French Made Easy
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. 🗝
Episodes
In this episode, you'll learn how to conjugate the French verb avoir (to have) in the passé composé. 🕰️
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In this episode, you'll learn 50 essential French words and expressions for beginners, with a simple example sentence for each one. 📔
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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. 🎧✏️
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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.
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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. 🐜
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In this episode, you'll listen to a French dialogue between a tourist and a passer-by, asking for directions to the train station.
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In this episode, I’ll share simple ways to get more French into your day — without adding more study time.
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In this episode, you’ll practise the pronunciation of the French nasal sounds /ɑ̃/, /ɔ̃/ and /ɛ̃/.
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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.
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In this episode, you'll learn how to say "I'm going to…" in French using le futur proche.
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In this lesson, you'll learn 10 common (must-know!) regular French verbs ending in -re, like attendre, vendre, and répondre.
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In this episode, you'll learn how to conjugate the French verb pouvoir (to be able to) in the imperfect tense.
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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. 🎧✏️
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In this episode, you'll learn 18 soccer words in French — perfect timing for the World Cup! ⚽
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In this episode, you'll learn 13 common farm animals in French.🐮
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In this episode, you'll learn how to conjugate French verb vouloir (to want) in French in the imperfect tense.
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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. 🆘
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In this episode, you'll practice your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation practice themed around clothes. 👗
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. 🎧✏️
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In this episode, you’ll practice the French R with a simple listen & repeat exercise. 🎧✨
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In this episode, you’ll learn three common misconceptions about French pronunciation that might be slowing down your progress.
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