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Le saviez-vous? - Gérard raconte les Phocéens à Antibes

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Gérard tells us about the history of Antibes, which goes back to the Phocaeans. Those ancient people always consulted an oracle before undertaking a voyage into the unknown to conquer new territories.

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Caption 19 [fr]: l'arrivée des Phocéens. Voilà.
Caption 19 [en]: of the arrival of the Phocaeans. That's it.

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Sophie et Patrice - Square Porte des Lilas

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Patrice and Sophie are at Porte des Lilas in Paris, where some new athletic spaces have recently been added. Among other things, you can now bring your racket and ball to play ping pong for free.

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Caption 14 [fr]: Voilà. -Oui. -Y en a aussi dans Paris, hein?
Caption 14 [en]: Right. -Yes. -There are also some in Paris, right?

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Le saviez-vous? - Gérard raconte l'histoire d'Antibes

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Gérard will introduce you to Antibes, a beautiful city founded by the Phocaeans in the 400s BC. The Phocaeans were replaced by the Romans, who were replaced by the Christians. Nowadays Antibes has grown to become the third-largest city in the Alpes-Maritimes department.

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Caption 6 [fr]: mais c'est une ville que j'adore et... voilà...
Caption 6 [en]: but it's a city that I love and... there...

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Sophie et Patrice - Chiffres et nombres - Part 1

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Sophie and Patrice introduce the basics of counting in French. They make it up to one sextillion (un trilliard), but if you're new to French, you can just focus on learning zéro to neuf.

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Caption 10 [fr]: Oui, voilà.
Caption 10 [en]: Yes, that's it.

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Claire et Philippe - La campagne

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Claire talks with Philippe about her holiday in the countryside. Then the conversation drifts to their respective children and their little adventures in the park.

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Caption 29 [fr]: Voilà, oui.
Caption 29 [en]: That's right, yes.

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Le saviez-vous? - Karine Rougier présente son art - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

France

The Espace à Vendre (Space for Sale) gallery in Nice recently presented Karine Rougier's exhibition "Les sables mouvants" (Quicksand). Rougier is an artist who works with various media, including ancient engravings, postcards, and even rocks.

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Caption 25 [fr]: Voilà, plein de choses [à] découvrir:
Caption 25 [en]: There you have it, lots of things to discover:

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Lionel - En studio d'enregistrement - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Norbert explains the intricacies of a recording studio and the latest technology and trends in the music industry. He also tells us who the first artist to use auto-tune was.

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Caption 20 [fr]: Voilà. -Très bien.
Caption 20 [en]: There you are. -Very good.

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Sophie et Patrice - Le français tel qu'il est parlé à Paris

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Patrice and Sophie have a conversation about the French language. They agree that French people speak too fast for the average learner, and abbreviations and contractions make it even more difficult to understand. Patrice has a few theories as to why Parisians in particular speak so fast.

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Caption 24 [fr]: À l'essentiel. -À l'essentiel, voilà. -L'essentiel, c'est dans le verbe a priori
Caption 24 [en]: To the essential. -To the essential, that's it. -The essential is in the verb, presumably,

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Amal et Caroline - Quartier du Louvre

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Amal gives Caroline a trick for skipping the long line that inevitably forms in front of the Louvre Museum. Then they decide to have a peaceful breakfast in the Jardin des Tuileries.

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Caption 48 [fr]: Voilà! -Trop bien.
Caption 48 [en]: That's it! -So good.

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Sophie et Patrice - Après le réveillon

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sophie and Patrice are trying to recover from the Christmas festivities and can't stand the sight of foie gras, turkey, or Yule logs... They consider doing away with the Christmas tradition of big feasts altogether and escaping to the tropics instead.

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Caption 44 [fr]: plein la gueule comme ça et tout et... Voilà.
Caption 44 [en]: right in each other's face like that and everything and... That's it.

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Sophie et Patrice - Après Noël

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Sophie and Patrice question the tradition of the Christmas tree and think it's not very environmentally responsible. They'd like to find of way of conserving the tree they bought and reuse it for next Christmas.

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Caption 25 [fr]: là, voilà, on a acheté un sapin.
Caption 25 [en]: here, we bought a Christmas tree.

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Elisa et Mashal - Photos

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

While looking at old photos, Elisa and Mashal reminisce about fun times and embarrassing moments, like the time when Mashal's pants split open at a party!

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Caption 40 [fr]: Ça ne paraît pas loin ces moments-là que je vois, mais... -Voilà, oui.
Caption 40 [en]: These moments I'm looking at don't seem far away, but... -Right, yes.

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Le saviez-vous? - Le E muet - Part 2

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Knowing when to pronounce and when not to pronounce the letter E is key to speaking French like a native. Among other places, E usually isn't pronounced when it's between two consonants (and doesn't have an accent mark).

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Caption 51 [fr]: Voilà. Vous saurez désormais pourquoi
Caption 51 [en]: That's it. Now you'll know why

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Ma mère fait tout pour briser mon couple - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sabine pretends to lose her pearl necklace in order to blame Gabriela for stealing it. Fortunately, Yann's father finds the necklace before Sabine can accuse her. Yann first begins to suspect Gabriela until he realizes it's his mother's honesty that should be questioned.

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Caption 71 [fr]: Je suis désolé. Voilà.
Caption 71 [en]: I'm sorry. There.

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Dao Evolution - Noël pour les sans-abris

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Christmas is a time of celebrations and a showing of goodwill. This young man followed his heart and started giving out small gifts to the homeless. Find out what prompted him to do so at the end of this video.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Merci beaucoup! -Voilà. -"Thank you" monsieur.
Caption 4 [en]: Thank you very much! -Here you go. -Thank you sir.

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