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Français avec Nelly - À ou De ? - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Do you know which verbs go with the preposition à and which ones go with the preposition de? Nelly will give you a list of some very useful verbs to get you started. As there are no set rules, these verbs must be memorized along with the preposition that goes with them.

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Caption 47 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 47 [en]: That's it.

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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 27 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 27 [en]: There you go.

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Sophie et Patrice - Bonjour, bonsoir

Difficulty: Newbie

France

When should you say bonjour versus bonsoir? Should you say un or une après-midi? Find out in this video.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 9 [en]: Right.

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Français avec Nelly - How to Speak Like Marie Antoinette - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In part 2, we learn more fascinating facts about Marie Antoinette's private life, as well as some of her famous quotes. Can you guess what her last words were?

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Caption 113 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 113 [en]: That's right.

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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 43 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 43 [en]: There you have it.

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Leïa - Les ustensiles de cuisine

Difficulty: Beginner

Réunion

Leïa will teach you some very useful vocabulary related to kitchen utensils—beyond just forks, knives, and spoons!

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Caption 14 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 14 [en]: There.

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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 67 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 67 [en]: Like that.

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Sophie et Patrice - Les jours et les mois

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Sophie and Patrice introduce the months of the year and the days of the week. They also show us a trick to remember which months have 30 days and which have 31.

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Caption 10 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 10 [en]: Right.

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Farid et Hiziya - Amener, apporter, emmener, emporter

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Farid and Hiziya talk about a common grammar mistake that even native French speakers make: confusing the verbs amener, apporter, emmener, and emporter. For more on these tricky verbs, read our lesson Bringing and Taking in French.

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Caption 24 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 24 [en]: That's right.

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Lionel - Les animaux - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel shows us some of the fowl at the animal park, including the storks, which are the symbol of Alsace.

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Caption 16 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 16 [en]: There you have it.

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Sophie et Patrice - Chiffres et nombres - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Sometimes numbers like cent (hundred) and quatre-vingts (eighty) take an S at the end, but other times they don't. Others, like mille (thousand), never take one. Sophie and Patrice explain these and other rules of writing numbers in French in this video.

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Caption 82 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 82 [en]: That's it.

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Le saviez-vous? - La prononciation des voyelles et groupes de voyelles - Part 3

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Patricia concludes her series on vowels and vowel groups with a discussion of the vowels O and U. She also mentions a French word that contains all five vowels, but none of them are individually pronounced. Can you guess what it is?

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Caption 62 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 62 [en]: There you have it.

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Le saviez-vous? - Les différentes négations - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In the second part of this series on negation, you will learn the negative forms rien ne... (nothing), ne... aucun(e) (not any), and ne... nulle part (nowhere). We hope you will be feeling more positive about these negatives!

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Caption 35 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 35 [en]: There you have it.

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Le saviez-vous? - Le mode subjonctif

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In this video, you will learn when to use the subjunctive mood in all kinds of everyday situations. Whenever you express a doubt, an uncertainty, or a wish, the subjunctive mood is usually required.

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Caption 37 [fr]: Voilà!
Caption 37 [en]: There you have it!

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Le saviez-vous? - Les élections présidentielles - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In part two of this series, you will learn about the political climate during the 2017 French presidential elections. You will also learn the prerequisites for being able to vote in France.

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Caption 51 [fr]: Voilà!
Caption 51 [en]: There you have it!

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