The Sound Library with transcripts

Careful listening is the essential first step to acquiring a new language. Get your ear in tune on our site, with the internet’s most stimulating range of transcribed audio for learners of French.

Lessons

À L’ÉCOUTE DE LA LANGUE FRANÇAISE

In 108 lessons, course author Françoise Le Roux takes you through all you need to know to master the French language. Explanations are in English to begin with. As you progress French takes over. 

Beginners’ Class

Cours Intermédiaire

Cours Avancé


AUDIO REPORTS

LA GUINGUETTE

Listening to these authentic field recordings from across the French-speaking world is as close as it gets to experiencing live conversation.  If you’re just starting out learning French, you may find the going a bit tough to begin with. But with the help of the transcript and the English translation you’ll gradually find yourself picking your way through the maze.

 

Wood

Wood

Situé entre Lyon et la frontière suisse, l’Ain est le département français numéro 01. Le travail du bois est depuis…


Rebelote

Rebelote

Des vacances pluvieuses permettent d’apprendre à jouer aux cartes…

DICTATION EXERCISES

120 DICTÉES DE FRANÇAIS 

Dictation is the best exercise there is for improving your comprehension. Listen first at full speed then write down what you hear during a second slower reading. Listen one more time before revealing the text to check your work. Give yourself 20 points to begin with and dock one for any mistake.


PODCAST

LA LETTRE DE FRANÇOISE

A unique mash of cultural and linguistic insights from French Classes founder Françoise Le Roux.

O comme… ô

O comme… ô

L’on utilise ô pour s’adresser directement à quelqu’un, ou pour magnifier, c’est-à-dire pour mettre l’empĥase sur quelque chose….

L comme… là

L comme… là

Lorsque la n’est pas un article féminin singulier comme dans la France ou la Grande Bretagne, lorsque que là…

N comme… Nana

N comme… Nana

Sur le plan littéraire, Nana est fille de l’écrivain Emile Zola. Mais de nos jours, le terme désigne familièrement une…


Dear Diary

Dear Diary

When you want to learn practical French, it helps if you focus your efforts on words and expressions you’re likely…

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TABLETTES DE CHOCOLAT 

Reflections on the life of a language learner by French Classes coach Richard Good