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Français avec Nelly - How to Speak Like Marie Antoinette (2 videos)

In part 2, we learn more fascinating facts about Marie Antoinette's private life, as well as some of her famous quotes. Can you guess what her last words were?

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Sophie et Patrice - Le français tel qu'il est parlé à Paris

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Patrice and Sophie have a conversation about the French language. They agree that French people speak too fast for the average learner, and abbreviations and contractions make it even more difficult to understand. Patrice has a few theories as to why Parisians in particular speak so fast.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Nos bébés ont été échangés... - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

After running away from home, Manon finally decides to come back, only to be confronted with Émilie, her parent's biological daughter. Fortunately, Émilie manages to rescue the situation and convinces Manon to stay and speak with her parents.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 3

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

The situation of the French language in Quebec is controversial and complex. Montreal was an English-speaking city until 1920, and it wasn't until the passage of Law 101 in 1977 that French became the official language of Quebec. According to some of the interviewees in this video, Québécois French is in a precarious position once again, with municipal signage and corporate names in Montreal reverting to English, as well as shopkeepers who refuse to speak French.

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Alain Etoundi - Allez tous vous faire enfilmer! - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

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After multiple organizations refused to finance his film Un frère comme moi (A Brother Like Me), Alain Etoundi decided to speak out by making a short film called Allez tous vous faire enfilmer! (Go Film Yourselves!). He criticizes the French film industry for not doing justice to suburban black communities, preferring instead to churn out films with stereotypical black characters.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Nos bébés ont été échangés... - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Anne-Sophie and Frédéric are at loggerheads and won't speak to each other due to the unexpected results of a paternity test. Anne-Sophie receives some news at the end of the video that suggests the situation will become even more complicated.

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Alsace 20 - Grain de Sel: Au Caveau de l'étable à Niederbronn-les-Bains

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Where can you get a gourmet meal for eight euros seventy? Hélène Ober is the proud owner of the restaurant "Au Caveau de l'Étable." She will show you around the kitchen and share some of her secrets on how to prepare a fantastic meal without breaking the bank. If cooking risotto is not your thing, you will at least be able to speak like a pro in a French kitchen.

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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 19 [en]: is still that you speak in French.
Caption 19 [fr]: c'est quand même que vous parlez français.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Nos enfants s'aiment - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Things come to a head when Pascal catches sight of the kids, who run away from him. Both the parents and the kids have some hard decisions to make.

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Caption 43 [en]: Wait! I just want to speak to you.
Caption 43 [fr]: Attendez ! Je veux juste vous parler.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Nos enfants s'aiment - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The secret is out. Both parents are aware of the romantic relationship between their respective children. Pascal confronts the teens and tries to stop it. What will the consequences be?

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Caption 18 [en]: We have to speak to them.
Caption 18 [fr]: Il faut qu'on leur parle.

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Mère & Fille - Le dentiste

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Barbara doesn't seem to enjoy her dentist's lame jokes until...the joke is on her mother!

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Caption 14 [en]: Or again, that if her teeth could speak
Caption 14 [fr]: Ou encore, que si ses dents pouvaient parler

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Mère & Fille - L'argent de poche

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Barbara really wants to buy a gorgeous jacket that went on sale, but she is short by about thirteen euros. How is she going to raise the money? By tricking her mother, of course!

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Caption 19 [en]: I decided to speak to my friends. -Hi Léa, how are you? I wanted to ask you
Caption 19 [fr]: je décidais de m'adresser à mes copains. {-Hé Léa, ça va ? Je voulais te demander}

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France 24 - Jeux olympiques de Paris 2024 : un levier de transformation urbaine ? - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In the second part of this interview, Marie de la Place discusses what will happen to the Olympic Village housing facilities after the games. Will they benefit the local population of Seine-Saint-Denis, or will they lead to gentrification?

Matches in Transcript

Caption 101 [en]: did... didn't... maybe didn't speak to each other much
Caption 101 [fr]: se... ne se... parlaient peut-être pas beaucoup

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France 24 - Législatives : un millier de sympathisants de gauche célèbrent

Difficulty: Advanced

France

A journalist is at Place de la République in Paris to gauge the mood after the French legislative election results. There's an overall sense of relief at the left coalition's defeat of the far right.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 8 [en]: since as I'm speak to you there's been...
Caption 8 [fr]: puisqu'au moment où je vous parle y a...

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Les zooriginaux - 6. Tiger Minor - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sir Felix Tigris visits the zoo bar and likes the pretty girls but bothers the artists. Watch what happens in this action-packed episode.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 19 [en]: I knew that one day you'd let the tiger inside you speak.
Caption 19 [fr]: Je savais qu'un jour vous laisseriez parler le tigre qui est en vous.

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