Cultivate your French : Slow French, at the right pace.

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197 — Bordeaux, le Grand Théâtre et les cannelés — mercredi 1er février 2024

Last week, Micaela had a week's holiday after her exams. She asked me if we could go away somewhere. I suggested we visit my friend Sylvie who lives in Bordeaux. Neither of us knew the city.  The city changed a lot in the 90s thanks to its mayor at the time, Alain Juppé. Under hi ...  Afficher plus

CYF 196 — Les macarons avec Sanam — mercredi 24 janvier 2024

My daughter Micaela has a friend, Sanam, who can make macarons as good as in a pâtisserie. Macarons are so good, and at the same time they seem so fragile, so complicated to make, so mysterious. So I was thrilled when Sanam invited me to make some macarons in her kitchen.  Sanam ...  Afficher plus

Balade à Paris : le tour préféré

Last week, I went to Paris to do some errands. I had to collect orders I had made at the Pharmacie du four and at Gibert, the bookshop. I love to place orders at these shops because  I know that it means going to my favorite places in Paris : Saint-Michel, Saint-Germain, etc.  In ...  Afficher plus

CYF 194 — Le réveillon du Nouvel An — mercredi 10 janvier 2024

Très bonne et heureuse année à vous, chers auditeurs du podcast ! On new year’s eve we were at home. We had invited our friends Isabelle and Thierry to have dinner  with us. Isabelle had offered to bring some cheese because she had been staying in Savoie and she also offered to b ...  Afficher plus

CYF 193 — Emballages cadeaux — mercredi 20 décembre 2023

Christmas is coming ! It’s time to wrap presents. Don’t tell anyone, the Christmas presents that I bought are in a big box under my bed.  To wrap my presents, I use some wrapping paper, but I also use some papers that are recycled.  In the notes that come with the transcript, we ...  Afficher plus