Podcast

French Made Easy

Education, Language Learning

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://www.mathildekien.com/subscribe-library to subscribe to the free FME (French Made Easy) Exercise Library. 🗝

Language Learning chart
#31
Episodes
248
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
7 min
On air since
2020
Latest episode
2 weeks ago

Episodes

248 episodes, newest first

  1. 234 - "Bon" vs. "Bien": Which One to Choose?

    Show notes

    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.

    📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free!

    ✏️ Lesson Exercise: Practise today's lesson inside the French Made Easy Exercise Library.

    🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍

    New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

    12 min
  2. 233 - French Pronunciation Practice (Halloween)

    Show notes

    In this episode, you'll practise your French pronunciation with 10 Halloween-themed sentences. 🧛 Just listen and repeat after me!

    📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free!

    🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍

    New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

    7 min
  3. 232 - 15 Meat, Fish & Seafood Words in French

    Show notes

    In this episode, you'll learn 15 French words for meat, fish and seafood, from le poulet to les crevettes. 🦐

    📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free!

    ✏️ Lesson Exercise: Practise today's lesson inside the French Made Easy Exercise Library.

    🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍

    New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

    9 min
  4. 231 - How to Conjugate "Avoir" (To Have) in French (Passé Composé)

    Show notes

    In this episode, you'll learn how to conjugate the French verb avoir (to have) in the passé composé. 🕰️

    📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free!

    ✏️ Lesson Exercise: Practise today's lesson inside the French Made Easy Exercise Library

    🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍

    New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

    10 min
  5. 230 - 50 Essential French Words for Beginners

    Show notes

    In this episode, you'll learn 50 essential French words and expressions for beginners, with a simple example sentence for each one. 📔

    📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free!

    ✏️ Lesson Exercise: Practise today's lesson inside the French Made Easy Exercise Library.

    🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍

    New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

    17 min
  6. 229 - French Dictation Practice for Beginners #17 [La Rentrée]

    Show notes

    In this episode, you'll practice your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation practice themed around la rentrée (back to school.) 🎒

    📝 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. 🎧✏️

    🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍

    New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

    6 min
  7. Introducing French Stories Made Easy 📖✨

    Show notes

    I’ve just opened French Stories Made Easy — a new membership for French beginners! 📖

    Inside, you’ll 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.

    🔗 Join French Stories Made Easy →

    🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍

    New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

    3 min
  8. 228 – La Cigale et la Fourmi | Short Story in French for Beginners

    Show notes

    In this episode, you'll listen to an easy French adaptation of La Cigale et la Fourmi, one of Jean de La Fontaine’s best-known fables. 🐜

    📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet for this episode.

    🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍

    New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

    9 min
  9. 227 – French Dialogue: Asking for Directions

    Show notes

    In this episode, you'll listen to a French dialogue between a tourist and a passer-by, asking for directions to the train station.

    📝 Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free!

    🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍

    New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

    5 min
  10. How to Get More French Into Your Day (Without Studying More)

    Show notes

    In this episode, I’ll share simple ways to get more French into your day — without adding more study time.

    📝 Transcript: Click here to read the full transcript for this episode.

    🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍

    New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

    10 min
  11. 226 – The French Nasal Sounds (French Pronunciation Practice)

    Show notes

    In this episode, you’ll practise the pronunciation of the French nasal sounds /ɑ̃/, /ɔ̃/ and /ɛ̃/.

    📝 Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free!

    🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍

    New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

    9 min
  12. 225 - The Mute E: Why It Disappears in Spoken French

    Show notes

    In this episode, you’ll learn why French speakers sometimes drop the mute “e” in spoken French.

    🛑 A quick note: In this lesson, we’re not talking about the silent e at the end of words. We’re focusing on the mute e that can disappear inside words or in short words like je, me, te, le and de in everyday speech.

    📝 Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free!

    🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍

    New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

    10 min
  13. 224 - How to Say "I'm Going to…" in French (Futur Proche)

    Show notes

    In this episode, you'll learn how to say "I'm going to…" in French using le futur proche.

    📝 Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free!

    🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍

    New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

    7 min
  14. 223 - 10 Common French -RE Verbs

    Show notes

    In this lesson, you'll learn 10 common (must-know!) regular French verbs ending in -re, like attendre, vendre, and répondre.

    📝 Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free!

    🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍

    New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

    8 min
  15. 222 - How to Conjugate "Pouvoir" (To Be Able To) in French (Imperfect Tense)

    Show notes

    In this episode, you'll learn how to conjugate the French verb pouvoir (to be able to) in the imperfect tense.

    📝 Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free!

    🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍

    New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

    7 min
  16. 221 - French Dictation Practice for Beginners #16 [Holidays & Vacation]

    Show notes

    In this episode, you'll practise your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation themed around holidays and vacation. 🏖️

    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 episode

    🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍

    New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

    5 min
  17. 220 - 18 Soccer Words in French

    Show notes

    In this episode, you'll learn 18 soccer words in French — perfect timing for the World Cup! ⚽

    📝 Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free!

    🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍

    New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

    7 min
  18. 219 - 13 Farm Animals in French

    Show notes

    In this episode, you'll learn 13 common farm animals in French.🐮

    📝 Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free!

    🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍

    New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

    6 min
  19. 218 - How to Conjugate "Vouloir" (To Want) in French (Imperfect Tense)

    Show notes

    In this episode, you'll learn how to conjugate French verb vouloir (to want) in French in the imperfect tense.

    📝 Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free!

    🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍

    New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

    7 min
  20. 217 - 5 French Phrases for When You're Stuck

    Show notes

    In this lesson, you'll learn 5 French phrases to save you when you get stuck in a conversation — so you can keep going even when the words don't come easily. 🆘

    📝 Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free!

    🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍

    New! ✨📖 French Stories Made Easy is now open — my story membership for beginners, with short French stories, audio, full English translations and optional comprehension questions. Join French Stories Made Easy →

    6 min