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You’ve probably thought about it at least once. You know…about who is really behind the voice of your favorite FrenchPod101 lessons.

Who are these mysterious multilingual strangers?
Where do they come from? What are their hobbies?

Or maybe you just want to match a voice to a face.

Here’s your chance to see the faces and learn a little more about our mix of native French speakers who bring you our weekly lessons. In fact, you’d be surprised to know just how international the team is! Almost all of them have lived and studied abroad at some point.

Given their love for language and international experience, we knew they’d be perfect to teach authentic French the easy, fast, and fun way.

Ready? Click Here To Meet The Team!

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bouchon traffic jam (noun)

Trop de voiture dans la rue causera un bouchon.
Too many cars in the street will cause a traffic jam.

grand bouchon
heavy traffic jam

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vingt-deux twenty-two (noun)

Le numéro vingt-deux est peint sur le sol.
The number twenty-two is painted on the ground.

vingt-deux heures
twenty-two hours

numéro vingt-deux
number twenty-two

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pieuvre octopus (noun)

La pieuvre nage dans l’océan.
The octopus is swimming in the ocean.

Une pieuvre a huit bras.
An octopus has eight arms.

Les pieuvres sont très intelligentes, avec une mémoire à court terme et long terme.
Octopuses are highly intelligent, with long and short term memory.

La pieuvre nage sous l’eau.
The octopus is swimming underwater.

pieuvre à huit bras
eight-legged octopus

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direction directions (noun)

demander les directions
ask for directions

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employé de bureau office worker (noun)

L’employé de bureau est un élement important dans n’importe quelle grande entreprise.
The office worker is an important cog in any large company.

employé de bureau à temps partiel
part-time office worker

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étudier study (verb)

J’étudie tous les jours à l’école, et trois heures chaque soir.
I study every day at school, and for three hours each night.

Les lycéens étudient dans la bibliothèque.
The high school students are studying in the library.

Les lycéens étudient dans la bibliothèque.
The high school students study in the library.

Les lycéens ont étudié dans la bibliothèque.
The high school students studied in the library.

Les lycéens étudient dans la bibliothèque.
The high school students are studying at the library.

Les lycéens étudient dans la bibliothèque.
The high school students study at the library.

étudier le droit
study law

étudier dans une bibliothèque
study at a library

étudier ensemble
study together

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pourquoi why (adverb)

Pourquoi est-il de mauvaise humeur aujourd’hui?
Why is he in a bad mood today?

Dis-moi pourquoi tu pars.
Tell me why you are going.

Pourquoi serez vous en retard?
Why will you be late?

Pourquoi pas?
Why not?

Pourquoi moi ?
Why me?

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opération operation (noun)

L’équipe chirurgicale fait une opération.
The surgery team is performing an operation.

faire une opération
perform an operation

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guide touristique guidebook (noun)

Le guide touristique te donnera des informations utiles pour ton voyage.
A guidebook will give you helpful information for your trip.

lisez votre guide touristique
read your guidebook

guide touristique avec carte
guidebook with a map

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