Best First Year French @UT Austin Podcasts (2025)

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tac1_ex3: conditional 0:45

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asset title: tac1_ex3: conditional filename: tac1_ex3.mp3 chapter: Tense, Aspect, Mood, and Voice track number: 3/168 time: 0:45 size: 537 KB bitrate: 96 kbps infinitive stem conditional translation aller ir- j'irais I would go avoir aur- j'aurais I would run courir courr- je courrais I would run devoir devr- je devrais I would be obliged to envoye…

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no2_ex1: number: singular, plural 0:05

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asset title: no2_ex1: number: singular, plural filename: no2_ex1.mp3 chapter: Nouns track number: 1/22 time: 0:05 size: 61 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Tex est un tatou. Tex et Tammy sont des tatous. Tex is an armadillo. Tex and Tammy are armadillos.By First Year French @UT Austin

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no2_ex2: number: singular, plural 0:20

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asset title: no2_ex2: number: singular, plural filename: no2_ex2.mp3 chapter: Nouns track number: 2/22 time: 0:20 size: 248 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Tex a un long nez. Les tatous ont toujours de longs nez. Tex has a long nose. Armadillos always have long noses. Joe-Bob est un Ã©cureuil. Les Ã©cureuils adorent les noix. Joe-Bob mange au moins une noix pa…

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no2_ex3: number: singular, plural 0:09

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asset title: no2_ex3: number: singular, plural filename: no2_ex3.mp3 chapter: Nouns track number: 3/22 time: 0:09 size: 114 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Edouard est un animal distinguÃ©. Corey et Fiona ne sont pas des animaux, ce sont des insectes peu sociables! Edouard is a distinguished animal. Corey et Fiona are not animals. They are unsociable insects!…

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asset title: tac1_ex8: conditional filename: tac1_ex8.mp3 chapter: Tense, Aspect, Mood, and Voice track number: 8/168 time: 0:36 size: 439 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Tammy et Bette regardent la tÃ©lÃ©. Soudain, leur programme prÃ©fÃ©rÃ© est interrompu et un commentateur annonce: Tammy and Bette are watching television. Suddenly, their favorite program is …

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no2_ex4: number: singular, plural 0:10

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asset title: no2_ex4: number: singular, plural filename: no2_ex4.mp3 chapter: Nouns track number: 4/22 time: 0:10 size: 120 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Edouard n'a pas un seul cheveu. Bien sÃ»r, c'est un escargot! Mais Tammy a les cheveux longs. C'est une tatou extraordinaire! Edouard does not have one single hair. Of course, he's a snail. But Tammy has lo…

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characters_bette: cast of characters 0:08

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asset title: characters_bette: cast of characters filename: characters_bette.mp3 chapter: Introduction track number: 1/9 time: 0:08 size: 98 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Je suis Ã©tudiante. J'adore les hommes.By First Year French @UT Austin

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no2_ex5: number: singular, plural 0:17

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asset title: no2_ex5: number: singular, plural filename: no2_ex5.mp3 chapter: Nouns track number: 5/22 time: 0:17 size: 211 KB bitrate: 96 kbps un bijou (jewel), des bijoux un caillou (stone, pebble), des cailloux un chou (cabbage), des choux un genou (knee), des genoux un hibou (owl), des hiboux un pou (louse), des poux…

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characters_corey: cast of characters 0:07

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asset title: characters_corey: cast of characters filename: characters_corey.mp3 chapter: Introduction track number: 2/9 time: 0:07 size: 90 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Je suis un cafard dÃ©primÃ©. J'adore l'insecticide.By First Year French @UT Austin

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no2_ex6: number: singular, plural 0:13

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asset title: no2_ex6: number: singular, plural filename: no2_ex6.mp3 chapter: Nouns track number: 6/22 time: 0:13 size: 156 KB bitrate: 96 kbps un oeil (eye), des yeux Madame (Madam), Mesdames Monsieur (Sir), Messieurs Mademoiselle (Miss), MesdemoisellesBy First Year French @UT Austin

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characters_edouard: cast of characters 0:09

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asset title: characters_edouard: cast of characters filename: characters_edouard.mp3 chapter: Introduction track number: 3/9 time: 0:09 size: 109 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Je suis un escargot franÃ§ais et j'adore la cuisine franÃ§aise.By First Year French @UT Austin

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no2_ex7: number: singular, plural 0:09

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asset title: no2_ex7: number: singular, plural filename: no2_ex7.mp3 chapter: Nouns track number: 7/22 time: 0:09 size: 111 KB bitrate: 96 kbps un oeuf (egg), des oeufs un boeuf (steer), des boeufs un os (bone), des osBy First Year French @UT Austin

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characters_fiona: cast of characters 0:07

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asset title: characters_fiona: cast of characters filename: characters_fiona.mp3 chapter: Introduction track number: 4/9 time: 0:07 size: 92 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Je suis une fourmi sÃ©rieuse. Je suis de Laredo. J'aime les pique-niques.By First Year French @UT Austin

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no2_ex8: number: singular, plural 0:21

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asset title: no2_ex8: number: singular, plural filename: no2_ex8.mp3 chapter: Nouns track number: 8/22 time: 0:21 size: 258 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Corey: Dis Bette, tu as dÃ©jÃ mangÃ© une souris? Corey: Bette, have you ever eaten a mouse? Bette: Oh oui! J'aime les souris! Et aussi les rats, les oiseaux, les lÃ©zards. Je ne mange jamais de vÃ©gÃ©taux, …

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characters_joe-bob: cast of characters 0:06

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asset title: characters_joe-bob: cast of characters filename: characters_joe-bob.mp3 chapter: Introduction track number: 5/9 time: 0:06 size: 79 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Je suis de College Station. J'aime la biÃ¨re!By First Year French @UT Austin

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no3_ex1: gender: masculine, feminine 0:11

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asset title: no3_ex1: gender: masculine, feminine filename: no3_ex1.mp3 chapter: Nouns track number: 9/22 time: 0:11 size: 131 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Joe-Bob est Ã©tudiant, Tammy est aussi Ã©tudiante. Joe-Bob is a student, Tammy is a student. Tex est ami avec Joe-Bob, Tammy est aussi amie avec Joe-Bob. Tex is Joe-Bob's friend, Tammy is also Joe-Bob's …

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tac2_ex5: past conditional 0:33

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asset title: tac2_ex5: past conditional filename: tac2_ex5.mp3 chapter: Tense, Aspect, Mood, and Voice track number: 14/168 time: 0:33 size: 399 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Tammy et Bette regardent la tÃ©lÃ©. Soudain, leur programme prÃ©fÃ©rÃ© est interrompu et un commentateur annonce: Tammy and Bette are watching television. Suddenly, their favorite progr…

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characters_paw-paw: cast of characters 0:08

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asset title: characters_paw-paw: cast of characters filename: characters_paw-paw.mp3 chapter: Introduction track number: 6/9 time: 0:08 size: 96 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Je suis cadien. J'aime mon petit-fils Tex.By First Year French @UT Austin

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no3_ex2: gender: masculine, feminine 0:21

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asset title: no3_ex2: gender: masculine, feminine filename: no3_ex2.mp3 chapter: Nouns track number: 10/22 time: 0:21 size: 259 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Edouard: Je suis serveur. Tammy: Je ne suis pas serveuse. Edouard: I'm a waiter. Tammy: I'm not a waiter. Trey: Je suis musicien. Tammy: Je ne suis pas musicienne. Trey: I'm a musician. Tammy: I'm not a…

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asset title: characters_tammy: cast of characters filename: characters_tammy.mp3 chapter: Introduction track number: 7/9 time: 0:07 size: 88 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Je suis la copine de Tex. J'adore l'universitÃ© du Texas.By First Year French @UT Austin

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no3_ex3: gender: masculine, feminine 0:15

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asset title: no3_ex3: gender: masculine, feminine filename: no3_ex3.mp3 chapter: Nouns track number: 11/22 time: 0:15 size: 185 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Tex et Rita sont frÃ¨re et soeur, mais ils ont des mÃ©tiers tout Ã fait diffÃ©rents. Tex and Rita are brother and sister, but they have completely different jobs. Tex est poÃ¨te. Rita est secrÃ©taire. T…

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characters_tex: cast of characters 0:10

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asset title: characters_tex: cast of characters filename: characters_tex.mp3 chapter: Introduction track number: 8/9 time: 0:10 size: 117 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Je suis poÃ¨te ... et quelquefois tuteur Ã l'universitÃ© du Texas. Je dÃ©teste la culture populaire amÃ©ricaine.By First Year French @UT Austin

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no3_ex4: gender: masculine, feminine 0:12

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asset title: no3_ex4: gender: masculine, feminine filename: no3_ex4.mp3 chapter: Nouns track number: 12/22 time: 0:12 size: 148 KB bitrate: 96 kbps le chat / la chatte, cat le chien / la chienne, dog le coq / la poule, chicken (rooster / hen) le boeuf, le taureau / la vache, ox / bull / cowBy First Year French @UT Austin

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characters_combined: cast of characters 0:57

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asset title: characters_combined: cast of characters filename: characters_combined.mp3 chapter: Introduction track number: 9/9 time: 0:57 size: 684 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Je suis poÃ¨te ... et quelquefois tuteur Ã l'universitÃ© du Texas. Je dÃ©teste la culture populaire amÃ©ricaine. Je suis la copine de Tex. J'adore l'universitÃ© du Texas. Je suis un …

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no3_ex5: gender: masculine, feminine 0:25

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asset title: no3_ex5: gender: masculine, feminine filename: no3_ex5.mp3 chapter: Nouns track number: 13/22 time: 0:25 size: 303 KB bitrate: 96 kbps masculine endings feminine endings le fromage (cheese) la salade (salad, lettuce) le monument (monument) la fourchette (fork) le sentiment (feeling) la tÃ©lÃ©vision (television) le couteau (knife) la cu…

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no3_ex6: gender: masculine, feminine 0:29

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asset title: no3_ex6: gender: masculine, feminine filename: no3_ex6.mp3 chapter: Nouns track number: 14/22 time: 0:29 size: 346 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Tammy prÃ©sente Tex pour la premiÃ¨re fois Ã Bette et Fiona. Tammy introduces Tex for the first time to Bette and Fiona. Tammy: Tex est un ami de Lyon. C'est un tuteur maintenant! Tex, la minette c'est …

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no4_ex1: voilÃ vs. il y a 0:19

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asset title: no4_ex1: voilÃ vs. il y a filename: no4_ex1.mp3 chapter: Nouns track number: 15/22 time: 0:19 size: 226 KB bitrate: 96 kbps A Austin, il y a une grande universitÃ©. In Austin, there is a big university. Dans cette universitÃ©, il y a plusieurs animaux qui parlent le franÃ§ais! At this university, there are several animals who speak Fre…

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asset title: no4_ex2: voilÃ vs. il y a filename: no4_ex2.mp3 chapter: Nouns track number: 16/22 time: 0:08 size: 94 KB bitrate: 96 kbps A Austin, il n'y a jamais de neige. In Austin, there is never any snow. Donc parmi ces animaux francophones, il n'y a pas de pingouin! So, among these French-speaking animals, there is no penguin!…

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no4_ex3: voilÃ vs. il y a 0:21

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asset title: no4_ex3: voilÃ vs. il y a filename: no4_ex3.mp3 chapter: Nouns track number: 17/22 time: 0:21 size: 254 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Tammy montre le campus Ã Tex: Voici la bibliothÃ¨que et voilÃ la cÃ©lÃ¨bre tour! Tammy is showing the campus to Tex: Here is the library, and there is the famous Tower. Tex: Oui, oui ... Tex: Yes, yes ... Tammy pr…

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pro12_ex2: possessive pronouns 0:31

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asset title: pro12_ex2: possessive pronouns filename: pro12_ex2.mp3 chapter: Pronouns track number: 20/70 time: 0:31 size: 379 KB bitrate: 96 kbps mine yours his/hers/its ours yours theirs masculine singular feminine singular masculine plural feminine plural le mien la mienne les miens les miennes le tien la tienne les tiens les tiennes le sien la …

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no5_ex1: temps, heure, fois 0:13

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asset title: no5_ex1: temps, heure, fois filename: no5_ex1.mp3 chapter: Nouns track number: 18/22 time: 0:13 size: 154 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Tex tÃ©lÃ©phone Ã Paw-Paw. Tex telephones Paw-Paw. Paw-Paw: Tex, tu es oÃ¹? Tu es en retard! Paw-Paw: Tex, where are you? You are late! Tex: Mais non, j'ai le temps! Je suis en train de faire ma valise. Quel tem…

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asset title: no5_ex2: temps, heure, fois filename: no5_ex2.mp3 chapter: Nouns track number: 19/22 time: 0:20 size: 239 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Paw-Paw: Tex, tu es un petit-fils ingrat! Tu ne viens jamais me voir! Les temps changent ... Paw-Paw: Tex, you're an ungrateful grand-son! You never come to visit me! Times change ... Tex: Allons Paw-Paw, tu sai…

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no5_ex3: temps, heure, fois 0:35

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asset title: no5_ex3: temps, heure, fois filename: no5_ex3.mp3 chapter: Nouns track number: 20/22 time: 0:35 size: 423 KB bitrate: 96 kbps De temps en temps, Tex va voir Paw-Paw Ã Opelousas le week-end. From time to time, Tex goes to see Paw-Paw in Opelousas on the week-end. Paw-Paw parle tout le temps de ses rhumatismes. Il prend son temps. Paw-Pa…

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no5_ex4: temps, heure, fois 0:14

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asset title: no5_ex4: temps, heure, fois filename: no5_ex4.mp3 chapter: Nouns track number: 21/22 time: 0:14 size: 165 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Tammy: Tex, tu as l'heure? Tammy: Tex, you got the time? Tex: Oui, j'ai l'heure. Tex: Yes, I've got the time. Tammy: Et bien?! Quelle heure est-il? Tammy: Well?! What time is it? Tex: Il est 4 heures. Tex: It is…

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no5_ex5: temps, heure, fois 0:17

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asset title: no5_ex5: temps, heure, fois filename: no5_ex5.mp3 chapter: Nouns track number: 22/22 time: 0:17 size: 204 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Tammy: Tex, rÃ©veille-toi! Paw-Paw est au tÃ©lÃ©phone, il veut te parler. Tammy: Tex, wake up! Paw-Paw is on the phone, he wants to talk to you. Tex: Comment? Il a appelÃ© quatre fois aujourd'hui! Tex: What? He …

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pro3_ex1: c'est vs il/elle est 0:33

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asset title: pro3_ex1: c'est vs il/elle est filename: pro3_ex1.mp3 chapter: Pronouns track number: 32/70 time: 0:33 size: 402 KB bitrate: 96 kbps + noun, including modified nouns Tex? C'est un tatou. C'est un AmÃ©ricain. C'est un petit tatou bilingue. Tex? He's an armadillo. He is an American. He is a small bilingual armadillo. Tammy et Tex? Non, c…

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pro4_ex2: disjunctive pronouns 0:42

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asset title: pro4_ex2: disjunctive pronouns filename: pro4_ex2.mp3 chapter: Pronouns track number: 36/70 time: 0:42 size: 505 KB bitrate: 96 kbps after prepositions C'est samedi soir: It's Saturday night: Tammy adore Tex. Elle ne peut pas vivre sans lui. Elle vit pour lui. Elle veut se marier avec lui. Tammy loves Tex. She can't live without him. S…

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vinf1_ex3: infinitive constructions 0:55

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asset title: vinf1_ex3: infinitive constructions filename: vinf1_ex3.mp3 chapter: Verbs track number: 50/303 time: 0:55 size: 659 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Verbs of movement: (In this category, the infinitive indicates purpose.) aller, descendre, partir, rentrer, retourner, revenir, sortir, venir, etc. Verbs of preference: adorer, aimer, dÃ©sirer, dÃ©tes…

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taf3_ex3: simple future: irregular 0:40

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asset title: taf3_ex3: simple future: irregular filename: taf3_ex3.mp3 chapter: Tense, Aspect, Mood, and Voice track number: 44/168 time: 0:40 size: 480 KB bitrate: 96 kbps infinitive stem future translation aller ir- j'irai I will go courir courr- je courrai I will run devoir devr- je devrai I will be obliged to envoyer enverr- j'enverrai I will s…

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taf3_ex5: simple future: irregular 0:34

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asset title: taf3_ex5: simple future: irregular filename: taf3_ex5.mp3 chapter: Tense, Aspect, Mood, and Voice track number: 46/168 time: 0:34 size: 404 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Tammy est en train d'Ã©crire un livre de science-fiction: Tammy is writing a science-fiction book: En l'an 3000, il ne pleuvra plus sur la planÃ¨te Terre. Tout le monde aura trÃ…

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vinf1_ex6: infinitive constructions 0:39

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asset title: vinf1_ex6: infinitive constructions filename: vinf1_ex6.mp3 chapter: Verbs track number: 53/303 time: 0:39 size: 471 KB bitrate: 96 kbps aider Ã , to help to s'habituer Ã , to get used to s'amuser Ã , to have fun at hÃ©siter Ã , to hesitate to apprendre Ã , to learn to inviter Ã , to invite to arriver Ã , to succeed in, to manage to se…

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vinf1_ex7: infinitive constructions 0:49

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asset title: vinf1_ex7: infinitive constructions filename: vinf1_ex7.mp3 chapter: Verbs track number: 54/303 time: 0:49 size: 594 KB bitrate: 96 kbps (s')arrÃªter de, to stop permettre (Ã quelqu'un) de, to permit someone to conseiller de, to advise to persuader de, to persuade to se contenter de, to content oneself with se presser de, to hurry to d…

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taf4_ex3: future: usage 0:33

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asset title: taf4_ex3: future: usage filename: taf4_ex3.mp3 chapter: Tense, Aspect, Mood, and Voice track number: 49/168 time: 0:33 size: 401 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Rita et Tammy se demandent comment les bÃ©bÃ©s vont changer la vie de Rita. Rita and Tammy wonder how the babies are going to change Rita's life. Rita: Encore des enfants! Je ne vais pas t…

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pro8_ex3: indirect object pronouns 0:43

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asset title: pro8_ex3: indirect object pronouns filename: pro8_ex3.mp3 chapter: Pronouns track number: 53/70 time: 0:43 size: 522 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Tex: Regarde, quelqu'un m'a envoyÃ© un cadeau. Tex: Look, someone sent me a gift. Tammy: Qui t'offre un cadeau? Tammy: Who is giving you a gift? Tex ouvre le cadeau. Tex opens the gift. Tex: Ahh, une …

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pro9_ex1: order of object pronouns present tense 0:37

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asset title: pro9_ex1: order of object pronouns present tense filename: pro9_ex1.mp3 chapter: Pronouns track number: 54/70 time: 0:37 size: 446 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Joe-Bob prÃ©pare sa leÃ§on: Mon dieu, comme c'est difficile, l'ordre des pronoms objets! Le prof me dit qu'il faut les apprendre par coeur. Voici ma chanson ... Joe-Bob is preparing for …

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tap10_ex3: recent past (venir de + infinitive) 0:39

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asset title: tap10_ex3: recent past (venir de + infinitive) filename: tap10_ex3.mp3 chapter: Tense, Aspect, Mood, and Voice track number: 66/168 time: 0:39 size: 466 KB bitrate: 96 kbps avoirÂ Â 'to have' j'eus nous eÃ»mes tu eus vous eÃ»tes ilÂ / elleÂ / on eut ilsÂ / elles eurentBy First Year French @UT Austin

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tap10_ex4: recent past (venir de + infinitive) 1:07

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asset title: tap10_ex4: recent past (venir de + infinitive) filename: tap10_ex4.mp3 chapter: Tense, Aspect, Mood, and Voice track number: 67/168 time: 1:07 size: 804 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Rita: Allez les enfants, c'est l'heure d'aller se coucher! Rita: Let's go, children. It's time to go to bed! Les enfants: Ooh! Maman, maman, lis-nous une histoire! …

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pror3_ex4: relative pronouns: dont, oÃ¹, etc. present tense 0:31

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asset title: pror3_ex4: relative pronouns: dont, oÃ¹, etc. present tense filename: pror3_ex4.mp3 chapter: Pronouns track number: 68/70 time: 0:31 size: 379 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Ce roman, dans lequel Tex utilise les souvenirs de guerre de Paw-Paw, est trÃ¨s rÃ©aliste. This novel, in which Tex uses Paw-Paw's war memories, is very realistic. Ses person…

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asset title: tap11_ex5: passÃ© simple filename: tap11_ex5.mp3 chapter: Tense, Aspect, Mood, and Voice track number: 72/168 time: 0:41 size: 495 KB bitrate: 96 kbps Les enfants: Maman, maman, raconte-nous la suite de l'histoire de Cendrillon! Children: Mommy, mommy, tell us the rest of the story of Cinderella! Rita: Bon, d'accord. "On dÃ©fendit Ã Ce…

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asset title: tap2_ex5: passÃ© composÃ© with avoir filename: tap2_ex5.mp3 chapter: Tense, Aspect, Mood, and Voice track number: 79/168 time: 0:49 size: 592 KB bitrate: 96 kbps infinitive translation past participle avoir to have eu Ãªtre to be Ã©tÃ© faire to do fait ouvrir to open ouvert prendre to take pris mettre to put mis suivre to follow suivi …