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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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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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Audrey et Nadjma - Le créole réunionnais

Difficulty: Beginner

Réunion

Audrey and Nadjma talk about the Creole languages in the overseas territories of Réunion, Martinique, and Guadeloupe, and why they all differ from one another.

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Caption 21 [en]: of English, of other origins, in fact.
Caption 21 [fr]: d'anglais, de d'autres origines en fait.

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Sophie et Patrice - Le handicap

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sophie and Patrice discuss the evolution of the word "handicap," from its origins as a horce racing term to its current usage in French. Rather than les handicapés (the handicapped), the French now say les personnes en situation de handicap (persons with disabilities).

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Caption 3 [en]: It comes from an English term, uh...
Caption 3 [fr]: Ça vient d'un terme anglais, euh...

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Lionel L - La réforme du français

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel discusses the French Academy's latest spelling reform, which includes such modifications as removing the i in oignon (onion) and the circumflex in coût (cost). There's been a fair amount of backlash against the reform, though the changes are only recommended, not mandatory.

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Caption 32 [en]: What is important to note is that English words,
Caption 32 [fr]: Ce qu'il est important de noter, c'est que les mots anglais,

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Micro-Trottoirs - Rêves d’enfants

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this Micro-Trottoirs episode, people on the street reveal what they wanted to be when they grow up. From fireman to fairy, find out who actually fullfilled their childhood dream.

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Caption 75 [en]: I was an English teacher for eight years. -You are a fulfilled woman in many ways, you are...
Caption 75 [fr]: J'ai été prof d'anglais pendant huit ans. -Vous êtes une femme comblée quelque part, vous êtes...

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 10

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

Quebec's current relationship with France is complex. French politicians tend to tread carefully regarding Quebec's sovereignty. For many years France adopted a policy of "neither indifference nor interference," a more neutral stance somewhere between a hands-off policy (which could be seen as complete abandonment) and an overly intrusive relationship. Sarkozy moved away from that policy, but his successor Hollande revived it.

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Caption 66 [en]: relive, uh... the... the historical moments of the English conquest of Quebec.
Caption 66 [fr]: revivre, euh... les... les instants historiques de la conquête anglaise du Québec.

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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 19 [en]: and without a hyphen... without a hyphen in the sense of a "hyphen" in English,
Caption 19 [fr]: et sans trait d'union... sans trait d'union au sens de "hyphen" en anglais,

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Le Journal - Choisir un nom d'enfant

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Choosing a name for a new baby is just one of the tricky tasks parents face. Should you go with a classic, like Jeanne; a trendy name, like Mathéo; or an old-school throwback, like Alphonse? It can be tough to decide, but if all else fails, just use your alphabet blocks!

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Caption 1 [en]: Wilfrid? -Oh no, too English. -Tanguy? Ah, there's the movie, right?
Caption 1 [fr]: Wilfried? -Oh non, trop anglais. -Tanguy? -Ah, il y a le film, hein.

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Interviews à Central Park - Différences culturelles

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

What are the cultural differences between Americans and the French? Hear the opinions of this French family visiting New York. What do you think? Are the French really more attentionnés? Who holds more compelling church services? And most importantly, who has the best hamburgers?

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Caption 16 [en]: In France, we he... we hear someone speaking English,
Caption 16 [fr]: En France, on en... on entend quelqu'un parler anglais,

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