I have been listening to RFI’s Journal en Francais Facile for about 3 years. I’m at the point where I don’t really encounter any new words, but the format of the podcast–10 minutes, and you get real news-- is absolutely ideal.
Is there something similar in French but not “facile”? I know that RFI has longer-form programs and those look good, but I like the short news format since it’s easy to do everyday, plus it actually informs me of news.
I started with German and I’m a A1-level beginner so I started listening to Deutsche Welle’s Langsom gesprochene Nachrichten and doing lessons on Lingq. They have audio for both slow and “normal” paced; I’m doing slow for now since my German is at the beginner phrase. But does anyone know any other similar podcasts for variety?
I also study Spanish. I’m between B1 and B2 in Spanish. Any good news podcasts? Especially that I could easily upload to Lingq?
What I like about RFI’s Journal en Francais Facile is that it is 10 minutes and has actual current news For those better in French than me, is the vocabulary quite simplified? I notice that sometimes the anchors will say, “c’est a dire” and then redefine a word. Usually it doesn’t help me because the “hard” word they are defining has a cognate in English-- it is the “simple” words that don’t, I guess.
I’m a bit of a current events junkie and I love RFI’s Journal en Français Facile. I agree that the 10-minute segments are a perfect format. I also follow some French new programs on YouTube, one of which sometimes features segments on the etymology of French words and colloquial expressions.
I have never imported any of these to LingQ to watch them for “credit” though.
Here are some other resources:
I just found this French news program, which is supposed to be good. Each episode is about 20 minutes long:
I used to listen to Radio Deutsche Welle in English, I’m sure that their broadcasts in other languages would be equally excellent. There’s a drop-down menu on the site that allows you to choose from programs in over 30 languages.
For those better in French than me, is the vocabulary quite simplified? I notice that sometimes the anchors will say, “c’est a dire” and then redefine a word. Usually it doesn’t help me because the “hard” word they are defining has a cognate in English-- it is the “simple” words that don’t, I guess.