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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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Extr@ - Ep. 12 - Fou de foot - Part 5

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Sacha takes an English lesson with Sam, which seems to make Annie really mad... But why? As for Nico, he's ecstatic at the results of the soccer game.

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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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Le Journal - French North African Film

Difficulty: Beginner

France, Morocco

Opening night in Casablanca for the movie Indigènes (English title "Days of Glory") provided a special opportunity for some of the subjects of the film to reflect upon their past, and for Moroccans and the French to talk about their future.

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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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Extr@ - Ep. 12 - Fou de foot - Part 7

Difficulty: Beginner

France

We can hear wedding bells... Find out who's planning to tie the knot in the final part of this episode!

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Caption 24 [en]: Listen, I learned a bit of English.
Caption 24 [fr]: Écoute, j'ai appris un peu d'anglais.

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Extr@ - Ep. 12 - Fou de foot - Part 6

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Sacha is having a bad hair day, but she doesn't need to worry... Wait till you see Toby's hair!

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Caption 43 [fr]: Au contraire, cher ami English.
Caption 43 [en]: On the contrary, dear English friend.

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