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French Made Easy
149 - How to Pronounce 8 French Pastries
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Hello everyone, bonjour à tous, welcome back to the French Made Easy podcast! This is episode number 149, numéro 149.
Today, we'll learn the names and pronunciation of 10 French pastries. đ°đ„âš
Before we start, as always, if you're new to the podcast, please make sure you have your lesson's cheat sheet in front of you, so you can see the spelling of the words while you listen. And when you finish this episode, you can head over to the French Made Easy Exercise Library to download your lesson's exercises and practice what you've learned today. You'll find all the download links in the episode notes.
Alright, so letâs get started! Repeat after me to practice your pronunciation:
Iâve added a picture next to each pastry on the transcript, so you can see what it actually looks like, because I feel like itâs going to be quite hard to describe.
Un croissant (A light, buttery, crescent-shaped pastry) - Chaque matin, je commence ma journée avec un café et un croissant. (Every morning, I start my day with a coffee and a croissant.)
Un pain au chocolat (Sort of similar to a croissant, more in a square/rectangular shape, but filled with chocolate, also known as "chocolatine" in some regions of France. I personally call it a pain au chocolat.) - Mon pĂšre achĂšte des pains au chocolat tous les dimanches matin. (My father buys pain au chocolat every Sunday morning.)
Un Ă©clair au chocolat (A long, thin pastry made with choux dough filled with cream and topped with chocolate icing.) - Je vais prendre deux Ă©clairs au chocolat, sâil vous plaĂźt. (I'll take two chocolate Ă©clairs, please.)
Un macaron (A small, round cake made from almond flour, egg whites, and sugar, typically filled with ganache, buttercream, or jam.) - Les macarons à la vanille sont ses préférés. (Vanilla macarons are her favorites.)
Une madeleine (A small sponge cake with a shell-like shape) - Jâai achetĂ© quelques madeleines pour le goĂ»ter. (I bought some madeleines for the snack.)
Un financier (A small almond cake, often flavored with beurre noisette) - Je connais une trĂšs bonne recette pour faire un financier aux framboises. (I know a very good recipe for making a raspberry financier.)
Un cannelé (A small pastry with a soft and tender custard center and a dark, thick caramelized crust) - Il a goûté des cannelés pour la premiÚre fois dans une petite pùtisserie à Bordeaux. (He tasted cannelés for the first time in a small pastry shop in Bordeaux.)
Une chouquette (A small puff pastry sprinkled with pearl sugar) - Mes enfants me demandent toujours des chouquettes quand on va Ă la boulangerie. (My children always ask for chouquettes when we go to the bakery.)
Et voilĂ ! Now youâve got a few more French words in your vocabulary! đ°đ„ Remember to download your exercises to practice what you've learned today. All links are in the episode notes. That's all for today! I hope you enjoyed this lesson. Chat with you next week for another episode. Ă bientĂŽt!