{"id":14069,"date":"2026-09-08T13:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=14069"},"modified":"2026-09-14T14:43:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:43:26","slug":"a-bit-of-french-with-ac-podcast-ep-13-les-anniversaires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/a-bit-of-french-with-ac-podcast-ep-13-les-anniversaires\/","title":{"rendered":"A Bit of French with A&amp;C Podcast Ep.13: Les Anniversaires"},"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;Les Anniversaires&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>In this week&#8217;s episode, A&amp;C (that&#8217;s us!) are in the mood for <strong>birthday celebrations<\/strong> &#8211; and not because theirs are around the corner! They&#8217;re discussing their birthdays, how they like to celebrate, and what their plans are for this year&#8217;s (special?) birthdays. \ud83e\udd73<\/p>\n<p>We also love to thank all our wonderful Kwizzers for their contributions to the previous episode&#8217;s comment section, with a <strong>special shout-out by name<\/strong> in this very episode!\ud83d\udc42\ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n<p><em>Bonne \u00e9coute !<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2026\/08\/podcast-bit-of-french-13-les-anniversaires-pic-500.jpg\" alt=\"avatars aurelie and celine celebrating birthdays\" 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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My little finger told me&#8230;]<\/li>\n<li><em>souffler ses bougies<\/em> = to blow out one&#8217;s candles<\/li>\n<li><em>passer le cap \/ franchir un cap (exp.)<\/em> = to hit a milestone [re: turning 40]<\/li>\n<li><em>se rem\u00e9morer [quelque chose]<\/em> = to reminisce about \/ recall [something]<\/li>\n<li><em>selon les envies du moment<\/em> = depending on one&#8217;s mood \/ inclination at the time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Proper nouns and cultural references:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>la Sainte-C\u00e9line<\/em> [re: feast day on the French calendar, 21st October]<\/li>\n<li><em>Balance \/ Vierge<\/em> [re: zodiac signs (Libra \/ Virgo)]<\/li>\n<li><em>Oban<\/em> [re: coastal town in western Scotland]<\/li>\n<li><em>l&#8217;\u00c9cosse<\/em> = Scotland<\/li>\n<li><em>Bristol<\/em> [re: city in southwest England where C\u00e9line worked as a language assistant]<\/li>\n<li><em>Park Street<\/em> [re: famous steep street in Bristol]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<details open=\"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>Autrement<\/strong>, je <strong>vais passer<\/strong> quelques jours avec <strong>mes<\/strong> deux meilleures amies <strong>que<\/strong> j&#8217;ai d&#8217;ailleurs&#8230; que j&#8217;<strong>ai rencontr\u00e9es<\/strong> \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e9tranger quand j&#8217;<strong>\u00e9tais<\/strong> assistante de langue dans un petit coll\u00e8ge.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To help you practise your grammar, test yourself with this <a href=\"\/learn\/notebook\/12151280\"><strong>special Notebook<\/strong><\/a> comprising the following <strong>KwizIQ lessons<\/strong> related to this sentence:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-form-regular-adverbs-ment\">Forming regular adverbs with &#8220;-ment&#8221; in French<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/how-to-express-im-going-to-aller-infinitive-le-futur-proche\">Conjugate verbs in the near future in French using aller + infinitive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/common-mistakes-with-mon-ma-mes-ton-ta-tes-and-son-sa-ses-possessive-adjectives\">Common mistakes with mon\/ma\/mes, ton\/ta\/tes and son\/sa\/ses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/when-to-use-que-to-say-whom-which-or-that-relative-pronouns\">\u00a0Que = Whom\/which\/that (French Relative Pronouns)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/special-cases-when-the-past-participle-agrees-in-number-and-gender-when-used-with-avoir-in-le-passe-compose-conversational-past\">Special cases when the past participle agrees (in number &amp; gender) when used with &#8216;avoir&#8217; in the compound past in French<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-regular-er-verbs-avoir-in-le-passe-compose-conversational-past\">Conjugate regular -er verbs (+ avoir) in the compound past in French<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/revision\/grammar\/conjugate-etre-in-l-imparfait-imperfect-tense\">Conjugate \u00eatre in the imperfect tense in French<\/a><\/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\/12151280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Test yourself on this Notebook<\/a><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<details open=\"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 <a href=\"\/learn\/theme\/1127826\"><strong>birthday vocabulary<\/strong><\/a> while sharing in Aur\u00e9lie et C\u00e9line&#8217;s birthday celebrations? 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\/19658075\"><strong>Les anniversaires d\u2019Aur\u00e9lie et de C\u00e9line (Vocabulaire) &#8211; A2<\/strong><\/a><\/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 birthday-themed <strong>KwizIQ exercises<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2026\/08\/avatar-celine-birthday-200.png\" alt=\"celine avatar with birthday tiara blowing in a party favour\" width=\"200\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bilingual Article &#8211; <a href=\"\/learn\/reading\/l-anniversaire-de-cyril\">L&#8217;anniversaire de Cyril<\/a> (B1)<\/li>\n<li>Dict\u00e9e <em>(Premium subscribers only)<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"\/my-languages\/french\/exercises\/overview\/1971\">Les anniversaires de mes amis<\/a> (A2)<\/li>\n<li>Writing Challenge <em>(Premium subscribers only)<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"\/my-languages\/french\/exercises\/overview\/2214\"> A birthday toast<\/a> (B2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Not Premium yet? 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