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Lionel - à Metz - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Lionel takes us to Metz, a city that was once part of Germany, being only some sixty kilometers from the German border. In this video you will learn a few facts about this Germanic city, and you will add a lot of useful terms to your going-about-town vocabulary.

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Caption 67 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 67 [en]: There you are.

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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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Français avec Nelly - L'histoire de Notre-Dame de Paris - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Nelly tells us how she witnessed a moment in history on the evening when Notre-Dame Cathedral was engulfed in flames as firefighters fought an epic battle to save this iconic monument.

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Caption 22 [fr]: Voilà, un événement historique.
Caption 22 [en]: Right, a historic event.

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Français avec Nelly - L'histoire de Notre-Dame de Paris - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Nelly remembers vividly what she was doing on the day she learned that Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris had gone up in flames.

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Caption 57 [fr]: Mais voilà, c'est une journée qui est magnifique pour moi.
Caption 57 [en]: But there you have it, it's a magnificent day for me.

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Frédérique - Noël à Strasbourg

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Frédérique takes us to the Strasbourg Christmas market, one of the oldest and most famous in Europe, where people can sample delicacies and shop at hundreds of beautifully decorated booths.

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Caption 21 [fr]: Voilà maintenant je vais goûter ce bon petit pain d'épices.
Caption 21 [en]: There, now I'm going to taste this nice little gingerbread.

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Le saviez-vous? - L'hôtel Negresco - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

For more than a century, the Hotel Negresco was a destination of choice for the wealthy and celebrities of all kinds, from Grace Kelly to Salvador Dali. It's the last family-owned luxury hotel in France.

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Caption 39 [fr]: Voilà un hôtel qui séduit les yeux et le ventre.
Caption 39 [en]: This is a hotel that seduces the eyes and the stomach.

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Un week-end à Amsterdam - La planification du voyage

Difficulty: Newbie

France

In this video you will learn how to plan a weekend getaway with friends. You'll also hear about some fun things to do in Amsterdam.

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Caption 45 [fr]: Voilà! Dans une semaine nous partons à Amsterdam
Caption 45 [en]: That's it! In a week we're leaving for Amsterdam

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Lionel - à Metz - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Lionel takes us to the historic part of the city of Metz and to the Galerie Saint-Jacques, where you can browse the shops and go to restaurants. The shopping mall is located on one of the largest squares of the city, the Place Saint-Jacques.

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Caption 6 [fr]: Voilà. Nous allons continuer notre visite de la ville de Metz avec bien entendu encore une fois
Caption 6 [en]: There you are. We are going to continue our visit to the city of Metz with, of course, once again,

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Patricia - La plage - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In the second installment of this video on the Côte d'Azur, our tour guide shows us around one of the area's beautiful pebble beaches, which are a favorite of the locals but not very well-known to tourists. In addition to providing endless ammunition for skipping stones on the sea, the pebbles also help break up the waves during heavy storms.

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Caption 12 [fr]: Alors les galets, vous voyez, c'est ce que j'ai là. Hein, je le montre, voilà.
Caption 12 [en]: So the pebbles, you see, it's what I have here. Eh, I'll show it, that's it.

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Lionel - à Wissembourg - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Lionel takes us to the small town of Wissembourg (or "Weißenburg," since it's situated in Alsace where German is spoken as well). It boasts a beautiful church and a nice restaurant where Lionel goes to be "crowned." Another one of his signature jokes and puns await you in this video.

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Caption 22 [fr]: Voilà donc ici vous êtes au... restaurant de la Couronne.
Caption 22 [en]: So there you have it, here you are at the... "Restaurant de la Couronne" [Crown Restaurant].

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Joanna - Son quartier

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Joanna is proud to show us her neighborhood. Follow her around her new apartment, her favorite bar, the pretty little garden where children love to play, and learn some useful everyday vocabulary.

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Caption 22 [fr]: Voilà. -Merci!
Caption 22 [en]: There you are. -Thanks!

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Voyage dans Paris - La Butte aux Cailles

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In this episode, Daniel Benchimol introduces La Buttes aux Cailles, a neighborhood in the thirteenth arrondissement in Paris. He will tell you all about the origins of the street, its free spring water fountain, and its artsy walls decorated with stencils.

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Caption 36 [fr]: Voilà. Je vous laisse. Rendez-vous à très bientôt. Tchao, Tchao.
Caption 36 [en]: There you have it. I'm leaving you. Meeting you very soon. Ciao, ciao.

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Provence - Domaine Rouge-Bleu - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Many people know a thing or two about French wine, but what do we know about grape growing? This grape grower from Provence tells us all about pruning a vine.

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Caption 16 [fr]: Et voilà une vigne qui n'est pas taillée.
Caption 16 [en]: And here is a vine that hasn't been trimmed.

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Voyage dans Paris - Le Pont Alexandre III

Difficulty: Beginner

France

According to our trusty tour guide, Daniel Benchimol, Paris's Alexander III Bridge is one of the most beautiful in the city. You might find it hard to disagree after watching this video!

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Caption 43 [fr]: Voilà. J'espère que vous avez aimé la promenade du jour.
Caption 43 [en]: There we are. I hope that you liked today's stroll.

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Arles - Un Petit Tour d'Arles - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Arles is an interesting town to visit, well-known for its Roman amphitheater. At one point two hundred houses were hiding inside the arena itself.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Et voilà. Là, nous sommes face à l'amphithéâtre, les arènes d'Arles.
Caption 1 [en]: And here we are. Here, we're in front of the amphitheater, the Arles arena.

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