Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
In honor of Valentine's Day, Nelly has some excellent tips on what to say when you want to flirt or express your love to someone—and what not to say when you're talking to friends or acquaintances.
Difficulty:
Beginner
France
Do you know which verbs go with the preposition à and which ones go with the preposition de? Nelly will give you a list of some very useful verbs to get you started. As there are no set rules, these verbs must be memorized along with the preposition that goes with them.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Have you ever wondered why we say en Alabama (in Alabama) but au Texas (in Texas)? Nelly explains how to tell which prepositions to use in front of American state names.
Difficulty:
Newbie
France
Nelly will teach you 100 adjectives in less than 10 minutes. See how many you already know!
Difficulty:
Beginner
France
Nelly goes over some adjectives you'll need to know for intermediate-level French. Try to form some sentences with them!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Nelly concludes her list of 100 essential adjectives. Once you master them all, you'll be a pro at describing things in French!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Nelly tells the fascinating life story of French fashion icon Coco Chanel, beginning with what led to her career as a designer.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Nelly continues to explore Coco Chanel's enormous contribution to the world of women's fashion and explains how the iconic perfume Chanel Number 5 got its name.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
In this video, Nelly gives some advice about reading books in a foreign language and recommends some books for French learners. One of her recommendations is The Braid by Laetitia Colombani.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Nelly recommends some more easy books in French by Amélie Nothomb, Guillaume Musso, and Albert Camus. She also discusses the passé simple or simple past tense, which is primarily used in written French.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Nelly concludes her excellent reading recommendations with some very useful tips. Why not watch the movie adaptation of your novel of choice, or if you're short on time, read a poem or two?
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Nelly recites and explains in great detail Victor Hugo's poem "Demain, dès l'aube" (Tomorrow, at Dawn). Though initially it might read like a love poem, it turns out to be much more tragic.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Nelly completes her explication of Victor Hugo's heartbreaking "Demain, dès l'aube," emphasizing the poem's autobiographical aspect and the hardship the author faced.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
France
Albert Uderzo, the co-creator of the famous "Astérix" comic strip, died this week at the age of ninety-two. "Astérix" is the best-selling French-language comic strip, with over 380 million copies sold.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
The Champs-Élysées will still take on a festive air despite the quarantine and lack of crowds. Many lovers of the city of Paris were able to attend the virtual lighting ceremony online from anywhere in the world.
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