DIABOLIQUE Marine Lepen s'attaque aux enfants - Le vrai visage du FN

Next Sunday, France will choose its new president: Macron or Le Pen. One of Marine Le Pen proposals is that children of illegal immigrants should be refused education in the public school system. This is the emotional response from Melenchon, one of the defeated presidential candidates.

Can You Pronounce These 10 French Words?

Pronunciation is easier in French than you think. Once you know the rules they generally apply consistently unlike English which is more erratic. But for the fun, here are a few words that are particularly difficult to pronounce.

Symptômes d'Amour (48HFP Montpellier 2014 - Prix du Meilleur Film)

A short film by Les Parasites on the dangers of love. Watch it first without the subtitles and then try with the subtitles. Un peu de francais tous les jours !

NORMAN - LA CRISE DES 30 ANS

Here is a video by Norman about the problems with turning 30, problems I discovered recently myself. :) The subtitles are good so click on the CC icon on the second listening to see if you heard it correctly the first time round. Don't forget, practice makes perfect!

Avez-Vous Déjà Vu ? Une torture d'oeuf

So a very short one this time. This is one of a funny series called Avez vous déjà vu...(Have you ever seen...) Text: Avez vous déjà vu... - Ca va ? - Ahh, ahhh une torture d’œuf ? - Tu es prêt a passer aux choses sérieuses ? - Pondu le 21/02. A consommer avant le 02/03. - C'est tout ce que tu sais dire ? - Pondu le 21/02. A consommer avant le- - J'en ai maté les plus durs que toi. Tu sais ce qui nous intéresse. - Eu, eu, je ne sais rien. Je ne sais- - C'est pas ce qu'on nous a dit. - Pondu le 21/02. A consommer avant le 02/03. Pondu- Aiii, aiii - Ca me désole d'en arriver la. - Non, pas la mouillette. Non, pas la mouillette, non. C'est la poule, la poule qui vient en premier. C'est pas l’œuf. C'est pas moi. C'est pas l’œuf. - Bah, tu vois. Quand tu veux. Maintenant, oui. Translation: Have you ever seen... - Are you OK? - Ahh, ahhh an egg being tortured? - Are you ready to move on to serious matters? - Laid the 21/02, eat before the 12/03. - Is that all you have to say? - Laid the 21/02, eat before- - I've dealt with harder ones than you. You know what we're interested in. - I know nothing. I don't know. - That's not what we heard. - Laid the 21/02, eat before the 12/03. Laid-Aiii, aiii - I'm sorry that it has come to this. - No, not the soldier, no, not the bread, no! It's the chicken, it's the chicken that comes first. It's not the egg. It's not me. It's not the egg. - Ba, you see. When you try. Now, yes.

A voix haute

An interesting documentary about teaching disadvantaged young people to speak out. There are no subtitles but they speak relatively clearly. Give it a go! :)

Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité. This is the motto of France. Here children explain what fraternité means. A little more fraternité in our world would be a good thing. https://youtu.be/p39Ujb2fz9s

Brut

This man was beaten up four years ago because he is homosexual. He explains here how he feels now. He speaks clearly and is easy to understand but follow the subtitles too. :)

Little Nicholas

Here is a link to Le Petit Nicolas, a film about a group of boys of about 8 years old in the 1950s. It is funny and enjoyable.The language is easy to understand and there are English subtitles too (just click on the CC icon). Try to listen to it without the subtitles first and see if you can get the gist. When you get lost go back and put on the subtitles. Bon continuation et bon courage !

Brut

Some clashes between politicians and ordinary people in France. Some bad language but it's all good to know even if you don't use it. :)

Les Visiteurs 1 - Le Sarasin (Scène Culte)

A lord and his servant travel forward in time from medieval times and have this funny encounter. There are some old-fashioned phrases but pick up as much as you can.

Extra French episode 4 with french subtitles

Here is episode 4. Don't forget - the best way to learn French is to listen to it as much as possible. It's how you learned your first language after all! Bon courage !