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Learn with slow French news for A1 listening practice. In this episode: In Italy, many children are overweight, especially in the south, and one 17-year-old boy weighs 170 kilos while waiting for surgery. Also: New York's famous Flatiron Building is almost finished after years of renovation and is turning into ultra-luxury apartments worth up to $58.5 million. Today’s French focus: Je mange tout le temps = I eat all the time. Vocabulary: le surpoids (overweight), l'obésité (obesity), le lacet (shoelace). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-07-26

Learn with slow French news for A1 listening practice. In this episode: Wildfires force evacuations across France and Spain, with more than 220,000 people told to leave or stay indoors. Also: Protests in India continue as government talks go on over education demands and a minister's resignation. Today’s French focus: demander un jour pour réfléchir = to ask for a day to think. Vocabulary: l'évacuation (evacuation), le feu (fire), le vent (wind). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-07-25

Learn with slow French news for A1 listening practice. In this episode: The US is imposing new tariffs on around 60 trade partners, with rates from 10% to 12.5%, as a temporary tax ends. Also: An Indonesian court has convicted 19 people in a baby trafficking case, but questions remain about babies sent to Singapore. Today’s French focus: prend la place = takes the place. Vocabulary: taxe (tax), partenaire (partner), produit (product). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-07-24

Learn with slow French news for A1 listening practice. In this episode: Canada's dairy sector faces a new trade fight as the US threatens stronger tariffs, and Canada says its system is not negotiable. Also: Divers find a Pan Am plane wreck from 74 years ago, revealing a crash that changed airline safety rules. Today’s French focus: il y a = there is / there are. Vocabulary: le lait (milk), le quota (quota), le prix (price). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-07-23

Learn with slow French news for A1 listening practice. In this episode: Brazil's Amazon burned far less in 2025, with the smallest area on record since 1985. Also: Four Nigerian police officers are arrested after allegedly trying to extort the country's anti-corruption chief. Today’s French focus: ont brûlé = burned. Vocabulary: l'hectare (hectare), la zone (area), le rapport (report). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-07-22

Learn with slow French news for A1 listening practice. In this episode: The US hits Canada with 50% tariffs on many goods, while Canada says it wants to intensify trade talks. Also: In Australia, a mother gives birth to rare identical quadruplets, and all four girls are healthy. Today’s French focus: vouloir + infinitif — to want to + infinitive = to want to + infinitive. Vocabulary: la taxe (tax), le produit (product), intensifier (to intensify). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-07-21

Learn with slow French news for A1 listening practice. In this episode: Twenty-three runners from seven countries race on drifting sea ice at the geographic North Pole, with safety gear and polar bear guards nearby. Also: A well-known Cuban dissident leaves Cuba for exile in the United States after serving a five-year prison sentence, while supporters greet him in Miami. Today’s French focus: partir = to leave / to go away. Vocabulary: la glace (ice), la boucle (a loop), partir (to leave / to go away). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-07-20

Learn with slow French news for A1 listening practice. In this episode: A private Indian company launches Vikram-1 and reaches orbit for the first time. Also: New EU border checks are causing much longer waits at airports in Europe. Today’s French focus: a lancé = launched. Vocabulary: le lancement (launch), l'orbite (orbit), le but (goal). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-07-19

Learn with slow French news for A1 listening practice. In this episode: A company launches a paid service that sends its most followed posts to Wall Street firms in milliseconds. Also: Japan changes royal succession rules a little, but women still cannot take the throne. Today’s French focus: ne pas pouvoir — not be able to = not be able to. Vocabulary: lancer (to launch), service (service), prix (price). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-07-18