Patricia discusses the various ways zeppelins were used in the twentieth century, as well as what led to their downfall.

Humanity has always dreamed of flying through the air. That dream was made possible with the arrival of the zeppelin at the end of the nineteenth century.

In centuries past, when a person's honor was offended, he would challenge the culprit to a duel. The last duel in France took place as recently as 1967, between two respected politicians!

In part two of her lesson on numbers, Patricia counts from 41 to 100 in French. Be prepared to do some arithmetic!

Patricia explains the basic principles of French numbers and their usage, and shares a few grammatical points.

Patricia explores the origin of the poisson d'avril (April Fools') tradition. There are numerous theories about this, some of them contradictory.

The first of April is the day of hoaxes, pranks, and jokes. In France, the tradition is to hang paper fish on people's backs and shout, "Poisson d'avril!" (April Fish!).

Why do we get "hen flesh" (chair de poule) when it's "duck cold" (froid de canard)? Learn more about these and other poultry-related expressions in this video.

To conclude her series on musical expressions, Patricia will sing your praises for having learned and practiced everything she taught you.

Patricia breaks down some more musical expressions, such as c'est la même musique, c'est du pipeau, violon d'Ingres, and si ça te chante.

En avant la musique! (Let's get on with it!) Patricia continues her lesson on various musical expressions used in everyday language.

Tune in to Patricia's lesson on musical expressions and idioms in French. You'll hear plenty of interesting phrases that are worth noting.

Red alert! There are even more French expressions using the word rouge. Patricia explains several of them in this video.

There are many expressions in French linked to the color red, several of which have direct equivalents in English. Discover a few of them with Patricia.

Patricia lists a few more usages of encore (still, again) and gives an overview of toujours (still, always). To learn more about these words, check out our written lesson on them.