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Lionel et Chantal - à Frémestroff

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel introduces us to the tiny village of Frémestroff, which has three hundred seven inhabitants and is located twenty-five kilometers from the German border. It boasts one farm, one bakery, a woodworker, and a shepherd. Some of the older residents have a distinctive accent and still speak a dialect from the Lorraine that resembles German.

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Midi en France - En balade à Saint-Germain-en-Laye - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Hélène is an expert on the forest of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, a favorite of French heads of state from Francis I to Napoleon III. Come explore this magnificent green space with her.

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Caption 49 [fr]: Comme moi, Hélène a un joli petit accent.
Caption 49 [en]: Like me, Hélène has a nice little accent.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 11

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

Oliver concludes this eleven-part series with a visit to Fort Chambry, where French and British armies fought over new Canadian territories. How did this affect the present? Olivier leaves us to draw our own conclusions and assures us that he is fond of the Québécois as much as they are fond of him. He shares his final impressions of Quebec in a lovely song at the end.

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Caption 82 [fr]: Un accent chaleureux qu'ils envoûtent et habillent
Caption 82 [en]: A heartwarming accent that they bewitch and dress

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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 16 [fr]: mais évidemment ch'... chacun son accent. -Ben ouais, c'est sûr!
Caption 16 [en]: but obviously ev'... everyone [has] their accent. -Well yeah, certainly!

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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 50 [fr]: Oui, ils nous le disent, vous avez un accent comme s'ils en avaient pas.
Caption 50 [en]: Yes, they tell us, "you have an accent," as if they didn't have one.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

In the first episode of this documentary on Quebec, a young Frenchman shares his impressions on Canada. As the interviewees in the film demonstrate, the Quebecois have conflicting attitudes toward the French—some see them as "snobs," while others see them as just "polite."

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Caption 47 [fr]: Ah ouais, OK, bon... -Mais euh... vous avez un accent assez...
Caption 47 [en]: Oh yeah, OK, well... -But uh... you have an accent too?

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Allons en France - Pourquoi apprendre le français?

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In this video brought to us by Allons en France, a French government program that encourages students to learn the language and culture of France, young people from all over the world tell us about what learning French means to them.

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Caption 9 [fr]: et qu'on peut aussi pouvoir parler sans accent.
Caption 9 [en]: and to be able to speak without an accent, too.

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