Comprehensible input · French
Comprehensible input in French
5,431 videos from 47 channels, each scored from its own subtitle track — vocabulary load and speaking pace. Filter to your level, then watch it on YouTube.
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The number on each thumbnail is its difficulty score out of 100: mostly speaking pace, partly vocabulary load. How it is measured →
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8/10050:07AUTOSEUL DANS UN CHATEAU HANTÉ (j'ai eu des trucs)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · slowLE GRAND JD
8/10020:02AUTOLa Russie sans internet | Masha on Russia | ARTEB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · slowARTE
8/10010:40Quand utiliser "beaucoup de" et quand utiliser "très" ?B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · slowFrançais Authentique
8/10013:28Une journée dans notre vie en FRANÇAIS (en vacances)B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · slowPiece of French
8/10010:59Learn REAL FRENCH with This Vlog | Comprehensible InputB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · slowFrench In Motion
8/10054:17AUTOLe quotidien des Roms : murs, ghettos et discrimination | Documentaire FrançaisB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · slowFree Documentary Français
8/10043:06AUTORoutes Mortelles | Philippines – La route Halsema | Documentaire FrançaisB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · slowFree Documentary Français
8/10022:53Pourquoi les Français se plaignent tout le temps ? (Café Avec Johan 12)B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · slowFrançais Authentique
8/10012:40Learn French Naturally | Comprehensible InputB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · slowFrench In Motion
8/10032:16AUTOE172 Astérix, une icône de la culture françaiseB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · slowinnerFrench
8/10011:06Talking About Your Favorite Animal in French | Learn French with Podcast | ep 20 | Easy FrenchB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · slowSimply French Podcast | Easy French 
8/10028:22AUTOE148 La France reconnaîtra-t-elle la Palestine ?B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · slowinnerFrench
8/10041:32AUTOE183 La France taxe-t-elle trop les riches ?B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · slowinnerFrench
8/1009:56Si tu connais ces mots, tu as un niveau A2 en français !B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · slowFrançais avec Pierre
8/10032:39AUTOE59 Vivre sur MarsB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · slowinnerFrench
8/10016:1312 adverbes que TOUS les Français utilisent vraimentB1-B2 · ~6,000 words · slowFrançais Authentique
8/10058:27AUTOMigrants africains : Entre souffrance, esclavage et espoir | Free Documentary FrançaisB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · slowFree Documentary Français
8/1009:22Talking about A School Day in French | Learn French with Podcast | episode 26 | Easy FrenchB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · slowSimply French Podcast | Easy French 
8/10030:25AUTOSuisse : à Blatten enseveli, repartir de zéro | ARTE RegardsB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · slowARTE
8/10012:31Si tu connais ces Mots, tu as un Niveau B2 en français !B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowFrançais avec Pierre
8/1009:5510 expressions à connaître pour parler comme un FrançaisB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · slowFrançais Authentique
8/10017:12Learn French While Doing Daily Chores | Comprehensible InputB1-B2 · ~6,000 words · slowFrench In Motion
8/10011:27Talking About Childhood in French (A1) | Learn French with Podcast | episode 18 | Easy FrenchB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · slowSimply French Podcast | Easy French 
8/10052:01AUTOQuelque part sur terre : Malawi | Histoires du bout du monde | Documentaire FrançaisB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · slowFree Documentary FrançaisWhich French channel to start with
Ranked by median difficulty, easiest first. The bar is a range, not a label — a channel typically spans a wide stretch of the scale, so one level would be false for its own hardest videos.
| # | Channel | Level range (0–100) | Median | Typical band | Pace | Videos | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Français Plus Facile | 3–12 | 6 | B1-B2 | slow | 131 | 25 h |
| 2 | Simply French Podcast | Easy French | 3–11 | 7 | B1-B2 | slow | 165 | 39 h |
| 3 | innerFrench | 4–45 | 8 | B1-B2 | slow | 211 | 113 h |
| 4 | Français Authentique | 4–42 | 8 | B1-B2 | slow | 198 | 50 h |
| 5 | Piece of French | 4–36 | 8 | B1-B2 | slow | 69 | 16 h |
| 6 | Français avec Nelly | 5–31 | 8 | B1-B2 | slow | 128 | 25 h |
| 7 | Français avec Pierre | 5–27 | 9 | B1-B2 | slow | 184 | 37 h |
| 8 | French In Motion | 7–21 | 10 | B2-C1 | slow | 34 | 7 h |
7 of these 8 channels carry the same vocabulary band (B1-B2), and their scores still run from 3 to 45. That gap is pace: what separates the easiest of these channels from the hardest is how fast people talk, not which words they use. How that is measured →
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