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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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France 24 - Des manifestants en "colère" contre la réforme des retraites

Difficulty: Advanced

France

French people are taking to the streets to protest against the government pension reform. Find out why people are so upset about it.

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TF1 Info - Fiers de nos Bleus

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

What a tough final for the Bleus (French national soccer team) during the 2022 World Cup. Watch this video to find out what happened, and how the French people responded to it.

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Axel et Alice - Les mots bruxellois du français

Difficulty: Intermediate

Belgium, France

Axel, who is French, and Alice, who is Belgian, compare notes on various regional expressions. Find out what the difference between la pluie and la drache is in this video.

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Sophie et Patrice - L'heure qu'il est

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patrice and Sophie explain the use of the twenty-four-hour clock in French. It's more widely used in France than in English-speaking countries, and it's very helpful for making sure you don't miss your plane or an important appointment!

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Lionel - Le musée de Jeanne d'Arc - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Discover some more amazing facts about Joan of Arc. Did you know that she is the French figure about whom the most films and books have been made, surpassing even Napoleon and de Gaulle?

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Voyage en France - Médan - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Next to the Dreyfus Museum stands Emile Zola's house, which you can also visit. The famous writer financed his estate with the proceeds from his novels, and he even named the two towers he later added after two of his novels. He also hosted many of the biggest names in French literature and art.

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Voyage en France - Médan - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We continue our visit to Médan where Daniel Benchimol takes us to the Dreyfus Museum, inaugurated in October 2021. There, you will discover a sad part of French history when anti-Semitism was rife.

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Lionel L - Les élections présidentielles: Mode d'emploi

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In this video, Lionel will explain how the French presidential elections work and who the 2022 candidates are.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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Lionel L - L'Euro 2020

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Lionel talks about the 2020 Euro Cup, which actually took place in 2021 due to the COVID pandemic. He explains what happened to the French, the Spanish, and the Danish teams, among others.

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Lionel L - Le son "an"

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Lionel shares a few tips on how to pronounce the an sound in French, which can either be spelled an or en, as in en chantant (singing, while singing) or enchanté (nice to meet you).

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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.

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