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Lionel L - Quai d'Austerlitz

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

When the weather is nice, Parisians meet up on the riverbanks every weekend to dance, talk, and spend time with friends. For those who love dancing, there are free salsa, hip-hop, and Afro-Cuban dance lessons. It's a party!

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Caption 41 [fr]: De la musique, des bateaux, de l'eau,
Caption 41 [en]: Music, boats, water,

Warmup Workout

Le saviez-vous? - La négation - Part 4

Difficulty: Newbie

France

In the last episode of this series on negation in a sentence, you will learn how to use the adverb of negation ne pas (not) when it's followed by an infinitive and by an indefinite article.

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Caption 35 [fr]: Veux-tu de la musique?
Caption 35 [en]: Do you want some music?

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Adrien - Rue des Martyrs

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Adrien talks to us about Paris's Rue des Martyrs [Martyrs Street]. There, a hapless bishop, Saint Denis, was decapitated. He supposedly carried his severed head in his hand all the way up the street. But rest assured, the street has none of this gruesome past. It's filled with restaurants, bars, cafes, and cabarets to keep you entertained and happy.

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Caption 53 [fr]: c'est que la musique qui est jouée
Caption 53 [en]: is that the music that is played

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TV Vendée - Vendée : Pierre Zucchi, 104 ans, raconte ses mémoires

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

TV Vendée interviews 104-year-old Pierre Zucchi, an architect and musician who helped build Queen Elizabeth's private hospital. So far, he's written five autobiographical books that he plans to share with his children.

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Caption 28 [fr]: Mais le grand bonheur de Pierre, c'est la musique
Caption 28 [en]: But Pierre's great delight is music,

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Alain Etoundi - Allez tous vous faire enfilmer! - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

A black mother who joined the film project launched by Alain Etoundi is critical of movies that don't portray black people accurately and perpetuate stereotypes. She says there's a dearth of good movies with positive role models for young black people.

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Caption 6 [fr]: Parce que c'est à travers leur musique, leurs séries et leurs films
Caption 6 [en]: Because it's through their music, their series, and their movies

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Alain Etoundi - Allez tous vous faire enfilmer! - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

After multiple organizations refused to finance his film Un frère comme moi (A Brother Like Me), Alain Etoundi decided to speak out by making a short film called Allez tous vous faire enfilmer! (Go Film Yourselves!). He criticizes the French film industry for not doing justice to suburban black communities, preferring instead to churn out films with stereotypical black characters.

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Caption 39 [fr]: Le septième art? Nous, on connaît la musique.
Caption 39 [en]: The seventh art [cinema]? We know the music [the drill].

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Lartiste - Chocolat feat. Awa Imani

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Moroccan rapper Lartiste is enjoying a huge success with his hit song "Chocolat." Recorded as a duo with the singer Awa Imani, the song is being played non-stop in the French-speaking world thanks in part to its catchy refrain, cho cho cho chocolat.

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Caption 70 [fr]: Et c'est quoi cette musique "chocolat, chocolat"?
Caption 70 [en]: And what's this "chocolate, chocolate" music?

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Grand Corps Malade - Pocahontas

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In "Pocahontas," slam poet Grand Corps Malade offers some insights on raising kids and watching them grow up. He even recreates some old family photos!

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Caption 6 [fr]: Des jouets qui font trop de musique et les matins trop matinaux
Caption 6 [en]: Toys that make too much music and too early mornings

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Stromae - Alors on danse

Difficulty: Intermediate

Belgium

In "Alors On Danse" (So We Dance), Stromae sings about trying to forget all his problems through song and dance. Unfortunately, that doesn't make them go away....

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Caption 33 [fr]: Les problèmes ou bien la musique?
Caption 33 [en]: The problems or the music?

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Le saviez-vous? - Les verbes du 1er groupe les plus utilisés - Part 1

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Patricia goes over some of the most commonly used verbs of the first group (ending in -er). Once you learn them, try creating a story out of them!

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Caption 19 [fr]: Et j'aime la musique aussi.
Caption 19 [en]: And I like music too.

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Contes de fées - Cendrillon - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel brings Cinderella's fairy tale to its happy conclusion. She will never have to scrub the floor again, thanks to Prince Charming and his army of servants.

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Caption 21 [fr]: Avec la musique et la danse,
Caption 21 [en]: With the music and the dancing,

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TV Tours - La cathédrale Saint-Louis est ouverte aux musulmans

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Bishop of Blois organized an interfaith initiative in the cathedral. Christians and Muslims were invited to share their faith and exchange thoughts in hopes of uniting and promoting peace.

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Caption 41 [fr]: y avait des instruments de musique dans les mosquées.
Caption 41 [en]: there were musical instruments in mosques.

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Voyage en France - Conflans-Sainte-Honorine - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel shows us around the old quarter of the village of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, a charming area that dates from the Middle Ages and contains some beautiful gardens and courtyards. Some of the streets and alleyways have even retained their medieval names, such as the "Rue de la Savaterie" (Cobbler Street).

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Caption 18 [fr]: des cours de musique, des cours de guitare et aussi des cours de vitraux,
Caption 18 [en]: music classes, guitar classes, and also stained-glass classes,

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Contes de fées - La petite sirène - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Enjoy Yabla's rendition of "The Little Mermaid" (or "La petite sirène"), originally written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. In part one, the little mermaid swims ashore to a handsome prince. But will she see him again?

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Caption 26 [fr]: Sur le pont avait lieu une fête avec de la musique et de la danse
Caption 26 [en]: On the bridge, a party with music and dancing was taking place

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Watt’s In - Baden Baden : J'ai Plongé dans le Bruit Interview Exclu

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The French pop group Baden Baden talk about their second studio album, Mille Éclairs (A Thousand Lightning Bolts), on this episode of "Watt's In." The band members discuss their creative process and the differences between playing onstage and in the recording studio. You'll also hear a few excerpts from their song "À tes côtés" (At Your Side).

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Caption 29 [fr]: ce qui veut pas dire le texte, le... le chant comme un... comme un instrument de musique
Caption 29 [en]: which doesn't mean the text, the... the singing as a... as a musical instrument,

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