In this video, Lionel will explain how the French presidential elections work and who the 2022 candidates are.

Patrice and Sophie discuss the various candidates in the 2022 French presidential election. Patrice predicts the second round could be between Macron and Pécresse. Time will tell!

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.

Anna is sick of riding her bike in Paris's dangerous traffic, so she sewed a special reflective collar on her jacket for safety. Louis pokes fun at her for it at first, but ends up wanting one of his own.

Learn some new slang expressions from Anna and Louis's conversation about the party they went to.

Listening to her little sister talk with her friends, Anna heard several slang words she didn't understand. She asks Louis to explain them to her.

Lionel gives us some tips about liaisons, a very important component of French pronunciation. He also talks about le h aspiré (aspirated h) and the debatable pronunciation of les haricots (the beans).

Anna and Louis decide what to cook for Anna's mother's birthday. They use a lot of slang words in their conversation, such as despi (speedy, quick) and darons (parents, folks).

Learn to make polenta with JB. It's a simple Mediterranean dish that will only take a few minutes. Just remember to cook it twice!

JB shares his own ratatouille recipe. It's a great Mediterranean dish full of seasonal vegetables. Give it a try!

JB shows us how to make a mirabelle plum tart, a delicious end-of-summer treat. Mirabelles are hard to find in the US, but you can substitute another type of plum.

Lionel goes over some of the many slang words for "money" in French, including la moula, les bifs, and les waris. He also explains why you shouldn't try to pay with larger bills in a store.

Do you know what la teuf and zarbi mean? These are two examples of verlan, one of the most common forms of French slang. Some verlan words have become so popular that they've been added to the dictionary.

Lionel talks about the 2020 Euro Cup, which actually took place in 2021 due to the COVID pandemic. He explains what happened to the French, the Spanish, and the Danish teams, among others.

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).