaps to fill, and Level 2 for a bigger challenge. ๐งโ๏ธ ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
Iโve just opened French Stories Made Easy โ a new membership for French beginners! ๐ Inside, youโll find short French stories with audio recorded by me, the complete French text, English translations and optional comprehension questions, plus a bonus beginner dialogue each month. Your first 3 stories are ready as soon as you join, with 3 new stories unlocking every 30 days. ๐ Join French Stories Made Easy โ ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, you'll listen to an easy French adaptation of La Cigale et la Fourmi, one of Jean de La Fontaineโs best-known fables. ๐ ๐ Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet for this episode. ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, you'll listen to a French dialogue between a tourist and a passer-by, asking for directions to the train station. ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, Iโll share simple ways to get more French into your day โ without adding more study time. ๐ Transcript: Click here to read the full transcript for this episode. ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, youโll practise the pronunciation of the French nasal sounds /ษฬ/, /ษฬ/ and /ษฬ/. ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, youโll learn why French speakers sometimes drop the mute โeโ in spoken French. ๐ A quick note: In this lesson, weโre not talking about the silent e at the end of words. Weโre focusing on the mute e that can disappear inside words or in short words like je, me, te, le and de in everyday speech. ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, you'll learn how to say "I'm going toโฆ" in French using le futur proche. ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this lesson, you'll learn 10 common (must-know!) regular French verbs ending in -re, like attendre, vendre, and rรฉpondre. ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, you'll learn how to conjugate the French verb pouvoir (to be able to) in the imperfect tense. ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, you'll practise your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation themed around holidays and vacation. ๐๏ธ 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. ๐งโ๏ธ ๐ Dictation Workbook: Click here to download the workbook for this episode ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, you'll learn 18 soccer words in French โ perfect timing for the World Cup! โฝ ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, you'll learn 13 common farm animals in French.๐ฎ ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, you'll learn how to conjugate French verb vouloir (to want) in French in the imperfect tense. ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this lesson, you'll learn 5 French phrases to save you when you get stuck in a conversation โ so you can keep going even when the words don't come easily. ๐ ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, you'll practice your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation practice themed around clothes. ๐ 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. ๐งโ๏ธ ๐ Dictation Workbook: Click here to download the workbook for this episode ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, youโll practice the French R with a simple listen & repeat exercise. ๐งโจ ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, youโll learn three common misconceptions about French pronunciation that might be slowing down your progress. ๐ Transcript: Click here to view transcript for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, youโll learn 15 common French words with silent final letters. ๐ ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this lesson, you'll learn how to say "I would like" in French. ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, you'll practise your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation themed around the weather forecast. โ๏ธ๐ง๏ธ 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. ๐งโ๏ธ ๐ Dictation Workbook: Click here to download the workbook for this episode. ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, youโll practice the French /ษฬ/ nasal sound (pain or vin) or with a simple listen & repeat exercise. ๐งโจ ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, youโll learn 10 French words to use at the bakery. ๐ฅ ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
Practice your French listening skills with this story: Le Lapin de Pรขques ๐ฐ Click here to download all the resources (free) for this episode. ๐ Story Transcript (French), English Translations, and Comprehension Questions & Answers Perfect for beginners and kids! 2:47 ๐ฐ Chapitre 1 : Un matin pressรฉ 3:28 ๐ธ Chapitre 2 : Une mission dans le jardin 4:08 ๐ฅ Chapitre 3 : Une belle surprise Joyeuses Pรขques ! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, youโll learn how to pronounce the รฉ (e with an acute accent) in French. ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, youโll learn how to conjugate French verb dire (to say, to tell) in French in the present tense. ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this lesson, youโll learn 10 common (must-know!) regular -IR verbs. ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, youโll learn 13 common flower names in French. ๐ธ ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, youโll practice the French nasal sound /ษฬ/ (France or blanc) with a simple listen & repeat exercise. ๐งโจ ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, you'll practice your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation themed around ordering at a cafรฉ. โ๏ธ 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. ๐งโ๏ธ ๐ Dictation Workbook: Click here to download the workbook for this episode. ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this lesson, youโll learn 10 common (must-know!) regular -er verbs. (Oops! I said episode 201, but this is actually episode 202: deux cent deux.) ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this lesson, youโll learn how to say โI love youโ in French, to one person or several people. โค๏ธ ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
Want to know how to say โI love youโ in French? In this lesson, you'll discover 10 romantic expressions just in time for Valentine's Day. ๐๐น ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this lesson, youโll learn how to say โI donโt knowโ in French. ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, youโll learn 14 French words and expressions to use at the train station. ๐ ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, youโll practice the French nasal sound /ษฬ/ (bonbon or non) with a simple listen & repeat exercise. ๐งโจ ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, you'll practice your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation themed around Christmas. ๐โจ 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. ๐งโ๏ธ ๐ Dictation Workbook: Click here to download the workbook for this episode. ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, youโll learn how to conjugate French verb parler (to speak, to talk) in French in the present tense. ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, youโll learn 18+ French words and expressions to use at the doctorโs. ๐ฉบ ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, youโll practice the French /u/ sound (toujours or rouge) with a simple listen & repeat exercise. ๐งโจ ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, youโll learn about the five pillars of French fluency: what they are, why they matter, and how they work together to help you actually speak French. :) ๐ Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, youโll learn how to count from 70 to 100 in French. ๐ข (And if you need a refresher on numbers from 0 to 69, make sure to listen to episode 32 first.) ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this episode, youโll learn how to conjugate French verb savoir (to know) in French in the present tense. ๐ Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free! ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this lesson, youโll learn how to say โI donโt understandโ in French ๐ค โ and how to ask someone to repeat. ๐ Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
In this lesson, youโll learn 10 common French idioms. ๐ชด You can listen to more idioms in episode 167 and 172. :) ๐ Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. ๐ New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. ๐ Download it for free here โ
