French with Amélie

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: ça gaze ? ✨ = ça va ? = how's it going? tourner en rond ✨ = ne pas avancer = to go round in circles ça te dit ? = ça te plairait ? = do you fancy it? (Become a premium member for more... ) Welcome to French with Amélie. A unique French course delivered straight to your em...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: c'est un truc de gamins ✨ = c'est pour les enfants = it's a kid thing figure-toi 🧩 = imagine-toi = believe it or not / get this s'éclater ✨ = s'amuser comme un fou = to have a blast (Become a premium member for more... ) Welcome to French with Amélie. A unique French cou...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: c'est pas sorcier ✨🧩 = ce n'est pas si difficile = it's not rocket science j'y serai 🧩 = je serai là-bas = I'll be there être à l'heure ✨ = arriver au moment prévu = to be on time (Become a premium member for more... ) Welcome to French with Amélie. A unique French cour...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: tout mettre sur le dos de ✨ = tout reprocher à = to blame everything on ça me fend le cœur 🧩 = ça me rend très triste = it breaks my heart une bande de potes ✨ = un groupe d'amis = a group of mates (Become a premium member for more... ) Welcome to French with Amélie. A u...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: ça me saoule ✨ = ça m'ennuie = it annoys me, it's driving me mad immonde ✨ = très sale = filthy, disgusting nickel = parfaitement propre = spotless (Become a premium member for more... ) Welcome to French with Amélie. A unique French course delivered straight to your emai...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: c'est le portrait craché de ✨ = c'est la copie conforme de = it's the spitting image of ça grimpe ! 🧩 = ça monte beaucoup = it's steep! une tuerie ✨ = un délice = a killer, absolutely delicious (Become a premium member for more... ) Welcome to French with Amélie. A uniqu...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: c'est du lourd ✨ = very colloquial = this is awesome, this is big il y est pour beaucoup ✨🧩 = il joue un rôle important = he plays a big part, it's largely thanks to him j'ai failli = j'ai presque = I almost (Become a premium member for more... ) Welcome to French with A...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: ça n'a rien à voir 🧩 = ce n'est pas lié = that's got nothing to do with it se pacser ✨ = signer un PACS = to enter a civil partnership c'est comme ça 🧩 = on n'y peut rien = that's just how it is (Become a premium member for more... ) Welcome to French with Amélie. A uniq...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: un peu juste = à peine suffisant = a bit tight au cas où ✨ = si nécessaire = just in case au fond ✨ = tout en bas = at the bottom / deep down (Become a premium member for more... ) Welcome to French with Amélie. A unique French course delivered straight to your email inbo...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: cercle vicieux = situation qui s'auto-entretient = vicious circle. "Pas d'expérience, pas de travail ; pas de travail, pas d'expérience : c'est un cercle vicieux." avoir la fibre ✨= avoir une prédisposition = to have a natural inclination. Because not everyone is born to b...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: cautionner = approuver = to endorse/support. 🚨A false friend for English speakers, kind of means the opposite. une friperie ✨= magasins de vêtements d'occasion = thrift stores. "J'ai trouvé un Dior vintage pour 20 euros dans une friperie du Marais !" (Become a premium mem...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻Colloquial phrases to listen for: jeter un œil ✨🧩= donner un coup d'œil = take a look. "Je vais jeter un œil à la carte des vins avant de commander." ça vaudra peut-être le coup = a heavily inflected version of the classic vaut le coup .. it might be worth it.. maybe.. but the speaker is unconvinced.  ça v...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: ah bon ? 🧩 = c'est vrai ? = really? / oh yeah? Two tiny syllables that stretch from polite interest to open disbelief — the tone does all the work. "Ah bon ? Tu n'as jamais goûté la tarte de ma mère ?" (Really? You've never tasted my mother's tart?) le souci ✨ = le problè...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: fainéants = paresseux = lazy people "Il pense que tous les étudiants sont des fainéants, mais il se trompe." fainéant = lazy ça me fait tiquer ✨ = ça me dérange = it bothers me. Subtle way to express disagreement. "Cette proposition me fait tiquer, il y a quelque chose qui...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻Colloquial phrases to listen for: profiter du moment ✨ = profiter de l'instant = savourer l'instant présent = enjoy the moment. A gentle reminder to put down your phone… we all know it, we all struggle to do it. Being present. ça passe encore ✨ = c'est encore acceptable = it's still okay. Use this when som...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: Podcast Notes à ton avis tu touches un point sensible bien dit (Become a premium member for more: https://www.frenchwithamelie.com/7days ) Welcome to French with Amélie. A unique French course delivered straight to your email inbox 📨 Incredible colloquial dialogues, rich c...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: rendez-vous en urgence = consultation immédiate = emergency appointment. Who knows? Knowing this one might get you seen faster someday! créneau ➹ = horaire disponible = time slot "Généralement je trouve un créneau dans la semaine pour aller marcher.” (Become a premium membe...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: aller trop loin = dépasser les limites = to go too far. Works for jokes, teasing, spending — anything that tips over the edge. "Il adore taquiner, mais parfois il va trop loin." tu marques un point 🧩 ✨ = you’ve got a point. The graceful way to concede without fully surren...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: donner des sueurs froides 🧩 = faire très peur = to give cold sweats.. "À regarder en bas, j'en ai des sueurs froides.” en avoir marre ✨ ➹ = être fatigué de = to be fed up. Essential phrase for dealing with French bureaucracy. "J'en ai marre d'attendre que le technicien ar...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: usage unique = jetable = single-use. "Les pailles à usage unique sont devenues le symbole de notre société de consommation." sans parler du fait que = pour ne pas mentionner que = not to mention that. Add another layer to your argument in style. "Le plastique pollue, sans p...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: tout ça pour dire … ✨🧩= bref = A conversational bridge, “long story short." It's used when you've been chatting for a while and want to sum up your point. “Donc, tout ça pour dire, Josh ne doit pas être blâmé” criard = tape-à-l'œil, voyant = garish, loud. Just a bit too m...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: traîner des pieds ✨= agir avec réticence = to drag one's feet. What French students do when asked to conjugate irregular verbs. "Ne traîne pas des pieds, on va rater le dernier métro !" se taper la tête contre les murs 🧩= être très frustré = to bang one's head against the...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.frenchwithamelie.com 👂🏻Colloquial phrases to listen for: les astuces = les conseils pratiques = tips or tricks. In French, 'astuces' has a slightly mischievous connotation, like you're in on a secret. "Voici quelques astuces pour vous aider” ➹ choper ✨ = attraper = catch. Playful, street-smart. "Fais gaffe, le contrôleur va te ch...

👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: une affluence = grand nombre de personnes = crowd, influx."L'affluence dans le métro est insupportable en haute saison." voir les deux côtés de la médaille ✨ = considérer le pour et le contre = to see both sides of the coin. "Pour comprendre le problème, il faut voir les deux côtés de la médaille." (Become a premium member for more... ) Welcome to French wit...

👂🏻 Colloquial phrases to listen for: tout et n’importe quoi ✨🧩 = anything and everything. The ultimate promise of flexibility – a bit like a Swiss Army knife of willingness! Think of it as a superhero saying, "I'll do whatever it takes!" je suis dans la merde ✨ = être dans le pétrin, avoir des ennuis = i’m in deep trouble. Ah, the French way of saying "I'm up the creek without a paddle"! It's...