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Français avec Nelly - Les faux amis - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Nelly discusses some more faux amis (false cognates) in English and French. You'll need to be especially careful with some of these, such as "excited" and excité.

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Français avec Nelly - Les faux amis - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Nelly will introduce you to some of the most common French faux amis (false cognates)—words that may look easy to understand because they resemble English, but mean something entirely different. Learning these might help you avoid some embarassing situations!

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Lionel L - Matin, matinée, soir, soirée

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Lionel will explain the difference between "matin" and "matinée", which both mean morning in English, and "soir" and "soirée" which both mean evening. You can read more about this distinction in our lesson Morning and Evening.

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Le saviez-vous? - Le rouge et ses expressions - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

There are many expressions in French linked to the color red, several of which have direct equivalents in English. Discover a few of them with Patricia.

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Le saviez-vous? - L'élision - Part 1

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Patricia will show you how to create an "elision" in French, which is when you omit certain vowels and replace them with an apostrophe (similar to saying "it's" instead of "it is" in English).

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Mai Lingani - Mai et Burkina Electric

Difficulty: Beginner

Burkina Faso

Though Mai Lingani grew up in Côte d’Ivoire, she is one of the most popular singer/songwriters in Burkina Faso, where she was born. In 1998 that country presented her with its highest award for a musician, the “Prix national de la chanson.” In addition to her beautiful French and melodious English, Mai also speaks (and sings in) three African tongues: Moré, Dioula, and Bissa. Please enjoy our interview with this delightful talent!

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Yabla à Nancy - Le masculin et le féminin

Difficulty: Beginner

France

English speakers may find this strange, but most European languages (including French) assign a gender to every noun. So how are you supposed to know that the word for “apple” (la pomme) is feminine, but the word for “grape” (le raisin) is masculine? Practice, practice, practice!

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Sophie et Patrice - Les homonymes

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patrice and Sophie discuss homonyms, words that sound the same but have totally different meanings, something of a nightmare for French learners. Learn the difference between the same-sounding words verre, vers, ver, vert, and vair.

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Caption 32 [en]: But for an English person, a German, right,
Caption 32 [fr]: Mais pour un Anglais, un Allemand, voilà,

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Automne et Soline - Les temps libres

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Junior high students Automne and Soline discuss what they like to do in their free time and what they would change to make school more interesting. How about shortening the school day, for example?

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Caption 44 [en]: You can do English,
Caption 44 [fr]: [On] peut faire de l'anglais,

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Français avec Nelly - 25 Phrases for Mastering Everyday Conversation - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Nelly will teach you some everyday expressions for making conversation in French. She covers everything from complaining to making a suggestion to a friend.

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Caption 97 [en]: English speakers,
Caption 97 [fr]: Les anglophones,

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Français avec Nelly - 5 Grammar Rules for Beginners - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Nelly explains the five most important grammar rules you'll need to know to learn French. In this first part, she focuses on sentence structure and gender.

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Caption 94 [en]: Especially if you're an English speaker,
Caption 94 [fr]: Surtout si tu es anglophone,

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Audrey et Nadjma - Le créole réunionnais

Difficulty: Beginner

Réunion

Audrey and Nadjma talk about the Creole languages in the overseas territories of Réunion, Martinique, and Guadeloupe, and why they all differ from one another.

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Caption 21 [en]: of English, of other origins, in fact.
Caption 21 [fr]: d'anglais, de d'autres origines en fait.

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Farid et Hiziya - Parler et écouter

Difficulty: Newbie

France

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

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Caption 1 [en]: I speak/am speaking English.
Caption 1 [fr]: Je parle l'anglais.

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Le saviez-vous? - Le casino ou la guerre

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Nice's Jetée-Promenade is the site of a former casino by that name. Built on pilings over the sea, the original building was once a thriving casino attracting many tourists, especially British tourists who flocked to the Riviera.

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Caption 5 [en]: It was inspired by the English community,
Caption 5 [fr]: Elle a été inspirée par la communauté anglaise

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Le saviez-vous? - L'hôtel Negresco - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

The Hotel Negresco is a landmark along the famous Promenade des Anglais in Nice. This five-star hotel is a combination of neoclassical and baroque styles. The current owner of the hotel actually lives in it year-round!

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Caption 1 [en]: La Promenade des Anglais [English Promenade] also owes its reputation
Caption 1 [fr]: La Promenade des Anglais doit aussi sa réputation

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