Through a realistic story—punctuated with a few unexpected twists—you’ll discover over 30 useful expressions from everyday life with a dog, across four chapters set in Paris.

Bonne écoute en français !

Would you like to access the worksheets for more active listening and writing practice? Until they're publicly available, feel free to reach out to the podcast hostess, linguist and author Léa Tirard-Hersant, on her personal website www.LEACAFE.org

Bonne écoute !

PAR CŒUR — French by Heart is a French learning podcast inspired by the art of oral learning traditions, designed to improve listening comprehension, pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary through structured listening, repetition, and spoken rhythm.

• French vocabulary you remember.

• French grammar you don’t forget.

• French pronunciation that stays.

• French you keep in your heart.

Hosted by Léa Tirard-Hersant, a pioneer of online French teaching since 2013 and founder of www.Leacafe.org and the Staircase® learning method, the podcast reflects a long-standing commitment to deep, human-centered language learning. Just as Léa was among the first to build serious French-learning experiences online, she is now among the first French teachers to enrich her teaching with generated voices, thoughtfully crafted using ElevenLabs, to expand learners’ exposure to spoken French.

These additional masculine and feminine voices, along with varied accents, complement the host’s voice and offer learners precise vocal models to imitate. As in music and song, pronunciation is learned through listening and vocal mirroring — hearing different voices, matching their rhythm, and gradually making the sound one’s own.

One step at a time, French by heart.

Each episode focuses on deep learning rather than accumulation:

• one essential French expression or idiom

• one grammar structure (verb patterns, prepositions, or tricky verbs like manquer)

• one French sound or pronunciation challenge (nasal vowels, liaison, or the famous French R)

All elements are repeated through guided listening and drills until they become yours.

This is where French moves from ear to memory.

💡 Did you know?
With over 10,000 hours taught since 2013, Léa Tirard-Hersant is a popular online French tutor and an active contributor to language-learning communities and conferences. Visit www.leacafe.org to discover the complete Par cœur French program and schedule your first lessons.

Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Through a realistic story—punctuated with a few unexpected twists—you’ll discover over 20 useful expressions from everyday life with a dog, across four chapters set in Paris.

Bonne écoute en français !

Would you like to access the worksheets for more active listening and writing practice? Until they're publicly available, feel free to reach out to the podcast hostess, linguist and author Léa Tirard-Hersant, on her personal website www.LEACAFE.org

Bonne écoute !

PAR CŒUR — French by Heart is a French learning podcast inspired by the art of oral learning traditions, designed to improve listening comprehension, pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary through structured listening, repetition, and spoken rhythm.

• French vocabulary you remember.

• French grammar you don’t forget.

• French pronunciation that stays.

• French you keep in your heart.

Hosted by Léa Tirard-Hersant, a pioneer of online French teaching since 2013 and founder of www.Leacafe.org and the Staircase® learning method, the podcast reflects a long-standing commitment to deep, human-centered language learning. Just as Léa was among the first to build serious French-learning experiences online, she is now among the first French teachers to enrich her teaching with generated voices, thoughtfully crafted using ElevenLabs, to expand learners’ exposure to spoken French.

These additional masculine and feminine voices, along with varied accents, complement the host’s voice and offer learners precise vocal models to imitate. As in music and song, pronunciation is learned through listening and vocal mirroring — hearing different voices, matching their rhythm, and gradually making the sound one’s own.

One step at a time, French by heart.

Each episode focuses on deep learning rather than accumulation:

• one essential French expression or idiom

• one grammar structure (verb patterns, prepositions, or tricky verbs like manquer)

• one French sound or pronunciation challenge (nasal vowels, liaison, or the famous French R)

All elements are repeated through guided listening and drills until they become yours.

This is where French moves from ear to memory.

💡 Did you know?
With over 10,000 hours taught since 2013, Léa Tirard-Hersant is a popular online French tutor and an active contributor to language-learning communities and conferences. Visit www.leacafe.org to discover the complete Par cœur French program and schedule your first lessons.

Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Through a realistic story—punctuated with a few unexpected twists—you’ll discover over 20 useful expressions from everyday life with a dog, across four chapters set in Paris.

Bonne écoute en français !

Would you like to access the worksheets for more active listening and writing practice? Until they're publicly available, feel free to reach out to the podcast hostess, linguist and author Léa Tirard-Hersant, on her personal website www.LEACAFE.org

Bonne écoute !

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PAR CŒUR — French by Heart is a French learning podcast inspired by the art of oral learning traditions, designed to improve listening comprehension, pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary through structured listening, repetition, and spoken rhythm.

• French vocabulary you remember.

• French grammar you don’t forget.

• French pronunciation that stays.

• French you keep in your heart.

Hosted by Léa Tirard-Hersant, a pioneer of online French teaching since 2013 and founder of www.Leacafe.org and the Staircase® learning method, the podcast reflects a long-standing commitment to deep, human-centered language learning. Just as Léa was among the first to build serious French-learning experiences online, she is now among the first French teachers to enrich her teaching with generated voices, thoughtfully crafted using ElevenLabs, to expand learners’ exposure to spoken French.

These additional masculine and feminine voices, along with varied accents, complement the host’s voice and offer learners precise vocal models to imitate. As in music and song, pronunciation is learned through listening and vocal mirroring — hearing different voices, matching their rhythm, and gradually making the sound one’s own.

One step at a time, French by heart.

Each episode focuses on deep learning rather than accumulation:

• one essential French expression or idiom

• one grammar structure (verb patterns, prepositions, or tricky verbs like manquer)

• one French sound or pronunciation challenge (nasal vowels, liaison, or the famous French R)

All elements are repeated through guided listening and drills until they become yours.

This is where French moves from ear to memory.

💡 Did you know?
With over 10,000 hours taught since 2013, Léa Tirard-Hersant is a popular online French tutor and an active contributor to language-learning communities and conferences. Visit www.leacafe.org to discover the complete Par cœur French program and schedule your first lessons.

Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

• French vocabulary you remember.

• French grammar you don’t forget.

• French pronunciation that stays.

• French you keep in your heart.

Hosted by Léa Tirard-Hersant, a pioneer of online French teaching since 2013 and founder of www.Leacafe.org and the Staircase® learning method, the podcast reflects a long-standing commitment to deep, human-centered language learning. Just as Léa was among the first to build serious French-learning experiences online, she is now among the first French teachers to enrich her teaching with generated voices, thoughtfully crafted using ElevenLabs, to expand learners’ exposure to spoken French.

These additional masculine and feminine voices, along with varied accents, complement the host’s voice and offer learners precise vocal models to imitate. As in music and song, pronunciation is learned through listening and vocal mirroring — hearing different voices, matching their rhythm, and gradually making the sound one’s own.

One step at a time, French by heart.

Each episode focuses on deep learning rather than accumulation:

• one essential French expression or idiom

• one grammar structure (verb patterns, prepositions, or tricky verbs like manquer)

• one French sound or pronunciation challenge (nasal vowels, liaison, or the famous French R)

All elements are repeated through guided listening and drills until they become yours.

This is where French moves from ear to memory.

💡 Did you know?
With over 10,000 hours taught since 2013, Léa Tirard-Hersant is a popular online French tutor and an active contributor to language-learning communities and conferences. Visit www.leacafe.org to discover the complete Par cœur French program and schedule your first lessons.

Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Prêt à progresser avec le verbe manquer ? Cette leçon est faite pour ça. Il s'agit du troisième chapitre sur les quatre dédiés au verbe manquer. Dans les prochaines phrases, le verbe manquer exprime la langueur, le désir pour quelqu'un d'absent. Par exemple, tu me manques, vous me manquez, il me manque etc. C'est parti !

PAR CŒUR — French by Heart is a French learning podcast inspired by the art of oral learning traditions, designed to improve listening comprehension, pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary through structured listening, repetition, and spoken rhythm.

• French vocabulary you remember.

• French grammar you don’t forget.

• French pronunciation that stays.

• French you keep in your heart.

Hosted by Léa Tirard-Hersant, a pioneer of online French teaching since 2013 and founder of www.Leacafe.org and the Staircase® learning method, the podcast reflects a long-standing commitment to deep, human-centered language learning. Just as Léa was among the first to build serious French-learning experiences online, she is now among the first French teachers to enrich her teaching with generated voices, thoughtfully crafted using ElevenLabs, to expand learners’ exposure to spoken French.

These additional masculine and feminine voices, along with varied accents, complement the host’s voice and offer learners precise vocal models to imitate. As in music and song, pronunciation is learned through listening and vocal mirroring — hearing different voices, matching their rhythm, and gradually making the sound one’s own.

One step at a time, French by heart.

Each episode focuses on deep learning rather than accumulation:

• one essential French expression or idiom

• one grammar structure (verb patterns, prepositions, or tricky verbs like manquer)

• one French sound or pronunciation challenge (nasal vowels, liaison, or the famous French R)

All elements are repeated through guided listening and drills until they become yours.

This is where French moves from ear to memory.

💡 Did you know?
With over 10,000 hours taught since 2013, Léa Tirard-Hersant is a popular online French tutor and an active contributor to language-learning communities and conferences. Visit www.leacafe.org to discover the complete Par cœur French program and schedule your first lessons.

Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Prêt à progresser avec le verbe manquer ? Cette leçon est faite pour ça. Il s'agit du deuxième chapitre sur les quatre dédiés au verbe manquer. Dans les prochaines phrases, le verbe manquer est synonyme de rater, aussi synonyme de ne pas attraper. Par exemple, Vite, il faut courir si on ne veut pas manquer le train ! Manquer le train, c'est un classique. Manquer l'avion. Mais aussi, manquer un appel téléphonique. Ou encore, manquer une opportunité. Manquer une occasion. Voilà. Cette leçon contient plus de 25 phrases qui répètent la structure pour aider à la retenir. C'est parti !

Intro in English:

This episode is the second out of four chapters on learning the verbe "manquer" (EN: to miss) in French. It repeats sentences that start with "manquer de" (EN: to lack, lack of, to not have...). Enjoy!

PAR CŒUR — French by Heart is a French learning podcast built on a simple idea:

👉 Escape the endless scroll — and stay focused on French by Heart.

Hosted by Léa Tirard-Hersant, French tutor and founder of Leacafe and the Staircase® learning method, this podcast helps learners retain French naturally through carefully designed repetition, listening drills, storytelling, and spoken rhythm.

Instead of overwhelming you with rules, each episode focuses on deep learning — the kind that improves French vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and listening comprehension in a lasting way.

Each episode is a small step, like climbing a staircase:

• one essential French expression or idiom

• one grammar structure (such as verb patterns, prepositions, or tricky verbs like manquer)

• one French sound or pronunciation challenge (nasal vowels, liaison, or the famous French R)

— repeated through guided listening and drills until it becomes yours.

🎧 If you believe language is learned by heart — not by endless scrolling — this podcast is for you.

💡 Do you like innovation?

This podcast is also entirely new and innovative.

Par cœur brings to life guest voices through Léa’s thoughtful and creative use of Eleven Labs AI tools, allowing rich dialogues, masculine, feminine voices and regional accents in addition to her own, and varied immersive backgrounds such as Paris street sounds — while remaining carefully paced and structured for French learners.

The result:
French you remember.

💡 Did you know?

With over 10,000 hours taught since 2013, Léa Tirard-Hersant is a popular French online tutor and an active contributor to language-learning communities and conferences. Visit www.LEACAFE.org to discover the complete "Par cœur French" program and schedule your first lessons with her.

Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Intro in English

This episode is the first out of four chapters on using the verbe "manquer" (EN: to miss) in French. Enjoy!

PAR CŒUR — French by Heart is a French learning podcast built on a simple idea:

👉 Escape the endless scroll — and stay focused on French by Heart.

Hosted by Léa Tirard-Hersant, French tutor and founder of Leacafe and the Staircase® learning method, this podcast helps learners retain French naturally through carefully designed repetition, listening drills, storytelling, and spoken rhythm.

Instead of overwhelming you with rules, each episode focuses on deep learning — the kind that improves French vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and listening comprehension in a lasting way.

Each episode is a small step, like climbing a staircase:

• one essential French expression or idiom

• one grammar structure (such as verb patterns, prepositions, or tricky verbs like manquer)

• one French sound or pronunciation challenge (nasal vowels, liaison, or the famous French R)

— repeated through guided listening and drills until it becomes yours.

🎧 If you believe language is learned by heart — not by endless scrolling — this podcast is for you.

💡 Do you like innovation?

This podcast is also entirely new and innovative.

Par cœur brings to life guest voices through Léa’s thoughtful and creative use of Eleven Labs AI tools, allowing rich dialogues, masculine, feminine voices and regional accents in addition to her own, and varied immersive backgrounds such as Paris street sounds — while remaining carefully paced and structured for French learners.

The result:
French you remember.

💡 Did you know?

With over 10,000 hours taught since 2013, Léa Tirard-Hersant is a popular French online tutor and an active contributor to language-learning communities and conferences. Visit www.LEACAFE.org to discover the complete "Par cœur French" program and schedule your first lessons with her.

Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Merci à Brad pour avoir rendu cet épisode possible.

In this French learning episode, you practice a simple and reliable rule about French gender.

Learners often ask for easy ways to know whether a French noun is masculine or feminine. This rule is one you can trust:

👉 All French nouns that end in -tion are feminine.

Throughout the episode, you hear and repeat 37 common nouns ending in -tion, so the rule becomes automatic and usable — not theoretical.

You’ll naturally practice feminine agreement with adjectives such as
belle, douce, forte, longue, lente, and others.

How to use this episode

• Listen more than once

• Repeat out loud, even briefly

• Revisit the idea before going to bed — sleep supports memory

About this French learning podcast

PAR CŒUR — French by Heart is a French learning podcast focused on vocabulary retention and memory.

Hosted by Léa Tirard-Hersant, French tutor and founder of LeaCafe, the show uses repetition, listening drills, rhythmic phrasing, and structured recall to help learners remember French.

Each episode focuses on one clear element — vocabulary, grammar, or pronunciation — repeated until it feels familiar.

🎧 If you want French that stays with you, this podcast is for you.

Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.