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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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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 3

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

The situation of the French language in Quebec is controversial and complex. Montreal was an English-speaking city until 1920, and it wasn't until the passage of Law 101 in 1977 that French became the official language of Quebec. According to some of the interviewees in this video, Québécois French is in a precarious position once again, with municipal signage and corporate names in Montreal reverting to English, as well as shopkeepers who refuse to speak French.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon père s'oppose à ma passion - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Clara and Roger's persistence paid off. She passed her entrance examination to the sports-studies program. But first, she had to confront her father with the truth.

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Caption 2 [en]: Clara and Roger are waiting for the young girl's father to speak to him.
Caption 2 [fr]: Clara et Roger attendent le père de la jeune fille pour lui parler.

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Elisa et sa maman - La technologie

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Elisa speaks with her mom about the good old days when technology was not so invasive. Her mom reminisces about the times when you had to write a letter instead of sending an email or text. Still, she admits that modern life has its advantages, now that you can video chat with faraway relatives.

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Caption 45 [en]: Let's do it again. I didn't speak slowly.
Caption 45 [fr]: On refait. J'ai pas parlé doucement.

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Banlieues françaises - jeunes et policiers, l'impossible réconciliation? - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Journalists spent a week in Aulnay-sous-Bois interviewing young people about ongoing issues and clashes with the police. In the Cité des Trois Mille district, which includes 3,000 public housing units, cultural and sporting organizations are stepping in to make up for the lack of public services.

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Caption 54 [en]: You know, when I speak to them, they listen.
Caption 54 [fr]: Tu sais, quand je leur parle, ils écoutent.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 7

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

In part seven of this series on Quebec, Olivier focuses on something that is dear to the hearts of many Québécois: the majestic Saint Lawrence River. He also explores their relationship with money and the way they conduct business. Olivier asks whether it's easier to do business in Quebec or in France. Quebec, it seems, offers more opportunities for companies, with fewer regulations and restrictions, while France remains a very productive country despite the thirty-five-hour workweek.

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Caption 13 [en]: If the Saint Lawrence should speak to us...
Caption 13 [fr]: S'il fallait que le Saint-Laurent nous parle...

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 6

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

In part 6 of Le Québec parle aux Français, the interviewees compare and contrast the immigrant situation in France and Quebec. France, being a smaller country, creates additional pressure for immigrants, while in Quebec, immigrants do rather well. Later, Olivier treats us to a little song he wrote himself.

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Caption 43 [en]: Uh... me, I can't speak for all the Québécois, but the Québécois
Caption 43 [fr]: Euh... moi, je peux pas parler pour toutes [sic] les Québécois, mais les Québécois

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 5

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

French Canada is a cultural mosaic that is still exploring its identity. Some French Canadians feel more American than French, while others feel more of an allegiance to their French roots. Somehow, a Quebecois nation is emerging out of all this, but not without some growing pains.

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Caption 6 [en]: who speak to their government in their country.
Caption 6 [fr]: qui parlent à leur gouvernement dans leur pays.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 4

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

One might think that the push to remove anglicisms from the French language would be stronger in France, but the larger movement to "purify" French is actually happening in Quebec. Many Québécois worry that the French language is endangered in Canada, and the Quebec government has taken measures to preserve it by inventing new words instead of borrowing from English. That's why an email is still un email in France, but un courriel in Quebec.

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Caption 22 [en]: Actually, that's it. No. -It's almost that... -We speak French with a different accent.
Caption 22 [fr]: En fait, c'est ça. Non. -C'est quasiment ça... -On parle français avec un accent différent.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

In the second episode of Le Québec parle aux Français, we learn more about the complex relationship between the French and the Quebecois throughout history. We also learn about the evolution of the French language in Quebec—according to a former Prime Minister of Quebec, the province even "spoke French before France"!

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Caption 47 [en]: Well, yes, because they speak better! They have more vocabulary. That's for sure.
Caption 47 [fr]: Ben, oui, parce qu'ils parlent mieux! Ils ont plus de vocabulaire. C'est sûr.

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Actus Quartier - Manif anti-nucléaire à Bastille

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Did you know that France is the most nuclear-dependent country in the world? These protesters are trying to change that statistic in their demonstration against nuclear energy in Paris's Place de la Bastille.

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Caption 85 [en]: Télé Bocal? Yes, I'd like to speak with Télé Bocal.
Caption 85 [fr]: Télé Bocal? Oui je veux bien parler à Télé Bocal.

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Actus Quartier - Fête de quartier Python-Duvernois - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, Morocco, West Africa

The locals interviewed at the Python-Duvernois neighborhood fair defend the reputation of their area and compete to win a roll of paper towels (or perhaps something a little more prize-worthy).

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Caption 113 [en]: Before they speak, they should come and see first.
Caption 113 [fr]: Avant de parler, ils devraient venir voir, déjà.

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Actus Quartier - Fête de la rose au caviar rouge

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The French Socialist Party held its second Fête de la rose (Rose Festival) in June 2011, thirty-three years after its first. The festival was filled with games and speeches (and cotton candy), in preparation for the French primary elections.

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Caption 6 [en]: It's an opportunity to speak differently about politics
Caption 6 [fr]: C'est une occasion de parler de politique autrement

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