Have you ever wondered why we say en Alabama (in Alabama) but au Texas (in Texas)? Nelly explains how to tell which prepositions to use in front of American state names.

Nelly will teach you 100 adjectives in less than 10 minutes. See how many you already know!

Nelly goes over some adjectives you'll need to know for intermediate-level French. Try to form some sentences with them!

Nelly concludes her list of 100 essential adjectives. Once you master them all, you'll be a pro at describing things in French!

Nelly tells the fascinating life story of French fashion icon Coco Chanel, beginning with what led to her career as a designer.

Nelly continues to explore Coco Chanel's enormous contribution to the world of women's fashion and explains how the iconic perfume Chanel Number 5 got its name.

In this video, Nelly gives some advice about reading books in a foreign language and recommends some books for French learners. One of her recommendations is The Braid by Laetitia Colombani.

Nelly recommends some more easy books in French by Amélie Nothomb, Guillaume Musso, and Albert Camus. She also discusses the passé simple or simple past tense, which is primarily used in written French.

Nelly concludes her excellent reading recommendations with some very useful tips. Why not watch the movie adaptation of your novel of choice, or if you're short on time, read a poem or two?

Nelly recites and explains in great detail Victor Hugo's poem "Demain, dès l'aube" (Tomorrow, at Dawn). Though initially it might read like a love poem, it turns out to be much more tragic.

Nelly completes her explication of Victor Hugo's heartbreaking "Demain, dès l'aube," emphasizing the poem's autobiographical aspect and the hardship the author faced.

Farid and Hiziya talk about a common grammar mistake that even native French speakers make: confusing the verbs amener, apporter, emmener, and emporter. For more on these tricky verbs, read our lesson Bringing and Taking in French.

Farid and Hiziya conjugate the verbs parler (to speak) and écouter (to listen) in the present tense of the indicative mood.

Farid and Hiziya will conjugate for you the irregular verbs faire (to do, to make) and aller (to go) in the present tense of the indicative mode, using different examples.

Farid and Hiziya conjugate the two most basic verbs in French: avoir (to have) and être (to be).