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Where to Download French Learning Videos for Any Language Skill

French learning doesn’t always have to be online.

Sometimes, all you need are quality downloadable French learning videos.

You’ll always have access to language materials and the option to study anytime, anywhere.

Below, I’ll show you the best places to download videos and get learning right away.

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Why Bother Downloading French Learning Videos?

So why bother downloading these French learning videos? Why not just stream French videos online whenever you’re in the mood to study?

  • You don’t have to wait for buffering. This is a huge plus for anyone with a slow internet connection in their home. (Ahem… me.)

Sitting down to watch a French video, only to wait endlessly for the material to load on YouTube, is a massive learning momentum killer. Well, I guess instead of studying, I’ll just go take a nap!

If you download your videos, no buffering is necessary. Just click “play.”

  • You can always access your videos. Even when you don’t have internet access, you can view your stored videos! Watch them on your morning commute to work. Or at a restaurant that doesn’t give its Wi-Fi password to customers. Or in your home in the middle of a power outage.
  • It’s safe. Whenever a friend suggests I download something onto my computer, two words pop into my mind: “pirating” and “virus.” However, the websites on this list make it possible for you to download videos completely legally and safely.

The 4 Best French Learning Sites with Downloadable Videos

Everyday French: Learn with Video Tutorials

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The Learn with Video Tutorials website offers videos on nearly every topic you’d expect to discuss in an average day.

Shopping? There’s a video for that. Family? There’s a video for that. Yes, you can even learn how to handle an appointment at a French doctor’s office!

The videos are very simple. You see words and expressions and you hear a voice pronouncing them for you. If you like straightforward learning videos with the information laid out for you, Learn with Video Tutorials is a great option.

You can download 20 lessons for only $27. Do so by clicking “Buy Now” at the bottom of the page.

If you only want one lesson, individual videos cost $3.00. The videos run for five minutes to a half hour, but each individual lesson costs the same regardless of length.

Conversational French: FrenchPod101

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FrenchPod101’s primary goal is to make learning French fun. They have expert teachers present video and audio lessons on culturally relevant French topics that’ll hold your attention and prepare you for real conversations with French native speakers.

You’ll learn how to navigate French-speaking regions for travel, how to chat with French speakers online and more, while ultimately building towards fluency in French communication.

There are more than 1,000 lessons available with more added all the time. To download a video, play the clip, go down to the far bottom righthand corner of the screen and click the little arrow. The video will be downloaded onto your computer.

You can also download extra learning materials such as PDF lesson notes and vocabulary building tools. FrenchPod101 is available on the computer or your phone with the mobile app.

Short Videos: JeFrench

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I don’t know about you, but one of the main things that keeps me from studying French is lack of time. I have two jobs, I take care of my dog, I spend time with my husband… how am I supposed to fit recreational language learning into my schedule?

Enter JeFrench.

Most of this website’s videos are under 20 minutes in length. You have 20 minutes, right? If you’re truly crunched for time, you can multitask and watch these videos while exercising on the treadmill or rocking your baby to sleep.

JeFrench’s videos are for beginners. They cover everything from greetings, to how to use the verb aimer (to like; to love), to noun genders.

JeFrench provides many free videos on its website. You can’t download them for free, though. If you want videos sent straight to your email inbox every week, sign up for JeFrench’s premium package. For 16 weeks, you’ll receive three weekly videos. The premium plan costs $99, but JeFrench is known to run discounts.

This premium plan not only sends you 48 videos, but it also gives you over 100 downloadable audio files, plus bonus material!

French Subtitles: TED Talks

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TED Talks have become wildly popular, not just in the U.S., but also all over the world. TED is a media company that holds conferences and posts videos online. Its slogan is “Ideas worth spreading.” People watch TED Talks to be inspired and informed.

You can download TED Talks presented in English with French subtitles. It’s a nice option for early beginner French learners—you’ll start building associations between English words and their French translations, and get your toes wet reading in French without getting lost.

Plus, watching TED Talks is a great way to infuse some inspiration and education into your day while simultaneously learning French.

First, select French from the “Languages” dropdown in the page linked above. This will show you all the videos with subtitles that’ve been translated into French. Once you’ve opened a video, click “Share.” Then you’ll see the option to download the video. Make sure you select French in the “Subtitles” dropdown here, so that they’re attached to your downloaded video.

While TED does provide talks in the French language, you can only access those clips on YouTube. That means you can’t download them. You can only legally and safely download videos from the TED Talks website.

 

FluentU takes real-world videos—like music videos, movie trailers, news and inspiring talks—and turns them into personalized language learning lessons.

Other sites use scripted content. FluentU uses a natural approach that helps you ease into the French language and culture over time. You’ll learn French as it’s actually spoken by real people.

FluentU has a wide variety of great content, like interviews and web series, as you can see here:

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FluentU brings native videos within reach with interactive subtitles.

You can tap on any word to look it up instantly. Every definition has examples that have been written to help you understand how the word is used.

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For example, if you tap on the word "crois," you'll see this:

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Practice and reinforce all the vocabulary you've learned in a given video with FluentU's adaptive quizzes. Swipe left or right to see more examples for the word you’re learning and play the mini-games found in the dynamic flashcards, like "fill in the blank."

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As you study, FluentU tracks the vocabulary that you’re learning and uses this information to give you a 100% personalized experience.

It gives you extra practice with difficult words—and reminds you when it’s time to review what you’ve learned.

Start using the FluentU website on your computer or tablet or, better yet, download the FluentU app from the iTunes or Google Play store. Click here to take advantage of our current sale! (Expires at the end of this month.)

 

Once you’ve downloaded French learning videos onto your computer or phone, your life just got way easier! Congratulations, you can now learn French just as conveniently and quickly as you’ve always heard.

And one more thing...

If you like learning French on your own time and from the comfort of your smart device, then I'd be remiss to not tell you about FluentU.

FluentU has a wide variety of great content, like interviews, documentary excerpts and web series, as you can see here:

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FluentU brings native French videos with reach. With interactive captions, you can tap on any word to see an image, definition and useful examples.

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For example, if you tap on the word "crois," you'll see this:

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Practice and reinforce all the vocabulary you've learned in a given video with learn mode. Swipe left or right to see more examples for the word you’re learning, and play the mini-games found in our dynamic flashcards, like "fill in the blank."

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All throughout, FluentU tracks the vocabulary that you’re learning and uses this information to give you a totally personalized experience. It gives you extra practice with difficult words—and reminds you when it’s time to review what you’ve learned.

Start using the FluentU website on your computer or tablet or, better yet, download the FluentU app from the iTunes or Google Play store. Click here to take advantage of our current sale! (Expires at the end of this month.)

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