Sam's sense of style leaves much to be desired, so Annie, Sacha, and Nico want to take him shopping. But they can't seem to agree on which style suits him best.

Patricia lists a few more usages of encore (still, again) and gives an overview of toujours (still, always). To learn more about these words, check out our written lesson on them.

Sacha and Annie have a hard time getting Sam out of bed. It may have something to do with his embarrassing pajamas....

In this video, you will learn the various meanings of encore, which Patricia will illustrate with several examples.

In this video you will learn how to use the adverbs encore and toujours and how their meanings overlap. Encore and toujours can both mean "still," and share a common negative form: ne plus (no longer).

Marie and Jeremy are having an argument over the cat. Jeremy is fed up with the mess it makes, among other things. He gives her an ultimatum: it's him or the cat. It's a tough choice for Marie...

Sam is suddenly popular with the girls, and even Nico is impressed. What made them change their minds?

The artist Henri Matisse lived in a beautiful building, the Palais Caïs de Pierlas, in the Old Nice neighborhood. He captured the neighborhood's colorful atmosphere in many of his paintings.

Sacha is furious because Sam used her bike without her permission. She wants him out, but after he comes out of the shower, she and Annie are very impressed by his physique...

Patricia will teach you how to say that you don't like something in tactful ways and in more direct ways. There are many interesting expressions to convey dislike, even disgust, but you might want to save some of them for private conversations.

There's a little male competition between Sam and Nico, who throws a challenge to Sam: Can he pedal for fifty kilometers on Sacha's exercise bike?

At just 16 years old, French YouTube star and actress Adèle Castillon released her song "Amour plastique" (Plastic Love) with her band Videoclub. This song portrays a sincere first love between two teenagers.

Amal and Caroline don't always see life through rose-tinted glasses (voir la vie en rose). Sometimes they have the blues (broyer du noir). This video gives you the opportunity to explore some interesting idiomatic expressions using colors.

Using her favorite fruits as examples, Patricia demonstrates some different ways of saying you "like" or "love" something in French.

Sam pulls on the curtain ropes for room service, and when Nico appears, he mistakes him for the porter. Sam has a few things to learn, and Nico is more than happy to teach him some French....

Philippe apologizes to Claire for arriving late. He was not sure which platform he should have been standing on as both trains went to Versailles. He realized something was wrong when his train never came.

It's Sam first day at Sacha and Annie's apartment. The girls are not impressed with Sam's attempts to communicate in French.

Sacha's American pen pal Sam arrives at her and Annie's flat. He doesn't quite live up to their fantasy, and his French needs a lot of improvement.

Patricia explains the multiple benefits of dictation exercises. Having fallen out of favor in recent years, dictation is making a comeback after the French Ministry of Education realized that language skills were deteriorating. Why not take full advantage of Yabla's Scribe game to improve those skills?

Sacha and Annie are excited about Sam's imminent arrival from America. While they are getting the apartment ready, Nico shows up, to Annie's delight and Sacha's dismay.

Patricia shares her family recipe for crêpes. All you'll need is some flour, eggs, milk, orange blossom, salt, and butter to make this classic French staple. Happy cooking!

Sacha and Annie share an apartment. Their neighbor Nico is in love with Sacha, while Annie is in love with him. Things get even more complicated when Sacha receives a letter from Sam, her former American pen pal.

Patricia explains the importance of dictation exercises for learning French. Now an essential teaching tool in the classroom, dictation was originally a pastime for French nobility. The author Prosper Mérimée created a dictation exercise for Empress Eugénie that stumped even the brightest intellectuals. Think you can beat them? Try it yourself here.

Philippe composed a short piano melody for Claire. After playing it for her, he teaches her some basic chords.