Lionel and Sara reflect on how the traditional two-day Fête de l'Humanité (Humanity Festival) has changed over the years. Originally organized by the Communist newspaper L'Humanité, the festival is an occasion for the various factions of the French left to put aside their differences and come together.

Sara needs to pack her bag as she is going on holiday soon, but she is just not in the mood. What a chore! Lionel does his best to motivate her...

Lionel has a terrible toothache and all the dentists are on vacation. Fortunately, he has a great trick for relieving the pain that he shares with Sara. Find out what it is!

Sara's hands are a bit dirty. That's because she's been doing some painting around her place. She enjoys decorating her apartment when she finds the time.

Leïa and Asma live in Réunion, where you're never far from the beach. Unfortunately, Leïa doesn't have time to go the beach after school, unlike Asma, who was allowed to go only after she finished her homework.

Sophie and Edmée didn't do much last night but are both very tired. Let's find out why!

Sophie and Edmée talk about welcoming the first days of spring and the promise of warmer days that brighten people's moods.

Sophie and Edmée discuss what they like and dislike about bananas.

Patricia introduces the famous French animated series Il était une fois (Once Upon a Time), which follows a time-traveling family through the high points of human civilization and into the future. We have several episodes available on Yabla, which you can find here, and more coming soon!

In the park, Samuel and Anne talk about some things they like. They have a lot in common!

Samuel meets Anne and tells her about the gifts he bought for his friends' new baby and their older daughter.

Somebody left a backpack on the park bench, so Anne and Samuel go through its contents to see whom it might belong to.

In part two of our Conversations au parc series, you'll learn how to describe things as big and small, and how to say "me too" in French.

In this beginner-level conversation, you will learn some useful vocabulary about everyday objects you might put in your bag.

Jeremy and Marie play a round of Monopoly. As you'll see, the game gets a little out of hand after the auction... but in any event, you'll have learned some valuable vocabulary to be able to play Monopoly in French.