Trop, chaud, grave and other cool words

In this episode, Gaelle talks about the quite unique (and short) French legal working hours, and why holidays tend to be longer in France. The French will casually say “no, I’m not working today, I took a RTT”. But what on Earth is that? Well, come and listen to this episode to f ... Show More

In this episode, Gaelle talks about an unusual and beautiful place to visit in the Pyrenees: le gouffre d’Esparros (the Abyss of Esparros). You will hear about its discovery, the beauty it conceals and the extremely precise work done to keep it in excellent condition whilst openi ... Show More

In this episode, Gaelle interviews Clémence, a French dietitian with her own private practice. With her modern and progressive views on nutrition, Clémence will explain why being slim doesn’t always mean being healthy, and how the table manners you learnt as a child can have a bi ... Show More

Guys, it’s time for the truth! Are you guilty of answering “comme ci comme ca” when somebody asks you how you are? I have no idea where it comes from, maybe from a song but when I was teaching in schools, students sometimes answered with this phrase. Frankly, I don’t know anybody ... Show More

Right now it’s summer, and it’s hot as blazes! (= the weather is extremely hot). This inspired me to teach you 15 English words and expressions with “hot.” Some of these are idioms – short phrases or expressions that you can’t understand literally, you can’t translate them word f ... Show More

There’s a topic that I haven’t really delved into and that is completely overlooked in this podcast. People may think that for a podcast whose claim is to teach you real spoken French, it’s a bit strange that I haven’t talked about that sooner. Frankly, I don’t think today’s topi ... Show More

In today's wicked (UK) podcast, Ethan and Andrea talk all about slang words that you need to know. The reason why slang is so important is because it helps you understand what people are talking about, whether in TV, songs, or when you converse with a native. Ethan also shares so ... Show More

In this episode, you get to practise the small but not so innocent word 'er'. It's used in many different ways in Dutch, which puzzles most learners.  Here, you get to listen to a dialogue riddled with 'er', with time for you to translate and/or repeat, d ... Show More

Welcome to the 10th and final episode of the Coffee Break French Show! We're rounding off this series by exploring two phrases that French learners often mix up - à cause de and grâce à (both translated as: "because of" in English). Join us for this episode as we discuss the subt ... Show More

In this episode, I go a bit in depth about how you can use this common phrasal verb, what it means, past, present, future usage and more.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/englishteachermonica/support 

In this episode, we conjugate the verb to be and we learn a few more words to enhance our vocabulary. Attention to "vowel harmony" :) 

Find the full transcript at  https://enbooo.com/.  Here are the five expressions you'll learn how to use in this episode: slowly but surely, you win some, you lose some, go in circles, come a long way, sooner or later! Listen to the story and discover how YOU can use them! 

In this episode, we’re going to talk about the intricacies of the pronouns “tu” and “vous”. Today’s title is a bit misleading and I’m sorry about that. My intent isn’t really to have a definite guide of the different uses of these pronouns, instead I would like to go deeper into ... Show More