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Le saviez-vous? - Les 8 temps du mode de l'indicatif - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In this video, Patricia introduces the four compound tenses of the indicative with a few examples.

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Caption 32 [fr]: On utilise le plus souvent le futur antérieur
Caption 32 [en]: We use the future perfect the most often

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Lionel - Voyage en train - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We continue our series on train travel in the Moselle region, where we'll accompany Lionel on a short train ride from Faulquemont to Rémilly. Many commuters travel to and from work by train each day, some even to Germany, which is just a few miles across the border.

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Caption 56 [fr]: si non plus, quatre-vingts ans.
Caption 56 [en]: if not more, eighty years.

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Le saviez-vous? - Les élections présidentielles - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In part two of this series, you will learn about the political climate during the 2017 French presidential elections. You will also learn the prerequisites for being able to vote in France.

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Caption 29 [fr]: Et les Français se sentent encore plus désabusés
Caption 29 [en]: And the French feel even more disenchanted

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Le saviez-vous? - Les élections présidentielles - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patricia takes the opportunity to explain how the French presidential elections work. The vote happens in two stages. In the first round, voters choose from several candidates, and in the second round, they pick the president from the top two scoring candidates of the first round.

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Caption 14 [fr]: il ne restera plus que deux candidats,
Caption 14 [en]: there will only be two candidates left,

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Lionel - Le vin de Toul - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel visits a winery in the Lorraine region, which was full of vineyards in Roman times. Only a fraction of those vineyards remain today. This particular winery produces a wine called "Gris de Toul" (Toul Gray) due to the grayish color of the grapes during the fermentation process.

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Caption 29 [fr]: Est-ce qu'il est plus spécifique pour accompagner des fromages,
Caption 29 [en]: Is it more specifically for pairing with cheeses,

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Le saviez-vous? - Paris, capitale de France

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this episode you will learn how Paris officially became the capital in the sixth century under the reign of Clovis. Paris was not built in a day, and in many respects, Paris is still being built today as many significant events, past and present, are still defining the history of the city.

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Caption 18 [fr]: Et c'est enfin la lignée royale des Capétiens qui, bien plus tard,
Caption 18 [en]: And it's finally the royal lineage of the Capetians, which, much later,

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Le saviez-vous? - Les verbes du 1er groupe

Difficulty: Newbie

France

What are first-group verbs? In this video, Patricia will introduce you to the nearly 3000 verbs belonging to this category. Don't be daunted by that number—these verbs are the simplest to use!

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Caption 25 [fr]: Ce sont les plus simples à utiliser.
Caption 25 [en]: They are the simplest to use.

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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 20 [fr]: et les nuages de plus près.
Caption 20 [en]: and clouds more closely.

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Lionel L - Jacques Guillaume

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Meet Jacques Guillaume, electric razor repairman extraordinaire. He's been fixing razors since 1962 in his tiny Paris workshop, and quite successfully at that. He's had many famous customers over the years, from interim president Alain Poher to actor Eddie Constantine.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Et maintenant les clients... s'intéressent plus à...
Caption 9 [en]: And now customers... are more interested in...

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Lionel - La Cathédrale de Toul - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Astrid gives us a detailed description of the Toul Cathedral, its history, and its special features. Though its gargoyles may look scary, they serve a special purpose: draining rainwater off the roof. A light and sound show takes place every year, highlighting the gargoyles and the cathedral's amazing architecture.

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Caption 8 [fr]: la partie la plus ancienne se trouve de l'autre côté.
Caption 8 [en]: the oldest part is located on the other side.

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Le saviez-vous? - Conversation entre étrangers

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In this video, Patricia plays two strangers in a dentist office waiting room. Her characters use the formal vous form for most of the video, but when they realize they aren't strangers after all, they switch to the informal tu.

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Caption 60 [fr]: Appelle-moi un peu plus tard
Caption 60 [en]: Call me a little later

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Lionel - La Cathédrale de Toul - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Still in Toul, Lionel takes a closer look at the Saint-Étienne Cathedral in Toul. Its construction started in the thirteen hundreds and was completed around 1495.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Et nous allons sans plus tarder découvrir cette charmante bourgade.
Caption 3 [en]: And we will without further delay discover this charming small town.

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Lionel L - Paris-Plage - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

During the summer, a portion of Paris reinvents itself as "Paris-Plage" [Paris Beach]. The capital turns into a vacation spot by providing water access and outdoor activities near the Seine and other waterways like the Canal de l'Ourcq.

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Caption 41 [fr]: un peu plus au nord de Paris où nous sommes habitués à être.
Caption 41 [en]: a little further north of Paris than we are accustomed to be.

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Le saviez-vous? - Jean de La Fontaine - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video you will hear a fable by Jean de La Fontaine, the most famous fable writer in French literature. "Le Chêne et le Roseau" (The Oak and the Reed) is a lesson in humility. The humble reed belies an inner strength that the oak does not possess. The oak's unbending nature proves to be its downfall.

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Caption 17 [fr]: Mais vous naissez le plus souvent
Caption 17 [en]: But you are born most often

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Lionel L - Paris-Plage - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Every year, a portion of Paris turns into a miniature beach where people of all ages can play games and bask in the sun.

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Caption 7 [fr]: pour les enfants, les plus jeunes ou les moins jeunes, donc, euh...
Caption 7 [en]: for children, the youngest or the less young, so, uh...

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