Learn French for Beginners A0-A1 | Daily News Class in Simple French, Explained in English

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. Not sure this is your level? Our free French level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Not sure this is your level? Our free French level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Not sure this is your level? Our free French level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Not sure this is your level? Our free French level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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) 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: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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) 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: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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) 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: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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) 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: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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) 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: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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) 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: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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) 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: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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) 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: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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) 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: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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) 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: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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) 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: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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) 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: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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) 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: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE 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. Not sure this is your level? Our free French level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE 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: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.