Textbooks and apps often use French that is slower and tidier than everyday conversation. Here, you listen to French at a natural pace and practice answering out loud for fifteen minutes a day, so you can follow conversations and respond more easily.

"I understand you when you talk on YouTube, but the moment a native speaks fast, I freeze." - the feedback I hear most often.
The problem isn't your motivation, your memory, or your vocabulary. It's that no one ever taught you the contractions, the swallowed sounds, and the fast pace real French is spoken at.
So I built this course around 60 dialogues and 30 real-life situations to help you follow conversations and respond without freezing up.
Train your ear to follow native speakers and practice responding more spontaneously.
You listen to conversations at natural speed. The karaoke feature guides you as you spot the contractions and swallowed sounds that can make native speakers hard to understand.
You repeat after the native speaker. Your pronunciation is scored word by word (green, orange, red), so you can fine-tune it before you're ever in a real conversation.
You practice out loud with Jean every day and reuse familiar phrases across 180 role-plays. With repetition, you can respond without planning every sentence in advance.
Pick your topic in a few words. Jean, your assistant, gets the conversation going. You speak to him out loud for five minutes, and right away you get focused written feedback on exactly what to adjust.



“For a long time, I dreamed of being able to understand and speak French on my travels through the French-speaking world. Yet despite all my efforts, I felt like I would never understand native speakers when they spoke at their usual pace! Luckily, I met Elisabeth and Mathieu and discovered their 360 French Immersion program. It changed everything. I can finally understand and speak French without stress, even during my stays in France.”
“I've experienced enormous progress in my ability to express myself and understand others in French.”
🇺🇸 Daniel“Elisabeth's lessons are engaging, high quality, and tailored to my level. I have experienced dramatic growth in my French.”
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🇺🇸 Lee“I read and understand better than I did as a young man in France. Elisabeth and Mathieu are my heroes!”
🇺🇸 Wade“I've experienced enormous progress in my ability to express myself and understand others in French.”
🇺🇸 Daniel
“I don't even know a word of French. I'm just a beginner and such videos are hugely effective and useful for listening practice. Thanks Elizabeth.”
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“Elisabeth's lessons are engaging, high quality, and tailored to my level. I have experienced dramatic growth in my French.”
🇺🇸 Troy
“I've experienced enormous progress in my ability to express myself and understand others in French.”
🇺🇸 Daniel
“I don't even know a word of French. I'm just a beginner and such videos are hugely effective and useful for listening practice. Thanks Elizabeth.”
🌍 Mirza M.
🎬 La France en guerre ? - Learn French with News #23
“Elisabeth's lessons are engaging, high quality, and tailored to my level. I have experienced dramatic growth in my French.”
🇺🇸 Troy
“I read and understand better than I did as a young man in France. Elisabeth and Mathieu are my heroes!”
🇺🇸 Wade
“There is nothing more valuable for language learners than to hear real speech that is accessible and relatable. I'll be traveling to Paris in six months, it's been 30 years since I studied French. This video has helped me reopen my ear to this beautiful language. Merci beaucoup !”
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“I've been trying to learn French on Duolingo for years with limited success. Your video was interesting and really helpful: topical, relevant, FR and EN subtitles, and you can slow the speed to 75%. Please do more like this!”
🇬🇧 James C.
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“Please keep doing these videos, you always help me improve my French. You are the only one on YouTube I can learn from.”
🌍 H. A.
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“The new product is amazing for training my ear in French. The new features greatly enhance my learning.”
🇺🇸 Lee
“I am loving the course! You have put together an amazing product. Thank you!”
🇺🇸 Lee
“I read and understand better than I did as a young man in France. Elisabeth and Mathieu are my heroes!”
🇺🇸 Wade
“There is nothing more valuable for language learners than to hear real speech that is accessible and relatable. I'll be traveling to Paris in six months, it's been 30 years since I studied French. This video has helped me reopen my ear to this beautiful language. Merci beaucoup !”
🇺🇸 Andrea L.
🎬 1 hour REAL French conversations (with subtitles)
“I've been trying to learn French on Duolingo for years with limited success. Your video was interesting and really helpful: topical, relevant, FR and EN subtitles, and you can slow the speed to 75%. Please do more like this!”
🇬🇧 James C.
🎬 Riots in France after police kill teen - News in Slow French #1
“Please keep doing these videos, you always help me improve my French. You are the only one on YouTube I can learn from.”
🌍 H. A.
🎬 Real French conversation: our dream house, moving to South of France
“The new product is amazing for training my ear in French. The new features greatly enhance my learning.”
🇺🇸 Lee
“I am loving the course! You have put together an amazing product. Thank you!”
🇺🇸 Lee
The best place to start is a quick level assessment. It's free, it takes a few minutes, and you'll know right away what to work on first. And if you feel ready, you can try the whole course for 7 days free, with nothing to pay today.
From $16.58/month ($199/year, billed annually). Your first payment is on day 7 unless you cancel before then. We'll send you a reminder email in advance. 15-day money-back guarantee.