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French Made Easy

Mathilde Kien 228 Episodes Sep 16, 2026

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 to practice what you've learned right away.

Episodes

231 - How to Conjugate "Avoir" (To Have) in French (Passé Composé)
231 - How to Conjugate "Avoir" (To Have) in French (Passé Composé) Sep 16, 2026 578 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
230 - 50 Essential French Words for Beginners
230 - 50 Essential French Words for Beginners Sep 8, 2026 1049 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 ac
229 - French Dictation Practice for Beginners #17 [La Rentrée]
229 - French Dictation Practice for Beginners #17 [La Rentrée] Sep 3, 2026 380 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 actual
Introducing French Stories Made Easy 📖✨
Introducing French Stories Made Easy 📖✨ Aug 27, 2026 209 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
228 – La Cigale et la Fourmi | Short Story in French for Beginners
228 – La Cigale et la Fourmi | Short Story in French for Beginners Aug 25, 2026 512 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
227 – French Dialogue: Asking for Directions
227 – French Dialogue: Asking for Directions Aug 18, 2026 300 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
How to Get More French Into Your Day (Without Studying More)
How to Get More French Into Your Day (Without Studying More) Aug 12, 2026 600 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
226 – The French Nasal Sounds (French Pronunciation Practice)
226 – The French Nasal Sounds (French Pronunciation Practice) Aug 6, 2026 553 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
225 - The Mute E: Why It Disappears in Spoken French
225 - The Mute E: Why It Disappears in Spoken French Jul 30, 2026 597 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,
224 - How to Say "I'm Going to…" in French (Futur Proche)
224 - How to Say "I'm Going to…" in French (Futur Proche) Jul 22, 2026 447 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 eve
223 - 10 Common French -RE Verbs
223 - 10 Common French -RE Verbs Jul 14, 2026 493 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
222 - How to Conjugate "Pouvoir" (To Be Able To) in French (Imperfect Tense)
222 - How to Conjugate "Pouvoir" (To Be Able To) in French (Imperfect Tense) Jul 7, 2026 416 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 le

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