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Noah

noah's favorite french resources

phonetics first, easy input, then the stuff that sounds like real paris. podcasts when you want news at native speed.

comprehensible input, your pace
speak when you can follow along

why comprehensible input worked for me

the point is simple: you hear the language enough times that rhythm and meaning start to stick. then speaking gets easier.

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listen a lot
same sounds, same patterns
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understand a little
words stop being random noise
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speak when it clicks
your voice starts to come out
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rhythm sticks
you stop thinking about every sound and your pronunciation levels up
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meaning shows up
sentences start feeling real
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speaking gets easier
you can practice out loud sooner

when you can understand a little, french stops sounding like one long blur. that's when you can start using your own voice. if you want the guide that changed how i think about input, it's the dreaming spanish guide to comprehensible input.

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alphabet and phonetics (seriously)

focus on how things actually sound first. don't sleep on this if you're starting from zero, or even if you're intermediate. no one will understand you if you don't pronounce it right.
watch on youtube (phonetics first)
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children's shows in french

this one is bluey in french on youtube, but you can find so many. watch whatever pulls you in. easy input still counts.
bluey in french (youtube)
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dix pour cent / call my agent

this was fire for hearing real parisian french. it's more like C1 or C2 level, so it's tricky, but the dialogue is worth it when you're ready. pair it with the netflix link below or your own clip.
watch on netflix (call my agent) related clip on youtube
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films to chase down

five that hit hard for me. trailers and clips live on youtube, full films wherever you stream in your region.
la haine (youtube playlist) entre les murs (youtube) divines (youtube) intouchables (youtube) l'anatomie d'une chute (youtube)

so you wanna go to france?

  • change your phone to french trust me it helps. small daily exposure adds up.
  • dix pour cent on netflix same show as above. great for ear training when you're ready for fast, natural dialogue.
    open call my agent on netflix
  • subtitle ladder english subtitles first, then french subtitles, until you can read the lips a bit and turn subtitles off.
  • les journaux de france culture news at normal french speed with a french angle on what's going on. i listen on spotify.
    listen on spotify
  • l'heure du monde similar idea, closer to a daily deep dive with one strong story per episode.
    listen on spotify
Noah
bottom line

i'd rather get phonetics right early than sound unclear later. kids' shows, netflix, podcasts, and a french phone kept input in my face without feeling like homework. lists only get you so far. the part that still gets people is not speaking out loud with others, and that's what language soup is for.

after you log in, pick french and send your first voice memo. you don't need to be perfect, you just need to show up, then wait for the daily challenges and reply to them!

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language learning journal

i put together a journal for people who want something simple to hold their notes, wins, and little 'i heard this today' moments.

peek the sample if you want a feel for the layout. the full journal is the whole workbook. swap the stripe buttons below if the prices should be flipped.

here's me walking through the journal on instagram (deep dive on how i use it).

watch the walkthrough on instagram
sample pdf (stripe checkout) full journal (stripe checkout)

about 10 full journals left at this batch. i'll update this line when that changes.