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A1 French News | Fairphone's Repairable Phone Finally Reaches the US
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- Aug 19, 2026
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- 383
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Learn French through today’s real news. Slow, clear French at A1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: Fairphone launches its repairable phone in the US for $650, with swappable parts, a removable battery, recycled materials, and a microSD slot. Also: Long-term borrowing costs rise in the US, UK, Germany, and Japan as oil prices, inflation worries, debt levels, and AI spending push yields higher. Aujourd'hui : Téléphone réparable aux États-Unis · Coûts d’emprunt en hausse. Today’s French focus: peut sortir, can come out / can be removed = can come out / can be removed. Vocabulary: réparer (to repair), batterie (battery), sortir (to come out / to remove). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-08-19 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.