The audio series that opens France from the inside.
You speak French. But something is still missing.
You understand the words. You follow the conversation. And yet, at a dinner table, everyone laughs and you do not quite know why. In a meeting, you understand what is said but not what is really meant. Watching a film, something escapes you, not vocabulary, something deeper.
This is not a language gap. It is a cultural one.
France does not just have a language. It has a logic: social, historical, quietly structured. How a meal actually works. What a job title really implies. How people disagree without saying so directly. What someone means when they say c'est intéressant with that particular pause. These things do not appear in grammar books. They are absorbed over years, unless someone explains them clearly, with the context and references that make them stick.
That is what France, Explained does.
What it is
Each module takes one subject that matters to anyone living in, working in, or genuinely curious about France and unpacks it the way a knowledgeable insider would. With real vocabulary, real register, real cultural references, and the context that makes everything finally make sense.
This is not a language course. It is not a culture guide. It is something more useful than either.
What you receive
Each module includes two files, delivered immediately after purchase.
An audio programme: ten to fifteen minutes of focused, listenable content. The kind of explanation a knowledgeable friend would give, not a tourist guide, not a grammar lesson.
A PDF self-check: twenty questions designed to test not just what you remembered, but what you actually understood. Cultural knowledge, vocabulary in context, the subtleties that matter. Full answer key included.
One module. One subject. Something becomes clear.
Who this is for
Intermediate to upper-intermediate learners (B1 to B2) who feel stuck between correct and natural. Expats navigating daily life in France who want to stop feeling like observers. Professionals working in French environments who want to understand what is really being said, not just what is said. Anyone who loves France and wants to understand it from the inside.
If your grammar is still developing, start with the podcast — it is free and there every week. If your French is solid but France still feels like a foreign country, this is where that changes.
Hear it before you buy it
One module is available free, no registration required.
How eating actually works in France: the apéro, the structure of a meal, the social codes around the table, the expressions that signal you belong. About ten minutes. By the end, you will notice things you did not before.
If it is not what you were looking for, nothing is owed. If it is, the rest is already there.
Individual module
6,90 €
Complete pack
49,00 €
One module is free — no registration required.