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Micro-Trottoirs - Compliments, à pile ou face

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this video, people on the street are asked about the best compliments they ever received... and the worst.

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Caption 58 [fr]: Que mon accent anglais ressemblait à l'accent d'Eton.
Caption 58 [en]: That my English accent resembled an Eton accent.

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Le saviez-vous? - La prononciation des voyelles et groupes de voyelles - Part 1

Difficulty: Newbie

France

In this lesson, Patricia will show you how to pronounce the six French vowels and the vowel combinations ai, an, au, ain, and aim.

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Caption 44 [fr]: La voyelle A peut aussi porter un accent,
Caption 44 [en]: The vowel A can also carry an accent,

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Le saviez-vous? - Conjugaison des verbes du 2ème groupe au passé simple

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patricia teaches us how to conjugate second-group (-ir) verbs in the passé simple, or historical past. Unlike the more common passé composé, this tense is mainly used in literary works and in historical accounts.

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Caption 48 [fr]: î, accent circonflexe, m, e, s.
Caption 48 [en]: î, circumflex accent, m, e, s.

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Lionel L - La réforme du français

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel discusses the French Academy's latest spelling reform, which includes such modifications as removing the i in oignon (onion) and the circumflex in coût (cost). There's been a fair amount of backlash against the reform, though the changes are only recommended, not mandatory.

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Caption 30 [fr]: et qui maintenant va avoir un accent aigu et ensuite un accent grave.
Caption 30 [en]: and which now will have one acute accent and then a grave accent.

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Le saviez-vous? - Les pronoms possessifs - Part 2

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Make this final lesson on possessive pronouns yours! Listen and watch carefully to master all the nuances in sounds and spelling.

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Caption 11 [fr]: on écrit un accent circonflexe sur le O.
Caption 11 [en]: we write a circumflex accent over the O.

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Lionel - Langue sous hypnose

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lionel speaks with Pascal, the director of the "Langue Sous Hypnose" (Language Under Hypnosis) school, who explains how hypnosis can help make language learning less daunting. Though Pascal says that "it's not hypnosis that teaches people languages, it's the teacher," he claims that hypnosis can make your brain more receptive to learning a new language.

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Caption 50 [fr]: peur d'avoir... pas avoir le bon accent,
Caption 50 [en]: afraid of having... not having the right accent,

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Oldelaf - La peine de mort

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Few people can escape Oldelaf's imaginary death sentences: from children who wake up too early, to people who wear socks with sandals, to people who copy the music from the film Drive (such as Oldelaf himself), to people who actually support the death penalty. It's a good thing this video is just satirical!

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Caption 34 [en]: For people who do an accent at the Chinese restaurant
Caption 34 [fr]: Pour les gens qui font l'accent au resto chinois

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 11

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

Oliver concludes this eleven-part series with a visit to Fort Chambry, where French and British armies fought over new Canadian territories. How did this affect the present? Olivier leaves us to draw our own conclusions and assures us that he is fond of the Québécois as much as they are fond of him. He shares his final impressions of Quebec in a lovely song at the end.

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Caption 82 [fr]: Un accent chaleureux qu'ils envoûtent et habillent
Caption 82 [en]: A heartwarming accent that they bewitch and dress

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Questions à la con - Avril 2014

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

In this Questions à la con (Dumb Questions) series, pedestrians are asked to answer some crazy questions about the latest buzzwords, slang terms, and obscure expressions. Do you know what the verb emberlucoquer means? Watch this video to find out, but first take a guess and see if you can outsmart the natives! You'll be surprised by the variety of answers people come up with, some of which are quite hilarious.

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Caption 49 [en]: so it's become a word in Italy, uh... and with the accent it's "emberlucoquer"!
Caption 49 [fr]: donc c'est devenu un mot en Italie, euh... et avec l'accent c'est "emberlucoquer"!

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 4

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

One might think that the push to remove anglicisms from the French language would be stronger in France, but the larger movement to "purify" French is actually happening in Quebec. Many Québécois worry that the French language is endangered in Canada, and the Quebec government has taken measures to preserve it by inventing new words instead of borrowing from English. That's why an email is still un email in France, but un courriel in Quebec.

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Caption 16 [fr]: mais évidemment ch'... chacun son accent. -Ben ouais, c'est sûr!
Caption 16 [en]: but obviously ev'... everyone [has] their accent. -Well yeah, certainly!

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

In the second episode of Le Québec parle aux Français, we learn more about the complex relationship between the French and the Quebecois throughout history. We also learn about the evolution of the French language in Quebec—according to a former Prime Minister of Quebec, the province even "spoke French before France"!

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Caption 50 [fr]: Oui, ils nous le disent, vous avez un accent comme s'ils en avaient pas.
Caption 50 [en]: Yes, they tell us, "you have an accent," as if they didn't have one.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

In the first episode of this documentary on Quebec, a young Frenchman shares his impressions on Canada. As the interviewees in the film demonstrate, the Quebecois have conflicting attitudes toward the French—some see them as "snobs," while others see them as just "polite."

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Caption 47 [fr]: Ah ouais, OK, bon... -Mais euh... vous avez un accent assez...
Caption 47 [en]: Oh yeah, OK, well... -But uh... you have an accent too?

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Hangar - Les Mots

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Discover love in capital letters with the French band Hangar singing "Les Mots" [Words].

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Caption 3 [fr]: Et puis ton accent grave de circonstance
Caption 3 [en]: And your appropriate grave accent

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Télé Grenoble - La famille Maudru

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Come discover this feature-length film directed by Serge Papagalli in the Trièves. Humor and affection drive his story, which focuses on the difficulties of peasant life.

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Caption 32 [fr]: mais en hommage à sa terre, il laisse son accent dauphinois à la famille Maudru,
Caption 32 [en]: but as a tribute to his birthplace, he's leaving his Dauphinois accent to the Maudru family,

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Le Restaurant "Flam's" - Sa petite histoire

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Tarte flambée is a specialty of the Alsace region of France that resembles a pizza. Typically made with crème fraîche, onions, and bacon, the traditional tarte flambée has also undergone many variations. Flam’s, a restaurant franchise based in Strasbourg, has dedicated itself to perfecting this Alsatian delicacy.

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Caption 36 [fr]: Euh... des Canadiens aussi qui viennent avec leur petit accent,
Caption 36 [en]: Uh... Canadians also, who come with their cute little accent,

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