French Made Easy – Podcastlijstje

Bite-sized and easy-to-follow French lessons for beginners. Join Mathilde as she teaches you the basics you need to know to kickstart your French learning journey, and ultimately speak French clearly and confidently. Each episode covers topics related to French grammar, French pronunciation, and French vocabulary. At the end of each episode, you can download the lesson's exercises – so you can start practicing what you've learned right away. Head to https://www.mathildekien.com/subscribe-library to subscribe to the free FME (French Made Easy) Exercise Library. 🗝

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234 - "Bon" vs. "Bien": Which One to Choose?

20 oktober 2026 · 12 min
Afspelen

In this lesson, you'll learn the difference between "bon" and "bien" in French, and a simple trick to choose the right one every time. Lees meer

📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free!

✏️ Lesson Exercise: Practise today's lesson inside the French Made Easy Exercise Library.

📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →
233 - French Pronunciation Practice (Halloween)

6 oktober 2026 · 7 min
Afspelen

In this episode, you'll practise your French pronunciation with 10 Halloween-themed sentences. 🧛 Just listen and repeat after me! Lees meer

📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free!

📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →
232 - 15 Meat, Fish & Seafood Words in French

29 september 2026 · 8 min
Afspelen

In this episode, you'll learn 15 French words for meat, fish and seafood, from le poulet to les crevettes. 🦐 Lees meer

📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free!

✏️ Lesson Exercise: Practise today's lesson inside the French Made Easy Exercise Library.

📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →
231 - How to Conjugate "Avoir" (To Have) in French (Passé Composé)

16 september 2026 · 9 min
Afspelen

In this episode, you'll learn how to conjugate the French verb avoir (to have) in the passé composé. 🕰️ Lees meer

📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free!

✏️ Lesson Exercise: Practise today's lesson inside the French Made Easy Exercise Library

📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →
230 - 50 Essential French Words for Beginners

8 september 2026 · 17 min
Afspelen

In this episode, you'll learn 50 essential French words and expressions for beginners, with a simple example sentence for each one. 📔 Lees meer

📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode. It's free!

✏️ Lesson Exercise: Practise today's lesson inside the French Made Easy Exercise Library.

📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →
229 - French Dictation Practice for Beginners #17 [La Rentrée]

3 september 2026 · 6 min
Afspelen

In this episode, you'll practice your French listening and writing skills with a beginner dictation practice themed around la rentrée (back to school.) 🎒 Lees meer

📝 Dictation Workbook: Click here to download the workbook for this episode and choose from two levels: Level 1 for beginners with some gaps to fill, and Level 2 for a bigger challenge. 🎧✏️

📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →
Introducing French Stories Made Easy 📖✨

27 augustus 2026 · 3 min
Afspelen

I’ve just opened French Stories Made Easy — a new membership for French beginners! 📖 Lees meer

Inside, you’ll find short French stories with audio recorded by me, the complete French text, English translations and optional comprehension questions, plus a bonus beginner dialogue each month.

Your first 3 stories are ready as soon as you join, with 3 new stories unlocking every 30 days.

🔗 Join French Stories Made Easy →

📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →
228 – La Cigale et la Fourmi | Short Story in French for Beginners

25 augustus 2026 · 8 min
Afspelen

In this episode, you'll listen to an easy French adaptation of La Cigale et la Fourmi, one of Jean de La Fontaine’s best-known fables. 🐜 Lees meer

📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet for this episode.

📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →
227 – French Dialogue: Asking for Directions

18 augustus 2026 · 5 min
Afspelen

In this episode, you'll listen to a French dialogue between a tourist and a passer-by, asking for directions to the train station. Lees meer

📝 Cheat Sheet, Transcript & Exercise Library: Click here to download the cheat sheet, transcript, and exercise for this episode. It's free!

📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →
How to Get More French Into Your Day (Without Studying More)

12 augustus 2026 · 10 min
Afspelen

In this episode, I’ll share simple ways to get more French into your day — without adding more study time. Lees meer

📝 Transcript: Click here to read the full transcript for this episode.

📘 New free guide: Why You Know French But Still Struggle to Speak It. Explore the five essential skills that help you use your French, with examples and questions to help you decide what to practise next. 💛 Download it for free here →