233 - French Pronunciation Practice (Halloween)

Mathilde Kien (0:10)

Bonjour à tous and welcome back to the French Made Easy Podcast. This is episode 233, numéro 233 Today, we are back with another episode in the Listen and Repeat series. And since Halloween is coming up later this month, we are going to practice your French pronunciation, using 10 Halloween themed sentences. So here's how it's going to work. I will say each sentence in French, and your job is pretty simple. You listen carefully and you repeat after me. I will say twice with a pose for you to repeat each time. Then I'll give you the English translation. And this Listen and Repeat method is great because it helps you train your ear and you build muscle memory.

And that will help you feel more confident when you speak French. Now to help you follow along, of course, I've also put together a free cheat sheet with today's sentences and also translations. You'll find all the links in the episode notes and it is free.

And if you'd like to learn more Halloween vocabulary, you can also listen to episode 124, I think, where we go through 15 Halloween words in French. All right, so let's get into today's listen and repeat practice. Please listen carefully to each sentence and repeat after me.

SPEAKER_2 (1:41)

Cette année, je me déguise en sorcière pour Halloween.

Mathilde Kien (1:49)

This year, I'm dressing up as a witch for Halloween.

SPEAKER_2 (1:54)

Cette année, je me déguise en sorcière pour Halloween.

Mathilde Kien (2:02)

By the way, we don't pronounce the H in French, right? So Halloween is Halloween in French.

SPEAKER_2 (2:09)

So just pretend that the H is not there. N'oublie pas ton balais et ton chapeau de sorcière.

Mathilde Kien (2:24)

Don't forget your broom and your witch's hat.

SPEAKER_2 (2:29)

N'oublie pas ton balais et ton chapeau de sorcière. Il porte une cape noire et de fausses dents.

Mathilde Kien (2:47)

He's wearing a black cape and teeth.

SPEAKER_2 (2:51)

Il porte une cape noire et de fausses dents. Ma soeur a passé deux heures à se maquiller en zombie.

Mathilde Kien (3:09)

My sister spent two hours doing her zombie makeup.

SPEAKER_2 (3:14)

Ma soeur a passé deux heures à se maquiller en zombie. Ils n'ont pas encore acheté de déguisement pour Halloween.

Mathilde Kien (3:33)

They haven't bought a costume for Halloween yet.

SPEAKER_2 (3:37)

Ils n'ont pas encore acheté de déguisement pour Halloween. Nous avons accroché des chauves-souris en papier dans l'entrée.

Mathilde Kien (3:56)

We've hung paper bats in the entrance hall.

SPEAKER_2 (4:00)

Nous avons accroché des chauves-souris en papier dans l'entrée. Elle prépare des biscuits en forme de petits monstres.

Mathilde Kien (4:18)

They are making biscuits shaped like little monsters.

SPEAKER_2 (4:24)

Elle prépare des biscuits en forme de petits monstres. On va visiter une maison hantée, mais j'ai un peu peur.

Mathilde Kien (4:40)

We are going to visit a haunted house, but I'm a little scared.

SPEAKER_2 (4:46)

On va visiter une maison hantée, mais j'ai un peu peur. Les enfants sonnent à la porte pour demander des bonbons.

Mathilde Kien (5:05)

The kids ring the doorbell to ask for sweets.

SPEAKER_2 (5:10)

Les enfants sonnent à la porte pour demander des bonbons. And our last sentence, J'ai acheté des bonbons, mais j'en ai déjà mangé la moitié.

J'ai acheté des bonbons, mais j'en ai déjà mangé la moitié.

Mathilde Kien (5:37)

And that's I bought some sweets, but I've already eaten half of them. All right, so that is it for our sentences. We've got 10 sentences. Of course, you can always go back and listen to this again if needed to refine your pronunciation.

And that is the end of today's episode already. Don't forget to download your free Lessons Cheat Sheet. It includes all of today's sentences and translations, so you can follow along easily. And for some extra practice, head over to the French Made Easy exercise library.

SPEAKER_3 (6:14)

All the links are in the episode notes on your podcast platform.

Mathilde Kien (6:18)

Thank you so much for practicing with me today.

SPEAKER_3 (6:20)

Keep going, and I'll see you in the next episode.

SPEAKER_2 (6:23)

Bye.

Mathilde Kien (6:36)

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