Nelly just came back from Marseille and decided to give us a little course on the very unique and colorful dialect of France's second-largest city.

In this video, Nelly explains and gives some examples of the differences between the accents of Marseille and Paris. Pay close attention to her pronunciation!

Over coffee, Nelly discusses some current events that are capturing French people's attention. Learn about the huge fire in the south of France, the women's Tour de France winner, and the controversy surrounding the Bayeux Tapestry.

Nelly talks about a vibrant Celtic festival in Brittany, plus other highlights of her summer vacation, including horseback riding and playing the drums!

Nelly breaks down "La Vie en Rose" by Édith Piaf, the quintessential (and easy to learn!) French love song.

Nelly continues analyzing the song "La Vie en Rose" by Edith Piaf. She explains what makes it such a timeless classic and why it's useful to learn.

Nelly talks about the top most searched French words on Google in 2025. Do you know what wesh and gougnafier mean?

Farid and Hiziya talk about a common grammar mistake that even native French speakers make: confusing the verbs amener, apporter, emmener, and emporter. For more on these tricky verbs, read our lesson Bringing and Taking in French.

Farid and Hiziya conjugate the verbs parler (to speak) and écouter (to listen) in the present tense of the indicative mood.

Farid and Hiziya will conjugate for you the irregular verbs faire (to do, to make) and aller (to go) in the present tense of the indicative mode, using different examples.

Farid and Hiziya conjugate the two most basic verbs in French: avoir (to have) and être (to be).

Farid and Hiziya conjugate the verbs chercher (to look for) and trouver (to find) in the present indicative.

In this video, Farid and Hiziya conjugate the verbs boire (to drink) and manger (to eat) in the present indicative.

It snowed on April Fool's Day, but the weather was no joke. Fanny and Merlin complain about the unseasonable cold, which spells disaster for winegrowers. Fanny warms up with a nice cup of hot tea.

Fanny is an expert ukulele player, and she agrees to give Merlin some lessons. He needs a lot of practice!