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Joanna - Son nouvel appartement

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Joanna just moved into a new apartment, which is slightly bigger than her old one, and she invited us inside to show us around. She uses some essential household-related vocabulary in her tour, so keep your eyes open for any words you don't already know!

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Caption 10 [fr]: Je l'ouvre avec ma petite clef bleue.
Caption 10 [en]: I open it with my little blue key.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 6

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

In part 6 of Le Québec parle aux Français, the interviewees compare and contrast the immigrant situation in France and Quebec. France, being a smaller country, creates additional pressure for immigrants, while in Quebec, immigrants do rather well. Later, Olivier treats us to a little song he wrote himself.

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Caption 54 [fr]: Vous voulez une petite chanson?
Caption 54 [en]: Do you want a little song?

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Télésonne - Micro-trottoir : Nuisance dans les transports

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Regular bus riders from the Essonne, a suburb south of Paris, share their views on public transport. It appears that some people behave badly on buses and in the subway, which can give tourists a bad impression. So the next time you catch a bus, don't forget to give up your seat for the elderly!

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Caption 9 [fr]: enfin la mamie, elle est toute tremblotante avec son... sa petite barre.
Caption 9 [en]: well, the old lady, she is all wobbly with her... her little handrail.

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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 9. Galilée - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Galileo is about to throw caution to the wind and reveal his startling discoveries about planet Earth.

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Caption 21 [fr]: Galiléo, vous n'avez même pas un regard pour notre petite fille!
Caption 21 [en]: Galileo, you won't even take one look at our little girl!

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TV8 Mont Blanc - Visite de la chapelle de glace de Leysin

Difficulty: Beginner

France

A former bobsled champion created an ice chapel in Leysin, Switzerland. As you might expect, this unusual place of worship is only available during the cold winter months. If you're interested in visiting, make sure to do it before it melts away!

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Caption 1 [fr]: C'est une petite chapelle perdue sous la glace.
Caption 1 [en]: It's a little chapel lost under the ice.

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Lucette - La confiture d'abricots

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video, Lucette teaches us how to make some delicious, homemade apricot jam. She also skillfully recites an apricot-related tongue-twister!

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Caption 49 [fr]: Quand j'étais petite, quand on faisait la confiture d'abricots,
Caption 49 [en]: When I was little, when we were making apricot jam,

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Voyage dans Paris - Beaubourg et le Marais

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Daniel Benchimol walks us through a fun neighborhood in Paris: Le Marais. It's a great place to visit, with the Beaubourg Museum (also known as the Georges Pompidou Museum) and distinctive medieval streets.

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Caption 7 [fr]: En sortant de la petite rue Pierre au Lard,
Caption 7 [en]: Leaving the small Rue Pierre au Lard,

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Manon et Clémentine - Vocabulaire du livre

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Whether you're a scholar, a budding writer, or just a casual beach reader, you'll find a lot to learn in Manon and Clémentine's lesson on book-related vocabulary. Using one of the most renowned works of French literature, In Search of Lost Time, as a guide, our two friends also recite their own poem on the future of the book. Happy reading!

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Caption 1 [fr]: Salut! -Bonjour! Aujourd'hui, on est parti pour une petite leçon de vocabulaire.
Caption 1 [en]: Hi! -Hello! Today we went for a small vocabulary lesson.

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Salon Eco Habitat - NrGaïa, la ouate de cellulose

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Our eco-friendly home show representative explains the benefits of cellulose wadding versus fiberglass, two insulation materials commonly used in houses.

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Caption 6 [fr]: Donc, dans cette petite boîte tout simplement, vous avez, euh... un isolant qu'on va appeler conventionnel,
Caption 6 [en]: So in this little box, quite simply, you have, uh... an insulating material that we'll call conventional,

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Voyage dans Paris - Autour de l'Hôtel de Ville

Difficulty: Beginner

France

The square around Paris's city hall, the Hôtel de Ville, is much more than a purely bureaucratic area. It features one of the city's most renowned department stores, the BHV, and even turns into an ice-skating rink in the winter.

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Caption 12 [fr]: Si vous avez une petite faim,
Caption 12 [en]: If you're feeling a little hungry,

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TV8 Mont Blanc - Un réveillon en montagne (Savoie)

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

For New Year's Eve, come join the mountain people of the Savoie region at the O’Communailles restaurant where good local food is being served with a twist in a convivial atmosphere. Then watch the happy locals dance the night away.

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Caption 33 [fr]: sous cette petite tente ici où les gens se rencontrent pour boire un verre ensemble
Caption 33 [en]: under this small tent here where people meet to have a drink together

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Cap 24 - Les cyclistes parisiens sont-ils indisciplinés ?

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

Rumor has it that Parisians bicyclists are undisciplined. Is this true? Allessandro Di Sarno is out on the streets of Paris to find out for himself and carries out his own humorous inquiry...

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Caption 17 [fr]: Ben oui, parce que je veux prendre la rue Victoria. -Pourquoi vous prenez cette petite voix-là?
Caption 17 [en]: Well, yes, because I want to take Victoria Street. -Why are you taking on that little voice?

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Alsace 20 - Femmes d'exception: Christine Ott

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Discover a unique instrument called the ondes Martenot, a precursor to the synthesizer named after its inventor, Maurice Martenot. This electronic piano-like instrument, once a musical sensation in the 1930's, quickly fell into disuse, but is experiencing a revival thanks to Christine Ott, a talented pianist who adopted this unusual instrument and has worked alongside such musical greats as Radiohead and Yann Tiersen.

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Caption 25 [fr]: Oui. -Ouais. -Depuis toute petite. Oui, oui.
Caption 25 [en]: Yes. -Yeah. -Since [I was] very little. Yes, yes.

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Il était une fois: Notre Terre - 25. Technologies - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The home of the future includes a talking refrigerator that gives you chocolate bars for breakfast! Unfortunately, it also includes some pesky robots....

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Caption 6 [fr]: Voulez-vous faire une petite partie d'échecs avec moi?
Caption 6 [en]: Do you want to play a little game of chess with me?

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Manon et Clémentine - Expressions toutes faites

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Today Manon and Clémentine present a number of "set expressions," or idiomatic phrases. Hopefully you're not feeling "soft in the knee"—there are a lot of useful expressions to learn in this lesson!

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Caption 49 [fr]: Mais reste zen, ma petite Clémentine!
Caption 49 [en]: But stay Zen, my little Clémentine!

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