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Sophie et Patrice - Le froid

Difficulty: Beginner

France

It's winter in France and Patrice and Sophie are feeling it! They list the many colorful expressions describing cold weather and talk about ways of warding off the cold with full winter regalia.

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Caption 18 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 18 [en]: There you go.

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Sophie et Patrice - Les grèves contre la réforme des retraites

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patrice and Sophie don't quite see eye to eye about the protests against pension reform in France. Listen to them discuss both sides of the argument.

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Caption 39 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 39 [en]: There you are.

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Professeur Joseph Melone - Les sources

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Professor Joseph Melone stresses the importance of sources in historical research. He also makes the disputed claim that Shakespeare never existed. Whether you believe that or not, his message is clear: check your sources!

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Caption 32 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 32 [en]: That's it.

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Sophie et Patrice - La Saint-Valentin

Difficulty: Beginner

France

How do Patrice and Sophie celebrate Valentine's Day? It's a big surprise...especially for Sophie, who takes it all in stride. It's the thought that counts, right?

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Caption 1 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 1 [en]: Right.

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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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Claude et Lionel - La pizza

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Claude made a delicious pizza using natural ingredients, half-vegetarian and half-meat, so there's something for everyone.

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Caption 64 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 64 [en]: There you have it.

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Claire et Philippe - Mon morceau de piano

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Philippe composed a short piano melody for Claire. After playing it for her, he teaches her some basic chords.

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Caption 45 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 45 [en]: That's it.

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Automne et Soline - Mer ou océan ?

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Automne and Soline would both like to live by the sea, or even better, by the ocean in Tahiti. If only it weren't so far away!

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Caption 23 [fr]: Pas en Bretagne. Voilà.
Caption 23 [en]: Not in Brittany. That's it.

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Sophie et Patrice - Les homonymes

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patrice and Sophie discuss homonyms, words that sound the same but have totally different meanings, something of a nightmare for French learners. Learn the difference between the same-sounding words verre, vers, ver, vert, and vair.

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Caption 32 [fr]: Mais pour un Anglais, un Allemand, voilà,
Caption 32 [en]: But for an English person, a German, right,

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Automne et Soline - Les temps libres

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Junior high students Automne and Soline discuss what they like to do in their free time and what they would change to make school more interesting. How about shortening the school day, for example?

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Caption 19 [fr]: Et voilà.
Caption 19 [en]: And that's it.

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Automne et Soline - Les vacances de Pâques

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Soline and Automne discuss their Easter holiday plans. They will spend some of the time together and organize some fun outings.

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Caption 52 [fr]: Du coup et... Voilà.
Caption 52 [en]: So, and... That's it.

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Sara et Lionel - Être en retard

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Are you more like Lionel, who is always on time, or like Sara, who is always late? Listen to their conversation as they reflect on the psychology behind such two different behaviors.

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Caption 40 [fr]: Voilà, je pense que tout ça peut être mis
Caption 40 [en]: Right, I think that all that can be put

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Sophie et Patrice - L'inflation

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Sophie and Patrice explain how hard life is now in France with inflation and prices rising. Sophie thinks the world is going through unprecedented times, while Patrice disagrees.

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Caption 32 [fr]: Voilà, en tout cas,
Caption 32 [en]: Right, in any case,

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Sara et Lionel - Les copains, les amis

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Do you agree with Sara and Lionel that friendship is not what it used to be? Has social networking and texting changed the way we connect to each other? Do we favor quantity over quality? And do you make a distinction between les copains and les amis?

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Caption 36 [fr]: Voilà. On est... on est proche
Caption 36 [en]: Right. We're... we're close

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Sophie et Patrice - Marcel Proust

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patrice had the opportunity to portray literary icon Marcel Proust in a production on a beach. He and Sophie reflect on this wonderful experience.

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Caption 18 [fr]: Voilà, une scène de sable magnifique avec le ciel d'azur.
Caption 18 [en]: Right, a magnificent stage of sand with the azure sky.

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