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Watt’s In - Kendji Girac : Color Gitano Interview Exclu

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

On "Watt's In," Kendji tells us how he became the star of the TV show The Voice in France. You will discover how he molded his talent by mixing his family's Gypsy origins with his love for new music. You'll also notice Kendji's southern French accent!

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Jodie Foster x Augustin Trapenard - son premier rôle en français

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Augustin Trapenard interviews Jodie Foster about her first movie in French, Vie privée (A Private Life). She also talks about her career as an actress, what it was like to be a child actor, and many more fascinating aspects of her craft and life.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Ah, les gens, ils me disent que j'ai un accent belge.
Caption 4 [en]: Ah, people tell me I have a Belgian accent.

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Français avec Nelly - How to Speak Like Marie Antoinette - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In part one of this video, you will learn how Austrian-born queen Marie Antoinette, whose native language was German, came to speak very good French. How did she do it? Watch this video and get inspired!

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Caption 112 [fr]: avec un petit accent,
Caption 112 [en]: with a slight accent,

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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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Elisa et Mashal - Les fringues

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Elisa has just gone clothes shopping and is showing off her purchases to Mashal, who helps her put some outfits together.

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Caption 23 [en]: Yes, I'm putting on an English accent.
Caption 23 [fr]: Oui, je me donne l'accent anglais.

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Patrice Zana - L'artiste et ses inspirations - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Patrice Zana's Dada-inspired artwork relies heavily on wordplay. In this video he discusses his pieces Caisse à dire ("Talking Box," a pun on qu'est-ce à dire [what does it mean]), Boîte à choses sûres ("Box of Sure Things," a pun on boîte à chaussures [shoe box]), and more.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Vous le reconnaissez, à mon avis à mon accent.
Caption 4 [en]: You recognize it, in my opinion, from my accent.

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Patrice Zana - L'artiste et ses inspirations - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Patrice Zana is a poet-artist inspired by the Dada movement and the concept of détournement (literally, "diversion," "hijacking"). He invented the term bris colisme to describe his practice, which employs fragmentation, collage, and wordplay in a variety of media.

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Caption 59 [en]: It's... it's like we're really putting an accent on the word "revolution" that forms...
Caption 59 [fr]: C'est... c'est comme si on mettait vraiment l'accent sur le mot "révolution" qui forme...

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Micro-Trottoirs - Compliments, à pile ou face

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this video, people on the street are asked about the best compliments they ever received... and the worst.

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Caption 58 [fr]: Que mon accent anglais ressemblait à l'accent d'Eton.
Caption 58 [en]: That my English accent resembled an Eton accent.

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Lionel - Langue sous hypnose

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lionel speaks with Pascal, the director of the "Langue Sous Hypnose" (Language Under Hypnosis) school, who explains how hypnosis can help make language learning less daunting. Though Pascal says that "it's not hypnosis that teaches people languages, it's the teacher," he claims that hypnosis can make your brain more receptive to learning a new language.

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Caption 50 [fr]: peur d'avoir... pas avoir le bon accent,
Caption 50 [en]: afraid of having... not having the right 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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Questions à la con - Avril 2014

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

In this Questions à la con (Dumb Questions) series, pedestrians are asked to answer some crazy questions about the latest buzzwords, slang terms, and obscure expressions. Do you know what the verb emberlucoquer means? Watch this video to find out, but first take a guess and see if you can outsmart the natives! You'll be surprised by the variety of answers people come up with, some of which are quite hilarious.

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Caption 49 [en]: so it's become a word in Italy, uh... and with the accent it's "emberlucoquer"!
Caption 49 [fr]: donc c'est devenu un mot en Italie, euh... et avec l'accent c'est "emberlucoquer"!

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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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Annie Chartrand - Grandir bilingue

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Canada

The lovely singer tells us in franglais about franglais. She discusses her experiences growing up bilingual in Quebec, her international travels, and why it’s not always a good idea to tell someone if you’ve ripped your pants…

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Caption 26 [en]: And uh... Well, besides maybe the accent issue,
Caption 26 [fr]: Et euh... Bon, à part peut-être le problème d'accent,

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