The French Ritual

Get the translationLearn how to compare things and say what you prefer ("c'est mieux," "je préfère"), how to talk about trust and taste, and the phrases for a really good time, right up to a first kiss at the top of Sacré-Cœur.

Get the transcript Learn how to compare things and say what you prefer ("c'est mieux," "je préfère"), how to talk about trust and taste, and the phrases for a really good time, right up to a first kiss at the top of Sacré-Cœur.

Get the side-by-side translationQuentin shows up with breakfast and a spare helmet, no explanation needed, and takes Rose across Paris on his scooter: a secret door into the Louvre, a hidden vineyard in Montmartre.Learn how to express preference and familiarity in French, and the different levels of saying you like something, and much more...

Get the transcriptQuentin shows up with breakfast and a spare helmet, no explanation needed, and takes Rose across Paris on his scooter: a secret door into the Louvre, a hidden vineyard in Montmartre.Learn how to express preference and familiarity in French, and the different levels of saying you like something, and much more...

GET THE TRANSCRIPT After weeks of speaking French out loud, Rose finally catches herself thinking in it. A walk along the Seine with a croissant turns into her first real French sentences. Learn sur, sous, and à côté de (on, under, next to), the difference between un and une, and how to turn a simple walk into full French sentences, one thing at a time.

GET THE TRANSCRIPT In this episode, you'll learn three ways to say "I see" in French — je vois, il y a, c'est — plus position words like sur (on), sous (under), and à côté de (next to), so you can describe any scene in full sentences like "le livre est sur la table." You'll also pick up real cafe French for ordering a coffee à emporter, and a memory trick for nearly every new word, so the vocabulary actually sticks.