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Voyage en France (45 episodes 101 videos)

Explore the hidden (and not so hidden) corners of France with master tour guide Daniel Benchimol.

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Voyage dans Paris - Les Secrets de la Bastille

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Daniel Benchimol nous fait visiter le quartier de la Bastille. C'est bien sûr là que se trouvait la forteresse du même nom, dont la prise le 14 juillet 1789 marque le début de la révolution française, et est à l'origine de la fête nationale en France! Le quartier s'est transformé depuis: hôtels particuliers parmi les plus chers de Paris, port de plaisance et Yacht Club, cours en retrait cachant des galeries d'art, etc.

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Sara et Lionel - Mon premier sac

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Sara a fait un beau sac à main en cuir en souvenir de son voyage à New York avec sa fille. Devinez la forme de ce sac à l'américaine...

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Boulbar - New York, 6 heures du matin

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Le chanteur français Bertrand Boulbar débarque à New York, la première étape de sa traversée des États-Unis. Son carnet de voyage est fascinant… suivez-le en chansons dans son parcours de l’Amérique.

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Le saviez-vous? - L'utilité des zeppelins français

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patricia discusses the various ways zeppelins were used in the twentieth century, as well as what led to their downfall.

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Caption 51 [fr]: L'histoire des zeppelins en France
Caption 51 [en]: The history of zeppelins in France

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Extr@ - Ep. 11 - Les vacances - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Sam, Annie, Sacha, and Nico badly need a vacation. But where can they go? Sam proposes London, where he used to go with his family as a child.

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Caption 9 [fr]: On voyage en avion, en train et en voiture.
Caption 9 [en]: They're traveling by plane, by train, and by car.

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Le saviez-vous? - La Promenade des Anglais - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patricia is on the Promenade des Anglais, the most famous avenue in Nice. The avenue is very long and stretches from the port of Nice to its airport. You can even wheel your suitcase all the way to the airport and catch your plane.

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Caption 25 [fr]: On peut donc partir en voyage à pied,
Caption 25 [en]: So you can go a on trip on foot,

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Le saviez-vous? - Mener une vie de bâton de chaise

Difficulty: Beginner

France

This video takes an in-depth look at the curious French idiom mener une vie de bâton de chaise (to lead a chair-pole life). Though the life of a chair pole might not seem very interesting, the history behind the idiom certainly is!

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Caption 25 [fr]: Les porteurs de chaise et leurs bâtons étaient sans cesse en voyage avec leur employeur,
Caption 25 [en]: The chair bearers and their poles were constantly traveling with their employer,

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Alex Terrier - "Roundtrip" et ses inspirations

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Alex Terrier’s second project as a bandleader, Roundtrip, is a critically-acclaimed album in the vein of John Coltrane. Listen to it in full (and for free!) here.

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Caption 11 [fr]: J'étais allé, euh... en Espagne, en Allemagne, enfin j'ai un peu voyagé en Europe.
Caption 11 [en]: I had gone, uh... to Spain, to Germany, so I traveled a little in Europe.

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Français avec Nelly - Alternatives to "je veux" - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Nelly lists some other alternatives for expressing a desire or wish. By the end of the video, you'll be able to order in a restaurant like a pro!

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Caption 15 [fr]: J'aimerais tellement partir en voyage.
Caption 15 [en]: I'd like to go on a trip so much.

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Le saviez-vous? - Comment voyager?

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Do you know how to travel in France? If not, Patricia will give you some travel tips and vocabulary. Follow her all the way to Antibes!

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Caption 2 [fr]: Comment voyager en France?
Caption 2 [en]: How to travel in France?

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Oldelaf - La Tristitude

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Oldelaf bares his soul in his song "La Tristitude," a portmanteau that combines tristesse (sadness) and attitude (and a little solitude). We might call it "saditude." Listen to his lyrics and you'll surely recognize it. Ça fait mal!

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Caption 26 [fr]: C'est quand lors d'un voyage en Inde tu bois de l'eau
Caption 26 [en]: It's when while you're on a trip to India, you drink the water

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Melissa Mars Music Videos - Love Machine

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Proust was in search of lost time, but Melissa’s in search of lost love, and she’ll travel anywhere to find it.

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Caption 7 [fr]: Je voyage en "love machine"
Caption 7 [en]: I travel by love machine

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Le Journal - L'île de Pâques

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Twenty-eight years ago, Frenchman Michel Garcia fell in love with Easter Island, home of clear blue water and the breathtaking moai. Since then he’s kept busy as a diving instructor and doting father, and he even found time to discover a new species of shellfish!

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Caption 32 [fr]: On apprécie plus la France peut-être quand on en est éloigné que quand on l'habite.
Caption 32 [en]: Maybe you appreciate France more when you're far away than when you live there.

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Français avec Nelly - Masculin ou féminin ? - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Nelly goes over the most common endings of feminine and masculine nouns, including some exceptions. Her tips will help you master the tricky subject of gender in French!

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Caption 47 [fr]: En -age : le chauffage, un voyage, l'héritage.
Caption 47 [en]: In -age: the heating, a trip, the inheritance.

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