Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Test your French knowledge and see if you can do better than the native speakers answering these questions. You might be surprised!
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
France
In this Questions à la con (Dumb Questions) series, pedestrians are asked to answer some crazy questions about the latest buzzwords, slang terms, and obscure expressions. Do you know what the verb emberlucoquer means? Watch this video to find out, but first take a guess and see if you can outsmart the natives! You'll be surprised by the variety of answers people come up with, some of which are quite hilarious.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
After the closing of the Calais Jungle, the Massé Trévidy Foundation has stepped in to take care of refugees in the Finistère region. The foundation works with a group of volunteers to provide administrative, social, and medical assistance to the refugees.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Rémy de Bores, an author and publisher, is a very busy man. In this video, he explains the intricacies of his profession and discusses his own books.
Difficulty:
Beginner
France
Lionel wants to take a trip to Parc Astérix, a famous amusement park in Paris. He'll demonstrate everything you need to ask about when making travel plans in French, from transportation to accommodations. You can practice by booking a trip to the park yourself!
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
France
Let's talk about love! People share their insights on what love really is. Is it infatuation, self-sacrifice, an adventure, or a journey?
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Canada
Sally Folk is a young Québécois singer who released her first album "Heureux Infidèles" (Happy Unfaithful) in 2013. In the title song, she sings about an affair she is having. Although she feels a twinge of conscience, being unfaithful holds too much excitement for her to stop and confess.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Canada
Sally Folk's "Les heures de visite" (Visiting Hours) is an uptempo but melancholy song about a woman who pines for her lover behind bars and hopes to be reunited with him some day.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Canada
Meet Pierre Carl and take a tour around his Montreal sports shop, called D’un sport à l’autre (which means “from one sport to another”). Bikes are the top-seller in summer, but you’ll see they have fun stuff for any season!
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Canada
Just in case you haven’t already learned enough about fixing up bikes, Pierre Carl from “D’un sport à l’autre” gives us a handy little tutorial.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Canada
Need a tutorial on how to fix up a bike? Master mechanic Yassin from D’un sport à l’autre shows us just where to put the wrench.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Ask the Strasbourgeois what they love about their hometown, and most of them can sum it up for you in one word: tout! But don’t just take our word for it. See for yourself!
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Belgium
Belgian singer-songwriter Stromae's lyricism and creativity are well on display in this video for "Ta fête," a single off his chart-topping album Racine Carrée. "Ta fête" was the official song of the Belgian Red Devils at 2014's World Cup, and Stromae had some fun preparing with the team...
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Belgium
In his brilliant song "Papaoutai" (Dad, Where Are You?), Stromae depicts the endless game of hide and seek that some children play with their fathers. Stromae (né Paul Van Haver), who was raised by his mother, lost his own father in 1994 to the Rwandan Genocide.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Belgium
In the music video for "Tous les mêmes" (All the Same) Stromae impersonates both the man and the woman in a stormy relationship. He wants children. She doesn't want any because she thinks "men are all the same" and can't be trusted to raise them. Stromae concludes the song with a beautifully choreographed dance equal to none—except for the late Michael Jackson, perhaps.
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