Traditions iconiques - A Kiss Hello

To celebrate France’s love of culture, we’re revisiting some of our favorite episodes featuring francophone artists and performers. This episode, the story of Simone, who unknowingly became the most “listened-to voice in France.” Stick around until the end for an update on what S ... Show More

To celebrate France’s love of culture, we’re revisiting some of our favorite episodes featuring francophone artists and performers. This episode, the story of Arnaud, who launched a career impersonating one of France’s most beloved male singers, Jacques Brel. Stick around until t ... Show More

On June 21, 1981, the French government invented a new holiday. Ever since then, every summer solstice, anyone in France can take to the streets and perform music…and they do! But for Fanny, sharing her birthday with la Fête de la Musique was a bit of a curse…until she discovered ... Show More

Bonjour à tous, j’espère que vous allez bien ! Thank you for joining me today for a new episode. One of my colleagues shared a very interesting interview about a peculiar cultural aspect we have. You all know about it. I’m talking about la bise of course! How many foreigners have ... Show More

Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright are back with a new series of Word of Mouth, and appropriately enough they're starting with Hellos. And greetings. Former diplomat Andy Scott has greeted people in more than 60 countries, and he's written a book about his experiences called One K ... Show More

Traditions Are HappinessAre you a person who always does things the same way or prefers to change things at every chance?If you're lucky, you are both.Traditions are the secret sauce behind our emotional connection at this time of year. Family get-togethers, office gatherings, cr ... Show More

Are you a person who always does things the same way or prefers to change things up at every chance?If you’re lucky, you are both.Traditions are the secret sauce behind the emotional connection we feel at this time of year. Family get-togethers, office gatherings, crazy shopping ... Show More

Journalist Kalú Downey and her friend worried that Chilean teatime known as “la once” was fading, so they launched a social media project to celebrate it, only to discover deeper meanings behind the custom. A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3v3ZIMX. 

Mathieu a un CV impressionnant. Champion de tennis, diplômé d’une université américaine, danseur aux côtés de Taylor Swift et directeur artistique pour de grandes marques de luxe. De quoi nous faire potentiellement déprimer. Mais la beauté du parcours de Mathieu, c’est qu’il est ... Show More

Join Ted on his French conversational journey as he learns how to greet in French. In this very first episode, Ted learns how to greet someone with our Babbel expert, Caroline’s help. The burning question: what on earth is this tricky cheek kiss that French people call “la bise?” ... Show More

In our tenth and final episode in this series of Coffee Break Conversations, we are joined by a familiar face in the Coffee Break community - Coffee Break French host, Pierre Benoît! Mark joins Pierre-Benoît in his hometown of Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer, to get to know more about his l ... Show More

Une exploration de la notion de tradition: les traditions du Nouvel An en France et au Japon, mais aussi mes réflexions sur les traditions qui sont un lien avec le passé et un poids qui peut emprisonner. Sommaire: Ai-je tenu mon engagement de lister tous les points de grammaire j ... Show More