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Français avec Nelly - Learning French with Literature: "The Stranger" by Albert Camus - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly concludes her reading of Albert Camus's The Stranger, accompanied with some very useful comments.

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Caption 39 [en]: if I was coming from far away.
Caption 39 [fr]: si je venais de loin.

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Français avec Nelly - Les faux amis - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Nelly discusses some more faux amis (false cognates) in English and French. You'll need to be especially careful with some of these, such as "excited" and excité.

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Caption 80 [en]: coming from an English-speaking audience.
Caption 80 [fr]: venant d'un public anglophone.

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Axel et Alice - Les mots bruxellois du français

Difficulty: Intermediate

Belgium, France

Axel, who is French, and Alice, who is Belgian, compare notes on various regional expressions. Find out what the difference between la pluie and la drache is in this video.

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Caption 22 [en]: And uh... I had another word that was coming to me.
Caption 22 [fr]: Et euh... j'avais un autre mot qui me venait.

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Ahlam et Timothé - Des conversations basiques

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Listen to the young couple Ahlam and Timothé from Avignon as they carry out short, simple conversations on various topics.

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Caption 25 [en]: Yes, me too, but, well, winter is coming, and
Caption 25 [fr]: Oui, moi aussi, mais bon, l'hiver arrive et

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Lionel L - Le son "an"

Difficulty: Beginner

France

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).

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Caption 17 [en]: coming back,
Caption 17 [fr]: en revenant,

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Lionel L - Le son "in"

Difficulty: Beginner

France

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?"

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Caption 11 [en]: you're coming.
Caption 11 [fr]: tu viens.

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Lionel L - Le truc

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

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"!

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Caption 30 [en]: by calling them, to find this object.
Caption 30 [fr]: en l'appelant de récupérer cet objet.

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Amal et Caroline - Jurons

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

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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Caption 54 [en]: And me, I'm thinking, actually, before coming to Paris,
Caption 54 [fr]: Et moi, je me dis, en fait, avant d'arriver à Paris,

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Le saviez-vous? - Le rouge et ses expressions - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

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

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Caption 31 [en]: by fire coming out of the cannon.
Caption 31 [fr]: par le feu en sortant du canon.

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Le saviez-vous? - "Non plus", forme négative de "aussi" - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In the second part of this lesson on ne plus and aussi, you will learn another meaning of aussi. In addition to "also," it can mean "therefore" or "so."

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Caption 52 [en]: Therefore the lesson is coming to an end.
Caption 52 [fr]: Aussi la leçon touche-t-elle à sa fin.

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Le saviez-vous? - Les expressions à ne pas prendre au pied de la lettre - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the second installment on French expressions not to be taken literally, Patricia discusses the phrase se faire l'avocat du diable (to play devil's advocate).

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Caption 22 [en]: that consists in coming up with arguments
Caption 22 [fr]: qui consiste à chercher des arguments

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Le saviez-vous? - Les verbes du 1er groupe les plus utilisés - Part 1

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Patricia goes over some of the most commonly used verbs of the first group (ending in -er). Once you learn them, try creating a story out of them!

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Caption 39 [en]: I am calling my sister.
Caption 39 [fr]: J'appelle ma sœur.

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Lionel et Chantal - "Faire barbecue"

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Lionel and Chantal introduce a new verb, "faire du barbecue" (to barbecue), for barbecuing and verb conjugating novices. Lionel knows how to cook two birds with one grill, so to speak. Note that the verb "faire" ("to do" or "to make") is used for just about any situation in French.

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Caption 38 [en]: but avoid kangaroo, because the meat risks jumping out [sautéing]. Thank you.
Caption 38 [fr]: mais évitez le kangourou car la viande risque de sauter. Merci.

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Manon et Clémentine - Conjugaison du verbe aller

Difficulty: Beginner

France

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

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Caption 1 [en]: Hey, Clem, are you coming?
Caption 1 [fr]: Hé, Clem, tu viens?

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Margaux et Manon - Le corbeau et le renard

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

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!

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Caption 56 [en]: Have you heard the cawing of a crow before?
Caption 56 [fr]: Vous avez déjà entendu le croassement d'un corbeau?

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