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The French Ritual is a story-based French podcast where you learn French by living Rose's life with her. Rose Desire, 24, moves from New York to Paris without speaking French. You follow her, one day at a time, and learn the French she learns.
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Start at Episode 01
Whatever your level. Rose arrives knowing no French, so you start together.
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One new day, a little more French
Each episode adds new everyday French. As Rose's French grows, so does yours.
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Review in Rose's Diary
Every night Rose writes down the day's French, tied to what happened. That's the ritual.
Season 1 · Rose's story, in order
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Episode 01
Rose moves from New York to Paris on a whim, speaking zero French: the keys, a broken lift, seven floors, and the first page of her diary.
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Ep Bonus 01
Flat-hunting in French: asking if a place is still available, arranging a visit, and asking about the size, the rent and the lift.
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Episode 02 - My First Morning in Paris
Jet lag, a tiny café table, her first order in French, and a quiche cooking class next to Alex…
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Episode 03 - A wine & Cheese Party
A baguette tradition at the boulangerie, then an apéro at Alex's with Sacré-Cœur out the window, until the balcony.
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Bonus Episode 02 - Conversational Survival French
The sentences that get you through real conversations, like saying you didn't understand and asking someone to repeat.
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Episode 04 - The Eiffel Tower
A lonely morning, a croissant ordered like a local, asking for directions, and one of the most used French expressions: ça me manque.
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Bonus Episode 03 - Shopping Warm-Up
The exact phrases you'll hear at Le Bon Marché are taught one by one, so you understand every word of Episode 05.
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Episode 05 - Shopping at Le Bon Marché
Nora takes Rose shopping, a rude stranger in the queue, a wine tasting, and an unexpected invitation.
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Episode 06 - Getting Ready for a Date
Rose cooks a salade niçoise to calm her nerves: où est and où sont at the supermarket, then getting ready in French.
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Bonus Episode 04 - What to say on a first date
Real first-date questions and answers, from tu fais quoi dans la vie ? to tu es plutôt sucré ou salé ?
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Episode 07 - The Date
Rose's date with Quentin: how to say where you're from, what you do, and how long you've been in Paris.
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Episode 08 - How to Describe Anything in French
Rose's mysterious private lesson: je vois, il y a, c'est, sur et sous, et commander un café à emporter.
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Episode 09 - Thinking in French
A walk along the Seine where Rose catches herself thinking in French, one simple sentence at a time.
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Episode 10 - Date Vlog Part 01
Every day of the week is a date with Quentin…
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Episode 11 - Date Vlog Part 02
Every day of the week is a date with Quentin
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Full transcripts of English episodes + Rose's Diary vocabulary list.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes, every episode is free to listen to. Membership adds transcripts, Rose's Diary and, for Parisiennes, extra French content.
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Any level. Episode 01 starts from zero, and each episode after it introduces a little more French.
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We recommend it. It's one continuous story, and the French builds from one episode to the next.