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How do you choose between the imperfect and the compound past tense? Nelly explains it all to you and even shares a secret trick for distinguishing them.
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Adv Beginner
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Nelly remembers vividly what she was doing on the day she learned that Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris had gone up in flames.
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Adv Beginner
France
Nelly tells us how she witnessed a moment in history on the evening when Notre-Dame Cathedral was engulfed in flames as firefighters fought an epic battle to save this iconic monument.
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Adv Beginner
France
Nelly will tell you which liaisons are forbidden—grammatically, that is. If you want to perfect your French pronunciation, avoid making a liaison in the cases she mentions.
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Adv Beginner
France
In part two, Nelly gives us some more examples where a liaison never takes place.
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Adv 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.
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Adv Beginner
France
In the second part of her video, Nelly focuses on verbs that are followed by the preposition de as well as verbs that don't take any preposition.
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Adv Beginner
France
Nelly will teach you 100 adjectives in less than 10 minutes. See how many you already know!
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Adv Beginner
France
Nelly goes over some adjectives you'll need to know for intermediate-level French. Try to form some sentences with them!
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Adv Beginner
France
Nelly concludes her list of 100 essential adjectives. Once you master them all, you'll be a pro at describing things in French!
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Adv Beginner
France
On this special day of Candlemas, Nelly makes some delicious crêpes and shares her recipe. She also explains why crêpes are traditionally eaten on this holiday.
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France
Nelly finishes her crêpes and adds some delicious sugar-free fillings that she devised herself. She also mentions a crêpe-related superstition for ensuring prosperity throughout the year.
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Adv Beginner
France
Nelly will help you learn French prepositions in no time using a very simple mnemonic device. Mastering these little words is crucial for improving your French!
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Adv Beginner
France
Nelly continues her lesson on prepositions and challenges you to identify them in an excerpt from Jules Verne's Around the World in Eighty Days.
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Adv Beginner
France
Frédérique takes us to the Strasbourg Christmas market, one of the oldest and most famous in Europe, where people can sample delicacies and shop at hundreds of beautifully decorated booths.
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