About and sources

Overheard in Québec explains, in English, the French people actually speak in Québec, through everyday situations: the dépanneur, the kitchen table, the election.

How each video is made

1. It starts from a situation, then quotes the phrase exactly as it’s said.
2. Every claim is checked in a dictionary or an official source, and the sources are listed under the video and on its page here.
3. Each phrase gets its register: standard, familier or très familier. Registers are labels, not rankings.
4. Facts that change, like election results, carry their date and source on screen.

How we talk about French

Like a friend who leans over and tells you what that just meant. Québec French and textbook French are both real French; neither is broken. We say where and who: Montréal or Saguenay, older or younger speakers, never “everyone says”.