{"id":13279,"date":"2026-03-24T13:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T13:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=13279"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:27:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:27:30","slug":"a-bit-of-french-with-ac-podcast-episode-8-vive-les-fromages-francais","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/a-bit-of-french-with-ac-podcast-episode-8-vive-les-fromages-francais\/","title":{"rendered":"A Bit of French with A&amp;C Podcast Ep.8: Vive les Fromages Fran\u00e7ais !"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">French Conversation Podcast<\/h2>\n<p><em>In &#8220;A Bit of French with A&amp;C&#8221; podcast series, you&#8217;ll listen to Kwiziq superstars <a href=\"\/user\/23\">Aur\u00e9lie<\/a> and <a href=\"\/user\/320616\">C\u00e9line<\/a>&#8216;s light-hearted chats in French about fun (and random) topics. To help you practise your listening skills, these podcasts will be accompanied by some useful vocab, grammar lessons, and interesting links to go further! Bonne \u00e9coute !<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>\ud83c\udfa7 Today&#8217;s podcast: &#8220;Vive les Fromages Fran\u00e7ais !&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>In this week&#8217;s indulgent episode, A&amp;C (that&#8217;s us!) are discussing our love for <strong>French cheeses<\/strong> (well&#8230;some of them!), fun &#8220;cheesy&#8221; anecdotes and the correct etiquette for slicing cheese like a true <em>Fran\u00e7ais(e)<\/em>\u00a0\ud83d\ude0a<br \/>\n<em>Bonne \u00e9coute !<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2026\/03\/podcast-bit-of-french-8-vive-les-fromages-francais-pic-500-width.jpg\" alt=\"Avatars aurelie and celine looking pics of French cheese shop windows\" width=\"500\" align=\"center\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"audio-player audio-player--full audio-player--box kwiziq-wp-audio-override\" \n                  data-audio-config-id=\"kwiziq-wp-audio-player-1\"\n                  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autocomplete=\"off\"\n                        >\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>\ud83d\udd20 Vocabulary Pit Stop<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some <strong>useful vocabulary<\/strong> featured in this podcast for you to learn and\/or review:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2026\/03\/aurelie-avatar-tongue-cheeky-400.png\" alt=\"aurelie avatar with her tongue out cheekily\" width=\"200\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>le fromage de ch\u00e8vre<\/em> = goat cheese<\/li>\n<li><em>une b\u00fbche<\/em> = a log<\/li>\n<li><em>cendr\u00e9(e)<\/em> = ashen \/ ashy \/ ash-covered (cheese)<\/li>\n<li><em>la cro\u00fbte du fromage <\/em>= cheese rind<\/li>\n<li><em>un fromage frais<\/em> = cream cheese<\/li>\n<li><em>\u00e9taler [quelque chose] sur [quelque chose]<\/em> = to spread [something] on [something]<\/li>\n<li><em>un go\u00fbt acidul\u00e9<\/em> = a tangy taste<\/li>\n<li><em>des bouts de noix<\/em> = walnut pieces<\/li>\n<li><em>par contre<\/em> = however<\/li>\n<li><em>sans arr\u00eat<\/em> = constantly \/ nonstop \/ all the time<\/li>\n<li><em>d\u00e9go\u00fbter [quelqu&#8217;un]<\/em> = to put [someone] off \/ to disgust [someone]<\/li>\n<li><em>un fromage coulant<\/em> = runny cheese<\/li>\n<li><em>\u00eatre fait (fromage)<\/em> = to be mature<\/li>\n<li><em>une p\u00e2te press\u00e9e<\/em> = pressed (curd) cheeses<\/li>\n<li><em>odorant(e)<\/em> = smelly \/ fragrant<\/li>\n<li><em>piquer les narines<\/em> = to sting the nostrils<\/li>\n<li><em>ma foi<\/em> = well! [lit. my faith]<\/li>\n<li><em>une larve<\/em> = larva<\/li>\n<li><em>un asticot<\/em> = maggot<\/li>\n<li><em>la d\u00e9lation<\/em> = denunciation \/ tattling<\/li>\n<li><em>ne pas se faire attendre (exp.)<\/em> = to come back immediately [lit. not to make oneself waited for]<\/li>\n<li><em>vite fait<\/em> = real quick<\/li>\n<li><em>pour s\u00fbr<\/em> = for sure<\/li>\n<li><em>une tranche en biseau<\/em> = a wedge-shaped slice<\/li>\n<li><em>un fromage \u00e0 p\u00e2te persill\u00e9e, un fromage bleu <\/em>= blue-veined cheese<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>couper en \u00e9ventail<\/em> = to cut in a fan-like pattern<\/li>\n<li><em>le persillage<\/em> = veining \/ marbling<\/li>\n<li><em>la moisissure<\/em> = mold<\/li>\n<li><em>appeler un chat un chat (exp.) <\/em>= to call a spade a spade [lit: to call a cat a cat]<\/li>\n<li><em>all\u00e9chant(e)<\/em> = appetising \/ mouth-watering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Proper Nouns:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>la Sologne<\/em> (French natural region in Centre-Val de Loire)<\/li>\n<li><em>la Savoie<\/em> (French Alps region)<\/li>\n<li><em>la Corse<\/em> (Corsica)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>French Cheeses:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Le Crottin de Chavignol<\/em> (Small disk of goat cheese from\u00a0the Loire Valley)<\/li>\n<li><em>Le Chavroux<\/em> (French brand of goat cheese products)<\/li>\n<li><em>Le Camembert<\/em> (Round soft, creamy, surface-ripened cow milk cheese from Normandy)<\/li>\n<li><em>Le Comt\u00e9<\/em> (Hard cheese made from unpasteurised cow milk from the Franche-Comt\u00e9 region)<\/li>\n<li><em>La Tomme<\/em> (Group of hard, cow milk cheeses from the French Alps and Switzerland)<\/li>\n<li><em>Le Cousteron<\/em> (Soft, smooth, pasteurised cow milk cheese from the Pays de Loire region)<\/li>\n<li><em>La Raclette<\/em> (Semi-hard cow milk cheese from the Savoie region and Switzerland)<\/li>\n<li><em>Le Reblochon<\/em> (Soft washed-rind raw cow milk cheese from the Haute-Savoie region)<\/li>\n<li><em>Le Maroilles<\/em> (Creamy,\u00a0washed-rind cow milk cheese from the Northern region)<\/li>\n<li><em>Le Casu Martzu<\/em> (Sheep milk cheese from Corsica that contains live fly maggots!)<\/li>\n<li><em>Le Coulommiers<\/em> (Soft ripened cow milk cheese from the Seine-et-Marne region)<\/li>\n<li><em>Le Chauss\u00e9e-aux-Moines<\/em> (Popular industrial semi-soft cheese, pasteurised cow milk cheese from the Pays de la Loire region)<\/li>\n<li><em>Le Brie de Meaux<\/em> <em>AOC<\/em> (Soft, unctuous raw cow milk cheese from the historic Brie region of northern France)<\/li>\n<li><em>Le Rouy<\/em> (Soft, pasteurised cow milk cheese, with a golden-orange appearance, from the Loire region)<\/li>\n<li><em>Le Pont-l&#8217;\u00c9v\u00eaque<\/em> (Uncooked, unpressed cow-milk cheese, square in shape, from Normandy)<\/li>\n<li><em>Le Roquefort<\/em> (Creamy, tangy sheep milk blue cheese from southern France)<\/li>\n<li><em>Le Bleu d&#8217;Auvergne<\/em> (Cow milk blue cheese from the Auvergne region of south-central France)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<details open=\"\">\n<summary><strong>\ud83d\ude49 <em>Peux-tu entendre cette phrase ?\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ready for a little challenge? Listen out for this sentence taken from the podcast:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;<strong>Mon<\/strong> papa, il <strong>en<\/strong> mange sans arr\u00eat, donc&#8230;<br \/>\npendant les vacances, on en <strong>mangeait<\/strong> beaucoup,<br \/>\n<strong>\u00e0 la maison<\/strong>, on en <strong>mangeait<\/strong> tout le temps [&#8230;]<br \/>\n&#8211; Du coup, \u00e7a <strong>t&#8217;a d\u00e9go\u00fbt\u00e9e<\/strong> ?<br \/>\n<\/em><em>&#8211; Ouais, ouais.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To help you practise your grammar, test yourself with this <a href=\"\/learn\/notebook\/11864309\"><strong>special Notebook<\/strong><\/a> comprising the following <strong>Kwiziq lessons<\/strong> related to this sentence:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Common mistakes with mon\/ma\/mes, ton\/ta\/tes and son\/sa\/ses<\/li>\n<li>En can replace de + [phrase]<\/li>\n<li>Conjugate semi-regular -ger verbs in the imperfect tense in French<\/li>\n<li>Chez = at someone&#8217;s place<\/li>\n<li>Conjugate regular -er verbs (+ avoir) in the compound past in French<\/li>\n<li>Special cases when the past participle agrees (in number &amp; gender) when used with &#8216;avoir&#8217; in the compound past in French<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"MailerInlineButtonCTA\" style=\"background-color: #ff6a00;color: #ffffff;font-weight: bold;border-radius: 14px \/ 50%;font-size: 16px;text-align: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;line-height: 100%;text-decoration: none;max-width: 100%;padding: 12px 24px 12px 24px;margin-top: 4px\" href=\"\/learn\/notebook\/11864309\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Test yourself on this Notebook<\/a><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<details open=\"\">\n<summary><strong>\ud83e\udd29 NEW: 1 Special Fill-in-the-Blanks exercise<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Want to practise some <strong>French grammar <\/strong>while enjoying a routine-themed conversation? Then you&#8217;re going to love this<strong>\u00a0Fill-in-the-Blanks exercise \ud83d\ude0d<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/my-languages\/french\/tests\/overview\/18772167\"><strong>La visite d&#8217;une fromagerie fran\u00e7aise<\/strong><\/a> (Le Conditionnel Pr\u00e9sent) &#8211; B1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<details open=\"\">\n<summary><strong>\u270f\ufe0f More practice! More!<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Want to practise your French knowledge further? Have a go at these food-themed <strong>Kwiziq exercises<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2026\/03\/celine-avatar-happy-hungry-400.png\" alt=\"celine avatar smiling\" width=\"200\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fill-in-the-Blanks &#8211; <a href=\"\/my-languages\/french\/tests\/overview\/14947948\">\u00c0 la p\u00e2tisserie fran\u00e7aise<\/a> (B1 &#8211; L&#8217;Imp\u00e9ratif)<\/li>\n<li>Dict\u00e9e <em>(Premium subscribers only)<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"\/my-languages\/french\/exercises\/overview\/1528\">Les sp\u00e9cialit\u00e9s qu\u00e9b\u00e9coises<\/a> (B1)<\/li>\n<li>Writing Challenge <em>(Premium subscribers only)<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"\/my-languages\/french\/exercises\/overview\/1471\">Belgian food facts<\/a>\u00a0(B1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Not Premium yet? Now&#8217;s a great time to <a href=\"\/pricing\">upgrade<\/a>! <\/em><em>You&#8217;ll get unlimited exercises, kwizzes and multiple notebooks to help you stay organised and make progress faster, plus Weekend Workouts exercises every week.<\/em><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>\ud83e\udd17 <em>\u00c0 vous de jouer !<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now it&#8217;s your turn to speak\/write! Do you like cheese, and French cheese specifically? What are the local cheeses where you live? What are your favourite\/least favourite French cheeses? Do you have fun anecdotes about tasting &#8211; or slicing &#8211; French cheese? 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