Practice your ear for French with clips from podcasts, the news, and music.
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“pour dire les choses autrement”, “percevoir”, “choisis pas au hasard”. and “prendre une décision”. How many of those phrases do you recognize? How many can you pick up in this slow paced clip from Passerelles? Hear them all and explore their meaning in today’s quiz.
Listen closely for “et donc”, “parfois”, “en décalage”, & “d’état civil”. Can you hear all these phrases in today’s quiz? Follow along with our fill-in-the-blanks quiz while you listen and improve your listening comprehension. My favorite new phrase is “en décalage”.
“Dans un deuxième temps” doesn’t have to do with time. But “tout à l’heure” does. Hear them both in this short clip from the Passerelles podcast. Take on some common expressions in a moderately paced clip! How much can you pick up? Fill in the blanks as you listen.
Improve your ear for French with a load of phrases across this 49 word clip: “à travers”, “le partage du gâteau”, “les bougies”, “sur lesquelles”, “faire un vÅ“u”, & “mais surtout”. How many are new? How many do you know? Hear them all in this moderately fast clip, perfect for any level. Fill in the blanks as you listen!
What do “tout un ensemble”, “la petite crainte”, and “peut avoir” mean? Hear them all in this clip of French in real life. Follow along with our transcription quiz, fill in the blanks as you listen to the clip! Start at any level!
Do you remember “le bilan” as in “Le bilan de sa vie”? Hear it again here. Along with everyone’s favorite question word. Whether you’re a beginner or intermediate learner, test your ear with today’s quiz. Level up from any level, listen and fill-in-the-blanks as you go.
“Le rapport au temps” and “quelque chose” – What do they mean? Listen to them both and more in this short clip from “Passerelles”. Set your level, take on the transcription quiz, and sharpen your French listening skills. Ready to challenge your ears?
Dive into French idioms with today’s 27 word clip: “D’une année sur l’autre”, “la prise de conscience”, the adverbial use of “beaucoup”, and the idiomatic expression with “des personnes”. Which ones are familiar, and which ones are new to you? Test your knowledge with today’s transcription quiz. Listen to the audio and fill in the blanks as you go!
Only 34 words, but oh, the phrases they pack! Can you spot them all? From the elusive “Sans forcément” to the melodic “comme vers,” not forgetting the classic “le sens” and ever-so-useful “quand même”. How about “on a tendance” and “un bilan”? Which ones ring a bell and which ones sound like jibberish? Test your ears and your memory with our transcription quiz. Tune into the audio clip, grab your virtual pen, and fill in those blanks. Ready, set, écoutez!
Slow it back down with today’s clip. Can you hear all these phrases we’ve marked? “Et vous, vous vous”, “pour revenir”, “ce jour-là ”, and “également” Listen to the clip, fill in the blanks, and improve your French listening skills with us!
Hear in this quiz: “surtout”, “mes proches”, “bien sûr”, and “il n’est pas si différent”. Can you understand them all in this faster clip from Passerelles. Keep your practice habit going with today’s free listening practice.
Do you know “ça me gene”, “ça me met”, and “mal à l’aise”? Hear them all in this quiz from a clip of the Passerelles podcast. Set your level and fill in the blanks while you listen. Practice in just a few minutes with French in real life