Jacob and Claire

French With A Twist

Grab a cocktail and join Jacob on his start-to-finish journey to conversational French with his French friend Claire!

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Jacob and Claire

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29 juin 2026

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43. Skiing In Italy & "The Five Wents" 29.06.2026

In this week's episode, Claire goes to Italy, Jacob is moving back to Australia, and we learn five essential uses of "go" in French! You can find all the notes from this episode in the Google Doc below! --- Leaflet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Google Doc: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

42. Walking The Dog & "Comparatives (PT2)" 15.06.2026

In this week's episode, Claire goes for a walk with her dog in the snow, Jacob gets back from Spain, and we finish off comparatives and superlatives, learning how to say "by far/much/way"! You can find all the notes from this episode in the Google Doc below! --- Leaflet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cl...

41. Sleepless Nights & "Comparatives (PT1)" 01.06.2026

In this week's episode, Jacob didn't sleep at all thanks to some old ladies getting him drunk, we learn a few more participle pairs, and learn the rules of how to make comparatives and superlatives in French! --- Leaflet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Google Doc: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

40. Claire's Favourite Present & "What Comes Next" 18.05.2026

In this week's episode, we talk about Claire's favourite present she got for Christmas, and learn what happens when you have a noun/adjective/preposition + verb! --- Leaflet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Google Doc: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠Click Here

39. French Christmas & "Pour" 04.05.2026

In this week's episode, we talk about Claire's Christmas, and learn how to use "pour" in the meaning of "in order to" in French! --- Leaflet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Google Doc: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Click Here⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠Click Here

38. Passive & Impersonal Sentences 20.04.2026

In this week's episode, we learn how to make passive and impersonal sentences in French, as well as have a little chat about Jacob's time in Koh Samui. Hope you enjoy and find the notes of the vocab from this episode in the Google Doc linked below! --- Leaflet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

37. Reverse Perspective Verbs & Participles (PT2) 06.04.2026

In this week's episode, Jacob and Claire start off with a little chat talking about Jacob's time in Australia, then move on to looking at how to use reverse perspective verbs (e.g. I miss you) in different tenses, and finish off with a few more participles! --- Leaflet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

36. Claire's Dog & "Participles" (PT1) 22.03.2026

In this week's episode, Jacob is in Bali, Claire talks about her dog, and we learn how to say participle pairs like "disgusted/digusting" in French! As always you can find all the vocab from this episode in the Google Doc linked below! --- Leaflet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Click Here⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Google Doc:...

35. More Maldives & "Gerunds (PT2)" 09.03.2026

In this week's episode, Jacob tries to tell Claire about his bad hotel experience in the Maldives, and we learn all about what we would say in French when we would use gerunds (ING) in English. It's actually an important topic despite the name so make sure to listen to the whole thing! --- Leaflet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Click Here ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

34. Using "En" & "Y" As Pronouns 23.02.2026

In this week's podcast we do a deep dive into how and when to use "en" and "y" as pronouns - which is something used all the time in real life French so we hope you find it useful! You can find all the extra vocab that came up in this episode in the Google Doc, and a summary of all the grammar in our beautiful summary leaflet - both linked below! --- Leaflet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

33. Jacob's Trip To England & "Gerunds (PT1)" 09.02.2026

In this week's episode, Jacob attempts to tell Claire about his trip to England, we learn how to say "I can't wait to do something" and we learn about French gerunds! You can find all the vocab from this episode in the Google Doc linked below and a summary of all the grammar in our leaflet! --- Leaflet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠...

32. Reverse Perspective Verbs 26.01.2026

In this week's episode, Jacob and Claire practice making some sentences in different tenses, and learn how and when to use reverse perspective verbs! You can find all the vocab from this episode in the Google Doc below! --- Leaflet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Google Doc: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here

31. Reflexive Verbs (PT2) 12.01.2026

In this week's episode, we have a deep dive (maybe a bit too deep) into reflexive verbs, and spend way too much time on weird rules about agreement that really don't matter at this stage. But it's all part of the journey! --- Leaflet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Google Doc: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here

30. Would, Imperatives & Reflexive Verbs (PT1) 29.12.2025

In this week's episode, Jacob learns how to say "would" in French, as well as how to make imperatives. We finish off with a quick intro to reflexive verbs! You can find all the notes from today's episode in the Google Doc linked below! --- Leaflet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Google Doc: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click H...

29. First Ever Conversation & StoryTime 15.12.2025

In this week's episode, Jacob attempts to have his first ever mini conversation, then we do some practice of making Perfect Past sentences, and lastly finish off with a bit more of Bob and Bernadette's banana story! You can find the vocab from today's episode in the Google Doc linked below. --- Leaflet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠...

28. Practice With -RE Verbs & StoryTime 01.12.2025

In this week's episode, Jacob and Claire practice conjugating some -RE verbs, then continue with StoryTime! You can find all the notes from this episode in the Google Doc below. --- Leaflet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Google Doc: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here

27. Practice With -IR Verbs 17.11.2025

In this week's episode, Jacob and Claire practice conjugating a bunch of regular -IR verbs, which Jacob really needed to get the conjugation pattern in his head! A bit of a dry episode, but sometimes that's what's needed to get something in your head! --- Leaflet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Google Doc: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here

26. A Lot Of Swearing & "Falloir" 03.11.2025

In today's episode Jacob has a hangover from hell, Claire says "fuck", and we learn how to use "falloir" in every tense! --- Leaflet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Google Doc: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here

25. Imperfect (PT3) & StoryTime 20.10.2025

In today's episode we practice making more sentences in the imperfect past, and start our first ever "StoryTime" - turning a silly English story into French using everything we've learnt so far! --- Leaflet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Google Doc: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here

24. Imperfect (PT2) & The Future 06.10.2025

In today's episode we learn more imperfect past, as well as learn how to make the future tense! Things are getting real! --- Leaflet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Google Doc: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here

23. Imperfect (PT1) 22.09.2025

In this week's episode, we start the imperfect past! We look at how to form it, when to use it, and look at examples with To Be and our key verbs. Hope you enjoy! --- Leaflet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Google Doc: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here

22. Perfect Past (PT3) 08.09.2025

In this week's episode, we go through all the verbs we've learnt so far and look at how to make more perfect past sentences with them! A bit dry but so essential to get used to making past tense sentences! We also look at how the perfect past works with a bunch of irregular verb. Hope you enjoy! --- Leaflet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Google Doc: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Clic...

21. Perfect Past (PT2) 25.08.2025

In this week's episode, Jacob and Claire make a bunch of sentences in the perfect past, learn how to use "to be" and "to have" in the past, and even learn the verb "to go" in both present and past. You can find all the sentences in today's episode in the Google Doc below! --- Leaflet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Google Doc: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here

20. Perfect Past (PT1) 11.08.2025

In this week's episode, Jacob and Claire review the top eight verbs you need to conjugate, and practice making sentences that have two verbs next to each other. In the second half of the episode Jacob finally learns the past tense, which is super exciting yay! --- Leaflet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠ Google Doc: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here

19. This/That, Gender & Prepositions 28.07.2025

In this week's episode, we bang through a bunch of easy grammar topics such as "that/that", "prepositions" and how to say "the" - then in the second half of the episode practice making a bunch of sentences! --- Leaflet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠ Google Doc: ⁠⁠⁠Click Here

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