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Exactement, il n’y a pas d’âge de péremption pour l’amour.
Et ça c’est quand même beau ! Salut les matelots !
Les petits bateaux. Posez vos questions par note vocale sur l’appli Radio France.
Exactly, there is no expiration date for love.
And that’s beautiful! Bye, sailors!
Little boats. Ask your questions via voice message on the Radio France app.
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What does “d’âge de péremption” mean?
l’âge de péremption (expiration “age”). Not the standard term for products—that’s la date de péremption (expiration date). Âge de péremption is figurative/ironic: the point at which something or someone is seen as past its prime.
péremption = (lapse/expiry), verb périr is unrelated; verb is périmer (to expire for goods).
Examples: On n’a pas d’âge de péremption en amour. (There’s no expiration age in love.) Cette idée n’a pas encore atteint son âge de péremption. (That idea hasn’t gone stale yet.)
What does “quand même” mean?
quand même (still; anyway; even so; really)
Uses: contrast/insistence, surprise, mild reproach.
Il exagère, quand même. (He’s really pushing it.)
Viens quand même. (Come anyway.)
C’est cher, mais je le prends quand même. (It’s expensive, but I’ll take it anyway.)
Tu as fini ?—Quand même ! (You finished?—Of course!/Come on!)
What does “Salut” mean?
salut = (hi/bye) in informal contexts.
Use with friends/peers; avoid with superiors/formal situations.
Start: Salut, ça va ? (Hi, how’s it going?)
End: Salut, à plus ! (Bye, see you later!)
Notes: allô is for answering the phone; bonjour/au revoir are polite/formal.
What does “les matelots” mean?
les matelots (sailors). Singular: un matelot (a sailor). Pronunciation: [ma-tə-lo]. Register: nautical; more specific/old-school than les marins (sailors in general). Related: un mousse (cabin boy/trainee).
Examples: Les matelots montent à bord. (The sailors are boarding.) Un matelot expérimenté connaît la mer par cœur. (An experienced sailor knows the sea by heart.) Cultural: shows up in sea shanties/naval tales; everyday speech prefers marin.
Les P’tits Bateaux Podcast
Official synopsis: Les enfants posent des questions, des spécialistes leur répondent. Jeunes (et moins jeunes !) peuvent poser toutes les questions possibles et imaginables directement par message vocal via franceinter.fr, sauf pendant les vacances.
I recently discovered this podcast from InterFrance and love it. It’s kids posing questions and the host brings in experts to explain. And it’s aimed at young French kids, not French learners. That’s my favorite kind of content. Being for French kids is what makes it so good.
You’ve got real people (a kid, a host, and an expert), all speaking real French — no AI generated stuff here. The kid asks a question, and then an expert explains it in short, clear language. There’s a ton of repetition, natural turns of phrase, and just enough challenge to keep your ears working.
And because it’s meant for French-speaking kids, the adults naturally explain things simply but not condescendingly. You get exposed to rhythm, tone, interjections (bah, ben, alors), and full sentences — but also some real dialogue dynamics. And that’s gold if you’re trying to move from textbook filler to actually speaking and thinking in French.
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