Let's Speak French! with Dr. Natalie Amgott

Have you been telling people you smell bad, instead of that you feel bad?!
In this lesson, you'll learn exactly how to use three French verbs to talk about feeling and smelling: sentir, se sentir, and ressentir
Tes prochaines étapes:
1. Check your understanding and the English definitions with the transcript after listening.
2. Try using sentir, se sentir, and ressentir to talk about how you're feeling. Send it in a message to Dr. Natalie @elevatefrench on Instagram or Facebook. I LOVE hearing from you!
3. Learn something new? Share this episode with your French class pal!

Podcast created and produced by Dr. Natalie Amgott, Elevate French LLC
Edited by Paroma Banerjee

What happens when you take your French practice offline?
In this episode, I’m chatting en français with Benni Kunz, creator of TandemMate, a free app designed to help language learners find people nearby for in-person language exchanges.
We talk about why real conversations are so important for improving your French, Benni’s favorite strategies for learning languages, and how to get more speaking practice with real people. Plus, you’ll get to listen to an authentic French conversation and hear all those little words like alors, du coup, en fait, and mais bon in action!

Tes prochaines étapes:
1. Download the TandeMate app to get started finding other people who speak French near you.
2. Listen once without the transcript, then ⁠follow along with the transcript here⁠.
If you enjoyed this episode, your rating and review are appreciated!

Podcast created and produced by Dr. Natalie Amgott
Edited by Paroma Banerjee

Should you use LUI or LE? To start sounding less repetitive in French, COD and COI (direct and indirect object pronouns) are essential! Learn exactly how to determine which one to use in this lesson.
To take your French further:
1. Sign up for the Intermediate French Class with Elevate French
2. Not ready for Intermediate? Reboot your French with Beginner French Foundations Reboot.

Still translating everything in your head before you speak French? In this episode, you’ll learn simple strategies to start thinking more en français and make French feel more automatic, without expecting yourself to switch off English completely.
Plus, enrollment is officially OPEN for Elevate French Fall group classes!
Choose your level:
1. The Intermediate French Class: Build your confidence, speak more fluidly, and put your intermediate French into practice.
2. Beginner French Foundations Reboot: Rebuild your French foundations and finally feel confident with the basics.
Classes start September 14, and enrollment closes September 10, 2026. Have a question about French classes? Email Dr. Natalie at natalie@elevatefrench.com.

Podcast created and produced by Dr. Natalie Amgott, Elevate French, LLC
Edited by Paroma Banerjee

After 12 years of teaching French to more than 1,400 students, I’ve learned a few things about what actually helps language learners make progress.
In this episode, I’m sharing 11 of the biggest lessons and mindset shifts I’ve learned—from why the intermediate level takes so long to why speaking imperfectly is one of the best things you can do for your French.

To put them into practice:
1. Attend the Live Intermediate Workshop to learn Slang and Idioms useful for the intermediate level.
2. Review the transcript to check your understanding of the French part of the episode.