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One Thing In A French Day | Stories from Paris in French

One Thing In A French Day | Stories from Paris in French

著者: French with Laetitia Perraut
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Dans One Thing In A French Day, je vous raconte quelque chose qui m’est arrivé dans la journée : une balade à Paris, une discussion en famille, une rencontre.
Twice a week since 2006, I’ve been sharing a small piece of my day in France, in French. Not the postcard version of Paris, but real life, seen by a Frenchwoman who lives here. I’m not passing through; I’ve always lived in the Paris area.


This podcast is for anyone who wants to gain ease in French and enjoy the feeling of living in France like a French person. Improving your listening comprehension improves so much else along the way: your French, your fluency, your vocabulary, your syntax, your curiosity.


From the beginning, I’ve written day by day. I choose my topics from what happened to me a few days earlier, sometimes that very day. It’s not always comfortable, and it’s a little risky, but that’s what makes it an adventure. It also gives the podcast its logbook feel: it follows my life, the seasons, my travels, my encounters. Nothing is invented.


You might think that writing episodes before recording them takes them away from natural spoken French. In fact, the writing is the podcast’s main asset for learners. I take great care with my sentences: short and long, simple and complex, with all kinds of tenses, plus snippets of dialogue when I report a conversation. Spontaneous speech is fascinating, but its syntax is very different. To express an opinion or tell a story well, you need to know how a sentence is built. These aren’t textbook sentences, though, and their contexts aren’t limited. You hear well-written French again and again, you notice how words are used in context, and those sentence patterns become instinctive.


For several years, I’ve also shared interviews with people who live or work in France and whom I want to meet. I prepare my questions around their work or their approach, and I meet them in person, at their workplace or in a café. Hearing other voices trains your ear to new rhythms and new ways of saying things. And because listening often to one voice already does much of the work, adapting to others becomes easier.


I’m not a French teacher, and the podcast letters that come with each transcript aren’t lessons. French is the language I live, think and write in, and I like showing you what is natural or useful for a learner. In the letters you’ll find useful phrases taken from the episode, along with playful exercises inspired by writers, poetry, researchers’ books, music, the history of indexes, encounters… They’re a lively complement to more formal lessons when you’re learning on your own.


Written, recorded and produced by me, Laetitia, near Paris, France.


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Contact: frenchday@gmail.com


About this podcast: One Thing In A French Day is a French podcast for intermediate and advanced learners (B1–C1) who want to learn French with authentic, spoken French. Each episode is a true story about French daily life and life in Paris, with a full transcript. A good fit for French listening practice, real French vocabulary and Paris stories told by a native speaker.

Copyright 2006-2026 Laetitia Perraut. All rights reserved.
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  • Ref, poésie de proviseur, aura et à nouveau Descartes (Aura Battle at a French High School)
    2026/10/15

    Cet épisode est le récit d’un déjeuner à la maison, cette semaine, avec mes trois filles qui suivent de près l’actualité des manifestations lycéennes.

    La consigne d’écriture qui accompagne cet épisode (offre d’automne sur www.onethinginafrenchday.com) permet de s’entraîner à écrire des phrases dont on pourrait perdre le contrôle à l’oral parce qu’elles sont longues et contiennent des négations. Là, nous nous posons cinq minutes pour écrire.

    This episode is the story of a lunch at home this week with my three daughters, who are closely following the news about the high school student protests.

    The writing prompt that goes with this episode (part of the autumn offer on www.onethinginafrenchday.com) lets you practise writing the kind of sentences you might lose control of when speaking, because they're long and full of negations. Here, we take five minutes to sit down and write.

    About this episode: a true story of French daily life, told in authentic spoken French. Over a family lunch near Paris, my teenage daughters decode French Gen Z slang and the “refs” of the French high school protests, a school principal answers with an aura battle and a poem, and Descartes gets a teenage remix. A good fit for learners who want to learn French and discover real French youth culture and life in Paris.

    What does “réf” mean in French slang? What is an aura battle? What does “aura” mean in Gen Z slang? Why are French high school students protesting? What is a “blocus” in a French high school? French principal viral aura battle What does “Je pense donc je suis” mean? Why do French students study Descartes in high school? How do French teenagers talk? Difference between “je voudrais” and “je veux” in French

    #LearnFrench #FrenchSlang #LifeInParis

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    4 分
  • Rencontre avec des fans de Céline Dion (Céline Dion Fans in Paris)
    2026/10/19

    En rentrant de La Défense ce samedi, Marilyne et moi avions chaud au cœur. Ça fait souvent ça de passer un moment avec des gens qui ne vous connaissent pas, mais qui acceptent de vous transmettre dans le micro une part de ce qui les anime. Un grand merci aux quatre fans qui ont répondu à nos questions ! Pourquoi autant de monde pour aller voir Céline Dion à La Défense samedi soir ? J’ai l’impression que chanter avec la star, être avec des amis, sa famille, partager un moment, faire revivre des émotions de son enfance ou chanter les mots avec elle, ceux du bonheur, de l’amour, de la tristesse, être à l’unisson sont des émotions très fortes et qui font faire des kilomètres. Le mot « accomplissement » revient deux fois dans la bouche de fans qui ne sont même pas croisées. J’étais aussi heureuse de retrouver ma complice Marilyne pour cet épisode : elle est fan de Céline Dion, il me fallait son expertise ! Ça nous a aussi rappelé de très bons souvenirs de podcast. Ma première interview pour le podcast, celle du fondateur des boulangeries Bo&Mie, c’était avec Marilyne !

    One cold Saturday at La Défense, near Paris, I meet Céline Dion fans waiting in line for her concert at the Paris La Défense Arena. Fans from Grenoble and from England share their childhood memories, their favorite French songs and what the singer means to them. A good fit for learners who want to learn French, hear real French from different voices, and discover French pop culture and life in Paris.

    Céline Dion concert Paris La Défense Arena 2026 Why do Céline Dion fans wear glitter? Best Céline Dion songs in French Who wrote “On ne change pas” for Céline Dion? What is Céline Dion’s album “D’eux”? What is Starmania? Why is Céline Dion so popular in France?

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    10 分
  • Entre filles on parle du blocus des lycées (Talking about Politics over Dinner)
    2026/10/12

    Un dîner entre filles avec Pauline et Marilyne et très vite la conversation glisse vers le blocus du lycée de Lisa.

    If you want listening practice (compréhension orale) with real, spoken French, this episode is for you.

    Level: B1–B2. Everyday words (cadeau, dîner, gousses d'ail, gingembre) sit next to the vocabulary of current events (blocus, manifestation, moyens), so you can follow the story with the first and stretch your ear with the second. Listen once for the story, then again for the way we react to each other.

    Pour les abonnés, la lettre de cet épisode contient des questions avant l'écoute, des repères pour comprendre le contexte, un petit exercice d'écriture avec corrigé et un point de langue à rendre automatique.

    Mots-clés / Keywords : French listening practice, compréhension orale, spoken French, real French conversation, learn French through stories, Paris stories, daily life in France, French high school, blocus lycée, mouvement lycéen, French politics conversation, dîner entre amis, Japanese shop Paris, rue Notre-Dame de Nazareth, B1 B2 French, French podcast for learners

    Questions people ask: What is a "blocus" in a French high school? Why do French students blockade their lycées? How do French friends talk about politics over dinner? How can I practise understanding fast, natural French? Where to buy Japanese kitchenware in Paris? What is a ceramic ginger and garlic grater used for? What are the best French podcasts for listening practice? How do you talk about a protest in French? Is the French subjunctive used in everyday speech? What is the French school system like for parents?

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    4 分
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