Podcasts by French for Beginners
We proudly present a one-of-a kind educational program for beginners that includes vocabulary, grammar, exercises, dialogue, and much more in the form of a theatrical performance!
The plot of the play is simple. Valerie, our French tutor, gives one-on-one lessons to beginner students. Valerie has three rules for her students:
1. Complete the assigned lesson on the website and memorize new vocabulary on the flashcards before coming in for one-on-one studies.
2. You can talk about anything, as long as you employ grammar introduced in the lesson.
3. Don't be afraid to switch to English if you don’t know how to say something in French - but switch back to French as soon as you can!
Follow our heroes from Act 1, with conversation mostly in English, to Act 30, where they speak mostly French!
Together with Valerie's colorful students, you will learn the fundamentals of French grammar and expressions. Your vocabulary will expand rapidly and naturally, and your comprehension skills will improve dramatically.
Enjoy the characters, their secrets, desires, and motivations to learn French! Follow the 3 Valerie’s rules and learn with our students, Michelle, Jack, and Kevin! Bon voyage!
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Learn French in 30 lessons: Lesson 30 - La victoire de Michelle from 2012-11-29T12:04:24
Topics covered:
- Causative avec faire
- Present participle
- Au fur et à mesure
Bonjour chers amis du français ! Êtes-vous prêts pou...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 30 - La victoire de Michelle from 2012-11-29T12:04:24
Topics covered:
- Causative avec faire
- Present participle
- Au fur et à mesure
Bonjour chers amis du français ! Êtes-vous prêts pou...
ListenLearn French in 30 lessons: Lesson 29 - La muse et le coq from 2012-11-29T12:01
Topics covered:
- Disjunctive pronouns
- Subordinating conjunctions
- Être comme un coq en pâte
Bonjour mes amis ! C’est moi, Jean-Pa...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 29 - La muse et le coq from 2012-11-29T12:01
Topics covered:
- Disjunctive pronouns
- Subordinating conjunctions
- Être comme un coq en pâte
Bonjour mes amis ! C’est moi, Jean-Pa...
ListenLearn French in 30 lessons: Lesson 28 - Irresistible from 2012-11-29T11:59
Topics covered:
- Simple future
- Simple future: irregular stems
- Un de ces quatre matins
Bonjour et bienvenue ! Je suis en forme aujourd’hui. ...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 28 - Irresistible from 2012-11-29T11:59
Topics covered:
- Simple future
- Simple future: irregular stems
- Un de ces quatre matins
Bonjour et bienvenue ! Je suis en forme aujourd’hui. ...
ListenLearn French in 30 lessons: Lesson 27 - No plan B from 2012-11-29T11:56
Topics covered:
- Comparisons with adjectives
- Superlative adjectives
- Mettre la charrue avant les boeufs
Bonjour mes amis, c’est J...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 27 - No plan B from 2012-11-29T11:56
Topics covered:
- Comparisons with adjectives
- Superlative adjectives
- Mettre la charrue avant les boeufs
Bonjour mes amis, c’est J...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 26 - Pastis anyone ? from 2012-11-28T22:39
Topics covered:
- Infinitive constructions - Part I
- Infinitive constructions - Part II
- Rien à voir
Bonjour et bienvenue mes amis,...
ListenLearn French in 30 lessons: Lesson 26 - Pastis anyone ? from 2012-11-28T22:39
Topics covered:
- Infinitive constructions - Part I
- Infinitive constructions - Part II
- Rien à voir
Bonjour et bienvenue mes amis,...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 25 - Blind date from 2012-11-28T13:00
Topics covered:
- Impersonal verbs and expressions
- Indefinite pronouns
- Quand même
Bonjour chers amis du français ! Comment allez-...
ListenLearn French in 30 lessons: Lesson 25 - Blind date from 2012-11-28T13:00
Topics covered:
- Impersonal verbs and expressions
- Indefinite pronouns
- Quand même
Bonjour chers amis du français ! Comment allez-...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 24 - À la vôtre ! from 2012-11-28T12:58
Topics covered:
- Indirect object pronouns
- C’est vs il est/elle est and on
- À la vôtre / À vos souhaits / À la vôtre
Bonjour à tous ! C’est m...
ListenLearn French in 30 lessons: Lesson 24 - À la vôtre ! from 2012-11-28T12:58
Topics covered:
- Indirect object pronouns
- C’est vs il est/elle est and on
- À la vôtre / À vos souhaits / À la vôtre
Bonjour à tous ! C’est m...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 23 - Bon voyage ! from 2012-11-28T12:43:04
Topics covered:
- Imparfait : formation
- Imparfait : uses
- N’importe quoi
Bonjour à tous ! Bienvenue ! C’est moi Jean-Paul ! Je suis très heu...
ListenLearn French in 30 lessons: Lesson 23 - Bon voyage ! from 2012-11-28T12:43:04
Topics covered:
- Imparfait : formation
- Imparfait : uses
- N’importe quoi
Bonjour à tous ! Bienvenue ! C’est moi Jean-Paul ! Je suis très heu...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 22 - Tacos fever from 2012-11-28T12:40
Topics covered:
- Depuis / Il y a...que / Ça fait...que
- Coordinating conjunctions
- Au lieu de
Bonjour mes amis ! C’est moi Jean-Pa...
ListenLearn French in 30 lessons: Lesson 22 - Tacos fever from 2012-11-28T12:40
Topics covered:
- Depuis / Il y a...que / Ça fait...que
- Coordinating conjunctions
- Au lieu de
Bonjour mes amis ! C’est moi Jean-Pa...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 21 - Ambassadress from 2012-11-28T12:28
Topics covered:
- Passé composé of pronominal verbs
- Past participle agreement : exception + more pronominal verbs
- Être à côté de la plaque
Learn French in 30 lessons: Lesson 21 - Ambassadress from 2012-11-28T12:28
Topics covered:
- Passé composé of pronominal verbs
- Past participle agreement : exception + more pronominal verbs
- Être à côté de la plaque
French for Beginners: Lesson 20 - Accents from 2012-11-28T12:25
Topics covered:
- Direct object pronouns
- Agreement of the past participle
- Les doigts dans le nez
Bonjour chers amis ! C’est moi J...
ListenLearn French in 30 lessons - Lesson 20: Accents from 2012-11-28T12:25
Topics covered:
- Direct object pronouns
- Agreement of the past participle
- Les doigts dans le nez
Bonjour chers amis ! C’est moi J...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 19 - Sleepless in Paris from 2012-11-28T12:23
Topics covered:
- Passé composé with être
- More past participles for être
- D'ailleurs
Bonjour les amis du français ! Comment allez-...
ListenLearn French in 30 lessons - Lesson 19: Sleepless in Paris from 2012-11-28T12:23
Topics covered:
- Passé composé with être
- More past participles for être
- D'ailleurs
Bonjour les amis du français ! Comment allez-...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 18 - Charity work from 2012-11-28T12:21
Topics covered:
- Passé composé with avoir
- Negation and placement of adverbs with passé composé
- C'est pas de la tarte
Bonjour les...
ListenLearn French in 30 lessons - Lesson 18: Charity work from 2012-11-28T12:21
Topics covered:
- Passé composé with avoir
- Negation and placement of adverbs with passé composé
- C'est pas de la tarte
Bonjour les...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 17 - ADN from 2012-11-27T12:44
Topics covered:
- -RE verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre
- Comparative and superlative of adverbs
- A priori
Bonjour et bienvenue !...
ListenLearn French in 30 lessons - Lesson 17: ADN from 2012-11-27T12:44
Topics covered:
- -RE verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre
- Comparative and superlative of adverbs
- A priori
Bonjour et bienvenue !...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 16 - Mission impossible? from 2012-11-27T12:41
Topics covered:
- Pronominal verbs
- Tôt, tard, en avance, en retard, à l’heure
- Il ne casse pas trois pattes à un canard
Bienvenue ...
ListenLearn French in 30 lessons - Lesson 16: Mission impossible? from 2012-11-27T12:41
Topics covered:
- Pronominal verbs
- Tôt, tard, en avance, en retard, à l’heure
- Il ne casse pas trois pattes à un canard
Bienvenue ...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 15 - The nose job from 2012-11-27T12:39
Topics covered:
- Savoir vs Connaître
- Tout
- Par contre / En revanche
Bonjour et bienvenue ! Today, we’ll be enjoying the company o...
ListenLearn French in 30 lessons - Lesson 15: The nose job from 2012-11-27T12:39
Topics covered:
- Savoir vs Connaître
- Tout
- Par contre / En revanche
Bonjour et bienvenue ! Today, we’ll be enjoying the company o...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 14 - How’s your skin today? from 2012-11-27T12:36
Topics covered:
- BOIRE (to drink), CROIRE (to believe), VOIR (to see)
- Time in French
- Bien dans sa peau / Mal dans sa peau
Bienve...
ListenLearn French in 30 lessons - Lesson 14: How’s your skin today? from 2012-11-27T12:36
Topics covered:
- BOIRE (to drink), CROIRE (to believe), VOIR (to see)
- Time in French
- Bien dans sa peau / Mal dans sa peau
Bienve...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 13 - EXpress yourself from 2012-11-27T12:34
Topics covered:
- VENIR
- Interrogative words
- Je n’en reviens pas !
Bonjour et bienvenue ! Are you ready for Act XIII? Today, our F...
ListenLearn French in 30 lessons - Lesson 13: EXpress yourself from 2012-11-27T12:34
Topics covered:
- VENIR
- Interrogative words
- Je n’en reviens pas !
Bonjour et bienvenue ! Are you ready for Act XIII? Today, our F...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 12 - Who wants to live in Whatever-Sur-Mer ? from 2012-11-27T12:31
Topics covered:
- -RE verbs (irregular) like mettre
- Partitive articles
- Bon marché
Bonjour ! C’est moi Jean-Paul ! Once again I’ll...
ListenLearn French in 30 lessons - Lesson 12: Who wants to live in Whatever-Sur-Mer ? from 2012-11-27T12:31
Topics covered:
- -RE verbs (irregular) like mettre
- Partitive articles
- Bon marché
Bonjour ! C’est moi Jean-Paul ! Once again I’ll...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 11 - Tour de Food from 2012-11-27T12:28
Topics Covered:
- -RE verbs (irregular) like prendre
- Interrogative and exclamative quel
- C'est-à-dire / C'est-à-dire que
Learn French in 30 lessons - Lesson 11: Tour de Food from 2012-11-27T12:28
Topics Covered:
- -RE verbs (irregular) like prendre
- Interrogative and exclamative quel
- C'est-à-dire / C'est-à-dire que
French for Beginners: Lesson 10 - License to speak from 2012-11-27T12:26
Topics Covered:
- DIRE (to say), LIRE (to read), ÉCRIRE (to write)
- Alternate forms of negation
- Dis donc ! Dites donc !
Bienvenue ...
ListenLearn French in 30 lessons - Lesson 10: License to speak from 2012-11-27T12:26
Topics Covered:
- DIRE (to say), LIRE (to read), ÉCRIRE (to write)
- Alternate forms of negation
- Dis donc ! Dites donc !
Bienvenue ...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 9 - It’s going South from 2012-11-27T12:24
Topics Covered:
- Modal verbs vouloir, pouvoir, devoir
- Demonstrative determiners
- À mon avis..
Bonjour mes amis ! Bienvenue ! Toda...
ListenLearn French in 30 lessons - Lesson 9: It’s going South from 2012-11-27T12:24
Topics Covered:
- Modal verbs vouloir, pouvoir, devoir
- Demonstrative determiners
- À mon avis..
Bonjour mes amis ! Bienvenue ! Toda...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 8 - Keep on asking and you will receive from 2012-11-27T12:19
Topics covered:
- Introduction to questions
- Faire in the present
- Faire et expressions idiomatiques
- Ça ne fait rien / Cela ne fait rien
Learn French in 30 lessons - Lesson 8: Keep on asking and you will receive from 2012-11-27T12:19
Topics covered:
- Introduction to questions
- Faire in the present
- Faire et expressions idiomatiques
- Ça ne fait rien / Cela ne fait rien
French for Beginners: Lesson 7 - To be or not to be… speaking French ? from 2012-11-27T12:12
Topics covered:
- RE verbs in the present
- Possessive determiners
- Tu te rends compte !
- Tu ne te rends pas compte !
Bonjou...
ListenLearn French in 30 lessons - Lesson 7: To be or not to be… speaking French ? from 2012-11-27T12:12
Topics covered:
- RE verbs in the present
- Possessive determiners
- Tu te rends compte !
- Tu ne te rends pas compte !
Bonjou...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 6 - Calorie Count from 2012-11-27T12:09
Topics covered:
- Adverbs
- -IR verbs in the present
- Être en train de
Bonjour les amis and welcome to Act VI. T...
ListenLearn French in 30 lessons - Lesson 6: Calorie Count from 2012-11-27T12:09
Topics covered:
- Adverbs
- -IR verbs in the present
- Être en train de
Bonjour les amis and welcome to Act VI. T...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 5 - Parlez-vous Restaurantien ? from 2012-11-26T18:58
Topics covered:
- Adjectives
- Avoir and idiomatic expressions (part 2)
- Qu’est-ce que c’est ?
- C’est, ce n’est pas
- Ce sont, ce ne sont pas
Learn French in 30 lessons - Lesson 5: Parlez-vous Restaurantien ? from 2012-11-26T18:58
Topics covered:
- Adjectives
- Avoir and idiomatic expressions (part 2)
- Qu’est-ce que c’est ?
- C’est, ce n’est pas
- Ce sont, ce ne sont pas
French for Beginners: Lesson 4 - Low-fat croissants from 2012-11-26T18:55
Topics covered:
- Prepositions with aller
- Aller in the present
- Ça va
Bonjour ! C’est moi Jean-Paul, your host for Act IV. Oui, Act IV already!...
ListenLearn French in 30 lessons - Lesson 4: Low-fat croissants from 2012-11-26T18:55
Topics covered:
- Prepositions with aller
- Aller in the present
- Ça va
Bonjour ! C’est moi Jean-Paul, your host for Act IV. Oui, Act IV already!...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 3 - Old Dream from 2012-11-26T18:53
Topics covered:
- Introduction to French verbs
- -ER verbs in the present
- Definite articles
- Voilà and Voici
Bonjour ! I’m glad to welco...
ListenLearn French in 30 lessons - Lesson 3: Old Dream from 2012-11-26T18:53
Topics covered:
- Introduction to French verbs
- -ER verbs in the present
- Definite articles
- Voilà and Voici
Bonjour ! I’m glad to welco...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 2 - Backward Investors from 2012-11-26T18:50
Topics covered:
- Basic verb negation
- Indefinite articles
- Avoir in the present
- Avoir and idiomatic expressions
- Il y a
Welcome to the...
ListenLearn French in 30 lessons - Lesson 2: Backward Investors from 2012-11-26T18:50
Topics covered:
- Basic verb negation
- Indefinite articles
- Avoir in the present
- Avoir and idiomatic expressions
- Il y a
Welcome to the...
ListenFrench for Beginners: Lesson 1 - Does Roast Beef mean “I’m ready to settle down?” from 2012-11-26T18:47
Topics covered:
- Un and une
- Tu and vous
- Personal pronouns
- Être in the present
- Ah bon !
Bienvenue ! Welcome to the Language Theater!...
ListenLearn French in 30 lessons - Lesson 1: Does Roast Beef mean “I’m ready to settle down?” from 2012-11-26T18:47
Topics covered:
- Un and une
- Tu and vous
- Personal pronouns
- Être in the present
- Ah bon !
Bienvenue ! Welcome to the Language Theater!...
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