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In the new LFWA Podcast we teach a French word, look at where it comes from and take a deep dive into the language and culture that surrounds it.

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Australia

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In the new LFWA Podcast we teach a French word, look at where it comes from and take a deep dive into the language and culture that surrounds it.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Pain

3/8/2022
Do the French really eat "pain" for breakfast? Listen to today's episode to find out!

Duration:00:21:28

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Sopalin

2/28/2022
Brand name or common words? Join Alexa and her co-stars to find out how brands are inflitrating our everyday language.

Duration:00:30:06

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Apéritif

2/21/2022
Santé, à la vôtre ! Join Alexa and her co-starts for a little apéritif!

Duration:00:21:28

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Béchamel

2/14/2022
Oui Chef ! Join Alexa and her co-stars to discover what French words are used in the English speaking cooking world.

Duration:00:25:40

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La guillotine

2/7/2022
Heads will roll today! Join Alexa and her co-stars if you want to learn more about the infamous guillotine.

Duration:00:21:29

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Le verlan

1/31/2022
Want to know more about 'Verlan'? Dive into the twisted world of inverting syllables in everyday French with Alexa and her co-stars.

Duration:00:27:53

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Teaser Trailer for the New Learn French With Alexa Podcast

1/28/2022
Bonjour ! I’m Alexa Polidoro, the Internet’s favourite French teacher! Over the last 10 years, The 'Learn French With Alexa' team and myself have been creating awesome French Learning videos, programmes and resources, enjoyed by millions and millions of students across Social Media and the Learn French With Alexa websites. But now... after 10 years of absence... I'm back in the 'audio realm' talking your ears off in my new podcast! In each episode of our first season, we teach a French word, look at where it comes from and take a deep dive into the language and culture that surrounds it. So come join me, Alexa Polidoro, and my co-hosts, on an exciting linguistic adventure in the new Learn French With Alexa podcast! Merci, au revoir, et bisou bisou.

Duration:00:01:05

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French with Alexa - Lesson 15

7/27/2009
French for Beginners. French with Alexa Lesson 15 is presented by the talented Alexa Polidoro from learnfrenchwithalexa.com. After many years of developing and harnessing her language-teaching skills with The French Ecole, Alexa has now created an audio treat for people who wish to learn a new language from scratch, without any pressure, in fun, relaxed, and manageable chunks. Highlights of lesson 15 include: revision of the previous seven lessons; a fun listening comprehension; asking questions with interrogative adverbs (part 3); and all the usual bits and bobs. Visit learnfrenchwithalexa.com for more great language-learning audio for adults and children.

Duration:00:35:11

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French with Alexa - Lesson 14

7/27/2009
French for Beginners. French with Alexa Lesson 14 is presented by the talented Alexa Polidoro from learnfrenchwithalexa.com. After many years of developing and harnessing her language-teaching skills with The French Ecole, Alexa has now created an audio treat for people who wish to learn a new language from scratch, without any pressure, in fun, relaxed, and manageable chunks. Highlights of lesson 14 include: some more useful vocabulary; translation and analysis of a text; asking questions with "interrogative adverbs"; and all the usual bits and bobs. Visit learnfrenchwithalexa.com for more great language-learning audio for adults and children.

Duration:00:36:26

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French with Alexa - Lesson 13

7/27/2009
French for Beginners. French with Alexa Lesson 13 is presented by the talented Alexa Polidoro from learnfrenchwithalexa.com. After many years of developing and harnessing her language-teaching skills with The French Ecole, Alexa has now created an audio treat for people who wish to learn a new language from scratch, without any pressure, in fun, relaxed, and manageable chunks. Highlights of lesson 13 include: a listening comprehension exercise; a look at "possessive adjectives": how to say "my", "his", "your", etc; different ways of asking questions; and all the usual bits and bobs. Visit learnfrenchwithalexa.com for more great language-learning audio for adults and children.

Duration:00:37:50

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French with Alexa - Lesson 12

7/27/2009
French for Beginners. French with Alexa Lesson 12 is presented by the talented Alexa Polidoro from learnfrenchwithalexa.com. After many years of developing and harnessing her language-teaching skills with The French Ecole, Alexa has now created an audio treat for people who wish to learn a new language from scratch, without any pressure, in fun, relaxed, and manageable chunks. Highlights of lesson 12 include: conjugation, conjugation, conjugation!; first group verb, aimer (to like/love), and third group verb, faire (to do); What do you do?; activities with the verb faire. Visit learnfrenchwithalexa.com for more great language-learning audio for adults and children.

Duration:00:30:37

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French with Alexa - Lesson 11

7/27/2009
French for Beginners. French with Alexa Lesson 11 is presented by the talented Alexa Polidoro from learnfrenchwithalexa.com. After many years of developing and harnessing her language-teaching skills with The French Ecole, Alexa has now created an audio treat for people who wish to learn a new language from scratch, without any pressure, in fun, relaxed, and manageable chunks. Highlights of lesson 11 include: Quelle heure est-il?; telling the time in French; what is an "infinitive" verb?; more grammar fun; conjugating an infinitive verb ending in "er" (in the present tense). Visit learnfrenchwithalexa.com for more great language-learning audio for adults and children.

Duration:00:32:51

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French with Alexa - Lesson 10

7/27/2009
French for Beginners. French with Alexa Lesson 10 is presented by the talented Alexa Polidoro from learnfrenchwithalexa.com. After many years of developing and harnessing her language-teaching skills with The French Ecole, Alexa has now created an audio treat for people who wish to learn a new language from scratch, without any pressure, in fun, relaxed, and manageable chunks. Highlights of lesson 10 include: Is your country masculine, feminine, or plural?; I've got a headache and other ailments; You can say "the cat is on the table" but can you say "the cat is NOT on the table"?: an introduction to negations in French. Visit learnfrenchwithalexa.com for more great language-learning audio for adults and children.

Duration:00:31:51

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French with Alexa - Lesson 9

7/27/2009
French for Beginners. French with Alexa Lesson 9 is presented by the talented Alexa Polidoro from learnfrenchwithalexa.com. After many years of developing and harnessing her language-teaching skills with The French Ecole, Alexa has now created an audio treat for people who wish to learn a new language from scratch, without any pressure, in fun, relaxed, and manageable chunks. Highlights of lesson 9 include: more basic vocabulary; how to construct larger numbers; introduction to ordinal numbers; and using prepositions to build sentences. Visit learnfrenchwithalexa.com for more great language-learning audio for adults and children.

Duration:00:27:52

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French with Alexa - Lesson 8

7/27/2009
French for Beginners. French with Alexa Lesson 8 is presented by the talented Alexa Polidoro from learnfrenchwithalexa.com. After many years of developing and harnessing her language-teaching skills with The French Ecole, Alexa has now created an audio treat for people who wish to learn a new language from scratch, without any pressure, in fun, relaxed, and manageable chunks. Highlights of lesson 8 include: more basic vocabulary; conjugation of the verb aller (to go); aller in practice; and the different ways of saying 'to the' in French. Visit learnfrenchwithalexa.com for more great language-learning audio for adults and children.

Duration:00:24:15

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French with Alexa - Lesson 7

7/27/2009
French for Beginners. French with Alexa Lesson 7 is presented by the talented Alexa Polidoro from learnfrenchwithalexa.com. After many years of developing and harnessing her language-teaching skills with The French Ecole, Alexa has now created an audio treat for people who wish to learn a new language from scratch, without any pressure, in fun, relaxed, and manageable chunks. Highlights of lesson 7 include: more basic vocabulary; the notion of feminine and masculine; et les membres de ma famille (members of my family). Visit learnfrenchwithalexa.com for more great language-learning audio for adults and children.

Duration:00:25:22

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French with Alexa - Lesson 6

7/27/2009
French for Beginners. French with Alexa Lesson 6 is presented by the talented Alexa Polidoro from learnfrenchwithalexa.com. After many years of developing and harnessing her language-teaching skills with The French Ecole, Alexa has now created an audio treat for people who wish to learn a new language from scratch, without any pressure, in fun, relaxed, and manageable chunks. Highlights of lesson 6 include: more basic vocabulary; the seasons; conjugation of the auxiliary "to be"; and how to say your age. Visit learnfrenchwithalexa.com for more great language-learning audio for adults and children.

Duration:00:21:29

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French with Alexa - Lesson 5

7/27/2009
French for Beginners French with Alexa Lesson 5 is presented by the talented Alexa Polidoro from learnfrenchwithalexa.com. After many years of developing and harnessing her language-teaching skills with The French Ecole, Alexa has now created an audio treat for people who wish to learn a new language from scratch, without any pressure, in fun, relaxed, and manageable chunks. Highlights of Lesson 5 include: some more basic vocabulary and numbers; conjugation revision of the verb "to have"; and building sentences in order to describe yourself. Visit learnfrenchwithalexa.com for more great language-learning audio for adults and children.

Duration:00:21:05

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French with Alexa - Lesson 4

7/27/2009
French for Beginners French with Alexa Lesson 4 is presented by the talented Alexa Polidoro from learnfrenchwithalexa.com. After many years of developing and harnessing her language-teaching skills with The French Ecole, Alexa has now created an audio treat for people who wish to learn a new language from scratch, without any pressure, in fun, relaxed, and manageable chunks. Highlights of Lesson 4 include: some more basic vocabulary; numbers and the date; months of the year; an introduction to conjugation; conjugating the auxilliary avoir (to have) in the present tense. Visit learnfrenchwithalexa.com for more great language-learning audio for adults and children.

Duration:00:28:38

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French with Alexa - Lesson 3

7/27/2009
French for Beginners French with Alexa Lesson 1 is presented by the talented Alexa Polidoro from learnfrenchwithalexa.com. After many years of developing and harnessing her language-teaching skills with The French Ecole, Alexa has now created an audio treat for people who wish to learn a new language from scratch, without any pressure, in fun, relaxed, and manageable chunks. Highlights of Lesson 3 include: some more basic vocabulary and revision; introduction to the alphabet in French; how to spell your name; two useful adjectives; and a new quiz. Visit learnfrenchwithalexa.com for more great language-learning audio for adults and children.

Duration:00:20:40