Lionel gives us some tips about liaisons, a very important component of French pronunciation. He also talks about le h aspiré (aspirated h) and the debatable pronunciation of les haricots (the beans).

Nico fancies himself as Hamlet and thinks he can coach Sam to help him become a TV reporter.

Anna and Louis decide what to cook for Anna's mother's birthday. They use a lot of slang words in their conversation, such as despi (speedy, quick) and darons (parents, folks).

Sacha wants Sam to apply for a news reporter job, but first she must coach him for the audition...

Learn to make polenta with JB. It's a simple Mediterranean dish that will only take a few minutes. Just remember to cook it twice!

Sacha brags about her new job, where she gets to schmooze with celebrities. Annie is a tad jealous...

The Clotilde saga finally comes to an end after some sizzling revelations.... Find out what causes her to leave in this last segment of episode 8!

JB shares his own ratatouille recipe. It's a great Mediterranean dish full of seasonal vegetables. Give it a try!

Annie and Sam get very close while building the shelf together, and Nico is running away from Clotilde, who has been pursuing him for days.

Nico doesn't seem to be able to shake off clingy Clotilde, and asks for Sam's help. But his excuses are a little outlandish...

JB shows us how to make a mirabelle plum tart, a delicious end-of-summer treat. Mirabelles are hard to find in the US, but you can substitute another type of plum.

Lionel goes over some of the many slang words for "money" in French, including la moula, les bifs, and les waris. He also explains why you shouldn't try to pay with larger bills in a store.

The building supervisor's cousin lays down the law with the girls, and they're not happy about it!

Do you know what la teuf and zarbi mean? These are two examples of verlan, one of the most common forms of French slang. Some verlan words have become so popular that they've been added to the dictionary.

The landlady's cousin Clotilde is all over Nico. They've are going out for the fourth time this week.