All

Warmup Workout

Le saviez-vous? - L'élision - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In part two of her lesson on elisions, Patricia will help you navigate the rules of elisions with multiple examples. They're an essential part of French speech that will no longer be a mystery!

Matches in Transcript

Caption 6 [fr]: De plus, les Français font beaucoup d'élisions quand ils parlent.
Caption 6 [en]: Moreover, the French make a lot of elisions when they speak.

Warmup Workout

Louane - On était beau

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Louane Emera sings On était beau (We Were Beautiful), a song about the breakup of a relationship. Everything reminds her of her lover, and she can't get him out of her mind.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 17 [fr]: C'est plus pareil
Caption 17 [en]: It's not the same anymore

Warmup Workout

Voyage en France - Nemours - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the next part of his tour of Nemours, Daniel shows us the Church of Saint John the Baptist, a medieval church that was destroyed in the 1600s and then rebuilt over the course of the next two centuries. It houses a bell called the Cloche Philippe (Philippe Bell), which has a lengthy history of its own.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 3 [fr]: plus précisément dans la charmante ville de Nemours.
Caption 3 [en]: more precisely in the charming town of Nemours.

Warmup Workout

Frédéric - La fabrication du jus de pomme - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In part two of this video on apple juice making, Frédéric shows us how apple juice can be turned into hard cider through the fermentation process.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 13 [fr]: on n'arrivera plus à l'évacuer.
Caption 13 [en]: we won't be able to evacuate it anymore.

Warmup Workout

Lionel - L'usine de madeleines de Liverdun - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

We continue our visit of the madeleine factory in Liverdun. This time, we see the finished product coming out in its packaging. Claude, who has been working at the factory for twenty-nine years, shows us the packing process.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 31 [fr]: C'est, je crois, la... la boîte la plus vendue, hein?
Caption 31 [en]: That's, I think, the... the best-selling box, right?

Warmup Workout

Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon père s'oppose à ma passion - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Clara's father finally catches up with her after she disappears for the afternoon. He sees her talking to the homeless man he saw earlier and is concerned for her safety. She goes home with her father and things quiet down a little, for now....

Matches in Transcript

Caption 42 [fr]: pour la rendre encore plus officielle.
Caption 42 [en]: to make it even more official.

Warmup Workout

Lionel L - La Pyramide du Louvre

Difficulty: Intermediate

France Parisian

Lionel goes to the Louvre Pyramid, which was commissioned by former President François Mitterrand and designed by the architect I.M. Pei. Located in the Cour Napoléon (Napoleon Courtyard), the pyramid is one of the most famous selfie sites in the world.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 29 [fr]: certainement le selfie le plus célèbre au monde qui est fait
Caption 29 [en]: certainly the most famous selfie that's taken in the world,

Warmup Workout

Voyage en France - Nemours - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The town of Nemours is linked to the history of the United States in two important ways. Daniel will tell you more about that in this segment of his tour, and he'll also show you a group of charming bridges called the "Ponts des Petits Fossés" (Little Ditch Bridges).

Matches in Transcript

Caption 4 [fr]: Nous sommes plus précisément dans la ville de Nemours.
Caption 4 [en]: We are more precisely in the town of Nemours.

Warmup Workout

Frédéric - La fabrication du jus de pomme - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Watch Frédéric make delicious apple juice with a hand press. Once the juice is pressed and filtered, Frédéric will place it in a barrel to decant for twenty-four hours.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 29 [fr]: tout cet ensemble-là plus facilement.
Caption 29 [en]: this whole ensemble here more easily.

Warmup Workout

Amal - Vélib

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Getting around Paris has never been easier thanks to Vélib, a citywide bike rental service. Amal will tell you everything you need to know about renting a bicycle for a day, a week, or even a year. You won't be stranded after the subway closes at midnight!

Matches in Transcript

Caption 19 [fr]: Donc à... à minuit trente, il y a plus de métro.
Caption 19 [en]: So at... at half past midnight, there's no more metro.

Warmup Workout

Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon père s'oppose à ma passion - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Clara is desperate and considering the unthinkable. She is about to throw herself into the canal, but someone intervenes. It's the homeless man she met earlier, who cares enough to listen to her and bring a smile back to her face.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 24 [fr]: Même à la maison, j'arrive pas à avoir une conversation de plus de...
Caption 24 [en]: Even at home, I can't manage to have a conversation of more than...

Warmup Workout

Gaëlle - Librairie "Livres in Room"

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Gaëlle and François are the proud owners of a bookstore that houses nineteen thousand books. With the stiff competition of chain stores and the internet, a personal touch is essential. Gaëlle is happy to offer advice and comments on her favorite reads.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 15 [fr]: On a un peu plus de seize mille [ouvrages de] références
Caption 15 [en]: We have a little more than sixteen thousand reference works

Warmup Workout

Voyage en France - Poissy - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Don't miss this rendezvous with Daniel Benchimol in the town of Poissy near Paris. Enjoy a visit to a twelfth-century Romanesque church called the Collégiale de Poissy. You can also visit its priory, which now houses a toy museum to the delight of the little ones.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 8 [fr]: Et derrière moi se trouve le monument le plus célèbre de Poissy.
Caption 8 [en]: And behind me is the most famous monument of Poissy.

Warmup Workout

Lea & Lionel L - Le parc de Bercy - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

If you need a respite from the hustle and bustle of Paris, follow Lionel and Lea's recommendation and go to the Parc de Bercy in the twelfth arrondissement. There, you can enjoy a little wildlife (including insect hotels!), a "romantic garden," and much more.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 23 [fr]: Nous irons voir plus tard ce qu'il a de romantique le jardin.
Caption 23 [en]: Later we'll go see what's romantic about the garden.

Warmup Workout

Elisa et sa maman - La technologie

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Elisa speaks with her mom about the good old days when technology was not so invasive. Her mom reminisces about the times when you had to write a letter instead of sending an email or text. Still, she admits that modern life has its advantages, now that you can video chat with faraway relatives.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 23 [fr]: Nous, maintenant à part l'iPhone, on n'a plus de...
Caption 23 [en]: We, now, except for the iPhone, we don't have any more...

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.