Difficulty: Beginner
France
Sophie and Patrice will teach you the names of colors, from basic ones to the more unusual ones. For example, do you know what grège is?
Difficulty: Beginner
France
Patrice and Sophie explain the use of the twenty-four-hour clock in French. It's more widely used in France than in English-speaking countries, and it's very helpful for making sure you don't miss your plane or an important appointment!
Difficulty: Beginner
France
Patrice is not feeling well and thinks he might have eaten something that didn't agree with him. Sophie tries to help with some good advice.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
Sophie and Patrice introduce the months of the year and the days of the week. They also show us a trick to remember which months have 30 days and which have 31.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
While Jeremy tries to tell a joke, Marie schools him on adjective agreement and other spelling and grammar pitfalls. Even native French speakers make mistakes!
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
Lionel talks about a very handy little word, le truc, that can be used for just about everything. And no, it doesn't mean "truck"!
Difficulty: Newbie
France
Lionel gives a few pointers on telling time in French, including when to use the twelve-hour clock versus the twenty-four-hour clock.
Difficulty: Newbie
France
Lionel shares a few tips on how to pronounce the u sound in French, which tends to be difficult for English-speaking learners. After watching the video, and with some practice, you'll be able to say words like tu (you) and mur (wall) with confidence.
Difficulty: Newbie
France
Lionel shares a few tips on how to pronounce the French nasal sound on, which is a homophone, with multiple spellings.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
Lionel gives us some tips about liaisons, a very important component of French pronunciation. He also talks about le h aspiré (aspirated h) and the debatable pronunciation of les haricots (the beans).
Difficulty: Beginner
France
Do you know what la teuf and zarbi mean? These are two examples of verlan, one of the most common forms of French slang. Some verlan words have become so popular that they've been added to the dictionary.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
Lionel goes over some of the many slang words for "money" in French, including la moula, les bifs, and les waris. He also explains why you shouldn't try to pay with larger bills in a store.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
Lionel will explain the difference between "matin" and "matinée", which both mean morning in English, and "soir" and "soirée" which both mean evening. You can read more about this distinction in our lesson Morning and Evening.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
Lionel shows us some of the fowl at the animal park, including the storks, which are the symbol of Alsace.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Réunion
What do you do if the restaurant you're eating at doesn't accept checks? Watch this conversation to learn some great vocabulary about paying in a restaurant.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
In this video you will learn how to use the adverbs encore and toujours and how their meanings overlap. Encore and toujours can both mean "still," and share a common negative form: ne plus (no longer).
Difficulty: Beginner
France
In this video, you will learn the various meanings of encore, which Patricia will illustrate with several examples.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
Patricia lists a few more usages of encore (still, again) and gives an overview of toujours (still, always). To learn more about these words, check out our written lesson on them.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
Why do we get "hen flesh" (chair de poule) when it's "duck cold" (froid de canard)? Learn more about these and other poultry-related expressions in this video.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
There are many expressions in French linked to the color red, several of which have direct equivalents in English. Discover a few of them with Patricia.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
Red alert! There are even more French expressions using the word rouge. Patricia explains several of them in this video.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
Tune in to Patricia's lesson on musical expressions and idioms in French. You'll hear plenty of interesting phrases that are worth noting.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
En avant la musique! (Let's get on with it!) Patricia continues her lesson on various musical expressions used in everyday language.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
Patricia breaks down some more musical expressions, such as c'est la même musique, c'est du pipeau, violon d'Ingres, and si ça te chante.
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