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 →

LevelAny Beginner Intermediate Advanced

LengthAny Under 10 min 10–30 min Over 30 min

PaceAny Slow Medium Fast Very fast

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

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9/10017:48How I Learn a New Language (Without Studying)B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowPiece of French

9/10038:49AUTOE75 Le pouvoir des histoiresB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowinnerFrench

9/10012:09Learn French Naturally While Traveling 🇫🇷B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowFrench In Motion

9/1005:25AUTOLe destin INCROYABLE de Louise Michel - 5 minutes de françaisB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · slowFrançais avec Pierre

9/10054:38AUTOLES 4 ACCORDS TOLTÈQUES - Apprendre à accepterB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowLe Précepteur

9/10034:05AUTOGILGAMESH - Accepter notre mortalitéB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · slowLe Précepteur

9/10014:15What I eat in a day in FRENCH 🍽️👩‍🍳 Cook with me in intermediate French (with subtitles)B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowPiece of French

9/1003:39:47AUTO3H30 DE SPINOZAB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowLe Précepteur

9/10026:52Tu progresses même quand tu ne le vois pas (Café Avec Johan 15)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · slowFrançais Authentique

9/10030:23AUTOChaos mental : le TDAH rend-il plus créatif ? | Twist | ARTEB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowARTE

9/10024:25AUTOAfghanistan : l’impossible voyage des femmes | ARTE ReportageB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · slowARTE

9/10012:50Une journée dans ma vie en FRANÇAIS !B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · slowPiece of French

9/10032:37Que se passe-t-il avec la politique en France ? (Café Avec Johan 1)B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · slowFrançais Authentique

9/1008:228 verbes avancés à utiliser à la place de faireB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowFrançais Authentique

9/10032:12AUTOE99 Faire un bébé sans homme grâce à la PMAB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowinnerFrench

9/10013:07Connaissez-vous ces expressions journalistiques 🇫🇷 ?B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowinnerFrench

9/10030:32AUTOE85 La France va-t-elle légaliser le cannabis ?B2-C1 · ~8,000 words · slowinnerFrench

9/10052:01AUTOQuelque part sur terre : Alaska | Histoires du bout du monde | Documentaire FrançaisB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · slowFree Documentary Français

9/10053:01AUTOLa BOÉTIE : comment résister à la SERVITUDE VOLONTAIREB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowFrance Culture

9/1009:51Talking About My Favorite Food | Learn French with Podcast | episode 20 | Easy FrenchB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · slowSimply French Podcast | Easy French

9/1005:17AUTOEst-ce que les animaux ont des émotions ? - 5 minutes de françaisB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · slowFrançais avec Pierre

9/10030:37AUTOFemmes tsiganes, s'émanciper | ARTE RegardsB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · slowARTE

9/10030:26AUTOAlbanie : les ouvrières de la fast fashion | ARTE RegardsB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · slowARTE

9/10030:32AUTOE114 Trois idées fausses sur les Français et la nourritureB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · slowinnerFrench

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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