Nelly explains the five most important grammar rules you'll need to know to learn French. In this first part, she focuses on sentence structure and gender.

Thomas's love for Cécile turns into an obsession, which is becoming problematic. His mother is very concerned about his behavior.

Patrice and Sophie rejoice in the fact that Paris is being revegetated. In an effort to combat pollution and beautify the capital, the city is giving out free plant seeds to its residents to grow in pots.

Lionel, Michel, and Juliette take a stroll down the Rue des Capucins, named after the Capuchin monastery once located there. They also discuss some of Marsal's native plants, which have a high salt tolerance.

Fanny is an expert ukulele player, and she agrees to give Merlin some lessons. He needs a lot of practice!

Barbara is a typical teenager who never puts her things away, which drives her mother Isabelle crazy. Isabelle thinks she's found the perfect solution....

Nelly suggests some songs for more advanced French speakers: Charles Aznavour's "La bohème," Angèle's "Balance ton quoi," Stromae's "Formidable," Serge Gainsbourg's "La javanaise," and Orelsan's "Tout va bien."

Sandra has brought some leaves and flowers for Marie to draw. She stresses the importance of drawing what you see, not what you think you see.

Thomas can't wait to tell his father about his new love. There's only one problem: she's old enough to be his mother.

Asma finishes preparing her delicious mango, vanilla, and passion fruit Swiss roll. Try it out at home and learn some technical cooking terms in the process.

Croqueur has a tough decision to make. He can choose to escape the zoo and face the unknown or stay and learn to do his job scaring little children to avoid turning into a fashion accessory. Will he pluck up the courage to decide?

Lionel and Michel talk about the heyday of Marsal, which used to be a thriving city during the Vauban period thanks to the saltworks. Nowadays, though, it's a small tourist village. Find out how many visitors come to Marsal each year.

What better way to learn and improve your French than through songs? Nelly will share her favorites with you, some of which—including "Je veux" by Zaz, "Elle me dit" by Mika, and "Dernière danse" by Indila—are even available on Yabla! Why not check them out?

Thomas meets Cécile, who works with his mother at the design agency. She has quite an emotional effect on him. How will he recover?

Fanny has a serious toothache and asks Merlin what she needs to do.

Sandra is giving Marie her first drawing lesson, starting with an exercise called "blind drawing." Try it out yourself!

Lionel, Michel, and Juliette take a stroll through the village, where they meet some ceramic artists, a dog, and even the mayor!

"Sarah" and "Marguerite" (aka Amal and Caroline) have a falling out. It starts with Sarah missing Marguerite's birthday party and escalates from there.

Asma is back with another mouthwatering pastry. This time it's a mango, vanilla, and passion fruit Swiss roll.

Croqueur the crocodile is undergoing psychoanalysis to help him find his true predatory nature. The fact that he was raised by a sweet ostrich doesn't help...

Thomas has lunch with his father as he does every week. They discuss Thomas's mother's love life (or lack thereof) and what to do about it.

Patrice and Sophie discuss the outcome of the recent referendum on self-service scooters in Paris. Why have scooters been taken off the streets and sidewalks?

Marie is taking her first drawing lesson with Sandra, so she brought all her new material to show her tutor. In the process, you will learn a ton of vocabulary!

We continue our visit to Marsal inside the abbey church, where we learn more about the recumbent figures commemorating the owners of the local salt mines.