La tarte aux cerises (les ep. du 90) Where’s the 90 Hiding?

La tarte aux cerises (les ep. du 90) Where’s the 90 Hiding?

From Cultivate your French : Slow French, at the right pace. by More Than Slow French — Hear It Twice with Laetitia

July 21, 2026 · 4 min · Episode 376

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This episode explores cherry picking in Brittany and features a linguistic insight into regional French through a family story.

Dans ce deuxième épisode de la série de l’été, on part en Bretagne cueillir des cerises avec Lisa, on fait une tarte, et on croise une Mamie. À vous de trouver où se cache le 90 ! A trip back to Brittany, 2013: cherry picking with my daughter, a homemade tart, and an old neighbor lending me her rolling pin. This episode is a slice of real family life in French – and a little puzzle: can you spot where the number ninety is hiding in the story?Along the way, I pick up something linguistically fascinating: the Mamie speaks with subject-verb inversion, a pattern shaped by a lifetime of speaking Breton. It’s the kind of authentic regional French you won’t find in a textbook. This summer, no pen, no notebook – just listening and speaking. Subscribers receive a podcast letter with this episode: a question to think about before pressing play, cultural markers to go deeper into the episode, three everyday expressions to say out loud, and a comprehension question to answer once you’ve heard the whole story. A different way to make progress in French.

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Places: Bretagne

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