Bienvenue’s How To Become Fluent in French

From the creators of the Bienvenue Method, this podcast is geared towards people who would like to add French to their list of spoken languages. We break down the barriers that keep people from being fluent in the language of love.

When PLUS means More 06/01/2024

When PLUS means More ... and Other Ways to Express MORE To pronounce the s or not to pornounce the s. that is a hard question, or at least one that seems to confuse many a French student. Let me set you straight on when to say the final s and other ways to express more. /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/31556852

I Have No Coffee but I Have Lots of Croissants 06/01/2024

I Have No Coffee but I Have Lots of Croissants How to Translate Some, None and No More Je n’ai pas de café! I don’t have any coffee... is a phrase that most students just don’t get in French, yet the concept of none is easy to use once you grasp the idea. /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/31556817

Why is a Purse Masculin and a Table Feminin 06/25/2023

Why is a Purse Masculin and a Table Feminin ... or The Failproof Way to Learn the Gender of French Nouns Everyone has a hard time remembering whether French words are masculin or feminin, and there are few rules to help, but I have found an easy way to remember which is which. Take a listen... it’s a great way to spend twelve minutes! /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/27258987

Sing-a-long in French 04/22/2023

Sing-a-long in French Song is an excellent way to commit lyrics and grammar to memory. Try it out. /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/26619681

A Fantome Expression: Would, and How to Translate it 03/27/2023

A Fantome Expression: Would, and How to Translate it Would you this, would you that? Would is just a word that helps talk about the past, or something that you would if you could. The French solve this by just using a different tense. Find out when in this episode of How to Become Fluent in French. /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/26352657

Overcoming French Classroom Syndrome 03/27/2023

Overcoming French Classroom Syndrome People are so used toi repeating parts of the question that they are asked before answering that they fall into patterns of speech that are unnatural. When someone asks you, What is your favorite restaurant, you would rarely say, ...my favorite restaurant is.... It sounds like you’re still in Madame’s 8th grade French class. /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/26352573

Counting Sheep 05/11/2022

Counting Sheep Let’s talk numbers and let’s get you over the paralyzing fear that grips your chest every time you have to say a number. Grab a pen and paper and I’m going to show you an easy way to say the most complicated years and numbers you can imagine. /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/23074442

Masculine or Feminine? 04/27/2022

Masculine or Feminine? Remembering whether a word is feminine or masculine in French is not as difficult as everyone makes it out to be. Let’s take a look at a few tried and true rules relating to gender as well as a few tips to remembering those that don’t obey any rules. /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/22927613

The Rich World of Bald Mice, Water Castles 04/21/2022

The Rich World of Bald Mice, Water Castles Many compound nouns are a ridiculous combination of words, but their absurdity, make them easy to retain. /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/22864106

Going To Bed With The Chickens 08/13/2021

Going To Bed With The Chickens Using common expressions in French is one step closer to becoming fluent in French, and certainly makes you stand out as an accomplished Francophone. So learn a few and use the ones that make you laugh. /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/20130557

Current Expressions You Won’t Learn From Your Teacher 08/01/2021

Current Expressions You Won’t Learn From Your Teacher Some of them come from English, some of them are manipulations of the French language. And even if you don’t like them, by being exposed to them day after day, you end up using them... if you are fluent in French that is. /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/19996130

How to Sound French Without Learning Any French 06/27/2021

How to Sound French Without Learning Any French Learn how to say French words in a manner the French will understand. /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/19621835

How to Add Thousands of Words to Your Vocabulary 06/14/2021

How to Add Thousands of Words to Your Vocabulary With so many identical words in English and French, you owe it to yourself to take the time to learn to pronounce them, because it broadens your vocabulary without having to learn them. If you can pronounce these words, you can understand them. /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/19475081

Expressions We Get Stuck On 06/09/2021

Expressions We Get Stuck On Have you ever wanted to use a word, but not known if you need to use a preposition after it, or maybe is it an infinitive? Ah zut! Join us as we navigate a few expressions that start with B. /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/19418429

Tips on How to Become Fluent in French 05/25/2021

Tips on How to Become Fluent in French I share tips, hacks and tricks for better retention of verbs, gender, vocabulary. /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/19227410

Tour of a French Kitchen 05/17/2021

Tour of a French Kitchen You can probably get around in life without knowing a lot of kitchen vocabulary, but you never know when you are going to need a fork, a spoon or a knife. I’d rather learn these than risk starving... Can you imagine not being able to eat in France because you can’t tell someone you need utensils? /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/19139597

Foods Commonly Used in French Kitchens 05/10/2021

Foods Commonly Used in French Kitchens Everyday cooking can get boring. We fall into a rut where our dinners revolve around three staple meals. That’s one thing the French have mastered--shaking it up with an array of different foods, and some of them we can actually find in our very own supermarkets. /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/19053359

French Homonyms 05/03/2021

French Homonyms Homonyms can be tricky to understand. /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/18962930

Où Sont Les Toilettes SVP? 04/26/2021

Où Sont Les Toilettes SVP? Make sure you wind up where you want to be. /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/18870827

A Typical Dialogue with a Stranger 04/20/2021

A Typical Dialogue with a Stranger Take advantage of this exercise to speak! /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/18795635

Things That We Falsely Attribute to the French 04/19/2021

Things That We Falsely Attribute to the French ... and how to say them in French. /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/18780497

Ten Questions You Can Ask Someone To Get To Know Them 04/13/2021

Ten Questions You Can Ask Someone To Get To Know Them Sometimes it helps to have a little help to getting to know someone /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/18711341

Ten Questions You Can Ask Someone To Get To Know Them 04/13/2021

Ten Questions You Can Ask Someone To Get To Know Them Sometimes it helps to have a little help to getting to know someone /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/18711338

Expressions that Will Earn You the Evil Eye in France 04/12/2021

Expressions that Will Earn You the Evil Eye in France Basic greetings could get you into hot water. /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/18699311

Sounding Like a Native - Part II 04/06/2021

Sounding Like a Native - Part II We all want to sound French, so why not learn the expressions that make you sound like a native? /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/18628364

How to Start a Story in French 04/05/2021

How to Start a Story in French So often we are intimidated to tell our story, afraid we might make a mistake, but you have to take the plunge at some point. /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/18613184

French Pastries 03/31/2021

French Pastries Don’t listen to this before lunch but we can learn a lot from French pastry names. /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/18546095

Making Numbers Roll Off Your Tongue 03/29/2021

Making Numbers Roll Off Your Tongue You may think you don’t need numbers, but then you might wind up paying way more money than you expected because you didn’t understand what a salesperson said to you. /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/18522734

Talking About the Weather 03/23/2021

Talking About the Weather Talking about the weather in English is second nature, but not as obvious in French. /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/18441956

Everyday Expressions 03/22/2021

Everyday Expressions You want to be able to remember these expressions at the drop of a hat. /episode/index/show/bienvenue/id/18421880

Bienvenue’s How To Become Fluent in French

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