Learn French with cartoons and hand-picked viral videos — each episode comes with context, key phrases with audio, and a mini-quiz.
really, hugely — the everyday intensifier (literally 'cow-ly') · word of the day
thing, whatsit — the word for anything you can't quite name · word of the day
the soil-and-soul of a place that flavours its food and wine · word of the day
to manage, to get by, to figure it out yourself · word of the day
to snuggle or curl up cosily against someone or something · word of the day
the September return to school, work and real life · word of the day
to love, to get a real kick out of something · word of the day
a lazy lie-in; literally 'a fat morning' spent in bed · word of the day
'like' — filler, approximator and sceptical retort in one · word of the day
always feeling the cold; by extension, cautious or risk-shy · word of the day
can't-be-bothered laziness, as in 'j'ai la flemme' · word of the day
the perfect retort you think of once it's too late · word of the day
so, as a result — spoken French's favourite way to link ideas · word of the day

French emergency vocabulary · 5 phrases
great, lovely — also, delightfully, the word for an owl · word of the day

French camping vocabulary · 5 phrases
to hunt for second-hand treasures at flea markets · word of the day

French train station vocabulary · 5 phrases
anyway, in short — the word that rescues a rambling story · word of the day
to read for pure pleasure; to browse through books · word of the day

French hairdresser vocabulary · 5 phrases
to work — what the French actually say instead of 'travailler' · word of the day

French pharmacy vocabulary · 5 phrases
meh — a verbal shrug for anything underwhelming · word of the day

French airport and flying vocabulary · 5 phrases
pre-dinner drinks and nibbles with friends; a cherished ritual · word of the day

Learn French with Music: Artists, Playlists and the Lyrics Method · 5 takeaways

The Best Way to Learn French Vocabulary (That Actually Sticks) · 5 takeaways

Learn French with Podcasts: The Level-by-Level Guide · 5 takeaways

How to Learn French Verbs (Without Memorising 1,000 Conjugations) · 5 takeaways

How to Learn French Fast: An Honest Guide for Beginners · 5 takeaways

How Long Does It Really Take to Learn French? · 5 takeaways

the passive (and how to avoid it) · 4 questions

French plural rules · 5 questions

15 French Tongue Twisters to Sharpen Your Pronunciation · 5 takeaways

reflexive verbs & daily routine · 5 questions

the -ant forms · 5 questions

French Proverbs: 29 Famous Sayings with English Equivalents · 5 takeaways

DR MRS VANDERTRAMP · 5 questions

the ne that isn’t negative · 3 questions

French Listening Practice: A Level-by-Level Training Plan · 5 takeaways

Tout, Toute, Tous, Toutes · 5 questions

en + -ant · 5 questions

the decision guide · 5 questions

A1 to B2: What the French Levels Really Mean (Your Roadmap) · 5 takeaways

le or la? masculine or feminine · 3 questions

soutenu, courant, familier · 5 questions

futur proche vs futur simple · 5 questions

French Exams Explained: DELF, DALF, TCF and TEF — Which One and When · 5 takeaways

j’aurais fait · 5 questions

the French sound rules · 4 questions

12 French Culture Surprises (and How Not to Offend Anyone) · 5 takeaways

would, could, should · 5 questions

Les Pronoms Y et EN · 4 questions

DELF B2: A Realistic Study Plan That Actually Works · 5 takeaways

'only' in French · 4 questions

moi, toi, lui, eux · 4 questions

7 Common French Mistakes English Speakers Make · 5 takeaways

spaces, guillemets & capitals · 4 questions

qui, que, où, dont · 4 questions
Video lessons occupy the sweet spot between a live teacher and a written page: a human voice modelling real pronunciation, with a pause button the classroom never had. The lessons above are sorted by topic and level — grammar walkthroughs, vocabulary in context, pronunciation close-ups — and each one pairs with written material on this site, so what you watch can immediately be read, drilled and played (the games arcade covers many of the same topics). That pairing is the difference between video as entertainment and video as a French course: watching alone builds familiarity; watching plus one active pass builds French.
The active pass takes three moves. Pause and repeat: stop after model sentences and say them aloud — video’s whole advantage is that the teacher waits for you. Shadow the second viewing: play the lesson again and speak along a half-beat behind, borrowing the rhythm wholesale (the same shadowing method from our conversation guide, with a teacher’s diction as the model). Close the loop: one sentence from each video used in your own context the same day — said to yourself, a partner, or your teacher in the next live lesson. Fifteen minutes of video used this way beats an hour of passive playlisting, and the free trial lesson exists whenever you want the video’s one missing feature: a teacher who answers back.