Hello and welcome to English with Languissimo®, the podcast in English where I share stories of my week.

My name is Vanessa. I’m the founder and CEO of Languissimo®. 

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The Voice of Backache (la voix du mal de dos)

There is a price to pay for sitting too long: a backache. Last night, I realized that I had sat since 6 am on a chair that is not very comfortable unfortunately. As a result, I had a terrible backache for the remainder of the night! I’m going to have to change strategies if I want to be able to walk this weekend….

The Voice of Amazon (la voix d’Amazon)

That’s it! After one long week of formatting from my incredible E-Rapid Marketing team, “Voulez-vous parler français avec moi?” and “Would you Like to Speak English with Me?” are finally available as e-books on Amazon! What a beautiful end to a work that took a countless number of hours! Thanks to those two books, adults will be able to speak real-life French and English quickly, simply, and effectively while having fun! I wrote them based on the two pillars of communication: verbs and vocabulary. All you have to do now is go to the transcript to access the books. Happy learning!

English Link : https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CPCMXMY7 (Canada)

https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0CPCMXMY7 (France)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPCMXMY7 (USA)

French Link : https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CPLRYF1Y (Canada)

https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0CPLRYF1Y (France)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPLRYF1Y (USA)

They’re available anywhere 😊

Some Study Points

-          “Too long” means “trop longtemps” 

-          “Backache” means “mal de dos”. Some common expresions with “ache” (mal) are: “stomachache” (mal au ventre), “toothache” (mal aux dents) 

-          “For the remainder of” means “pour le reste de”. “For the rest of” is a synonym.

-          “To change strategies” veut dire “changer de stratégie”. You can also “change jobs” (changer de boulot), “change clothes” (changer de vêtements), etc.

-          “That’s it” means “ça y est”.

-          “Thanks to” means “grace à”. In Northern America, you will hear “because of” instead.

-          “While + verb + ing” means “tout en + verbe + ant”: “while having fun” (tout en prenant du plaisir)

Some Practice Questions

-          Do you have a backache?

-          Are you going to write a book too?

Ta da! That’s it for today! I hope you enjoyed this podcast. Subscribe to English with Languissimo®, practice, take care and happy Friday! Big hugs 😊