Bonjour, this is Frederic and I would like to personally welcome you to the thirty-second 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.
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In this episode:
- Some information about French culture. Discover a new area of France that you might not have heard of yet: Pays Basque
- Some French Words with an English Translation
- Some Great Tips for Learning French: How to pronounce the sound “U” in French
- Some French Expressions and their translations
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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French Vocabulary Included in this Episode:
| la pompe à bière | beer tap |
| la bière | beer |
| La machine à café | coffee machine |
| le barman | bartender |
| les noix | nuts |
| le rhum coca | rum and coke |
| le tabouret de bar | bar stool |
| le seau à glace | ice bucket |
| les noix de cajou | cashew nuts |
French Expressions from this Podcast Episode:
| Tout va le mieux du monde. | Everything is going beautifully. |
| Tu es toujours dans mon chemin | You're always in my way |
| entrer à pied | to walk in |
| le jour tombe | it's getting dark |
| Tu parles! | You must be joking! |
| Essaie un peu pour voir! | Just you try it! |
| être à jour | to be up to date |
To practice the sound U
U and Ou (oo)
- Du tout
- Tu surjoues
- Dessus dessous
Ou and u
- Goutu
- Moulu
What to visit in Pays Basque?
Biarritz
(source: collegecevenol)
Musée de la Mer
(source:baldelli-guirao-architectes)
Bayonne
(source: euskoguide)
Musée Basque
(source: monpaysbasque)
St-Jean-de-Luz
(source: hotel-lamarisa)
Ascain
(source: commons.wikimedia)
The Nive Valley
(source:france-voyage)
La Rhune
(source: bearnaisdeparis)
Ainhoa
(source: gopixpic)
St-Jean-Pied-de-Port
(source: marphyl.canalblog)
Poulet basquaise au jambon de Bayonne
(source: camcookandco)
Piperade basque
(source: curedbybacon)
Poêlée de scampis au piment d’Espelette
(source: sylvabar)
Langoustines rôties aux saveurs basques
(source: stainlesssteelthumb)
Axoa
(source: blog.laruchequiditoui)
Fromage Basque Cheese : Ewe
(source: sandyschopbach)
Soufflés au chocolat et au piment d’Espelette
(source: paperblog)
Gâteau basque à la cerise
(source: nutrigood)
kanouga
(source: patxaranbaranano)
Izarra
(source: supertoinette)
Irouleguy
(source: foodsnobblog)
Jurancon
(source: commons.wikimedia)
Manseng (Petit and Grand)
(source:wine.scoutology)
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