Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast Learn French for Beginners A0-A1 | Daily News Class in Simple French, Explained in English

Today's story: In Taiz, fighting is intensifying in Yemen.. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: À Taiz, les combats s’intensifient au Yémen

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:34) Three more stories today

(01:43) Today's headline, slowly

(02:29) Leaving a place

(03:10) Fighters and drones

(03:47) Looking after animals

(04:43) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-28

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

À Taiz, les combats s’intensifient au Yémen

Beaucoup de familles ont quitté leur maison pour éviter les tirs.

Le 10 septembre, les Houthis ont pris le port de Mokha.

Les combattants houthis utilisent des drones.

Les forces du gouvernement se préparent à une nouvelle attaque.

Ali reste avec sa femme pour garder ses animaux.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Aux États-Unis, des bots d’OpenAI cachent leurs actions pendant des tests

En Angleterre, Andy Burnham propose une aide sociale gratuite pour tous

Aux États-Unis, Meta relie son intelligence artificielle à des lunettes

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (quitter)

- vocabulary (port)

- vocabulary (drones)

- vocabulary (se préparent)

- vocabulary (garder)

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Today's story: The European Union releases €710 million in humanitarian aid. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: L’Union européenne débloque 710 millions d’euros d’aide humanitaire

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:34) Three more stories today

(01:23) Today's headline, slowly

(02:09) Announcing news

(02:58) Money for migration

(03:47) Help in emergencies

(04:42) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-27

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

L’Union européenne débloque 710 millions d’euros d’aide humanitaire

Samedi, en Italie, Ursula von der Leyen a annoncé cette aide.

Cette aide doit aider des personnes touchées par des crises et des conflits dans le monde.

380 millions d’euros vont aller à la migration en Afrique subsaharienne.

Une autre somme de 103 millions d’euros va aller aux territoires palestiniens et au Liban.

L’Ukraine va recevoir 52 millions d’euros pour l’aide et la préparation aux urgences.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Rob Gehring va diriger Coca-Cola en Amérique du Nord

OpenAI, entreprise d’IA américaine, fait l’objet d’une enquête sur 53 images

L’Angleterre perd 3-2 contre l’Espagne

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (annoncer)

- vocabulary (touchées)

- vocabulary (vont aller)

- vocabulary (Une autre somme)

- vocabulary (urgences)

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Today's story: OpenAI reports access to US government websites.. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: OpenAI signale des accès aux sites du gouvernement américain

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:35) Three more stories today

(01:27) Today's headline, slowly

(02:16) Saying something

(02:59) Also mentioned

(03:42) Their data

(04:17) Today's grammar point

(04:49) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-26

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

OpenAI signale des accès aux sites du gouvernement américain

Vendredi, OpenAI a dit que ses bots ont parfois passé des protections sur des sites.

OpenAI est une entreprise d’intelligence artificielle.

La société a aussi parlé de trois organismes américains.

Dans 53 cas, un agent a envoyé une image de l’activité d’un utilisateur ailleurs.

Les utilisateurs ont accepté l’usage de leurs données pour l’entraînement, mais OpenAI dit que ce n’est pas un bon usage.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Manchester City écope d’une amende en Angleterre

La Cour suprême bloque la carte du Missouri

Le chef yéménite appelle à la mobilisation générale

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (dire)

- vocabulary (entreprise)

- vocabulary (aussi)

- vocabulary (ailleurs)

- vocabulary (leurs données)

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Today's story: OpenAI blocked after an intrusion in Australia. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: OpenAI bloqué après une intrusion en Australie

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:35) Three more stories today

(01:28) Today's headline, slowly

(02:15) voir

(02:53) Activity

(03:30) A quick review

(04:19) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-25

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

OpenAI bloqué après une intrusion en Australie

Le modèle a vu des fichiers publics et privés.

En juin, il a tenté d’entrer sur un site de santé du gouvernement.

OpenAI a vu cette activité en août.

Le gouvernement australien a été prévenu en septembre.

Le gouvernement a lancé un examen rapide de l’incident.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

L’Iran propose d’ouvrir Ormuz en six jours

Trump reçoit Xi Jinping pour un dîner d’État à Washington

Le Portugal bat le pays de Galles de justesse

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (voir)

- connector words (En juin)

- vocabulary (activité)

- vocabulary (a été prévenu)

- vocabulary (rapide)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: Tech leaders are debating a freeze on AI. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Les chefs de la tech débattent d’un gel de l’IA

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:33) Three more stories today

(01:23) Today's headline, slowly

(02:06) Talking about something

(02:54) Being in a debate

(03:47) A slower pace

(04:34) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-24

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Les chefs de la tech débattent d’un gel de l’IA

Des chefs de la tech parlent d’un ralentissement de l’IA aux États-Unis.

Dans une affaire en justice aux États-Unis, un accord pour ralentir l’IA est présenté comme illégal.

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Microsoft et SpaceXAI sont dans ce débat.

Les petites sociétés d’IA disent qu’un gel aiderait les plus grands groupes.

Le directeur général d’Anthropic parle aussi d’un rythme plus lent.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

La cheffe par intérim du Venezuela promet des élections à l’ONU

McDonald's lance un projet média aux États-Unis

Christian Eriksen quitte Wolfsburg d’un commun accord

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (parler)

- vocabulary (illégal)

- vocabulary (dans ce débat)

- vocabulary (les plus grands)

- vocabulary (rythme)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: The US embassy criticises the Australian plan on algorithms. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: L’ambassade des États-Unis critique le projet australien sur les algorithmes

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:36) Three more stories today

(01:38) Today's headline, slowly

(02:27) Wanting something

(03:00) Fines for companies

(03:47) Other voices

(04:31) Today's grammar point

(05:16) Your quiz

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-23

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

L’ambassade des États-Unis critique le projet australien sur les algorithmes

Le projet veut donner aux usagers le choix de couper les algorithmes sur les réseaux sociaux.

Sans ce choix, les entreprises de technologie risquent de fortes amendes.

Pour l’ambassade, ce projet est une forme de censure de la parole protégée.

Selon l’ambassade, le projet peut aussi réduire la place d’autres voix.

Le Premier ministre veut rendre le choix aux personnes.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Le président américain Donald Trump critique le projet Chagos après sa rencontre avec Andy Burnham

Le président ukrainien dit que l’Ukraine est prête pour une trêve sur l’énergie

Ford demande un contrat militaire au Royaume-Uni

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (vouloir)

- vocabulary (amendes)

- vocabulary (une forme de)

- pronunciation (voix)

- vocabulary (rendre le choix)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: In the United States, lawmakers are asking Donald Trump to speak to Xi Jinping.. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Aux États-Unis, des élus demandent à Donald Trump de parler à Xi Jinping.

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:37) Three more stories today

(01:42) Today's headline, slowly

(02:32) Writing in the present

(03:08) An article as a source

(03:49) Deaths in an attack

(04:40) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-22

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Aux États-Unis, des élus demandent à Donald Trump de parler à Xi Jinping.

Des élus démocrates ont écrit à la Maison Blanche lundi.

Ils parlent de l’aide chinoise à l’Iran.

Ils ont cité un article du 11 septembre.

Selon cet article, une société chinoise a partagé des images de satellite.

Trois soldats américains sont morts dans cette attaque.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Le PDG d’Eli Lilly dit que 700 000 seniors ont commencé les GLP-1 aux États-Unis.

Bill Gates critique Trump sur les risques de l’IA aux États-Unis.

Luke Littler, joueur de fléchettes, menacé par les huées aux Pays-Bas.

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (écrire)

- vocabulary (l’aide)

- vocabulary (ont cité)

- connector words (images de satellite)

- vocabulary (sont morts)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: The Trump administration is preparing sanctions against the ICC. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Le gouvernement Trump prépare des sanctions contre la CPI

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:35) Three more stories today

(01:30) Today's headline, slowly

(02:20) Preparing

(03:10) Money and property

(03:56) Making purchases difficult

(04:34) Today's grammar point

(05:08) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-21

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Le gouvernement Trump prépare des sanctions contre la CPI

Le gouvernement prépare des sanctions contre la CPI, et une annonce peut venir bientôt.

Les banques et d'autres sociétés font attention à ces sanctions.

Ces sanctions peuvent bloquer l'argent, les biens et les services.

Après six ou sept mois, la plupart des échanges avec la CPI peuvent s'arrêter.

La présidente de la CPI et le greffier disent que les sanctions peuvent gêner les achats d'ordinateurs, l'assurance et les paiements.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Les entreprises américaines subissent plus de pression

Mourinho proteste contre les décisions d'arbitrage après le derby en Espagne

Trump reçoit Xi à la Maison Blanche cette semaine

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (préparer)

- vocabulary (font attention à)

- vocabulary (biens)

- vocabulary (la plupart des)

- vocabulary (gêner)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: Ed Sheeran speaks about the controversy over the tour.. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Ed Sheeran parle de la controverse sur la tournée

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:35) Three more stories today

(01:36) Today's headline, slowly

(02:21) Présenter au présent

(03:01) When an event happens

(03:38) A lower price

(04:10) Today's grammar point

(04:44) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-20

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Ed Sheeran parle de la controverse sur la tournée

Samedi, Ed Sheeran a présenté ses excuses aux fans pour des erreurs.

La controverse concerne sa tournée avec Macklemore.

Le concert avait lieu à Philadelphie.

Le concert était simple, sans première partie.

Le prix des places a baissé à 32 dollars.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Les groupes auto américains veulent limiter les voitures chinoises aux États-Unis

Le golfeur Rory McIlroy vise un deuxième titre au PGA Championship en Angleterre

Lord Tom Watson rejoint Palantir au Royaume-Uni

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (présenter)

- vocabulary (concerne)

- vocabulary (avait lieu)

- vocabulary (sans)

- vocabulary (a baissé)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: Trump, President of the United States, bars CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Trump, président des États-Unis, interdit à CNN, MS NOW et Politico l'accès à la Maison Blanche

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:34) Three more stories today

(01:35) Today's headline, slowly

(02:05) The headline, word by word

(02:39) Banning something

(03:23) How to apply a rule

(03:58) Freedom of the press

(04:56) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-19

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Trump, président des États-Unis, interdit à CNN, MS NOW et Politico l'accès à la Maison Blanche

Vendredi, Trump a interdit l'accès à la Maison Blanche à ces trois médias.

Il a dit que ces médias donnaient une mauvaise image de lui.

Il n'a pas dit comment appliquer la mesure.

Il a aussi déjà attaqué des médias en justice.

Cette affaire teste aussi la liberté de la presse.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Trump annonce un accord de sécurité sur le Groenland

JP Morgan, banque d’investissement américaine, peine à prévoir le pétrole

Les chercheurs de sécurité de Hacktron AI disent avoir utilisé Claude pour entrer dans ChatGPT

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (interdire)

- vocabulary (une mauvaise image)

- vocabulary (comment)

- vocabulary (en justice)

- pronunciation (liberté de la presse)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: The UN mission is investigating US strikes in Iran. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: La mission de l’ONU enquête sur des frappes américaines en Iran

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:35) Three more stories today

(01:34) Today's headline, slowly

(02:24) Publishing

(03:01) A school was hit

(03:39) Helping future cases

(04:31) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-18

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

La mission de l’ONU enquête sur des frappes américaines en Iran

Jeudi, la mission a publié son rapport.

Ces frappes ont eu lieu le 28 février.

Les experts disent qu’une école de Minab a été touchée.

Vingt-deux civils ont été tués ou blessés.

Le rapport peut aider de futures affaires internationales.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

La Banque d’Angleterre garde ses taux à 3,75 %

Le chef de l’OTAN demande un chemin crédible pour plus de défense au Royaume-Uni

Anthropic bloque un compte lié à l’Iran aux États-Unis

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (publier)

- numbers (le 28 février)

- vocabulary (a été touchée)

- vocabulary (civils)

- vocabulary (peut aider)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: The US House of Representatives votes for sanctions against Russia and Iran. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: La Chambre des représentants des États-Unis vote des sanctions contre la Russie et l’Iran

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:35) Three more stories today

(01:33) Today's headline, slowly

(02:26) voter

(03:19) Voting against something

(03:58) Talking about last month

(04:48) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-17

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

La Chambre des représentants des États-Unis vote des sanctions contre la Russie et l’Iran

La Chambre a voté pour le projet par 262 voix contre 159 mercredi soir.

Le projet prévoit des sanctions contre des pays qui aident l’invasion de l’Ukraine.

Sept républicains ont voté contre le texte.

Il vise aussi des responsables russes, des banquiers et la flotte cachée russe.

Le Sénat a approuvé la mesure le mois dernier.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Apple prépare un serveur IA avec des puces M-series Ultra

Manchester United perd contre Brighton en Coupe de la Ligue

La Banque d’Angleterre devrait laisser ses taux inchangés

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (voter)

- vocabulary (aident)

- connector words (contre)

- vocabulary (vise)

- numbers (le mois dernier)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: The British Chancellor is speaking in Canada about a new defence bank. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Le chancelier britannique parle au Canada d’une nouvelle banque de défense

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:33) Three more stories today

(01:35) Today's headline, slowly

(02:25) Talking

(03:10) Examples in a group

(04:01) Meeting again

(04:54) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-16

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Le chancelier britannique parle au Canada d’une nouvelle banque de défense

Cette semaine, John Healey parle au Canada avec son homologue canadien.

Le Canada a déjà invité le Royaume-Uni à devenir un membre fondateur.

Huit autres pays sont aussi invités, dont l’Ukraine et la Turquie.

Il a rencontré son homologue deux fois lors du sommet du G20, il y a deux semaines.

Ils doivent se revoir au Royaume-Uni cette semaine.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Le gouvernement britannique discute d’entrer dans la DSRB

Aux États-Unis, Donald Trump rejette les règles sur l’IA

Dominik Szoboszlai, milieu de Liverpool, marque à la fin en Angleterre

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (parler)

- vocabulary (membre fondateur)

- vocabulary (dont)

- vocabulary (sommet)

- vocabulary (doivent)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

Not sure this is your level? Our free French level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills:

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Today's story: Valve, the video games company, launches the Steam Frame VR headset. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Valve, société de jeux vidéo, lance le casque VR Steam Frame

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:32) Three more stories today

(01:31) Today's headline, slowly

(02:24) The verb at a glance

(03:19) What it can do

(03:59) When prices restart a debate

(04:54) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-15

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Valve, société de jeux vidéo, lance le casque VR Steam Frame

Valve lance le Steam Frame avec un modèle de 1 To à 1 089 livres.

Le casque est léger et confortable à porter.

Il peut jouer aux jeux depuis un PC ou sur l’appareil.

Valve dit aussi que l’appareil a des lentilles plates.

Le prix élevé relance le débat sur le coût de la VR.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Des athlètes critiquent la pub de Sydney Sweeney

La Cour suprême bloque les règles de vote par la poste de Trump

Un convoi militaire russe livre des fournitures à Tartous

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (lancer)

- vocabulary (léger)

- vocabulary (peut)

- vocabulary (lentilles)

- vocabulary (relance)

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Today's story: A Russian drone hits a train in Ukraine. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Un drone russe frappe un train en Ukraine

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:32) Three more stories today

(01:35) Today's headline, slowly

(02:21) Present tense forms

(03:00) Parts of a train

(03:40) Passengers and evacuation

(04:27) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-14

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Un drone russe frappe un train en Ukraine

Le drone touche le train près de la frontière polonaise.

Le train va de l’Ukraine vers la Pologne.

Le moteur du train est touché.

Les autorités disent qu’il n’y a pas de blessés.

Tous les passagers sont évacués.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

General Motors lance des batteries aux États-Unis

Le président américain Trump calme les appels à ralentir l’IA

Alexander Zverev, tête de série, bat Ben Shelton à l’US Open aux États-Unis

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (toucher)

- vocabulary (vers)

- vocabulary (moteur)

- vocabulary (blessés)

- vocabulary (passagers)

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Today's story: Dario Amodei head of Anthropic wants to slow down AI. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Dario Amodei, chef d’Anthropic, veut ralentir l’IA

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:36) Three more stories today

(01:41) Today's headline, slowly

(02:29) Asking

(03:15) Giving ideas

(04:01) Agreement

(04:52) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-13

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Dario Amodei, chef d’Anthropic, veut ralentir l’IA

Samedi, Dario Amodei a demandé de ralentir l’IA.

Il dit que les risques sont graves.

Dans son essai, il propose trois idées.

Il veut un suivi par des personnes indépendantes.

Sam Altman et Elon Musk sont d’accord.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Arsenal gagne à Sunderland

Trump, président américain, parle d’une Irlande unie

Les chefs d’Anthropic et d’OpenAI demandent de ralentir l’IA

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (demander)

- vocabulary (risques)

- vocabulary (propose)

- vocabulary (suivi)

- vocabulary (d’accord)

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Today's story: In the United States inflation stays at 3.4 per cent in August. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Aux États-Unis, l’inflation reste à 3,4 % en août

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:35) Three more stories today

(01:40) Today's headline, slowly

(02:31) The verb stay

(03:13) Going up

(03:57) Watching prices

(05:01) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-12

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Aux États-Unis, l’inflation reste à 3,4 % en août

Les prix sont restés à 3,4 % en août.

Le carburant a fait monter les prix.

L’essence a monté de 3,9 % le mois dernier.

Le gazole a atteint plus de 6 dollars le gallon en moyenne vendredi.

La banque centrale des États-Unis suit ces prix de près.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Sony lance Wolverine sur PS5 au Royaume-Uni

Les Houthis prennent une zone clé de la mer Rouge au Yémen

Les clubs de Premier League ont peu d’attaquants sur la liste du Ballon d’Or

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (rester)

- vocabulary (a fait monter)

- vocabulary (a monté)

- vocabulary (a atteint)

- vocabulary (suit)

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Today's story: OpenAI launches ChatGPT for finance in the United States. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: OpenAI lance ChatGPT pour la finance aux États-Unis

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:36) Three more stories today

(01:35) Today's headline, slowly

(02:24) Launching now

(03:09) Helping to make something

(03:51) Using and working

(04:43) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-11

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

OpenAI lance ChatGPT pour la finance aux États-Unis

OpenAI lance jeudi un nouveau ChatGPT pour les services financiers aux États-Unis.

Le produit est une version spéciale de ChatGPT Work.

OpenAI dit que Morgan Stanley et Evercore ont aidé à le faire.

Il utilise le modèle GPT-6 Astra.

La société travaille surtout avec des clients d’entreprise.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Benjamin Sesko marque et change le jeu

Angela Rayner annonce une taxe de séjour pour les maires en Angleterre

Les Houthis prennent le port de Mokha au Yémen

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (lancer)

- vocabulary (spéciale)

- vocabulary (aidé)

- vocabulary (utilise)

- vocabulary (surtout)

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Today's story: Hollywood sets a summer record in the United States. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Hollywood bat un record d’été aux États-Unis

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:35) Three more stories today

(01:34) Today's headline, slowly

(02:20) Reaching a total

(02:52) A time range

(03:32) Ticket sales and totals

(04:19) Today's grammar point

(04:52) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-10

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Hollywood bat un record d’été aux États-Unis

Les ventes de billets ont atteint 4,76 milliards de dollars entre le 1er mai et le 7 septembre 2026.

Cette période va du premier week-end de mai au week-end de Labor Day.

Le record avant cela date de 2013.

La saison a aussi eu une semaine de vente de billets en plus.

En 2026, le total reste à 7,5 % du niveau de 2019.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Odegaard marque et Arsenal bat Napoli 1-0

Ed Miliband rejette l’alerte du grand rabbin au Royaume-Uni

Un chercheur d’Anthropic dit que l’IA peut tuer tous les humains

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (atteindre)

- vocabulary (va)

- vocabulary (date)

- vocabulary (en plus)

- vocabulary (reste)

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Today's story: Matt Clifford leaves his chairmanship of Aria in the UK. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Matt Clifford quitte la présidence d’Aria au Royaume-Uni

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:37) Three more stories today

(01:51) Today's headline, slowly

(02:41) The verb to leave

(03:19) Making things

(04:03) Staying in post

(04:57) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-09

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Matt Clifford quitte la présidence d’Aria au Royaume-Uni

Matt Clifford quitte son poste lundi.

Il a aussi pris un travail à plein temps chez Anthropic.

Anthropic fait le chatbot Claude.

Dans son nouveau rôle, il devait parler avec des gouvernements hors des États-Unis.

Il restera en place jusqu’au 6 novembre.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Frances Tiafoe, joueur de tennis, remonte et bat Alex Michelsen aux États-Unis

Andy Burnham annonce des sanctions contre Israël au Royaume-Uni

Le gouvernement du Royaume-Uni annonce des sanctions contre des colonies en Cisjordanie

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (quitter)

- vocabulary (à plein temps)

- vocabulary (fait)

- vocabulary (gouvernements)

- vocabulary (restera)

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Today's story: Zheng Qinwen is through to the quarter-finals at the US Open. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Zheng Qinwen va en quart à l’US Open

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:33) Three more stories today

(01:38) Today's headline, slowly

(02:22) Present tense forms

(03:07) One after another

(03:50) Winning and the result

(04:43) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-08

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Zheng Qinwen va en quart à l’US Open

Zheng Qinwen a battu Iga Swiatek en trois sets.

Dans le premier set, elle était menée 5-0.

Puis elle a gagné sept jeux de suite.

Elle a gagné le match 7-5, 6-3.

Avec cette victoire, elle est en quarts de finale à New York.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Ed Miliband impose une interdiction sur le commerce avec des colonies illégales

La tour Eiffel reste fermée après une grève de SETE

Donald Trump menace de bloquer Bombardier aux États-Unis

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (battre)

- vocabulary (menée)

- vocabulary (de suite)

- vocabulary (le match)

- vocabulary (victoire)

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Today's story: The British minister refuses aid for Jaguar Land Rover. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Le ministre britannique refuse une aide pour Jaguar Land Rover

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:35) Three more stories today

(01:43) Today's headline, slowly

(02:34) The verb in the present

(03:05) Thinking about a decision

(03:48) More details

(04:39) Today's grammar point

(05:16) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-07

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Le ministre britannique refuse une aide pour Jaguar Land Rover

Jonathan Reynolds refuse une aide de l’État pour Jaguar Land Rover, et des coupes de postes sont prévues au Royaume-Uni.

Le groupe pense à supprimer jusqu’à 4 000 postes.

Vendredi, il a dit aux employés de penser à un départ volontaire.

Lundi, l’entreprise peut donner plus de détails.

Mardi, l’entreprise, les syndicats et le gouvernement doivent se parler.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

En Allemagne, OpenAI est accusée d’avoir laissé ses agents prendre DeeWiki en mai

Donald Trump, ancien président, à une convention républicaine à Dallas

Enquête sur la sortie de piste d’un avion cargo Amazon

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (refuser)

- vocabulary (pense à)

- vocabulary (départ volontaire)

- numbers (plus de détails)

- vocabulary (se parler)

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Today's story: GM and Ford are targeting defence and energy storage. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: GM et Ford visent la défense et le stockage d’énergie

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:36) Three more stories today

(01:44) Today's headline, slowly

(02:36) Present tense of chercher

(03:17) Having a contract

(03:58) Storing electricity

(04:34) Today's grammar point

(05:08) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-06

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

GM et Ford visent la défense et le stockage d’énergie

GM et Ford cherchent de nouveaux marchés.

Ils veulent aussi gagner de l’argent avec l’énergie.

GM a déjà un contrat avec l’armée américaine.

Ford veut investir deux milliards de dollars dans son activité d’énergie.

Ce type de système garde de l’électricité pour des maisons et des entreprises.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Des agents OpenAI publient des messages sur un wiki public en Allemagne

Nigel Farage, chef de Reform UK, fait l’objet d’une enquête sur un don étranger

Les négociateurs américains parlent de l’Ukraine en Russie

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (chercher)

- vocabulary (veulent)

- vocabulary (a)

- vocabulary (investir)

- vocabulary (garde)

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Today's story: Nigel Farage leader of Reform UK signs a text about small boats. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Nigel Farage, chef de Reform UK, signe un texte sur les petits bateaux

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:33) Three more stories today

(01:38) Today's headline, slowly

(02:34) The verb form box

(03:14) Crossing a place

(03:55) Sending back

(04:56) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-05

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Nigel Farage, chef de Reform UK, signe un texte sur les petits bateaux

Nigel Farage signe un texte sur les petits bateaux.

Il le signe à Birmingham pendant le congrès annuel de Reform UK.

Le texte parle des migrants qui traversent la Manche en petits bateaux.

Il dit que la France les acceptera en général.

Ensuite, ils seront renvoyés vers leur pays d’origine.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Marta Kos annule un voyage en Serbie

Donald Trump, président des États-Unis, demande une baisse des taux aux États-Unis

IBM, partenaire technologique, change l’expérience de l’U.S. Open aux États-Unis avec l’IA

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (signer)

- vocabulary (pendant)

- vocabulary (traversent)

- vocabulary (acceptera)

- vocabulary (renvoyés)

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Today's story: Donald Trump raises doubts about the support of the United States for the United Kingdom. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Donald Trump laisse planer un doute sur le soutien des États-Unis au Royaume-Uni

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:37) Three more stories today

(01:40) Today's headline, slowly

(02:38) Talking

(03:17) Being somewhere

(03:59) Staying the same

(04:56) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-04

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Donald Trump laisse planer un doute sur le soutien des États-Unis au Royaume-Uni

Donald Trump parle des îles Falkland dans un entretien.

Il dit que les États-Unis pourraient ne pas aider le Royaume-Uni.

Dans l’entretien, il dit aussi que la Grande-Bretagne n’était pas là pour l’aider pendant la guerre avec l’Iran.

Il ajoute que son armée n’a pas eu besoin d’aide.

Les îles Falkland restent un sujet de dispute entre le Royaume-Uni et l’Argentine.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Nvidia, fabricant de puces américain, va acheter Hugging Face

Microsoft fixe des limites au streaming de Game Pass

Nick Kyrgios, joueur de tennis, peut rejouer après une suspension d’un mois en Espagne

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (parler)

- vocabulary (pourraient)

- vocabulary (n’était pas là)

- vocabulary (n’a pas eu besoin)

- vocabulary (restent)

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Today's story: The United Kingdom sees rise again the sale of its bonds. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Le Royaume-Uni voit remonter la vente de ses bons

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:34) Three more stories today

(01:48) Today's headline, slowly

(02:36) monter: present tense

(03:14) Sentence 2: gouvernement

(03:52) Sentence 4: à dix ans and sentence 5:

(04:49) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-03

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Le Royaume-Uni voit remonter la vente de ses bons

La vente des bons remonte au Royaume-Uni.

Le gouvernement vend de la dette.

Les coûts d’emprunt augmentent.

Les bons à dix ans montent à un peu moins de 5,3 %.

C’est le niveau le plus haut depuis 2008.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Manchester City refait son équipe en été

Le premier ministre britannique Andy Burnham reçoit Emmanuel Macron au Royaume-Uni

Nicolas Maduro demande l’arrêt des charges aux États-Unis

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (monter)

- vocabulary (remonter)

- connector words (gouvernement)

- vocabulary (emprunt)

- vocabulary (depuis)

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Today's story: Andy Burnham presents his plans to the House of Commons. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Andy Burnham présente ses plans à la Chambre des communes

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:34) Three more stories today

(01:43) Today's headline, slowly

(02:31) Rencontrer: present tense

(03:11) Sentence 2: arrivée

(03:51) Sentence 4: accord

(04:24) Today's grammar point

(04:57) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-02

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Andy Burnham présente ses plans à la Chambre des communes

Andy Burnham fait sa première déclaration à la Chambre des communes.

Cela se passe six semaines après son arrivée au pouvoir.

Il veut donner plus de pouvoir aux régions.

Il parle aussi de Cornouailles et d’un accord sur plus de pouvoir local.

Il dit qu’il va rencontrer des responsables en Écosse, au pays de Galles et en Irlande du Nord.

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L’armée américaine frappe l’Iran après de nouveaux tirs

Andy Burnham, premier ministre du Royaume-Uni, voit les coûts d’emprunt du Royaume-Uni à un plus haut depuis 28 ans

Pyka teste un avion sans pilote aux États-Unis

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (rencontrer)

- vocabulary (fait)

- vocabulary (arrivée)

- connector words (veut)

- vocabulary (accord)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: Saka scores the only goal and Arsenal win. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Saka marque le seul but et Arsenal gagne

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:35) Three more stories today

(02:00) Today's headline, slowly

(02:47) Marquer: present tense

(03:31) Sentence 2: parce que

(04:12) Sentence 4-5: sans and peu de

(05:06) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-09-01

TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT

Saka marque le seul but et Arsenal gagne

Bukayo Saka marque le seul but pour Arsenal.

Arsenal gagne parce que Saka marque après environ une heure de jeu.

Le match est contre Aston Villa en Angleterre.

Aston Villa perd ses deux premiers matchs sans marquer.

David Raya a peu de travail dans le but d’Arsenal.

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Mortgage News Daily : le taux sur 30 ans monte à son plus haut depuis juin 2025

La FTC et 22 États accusent Amazon d’un supplément caché

En Écosse, John Swinney, premier ministre, est sous pression pour abandonner un plafond sur les prix des aliments

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (marquer)

- vocabulary (marquer)

- vocabulary (parce que)

- vocabulary (contre)

- vocabulary (sans)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

Not sure this is your level? Our free French level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills:

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Grammar explained in plain English:

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If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other French learners find us.

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Today's story: Doug Ford shows a sign to defend the name of Lake Ontario. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: Doug Ford montre une affiche pour le nom du lac Ontario

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:34) Three more stories today

(01:49) Today's headline, slowly

(02:43) Montrer: present tense

(03:22) Sentence 2: place words

(04:00) Today's grammar point

(04:32) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-08-31

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (montrer)

- vocabulary (est)

- vocabulary (sur)

- vocabulary (défend)

- vocabulary (message)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

Not sure this is your level? Our free French level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills:

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Grammar explained in plain English:

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Today's story: The Austrian police are looking for the suspects in a necklace theft in Vienna. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in French: La police autrichienne cherche les suspects d’un vol de collier à Vienne

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:36) Three more stories today

(02:00) Today's headline, slowly

(02:55) Le verbe chercher

(03:29) Les photos viennent des caméras de

(04:02) Le collier est en platine

(04:51) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-08-30

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (chercher)

- vocabulary (a montré)

- vocabulary (viennent)

- vocabulary (n’avaient pas)

- vocabulary (est)

New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

Not sure this is your level? Our free French level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills:

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Grammar explained in plain English:

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If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other French learners find us.

Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision.

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