All

Warmup Workout

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.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 6 [fr]: Il faut savoir que dans la langue française,
Caption 6 [en]: You should know that in the French language,

Warmup Workout

Le Monde - Joséphine Baker résistante ? - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Josephine Baker was inducted into the Pantheon in recognition of her outstanding service during World War Two. Yet scholars have only just begun to study her contributions to the war effort.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 24 [fr]: ce nouveau gouvernement provisoire de la République française
Caption 24 [en]: this new provisional government of the French Republic

Warmup Workout

Vidéméra - Histoire et origine du sapin de Noël

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this video, you will discover the origins of the Christmas tree. This tradition dates back to Roman times, when people used to decorate their houses with conifer branches to celebrate the winter solstice.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 50 [fr]: a véritablement pris racine dans notre histoire française.
Caption 50 [en]: has truly taken root in our French history.

Warmup Workout

Lionel L - Les liaisons et le h aspiré

Difficulty: Beginner

France

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).

Matches in Transcript

Caption 1 [fr]: Bonjour, aujourd'hui nous allons parler des liaisons dans la langue française.
Caption 1 [en]: Hello, today we are going to talk about liaisons in the French language.

Warmup Workout

Lionel L - Donner l'heure

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Lionel gives a few pointers on telling time in French, including when to use the twelve-hour clock versus the twenty-four-hour clock.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 2 [fr]: comment lire ou donner l'heure dans la langue française.
Caption 2 [en]: how to read or tell the time in the French language.

Warmup Workout

Lionel L - Le verlan

Difficulty: Beginner

France

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.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 8 [fr]: de la population française
Caption 8 [en]: of the French population

Warmup Workout

Le Monde - Commune de Paris : les premières photos manipulées de l’histoire ? - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Paris Commune was one of the first extensively photographed revolutionary movements. In its infancy, photography wasn't able to capture motion, but professionals from both sides understood the power of images and used them to convey their own visions of the events.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 8 [fr]: au premier jour de l'une des plus célèbres insurrections de l'histoire française:
Caption 8 [en]: the first day of one of the most famous insurrections in French history:

Warmup Workout

Lionel L - Le son "in"

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Lionel gives a brief overview of the nasal in sound, which can be spelled a lot of different ways, including in, un, en, ain, ein, and even hein, the French equivalent of "huh?"

Matches in Transcript

Caption 14 [fr]: de la part des locuteurs de la langue française,
Caption 14 [en]: from French-language speakers,

Warmup Workout

Lionel L - Le son "on" - Part 1

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Lionel shares a few tips on how to pronounce the French nasal sound on, which is a homophone, with multiple spellings.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 12 [fr]: la langue française a pensé
Caption 12 [en]: the French language has thought

Warmup Workout

Lionel L - Le son "u"

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Lionel shares a few tips on how to pronounce the u sound in French, which tends to be difficult for English-speaking learners. After watching the video, and with some practice, you'll be able to say words like tu (you) and mur (wall) with confidence.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 2 [fr]: le son "u" de la langue française.
Caption 2 [en]: at the "u" sound in the French language.

Warmup Workout

Lionel L - Le truc

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel talks about a very handy little word, le truc, that can be used for just about everything. And no, it doesn't mean "truck"!

Matches in Transcript

Caption 7 [fr]: "Ce truc" est assez courant dans la langue française.
Caption 7 [en]: "This thing" is quite common in the French language.

Warmup Workout

Farid et Hiziya - Amener, apporter, emmener, emporter

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Farid and Hiziya talk about a common grammar mistake that even native French speakers make: confusing the verbs amener, apporter, emmener, and emporter. For more on these tricky verbs, read our lesson Bringing and Taking in French.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 3 [fr]: Alors je m'interrogeais sur la langue française.
Caption 3 [en]: So I was wondering about the French language.

Warmup Workout

Le Jour où tout a basculé - À l'audience - Arnaque en couple ? - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Credit card and insurance fraud are among the most common crimes in the French justice system. In this case, Nadège Berdil is accused by her lover of organizing a credit card scam, which she denies vehemently.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 21 [fr]: Tous les ans, la justice française
Caption 21 [en]: Every year, the French justice system

Warmup Workout

Le saviez-vous? - L'hôtel Negresco - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

For more than a century, the Hotel Negresco was a destination of choice for the wealthy and celebrities of all kinds, from Grace Kelly to Salvador Dali. It's the last family-owned luxury hotel in France.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 20 [fr]: car l'hôtel Negresco est le dernier palace à la française,
Caption 20 [en]: because the Hotel Negresco is the last French-style luxury hotel,

Warmup Workout

Lionel L - Le couvre-feu

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Lionel describes the latest measures taken by the French government regarding the COVID pandemic. A curfew has been enforced in major cities in an effort to contain the virus.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 8 [fr]: L'Académie [Française] a donc décidé
Caption 8 [en]: So the Académie Française [French language council] decided

Difficulty

Category

Field

You must be a subscriber to leave a comment.

Difficulty

Category

All

Field

Captions

You must be a subscriber to leave a comment.