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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Podcast #37 : Le paradoxe français : pain, beurre, fromage… et pourtant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Improve your listening skills with this intermediate French podcast (B1)]]></description><link>https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/podcast-37-le-paradoxe-francais-pain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/podcast-37-le-paradoxe-francais-pain</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[French with Timo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:45:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/193640191/68bb4171-0f54-43e4-8d12-3f8f364d7188/transcoded-1775839105.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>This episode is reserved for premium subscribers. Join now to unlock a new podcast every week, complete with a full transcript, a curated vocabulary list, and cultural recommendations to help you go deeper and make real progress.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p><em>English translation available at the end of the article</em></p><p>Bonjour et bienvenue ! Aujourd&#8217;hui, on s&#8217;attaque &#224; une question que mes &#233;l&#232;ves et mes amis mexicains me posent tout le temps : <em>&#8220;Mais comment vous faites, vous les Fran&#231;ais ? Vous mangez du pain tous les jours, du beurre, du fromage&#8230; et vous arrivez &#224; rester minces !&#8221;</em></p><p>On appelle &#231;a le paradoxe fran&#231;ais. Et je trouve cette question vraiment fascinante, parce que je pense que la r&#233;ponse r&#233;v&#232;le quelque chose de profond sur la culture fran&#231;aise, bien au-del&#224; de la simple nutrition. Alors aujourd'hui, on va prendre le temps de vraiment creuser le sujet : les habitudes, la culture du potager, et une petite th&#233;orie scientifique que je vous laisserai d&#233;couvrir dans un encadr&#233; sous le podcast. C'est parti !</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Un verbe qui ne PASSE pas inaperçu]]></title><description><![CDATA[A deep dive into passer and se passer]]></description><link>https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/un-verbe-qui-ne-passe-pas-inapercu</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/un-verbe-qui-ne-passe-pas-inapercu</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[French with Timo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:46:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NCN6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0086d2ff-9f1f-4640-83d8-e3eadd08d4d2_806x563.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>English version available at the end of the article</em></p><p>Il y a des articles qui naissent d&#8217;une id&#233;e, et d&#8217;autres qui naissent d&#8217;une conversation. Celui-ci fait partie de la deuxi&#232;me cat&#233;gorie.</p><p>Apr&#232;s l&#8217;article sur <em>se mettre</em>, plusieurs d&#8217;entre vous m&#8217;ont &#233;crit pour me dire &#224; quel point ce format vous avait aid&#233;s et vous m&#8217;avez souffl&#233; l&#8217;id&#233;e de faire la m&#234;me chose avec le verbe passer. </p><p>Aujourd&#8217;hui donc : <strong>passer / se passer</strong>. Deux verbes que vous utilisez d&#233;j&#224;. Mais dont vous n&#8217;avez peut-&#234;tre pas encore mesur&#233; toute l&#8217;&#233;tendue.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">This Substack is reader-supported. 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Passer &#8212; mouvement et d&#233;placement</h2><p>Le sens le plus fondamental. Quelque chose ou quelqu&#8217;un se d&#233;place, traverse, passe devant.</p><ul><li><p><em>Un avion est pass&#233; dans le ciel.</em> &#8594; A plane went by in the sky. </p></li><li><p><em>Le bus passe toutes les six minutes.</em> &#8594; The bus comes every six minutes. </p></li><li><p><em>La Seine passe &#224; Paris.</em> &#8594; The Seine runs through Paris.</p></li></ul><h3>2. Passer &#8212; le temps qui s&#8217;&#233;coule</h3><p>L&#8217;un des sens les plus utilis&#233;s au quotidien.</p><ul><li><p><em>Le temps passe vite.</em> &#8594; Time passes quickly. </p></li><li><p><em>Les ann&#233;es passent sans qu&#8217;on s&#8217;en rende compte.</em> &#8594; The years go by without us noticing. </p></li></ul><h3>3. Passer de &#8230; &#224; &#8212; la transition</h3><p>C&#8217;est la transition d&#8217;un &#233;tat &#224; un autre. </p><ul><li><p><em>Il est pass&#233; d'apprenti &#224; contrema&#238;tre en deux ans.</em> &#8594; He went from apprentice to foreman in two years. </p></li><li><p><em>On est pass&#233;s du rire aux larmes en cinq minutes.</em> &#8594; We went from laughing to crying in five minutes. </p></li><li><p><em>Le m&#233;tal passe de l'&#233;tat solide &#224; l'&#233;tat liquide.</em> &#8594; Metal goes from solid to liquid state.</p></li></ul><h3>4. Passer un examen &#8212; subir une &#233;preuve &#9888;&#65039;</h3><p>Un faux ami classique. <em>Passer</em> un examen, c&#8217;est le pr&#233;senter, pas forc&#233;ment le r&#233;ussir.</p><ul><li><p><em>J&#8217;ai pass&#233; mon permis hier.</em> &#8594; I took my driving test yesterday. </p></li><li><p><em>Il a pass&#233; le bac en juin.</em> &#8594; He sat his baccalaureate in June.</p></li></ul><p>Pour dire qu&#8217;on l&#8217;a r&#233;ussi : <em>r&#233;ussir</em> son examen, ou famili&#232;rement <em>l&#8217;avoir</em>.</p><h3>5. Passer du temps &#8212; employer son temps</h3><p>Tr&#232;s courant, tr&#232;s utile.</p><ul><li><p><em>On a pass&#233; une excellente soir&#233;e.</em> &#8594; We had a great evening. </p></li><li><p><em>Elle passe ses week-ends &#224; lire.</em> &#8594; She spends her weekends reading. </p></li><li><p><em>J&#8217;ai pass&#233; deux heures &#224; &#233;crire cette lettre.</em> &#8594; I spent two hours writing that letter.</p></li></ul><h3>6. Passer pour &#8212; avoir la r&#233;putation de</h3><p>Exprimer l&#8217;image que l&#8217;on renvoie aux autres &#8212; ou la r&#233;putation qu&#8217;on a.</p><ul><li><p><em>Je ne veux pas passer pour un idiot.</em> &#8594; I don&#8217;t want to look like an idiot. </p></li><li><p><em>Il se fait passer pour un m&#233;decin.</em> &#8594; He&#8217;s pretending to be a doctor.</p></li></ul><h3>7. Passer quelque chose &#224; quelqu&#8217;un &#8212; transmettre, c&#233;der, pardonner</h3><p>Trois nuances en une, selon le contexte.</p><ul><li><p><em>Tu peux me passer le sel ?</em> &#8594; Can you pass me the salt? </p></li><li><p><em>Elle m&#8217;a pass&#233; son rhume.</em> &#8594; She gave me her cold. </p></li><li><p><em>Il lui passe tous ses caprices.</em> &#8594; He lets her get away with everything. </p></li><li><p><em>Passez-moi les d&#233;tails.</em> &#8594; Spare me the details.</p></li></ul><h3>8. Passer &#224; autre chose &#8212; tourner la page</h3><p>Tr&#232;s courant dans la vie quotidienne au sens physique, &#233;motionnel ou conversationnel.</p><ul><li><p><em>Bon, on passe &#224; autre chose !</em> &#8594; Right, let&#8217;s move on! </p></li><li><p><em>Apr&#232;s la rupture, il a mis du temps &#224; passer &#224; autre chose.</em> &#8594; After the breakup, it took him a while to move on. </p></li><li><p><em>Passons !</em> &#8594; Let&#8217;s not dwell on it.</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h2>SE PASSER</h2><h3>9. Se passer &#8212; avoir lieu, se produire</h3><p>Le sens fondamental de la forme pronominale. Vous l&#8217;entendrez chaque jour.</p><ul><li><p><em>Qu&#8217;est-ce qui s&#8217;est pass&#233; ?</em> &#8594; What happened? </p></li><li><p><em>&#199;a s&#8217;est pass&#233; comment ?</em> &#8594; How did it go? </p></li><li><p><em>L&#8217;histoire se passe en Bretagne.</em> &#8594; The story takes place in Brittany. </p></li><li><p><em>Je ne sais pas ce qui se passe en moi.</em> &#8594; I don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s going on inside me.</p></li></ul><p>&#192; noter : <em>se passer</em> d&#233;signe un &#233;v&#233;nement, un fait. Il ne dit rien sur la dur&#233;e.</p><h3>10. Se passer de &#8212; faire sans</h3><p>Une expression d&#8217;ind&#233;pendance, de privation volontaire, ou d&#8217;addiction moderne.</p><ul><li><p><em>Je me passe de sucre depuis janvier.</em> &#8594; I&#8217;ve been going without sugar since January. </p></li><li><p><em>On ne peut plus se passer de son t&#233;l&#233;phone.</em> &#8594; We can&#8217;t do without our phones anymore. </p></li><li><p><em>Peut-on se passer de sommeil ?</em> &#8594; Can we do without sleep? <em>&#199;a se passe de commentaires.</em> &#8594; It speaks for itself.</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h2>&#202;tre ou avoir ? L&#8217;auxiliaire aux temps compos&#233;s</h2><p>C&#8217;est l&#8217;une des questions les plus fr&#233;quentes. <em>Passer</em> illustre la r&#232;gle &#224; merveille, car il peut fonctionner dans les deux sens.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>J&#8217;ai pass&#233;</strong> &#8594; avec <em>avoir</em>, le verbe a un <strong>compl&#233;ment d&#8217;objet direct</strong></p><ul><li><p><em>J&#8217;ai pass&#233; un examen.</em> &#8594; I took an exam. </p></li><li><p><em>J&#8217;ai pass&#233; une bonne soir&#233;e.</em> &#8594; I had a great evening. </p></li><li><p><em>Il lui a pass&#233; le sel.</em> &#8594; He passed her the salt.</p></li></ul><p>Ici, <em>passer</em> est transitif : il agit sur quelque chose ou quelqu&#8217;un. On utilise <em>avoir</em>.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Je suis pass&#233;</strong> &#8594; avec <em>&#234;tre</em>, le verbe exprime un <strong>d&#233;placement ou une transition</strong>, sans compl&#233;ment direct.</p><ul><li><p><em>Je suis pass&#233; par Paris.</em> &#8594; I went through Paris. </p></li><li><p><em>Elle est pass&#233;e te voir ce matin.</em> &#8594; She stopped by to see you this morning. </p></li><li><p><em>Le temps est pass&#233; vite.</em> &#8594; Time went by quickly.</p></li></ul><p>Ici, <em>passer</em> est intransitif : il d&#233;crit un mouvement, une trajectoire. On utilise <em>&#234;tre</em>.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Je me suis pass&#233; de...</strong> &#8594; forme pronominale, toujours avec <em>&#234;tre</em></p><ul><li><p><em>Je me suis pass&#233; de caf&#233; pendant un mois.</em> &#8594; I went without coffee for a month. <em>&#199;a s&#8217;est bien pass&#233;.</em> &#8594; It went well.</p></li></ul><p>Tous les verbes pronominaux se conjuguent avec <em>&#234;tre</em> aux temps compos&#233;s. Sans exception.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Le truc pour ne plus se tromper :</strong> Posez-vous la question : <em>est-ce que je passe quelque chose ?</em> Si oui &#8594; <em>avoir</em>. Si je me d&#233;place, je traverse, ou le verbe est pronominal &#8594; <em>&#234;tre</em>.</p><ul><li><p><em>J&#8217;ai pass&#233;</em> la fronti&#232;re <em>(= j&#8217;ai franchi quelque chose)</em> </p></li><li><p><em>Je suis pass&#233;</em> &#224; la boulangerie <em>(= je me suis d&#233;plac&#233;)</em> </p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h2>Expressions idiomatiques</h2><p><em>Passer</em> est aussi le moteur de quelques expressions imag&#233;es qui &#233;maillent la conversation quotidienne.</p><ul><li><p><strong>Passer du coq &#224; l&#8217;&#226;ne</strong> Sauter d&#8217;un sujet &#224; un autre sans aucun lien logique. <em>Il passe du coq &#224; l&#8217;&#226;ne, impossible de suivre.</em> &#8594; He jumps all over the place &#8212; you can&#8217;t keep up.</p></li><li><p><strong>Les chiens aboient, la caravane passe</strong> Les critiques parlent, mais on continue sa route quand m&#234;me. <em>Les critiques ? Les chiens aboient, la caravane passe.</em> &#8594; Critics? Let them talk &#8212; I&#8217;m not stopping.</p></li><li><p><strong>Passer un savon &#224; quelqu&#8217;un</strong> R&#233;primander quelqu&#8217;un s&#233;v&#232;rement. <em>Le prof lui a pass&#233; un sacr&#233; savon.</em> &#8594; The teacher gave him a real dressing-down.</p></li><li><p><strong>Passer l&#8217;arme &#224; gauche</strong> Mourir. Un euph&#233;misme imag&#233;, l&#233;g&#232;rement morbide. <em>Le vieux chien a fini par passer l&#8217;arme &#224; gauche.</em> &#8594; The old dog finally kicked the bucket.</p></li><li><p><strong>Passer entre les mailles du filet</strong> &#201;chapper &#224; un contr&#244;le, &#233;viter d&#8217;&#234;tre pris. <em>Il a encore r&#233;ussi &#224; passer entre les mailles du filet.</em> &#8594; He managed to slip through the net again.</p></li><li><p><strong>En passant</strong> Au passage, incidemment &#8212; pour glisser une remarque naturellement. <em>Et en passant, tu m&#8217;avais dit que tu appellerais&#8230;</em> &#8594; And by the way, you did say you&#8217;d call&#8230;</p></li><li><p><strong>Y passer</strong> Subir quelque chose d&#8217;in&#233;vitable &#8212; ou, plus sombrement, mourir. <em>On va tous y passer un jour.</em> &#8594; We&#8217;ll all go through it one day. <em>Il a failli y passer.</em> &#8594; He nearly didn&#8217;t make it.</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><p><em>&#192; votre tour ! &#201;crivez une phrase dans les commentaires avec</em> passer <em>ou</em> se passer. 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This one belongs to the second category.</p><p>After the article on <em>se mettre</em>, many of you wrote to tell me how much this format had helped you, and you suggested I do the same with the verb <em>passer</em>.</p><p>So today: <em>passer / se passer</em>. Two words you already use&#8212;but whose full range you may not have explored yet.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h3>1. Passer &#8212; movement and motion</h3><p>The most fundamental meaning. Something or someone moves, goes through, or passes by.</p><ul><li><p>Un avion est pass&#233; dans le ciel. &#8594; A plane went by in the sky.</p></li><li><p>Le bus passe toutes les six minutes. &#8594; The bus comes every six minutes.</p></li><li><p>La Seine passe &#224; Paris. &#8594; The Seine runs through Paris.</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h3>2. Passer &#8212; time passing</h3><p>One of the most commonly used meanings in everyday life.</p><ul><li><p>Le temps passe vite. &#8594; Time passes quickly.</p></li><li><p>Les ann&#233;es passent sans qu&#8217;on s&#8217;en rende compte. &#8594; The years go by without us noticing.</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h3>3. Passer de &#8230; &#224; &#8212; transition</h3><p>The transition from one state to another.</p><ul><li><p>Il est pass&#233; d&#8217;apprenti &#224; contrema&#238;tre en deux ans. &#8594; He went from apprentice to foreman in two years.</p></li><li><p>On est pass&#233;s du rire aux larmes en cinq minutes. &#8594; We went from laughing to crying in five minutes.</p></li><li><p>Le m&#233;tal passe de l&#8217;&#233;tat solide &#224; l&#8217;&#233;tat liquide. &#8594; Metal goes from solid to liquid.</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h3>4. Passer un examen &#8212; to take an exam &#9888;&#65039;</h3><p>A classic false friend. <em>Passer un examen</em> means to sit/take it&#8212;not necessarily to pass it.</p><ul><li><p>J&#8217;ai pass&#233; mon permis hier. &#8594; I took my driving test yesterday.</p></li><li><p>Il a pass&#233; le bac en juin. &#8594; He sat his baccalaureate in June.</p></li></ul><p>To say you succeeded: <em>to pass an exam</em>, or informally, <em>to have it</em>.</p><div><hr></div><h3>5. Passer du temps &#8212; to spend time</h3><p>Very common, very useful.</p><ul><li><p>On a pass&#233; une excellente soir&#233;e. &#8594; We had a great evening.</p></li><li><p>Elle passe ses week-ends &#224; lire. &#8594; She spends her weekends reading.</p></li><li><p>J&#8217;ai pass&#233; deux heures &#224; &#233;crire cette lettre. &#8594; I spent two hours writing that letter.</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h3>6. Passer pour &#8212; to be seen as</h3><p>Expressing the image you project&#8212;or your reputation.</p><ul><li><p>Je ne veux pas passer pour un idiot. &#8594; I don&#8217;t want to look like an idiot.</p></li><li><p>Il se fait passer pour un m&#233;decin. &#8594; He&#8217;s pretending to be a doctor.</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h3>7. Passer quelque chose &#224; quelqu&#8217;un &#8212; to pass, give, let go, forgive</h3><p>Three nuances in one, depending on context.</p><ul><li><p>Tu peux me passer le sel ? &#8594; Can you pass me the salt?</p></li><li><p>Elle m&#8217;a pass&#233; son rhume. &#8594; She gave me her cold.</p></li><li><p>Il lui passe tous ses caprices. &#8594; He lets her get away with everything.</p></li><li><p>Passez-moi les d&#233;tails. &#8594; Spare me the details.</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h3>8. Passer &#224; autre chose &#8212; to move on</h3><p>Very common in everyday life&#8212;physically, emotionally, or in conversation.</p><ul><li><p>Bon, on passe &#224; autre chose ! &#8594; Right, let&#8217;s move on!</p></li><li><p>Apr&#232;s la rupture, il a mis du temps &#224; passer &#224; autre chose. &#8594; After the breakup, it took him a while to move on.</p></li><li><p>Passons ! &#8594; Let&#8217;s not dwell on it.</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h2>SE PASSER</h2><h3>9. Se passer &#8212; to happen, take place</h3><p>The core meaning of the pronominal form. You&#8217;ll hear it every day.</p><ul><li><p>Qu&#8217;est-ce qui s&#8217;est pass&#233; ? &#8594; What happened?</p></li><li><p>&#199;a s&#8217;est pass&#233; comment ? &#8594; How did it go?</p></li><li><p>L&#8217;histoire se passe en Bretagne. &#8594; The story takes place in Brittany.</p></li><li><p>Je ne sais pas ce qui se passe en moi. &#8594; I don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s going on inside me.</p></li></ul><p>Note: <em>se passer</em> refers to an event, a fact. It says nothing about duration.</p><div><hr></div><h3>10. Se passer de &#8212; to do without</h3><p>An expression of independence, voluntary restraint&#8212;or modern addiction.</p><ul><li><p>Je me passe de sucre depuis janvier. &#8594; I&#8217;ve been going without sugar since January.</p></li><li><p>On ne peut plus se passer de son t&#233;l&#233;phone. &#8594; We can&#8217;t do without our phones anymore.</p></li><li><p>Peut-on se passer de sommeil ? &#8594; Can we do without sleep?</p></li><li><p>&#199;a se passe de commentaires. &#8594; That speaks for itself.</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h2>&#202;tre or avoir? The auxiliary in compound tenses</h2><p>One of the most frequent questions. <em>Passer</em> illustrates the rule perfectly, as it works both ways.</p><div><hr></div><h3>J&#8217;ai pass&#233; &#8212; with <em>avoir</em></h3><p>The verb has a direct object.</p><ul><li><p>J&#8217;ai pass&#233; un examen. &#8594; I took an exam.</p></li><li><p>J&#8217;ai pass&#233; une bonne soir&#233;e. &#8594; I had a great evening.</p></li><li><p>Il lui a pass&#233; le sel. &#8594; He passed her the salt.</p></li></ul><p>Here, <em>passer</em> is transitive: it acts on something or someone. Use <em>avoir</em>.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Je suis pass&#233; &#8212; with <em>&#234;tre</em></h3><p>The verb expresses movement or transition, with no direct object.</p><ul><li><p>Je suis pass&#233; par Paris. &#8594; I went through Paris.</p></li><li><p>Elle est pass&#233;e te voir ce matin. &#8594; She stopped by to see you this morning.</p></li><li><p>Le temps est pass&#233; vite. &#8594; Time went by quickly.</p></li></ul><p>Here, <em>passer</em> is intransitive: it describes movement or trajectory. Use <em>&#234;tre</em>.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Je me suis pass&#233; de&#8230; &#8212; pronominal form (always with <em>&#234;tre</em>)</h3><ul><li><p>Je me suis pass&#233; de caf&#233; pendant un mois. &#8594; I went without coffee for a month.</p></li><li><p>&#199;a s&#8217;est bien pass&#233;. &#8594; It went well.</p></li></ul><p>All pronominal verbs use <em>&#234;tre</em> in compound tenses. No exceptions.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>The trick to stop making mistakes:</strong><br>Ask yourself: <em>am I passing something?</em> If yes &#8594; <em>avoir</em>.<br>If I&#8217;m moving, going through, or the verb is pronominal &#8594; <em>&#234;tre</em>.</p><p>J&#8217;ai pass&#233; la fronti&#232;re (= I crossed something)<br>Je suis pass&#233; &#224; la boulangerie (= I moved / went somewhere)</p><div><hr></div><h2>Idiomatic expressions</h2><p><em>Passer</em> is also at the heart of several vivid expressions used in everyday conversation.</p><p>Passer du coq &#224; l&#8217;&#226;ne &#8594; To jump from one topic to another with no logical connection.</p><p>Les chiens aboient, la caravane passe &#8594; Critics talk, but you keep going anyway.</p><p>Passer un savon &#224; quelqu&#8217;un &#8594; To give someone a severe scolding.</p><p>Passer l&#8217;arme &#224; gauche &#8594; To die (a slightly dark euphemism).</p><p>Passer entre les mailles du filet &#8594; To slip through the net.</p><p>En passant &#8594; By the way / incidentally.</p><p>Y passer &#8594; To go through something inevitable&#8212;or to die.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Your turn!</strong> Write a sentence in the comments using <em>passer</em> or <em>se passer</em>. 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lettre à France, avril ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A little piece of France, every month]]></description><link>https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/lettre-a-france-avril</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/lettre-a-france-avril</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[French with Timo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:29:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W29I!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F041075ae-22c8-452d-98df-c265470097d9_1536x1141.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>English version available at the end</em> </p><p>Bonjour &#224; tous,</p><p>Une petite nouvelle pour commencer : le fran&#231;ais est devenu la quatri&#232;me langue la plus parl&#233;e au monde.</p><p>Et non, ce n&#8217;est pas une blague du premier avril !</p><p>Selon l&#8217;Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, on compte aujourd&#8217;hui pr&#232;s de 400 millions de locuteurs. Le fran&#231;ais se place derri&#232;re l&#8217;anglais, le mandarin et l&#8217;espagnol et d&#233;passe maintenant l&#8217;arabe et le bengali.</p><p>Mais ce qui m&#8217;int&#233;resse vraiment, ce n&#8217;est pas le classement. C&#8217;est ce qui se passe en ce moment.</p><p>Le fran&#231;ais est en pleine croissance. C&#8217;est la deuxi&#232;me langue &#233;trang&#232;re la plus apprise dans le monde, pr&#233;sente sur les cinq continents. Et elle se d&#233;veloppe vite, surtout en Afrique, o&#249; vivent d&#233;j&#224; 65 % des francophones. D&#8217;ici 2050, on pourrait atteindre 600 millions de locuteurs.</p><p>Le fran&#231;ais n&#8217;est pas une langue du pass&#233;. C&#8217;est une langue d&#8217;avenir.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W29I!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F041075ae-22c8-452d-98df-c265470097d9_1536x1141.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W29I!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F041075ae-22c8-452d-98df-c265470097d9_1536x1141.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W29I!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F041075ae-22c8-452d-98df-c265470097d9_1536x1141.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W29I!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F041075ae-22c8-452d-98df-c265470097d9_1536x1141.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W29I!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F041075ae-22c8-452d-98df-c265470097d9_1536x1141.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W29I!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F041075ae-22c8-452d-98df-c265470097d9_1536x1141.jpeg" width="1456" height="1082" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/041075ae-22c8-452d-98df-c265470097d9_1536x1141.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1082,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:1292983,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/i/192809904?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F041075ae-22c8-452d-98df-c265470097d9_1536x1141.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W29I!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F041075ae-22c8-452d-98df-c265470097d9_1536x1141.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W29I!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F041075ae-22c8-452d-98df-c265470097d9_1536x1141.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W29I!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F041075ae-22c8-452d-98df-c265470097d9_1536x1141.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W29I!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F041075ae-22c8-452d-98df-c265470097d9_1536x1141.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><div class="pullquote"><p>&#8220;Air Afrique Map of the World&#8221; created by M. Bourie in 1960. David Rumsey Map Collection.</p></div><p><em>Bon, entre nous&#8230; il para&#238;t que beaucoup d&#8217;Am&#233;ricains veulent apprendre le fran&#231;ais en ce moment. Je ne sais pas exactement pourquoi&#8230; &#128516;</em> </p><p>Mais tout ce que je viens de vous dire, c&#8217;est vrai. Promis.</p><p>Parce qu&#8217;aujourd&#8217;hui, c&#8217;est le 1er avril. Et en France, on appelle &#231;a le <strong>poisson d&#8217;avril</strong> &#128031;.</p><p>Le principe : on fait des blagues, on raconte des histoires fausses&#8230; et parfois, on colle discr&#232;tement un petit poisson en papier dans le dos des gens. </p><p>Donc m&#233;fiez-vous de ce que vous lisez sur les r&#233;seaux aujourd&#8217;hui&#8230; </p><p>Mais les chiffres sur le fran&#231;ais, eux, sont bien r&#233;els. Et si cette langue continue de grandir dans le monde&#8230; c&#8217;est peut-&#234;tre le bon moment pour lui faire un peu plus de place dans votre quotidien.</p><p>Est-ce qu&#8217;il existe une tradition similaire dans ton pays ? N&#8217;h&#233;site pas &#224; laisser un commentaire ! </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/lettre-a-france-avril/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/lettre-a-france-avril/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h3>L&#8217;atelier du mois &#8212; mercredi 29 avril</h3><p>Ce mois-ci, on travaille sur la confiance &#224; l&#8217;oral.</p><p>Parce que conna&#238;tre du vocabulaire, c&#8217;est bien. 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Le fianc&#233;, lui, se console avec la pi&#232;ce mont&#233;e.</p><p>L&#233;g&#232;re, facile &#224; &#233;couter, et pleine de vocabulaire du quotidien. </p><p>Paroles : <a href="https://genius.com/Christophe-merci-john-detre-venu-lyrics">https://genius.com/Christophe-merci-john-detre-venu-lyrics</a></p><div id="youtube2-udOeNmU2qn0" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;udOeNmU2qn0&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/udOeNmU2qn0?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><div><hr></div><p>&#192; tr&#232;s vite, </p><p>Timoth&#233;e</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T5Vf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3e9a349e-8dc9-452f-ad6d-e9edc0fb71ce_1000x1000.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T5Vf!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3e9a349e-8dc9-452f-ad6d-e9edc0fb71ce_1000x1000.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T5Vf!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3e9a349e-8dc9-452f-ad6d-e9edc0fb71ce_1000x1000.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T5Vf!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3e9a349e-8dc9-452f-ad6d-e9edc0fb71ce_1000x1000.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T5Vf!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3e9a349e-8dc9-452f-ad6d-e9edc0fb71ce_1000x1000.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T5Vf!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3e9a349e-8dc9-452f-ad6d-e9edc0fb71ce_1000x1000.png" width="175" height="175" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3e9a349e-8dc9-452f-ad6d-e9edc0fb71ce_1000x1000.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1000,&quot;width&quot;:1000,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:175,&quot;bytes&quot;:374503,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/i/192809904?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3e9a349e-8dc9-452f-ad6d-e9edc0fb71ce_1000x1000.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T5Vf!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3e9a349e-8dc9-452f-ad6d-e9edc0fb71ce_1000x1000.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T5Vf!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3e9a349e-8dc9-452f-ad6d-e9edc0fb71ce_1000x1000.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T5Vf!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3e9a349e-8dc9-452f-ad6d-e9edc0fb71ce_1000x1000.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!T5Vf!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3e9a349e-8dc9-452f-ad6d-e9edc0fb71ce_1000x1000.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>English version :</strong> </p><p>Hello everyone,</p><p>A little piece of news to start: French has become the fourth most spoken language in the world.</p><p>And no, this is not an April Fools&#8217; joke!</p><p>According to the International Organisation of La Francophonie, there are now nearly 400 million speakers. French comes after English, Mandarin, and Spanish, and has now surpassed Arabic and Bengali.</p><p>But what really interests me isn&#8217;t the ranking. It&#8217;s what&#8217;s happening right now.</p><p>French is growing fast. It&#8217;s the second most learned foreign language in the world, present on all five continents. And it&#8217;s expanding quickly, especially in Africa, where 65% of French speakers already live. By 2050, the number could reach 600 million.</p><p>French is not a language of the past. It&#8217;s a language of the future.</p><p>Alright, between us&#8230; it seems that a lot of Americans want to learn French right now. I&#8217;m not exactly sure why&#8230; &#128516;</p><p>But everything I just told you is true. I promise.</p><p>Because today is April 1st. And in France, we call it &#8220;poisson d&#8217;avril&#8221; &#128031;.</p><p>The idea: we play pranks, tell fake stories&#8230; and sometimes, we secretly stick a little paper fish on someone&#8217;s back.</p><p>So be careful what you read on social media today&#8230;</p><p>But the figures about French are very real. And if this language keeps growing around the world&#8230; maybe now is the right time to give it a bigger place in your daily life.</p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>This month&#8217;s workshop &#8212; Wednesday, April 29</strong></p><p>This month, we&#8217;re working on speaking confidence.</p><p>Because knowing vocabulary is great. But if you don&#8217;t dare to open your mouth, it&#8217;s not very useful.</p><p>We&#8217;ll look at how to speak more naturally, without overthinking, and above all without stress.</p><p>&#8594; Find the link in the <a href="https://substack.com/chat/2669074">premium subscribers chat on Substack</a></p><div><hr></div><p>&#128483;&#65039; <strong>The Circle &#8212; weekly conversation group</strong></p><p>Every week, we meet in a small group to speak French. No lessons, no pressure&#8212;just guided conversation to get you used to speaking.</p><p>For your first session: 50% off with the code TIMO26 &#8212; offer valid until April 30.</p><p>&#128073; <a href="https://calendly.com/learnfrenchwithtimo/le-cercle-conversation">Book my spot</a></p><div><hr></div><p><strong>In April</strong></p><p>On the free side: a tip to practice French in your car, and a podcast on a question we all ask ourselves: How do French people stay slim?</p><p>On the premium side this month: a podcast on the most wanted man in France (this Friday), an episode on <em>verlan</em> (French as it&#8217;s really spoken in the streets), and the continuation of <em>La sorci&#232;re</em>, my short story that I&#8217;m finishing&#8212;promise!</p><p>&#128073; Premium subscription is $5/month, and you can cancel anytime.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p><strong>What you liked in March</strong></p><p>Two pieces of content were especially popular this month: the podcast <em>The Subjunctive in 10 Minutes</em> and the article <em>20 Useful Sentences for Traveling in France</em>. Thanks for your likes and comments&#8212;I really appreciate it!</p><div><hr></div><p>&#127925; <strong>Song of the month</strong></p><p><em>Merci John d&#8217;&#234;tre venu</em> &#8212; Christophe</p><p>A funny, slightly absurd song, perfect for April 1st. The story of a village wedding where the Beatles show up unexpectedly&#8230; and John Lennon leaves with the bride. The groom consoles himself with the wedding cake.</p><p>Light, easy to listen to, and full of everyday vocabulary.</p><p>Lyrics: <a href="https://genius.com/Christophe-merci-john-detre-venu-lyrics">https://genius.com/Christophe-merci-john-detre-venu-lyrics</a></p><div><hr></div><p>See you soon,<br>Timoth&#233;e</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Podcast #35 : L'amour, c'est compliqué, surtout en français]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Unwritten Rules of Love in France]]></description><link>https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/podcast-35-lamour-cest-complique</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/podcast-35-lamour-cest-complique</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[French with Timo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:51:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/191918942/8b58f8e7bbce1ecf9b857163a24f1535.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bonjour et bienvenue sur mon podcast !</p><p>Aujourd&#8217;hui, on parle d&#8217;un sujet tr&#232;s important&#8230; tr&#232;s s&#233;rieux&#8230; tr&#232;s universel&#8230;</p><p>On parle de&#8230; l&#8217;amour. &#10084;&#65039;</p><p>Oui, l&#8217;amour. Mais pas n&#8217;importe lequel : l&#8217;amour <em>&#224; la fran&#231;aise</em>.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spoken French • Le sens de la fête ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Practice spoken French with this hilarious clip from a French comedy]]></description><link>https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/spoken-french-le-sens-de-la-fete</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/spoken-french-le-sens-de-la-fete</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[French with Timo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:33:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/tpL9i9j2A_4" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this scene from <em>Le Sens de la F&#234;te</em> (2017), I want to show you a very French situation. A couple who are about to get married is discussing their budget with their wedding planner, Max, played by Jean-Pierre Bacri.</p><p>I really recommend this scene. It&#8217;s great for improving your listening skills and learning useful vocabulary, both for professional situations and for expressing emotions.</p><p>I know it&#8217;s not easy, so don&#8217;t worry if you don&#8217;t understand everything the first time. If you feel confident, try watching it without subtitles first, then with subtitles. You can also check the dialogue analysis to make sure you understand the subtleties.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><div><hr></div><p>If you can&#8217;t turn on the subtitles, click on &#8220;Watch on YouTube&#8221;</p><div id="youtube2-tpL9i9j2A_4" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;tpL9i9j2A_4&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/tpL9i9j2A_4?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><h2>Dialogue Analysis</h2><p><strong>&#8212; On se demande si &#231;a fait pas un peu trop... l&#8217;entr&#233;e plus le cocktail.</strong></p><blockquote><p><em>&#8220;On se demande si &#231;a fait pas un peu trop&#8221;</em> &#8594; &#8220;We&#8217;re wondering if that&#8217;s not a bit too much&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>The <em>ne</em> is dropped: <em>&#231;a fait pas</em> instead of <em>&#231;a ne fait pas</em>. This is completely normal in spoken French and essential to understand as a learner. Also notice <strong>on</strong> used instead of <em>nous</em>. In everyday French, <em>on</em> is almost always preferred over <em>nous</em> in conversation.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>&#8212; On se situe d&#233;j&#224; dans le haut de la fourchette.</strong></p><blockquote><p><em>&#8220;On se situe d&#233;j&#224; dans le haut de la fourchette&#8221;</em> &#8594; &#8220;We&#8217;re already at the top of the price range&#8221;</p></blockquote><p><strong>La fourchette</strong> literally means &#8220;the fork&#8221;, but figuratively it means <em>the price range</em> or <em>the bracket</em>. Very common in business and everyday conversation. The adverb <strong>d&#233;j&#224;</strong> (already) adds a sense of mild pressure and complaint, a subtle but very French rhetorical move.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>&#8212; Ah non, non, je crois pas que vous soyez dans le haut de la fourchette. Vous &#234;tes dans la fourchette... standard.</strong></p><blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Vous &#234;tes dans la fourchette standard&#8221;</em> &#8594; &#8220;You&#8217;re in the standard range&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>Notice the <strong>subjunctive</strong>: <em>que vous soyez</em>. After expressions of doubt or negative belief (<em>je crois pas que, je doute que</em>), French requires the subjunctive. Also notice the slight hesitation before <em>standard</em> (Max is searching for a diplomatic word). This kind of pause is very natural in spoken French and shows you don&#8217;t need to speak in perfectly constructed sentences.</p>
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Celui que m&#234;me certains Fran&#231;ais &#233;vitent en conversation.</p><p>Eh bien aujourd&#8217;hui, on le d&#233;mystifie. Compl&#232;tement. En 10 minutes, &#224; peu pr&#232;s.</p><p>Pr&#234;t ? Alors on y va.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">This Substack is reader-supported. 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Pas un temps, un mode. La diff&#233;rence est importante.</p><p>Imaginez que le fran&#231;ais a deux grandes zones. Deux territoires.</p><p>Le premier territoire, c&#8217;est le monde du r&#233;el. Les faits. Ce qui est certain, concret, v&#233;rifiable. <em>Il pleut. Elle travaille. On mange des croissants.</em> Pour ce monde-l&#224;, on utilise l&#8217;indicatif. Vous le connaissez d&#233;j&#224; tr&#232;s bien.</p><p>Et puis il y a le deuxi&#232;me territoire. Le monde flou. Le monde des &#233;motions, des d&#233;sirs, des doutes. Ce qui pourrait arriver. Ce qu&#8217;on esp&#232;re. Ce dont on n&#8217;est pas s&#251;r. Et pour <em>ce</em> monde-l&#224;&#8230; bienvenue au subjonctif.</p><p>Retenez juste &#231;a : <strong>Indicatif = je suis s&#251;r. Subjonctif = je ne suis pas s&#251;r &#8212; ou je ressens quelque chose.</strong></p><p>Quelques exemples concrets tir&#233;s de la vraie vie :</p><ul><li><p><strong>Une &#233;motion</strong> : <em>Je suis contente qu&#8217;il vienne.</em> &#8594; Tu es heureuse, mais il n&#8217;est pas encore l&#224;. Incertain !</p></li><li><p><strong>Un souhait</strong> : <em>J&#8217;aimerais qu&#8217;elle r&#233;ussisse.</em> &#8594; Tu le souhaites, mais &#231;a ne d&#233;pend pas de toi.</p></li><li><p><strong>Un doute</strong> : <em>Je ne pense pas qu&#8217;il soit pr&#234;t.</em> &#8594; Peut-&#234;tre, peut-&#234;tre pas.</p></li><li><p><strong>Une n&#233;cessit&#233;</strong> : <em>Il faut que tu fasses tes devoirs.</em> &#8594; Classique.</p></li></ul><p>La r&#232;gle d&#8217;or : d&#232;s qu&#8217;on sort du monde du 100% certain, le subjonctif est aux aguets.</p><div><hr></div><p>Bonne nouvelle : pour la grande majorit&#233; des verbes, il y a une recette. Trois &#233;tapes. C&#8217;est tout.</p><p>&#201;tape 1 : prenez la forme <em>ils/elles</em> au pr&#233;sent de l&#8217;indicatif. &#8594; <em>parler</em> &#8594; <em>ils parlent</em></p><p>&#201;tape 2 : coupez le <em>-ent</em> &#224; la fin. &#8594; <em>ils parlent</em> &#8594; <em>parl-</em></p><p>&#201;tape 3 : ajoutez les terminaisons : e / es / e / ions / iez /ent</p><ul><li><p>que je parle</p></li><li><p>que tu parles</p></li><li><p>qu&#8217;il/elle parle</p></li><li><p>que nous parlions</p></li><li><p>que vous parliez</p></li><li><p>qu&#8217;ils/elles parlent</p></li></ul><p>En fait, &#231;a ressemble beaucoup au pr&#233;sent de l&#8217;indicatif pour les verbes en <em>-er</em>, attention, premier groupe. Sauf pour le nous et le vous, qui ressemble &#224; l&#8217;imparfait. Parce que oui, les fran&#231;ais adorent recycler quand il s&#8217;agit de conjuguer.</p><p>Et voil&#224; ! M&#234;me recette pour les verbes en <em>-ir</em> et en <em>-re/-oir</em>. Le radical change, les terminaisons restent les m&#234;mes.</p><div><hr></div><p>Bon. Maintenant, la mauvaise nouvelle.</p><p>Les verbes les plus utilis&#233;s en fran&#231;ais ont d&#233;cid&#233; de faire leur propre truc. Ils ne suivent pas la recette. Ce sont les irr&#233;guliers.</p><p>Mais &#8212; et c&#8217;est important &#8212; il y en a exactement dix. Pas cinquante. Pas cent. Dix.</p><p>Et comme ce sont les plus fr&#233;quents, vous allez les croiser tout le temps. Donc autant les apprendre une bonne fois pour toutes.</p><p><strong>&#202;tre</strong> : <em>que je sois, tu sois, il soit, nous soyons, vous soyez, ils soient.</em></p><p><strong>Avoir</strong> : <em>que j&#8217;aie, tu aies, il ait, nous ayons, vous ayez, ils aient.</em></p><p><strong>Aller</strong> : <em>que j&#8217;aille, tu ailles, il aille, nous allions, vous alliez, ils aillent.</em></p><p><strong>Faire</strong> : <em>que je fasse, tu fasses, il fasse, nous fassions, vous fassiez, ils fassent.</em></p><p><strong>Pouvoir</strong> : <em>que je puisse, tu puisses, il puisse, nous puissions, vous puissiez, ils puissent.</em></p><p><strong>Savoir</strong> : <em>que je sache, tu saches, il sache, nous sachions, vous sachiez, ils sachent.</em></p><p><strong>Vouloir</strong> : <em>que je veuille, tu veuilles, il veuille, nous voulions, vous vouliez, ils veuillent.</em></p><p><strong>Falloir</strong> : une seule forme &#8212; <em>il faille.</em> C&#8217;est un verbe impersonnel, donc seulement avec il. C&#8217;est simple !</p><p><strong>Pleuvoir</strong> : une seule forme aussi &#8212; <em>il pleuve.</em> Encore plus simple !</p><p><strong>Valoir</strong> : <em>que je vaille, tu vailles, il vaille, nous valions, vous valiez, ils vaillent.</em></p><p>Dix verbes. Notez-les. Affichez-les sur votre frigo. Chantez-les sous la douche si vous voulez. Mais apprenez-les !</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Subjonctif ou infinitif ?</strong> </p><p>Voil&#224; une question que beaucoup de gens se posent. Et la r&#233;ponse tient en une seule id&#233;e.</p><p><strong>Deux sujets diff&#233;rents &#8594; subjonctif.</strong> <strong>Un seul sujet &#8594; infinitif.</strong></p><p>C&#8217;est tout.</p><p><em>Je veux que <strong>tu</strong> viennes.</em> &#8594; Moi je veux, toi tu viens. Deux sujets diff&#233;rents. Subjonctif !</p><p><em>Je veux <strong>venir</strong>.</em> &#8594; C&#8217;est moi qui veux et moi qui viens. Un seul sujet. Infinitif.</p><p>Et n&#8217;oubliez pas : le subjonctif voyage toujours avec <strong>que</strong>. Toujours. Pas de <em>que</em>, pas de subjonctif. C&#8217;est son meilleur ami, son ins&#233;parable compagnon. Le singe, il a toujours une queue, et ben le subjonctif c&#8217;est pareil, il a toujours que ! </p><div><hr></div><p>Maintenant vous savez le former. Mais qu&#8217;est-ce qui le provoque exactement ?</p><p>Voici les grandes familles d&#8217;expressions qui d&#233;clenchent le subjonctif, comme une alarme qui se d&#233;clenche d&#232;s qu&#8217;elles apparaissent.</p><p><strong>Volont&#233; et d&#233;sir :</strong> <em>souhaiter que, vouloir que, pr&#233;f&#233;rer que, aimer mieux que, exiger que, sugg&#233;rer que.</em> Quelqu&#8217;un veut quelque chose pour quelqu&#8217;un d&#8217;autre ? Subjonctif.</p><p><strong>&#201;motion :</strong> <em>avoir peur que, craindre que, regretter que</em> et toutes les structures <em>&#234;tre + adjectif + que</em> : <em>Je suis ravi que tu sois l&#224;.</em> Vous ressentez quelque chose ? Subjonctif.</p><p><strong>Jugement et n&#233;cessit&#233; :</strong> <em>Il faut que, il vaut mieux que, c&#8217;est dommage que, il est important que, il semble que, il est normal que.</em> On &#233;value, on juge, on impose ? Subjonctif.</p><p><strong>Doute :</strong> <em>douter que, il est douteux que, il est impossible que, il est improbable que.</em> On n&#8217;est pas s&#251;r ? Subjonctif.</p><p><strong>Les conjonctions magiques :</strong> <em>avant que, bien que, quoique, &#224; moins que, sans que, pourvu que, pour que, afin que, jusqu&#8217;&#224; ce que&#8230;</em> Ces conjonctions sont comme des portes automatiques &#8212; d&#232;s que vous les franchissez, le subjonctif s&#8217;enclenche. Automatiquement. Sans exception.</p><p><em>Alors pas de panique ! Sous le podcast, vous trouverez en bonus (pour les abonn&#233;s premium) une liste ultra-compl&#232;te de toutes les expressions qui d&#233;clenchent le subjonctif. Et pour r&#233;viser rapidement, un PDF qui r&#233;sume l'essentiel : les r&#232;gles cl&#233;s, les verbes irr&#233;guliers, et les expressions les plus courantes. Tout ce qu'il vous faut pour que le subjonctif n'ait plus de secrets pour vous.</em></p><div><hr></div><p>Derni&#232;re chose, et celle-ci est un peu sournoise.</p><p>Des verbes comme <em>croire, penser, trouver, esp&#233;rer</em> utilisent normalement l&#8217;indicatif. Logique : on affirme quelque chose.</p><p><em>Je pense qu&#8217;il a r&#233;ussi.</em> &#8594; Indicatif. Parce que vous y croyez.</p><p>Mais mettez-les au n&#233;gatif ou &#224; la forme interrogative&#8230; et tout change. La certitude s&#8217;effondre. Et le subjonctif d&#233;barque.</p><p><em>Je ne pense <strong>pas</strong> qu&#8217;il <strong>ait</strong> r&#233;ussi.</em> <em>Croyez-vous qu&#8217;il <strong>pleuve</strong> ?</em> <em>Elle n&#8217;esp&#232;re plus qu&#8217;il <strong>comprenne</strong>.</em></p><p>M&#234;me logique qu&#8217;avant : moins de certitude = subjonctif. </p><div><hr></div><p>Alors, c&#8217;&#233;tait si terrifiant que &#231;a ?</p><p>Voici le r&#233;sum&#233; express :</p><p>Le subjonctif, c&#8217;est le mode de l&#8217;incertitude et de l&#8217;&#233;motion. On le forme en trois &#233;tapes &#224; partir de la forme <em>ils</em> au pr&#233;sent, la troisi&#232;me personne du pluriel. Dix irr&#233;guliers &#224; m&#233;moriser, pas plus. Il se d&#233;clenche avec deux sujets diff&#233;rents, la conjonction <em>que</em>, et des expressions bien pr&#233;cises. Et enfin, des verbes comme <em>penser</em> basculent au subjonctif &#224; la forme n&#233;gative et interrogative.</p><p>Et voil&#224;. Le subjonctif, d&#233;mystifi&#233;. En 10 minutes, &#224; peu pr&#232;s.</p><p>Et si vous vous demandez &#8212; oui, il existe aussi un subjonctif pass&#233;. Aujourd&#8217;hui on a vu le subjonctif pr&#233;sent, c&#8217;est a dire le pr&#233;sent du mode subjonctif. On ne va pas parler du subjonctif pass&#233; dans le podcast, pour ne pas tout m&#233;langer. Mais vous trouverez une petite explication claire juste sous le podcast, quand vous serez pr&#234;t/e &#224; aller plus loin.</p><p>La prochaine &#233;tape ? La pratique. Plus vous lisez et &#233;coutez du fran&#231;ais, plus votre oreille va le reconna&#238;tre tout naturellement. Et un jour, vous allez l&#8217;utiliser sans m&#234;me y penser. N&#8217;h&#233;sitez pas &#224; me poser vos questions en commentaire. 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[🇫🇷 20 phrases utiles pour voyager en France]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speak simple, natural French while traveling in France]]></description><link>https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/20-phrases-utiles-pour-voyager-en-france</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/20-phrases-utiles-pour-voyager-en-france</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[French with Timo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 23:18:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0YnF!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd18d50ed-ab59-455c-950e-41cf2db41eb7_806x563.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Traveling in France becomes much easier when you know the right phrases, the ones French people really use in everyday life.</p><p>In this article, I&#8217;m sharing 20 essential phrases, simple and natural, to help you get by anywhere: at the airport, in a caf&#233;, at the hotel, or out on the street. </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Learn French with Timo is a reader-supported publication. 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You never know, maybe it&#8217;s the start of a great conversation.</em></p><ol><li><p><strong>Excusez-moi, vous pouvez me dire o&#249; se trouve &#8230; ?</strong> &#8212; Excuse me, can you tell me where &#8230; is?</p></li><li><p><strong>C&#8217;est loin d&#8217;ici ?</strong> &#8212; <em>Is it far from here?</em></p></li><li><p><strong>Je peux y aller &#224; pied ?</strong> &#8212; <em>Can I walk there?</em></p></li><li><p><strong>Quel est le meilleur moyen pour aller &#224;&#8230; ?</strong> &#8212; <em>What&#8217;s the best way to get to&#8230;?</em></p></li></ol><div><hr></div><h3>&#9749; Au caf&#233; ou au restaurant</h3><p><em>In France, eating is serious business. Better have the right phrases to order properly.</em></p><ol start="5"><li><p><strong>Je voudrais un caf&#233;, s&#8217;il vous pla&#238;t.</strong> &#8212; <em>I&#8217;d like a coffee, please.</em></p></li><li><p><strong>L&#8217;addition, s&#8217;il vous pla&#238;t.</strong> &#8212; <em>The bill, please.</em></p></li><li><p><strong>C&#8217;est compris dans le menu ?</strong> &#8212; <em>Is this included in the menu?</em></p></li><li><p><strong>Vous me conseillez quoi ?</strong> &#8212; <em>What do you recommend?</em></p></li><li><p><strong>C&#8217;&#233;tait d&#233;licieux, merci !</strong> &#8212; <em>It was delicious, thank you!</em></p></li></ol><div><hr></div><h3>&#127976; &#192; l&#8217;h&#244;tel</h3><p><em>After a long trip, your brain is tired&#8230; these phrases do the work for you.</em></p><ol start="10"><li><p><strong>J&#8217;ai une r&#233;servation au nom de&#8230;</strong> &#8212; <em>I have a reservation under the name&#8230;</em></p></li><li><p><strong>&#192; quelle heure est le petit-d&#233;jeuner ?</strong> &#8212; <em>What time is breakfast?</em></p></li><li><p><strong>Le Wi-Fi est gratuit ?</strong> &#8212; <em>Is the Wi&#8209;Fi free?</em></p></li><li><p><strong>Je peux laisser mes bagages ici ?</strong> &#8212; <em>Can I leave my luggage here?</em></p></li></ol><div><hr></div><h3>&#128717;&#65039; Faire des achats</h3><p><em>Want to shop without stress, misunderstandings, or overpaying? These phrases are for you.</em></p><ol start="14"><li><p><strong>C&#8217;est combien ?</strong> &#8212; <em>How much is it?</em></p></li><li><p><strong>Vous acceptez la carte ?</strong> &#8212; <em>Do you take cards?</em></p></li><li><p><strong>Je peux l&#8217;essayer ?</strong> &#8212; <em>Can I try it on?</em></p></li><li><p><strong>Je le/la/les prends.</strong> &#8212; <em>I&#8217;ll take it.</em></p></li></ol><div><hr></div><h3>&#128578; Politesse &amp; situations courantes</h3><p>One smile + one simple phrase = 80% of situations solved.</p><ol start="18"><li><p><strong>D&#233;sol&#233;(e), je ne parle pas tr&#232;s bien fran&#231;ais.</strong> &#8212; <em>Sorry, I don&#8217;t speak French very well.</em></p></li><li><p><strong>Vous pouvez r&#233;p&#233;ter, s&#8217;il vous pla&#238;t ?</strong> &#8212; <em>Could you repeat, please?</em></p></li><li><p><strong>Merci beaucoup, bonne journ&#233;e !</strong> &#8212; <em>Thank you very much, have a nice day!</em></p></li></ol><div><hr></div><h4><strong>Go further (Premium)</strong></h4><p>If these 20 phrases already help you, imagine what you could do with <strong>100 essential phrases</strong>, organized by real-life travel situations.</p><p>As a Paid Subscriber, you get:</p><ul><li><p><strong>100 ultra-useful phrases</strong> for traveling in France (airport, hotel, restaurant, transportation, emergencies&#8230;) with audios</p></li><li><p>a <strong>clear, elegant PDF</strong> to download and keep on your phone</p></li><li><p><strong>interactive exercises</strong> to practice and remember naturally </p></li><li><p>Get the link to <strong>participate to the workshop</strong> (l&#8217;Atelier) next week on this topic.</p></li></ul>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Podcast #33 : La bataille de Camerone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now | When 65 French Legionnaires held off a Mexican army]]></description><link>https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/podcast-33-la-bataille-de-camerone</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/podcast-33-la-bataille-de-camerone</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[French with Timo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:36:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/190230620/d3bd7f30aae9a2e0ae157a7c90dd6468.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sept heures du matin. La chaleur commence d&#233;j&#224; &#224; peser. Soixante-cinq soldats fran&#231;ais de la L&#233;gion &#201;trang&#232;re en provenance du port mexicain de Veracruz avancent sur un chemin de terre poussi&#233;reux. Ils ont peu d&#8217;eau, peu de munitions. Et soudain&#8230; ils comprennent qu&#8217;ils sont entour&#233;s. Deux mille soldats mexicains les encerclent.</p><p>Que font-ils ? Ils se battent. Toute la journ&#233;e. Pendant onze heures.</p><p>Bienvenue dans ce podcast en fran&#231;ais. Aujourd&#8217;hui, nous parlons de la bataille de Camerone : une histoire de courage, d&#8217;empire, et d&#8217;une l&#233;gende qui dure encore aujourd&#8217;hui.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><div><hr></div><p><em>An English translation is available at the end of the article. The parts in bold will be studied in the premium section.</em></p><h2>La bataille, le 30 avril 1863</h2><p>Nous sommes dans un petit village mexicain appel&#233; Camerone, ou <em>Camar&#243;n de Tejeda</em> en espagnol. Une compagnie de la L&#233;gion &#233;trang&#232;re re&#231;oit une mission : escorter un convoi de ravitaillement vital pour les troupes fran&#231;aises qui assi&#232;gent la ville de Puebla. Ce convoi transporte des vivres, des m&#233;dicaments, du mat&#233;riel de si&#232;ge&#8230; et trois millions de francs en pi&#232;ces d&#8217;or.</p><p>Le commandant s&#8217;appelle le capitaine Jean Danjou. Il a quarante ans. Il a une main gauche en bois car il a perdu la vraie dans une bataille quelques ann&#233;es plus t&#244;t. Ses hommes ? Soixante-deux soldats, et deux officiers volontaires : le sous-lieutenant Vilain et le sous-lieutenant Maudet.</p><p>Mais cette nuit-l&#224;, une &#233;claireuse am&#233;rindienne a averti les Mexicains. Et maintenant, deux mille soldats &#8212; mille deux cents fantassins et huit cents cavaliers &#8212; attendent ces soixante-cinq hommes sur la route.</p><p>Les l&#233;gionnaires rep&#232;rent l&#8217;ennemi &#224; sept heures du matin. Ils r&#233;sistent &#224; une premi&#232;re charge de cavalerie en formant un carr&#233;, <strong>puis se replient vers une auberge en ruine</strong>, une <em>hacienda</em>. Mais au cours du repli, <strong>les deux mules qui transportent vivres et munitions s&#8217;enfuient</strong>. <strong>Les l&#233;gionnaires se retrouvent assi&#233;g&#233;s</strong>, sans eau, sans nourriture, sous une chaleur &#233;crasante.</p><p>Un officier mexicain somme Danjou de se rendre. Le capitaine r&#233;pond :</p><blockquote><p><em>&#171; Nous avons des cartouches et ne nous rendrons pas. &#187;</em></p></blockquote><p>Puis il l&#232;ve la main &#8212; sa main en bois &#8212; et jure de se d&#233;fendre jusqu&#8217;&#224; la mort. <strong>Il fait pr&#234;ter le m&#234;me serment &#224; chacun de ses hommes</strong>. Il est dix heures du matin.</p><p>Le combat commence. &#192; midi, Danjou est touch&#233; d&#8217;une balle en pleine poitrine. Il meurt. &#192; 14h, Vilain tombe, frapp&#233; d&#8217;une balle au front. Les Mexicains mettent le feu &#224; l&#8217;auberge. La chaleur, la fum&#233;e, la soif. Mais les l&#233;gionnaires tiennent quand m&#234;me.</p><p>&#192; 17h, <strong>il ne reste plus que six hommes</strong> : Maudet, le caporal Maine, et les l&#233;gionnaires Catteau, Wensel, Constantin, Leonhard. Chacun garde encore une cartouche. Ba&#239;onnette au canon, le dos au mur, ils font face.</p><p>Au signal, ils tirent leurs derni&#232;res balles et chargent.</p><p><strong>Catteau meurt cribl&#233; de dix-neuf balles en prot&#233;geant son officier</strong>. Maudet et deux l&#233;gionnaires tombent gri&#232;vement bless&#233;s. Maine et ses deux camarades vont &#234;tre massacr&#233;s quand un officier mexicain se pr&#233;cipite et les sauve : <em>&#171; Rendez-vous ! &#187;</em></p><p>Maine r&#233;pond, ba&#239;onnette encore lev&#233;e :</p><blockquote><p><em>&#171; Nous nous rendrons si vous promettez de relever et de soigner nos bless&#233;s, et de nous laisser nos armes. &#187;</em></p><p><em>&#171; On ne refuse rien &#224; des hommes comme vous ! &#187;</em></p></blockquote><p>Le colonel mexicain s&#8217;&#233;crie : <em>&#171; Mais ce ne sont pas des hommes. Ce sont des d&#233;mons. &#187;</em></p><p>Onze heures de combat. Trois cents Mexicains tu&#233;s, trois cents bless&#233;s. Et le convoi ? Il arrive sans encombre &#224; Puebla. La mission est accomplie.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Le t&#233;moin oubli&#233;</h3><p>Il y a un personnage que l&#8217;histoire oublie souvent.</p><p>Il s&#8217;appelle <strong>Casimir La&#239;</strong>, le tambour de la compagnie. C&#8217;est un Italien, n&#233; en Sardaigne. Pendant la bataille, il est bless&#233; de sept coups de lance et deux balles. Les Mexicains le croient mort. Ils le jettent dans un foss&#233;.</p><p>Mais La&#239; ne meurt pas. Dans la nuit, il se rel&#232;ve, &#224; demi nu, couvert de blessures, et parcourt plusieurs kilom&#232;tres dans les broussailles pour rejoindre le camp fran&#231;ais. C&#8217;est lui qui raconte la bataille. C&#8217;est gr&#226;ce &#224; lui que l&#8217;histoire de Camerone est connue. Il sera d&#233;cor&#233; de la L&#233;gion d&#8217;honneur.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Mais pourquoi des soldats fran&#231;ais combattent-ils au Mexique ?</h3><p>Nous sommes en 1863. En France, c&#8217;est le r&#232;gne de <strong>Napol&#233;on III</strong>, le neveu de Napol&#233;on Bonaparte. Il dirige le <strong>Second Empire</strong>, de 1852 &#224; 1870. Son ambition : &#233;tendre l&#8217;influence fran&#231;aise dans le monde entier.</p><p>Son id&#233;e pour l&#8217;Am&#233;rique latine ? Cr&#233;er un grand empire catholique et latin, pour contrebalancer la puissance des &#201;tats-Unis au nord.</p><p>Au m&#234;me moment, le Mexique suspend le remboursement de ses dettes &#233;trang&#232;res. La France envoie des soldats, officiellement pour prot&#233;ger ses int&#233;r&#234;ts financiers. Mais <strong>Napol&#233;on III</strong> r&#233;v&#232;le rapidement son vrai plan : installer un empereur europ&#233;en au Mexique. Il choisit <strong>Maximilien de Habsbourg</strong>, un prince autrichien.</p><p>C&#8217;est l&#8217;Intervention fran&#231;aise au Mexique. Les l&#233;gionnaires ont pour mission de s&#233;curiser le pays. Mais les Mexicains r&#233;sistent. Tr&#232;s fortement.</p><div><hr></div><h3>L&#8217;autre histoire de Camerone</h3><p>Parlons maintenant de ce que les livres d&#8217;histoire fran&#231;ais mentionnent rarement : le point de vue mexicain.</p><p>Pour les soldats mexicains ce jour-l&#224;, la bataille de Camerone n&#8217;est pas une d&#233;faite. C&#8217;est une victoire militaire. <strong>Deux mille hommes ont finalement &#233;cras&#233; soixante-cinq envahisseurs &#233;trangers</strong> sur leur propre territoire. Leur g&#233;n&#233;ral, le colonel Francisco de Paula Mil&#225;n, a men&#233; un combat difficile contre des l&#233;gionnaires extraordinairement bien entra&#238;n&#233;s et d&#233;termin&#233;s.</p><p>Et surtout, ces soldats mexicains combattaient pour quelque chose de profond : d&#233;fendre leur pays contre une occupation &#233;trang&#232;re. Ce n&#8217;&#233;taient pas des ennemis sans visage. C&#8217;&#233;taient des citoyens qui r&#233;sistaient &#224; ce que le Mexique vit encore aujourd&#8217;hui comme une tentative d&#8217;annexion d&#233;guis&#233;e.</p><p>Pour le Mexique, le vrai h&#233;ros de cette guerre n&#8217;est pas Danjou. C&#8217;est <strong>Benito Ju&#225;rez</strong>, l&#8217;homme qui a refus&#233; de plier, qui a maintenu le gouvernement r&#233;publicain en exil, qui a tenu pendant cinq ans face &#224; une puissance europ&#233;enne, et qui a finalement gagn&#233;.</p><p>Ju&#225;rez est aujourd&#8217;hui l&#8217;une des figures les plus c&#233;l&#233;br&#233;es de l&#8217;histoire mexicaine. Son portrait est sur les billets de banque. Son nom est donn&#233; &#224; des villes, des avenues, des &#233;coles dans tout le pays. Au Mexique, cette guerre s&#8217;appelle <em>la Intervenci&#243;n francesa</em> et elle est enseign&#233;e dans les &#233;coles comme un symbole de r&#233;sistance nationale et de souverainet&#233;.</p><p>Camerone, elle, est peu connue au Mexique. Pas par oubli mais parce que dans la m&#233;moire mexicaine, la bataille n&#8217;est qu&#8217;un &#233;pisode parmi d&#8217;autres d&#8217;une guerre plus grande : la lutte pour rester libre.</p><div><hr></div><h3>La L&#233;gion &#201;trang&#232;re, ces hommes venus de partout</h3><p>Mais qui sont ces l&#233;gionnaires ?</p><p>La L&#233;gion &#233;trang&#232;re est cr&#233;&#233;e en 1831. Elle recrute des &#233;trangers pour combattre sous le drapeau fran&#231;ais. &#192; Camerone, on comptait des Fran&#231;ais, des Allemands, des Italiens, des Belges, des Suisses. Des hommes sans pays commun, mais avec un m&#234;me uniforme.</p><p>La devise de la L&#233;gion ? <em>Legio Patria Nostra</em>, &#8220;La L&#233;gion est notre patrie.&#8221;</p><div><hr></div><h3>Un empire qui s&#8217;effondre</h3><p>Cette guerre se termine mal pour la France.</p><p>En 1865, la guerre de S&#233;cession am&#233;ricaine prend fin. Les &#201;tats-Unis font pression sur Napol&#233;on III : aucun empire europ&#233;en ne sera tol&#233;r&#233; sur ce continent. Napol&#233;on retire ses troupes en 1867 et abandonne Maximilien &#224; son sort. </p><p>Sans l&#8217;arm&#233;e fran&#231;aise, l&#8217;empire s&#8217;effondre. Maximilien est captur&#233; et fusill&#233; le 19 juin 1867 &#224; 34 ans. Le peintre &#201;douard Manet immortalisera cette sc&#232;ne dans un tableau c&#233;l&#232;bre, <em>L&#8217;Ex&#233;cution de Maximilien</em>. Ju&#225;rez reprend le pouvoir. La France repart, sans gloire.</p><p>Qu&#8217;est-ce qui reste de cette guerre aujourd&#8217;hui ? Peu de choses visibles. Quelques noms de rues en France. Le souvenir d&#8217;un &#233;chec imp&#233;rial. Et au Mexique, une m&#233;fiance historique envers les ing&#233;rences &#233;trang&#232;res qui a profond&#233;ment fa&#231;onn&#233; la politique mexicaine jusqu&#8217;&#224; aujourd&#8217;hui. Le principe de non-intervention est m&#234;me inscrit dans la Constitution mexicaine.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Pourquoi Camerone est-elle c&#233;l&#232;bre ?</h3><p>Militairement, Camerone &#233;tait une d&#233;faite fran&#231;aise. Mais elle est devenue le symbole de l&#8217;esprit de sacrifice de la L&#233;gion : tenir sa parole jusqu&#8217;au bout, m&#234;me face &#224; l&#8217;impossible.</p><p><strong>Napol&#233;on III a d&#233;cid&#233; que le nom de Camerone serait inscrit sur le drapeau du R&#233;giment &#233;tranger</strong>. Les noms de Danjou, Vilain et Maudet ont &#233;t&#233; grav&#233;s en lettres d&#8217;or sur les murs des Invalides, &#224; Paris.</p><p>Chaque 30 avril, un lieutenant m&#233;ritant lit le r&#233;cit de la bataille &#224; voix haute devant les soldats rassembl&#233;s. Et on pr&#233;sente la relique la plus sacr&#233;e de la L&#233;gion : la main en bois du capitaine Danjou, cette main qu&#8217;il avait lev&#233;e pour faire jurer ses hommes. Elle est conserv&#233;e au mus&#233;e de la L&#233;gion &#224; Aubagne.</p><p>Et &#224; Camar&#243;n de Tejeda, quand les soldats mexicains passent devant le monument aux morts, ils pr&#233;sentent les armes en silence, sans musique, sans ordre vocal. Un hommage aux combattants des deux camps.</p><p>Deux pays. Deux m&#233;moires. Une m&#234;me journ&#233;e. Le 30 avril 1863, des hommes sont morts pour ce en quoi ils croyaient, des deux c&#244;t&#233;s d&#8217;un m&#234;me mur en ruine.</p><p>Merci d&#8217;avoir &#233;cout&#233; ce podcast ! </p><p><em>Est-ce que vous connaissiez cette bataille, ou cette guerre ? J&#8217;esp&#232;re que cela vous donne envie d&#8217;en apprendre plus sur cette &#233;poque fascinante de l&#8217;histoire de France&#8230; et du Mexique.</em> </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/podcast-33-la-bataille-de-camerone/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/podcast-33-la-bataille-de-camerone/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p>Retrouvez une liste de vocabulaire et une analyse grammaticale de cet &#233;pisode en dessous de la transcription.</p><p>&#192; bient&#244;t pour un nouvel &#233;pisode ! </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Sources :</strong> <a href="https://archive.org/details/expditiondumex00niox">Exp&#233;dition du Mexique</a>, 1861-1867, Gustave L&#233;on Niox.</p><p>Bataille de Camerone, <a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataille_de_Camerone">Wikip&#233;dia</a>.</p><p>Le r&#233;cit officiel du combat de la Bataille de Camerone - Extrait de <em><a href="https://www.solidarite-legion-etrangere.fr/kepi-blanc">K&#233;pi blanc</a></em>.</p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l6DG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5af8f919-4f9d-49eb-a31f-64bd2fbe8348_2000x530.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l6DG!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5af8f919-4f9d-49eb-a31f-64bd2fbe8348_2000x530.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l6DG!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5af8f919-4f9d-49eb-a31f-64bd2fbe8348_2000x530.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l6DG!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5af8f919-4f9d-49eb-a31f-64bd2fbe8348_2000x530.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l6DG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5af8f919-4f9d-49eb-a31f-64bd2fbe8348_2000x530.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l6DG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5af8f919-4f9d-49eb-a31f-64bd2fbe8348_2000x530.png" width="262" height="69.45879120879121" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5af8f919-4f9d-49eb-a31f-64bd2fbe8348_2000x530.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:386,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:262,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l6DG!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5af8f919-4f9d-49eb-a31f-64bd2fbe8348_2000x530.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l6DG!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5af8f919-4f9d-49eb-a31f-64bd2fbe8348_2000x530.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l6DG!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5af8f919-4f9d-49eb-a31f-64bd2fbe8348_2000x530.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l6DG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5af8f919-4f9d-49eb-a31f-64bd2fbe8348_2000x530.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Sujets de discussion pour la prochaine session du cercle la semaine prochaine :</strong></p><ul><li><p>Est-ce que vous connaissiez la bataille de Camerone ou l&#8217;Intervention fran&#231;aise au Mexique avant cet &#233;pisode ?</p></li><li><p>L&#8217;histoire est toujours racont&#233;e d&#8217;un certain point de vue. Est-ce que cela vous a d&#233;j&#224; surpris dans les livres d&#8217;histoire de votre pays ?</p></li><li><p>Qui consid&#233;rez-vous comme le vrai h&#233;ros de cette histoire : Danjou, Ju&#225;rez, ou quelqu&#8217;un d&#8217;autre ?</p></li><li><p>Est-ce que votre pays a une &#8220;bataille perdue&#8221; qui est quand m&#234;me c&#233;l&#233;br&#233;e comme un symbole national ? Pourquoi, selon vous ?</p></li><li><p>Les soldats mexicains ont montr&#233; du respect envers leurs ennemis apr&#232;s la bataille. Est-ce que cela vous surprend, ou cela vous semble naturel ?</p></li><li><p>La France est repartie du Mexique &#8220;sans gloire&#8221; en 1867. Comment pensez-vous qu&#8217;un pays dig&#232;re un &#233;chec historique comme celui-l&#224; ?</p></li></ul><p>Book your seat for the next session here, <strong>use the code TIMO26 to get 50% off on your first session </strong>: <a href="https://calendly.com/learnfrenchwithtimo/le-cercle-conversation">https://calendly.com/learnfrenchwithtimo/le-cercle-conversation</a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3ixv!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa413a4de-acae-4f09-bdc3-93906fd5ca2c_1100x220.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3ixv!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa413a4de-acae-4f09-bdc3-93906fd5ca2c_1100x220.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3ixv!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa413a4de-acae-4f09-bdc3-93906fd5ca2c_1100x220.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3ixv!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa413a4de-acae-4f09-bdc3-93906fd5ca2c_1100x220.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3ixv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa413a4de-acae-4f09-bdc3-93906fd5ca2c_1100x220.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3ixv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa413a4de-acae-4f09-bdc3-93906fd5ca2c_1100x220.png" width="1100" height="220" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a413a4de-acae-4f09-bdc3-93906fd5ca2c_1100x220.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:220,&quot;width&quot;:1100,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3ixv!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa413a4de-acae-4f09-bdc3-93906fd5ca2c_1100x220.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3ixv!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa413a4de-acae-4f09-bdc3-93906fd5ca2c_1100x220.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3ixv!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa413a4de-acae-4f09-bdc3-93906fd5ca2c_1100x220.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3ixv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa413a4de-acae-4f09-bdc3-93906fd5ca2c_1100x220.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h4>Vocabulaire &#8212; La bataille de Camerone</h4><ul><li><p><strong>un convoi de ravitaillement :</strong> a supply convoy</p></li><li><p><strong>assi&#233;ger :</strong> to besiege</p></li></ul>
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And a very French way of thinking.]]></description><link>https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/one-tiny-french-expression-dozens</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/one-tiny-french-expression-dozens</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[French with Timo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:34:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9019f3d1-d4bf-4cc8-a191-d4db6c58b55d_860x600.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last weekend, a friend and I were talking about our fantasy football league. He looked at my team and said:</p><p><em>&#8220;Tu te mets bien avec Ajorque et Greenwood.&#8221;</em></p><p>I paused. To a French learner, that sentence looks almost random. But to a native speaker, it&#8217;s completely natural. It means something like &#8220;you&#8217;re setting yourself up nicely with Ajorque and Greenwood.&#8221;</p><p>And that&#8217;s when it hit me: <strong>se mettre</strong> is one of those verbs you hear everywhere in French... but whose depth you never quite appreciate.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>You already know the verb <em>mettre </em>: it simply means <em>to put</em> or <em>to place something somewhere</em>.</p><p>Here are the main uses of <strong>se mettre</strong>, with simple examples.</p><p>Watch the video of the Substack Live below.</p><p>Don&#8217;t forget to enable subtitles, click on the 3 dots, then CC.</p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;1b5c577a-df06-4eb1-8025-aad9001943ab&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Premier live Substack ! 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Se mettre &#224; &#8212; to start doing something</h3><p>The most common use. It expresses the beginning of an action.</p><ul><li><p><strong>Il s&#8217;est mis &#224; pleuvoir.</strong> &#8594; It started raining.</p></li><li><p><strong>Je me mets au travail.</strong> &#8594; I&#8217;m getting to work.</p></li><li><p><strong>Elle s&#8217;est mise &#224; pleurer.</strong> &#8594; She started crying.</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h3>2. S&#8217;y mettre &#8212; to finally get down to it</h3><p>A more colloquial variant, with a hint of procrastination finally overcome.</p><ul><li><p><strong>Bon, il faut s&#8217;y mettre !</strong> &#8594; Right, we need to get on with it!</p></li><li><p><strong>Il a fini par s&#8217;y mettre.</strong> &#8594; He finally got down to it.</p></li></ul><blockquote><p><em>S&#8217;y mettre</em> implies you&#8217;ve been waiting, hesitating, putting it off... and are only now getting started. Very common in spoken French.</p></blockquote><div><hr></div><h3>3. Se mettre + adjective &#8212; to adopt a state or posture</h3><p>The subject willingly places themselves in a certain state.</p><ul><li><p><strong>Mets-toi &#224; l&#8217;aise.</strong> &#8594; Make yourself comfortable.</p></li><li><p><strong>Il s&#8217;est mis en col&#232;re.</strong> &#8594; He got angry.</p></li><li><p><strong>Elle s&#8217;est mise en mode vacances.</strong> &#8594; She switched into holiday mode.</p></li></ul><blockquote><p>This meaning expresses a transition into a new state &#8212; physical, emotional, or mental. Often voluntary, sometimes not.</p></blockquote><p>More examples:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Je me mets en route.</strong> &#8594; I&#8217;m heading off / setting off.</p></li><li><p><strong>Il s&#8217;est mis en t&#234;te de tout changer.</strong> &#8594; He got it into his head to change everything.</p></li></ul>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Podcast #32 : L'apocope ou l'art de tout couper ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen now | Join me for a new podcast about French language and premium content]]></description><link>https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/podcast-32-lapocope-ou-lart-de-tout</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/podcast-32-lapocope-ou-lart-de-tout</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[French with Timo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:55:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/189668413/85a7f7f8b6712a207904810b68e9d18a.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>French speakers have a thing for chopping words in half. It&#8217;s called <strong>apocope</strong>, and we do it constantly: in texts, in conversation, everywhere. Keep the good part, ditch the rest. <em>La kin&#233;sith&#233;rapie</em>? <em><strong>La kin&#233;.</strong></em> <em>Le baccalaur&#233;at</em>? <em><strong>Le bac.</strong></em> Clean cut, no regrets.</p><p>Get the hang of it, and real French suddenly makes a lot more sense. Let&#8217;s get chopping. </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><div><hr></div><p><em>Transcription. English translation available at the end.</em></p><p>Bonjour et bienvenue dans ce nouveau podcast ! </p><p>Aujourd&#8217;hui, on parle d&#8217;un th&#232;me qui terrifie les apprenants&#8230; et qui ravit absolument tous les Fran&#231;ais. Imaginez : vous avez pass&#233; des semaines &#224; apprendre un mot. <em>La kin&#233;sith&#233;rapie.</em> 6 syllabes. Vous &#234;tes fier&#183;e. Vous le prononcez enfin correctement. Et l&#224;, un Fran&#231;ais vous regarde et dit simplement : <em>&#171; T&#8217;as rendez-vous chez la kin&#233; ? &#187;</em></p><p>Bienvenue dans le monde de l&#8217;apocope. Le monde o&#249; les Fran&#231;ais coupent les mots&#8230; et ne s&#8217;en excusent pas du tout.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>C&#8217;est quoi, l&#8217;apocope ?</strong></p><p>Le mot <em>apocope</em> vient du grec et signifie litt&#233;ralement &#171; retrancher &#187;, soit enlever d&#8217;un tout. Le principe est d&#8217;une simplicit&#233; brutale : on prend un mot long, on garde le d&#233;but qui sonne bien, et on jette le reste &#224; la poubelle. Sans remords. Sans regarder en arri&#232;re.</p><p><em>Le professeur</em> ? Coup&#233;. &#199;a devient <em>le prof</em>. <em>Le cin&#233;ma</em> ? Coup&#233; aussi. <em>Le cin&#233;</em>. <em>La t&#233;l&#233;vision</em> ? Coup&#233;e. <em>La t&#233;l&#233;</em>. Les 6 syllabes de <em>kin&#233;sith&#233;rapie</em> ? R&#233;duites &#224; deux petites syllabes toutes mignonnes : <em>la kin&#233;</em>.</p><p>Et attention, ce n&#8217;est pas une sp&#233;cialit&#233; fran&#231;aise ! L&#8217;anglais fait pareil : <em>telephone</em> devient <em>phone</em>, <em>gymnasium</em> devient <em>gym</em>. Mais les Fran&#231;ais, eux, enfin&#8230; nous, avons transform&#233; &#231;a en v&#233;ritable discipline nationale. Si l&#8217;apocope &#233;tait aux Jeux olympiques, la France ramasserait les m&#233;dailles.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Depuis quand coupe-t-on les mots ?</strong></p><p>Vous pensez peut-&#234;tre que c&#8217;est une invention des millennials, un effet des SMS et de TikTok. Pas du tout ! L&#8217;apocope est bien plus vieille que &#231;a. D&#232;s le Moyen &#194;ge, l&#8217;apocope existait d&#233;j&#224;, notamment dans la po&#233;sie. C&#8217;est surtout au XIXe si&#232;cle que le ph&#233;nom&#232;ne s&#8217;emballe, avec l&#8217;argot parisien. Les ouvriers, les &#233;tudiants, les gens des quartiers populaires inventent un fran&#231;ais plus rapide, plus nerveux, plus vivant. <em>Couper les mots, c&#8217;est couper le temps.</em> Et le temps, &#224; Paris, a toujours &#233;t&#233; pr&#233;cieux.</p><p>Puis vient le XXe si&#232;cle : la radio, la t&#233;l&#233;, d&#233;j&#224; tronqu&#233;s, vous remarquerez, puis Internet. Et dans les ann&#233;es 2000, les SMS ach&#232;vent le travail. Pourquoi &#233;crire <em>l&#8217;ordinateur</em> quand on peut &#233;crire <em>l&#8217;ordi</em> ? Pourquoi &#233;crire <em>l&#8217;application</em> quand <em>l&#8217;appli</em> fait exactement le m&#234;me boulot en deux syllabes de moins ? L&#8217;apocope est devenue un r&#233;flexe num&#233;rique. Elle n&#8217;est plus dans la rue seulement, elle est dans nos pouces.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Qui coupe quoi, et pourquoi ?</strong></p><p>On pourrait croire que c&#8217;est un truc de jeunes. Et oui, les jeunes sont clairement les champions toutes cat&#233;gories. Pour un lyc&#233;en, dire <em>le baccalaur&#233;at</em> en entier, c&#8217;est presque une insulte &#224; l&#8217;efficacit&#233;. C&#8217;est <em>le bac</em>, un point c&#8217;est tout.</p><p>Mais &#8212; et c&#8217;est important &#8212; l&#8217;apocope ne s&#8217;arr&#234;te pas &#224; la cour de r&#233;cr&#233;. Un m&#233;decin dira <em>une op&#233;</em> &#224; ses coll&#232;gues. Un comptable dira <em>la compta</em> sans ciller. Un journaliste, lui, parlera de <em>l&#8217;actu</em>. Et absolument tout le monde, de 8 &#224; 88 ans, dit <em>le frigo</em>, <em>la t&#233;l&#233;</em>, <em>le v&#233;lo</em> et <em>l&#8217;ap&#233;ro</em>.</p><p>Ce qui change selon les g&#233;n&#233;rations, c&#8217;est la <em>densit&#233;</em>. Les jeunes peuvent encha&#238;ner cinq apocopes dans une seule phrase sans respirer. Les adultes les saupoudrent plus d&#233;licatement. Mais le r&#233;flexe, lui, est universel. L&#8217;apocope ne discrimine pas : elle coupe pour tout le monde, avec la m&#234;me joyeuse efficacit&#233;.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Dans quelle situation les utiliser ?</strong></p><p>Voil&#224; la vraie question pour vous, apprenants courageux. Parce que oui, l&#8217;apocope est naturelle et sympathique&#8230; mais elle n&#8217;est pas toujours la bienvenue.</p><p><strong>&#9989; Feu vert &#8212; coupez sans h&#233;siter :</strong> Entre amis, en famille, dans les textos. Avec des coll&#232;gues que vous tutoyez. Dans une conversation d&#233;tendue sur la sant&#233;, les loisirs, la vie quotidienne. Bref, partout o&#249; l&#8217;ambiance est relax et o&#249; personne ne porte de cravate.</p><p><strong>&#10060; Rangez les ciseaux &#8212; pas d&#8217;apocope :</strong> Dans un email formel ou une lettre officielle. Dans un entretien d&#8217;embauche, <em>&#171; Je ma&#238;trise bien la com et la compta &#187;</em> peut surprendre un recruteur peu habitu&#233;. Dans un expos&#233; acad&#233;mique ou un rapport &#233;crit. Et devant votre belle-m&#232;re la premi&#232;re fois que vous la rencontrez. Prudence.</p><p>La r&#232;gle d&#8217;or : si vous tutoyez et que tout le monde est d&#233;tendu, coupez ! Si vous vouvoyez, r&#233;fl&#233;chissez. Et si vous portez une cravate ou si quelqu&#8217;un d&#8217;autre en porte une, gardez les mots entiers, au moins pour commencer.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Le grand inventaire : qui survit, qui finit &#224; la poubelle ?</strong></p><p>Petit tour des victimes les plus c&#233;l&#232;bres, organis&#233;es par th&#232;me :</p><p><strong>&#192; l&#8217;&#233;cole et au travail :</strong> <em>le prof, la fac, le bac, la r&#233;cr&#233;, le dico, les maths, la compta, la com.</em> Notez que <em>les math&#233;matiques</em> &#8212; douze lettres, cinq syllabes &#8212; devient <em>les maths</em> &#8212; cinq lettres, une syllabe. C&#8217;est presque un record.</p><p><strong>Dans la vie de tous les jours :</strong> <em>l&#8217;actu, la pub, le cin&#233;, la t&#233;l&#233;, le frigo, le v&#233;lo, l&#8217;ap&#233;ro, le restau, la coloc.</em> Le mot <em>v&#233;locip&#232;de</em>, lui, n&#8217;a pas surv&#233;cu et il ne manque &#224; personne.</p><p><strong>La sant&#233; :</strong> <em>le m&#233;doc, la kin&#233;, le psy, la pharma, l&#8217;op&#233;, le dermato.</em> Les sp&#233;cialit&#233;s m&#233;dicales sont particuli&#232;rement expos&#233;es, leurs noms sont tellement longs qu&#8217;ils semblent avoir &#233;t&#233; invent&#233;s expr&#232;s pour &#234;tre coup&#233;s.</p><p><strong>Et enfin la tech :</strong> <em>l&#8217;ordi, l&#8217;appli, l&#8217;info, la d&#233;mo, le prog.</em> Ici, l&#8217;apocope rencontre le monde moderne, et c&#8217;est le grand amour.</p><div><hr></div><p>Alors, qu&#8217;est-ce qu&#8217;on retient aujourd&#8217;hui ? Bah que l&#8217;apocope n&#8217;est pas un caprice moderne ni une faute de fran&#231;ais. C&#8217;est une tradition vieille de plusieurs si&#232;cles, utilis&#233;e par tout le monde, &#224; toutes les g&#233;n&#233;rations mais dans les bons contextes.</p><p>Ma&#238;triser les formes courtes, c&#8217;est franchir un vrai cap. &#199;a veut dire que vous ne lisez plus le fran&#231;ais comme un texte, vous le <em>ressentez</em> comme une conversation. Et &#231;a, &#231;a ne s&#8217;apprend pas dans un manuel. &#199;a s&#8217;attrape, mot apr&#232;s mot, coupe apr&#232;s coupe.</p><p>Mon conseil : notez les apocopes quand vous les entendez. Osez les utiliser avec des amis. Et si quelqu&#8217;un vous dit <em>&#171; t&#8217;as rendez-vous chez la kin&#233; ? &#187;</em> &#8212; souriez. Parce que maintenant, vous savez exactement de quoi il parle.</p><p>Merci de m&#8217;avoir &#233;cout&#233;. Si tu as envie d&#8217;aller plus loin sur ce th&#232;me, tu peux passer en premium.<br>Tu auras acc&#232;s &#224; du contenu suppl&#232;mentaire li&#233; &#224; cet &#233;pisode :<br>une liste des 100 apocopes les plus utilis&#233;es,<br>des exercices interactifs pour t&#8217;entra&#238;ner,<br>et d&#8217;autres ressources pour approfondir tranquillement.</p><p>Et puis, la semaine prochaine, on discutera aussi de ce th&#232;me ensemble dans Le Cercle, retrouvez les questions &#224; m&#233;diter ci-dessous.</p><p>&#192; tr&#232;s vite pour un prochain &#233;pisode.<br>Et d&#8217;ici l&#224;&#8230; bon cin&#233;, bonne actu, et surtout&#8230; bon ap&#233;ro !</p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l6DG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5af8f919-4f9d-49eb-a31f-64bd2fbe8348_2000x530.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l6DG!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5af8f919-4f9d-49eb-a31f-64bd2fbe8348_2000x530.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l6DG!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5af8f919-4f9d-49eb-a31f-64bd2fbe8348_2000x530.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l6DG!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5af8f919-4f9d-49eb-a31f-64bd2fbe8348_2000x530.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l6DG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5af8f919-4f9d-49eb-a31f-64bd2fbe8348_2000x530.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l6DG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5af8f919-4f9d-49eb-a31f-64bd2fbe8348_2000x530.png" width="332" height="88.01648351648352" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5af8f919-4f9d-49eb-a31f-64bd2fbe8348_2000x530.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:386,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:332,&quot;bytes&quot;:184837,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/i/189668413?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5af8f919-4f9d-49eb-a31f-64bd2fbe8348_2000x530.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l6DG!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5af8f919-4f9d-49eb-a31f-64bd2fbe8348_2000x530.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l6DG!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5af8f919-4f9d-49eb-a31f-64bd2fbe8348_2000x530.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l6DG!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5af8f919-4f9d-49eb-a31f-64bd2fbe8348_2000x530.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l6DG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5af8f919-4f9d-49eb-a31f-64bd2fbe8348_2000x530.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Discussion topics for the upcoming circle session next week:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Est-ce que votre langue maternelle raccourcit aussi les mots ? Donnez des exemples et comparez avec le fran&#231;ais</p></li><li><p>Y a-t-il des mots fran&#231;ais tronqu&#233;s que vous utilisiez d&#233;j&#224; sans savoir que c&#8217;&#233;tait un ph&#233;nom&#232;ne linguistique ?</p></li><li><p>Certains mots raccourcis vous semblent-ils plus naturels que d&#8217;autres ? Pourquoi ?</p></li><li><p>Est-ce que les manuels scolaires vous ont pr&#233;par&#233; &#224; ce fran&#231;ais parl&#233;&#8230; ou pas du tout ?</p></li><li><p>L&#8217;apocope est-elle un signe de paresse&#8230; ou d&#8217;intelligence linguistique ?</p></li><li><p>Dans votre culture, parle-t-on diff&#233;remment selon le contexte formel ou informel ?</p></li></ul><p>Book your seat for the next session here, <strong>use the code TIMO26 to get 50% off on your first session </strong>: <a href="https://calendly.com/learnfrenchwithtimo/le-cercle-conversation">https://calendly.com/learnfrenchwithtimo/le-cercle-conversation</a></p><div><hr></div><p><em>If you&#8217;d like to go a bit further with this topic, the premium subscription gives you access to a dedicated lesson, handbook, interactive exercises to practise, and a few cultural recommendations to explore.</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3ixv!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa413a4de-acae-4f09-bdc3-93906fd5ca2c_1100x220.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3ixv!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa413a4de-acae-4f09-bdc3-93906fd5ca2c_1100x220.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3ixv!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa413a4de-acae-4f09-bdc3-93906fd5ca2c_1100x220.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3ixv!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa413a4de-acae-4f09-bdc3-93906fd5ca2c_1100x220.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3ixv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa413a4de-acae-4f09-bdc3-93906fd5ca2c_1100x220.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3ixv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa413a4de-acae-4f09-bdc3-93906fd5ca2c_1100x220.png" width="1100" height="220" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a413a4de-acae-4f09-bdc3-93906fd5ca2c_1100x220.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:220,&quot;width&quot;:1100,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:296681,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/i/189668413?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa413a4de-acae-4f09-bdc3-93906fd5ca2c_1100x220.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3ixv!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa413a4de-acae-4f09-bdc3-93906fd5ca2c_1100x220.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3ixv!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa413a4de-acae-4f09-bdc3-93906fd5ca2c_1100x220.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3ixv!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa413a4de-acae-4f09-bdc3-93906fd5ca2c_1100x220.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3ixv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa413a4de-acae-4f09-bdc3-93906fd5ca2c_1100x220.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ma nouvelle : La sorcière (Deuxième volet)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn French Through an Authentic Travel Story]]></description><link>https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/ma-nouvelle-la-sorciere-deuxieme</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/ma-nouvelle-la-sorciere-deuxieme</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[French with Timo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 18:06:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LrlH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F69c5ff58-8cb0-41fd-a758-eaad870b18a2_1920x1699.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the <strong><a href="https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/histoire-courte-la-sorciere-premier">first part</a>,</strong> I left Lille for Antananarivo, guitar in hand and head full of Kerouac dreams. Now I&#8217;m about to plunge into the Malagasy bush, far from any comfort, from any connection to the world I knew.</p><p>It was there, in that village lost in the middle of nowhere, that everything would change.</p><p>Find bonus content, with cultural explanations and grammar exercises linked to the story.</p><p>Reserved for premium subscribers. <em>Not sure yet? This month only, the annual subscription is 30% off. That&#8217;s less than a coffee a month, and considerably more useful. </em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?coupon=4c44591f&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe with the promo offer&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?coupon=4c44591f"><span>Subscribe with the promo offer</span></a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LrlH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F69c5ff58-8cb0-41fd-a758-eaad870b18a2_1920x1699.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Don&#8217;t worry if you find it difficult to understand. Use the vocabulary guide in this post, and feel free to ask your questions in the comments if anything is unclear.</em></p><p>Le voyage vers la brousse malgache pouvait enfin commencer. J&#8217;avais not&#233; dans mon grand Moleskine noir achet&#233; pour l&#8217;occasion tous les d&#233;tails de ma mission ainsi que les personnages cl&#233;s &#224; rencontrer une fois sur place. Pour faire simple, disons que je devais documenter et officialiser l&#8217;usage du syst&#232;me d&#8217;adduction d&#8217;eau mis en place par l&#8217;association dans le village d&#8217;Antanambao Mahatsara. Mais surtout cr&#233;er des comit&#233;s d&#8217;autogestion pour que les habitants puissent le faire perdurer. Enfin, je devais &#233;galement faire le suivi des autres projets de l&#8217;association : un coll&#232;ge, plusieurs &#233;coles primaires et faire vivre la biblioth&#232;que. Tout un programme.</p><p>S&#8217;ensuivit un long voyage de 8 heures en taxi-brousse jusqu&#8217;&#224; Vatomandry. Les conditions &#233;taient spartiates : si&#232;ges d&#233;fonc&#233;s, chaleur &#233;touffante, routes caboss&#233;es qui nous secouaient comme des pantins. Mais l&#8217;&#233;motion de partir &#224; l&#8217;aventure me faisait oublier l&#8217;inconfort. J&#8217;&#233;tais vraiment enthousiaste &#224; l&#8217;id&#233;e de d&#233;couvrir une nouvelle partie du pays, de plonger enfin dans le vrai Madagascar.</p><p>Vatomandry, petite ville c&#244;ti&#232;re de l&#8217;est au sud de Tamatave, se r&#233;v&#233;la plut&#244;t charmante. L&#8217;association avait ses petites habitudes et mon logement &#233;tait d&#233;j&#224; r&#233;serv&#233;, &#224; quelques m&#232;tres de la mer, non loin du stade de football municipal. &#192; peine arriv&#233;, mon premier r&#233;flexe fut d&#8217;aller faire un tour &#224; la plage. Fort heureusement, la g&#233;rante de l&#8217;h&#244;tel m&#8217;avait pr&#233;venu qu&#8217;il ne fallait pas s&#8217;y baigner : la mer &#233;tait infest&#233;e de requins.</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[🇫🇷 A Beginner’s Guide to French Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Recommendations for French Learners]]></description><link>https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/a-beginners-guide-to-french-music</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/a-beginners-guide-to-french-music</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[French with Timo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:31:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-9DR!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbb1874e2-0e67-4e43-9706-361e96e6eb4b_1290x900.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday, my <em>belle-m&#232;re</em>, who is also learning French, asked me if I could recommend some French music. <em>Quelle bonne id&#233;e !</em>  Listening to French music is a great technique for passive learning, especially when you&#8217;re not in the mood to engage your brain too much.</p><p>She&#8217;s also quite lucky, because I consider myself something of an expert in French music, though I&#8217;ll admit I have a few blind spots when it comes to the newer stuff.</p><p>So I decided to write this post so you can enjoy these recommendations. </p><p>And if this gets you excited, you should know that we are talking about French music next week in <strong>Le Cercle</strong>, my French conversation group. It&#8217;s a great opportunity to practise your French while discovering new artists together. 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They are classics for a reason, and if you haven&#8217;t explored them yet, please do. But here are some slightly lesser-known artists from that same era that I personally love. </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">French with Timo is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>(Click the song to listen on YouTube + lyrics when available)</p><p><strong>Fran&#231;oise Hardy</strong> is the definition of cool. Her soft, melancholic voice and effortlessly poetic lyrics made her an icon of the 60s, and her music still sounds incredibly modern today. Start with <em><a href="https://youtu.be/pyY3AYOQn2E?si=XWxS-PyLyU8v0SmB">Message personnel</a></em>, one of the most beautifully written French songs I know.</p><p><strong>Nino Ferrer</strong> is a bit of an odd one, in the best possible way. He could do silly pop, deep soul, and everything in between. His big hit is <em><a href="https://youtu.be/k4poZAZPiiE?si=sZt_duxRmMsPqyzB">Le Sud</a></em><a href="https://youtu.be/k4poZAZPiiE?si=sZt_duxRmMsPqyzB">,</a> and yes, it&#8217;s a classic for a reason, but my personal recommendation is <em><a href="https://youtu.be/7-exLIAgZTA?si=5nusQObqt_YvqDm-">La Rua Madureira</a></em>, a gorgeous, melancholic song that not enough people know about.</p><p><strong>Dalida</strong> had one of the most remarkable careers in French music history, with hits spanning from the late 50s all the way to the 80s. She sang in French, Italian, Arabic, German... a true international artist with an incredible voice. Start with <em><a href="https://youtu.be/ttqzrIG1lg4?si=jPv6xusNPf6jn6SH">Il venait d&#8217;avoir 18 ans</a></em>, it&#8217;s impossible not to love.</p><p><strong>Jacques Dutronc</strong> is witty, ironic, and very Parisian. His songs are full of wordplay and social commentary, which makes them a little trickier for learners but so rewarding once you get them. <em><a href="https://youtu.be/Nz-njDzl4Wc?si=TenVKoFyM5qZ9fAI">Il est 5h, Paris s&#8217;&#233;veille</a></em> is a perfect introduction.</p><p><strong>Eddy Mitchell</strong> is a French rock and roll institution. Skip the country stuff and go straight to <em><a href="https://youtu.be/ulfhdrxVhAU?si=EtG7ea0e6u_pmGp9">La Derni&#232;re S&#233;ance</a></em>, a beautiful, nostalgic ode to the golden age of cinema. It will make you feel things.</p><p><strong>Jean Ferrat</strong> was a poet first and a singer second. His settings of Aragon&#8217;s poems are stunning, and his political songs are some of the most powerful ever recorded in French. <em><a href="https://youtu.be/ElnZm3AZJTc?si=gDU0eSwBEGCd5ZFo">La Montagne</a> </em>is a good place to start.</p><p><strong>Johnny Hallyday</strong> is simply impossible to ignore. France&#8217;s answer to Elvis, he was a national institution for over 50 years. I&#8217;ll be honest, I don&#8217;t love everything he did and his later career isn&#8217;t really my thing, but he has some genuinely beautiful songs. <em><a href="https://youtu.be/QzpjAOy_lts?si=AA2Q7dwXN6XtQmLw">J&#8217;ai oubli&#233; de vivre</a></em> is one of them. Understanding Johnny is understanding a huge part of French culture, full stop.</p><p><strong>L&#233;o Ferr&#233;</strong> was an anarchist, a poet, and a composer of extraordinary ambition. His music ranges from delicate chanson to full orchestral arrangements. <em><a href="https://youtu.be/vIVafGRu6K4?si=FwOYUkiKXoCbJ93F">Avec le temps</a></em> is heartbreaking and perfect.</p><p><strong>Pierre Vassiliu</strong> is one of my personal favourites and a real hidden gem. <em><a href="https://youtu.be/YsWmD-2FsJc?si=aAhVLrNLFlSqvCAM">Qui c&#8217;est celui-l&#224; ?</a></em> is one of the most joyful songs ever recorded. He&#8217;s playful, quirky, and surprisingly easy to understand.</p><p><strong>Joe Dassin</strong> had a gift for writing songs that feel like a warm hug. <em><a href="https://youtu.be/WcyZBPjgR1c?si=d_hPPEH3NScLPO8B">L&#8217;&#201;t&#233; indien</a></em> and <em><a href="https://youtu.be/1JhYYUWOBBs?si=68txDWZSnHPXTX2w">Les Champs-&#201;lys&#233;es</a></em> are feel-good classics, and his French is crystal clear, which makes him genuinely useful for learners.</p><p><strong>Christophe</strong> is deeply strange and deeply beautiful. His 70s albums blend chanson with psychedelic pop in a way that sounds like nothing else. <em><a href="https://youtu.be/YPwj5ecSPxI?si=fsKWMi_vjGl2UarH">Les Mots bleus</a></em> is a masterpiece.</p><p>And my guilty pleasure? <strong>Julio Iglesias</strong>. Yes, he&#8217;s Spanish, but he recorded a surprising amount of songs in French and they are wonderful. I&#8217;m enough of a fan that I once drove five hours from Chihuahua to El Paso just to see him live, so I think that earns him a spot on this list. Start with <em><a href="https://youtu.be/OOUeI0EnG80?si=BXuoNcAkzF1MxO8s">Pauvres diables</a></em> and <em><a href="https://youtu.be/AuuDVeutYjk?si=bPl6BtUzVbhzHISf">Ne t&#8217;en va pas, je t&#8217;aime</a></em>. No judgement here.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93yz!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9ffdfef9-cca0-4732-81d0-62da0f8d8a1c_1055x466.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93yz!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9ffdfef9-cca0-4732-81d0-62da0f8d8a1c_1055x466.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93yz!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9ffdfef9-cca0-4732-81d0-62da0f8d8a1c_1055x466.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93yz!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9ffdfef9-cca0-4732-81d0-62da0f8d8a1c_1055x466.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93yz!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9ffdfef9-cca0-4732-81d0-62da0f8d8a1c_1055x466.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93yz!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9ffdfef9-cca0-4732-81d0-62da0f8d8a1c_1055x466.png" width="1055" height="466" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9ffdfef9-cca0-4732-81d0-62da0f8d8a1c_1055x466.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:466,&quot;width&quot;:1055,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:753787,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/i/188828341?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd7ce8ee0-3ec8-4d18-9987-747ab155aa40_1075x750.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93yz!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9ffdfef9-cca0-4732-81d0-62da0f8d8a1c_1055x466.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93yz!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9ffdfef9-cca0-4732-81d0-62da0f8d8a1c_1055x466.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93yz!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9ffdfef9-cca0-4732-81d0-62da0f8d8a1c_1055x466.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!93yz!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9ffdfef9-cca0-4732-81d0-62da0f8d8a1c_1055x466.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>Not So Old Stuff</strong></p><p>This era, roughly the 80s through the 2000s, is where a lot of people who grew up in France have their deepest nostalgia. Here are some of my personal favourites.</p><p><strong>Laurent Voulzy</strong> writes some of the most perfectly crafted pop songs in the French language. Start with <em><a href="https://youtu.be/aqhJPjSy1-c?si=Tw3_SZfICJJ28txu">Le Coeur grenadine</a></em>, it&#8217;s pure sunshine in song form.</p><p><strong>&#201;tienne Daho</strong> is the prince of French indie pop. Elegant, slightly melancholic, always cool. Start with<em><a href="https://youtu.be/B-Bo7K9_ekA?si=hbLASm_ZYaydkvOD">Week-end &#224; Rome</a></em> and you&#8217;ll understand immediately why he&#8217;s been a fixture of French pop for 40 years.</p><p><strong>Isabelle Mayereau</strong> is a hidden gem. Soft, tender, poetic folk music from the 70s and 80s. Start with <em><a href="https://youtu.be/6JajOcIXpHg?si=q1kIztO8fX5wBdTT">Tu m&#8217;&#233;cris</a></em> or <em><a href="https://youtu.be/VR2pMOnI_Hc?si=GQh1OYu_q9nsJvEE">L&#8217;Orange bleue</a></em><a href="https://youtu.be/VR2pMOnI_Hc?si=GQh1OYu_q9nsJvEE">,</a> two songs I keep coming back to no matter what.</p><p><strong>Bernard Lavilliers</strong> brings together reggae, soul, world music, and chanson in a way that feels completely natural. His lyrics are vivid and cinematic, full of stories about faraway places. I&#8217;d recommend starting with <em><a href="https://youtu.be/8NukCxQLoOU?si=AawmZVgRj3HdbhGt">Les Aventures extraordinaires d&#8217;un billet de banque</a></em>, which is exactly as fun as the title suggests.</p><p><strong>Alain Bashung</strong> is, in my opinion, one of the greatest French artists ever. His later albums are dense and poetic, almost surreal, but <em><a href="https://youtu.be/RTC5TsQqYrQ?si=2X1HjnZ8AYabzCn-">Gaby oh Gaby</a></em> and <em><a href="https://youtu.be/9kujpBak3QE?si=uNI55lHukjnJOsoI">Vertige de l&#8217;amour</a></em> are great accessible starting points.</p><p><strong>Yves Simon</strong> is gentle, introspective, and deeply underrated. Start with <em><a href="https://youtu.be/VFl-1cYQWa4?si=tgtlnAh573xZhaUC">Au pays des merveilles de Juliette</a></em> or <em><a href="https://youtu.be/uR60ydvFNjk?si=qpOZS7SPC7-20qcM">Amazoniaque</a></em>, both are lovely entry points into his quiet, dreamlike world.</p><p><strong>Pierre Bachelet</strong> is best known for <em><a href="https://youtu.be/eM1h7uJwrgA?si=btmPTos0l3ue3iL6">Les Corons</a></em>, an anthem for the mining communities of northern France that can make a whole room (or a stadium) of French people go quiet. But don&#8217;t miss <em><a href="https://youtu.be/yfuyeO2DwVM?si=-4FKsOU4T1hKFRhT">Sans amour</a></em> either, which shows a completely different, more tender side of him. </p><div id="youtube2-_F33S0EeZVg" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;_F33S0EeZVg&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/_F33S0EeZVg?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><strong>G&#233;rard Manset</strong> is a mysterious figure who released records sporadically and never performed live, but his music is genuinely extraordinary. <em><a href="https://youtu.be/6sXpXmfq93Q?si=s945YsZg_m7YiJYj">Il voyage en solitaire</a></em> is haunting and beautiful. </p><p><strong>Renaud</strong> is one of France&#8217;s most beloved singer-songwriters, with a sharp tongue and a big heart. His 80s albums are essential French culture. <em><a href="https://youtu.be/2VIOWgIJ0cg?si=PjLAzZlIqyot91-e">Mistral gagnant</a></em>, written for his daughter, is one of the most touching French songs I know.</p><p><strong>Mano Solo</strong> was raw, intense, and completely honest. He wrote about illness, love, and life with no filter whatsoever. Start with <em><a href="https://youtu.be/eIOIX1J3MVc?si=1cfBMTdp68HckVZi">Pas du g&#226;teau</a></em>, which captures everything that made him so special. Not easy listening, but deeply moving.</p><p><strong>Myl&#232;ne Farmer</strong> is theatrical, dark, and completely over the top in the best way. <em><a href="http://D&#233;senchant&#233;e">D&#233;senchant&#233;e</a></em> is her anthem and one of the defining songs of 90s France. Fair warning: once it&#8217;s in your head, it stays there.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>New Stuff</strong></p><p>Okay, this is where I&#8217;ll be honest with you: I&#8217;m a little out of my depth with the very latest releases. I will not recommend the typical stuff like <strong>Stromae</strong>, <strong>Zaz</strong>, <strong>Aya Nakamura</strong>, or <strong>Gims</strong>, because tons of teachers have done it before me. Here are my more personal picks.</p><p><strong>Coeur de Pirate</strong> is a Quebec artist, so technically not French, but her music is gorgeous and her French is clear as a bell. <em><a href="https://youtu.be/VpLR9xcX8w4?si=lEF0wEZN0y3-MIxS">Comme des enfants</a></em> is the perfect starting point, a simple, beautiful song that sticks with you for days.</p><p><strong>S&#233;bastien Tellier</strong> makes dreamy, slightly bizarre, deeply French pop music. His most famous song is <em><a href="https://youtu.be/VyCdBFy_G-A?si=CyY7A1WZN4ylGdly">La Ritournelle</a></em> but it&#8217;s largely instrumental and in English, so for French learners I&#8217;d point you towards <em><a href="https://youtu.be/xpvpVbcKEqk?si=og-auqAmH5ueHOBw">L&#8217;Adulte</a></em> instead.</p><p><strong>Ben Mazuet</strong> is a lovely recent discovery. Gentle, warm, very singable chanson pop. Start with <em><a href="https://youtu.be/RgI3NArEhps?si=rI78EGv1sC1The__">La Mer est calme</a></em>, which is as soothing as the title suggests and genuinely great for learners.</p><p><strong>L&#8217;Imp&#233;ratrice</strong> is a Parisian synth-pop band with a retro 70s/80s feel and incredibly catchy songs. 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Start with <strong>IAM</strong> and <strong>NTM</strong>, the two giants of French hip-hop, then explore <strong>MC Solaar</strong> for his extraordinary wordplay, <strong>Stupeflip</strong> for something genuinely unique and a little unhinged, <strong>La FF</strong>, a Marseille crew bringing raw southern energy to the scene, and <strong>Java</strong> for a brilliant mix of chanson and hip-hop that is very hard to describe but very easy to love.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>How to Work With French Music</strong></p><p>As I mentioned in the introduction, listening to French songs is perfect for passive learning. But if you want to go a little deeper, here&#8217;s what I recommend: choose a song or album you enjoy, then head over to <a href="https://genius.com/">Genius</a> to find the lyrics and explanations &#8212; or just activate the lyrics if you&#8217;re using Spotify &#8212; so you can learn new vocabulary and really decrypt what&#8217;s being said. And if you can, sing along a little! The lines of a song are sentences you might actually use in your next French class or a real conversation. Finally, write down in your notebook the lines you like so you can reuse them in real life.</p><p>The beautiful thing about music is that it teaches you rhythm, intonation, and natural phrasing in a way that no textbook can. You&#8217;ll find yourself knowing instinctively how something sounds in French, which is honestly half the battle.</p><p>Now it&#8217;s your turn! 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To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><div class="pullquote"><p><em>&#171; Les Fran&#231;ais ne sont pas sales. Ils ont juste une relation compliqu&#233;e avec l&#8217;eau. &#187;</em></p><p>Auteur Anonyme. </p></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KZvk!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c2c384e-c82f-45e4-bc56-65949d04d1a3_1105x525.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KZvk!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c2c384e-c82f-45e4-bc56-65949d04d1a3_1105x525.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KZvk!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c2c384e-c82f-45e4-bc56-65949d04d1a3_1105x525.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KZvk!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c2c384e-c82f-45e4-bc56-65949d04d1a3_1105x525.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KZvk!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c2c384e-c82f-45e4-bc56-65949d04d1a3_1105x525.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KZvk!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c2c384e-c82f-45e4-bc56-65949d04d1a3_1105x525.jpeg" width="1105" height="525" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0c2c384e-c82f-45e4-bc56-65949d04d1a3_1105x525.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:525,&quot;width&quot;:1105,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KZvk!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c2c384e-c82f-45e4-bc56-65949d04d1a3_1105x525.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KZvk!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c2c384e-c82f-45e4-bc56-65949d04d1a3_1105x525.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KZvk!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c2c384e-c82f-45e4-bc56-65949d04d1a3_1105x525.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KZvk!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c2c384e-c82f-45e4-bc56-65949d04d1a3_1105x525.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><div class="pullquote"><p>Edgar Degas, Femme dans son bain s'&#233;pongeant la jambe.</p></div><p><em>English transcription available at the end of the post</em></p><p>Salut &#224; tous ! Aujourd&#8217;hui, on va parler d&#8217;un sujet un peu d&#233;licat. Un sujet qui fait sourire, qui fait rougir, et qui r&#233;v&#232;le beaucoup de choses sur l&#8217;histoire de France.</p><p>La question du jour : les Fran&#231;ais sont-ils sales ?</p><p>Vous avez s&#251;rement d&#233;j&#224; entendu ce st&#233;r&#233;otype. Les Fran&#231;ais qui ne se lavent pas, qui mettent du parfum &#224; la place du savon, qui sentent l&#8217;ail et la transpiration... Mais d&#8217;o&#249; vient cette r&#233;putation ? Est-ce qu&#8217;elle est vraie ? Et est-ce qu&#8217;elle l&#8217;est encore aujourd&#8217;hui ?</p><p>On va d&#233;m&#234;ler tout &#231;a, ensemble. </p><p>Ce podcast s&#8217;est largement inspir&#233; d&#8217;un <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/vwh58d/comment/ifz4e8l/?context=3&amp;share_id=x414cNc0558KlFavAr5ju&amp;utm_content=1&amp;utm_medium=ios_app&amp;utm_name=ioscss&amp;utm_source=share&amp;utm_term=1">commentaire Reddit passionnant</a> &#233;crit par un certain <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/gerardmenfin/">gerardmenfin</a>. </p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Le Roi Soleil et ses couloirs malodorants</strong></p><p>Pour comprendre cette r&#233;putation, il faut commencer par le d&#233;but. Et le d&#233;but, c&#8217;est une surprise : au Moyen &#194;ge et &#224; la Renaissance, les Fran&#231;ais se lavaient plut&#244;t bien. Il existait une culture des bains publics tr&#232;s vivante, des &#233;tablissements populaires o&#249; tout le monde se retrouvait pour se laver et socialiser.</p><p>Mais justement &#8212; tout le monde. Hommes et femmes ensemble. Et &#231;a, l&#8217;&#201;glise n&#8217;aimait pas du tout. Ces bains mixtes ont rapidement &#233;t&#233; suspect&#233;s de favoriser la d&#233;bauche. Progressivement, ils ont ferm&#233;. Et avec eux, une bonne partie des habitudes de propret&#233;.</p><p>Les bains publics reviennent timidement au XVIIIe si&#232;cle, port&#233;s par un nouvel enthousiasme pour les vertus curatives de l&#8217;eau. Mais cette fois, ils sont r&#233;serv&#233;s aux classes sup&#233;rieures. Le peuple, lui, n&#8217;y a pas acc&#232;s.</p><p>C&#8217;est dans ce contexte qu&#8217;il faut replacer Versailles. Et d&#8217;ailleurs, soyons justes : le ch&#226;teau n&#8217;&#233;tait pas le cauchemar sanitaire qu&#8217;on d&#233;crit parfois. Il &#233;tait relativement bien &#233;quip&#233; en toilettes et salles de bains pour l&#8217;&#233;poque. Mais la cour, elle, c&#8217;&#233;tait une autre histoire.</p><p>Les courtisans &#8212; les gens qui vivaient autour du roi &#8212; avaient pour habitude de se soulager un peu partout : derri&#232;re les rideaux, dans les escaliers. Il arrivait m&#234;me que des femmes s&#8217;oublient dans leurs robes. Quant aux bains ? L&#8217;eau chaude &#233;tait consid&#233;r&#233;e comme dangereuse pour la sant&#233;. Alors on se lavait tr&#232;s peu. Et pour masquer les odeurs, on utilisait des parfums puissants : patchouli, musc, civette, tub&#233;reuse...</p><p>Imaginez le m&#233;lange.</p><p>Ce n&#8217;&#233;tait pas uniquement le probl&#232;me de la France : toute l&#8217;Europe de l&#8217;&#233;poque avait des pratiques d&#8217;hygi&#232;ne tr&#232;s diff&#233;rentes des n&#244;tres. Mais Versailles &#233;tait le centre du monde, visit&#233; par des diplomates, des nobles et des voyageurs du monde entier. Alors cette r&#233;putation, elle aussi, a voyag&#233;.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Un bain par an : la r&#233;alit&#233; du XIXe si&#232;cle</strong></p><p>Avan&#231;ons un peu dans le temps. Au XIXe si&#232;cle, la situation est encore compliqu&#233;e.</p><p>En 1850, les historiens nous apprennent que les Parisiens prenaient en moyenne... un bain par an. Un seul.</p><p>Pourquoi ? Pas par paresse. Par manque d&#8217;infrastructure. Dans la majorit&#233; des maisons fran&#231;aises, il n&#8217;y avait pas d&#8217;eau courante. Pas de robinet. </p><p>La romanci&#232;re britannique Frances Trollope, qui visite Paris en 1835, le note avec surprise dans ses m&#233;moires. &#192; Londres, dit-elle, l&#8217;eau arrive directement dans les maisons jusqu&#8217;aux &#233;tages. &#192; Paris, on voit encore des porteurs monter p&#233;niblement des seaux dans les escaliers. R&#233;sultat : les Parisiens utilisent l&#8217;eau avec beaucoup d&#8217;&#233;conomie.</p><p>Et il y avait aussi une dimension culturelle. L&#8217;&#201;glise catholique voyait le corps comme une source de p&#233;ch&#233;. Se d&#233;shabiller pour se laver, m&#234;me seul, c&#8217;&#233;tait suspect. Et dans certaines campagnes fran&#231;aises du d&#233;but du XXe si&#232;cle, les ethnographes rapportent que les paysans consid&#233;raient une forte odeur corporelle comme un signe de... bonne sant&#233;.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Les soldats am&#233;ricains arrivent</strong></p><p>La r&#233;putation des Fran&#231;ais &#8220;qui puent&#8221; s&#8217;est vraiment internationalis&#233;e gr&#226;ce &#224; un &#233;v&#233;nement pr&#233;cis : les deux guerres mondiales.</p><p>Des milliers de soldats am&#233;ricains sont arriv&#233;s en France pendant la Premi&#232;re Guerre mondiale, puis la Seconde. Ces jeunes hommes venaient d&#8217;un pays o&#249; la douche quotidienne &#233;tait d&#233;j&#224; normale. O&#249; on changeait les sous-v&#234;tements tous les jours. O&#249; la publicit&#233; pour le savon et le d&#233;odorant &#233;tait partout dans les magazines.</p><p>Et l&#224;, ils se retrouvent dans les campagnes fran&#231;aises. Pas d&#8217;eau courante. Des tas de fumier devant les fermes. Des habitants qui ne comprennent pas leur langue. Et qui, parfois, ne sentent pas tr&#232;s bon.</p><p>&#201;videmment, le choc est immense. Dans les ann&#233;es 1920 et 1930, les publicit&#233;s am&#233;ricaines avaient rendu les gens &#8220;particuli&#232;rement sensibles&#8221; &#224; la propret&#233; personnelle. Les journaux &#233;taient pleins d&#8217;histoires de carri&#232;res ruin&#233;es par une mauvaise haleine ou une odeur corporelle &#8212; le redoutable &#8220;B.O.&#8221;, body odor.</p><p>Alors quand ces soldats rentrent aux &#201;tats-Unis apr&#232;s la guerre, ils racontent. Ils racontent les fermes, l&#8217;odeur, les habitudes &#233;tranges des Fran&#231;ais. Et la r&#233;putation se r&#233;pand.</p><p>En 1945, le gouvernement am&#233;ricain est tellement pr&#233;occup&#233; par ces tensions qu&#8217;il commande une brochure officielle : <em>112 griefs sur les Fran&#231;ais</em>. Un document qui tente de r&#233;pondre aux plaintes des soldats. Des chapitres entiers sont consacr&#233;s &#224; des questions comme : <em>&#8220;Pourquoi les Fran&#231;ais ne se baignent-ils pas ?&#8221;</em> ou <em>&#8220;Pourquoi les villes fran&#231;aises sont-elles sales ?&#8221;</em></p><p>La m&#234;me ann&#233;e, un personnage de dessin anim&#233; voit le jour : Pepe Le Pew. Une mouffette fran&#231;aise, romantique et obsessionnelle, qui fait fuir tout le monde avec son odeur terrible. Son nom est d&#8217;ailleurs un jeu de mots : <em>pew</em> en anglais &#233;voque une mauvaise odeur, et <em>pue</em> en fran&#231;ais vient du verbe <em>puer</em>.</p><p>Ce personnage a marqu&#233; des g&#233;n&#233;rations d&#8217;Am&#233;ricains. Et il r&#233;sumait tout ce qu&#8217;ils pensaient des Fran&#231;ais.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Et chez les autres ?</strong></p><p>Maintenant, soyons justes. L&#8217;auteur de la brochure <em>112 griefs</em>, Leo Rosten, le dit lui-m&#234;me : en 1945, 80 % des fermes am&#233;ricaines n&#8217;avaient ni salle de bains ni eau courante. Des &#201;tats entiers, surtout dans le Sud, n&#8217;&#233;taient pas beaucoup mieux &#233;quip&#233;s que les campagnes fran&#231;aises.</p><p>Et les chiffres europ&#233;ens de l&#8217;&#233;poque montrent que la France n&#8217;&#233;tait pas seule dans sa situation. En 1951, 6 % des foyers fran&#231;ais avaient une salle de bains. C&#8217;est peu. Mais en Espagne, c&#8217;&#233;tait 3 %. En Italie, 2 %.</p><p>Ce qui &#233;tait diff&#233;rent, c&#8217;est que la France &#233;tait beaucoup plus visit&#233;e que ses voisins. Plus de touristes, plus de soldats, plus de t&#233;moins &#233;trangers. Donc plus de gens pour raconter ce qu&#8217;ils avaient vu&#8230; et senti.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Et aujourd&#8217;hui ?</strong></p><p>Bonne nouvelle : la situation a radicalement chang&#233;.</p><p>Selon les donn&#233;es d&#8217;Euromonitor, les Fran&#231;ais se douchent en moyenne sept fois par semaine. C&#8217;est-&#224;-dire une fois par jour, comme la majorit&#233; des Europ&#233;ens occidentaux. C&#8217;est m&#234;me plus que les Britanniques ou les Japonais, qui se douchent plut&#244;t cinq fois par semaine.</p><p>La France est aussi le premier pays au monde pour la vente de parfums et de produits cosm&#233;tiques. Les marques Chanel, Dior, Guerlain, Yves Saint Laurent... tout &#231;a vient de France.</p><p>Alors oui, certaines enqu&#234;tes montrent encore quelques particularit&#233;s. Selon un sondage IFOP de 2020, seulement 57 % des Fran&#231;ais prennent une douche tous les jours. Et environ 49 % se lavent les mains avant de manger. Ce ne sont pas des chiffres extraordinaires. Mais ils sont tr&#232;s loin du clich&#233; du Fran&#231;ais qui se lave une fois par an.</p><p>Ce qui reste, peut-&#234;tre, c&#8217;est une certaine philosophie. <strong>Des &#233;trangers vivant en France t&#233;moignent</strong> encore aujourd&#8217;hui que certains Fran&#231;ais semblent moins obs&#233;d&#233;s par l&#8217;hygi&#232;ne quotidienne que dans d&#8217;autres cultures. Changer de v&#234;tements tous les jours ? Laver ses draps toutes les semaines ? Pour certains, c&#8217;est excessif. Et quelque part, c&#8217;est peut-&#234;tre l&#224; que le st&#233;r&#233;otype trouve encore un tout petit fond de v&#233;rit&#233;. Non pas dans la salet&#233;, mais dans une relation diff&#233;rente &#224; l&#8217;id&#233;e de &#8220;propre&#8221;.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Pour conclure</strong></p><p>L&#8217;histoire du st&#233;r&#233;otype du &#8220;Fran&#231;ais sale&#8221; nous dit donc plusieurs choses.</p><p>Elle nous dit que la r&#233;putation vient d&#8217;une r&#233;alit&#233; historique : la France a effectivement eu, pendant des si&#232;cles, des infrastructures sanitaires insuffisantes et des normes d&#8217;hygi&#232;ne plus basses que certains de ses voisins.</p><p>Elle nous dit que cette r&#233;alit&#233; a &#233;t&#233; amplifi&#233;e par des milliers de visiteurs &#233;trangers, surtout am&#233;ricains, qui ont racont&#233; leurs exp&#233;riences avec horreur.</p><p>Et elle nous dit que les st&#233;r&#233;otypes ont la vie dure, m&#234;me quand la r&#233;alit&#233; a compl&#232;tement chang&#233;.</p><p>Mais je vais &#234;tre honn&#234;te avec vous. Je vis hors de France depuis 2013. J&#8217;ai pass&#233; de longues p&#233;riodes en Argentine, &#224; Madagascar, en Espagne ou en Italie et aujourd&#8217;hui je vis au Mexique. Et malheureusement, je suis oblig&#233; de dire qu&#8217;il ne s&#8217;agit pas uniquement d&#8217;un clich&#233;.</p><p>Ce qui m&#8217;a le plus frapp&#233; ? Madagascar. Dans la brousse malgache, l&#8217;acc&#232;s &#224; l&#8217;eau courante est tr&#232;s limit&#233;. Les conditions de vie sont difficiles. Et pourtant, les gens paraissaient plus propres que certaines personnes que j&#8217;ai crois&#233;es en France. M&#234;me constat au Mexique : je n&#8217;ai jamais v&#233;cu de situation d&#233;licate, m&#234;me dans les heures les plus bond&#233;es du m&#233;tro de Mexico City, la ville de Mexico, et croyez-moi, c&#8217;est bond&#233;.</p><p>Il y a une explication concr&#232;te &#224; tout &#231;a, et elle est souvent ignor&#233;e : la douche. Dans la maison o&#249; je vivais &#224; Chihuahua, au Mexique, il y avait quatre salles de bains avec quatre douches pour trois chambres. En France, j&#8217;ai eu l&#8217;occasion de s&#233;journer dans de tr&#232;s belles maisons, dont une avec une magnifique baignoire en fonte sur pieds patte de lion. Tr&#232;s chic, tr&#232;s photog&#233;nique. Mais pas tr&#232;s pratique pour se laver rapidement tous les jours.</p><p>&#199;a peut para&#238;tre anecdotique. Mais beaucoup de maisons fran&#231;aises, surtout les plus anciennes, ne comptent toujours pas de douche. Or la douche, c&#8217;est le moyen le plus rapide et le plus efficace de se laver. Difficile d&#8217;imaginer quelqu&#8217;un prendre un bain plusieurs fois par jour. Alors &#224; la place, beaucoup de Fran&#231;ais font leur &#8220;toilette&#8221; autrement : un lavabo, un gant de toilette, et c&#8217;est tout.</p><p>Et il y a autre chose, tant qu&#8217;on est dans le sujet : il n&#8217;est pas rare, en France, de croiser des gens qui n&#8217;utilisent pas de d&#233;odorant. Pas par oubli. Par conviction. L&#8217;argument ? Le d&#233;odorant serait mauvais pour la sant&#233;, voire canc&#233;rig&#232;ne. C&#8217;est une croyance assez r&#233;pandue, qu&#8217;on retrouve d&#8217;ailleurs r&#233;guli&#232;rement dans les t&#233;moignages d&#8217;&#233;trangers vivant dans le pays. Combin&#233;e &#224; la toilette au lavabo et &#224; l&#8217;absence de douche, le r&#233;sultat peut parfois &#234;tre... perceptible.</p><p>Attention, ce n&#8217;est pas un jugement. C&#8217;est une r&#233;alit&#233; culturelle et architecturale. Mais c&#8217;est une r&#233;alit&#233;.</p><p>Alors la prochaine fois que vous entendez ce st&#233;r&#233;otype, vous saurez d&#8217;o&#249; il vient : du Roi Soleil &#224; Pepe Le Pew, en passant par les soldats am&#233;ricains de 1944. Et vous saurez aussi qu&#8217;entre l&#8217;histoire et le pr&#233;sent, la fronti&#232;re est parfois plus floue qu&#8217;on ne le croit.</p><p>Et vous, dans votre culture, combien de douches par semaine est-ce qu&#8217;on consid&#232;re comme &#8220;normal&#8221; ? Est-ce qu&#8217;il y a des st&#233;r&#233;otypes sur l&#8217;hygi&#232;ne de votre pays ? &#199;a vaut la peine d&#8217;y r&#233;fl&#233;chir. </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/podcast-31-les-francais-sont-ils/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/podcast-31-les-francais-sont-ils/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p>Merci de m&#8217;avoir &#233;cout&#233;, et &#224; bient&#244;t pour un nouveau podcast sur la France, le fran&#231;ais et sa culture !</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Sources :</strong> gerardmenfin (<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/vwh58d/comment/ifz4e8l/?context=3&amp;share_id=x414cNc0558KlFavAr5ju&amp;utm_content=1&amp;utm_medium=ios_app&amp;utm_name=ioscss&amp;utm_source=share&amp;utm_term=1">reddit, r/AskHistorians</a>) <em>Bureau du recensement des &#201;tats-Unis, Historical Census of Housing Tables: Plumbing Facilities</em> (2002) &#183; Levenstein, Harvey. <em>Seductive Journey: American Tourists in France from Jefferson to the Jazz Age</em>. University of Chicago Press, 2000 &#183; Levenstein, Harvey. <em>We'll Always Have Paris: American Tourists in France since 1930.</em> University of Chicago Press, 2010 &#183; Rosten, Leo C. <em>112 Gripes About the French.</em> U.S. Army Information Branch, 1945 &#183; Triballat, Nicole. <em>&#171; &#201;volution du parc, de l'&#233;quipement, de la taille et du peuplement des logements depuis 1962 &#187;</em>. &#201;conomie et Statistique, n&#176; 23 (1968) &#183; Trollope, Frances Milton. <em>Paris and the Parisians in 1835.</em> Londres, R. Bentley, 1836 &#183; <em>Vigarello, Georges. Le propre et le sale : l'hygi&#232;ne du corps depuis le Moyen &#194;ge</em>. Seuil, 1987 &#183; White, Elizabeth Brett. <em>American Opinion of France from Lafayette to Poincar&#233;</em>. Knopf, 1927 &#183; Zdatny, Steven. <em>&#171; The French Hygiene Offensive of the 1950s: A Critical Moment in the History of Manners &#187;</em>. The Journal of Modern History, vol. 84, n&#176; 4 (2012).</p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uVQN!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1c65a10f-b38d-4de1-9008-1a6c7ffcfd43_1100x220.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uVQN!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1c65a10f-b38d-4de1-9008-1a6c7ffcfd43_1100x220.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uVQN!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1c65a10f-b38d-4de1-9008-1a6c7ffcfd43_1100x220.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uVQN!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1c65a10f-b38d-4de1-9008-1a6c7ffcfd43_1100x220.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uVQN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1c65a10f-b38d-4de1-9008-1a6c7ffcfd43_1100x220.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uVQN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1c65a10f-b38d-4de1-9008-1a6c7ffcfd43_1100x220.jpeg" width="1100" height="220" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1c65a10f-b38d-4de1-9008-1a6c7ffcfd43_1100x220.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:220,&quot;width&quot;:1100,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uVQN!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1c65a10f-b38d-4de1-9008-1a6c7ffcfd43_1100x220.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uVQN!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1c65a10f-b38d-4de1-9008-1a6c7ffcfd43_1100x220.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uVQN!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1c65a10f-b38d-4de1-9008-1a6c7ffcfd43_1100x220.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uVQN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1c65a10f-b38d-4de1-9008-1a6c7ffcfd43_1100x220.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Ce podcast est enti&#232;rement en acc&#232;s libre, n&#8217;h&#233;sitez pas &#224; vous abonner pour profiter de plus de contenu similaire. </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p><strong>Liste de vocabulaire :</strong> </p><ul><li><p><strong>se laver</strong> : to wash oneself</p></li><li><p><strong>malodorant(e)</strong> : smelly</p></li><li><p><strong>un courtisan / une courtisane</strong> : courtier (royal court)</p></li><li><p><strong>se soulager</strong> : to relieve oneself</p></li><li><p><strong>un bain</strong> : bath</p></li><li><p><strong>l&#8217;eau courante</strong> : running water</p></li><li><p><strong>un robinet</strong> : tap / faucet</p></li><li><p><strong>porter (de l&#8217;eau)</strong> : to carry</p></li><li><p><strong>un seau</strong> : bucket</p></li><li><p><strong>faire chauffer</strong> : to heat</p></li><li><p><strong>&#233;conomiser</strong> : to save / to use sparingly</p></li><li><p><strong>une odeur corporelle</strong> : body odor</p></li><li><p><strong>la transpiration</strong> : sweat</p></li><li><p><strong>un soldat</strong> : soldier</p></li><li><p><strong>un choc culturel</strong> : culture shock</p></li><li><p><strong>la propret&#233;</strong> : cleanliness</p></li><li><p><strong>se r&#233;pandre</strong> : to spread</p></li><li><p><strong>une enqu&#234;te</strong> : survey / study</p></li><li><p><strong>se doucher</strong> : to shower</p></li><li><p><strong>en moyenne</strong> : on average</p></li><li><p><strong>un sondage</strong> : poll</p></li><li><p><strong>obs&#233;d&#233;(e) par</strong> : obsessed with</p></li><li><p><strong>un point de vue</strong> : point of view</p></li></ul><p><strong>Quiz pour m&#233;moriser cette liste de vocabulaire : <a href="https://gemini.google.com/share/f3f2c7a46671">cliquer ici</a></strong> </p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Aller plus loin : Les Fran&#231;ais sont-ils vraiment les plus sales d&#8217;Europe ?</strong> </p><p>Pour r&#233;pondre &#224; cette question (et d&#233;monter quelques clich&#233;s bien tenaces), l&#8217;Ifop a men&#233; en 2022 une vaste enqu&#234;te comparative dans cinq grands pays europ&#233;ens. Douches, hygi&#232;ne corporelle, changement de sous-v&#234;tements, h&#233;ritage du Covid&#8230; Les chiffres r&#233;servent quelques surprises et montrent que la r&#233;alit&#233; est bien plus nuanc&#233;e que le st&#233;r&#233;otype. Un article riche, parfois dr&#244;le, souvent &#233;clairant, &#224; lire pour comprendre ce que les pratiques d&#8217;hygi&#232;ne disent vraiment de nos cultures.</p><p>Lire l&#8217;article : <a href="https://www.ifop.com/article/les-francaises-sont-ils-vraiment-les-plus-sales-deurope/">https://www.ifop.com/article/les-francaises-sont-ils-vraiment-les-plus-sales-deurope/</a></p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Extrait de film :</strong> <em><a href="https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-visitors">Les Visiteurs</a></em> (1993), de Jean-Marie Poir&#233;</p><p>Dans cette sc&#232;ne culte, le chevalier Godefroy de Montmirail &#8212; homme du Moyen &#194;ge propuls&#233; au XXe si&#232;cle &#8212; d&#233;couvre pour la premi&#232;re fois une salle de bains moderne. Le r&#233;sultat est hilarant. Cette sc&#232;ne illustre parfaitement ce que nous venons de voir dans le podcast : pendant des si&#232;cles, le bain n&#8217;&#233;tait pas une habitude naturelle en France. Et si aujourd&#8217;hui &#231;a nous fait rire, c&#8217;est parce que la distance entre ces deux &#233;poques est vertigineuse.</p><p>If you can&#8217;t turn on the subtitles, click <strong>&#8220;Watch on YouTube.&#8221;</strong></p><div id="youtube2-P2AadKQ6BfU" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;P2AadKQ6BfU&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/P2AadKQ6BfU?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><h2><strong>Dialogue Analysis</strong></h2><ul><li><p><strong>Maman, j&#8217;ai peur !</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;Mom, I&#8217;m scared!&#8221; Simple expression of fear.</p></li><li><p><strong>Jean-Pierre, maintenant ils disent que c&#8217;est toi qui leur fait peur.</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;Jean-Pierre, now they&#8217;re saying that you&#8217;re the one scaring them.&#8221; &#8220;Leur&#8221; = to them. Present tense &#8220;font&#8221; becomes &#8220;fait&#8221; (singular).</p></li><li><p><strong>Bon, allez ! Savonnez-vous de bon c&#339;ur et insistez bien sur les pieds.</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;Okay, come on! Soap yourselves up enthusiastically and really focus on the feet.&#8221; &#8220;De bon c&#339;ur&#8221; = enthusiastically/wholeheartedly. &#8220;Insistez&#8221; = insist/focus on.</p></li><li><p><strong>Le savon et les sels de bain sont l&#224;.</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;The soap and bath salts are there.&#8221; Straightforward instruction showing location.</p></li><li><p><strong>Allez-y franchement ! Je vous laisse.</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;Go for it! I&#8217;ll leave you to it.&#8221; &#8220;Franchement&#8221; here means &#8220;really&#8221; or &#8220;thoroughly.&#8221; &#8220;Je vous laisse&#8221; = I&#8217;m leaving you (alone).</p></li><li><p><strong>Qu&#8217;est-ce qu&#8217;ils ont nos pieds messire ?</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;What&#8217;s wrong with our feet, my lord?&#8221; &#8220;Qu&#8217;est-ce qu&#8217;ils ont&#8221; = what do they have/what&#8217;s wrong with them. &#8220;Messire&#8221; = medieval form of address (my lord).</p></li><li><p><strong>Je n&#8217;en sais rien. Ce gueux finasse sans arr&#234;t.</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;I have no idea. This peasant is constantly being sneaky.&#8221; &#8220;Je n&#8217;en sais rien&#8221; = I know nothing about it. &#8220;Gueux&#8221; = peasant/beggar (medieval insult). &#8220;Finasser&#8221; = to be crafty/sneaky.</p></li><li><p><strong>Ah c&#8217;est bouilli.</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;Ah, it&#8217;s boiling hot.&#8221; &#8220;Bouilli&#8221; = boiled. They think the warm bath water is dangerously hot!</p></li><li><p><strong>Allez, mets les onguents !</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;Come on, put on the ointments!&#8221; &#8220;Onguents&#8221; = ointments/balms (medieval term). They think modern products are medicinal treatments.</p></li><li><p><strong>Jacquouille, brosse-moi !</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;Jacquouille, brush me!&#8221; Direct command using imperative form.</p></li><li><p><strong>Oh, quel &#233;trange brossoir</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;Oh, what a strange brush.&#8221; &#8220;Brossoir&#8221; = brush (old-fashioned term). They&#8217;re discovering a modern bath brush.</p></li><li><p><strong>Il fera bien l&#8217;affaire !</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;It&#8217;ll do the job just fine!&#8221; Common expression meaning &#8220;it will work&#8221; or &#8220;it&#8217;s good enough.&#8221;</p></li><li><p><strong>Vous vous en sortez ?</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;Are you managing okay?&#8221; &#8220;S&#8217;en sortir&#8221; = to manage/cope/get by. Very common expression in everyday French.</p></li><li><p><strong>J&#8217;ai fini mes ablutions !</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;I&#8217;ve finished my ablutions!&#8221; &#8220;Ablutions&#8221; = ritual washing (formal/religious term). Comedic because he&#8217;s using formal language for a simple bath.</p></li><li><p><strong>&#192; toi !</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;Your turn!&#8221; Short and direct.</p></li><li><p><strong>Non non non Messire, moi ce n&#8217;est pas la peine.</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;No no no my lord, for me it&#8217;s not necessary.&#8221; &#8220;Ce n&#8217;est pas la peine&#8221; = it&#8217;s not worth it/don&#8217;t bother. Common polite refusal.</p></li><li><p><strong>J&#8217;ai pris un bain il y a deux mois dans la rivi&#232;re.</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;I took a bath two months ago in the river.&#8221; &#8220;Il y a&#8221; = ago. Comedy from medieval hygiene standards!</p></li><li><p><strong>J&#8217;ai fini mon lavement. Tu peux y aller.</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;I&#8217;ve finished my washing. You can go.&#8221; &#8220;Lavement&#8221; technically means &#8220;enema&#8221; but he&#8217;s using it to mean washing (medieval confusion).</p></li><li><p><strong>Ah non non non non, c&#8217;est trop bouilli !</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;Ah no no no no, it&#8217;s too boiling!&#8221; Repetition for emphasis. They&#8217;re terrified of normal bath temperature.</p></li><li><p><strong>Qu&#8217;est-ce qu&#8217;ils fabriquent ?</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;What are they up to?&#8221; &#8220;Fabriquer&#8221; literally = to manufacture, but colloquially = what are they doing/making. Very common expression.</p></li><li><p><strong>Bon, arr&#234;tez de chahuter.</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;Okay, stop horsing around.&#8221; &#8220;Chahuter&#8221; = to make noise/create chaos/mess around. Informal but common.</p></li><li><p><strong>Ce n&#8217;est rien, j&#8217;ai d&#251; presser ce maraud pour son lavement.</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;It&#8217;s nothing, I had to push this rascal for his washing.&#8221; &#8220;Maraud&#8221; = rascal/scoundrel (old insult). &#8220;Presser&#8221; = to press/push/hurry.</p></li><li><p><strong>Je vais me s&#233;cher &#224; la bonne flamb&#233;e.</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;I&#8217;m going to dry myself by the good fire.&#8221; &#8220;Flamb&#233;e&#8221; = blaze/fire. Medieval way of thinking about drying off.</p></li><li><p><strong>Il a vid&#233; toute la bouteille. Une bouteille de parfum &#224; 6000 !</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;He emptied the whole bottle. A 6000 franc perfume bottle!&#8221; &#8220;Vider&#8221; = to empty. Comedy from the expensive perfume being used like water.</p></li><li><p><strong>Ne videz pas l&#8217;eau, vous !</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;Don&#8217;t empty the water, you!&#8221; &#8220;Vous&#8221; at the end for emphasis (typical spoken French).</p></li><li><p><strong>Oh l&#224; j&#8217;en peux plus l&#224;. J&#8217;en peux plus. J&#8217;en peux plus. J&#8217;en peux plus.</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;Oh man I can&#8217;t take it anymore. I can&#8217;t take it anymore...&#8221; &#8220;J&#8217;en peux plus&#8221; = I can&#8217;t handle it/I&#8217;m exhausted. Dropped &#8220;ne&#8221; (formal: &#8220;Je n&#8217;en peux plus&#8221;). &#8220;L&#224;&#8221; for emphasis. Repetition shows desperation.</p></li><li><p><strong>Tu veux un Dragonal ?</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;Do you want a Dragonal?&#8221; Dragonal is a French throat lozenge brand&#8230;</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><p>&#192; bient&#244;t pour un nouveau podcast ! </p><p>Timoth&#233;e</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_FcP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4aac9796-2236-4941-8ebe-a2c55f7d63ac_1000x1000.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_FcP!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4aac9796-2236-4941-8ebe-a2c55f7d63ac_1000x1000.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_FcP!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4aac9796-2236-4941-8ebe-a2c55f7d63ac_1000x1000.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_FcP!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4aac9796-2236-4941-8ebe-a2c55f7d63ac_1000x1000.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_FcP!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4aac9796-2236-4941-8ebe-a2c55f7d63ac_1000x1000.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_FcP!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4aac9796-2236-4941-8ebe-a2c55f7d63ac_1000x1000.png" width="232" height="232" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4aac9796-2236-4941-8ebe-a2c55f7d63ac_1000x1000.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1000,&quot;width&quot;:1000,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:232,&quot;bytes&quot;:374503,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/i/188394283?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4aac9796-2236-4941-8ebe-a2c55f7d63ac_1000x1000.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_FcP!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4aac9796-2236-4941-8ebe-a2c55f7d63ac_1000x1000.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_FcP!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4aac9796-2236-4941-8ebe-a2c55f7d63ac_1000x1000.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_FcP!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4aac9796-2236-4941-8ebe-a2c55f7d63ac_1000x1000.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_FcP!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4aac9796-2236-4941-8ebe-a2c55f7d63ac_1000x1000.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><div><hr></div><p><strong>English Translation:</strong></p><p>Hi everyone! Today, we&#8217;re going to talk about a slightly delicate topic. A topic that makes people smile, blush, and that reveals a lot about the history of France.</p><p>Today&#8217;s question: <strong>Are the French dirty?</strong></p><p>You&#8217;ve probably already heard this stereotype. French people who don&#8217;t wash, who use perfume instead of soap, who smell like garlic and sweat&#8230; But where does this reputation come from? Is it true? And is it still true today?</p><p>We&#8217;re going to untangle all of this together.</p><p>This podcast was largely inspired by a fascinating Reddit comment written by a user called <em>gerardmenfin</em>.</p><h4>The Sun King and his smelly corridors</h4><p>To understand this reputation, we have to start at the beginning. And the beginning is surprising: in the Middle Ages and during the Renaissance, the French actually washed themselves fairly well. There was a very lively culture of public bathhouses&#8212;popular places where everyone went to wash and socialize.</p><p>But precisely&#8212;<em>everyone</em>. Men and women together. And that, the Church really didn&#8217;t like. These mixed bathhouses were quickly suspected of encouraging debauchery. Gradually, they were shut down. And with them went a large part of everyday hygiene habits.</p><p>Public baths made a timid comeback in the 18th century, driven by a new enthusiasm for the supposed healing properties of water. But this time, they were reserved for the upper classes. Ordinary people didn&#8217;t have access to them.</p><p>This is the context in which we need to place Versailles. And to be fair, the palace was not the sanitary nightmare it&#8217;s sometimes described as. It was relatively well equipped with toilets and bathrooms for its time. But court life was another story.</p><p>Courtiers&#8212;the people who lived around the king&#8212;were in the habit of relieving themselves more or less anywhere: behind curtains, in staircases. It even happened that women soiled themselves inside their dresses. As for baths, hot water was considered dangerous to health. So people washed very little. And to mask smells, they used strong perfumes: patchouli, musk, civet, tuberose&#8230;</p><p>Imagine the combination.</p><p>This wasn&#8217;t just a French problem: all of Europe at the time had hygiene practices very different from ours. But Versailles was the center of the world, visited by diplomats, nobles, and travelers from everywhere. So this reputation traveled too.</p><h4>One bath a year: the reality of the 19th century</h4><p>Let&#8217;s move forward a bit. In the 19th century, the situation was still complicated.</p><p>In 1850, historians tell us that Parisians took, on average&#8230; one bath per year. Just one.</p><p>Why? Not because of laziness. Because of a lack of infrastructure. In most French homes, there was no running water. No tap.</p><p>The British novelist Frances Trollope, who visited Paris in 1835, noted this with surprise in her memoirs. In London, she said, water was piped directly into homes, even to upper floors. In Paris, people still saw water carriers painfully hauling buckets up staircases. As a result, Parisians used water very sparingly.</p><p>There was also a cultural dimension. The Catholic Church viewed the body as a source of sin. Undressing to wash&#8212;even alone&#8212;was suspicious. And in some rural areas of France in the early 20th century, ethnographers reported that peasants considered a strong body odor to be a sign of&#8230; good health.</p><h4>The arrival of American soldiers</h4><p>The reputation of the &#8220;smelly French&#8221; really became international thanks to a very specific event: the two World Wars.</p><p>Thousands of American soldiers arrived in France during World War I, and then World War II. These young men came from a country where daily showers were already normal. Where underwear was changed every day. Where advertisements for soap and deodorant filled magazines.</p><p>And suddenly, they found themselves in the French countryside. No running water. Manure piles in front of farms. Locals who didn&#8217;t understand their language. And who, sometimes, didn&#8217;t smell very good.</p><p>Obviously, the culture shock was enormous. In the 1920s and 1930s, American advertising had made people &#8220;particularly sensitive&#8221; to personal cleanliness. Newspapers were full of stories about careers ruined by bad breath or body odor&#8212;the dreaded &#8220;B.O.&#8221;</p><p>So when these soldiers returned to the United States after the war, they talked. They talked about the farms, the smells, the strange habits of the French. And the reputation spread.</p><p>In 1945, the U.S. government was so concerned about these tensions that it commissioned an official brochure: <strong>112 Grievances Against the French</strong>. A document designed to respond to soldiers&#8217; complaints. Entire chapters were devoted to questions like: &#8220;Why don&#8217;t the French bathe?&#8221; or &#8220;Why are French cities dirty?&#8221;</p><p>That same year, a cartoon character was born: Pepe Le Pew. A romantic, obsessive French skunk who drives everyone away with his terrible smell. His name is a pun: <em>pew</em> in English suggests a bad odor, and <em>pue</em> in French comes from the verb <em>puer</em>, &#8220;to stink.&#8221;</p><p>This character left a mark on generations of Americans. And he summed up everything they thought about the French.</p><h4>What about others?</h4><p>Now, let&#8217;s be fair. The author of the brochure <em>112 Grievances</em>, Leo Rosten, said it himself: in 1945, 80% of American farms had neither a bathroom nor running water. Entire states, especially in the South, were not much better equipped than the French countryside.</p><p>European statistics from the same period show that France was not alone. In 1951, 6% of French households had a bathroom. That&#8217;s low. But in Spain, it was 3%. In Italy, 2%.</p><p>What was different is that France was far more visited than its neighbors. More tourists, more soldiers, more foreign witnesses. So more people to tell what they had seen&#8230; and smelled.</p><h4>And today?</h4><p>Good news: the situation has changed dramatically.</p><p>According to Euromonitor data, the French shower an average of seven times per week&#8212;that is, once a day, like most Western Europeans. It&#8217;s even more than the British or the Japanese, who shower around five times a week.</p><p>France is also the world&#8217;s leading country for perfume and cosmetics sales. Brands like Chanel, Dior, Guerlain, Yves Saint Laurent&#8212;all of that comes from France.</p><p>So yes, some surveys still show a few peculiarities. According to a 2020 IFOP poll, only 57% of French people shower every day. And about 49% wash their hands before eating. These aren&#8217;t outstanding figures. But they&#8217;re very far from the clich&#233; of the French person who washes once a year.</p><p>What may remain is a certain philosophy. Foreigners living in France still say today that some French people seem less obsessed with daily hygiene than in other cultures. Changing clothes every day? Washing sheets every week? For some, that&#8217;s excessive. And perhaps that&#8217;s where the stereotype still has a tiny grain of truth&#8212;not in dirtiness, but in a different relationship to the idea of &#8220;clean.&#8221;</p><h4>To conclude</h4><p>The history of the &#8220;dirty French&#8221; stereotype tells us several things.</p><p>It tells us that the reputation comes from a historical reality: for centuries, France did indeed suffer from insufficient sanitary infrastructure and lower hygiene standards than some of its neighbors.</p><p>It tells us that this reality was amplified by thousands of foreign visitors&#8212;especially Americans&#8212;who told their horror stories.</p><p>And it tells us that stereotypes are stubborn, even when reality has completely changed.</p><p>But I&#8217;ll be honest with you. I&#8217;ve lived outside France since 2013. I&#8217;ve spent long periods in Argentina, Madagascar, Spain, and Italy, and today I live in Mexico. And unfortunately, I have to say that it&#8217;s not <em>only</em> a stereotype.</p><p>What struck me most? Madagascar. In the Malagasy countryside, access to running water is very limited. Living conditions are difficult. And yet, people seemed cleaner than some people I&#8217;ve encountered in France. Same observation in Mexico: I&#8217;ve never experienced an awkward situation, even during the most crowded hours of the Mexico City metro&#8212;and believe me, it&#8217;s packed.</p><p>There&#8217;s a very concrete explanation for all of this, and it&#8217;s often ignored: the shower. In the house where I lived in Chihuahua, Mexico, there were four bathrooms with four showers for three bedrooms. In France, I&#8217;ve stayed in very beautiful homes, including one with a magnificent cast-iron clawfoot bathtub. Very chic, very photogenic. But not very practical for washing quickly every day.</p><p>It may sound anecdotal. But many French homes&#8212;especially older ones&#8212;still don&#8217;t have a shower. And the shower is the fastest and most efficient way to wash. It&#8217;s hard to imagine someone taking several baths a day. So instead, many French people do their &#8220;toilette&#8221; differently: a sink, a washcloth, and that&#8217;s it.</p><p>And there&#8217;s something else, while we&#8217;re on the topic: in France, it&#8217;s not uncommon to meet people who don&#8217;t use deodorant. Not out of forgetfulness. Out of conviction. The argument? Deodorant is supposedly bad for your health, even carcinogenic. It&#8217;s a fairly widespread belief, which regularly appears in the testimonies of foreigners living in the country. Combined with washing at the sink and the absence of a shower, the result can sometimes be&#8230; noticeable.</p><p>This is not a judgment. It&#8217;s a cultural and architectural reality. But it <em>is</em> a reality.</p><p>So the next time you hear this stereotype, you&#8217;ll know where it comes from: from the Sun King to Pepe Le Pew, via the American soldiers of 1944. And you&#8217;ll also know that between history and the present, the line is sometimes blurrier than we think.</p><p>And you&#8212; in your culture, how many showers per week are considered &#8220;normal&#8221;? Are there stereotypes about hygiene in your country? It&#8217;s worth thinking about.</p><p>Thanks for listening, and see you soon for another podcast about France, the French language, and its culture!</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guess the American movie from its French title!]]></title><description><![CDATA[And watch classic American movie scenes in French with great subtitles!]]></description><link>https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/guess-the-american-movie-from-its</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/guess-the-american-movie-from-its</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[French with Timo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:31:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2X1E!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd098971a-16d4-47e1-8879-fea064446953_806x563.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you really know your movie classics?<br>French titles of American films can be&#8230; creative, sometimes completely different from the original!</p><p>Here are 10 ultra-famous movie titles in their French versions.<br>Your challenge: guess the original English title.<br>Click the link to discover the answers!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2X1E!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd098971a-16d4-47e1-8879-fea064446953_806x563.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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sc&#232;ne d&#8217;avion mythique...</em></p><p>&#8594; <a href="https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/north-by-northwest">Click here for the answer</a></p><div><hr></div><h3>4. <strong>L&#8217;Amour extra large</strong></h3><p><em>Une com&#233;die romantique (un peu b&#234;te) avec Jack Black sur les apparences et l&#8217;hypnose...</em></p><p>&#8594; <a href="https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/shallow-hal">Click here for the answer</a></p><div><hr></div><h3>5. <strong>Maman, j&#8217;ai rat&#233; l&#8217;avion</strong></h3><p><em>Un classique de No&#235;l que tout le monde conna&#238;t...</em></p><p>&#8594; <a href="https://youtu.be/oPGFRz54hyQ?si=zmhRkOSS7Tat5a5L">Watch the scene in the French subtitled version.</a></p><div><hr></div><h3>6. <strong>Pi&#232;ge de cristal</strong></h3><p><em>Le film d&#8217;action de No&#235;l par excellence, dans un gratte ciel de Los Angeles... Le premier de la saga.</em></p><p>&#8594; <a href="https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/die-hard-1988">Click here for the answer</a></p><div><hr></div><h3>7. <strong>Les &#201;vad&#233;s</strong></h3><p><em>Une histoire d&#8217;&#233;vasion, souvent consid&#233;r&#233; comme l&#8217;un des meilleurs films de tous les temps...</em></p><p>&#8594; <a href="https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-shawshank-redemption">Click here for the answer</a></p><div><hr></div><h3>8. <strong>Un jour sans fin</strong></h3><p><em>Une com&#233;die o&#249; chaque journ&#233;e recommence &#224; l&#8217;identique...</em></p><p>&#8594; <a href="https://youtu.be/ACH0ecf2_d0">Watch the scene in the French subtitled version.</a></p><div><hr></div><h3>9. <strong>Voyage au bout de l&#8217;enfer</strong></h3><p><em>Un film de guerre intense sur la guerre du Vietnam, une partie de chasse et la roulette russe...</em></p><p>&#8594; <a href="https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-deer-hunter">Click here for the answer</a></p><div><hr></div><h3>10. <strong>Docteur Folamour</strong></h3><p><em>Une com&#233;die noire sur la guerre froide et la bombe atomique...</em></p><p>&#8594; <a href="https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/dr-strangelove-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-bomb">Click here for the answer</a></p><div><hr></div><h2>&#127942; Alors, quel est votre score ?</h2><p><strong>How many movies did you guess out of 10?</strong></p><p>Tell me everything in the comments!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/guess-the-american-movie-from-its/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/guess-the-american-movie-from-its/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><ul><li><p>0-3 : Il est temps de faire une marathon cin&#233;ma ! 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Le Futur Simple</h3><p><strong>When do we use it?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Certain or likely future actions</p></li><li><p>Planned events</p></li><li><p>Predictions</p></li><li><p>Promises</p></li></ul><p><strong>Form:</strong> infinitive + endings (-ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont &#8594; same endings than avoir in present tense)</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spoken French • Les bronzés font du ski]]></title><description><![CDATA[Practice spoken French with this short clip]]></description><link>https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/les-bronzes-font-du-ski-une-petite-luxation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/p/les-bronzes-font-du-ski-une-petite-luxation</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[French with Timo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:30:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/TSpgd-QV5FU" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This iconic scene from the classic French comedy <em>Les Bronz&#233;s Font du Ski</em> (1979) is perfect for learning natural, spoken French. Let&#8217;s break down each line of dialogue! </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.learnfrenchwithtimo.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">French with Timo is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><div><hr></div><p>If you can&#8217;t turn on the subtitles, click on &#8220;Watch on YouTube&#8221;</p><div id="youtube2-TSpgd-QV5FU" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;TSpgd-QV5FU&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/TSpgd-QV5FU?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><div><hr></div><h2><strong>Dialogue Analysis</strong></h2><p><strong>Salut, J&#233;r&#244;me.</strong><br>&#8594; Informal greeting. &#8220;Salut&#8221; is casual, used between friends (formal = &#8220;Bonjour&#8221;).</p><p><strong>Viens voir, l&#224;. Viens voir.</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;Come see, here. Come see.&#8221; The word &#8220;l&#224;&#8221; adds emphasis, like saying &#8220;hey&#8221; or &#8220;look here.&#8221; Very common in spoken French.</p><p><strong>Dis rien. Je la connais pas.</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;Say nothing. I don&#8217;t know her.&#8221; Notice &#8220;ne&#8221; is dropped in both negations (formal: &#8220;Ne dis rien&#8221; / &#8220;Je ne la connais pas&#8221;). This is standard in spoken French.</p><p><strong>C&#8217;est pas de ma faute.</strong><br>&#8594; &#8220;It&#8217;s not my fault.&#8221; Again, no &#8220;ne&#8221; (formal: &#8220;Ce n&#8217;est pas de ma faute&#8221;).</p>
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