143 - How to Use Contracted Articles in French (Au, Aux, Du, Des)

In today’s lesson, you’ll learn how to use French contractions between the prepositions 'à' and 'de' and definite articles. For example, 'Je vais (à+le) marché' (I’m going to the market) contracts to 'Je vais au marché.' (These contractions are not optional!)📝 Cheat Sheet & Transcript: Click here to download the cheat sheet and transcript for this episode.🗝✨  FME Exercise Library:  Unlock your free Exercise Library and get 100+ beginner-friendly exercises from the French Made Easy podcast lessons to help you practice and improve your French skills! Click here to access the FREE Library! 🔓📖✨ Learn French through short stories! French Stories Made Easy is a new membership with easy-to-follow French stories for beginners, plus audio and English translations. It opens Monday 24 August — join the waitlist so you don’t miss the founding prices and bonus! 🤍 🪄 Feel like you kind of know French, but can’t actually speak it? Get The French Fluency Gap Guide — your roadmap to the 5 fluency pillars every learner needs. See where you’re on track, where you’re stuck, and what to focus on next. Click here to download it for free! 🤍