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

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

La langue française est difficile à comprendre pour les étrangers surtout quand les gens parlent vite. Sophie pense que les Parisiens en particulier sont très pressés et n'ont pas le temps de prononcer toutes les syllabes.

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Sophie et Alexandre - La galette des rois

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sophie et Alexandre parlent de la tradition française du gâteau des rois pour l'épiphanie. Sophie obtiendra-t-elle la fève cette fois-ci ? Découvrez-le.

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Sara et Lionel - Le bronzage

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Lionel et Sara parlent de bronzage. Qui sera le plus bronzé à la rentrée? En même temps, la couleur de la peau peut révéler son origine. Lionel est d'origine pied-noir, des gens qui ont vécu en Algérie pendant l'occupation française dans les années 50.

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Vauréal - Véronique Schneider

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Véronique Schneider est une modiste qui a fait ses débuts à Paris. Elle faisait des chapeaux de spectacle à la Comédie Française avant de partir s'installer à la Cour des Arts à Montréal où elle s'est lancée dans les chapeaux de ville.

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Le Journal - Le photographe Cartier-Bresson

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

On peut dire que Henri Cartier Bresson est la contribution française la plus remarquable au monde de la photographie.

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Français avec Nelly - What’s Happening in France? | Easy French News for French Learners - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Over coffee, Nelly discusses some current events that are capturing French people's attention. Learn about the huge fire in the south of France, the women's Tour de France winner, and the controversy surrounding the Bayeux Tapestry.

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Caption 58 [fr]: et qui a été remporté par une Française.
Caption 58 [en]: and which was won by a French woman.

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Français avec Nelly - Coco Chanel - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly continues to explore Coco Chanel's enormous contribution to the world of women's fashion and explains how the iconic perfume Chanel Number 5 got its name.

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Caption 43 [fr]: le luxe à la française.
Caption 43 [en]: French-style luxury.

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Sophie et Alexandre - Et les vacances ?

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sophie and Alexandre talk about where they went on vacation. No need to go to an exotic destination to have a good time, according to Sophie. On the other hand, Alexandre enjoyed white sand beaches in a faraway place that's still a part of France. Can you guess where he went?

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Caption 96 [fr]: En Polynésie française. -Oui. -Ouais.
Caption 96 [en]: To French Polynesia. -Yes. -Yeah.

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Français avec Nelly - Coco Chanel - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly tells the fascinating life story of French fashion icon Coco Chanel, beginning with what led to her career as a designer.

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Caption 33 [fr]: et passionnée par la langue et la culture française.
Caption 33 [en]: and passionate about the French language and culture.

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Français avec Nelly - 10 livres faciles à lire en français - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly concludes her excellent reading recommendations with some very useful tips. Why not watch the movie adaptation of your novel of choice, or if you're short on time, read a poem or two?

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Caption 43 [fr]: de poésie française.
Caption 43 [en]: about French poetry.

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Français avec Nelly - 10 livres faciles à lire en français - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video, Nelly gives some advice about reading books in a foreign language and recommends some books for French learners. One of her recommendations is The Braid by Laetitia Colombani.

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Caption 34 [fr]: où je suis ravie de vous parler de littérature française.
Caption 34 [en]: where I'm delighted to talk to you about French literature.

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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 3 [fr]: qui apprennent la langue française.
Caption 3 [en]: who are learning the French language.

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Français avec Nelly - "Demain, dès l'aube" par Victor Hugo - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly recites and explains in great detail Victor Hugo's poem "Demain, dès l'aube" (Tomorrow, at Dawn). Though initially it might read like a love poem, it turns out to be much more tragic.

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Caption 2 [fr]: dans laquelle on va parler littérature française,
Caption 2 [en]: in which we're going to talk French literature,

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Sara et Lionel - Les Français sont-ils arrogants ?

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Sara and Lionel wonder why French people are often seen as arrogant. Do French people actually mind or do they unconsciously cultivate this image?

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Caption 37 [fr]: cette... cette silhouette française un peu déformée.
Caption 37 [en]: this... this somewhat distorted French profile.

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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 45 [fr]: Mais ça... {-Parce que...} -Ça c'est la subtilité de la langue française, mon cher.
Caption 45 [en]: But that... -Because... That's the subtlety of the French language, my dear.

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