Bonjour, this is Frederic and I would like to personally welcome you to the twenty-seventh episode of the Talk in French Podcast!
This podcast is intended for beginner to intermediate French language learners and French culture enthusiasts. For advanced level learners, I also have an all-French Podcast which you would probably enjoy more. You can check the Advanced Podcast here.
In this episode:
- Some information about French Culture. Discover a new area of France that you might not have heard yet: Alsace with a very interesting history
- Some French Words with an English Translation. Ideal when you cook, run, commute....
- A quick French Grammar Explanation. Learn 10 ways to express Agreement and Disagreement
- Some French Expressions and their translation
What's in this Podcast?
French Travel and Culture
Discover some interesting aspects of French travel and culture.
Vocabulary and Expressions
Learn useful French vocabulary and idiomatic expressions.
French Grammar Explanation
Get to know important grammar points and learn how to use it.
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What to visit in Alsace?
Strasbourg
(source: deviantart)
Colmar
(source: whenonearth)
Kaysersberg
(source: wikimedia.org)
Le château du Haut-Koenigsbourg
(source: wikimedia)
Museums in Mulhouse
(source: https://www.citedutrain.com/)
(source: cite de l'automobile)
(source: wikimedia.org)
Le camp de Struthof
(source: wikimedia.org)
La ligne Maginot
(source: academic)
What to eat (and drink):
Choucroute
(source: chocomea)
Baeckeoff
(source: wikmedia)
Kouglof
(source: overblogkiwi)
Bretzel
(source: blogspot)
Vin d'Alsace
(source: trimbach)
Bière d'Alsace
(source: prixing.fr)
Traditional Outfit
French Vocabulary Included in this Episode:
| la houppette | powder puff |
| le pinceau | brush |
| la lime à ongles | nail file |
| le masque de beauté | face pack |
| le correcteur | concealer |
| le fard à paupières | eye shadow |
| l’autobronzant | self tanning cream |
| les soins de beauté | beauty treatments |
| l'antiride | anti wrinkle cream[/list] |
French Expressions from this Podcast Episode:
| du matin au soir | from morning till night |
| À l’âge de dix-huit ans, on est majeur. | At eighteen years of age, you are legally responsible |
| Je suis occupé. | I'm busy. |
| Je ne sais pas comment vous remercier. | I don't know how to thank you. |
| Il faut | It's necessary to |
| Il est dans la fleur de l’âge. | He is in the prime of life. |
| Il faut réfléchir avant d'agir. | Look before you leap. |
Links to Articles and Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
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