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Sophie et Patrice - Le français tel qu'il est parlé à Paris

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

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.

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Français avec Nelly - How to Speak French in Marseille - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Dans cette vidéo, Nelly continue d'expliquer et de donner quelques exemples de l'accent marseillais comparé à celui de Paris. Regardez !

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Amal et Caroline - Jurons

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

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Amal and Caroline admit that they use a lot of swear words (jurons) when they're having a bad day or just dealing with the stress of life in Paris. Amal suggests they take a yoga class to decompress.

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Le saviez-vous? - La poésie de Victor Hugo

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Patricia va lire un extrait d'un poème de Victor Hugo, qui s'appelle À l'Arc de Triomphe. Ce poème est un hommage sur la ville de Paris.

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Français avec Nelly - Imparfait ou passé composé ?

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

France

How do you choose between the imperfect and the compound past tense? Nelly explains it all to you and even shares a secret trick for distinguishing them.

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Caption 26 [fr]: Il y a deux ans, j'ai visité Paris.
Caption 26 [en]: Two years ago, I visited Paris.

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Français avec Nelly - Les pronoms relatifs composés - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

France

Nelly breaks down a complicated subject, compound relative pronouns (duquel, auxquelles, etc.), using easy-to-follow examples. Learning these will help you avoid repeating yourself!

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Caption 20 [fr]: Parce que la nuit est en train de tomber sur Paris.
Caption 20 [en]: Because night is falling on Paris.

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Français avec Nelly - How to Speak French in Marseille - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly just came back from Marseille and decided to give us a little course on the very unique and colorful dialect of France's second-largest city.

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Caption 11 [fr]: entre le français de Paris
Caption 11 [en]: between Paris French

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Français avec Nelly - Les États américains

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Have you ever wondered why we say en Alabama (in Alabama) but au Texas (in Texas)? Nelly explains how to tell which prepositions to use in front of American state names.

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Caption 67 [fr]: Je vais à Paris.
Caption 67 [en]: I'm going to Paris.

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Sophie et Olivier - Les différences de températures

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

France

As temperatures warm up with spring, Sophie and Olivier don't know what to wear anymore. It's freezing in the morning and hot in the afternoon. Sophie may have found a solution... What do you think?

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Caption 34 [fr]: comme Paris est dans une... une cuvette...
Caption 34 [en]: as Paris is in a... a basin...

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Français avec Nelly - How to Speak Like Marie Antoinette - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In part one of this video, you will learn how Austrian-born queen Marie Antoinette, whose native language was German, came to speak very good French. How did she do it? Watch this video and get inspired!

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Caption 42 [fr]: dans des circonstances tragiques et à Paris.
Caption 42 [en]: under tragic circumstances and in Paris.

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Sara et Lionel - Les couleurs - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

France

Does the color red remind you of beautiful architecture? In this video, Lionel asks Sara what various colors evoke for her. See if you feel the same way.

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Caption 45 [fr]: et ma ville c'est Paris,
Caption 45 [en]: and my city is Paris,

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Français avec Nelly - Comment remplacer "mais"

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

France

Nelly is here to help you enrich your vocabulary. Did you know there are many alternatives to the overused word mais (but)? Find out how to use them in this video!

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Caption 18 [fr]: Je suis professeur de français à Paris.
Caption 18 [en]: I am a French teacher in Paris.

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Lionel L - Les homonymes et homophones

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

France

Lionel explains the concept of homonyms and homophones in French, using the examples of leur, leurs, leurre, l'heure and l'heur.

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Caption 17 [fr]: Mes parents habitent à Paris,
Caption 17 [en]: My parents live in Paris,

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Français avec Nelly - Alternatives to "je veux" - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

France

Nelly lists some other alternatives for expressing a desire or wish. By the end of the video, you'll be able to order in a restaurant like a pro!

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Caption 8 [fr]: J'entends beaucoup d'étrangers à Paris qui l'utilisent.
Caption 8 [en]: I hear a lot of foreigners in Paris who use it.

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Le saviez-vous? - L'utilité des zeppelins français

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

France

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

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Caption 34 [fr]: sur des zones ennemies. [Cratère d'une bombe de zeppelin lâchée sur Paris]
Caption 34 [en]: onto enemy zones. [Crater from a zeppelin bomb dropped on Paris]

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