Lionel talks about a very handy little word, le truc, that can be used for just about everything. And no, it doesn't mean "truck"!

Lionel gives a few pointers on telling time in French, including when to use the twelve-hour clock versus the twenty-four-hour clock.

Lionel shares a few tips on how to pronounce the u sound in French, which tends to be difficult for English-speaking learners. After watching the video, and with some practice, you'll be able to say words like tu (you) and mur (wall) with confidence.

Lionel shares a few tips on how to pronounce the French nasal sound on, which is a homophone, with multiple spellings.

Lionel gives a brief overview of the nasal in sound, which can be spelled a lot of different ways, including in, un, en, ain, ein, and even hein, the French equivalent of "huh?"

Lionel shares a few tips on how to pronounce the an sound in French, which can either be spelled an or en, as in en chantant (singing, while singing) or enchanté (nice to meet you).

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).

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.

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.

Lionel will explain the difference between "matin" and "matinée", which both mean morning in English, and "soir" and "soirée" which both mean evening. You can read more about this distinction in our lesson Morning and Evening.

Our friends Manon and Clémentine teach us some French tongue-twisters involving birds, turtles, armadillos, and mosquitoes. Try learning them all!

To be or not to be? That is the question that our friends Manon and Clémentine address in this video on the verb être (to be). In their conjugations of the verb être, they demonstrate some of the concepts we covered in our lesson on liaisons.

Manon and Clémentine teach us all about the verb aller, "to go," from its conjugation to its many different meanings. Allons-y!

Manon and Simon unravel some of the more complicated aspects of gender in French, focusing on masculine and feminine word endings. There's a lot more to it than just le and la!

Our charming teachers, Margaux and Manon, will inflict the verb "faire" on you. They did their best to make this grammar lesson on conjugation relatively painless.

Faire (to make or to do) is one of the most basic verbs in the French language, and it is used in a large number of expressions and idioms. Margaux and Manon give us some colorful examples of the uses of faire in this video.

Margaux and Manon recite "The Crow and the Fox," a famous fable by the French poet Jean de La Fontaine, and explain some of the more difficult lines for us. It's a good poem to memorize to improve your French!

Margaux and Manon are playing shop. Margaux is the lucky customer buying shoes and Manon settles for second best, playing the shopkeeper. Now you're all set to go shoe shopping on your next trip to France!

While Jeremy tries to tell a joke, Marie schools him on adjective agreement and other spelling and grammar pitfalls. Even native French speakers make mistakes!

Marie is writing a love letter and she's having trouble with plural endings. Luckily, Jeremy is there to help.

Marie needs help writing a love letter. Like many French learners and even native speakers, she has trouble with plural endings. You might be surprised to find out who the lucky recipient of this love letter is...

Our friends Sakhoura and Lily will teach you to conjugate the verb apprendre (to teach or to learn) in a variety of tenses. They also elaborate on some of the things we covered in our Yabla French lesson on liaisons.

Patrice and Sophie have a conversation about the French language. They agree that French people speak too fast for the average learner, and abbreviations and contractions make it even more difficult to understand. Patrice has a few theories as to why Parisians in particular speak so fast.

Sophie and Patrice introduce the basics of counting in French. They make it up to one sextillion (un trilliard), but if you're new to French, you can just focus on learning zéro to neuf.