The French Culture Show · Podcast

This free podcast is brought to you by FrenchPod on OpenLanguage. For a complete French learning experience, please download the OpenLanguage app for free or visit openlanguage.com! Today we venture into Zouk, a music genre originated in the West Indies. It's groovy, rhythmic and romantic. Enjoy this song from Slai, especially its very poetic lyrics!  This is a new year, so we're going to have new resolutions, new habits and new songs on FrenchPod! Want to find out what this is all about, well listen to today's show and let us introduce you to a musical genre you might not know but will certainly like!! Bonne année!!

Of course it depends on your age, occupation, and the number of hours you have to work or study, but really, for most of us, the best part of the day is going to bed. In today's lesson, learn some French words and expressions to talk about that time of the day and also, in the process, how to scold children who are going to try to avoid it as long as they can. Key Words Jour: day.  Nuit: night.  Enfants: children.  Jouez: to play.  C'est l'heure d': it is time to. 

Today's lesson is all about describing your love life to... erm... interested parties. Check it out to learn how the French try to discuss their dating status!

This is a free show brought to you by FrenchPod on OpenLanguage. Learn French has you listen to iconic French songs. For the complete FrenchPod learning experience, download the OpenLanguage app or visit open language.com! In today's podcast, we analyze the lyrics of this French cultural staple from the French crooner, Charles Aznavour.

In today's lesson, learn everything you need to celebrate this 'réveillon de la nouvelle année' as if you were in Paris!  From the the usual countdown to midnight, to the essential French champagne.  At the end of the podcast,  Amaury tells us more about one special 'nuit de la Saint-Sylvestre' he spent in the French capital.

How lovely are thy branches. But are they real or fake? In today's lesson, learn how to talk about Christmas trees in French. You'll also learn in this lesson how to ask someone why they are doing something. 

Brought to you by FrenchPod, 'Voulez-vous chanter avec moi?' uses iconic French songs to teach you the language. Every week, Erica and Christela will feature a different song, translate and explain some of the most useful words in the lyrics. Whether you happen to be in France for Christmas or you want to give your Christmas a French touch, 'tis the season to learn some French Christmas carols! So listen to today's Voulez-vous chanter avec moi and while you're cooking Christmas dinner, practice your French by singing "Mon Beau Sapin," "Douce Nuit" and "Petit Papa Noël." Joyeux Noël à tous!

Brought to you by FrenchPod, 'Voulez-vous chanter avec moi?' uses iconic French songs to teach you the language. Every week, Erica and Christela will feature a different song, translate and explain some of the most useful words in the lyrics. This week, we have some old French folk music for the Francophones and Francophiles, as we analyze the lyrics to this famous tune by Georges Brassens.

Brought to you by FrenchPod, 'Voulez-vous chanter avec moi?' uses iconic French songs to teach you the language. Every week, Erica and Christela will feature a different song, translate and explain some of the most useful words in the lyrics. We have a special show today as the FrenchPod boys drop by to help us interpret, dance and sing to the lyrics of the 70s hit by Claude François.

Brought to you by FrenchPod, 'Voulez-vous chanter avec moi?' uses iconic French songs to teach you the language. Every week, Erica and Christela will feature a different song, translate and explain some of the most useful words in the lyrics. It's time for the sappy love songs, so in today's show, we analyze some lyrics by Marc Lavoine.

Brought to you by FrenchPod, 'Voulez-vous chanter avec moi?' uses iconic French songs to teach you the language. Every week, Erica and Christela will feature a different song, translate and explain some of the most useful words in the lyrics. Josephine Baker was a big hit back in the 1920's and 30's in France, when she made her entry onto the Parisian cabaret scene wearing just a banana skirt. In today's show, we analyze the song that made her famous.

Brought to you by FrenchPod, 'Voulez-vous chanter avec moi?' uses iconic French songs to teach you the language. Every week, Erica and Christela will feature a different song, translate and explain some of the most useful words in the lyrics. This week we do a little swing-y, jazz-y sort of music where we translate the lyrics to this hit by Paris Combo.

Brought to you by FrenchPod, 'Voulez-vous chanter avec moi?' uses iconic French songs to teach you the language. Every week, Erica and Christela will feature a different song, translate and explain some of the most useful words in the lyrics. In this week's show, we learn some lyrics from the modern female French singer, Zazie, who likes to play with words and, apparently, also likes to play Monopoly.

While it's not so nice to ask people their age, it doesn't hurt to know how it goes in case some administrative type asks you during those lovely red tape experiences you might encounter in France. In today's lesson, we not only learn how to talk about age, but also how to try to persuade someone in French.

Brought to you by FrenchPod, 'Voulez-vous chanter avec moi?' uses iconic French songs to teach you the language. Every week, Erica and Christela will feature a different song, translate and explain some of the most useful words in the lyrics. In today's lesson, we learn the lyrics to "Tomber" by Gérard de Palmas, a French rock-y, pop-y, folk-y kind of singer...