Small talks - French with Anne

In this episode, I speak with my father about his vocation as a chef and his passion for food. We revisit traditional recipes such as clafoutis which I have included the link for the recipe below. We also talk about the French eating habits (baguette, cheeses, apéritif) and the new trends.  https://www.clafoutis-aux-cerises.com/recette-clafoutis.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMj2MiB-bv...

In this episode, I tell you all about my summer plans, starting by my trip to France with my children to reconnect with my parents and my sister. I speak about a place I have never visited before (le Pont du Gard). I also talk about what we will do there during our week at the campsite. I feel lucky that we will have access to kayaks and canoes as there is a heatwave right now in France. Heat wave...

In this episode, I talk about my husband's birthday. I explain where we went to celebrate him: an escape room! This was a new concept for us and I wanted to share my thoughts on that evening . We went with 6 other people (our friends) and as well as solving clues, we discovered new traits about our close circle. Some are very pragmatic while others are day-dreamers. The conclusion is that we need...

In this episode, my husband talks about travelling to Israel for his work. He explains the differences he noticed during his 5 days over there, the different types of landscape he discovered while driving through Israel, his last night in Tel Aviv and travelling first class to get there. You will notice that Bill makes some mistakes about the verbs of movement in the past, such as aller or revenir...

In this episode, I talk about food having grown up in a rural part of France and having later immigrated to different countries where food is viewed differently. I share my experiences and what I noticed living abroad. Here are some expressions I use in this podcast:  - mettre les petits plats dans les grands = préparer une belle table et élaborer un menu délicat - prendre un pot = prendre un...

In this episode, I share with you my thoughts on sports and which place they have in my life. I also talk about the verbs JOUER and FAIRE which are both used when it comes to talking about sports depending on which sport you are referring to. Here is a link to consolidate this grammatical notion, including how to conjugate them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dyx7Q_ouVY To expand you vocabulary...

In this episode, I share some thoughts about the cultural differences I noticed when it comes to talking about the weather. I also talk about my experience as a French person living in Quebec where winters are known to be very cold and what to expect if someone wants to immigrate in this part of the world. I also explain why spring has become my favorite season. In terms of grammar, you will notic...

Today, I have the pleasure to introduce you to my neighbour and friend, Andrée. Were will discuss her recent purchase: her new electric car. In this episode, we will address the advantages and disadvantages of owning an electric car. She will share her experience and her tips to get used to this new mode of transportation. She will also speak about what she does on a daily basis to contribute to a...

In this episode, I will speak to my husband, Bill who is getting ready to go on a ski trip in Western Canada with some of his friends. We will talk about where he is going, with whom, what training he has done up until now to get ready for the touring part of the trip and of course, what benefits he gets out of these trips in complete nature. You will see that the verb to master here is the verb A...

In this episode, I am talking about this special day that is the 2nd of February and the traditions around this date. You will discover that in some parts of the world, we make crêpes and we also predict how long the winter in Canada or Northern America will be. To support this podcast, I am including the recipe for the crêpes which are described in the audio. Hopefully, you will have some time to...

This episode is about the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022. An introspection about starting my own company, juggling working from home and home schooling and most importantly, about accepting failures and embracing them as lessons to learn. In this episode, I also explain how important it is to stop feeling guilty about under-achievements. Success can be measured in so many ways and we all ha...

Here is an interview with my son Etienne. He will talk about his passions, his school, his favorite books and most importantly, his cat. He loves him! In this episode, you will see how Etienne asks me how to clarify some of the questions I asked him and you will also learn new words such as truc which means thing in oral French.

This is an episode with my daughter Rosaleen who is 11 years old. Here, she talks about her life at school and being in her last grade of primary school.  You will notice her accent from Quebec which I find fascinating, being originally from France. You will also notice how certain structures (mainly hypothetical sentences) are more difficult for her to master. I will include a document on co...

In this episode, I introduce you to my husband, Bill. He will share with you his background growing up in Ottawa, going to a French immersion programme. He will also open up about some of his struggles learning French. One of them is knowing when a word is feminine or masculine. For this notion, I have attached a document which should, hopefully, help. 

In this episode, I will introduce myself and the reasons why I created this podcast.