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Wake up. Brush teeth. Go to school. Repeat...forever. No matter what language you speak, describing your routine d'heir (daily routine) is an essen...

We welcome you to our French I course, starting with one of the most essential terms—bienvenue. Wouldn't you guess it? It means "welcome."

Julia Child is an iconic American chef—who took all her best ideas from the French. Delicieuse!

In French, the pronoun y is often used as a stand-in for "there." So, shall we watch the video on ShmoopTube? Oui, allons-y!

In this video, we model a perfect oral presentation on our most favorite subject: food. (More specifically, the classicly French dish ratatouille.)

Phew. We just counted to 100 en Français, and boy are we tired.

Accent aigu, accent grave, accent circonflexe, and the cédille: separately, they're super-heroes; with their forces combined, they're...the French...

Nouns, verbs, adjectives: they exist in French, too. Quelle surprise.

We get it: you can sing the entire Les Miz soundtrack, and you do it. A lot. But there's more to know about the French revolution than that, non?

From its beaches to the mountains, France has a huge temperature variety. Brush up on your Celsius: it's time to forecast.

Typical 14-year-old Marie introduces us to her vie––BFFs, love of classical music, descriptive adjectives, and all. 

Whether you keep cleats by your bedside or wonder "what's the World Cup?," this soccer fan's video will help you brush up your French skills. 

In this video, we teach you how to say other countries' names in French. Sometimes they're cognate-y (l'Irlande), sometimes they're un peu ridicule...

Noémie works as a waitress by day to fund her musique career. Mmm, girl. We've all been there.

There are many different traditional French shops in Rochefort-en-Terre, from a butchery to a post office. After this video, you'll know how to tra...

If you want to tell your familie all about your French vacation, from the cheese you ate to the cities you visit, why not put it on a postcard? Tru...

We're following a chef from supermarket to their restaurant, picking up all the ingredients they'll need to make classic French poulet (chicken). U...

Claude Debussy is one of the most important composers and pianists of the late 1800s. And wouldn't you know it: he was French.

Every family is alike in their...French familial nouns and desriptive adjectives. Why not listen to this video to learn how to apply this family's...

Celebrities wear some pretty beautiful—and some pretty ridiculous—outfits on the red carpet. Why not learn how to identify the best looks en fr...

The Louvre is one of the most famous museums in the world, containing thousands of pieces made before the 1900s. Learn your Louvre vocab here, so you can tell your La Joconde from your water lillies.

Shopping, historical buildings, and people speaking French everywhere: the Montmatre neighborhood in Paris really has it all.

Guadeloupe is a group of islands in the Caribbean where everyone speaks French. Wait: warm temperatures and the French language? We must know more!

Senegal, Algeria, the Reunion Islands: evil European colonization led to French being spoken around the world. ...Yay?

Ah, nothing like being a tourist in the City of Love. Hopefully this group of étudiants doesn't do anything embarrassing!

Ooh la la! Amélie and Cyril are on a date—but will they ever agree about what to order?

We all have that "one friend" who makes it super-difficult to agree on an easy meet-up spot. Quelle surprise: making weekend plans can be difficult en francais, aussi!

In this video, a variety of French-speakers identify themselves by occupation. Whether you're a coiffeur or a professeur, you'll find it a must-watch.

A normal shopping trip turns sinister as two French theives enter a department store. Zut alors!

We all know style's important, in your music and your vêtements. But there are many elements that go into a great song; in this video, you'll learn how to describe them in French.

Our video's narrator gets lost in a Parisian cemetary. Everything's okay—until he sees some fantômes. (And yes, that is a cognate. Yikes.)

A normal shopping trip turns sinister as two French theives enter a department store. Zut alors!

Josephine Baker is one of the most influential American performers, ever. So how come she could only get work in France?

Whether you were raised in a macabre orphanage or had loads of nuclear and extended family members in your maison, this video will help you learn the terms to identify and desribe your familie members.

Claude Monet was an Impressionist legend, painting landscapes and figures with great emotion. In fact, the only thing cooler than Claude Monet's innovative style is discussing his works in his native tongues.

Food! It's absolutely the best, whether you're preparing ratatouille in Marseille or French toast in your parents' Wisconsin basement. Now all you need are the right ingredients, utensils, and vocabulary...

Postcards: they're the best way to keep in touch with someone, in English or in French. Besides, what's the point of traveling to a Francophone country if you can't humblebrag on une carte postale?

Strike a pose: whether you're walking the catwalk or shopping online, clothing and color terminology are important French vocabulary words. Chic, non?

Two French speakers go grocery-shopping to make tonight's recipe. Escargot means snails, so you know the menu's, uh, down and dirty.

Here's a little more focus on Algeria, a Francophone country in Northern Africa. Yup: French language and delicious food? We're digging it too.