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).

Yvette is disturbed by Pauline's hostile and suspicious behavior. What was she doing rummaging through Patrice's drawers?

Listening to her little sister talk with her friends, Anna heard several slang words she didn't understand. She asks Louis to explain them to her.

In this video, you will discover the origins of the Christmas tree. This tradition dates back to Roman times, when people used to decorate their houses with conifer branches to celebrate the winter solstice.

Sacha doesn't have time to help Sam prepare for his audition at the TV station. She has a meeting with Sting!

Josephine Baker, the legendary singer, actress, and cabaret dancer, played a very active role in World War Two in France. Using her celebrity as a cover, she helped with counterintelligence efforts during the French Resistance.

Santa is overwhelmed and needs a hand! He can't keep up with the task of making a special toy for every child on the planet, so he puts an ad in the local papers.

Patrice's watch has gone missing, and he suspects Yvette for the theft, thanks to Pauline's subtle hints.

Hilaire shows us some of the more unusual clogs at the Clog Museum, from souvenirs clogs made for American troops in World War II to clogs made for cracking chestnuts.

Learn some new slang expressions from Anna and Louis's conversation about the party they went to.

When Sacha forgets about Sam's audition, he's left to his own devices. Sacha is less than satisfied with the results.

Josephine Baker was inducted into the Pantheon in recognition of her outstanding service during World War Two. Yet scholars have only just begun to study her contributions to the war effort.

British-American Hollywood star Olivia de Havilland died on July 26, 2020 in Paris at the age of 104. She became the first female president of the Cannes Film Festival jury in 1965.

Sophie and Patrice discuss the weather as they shop at the market on a miserable winter day. Sophie detests the cold and the rain whereas Patrice doesn't mind at all!

Patrice arrives home earlier than expected and catches Pauline and Hervé redhanded. Panic sets in and things get out of control.

In the final episode of this series on the Clog Maker's Museum, you'll see many kinds of clogs from all over Europe, including clogs for babies!

Sacha isn't too happy when she finds out her new editor-in-chief is her old high school acquaintance, Barbarella. And Sam didn't do such a bad job with his audition after all...

Anna is sick of riding her bike in Paris's dangerous traffic, so she sewed a special reflective collar on her jacket for safety. Louis pokes fun at her for it at first, but ends up wanting one of his own.

Patrice has been bound and gagged in his room for two days. Luckily, when Yvette arrives at his front door to pick up her paycheck, she senses that something is wrong.

Zouzou sings "Il est parti comme il était venu" (He Left as He Had Come), a fleeting love story about a young man who disappeared as quickly as he came into her life.

Lionel will explain the difference between "matin" and "matinée", which both mean morning in English, and "soir" and "soirée" which both mean evening. You can read more about this distinction in our lesson Morning and Evening.

Sam meets Barbarella, who offers him a job, and Nico is in luck as well.

Barbara creates an online dating profile for her mother Isabelle. She thinks she's found the perfect man for her, but apparently Isabelle has different tastes...

You will discover in this video the great history of Bitche, a medieval city in the east of France. Its citadel, an important line of defense in the Thirty Years' War, was rebuilt on the ruins of a castle dating back to the twelfth century.