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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LengthAny Under 10 min 10–30 min Over 30 min

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ContentAny Made for learners Real-world content Science & ideas (1,804)Entertainment (1,365)Talk shows (620)Podcasts (522)

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9/10059:02AUTOMigrants : enfermés en Libye, morts en Méditerranée | DocumentaireB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowFree Documentary Français

9/10026:51AUTOLa vie citadine | Unhappy | ARTEB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowARTE

9/10044:50AUTOE153 Les Jeux Olympiques, une victoire pour la France ?B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · slowinnerFrench

9/10023:07AUTOLa dette : monnaie magique | MONEY | ARTEB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · slowARTE

9/10023:57Les bases de la géographie française 2/3 - les grandes villesB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · slowFrançais Authentique

9/1005:14AUTOLes mots français intraduisibles - 5 minutes de françaisB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · slowFrançais avec Pierre

9/1008:48LE SUBJONCTIF EN FRANÇAIS / LEÇON COMPLÈTE (FREE PDF)B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowFrançais avec Nelly

9/10028:02AUTOAvons-nous tous un trauma caché ? | 42 - La réponse à presque tout | ARTEB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowARTE

9/1005:48Learn French : 10 abbreviations you should knowB2-C1 · ~12,000 words · slowFrançais avec Nelly

9/10032:30AUTOIls ont causé la mort : le poids d’une vie | DocumentaireB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · slowFree Documentary Français

9/10041:13AUTOSARTRE - Le regard des autresB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowLe Précepteur

9/10010:5710 mots qui ne se prononcent pas du tout comme ils s'écriventB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowFrançais Authentique

9/10015:097 difficultés de prononciation en françaisB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowFrançais Authentique

9/10012:33Slow French With Real Life Comprehensible InputB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · slowFrench In Motion

9/10035:15Advanced French Literature Lesson / The Necklace by MaupassantB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · slowFrançais avec Nelly

9/10052:33AUTOQuelque part sur terre : Guatemala | Histoires du bout du monde | Documentaire FrançaisB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowFree Documentary Français

9/10019:23Reset Your Dopamine and Change Your Life | 19-Min French Listening PracticeB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · slowPiece of French

9/10019:10AUTOE132 Petit éloge de la radio françaiseB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowinnerFrench

9/10010:31Talking about Cleaning My Room | Learn French with Podcast | episode 32 | Easy FrenchB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowSimply French Podcast | Easy French

9/10018:57Learn French on the Edge of a Cliff | Comprehensible InputB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowFrench In Motion

9/10029:50AUTOScroller rend-il les ados bêtes ? | 42 - La réponse à presque tout | ARTEB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowARTE

9/1005:49AUTOLe vin en France : culture ou cliché ? - 5 minutes de françaisB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · slowFrançais avec Pierre

9/10015:51Français : les médicaments et suppléments 🇫🇷B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowFrançais Plus Facile

9/10024:47AUTOChine : Ouïghours, un peuple en danger | ARTE ReportageB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · slowARTE

Which French channel to start with

ChannelsAny Made for learners Real-world content

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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