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Le saviez-vous? - La série "Il était une fois"

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Patricia introduces the famous French animated series Il était une fois (Once Upon a Time), which follows a time-traveling family through the high points of human civilization and into the future. We have several episodes available on Yabla, which you can find here, and more coming soon!

Le saviez-vous? - L'art culinaire français

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

This episode of "Le saviez-vous?" (Did You Know?) is about French gastronomy. You will learn a lot of useful vocabulary relating to food, and you can look forward to sampling delicious dishes.

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Sophie et Patrice - La ville ou la campagne?

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Which is better, living in the country or in the city? Find out what Patrice and Sophie prefer.
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Caption 18 [fr]: C'est du zapping.
Caption 18 [en]: It's going from one thing to another.

Sara et Lionel - Être en retard

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Are you more like Lionel, who is always on time, or like Sara, who is always late? Listen to their conversation as they reflect on the psychology behind such two different behaviors.
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Caption 12 [en]: a person tells you that they're coming by at seven p.m.,
Caption 12 [fr]: une personne te dit qu'elle passe à dix-neuf heures,

Sophie et Patrice - L'inflation

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Sophie and Patrice explain how hard life is now in France with inflation and prices rising. Sophie thinks the world is going through unprecedented times, while Patrice disagrees.
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Caption 15 [en]: Ah well no, here... here, we're coming out of a huge crisis,
Caption 15 [fr]: Ah ben non, là... là, on sort d'une énorme crise,

Sophie et Patrice - Marcel Proust

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Patrice had the opportunity to portray literary icon Marcel Proust in a production on a beach. He and Sophie reflect on this wonderful experience.
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Caption 22 [en]: The sea that was splashing, we could hear the... the lapping of the sea.
Caption 22 [fr]: La mer qui clapotait, on entendait le... le clapotis de la mer.

Sara et Lionel - La pluie

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Sara and Lionel talk about getting around in the rainy weather in Paris. There is always the metro, but Sara still prefers riding her bicycle in the rain—even if she gets drenched!
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Caption 2 [en]: I'm coming from outside
Caption 2 [fr]: J'arrive de l'extérieur

Leïa & Philippe - Le parc Montsouris

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Leïa and Philippe are enjoying a winter day in the Parc Montsouris in Paris. It's a place where all kinds of people come to relax from their daily stresses.
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Caption 35 [en]: where there are students coming from all over the world to study in Paris.
Caption 35 [fr]: où il y a des étudiants venus du monde entier étudier à Paris.

Français avec Nelly - Les faux amis - Part 2

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner 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.
Matches in Transcript
Caption 80 [en]: coming from an English-speaking audience.
Caption 80 [fr]: venant d'un public anglophone.

Ahlam et Timothé - Des conversations basiques

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Listen to the young couple Ahlam and Timothé from Avignon as they carry out short, simple conversations on various topics.
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Caption 25 [en]: Yes, me too, but, well, winter is coming, and
Caption 25 [fr]: Oui, moi aussi, mais bon, l'hiver arrive et

Sophie et Patrice - La guerre en Ukraine

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Patrice and Sophie discuss the war in Ukraine and the consequences of the sanctions and trade embargo for the Russian people.
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Caption 5 [en]: all energy [sources] coming from Russia
Caption 5 [fr]: toutes les énergies venant de la Russie

Lionel L - Le son "an"

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Lionel shares a few tips on how to pronounce the an sound in French, which can either be spelled an or en, as in en chantant (singing, while singing) or enchanté (nice to meet you).
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Caption 17 [en]: coming back,
Caption 17 [fr]: en revenant,

Lionel L - Le son "in"

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Lionel gives a brief overview of the nasal in sound, which can be spelled a lot of different ways, including in, un, en, ain, ein, and even hein, the French equivalent of "huh?"
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Caption 11 [en]: you're coming.
Caption 11 [fr]: tu viens.

Le saviez-vous? - Le casino ou la guerre

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner 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 52 [en]: coming from North Africa.
Caption 52 [fr]: venant de l'Afrique du Nord.

Lionel L - Le couvre-feu

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Lionel describes the latest measures taken by the French government regarding the COVID pandemic. A curfew has been enforced in major cities in an effort to contain the virus.
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Caption 27 [en]: Quite simply because the second wave is coming
Caption 27 [fr]: Tout simplement parce que la deuxième vague arrive
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