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Thanks for commenting Wellington. Hope you are doing well brother :)

Yeah sure thing. Those videos can be useful. The key is that you find a channel/someone you LIKE listening to. That way, it won't even feel like you are studying French. French mornings with Elisa Piece of French Learn French with Elisabeth - HelloFrench French Facile Try out a video from each of these channels and see which one you like. If you don't like any, keep looking around on CZcams. There will be at least one channel you like.

Thanks for commenting Tom. I don't do these videos for the sound.

Thanks for commenting Chris. Do your parents love you? If they did, then maybe you wouldn't get so offended by a spelling mistake made by a random person you have never met on the internet. Best of luck to you buddy ❤

@@FrenchWizzard C'est vrai, my parents obviously didn't love me enough -- and behold! I grew up to be a spelling Nazi. However, I find your approach to learning French intriguing and your videos oddly compelling, and so will watch more. I will try to keep my inner connard in check.😈

Hi James, thank you for your comment. Have you learned a foreign language to fluency? Because every single person I know who has done so knows how bad apps are. They all also know that learning the rules of a language via grammar does not help actually getting better in that language. Interested to see your response, because I have actually learned French in 1 year, it doesn't seem that you have...

awesome, best of luck! if you have any questions, feel free to ask me :)

Good to hear man - Portuguese is an interesting language! I may learn it in the future I think Portugal is a nice place to live ☺️

thank you very much for your comment, it means a lot. you ask me if you have any questions or need help getting started again on your French journey ☺. Rory.

thank you man - appreciate it

grammar is interesting. I view it like the rules of the language. just like the rules of a sport. if someone wants to become good at a sport, they don't read the rule book, they simply practice the sport. same thing with French.

yes I do. videos that have "(in FR)" in the title.

100% man. grammar is boring to learn and does not help you progress fast with French.

Switch it around. Make sentences from French to English. You are at a beginner level so start out with very easy phrases, slowly increasing the difficulty of these phrases as you progress. Translating from French to English will push your brain into "French mode", which is what you need to for at least 30 minutes a day to build up a strong level. I explain this in some more detail in my 1st video - you can check that out if you want.

hahaha same thing for me, recommendations are funny !

I'm glad you found my video! best of luck on your name searching 😁

appreciate your comment man. my students find the translating between French & English not too hard, since they learn how to do it from the beginning. if you start at a basic level translating and then gradually increase the difficulty as you said, it works well.

thank you for commenting, don't know what that has to do with my video though! 😂

hahahahaha I don't know either! you need to tell me why... 🤣

thanks for commenting Jordan ! I love to get corrected on my French - it means I can learn something new. Did not know the above points you made. Your English is excellent, I understood everything 😁(I disagree with you, your English looks very fluent to me!). I will be going to France in the coming years 0 doubt. Out of interest, what part of France are you from, and where did you learn English, just in school? 🤔

@@FrenchWizzard Hey Rory ! Thanks ahah 😅 Yes, in part in school. I mean, I learned english during like 15 years in school (we have english class that begins at the age of 7 or something like this), but like you said, this is not where I learnt the most. I mean with that many years, I got some tips on verbs and vocabulary, but the big part come from looking at films, videos, streams, ... in english and also in engineering school for the technical part (in computer science we mostly work in english). I'm from Brittany (la Bretagne), a region with really strong bound to his culture (you can hear sometines people from my region saying we are appart from france ahah). It's a really beautiful place, with a lot of landscapes, beaches and medieval and cultural stories. There is the "Festival interceltique" every year, Australia is one of the country participating for its celtic culture also :) But to put it in a nutshel about France, you can visit Paris for all of its art, museums and history in general, but be careful if you only do this city as its clearly not reflecting the France and most important, the french people 😊 There are some cool videos about americans, british and other english-speaking nations talking about France and how they decided to stay to live here but some of them focus to much on Paris 😉 (I would have hoped to have a level of english similar to your french a long time ago so I could have been better today 😝) (And if you want I can answer in french if it's better for you to improve 😀)

@@jordanl.b.360 very cool, the north west is interesting, all those amazing Medieval monuments built similar to the English monuments across La Manche! Very good talking with you, thank you for commenting on my video and supporting my French! Once again, your English is excellent ☺👌

Assimil French with Ease textbook. It's the beginner textbook I like the most. You can also use CZcams, but this works better once you are an Intermediate (since it is much harder to understand when you are just a beginner).

@@FrenchWizzard thanks for telling

@@freesias1997 no problem. best of luck learning French. I'm happy to help if you have questions.

wow really? if you have been learning French for 4 hours everyday for 3 years and you have not progressed, that is no good. how have you been trying to learn?

no worries Lasi. I am glad you found it useful!!

thank you for your comment brother. means a lot to me. I like to think of learning a language like a "snowball effect". if you do good things everyday for 30,60,90 minutes, over 3 months, 6 months, 12 months anyone will eventually succeed. at a certain point, the snowball speeds up and FLYS down the hill. best of luck with your Portuguese learning!

@@FrenchWizzard Yeah, consistency pays off in the end. Thanks, mate

100% agree. If you want to just have a base Beginner level, you can just use Duolingo. However, there are currently around 10 million people trying to learn French on Duolingo. I guarantee that most of these people DO NOT want to just remain a A1/A2 beginner. I know that at least 75% of them would love to speak better French so they can make friends, read better French so they can enjoy books & understand better French so they can watch their favourite CZcams videos/Netflix movies & tv shows. Simply because, who wouldn't want to get better at something they love? I speak negatively about Duolingo because I know that it limits your French level to Beginner to life. I know countless people who have tried moving from Beginner to Intermediate and failed with Duolingo. In fact, I don't know a single person who has built a strong French level using just Duolingo. So, if people really want to learn French up to an Intermediate and then Advanced/Fluent level, they need to do other things. My channel here on CZcams & my page on Instagram focuses on me showing some of those things that may be helpful. Thank you for commenting, I've enjoyed writing this answer out for anyone to read :)

thanks for commenting 😃

thanks for the insulting comment Willan! Maybe you have miserable life and that's why you left this comment. But, if you want to act like an adult, I would like to know what you are talking about. (1) I don't sell a course & (2) My Students would disagree with you that anything I do is "garbage". Looking forward to your response 😉❤

@@FrenchWizzard it is garbage, I know someone who took it

@@willankhatter 🤣 hahahaha that's funny because there is nothing "to take". I work with people 1-on-1. you should learn better English before you comment next time. thank you.

@@FrenchWizzard well, you "take a course in English"😹 continue trying to sell that crap

interesting, just had a look. does it come with French Audio?

@@FrenchWizzard yes

@@Bruh-cg2fk then it looks good. if you get the full 113 chapters, along with the notes to each chapter, it is about the same :)

Assimil French with Ease, link below. The exact book I used to go from Beginner to Intermediate in 3-4 months. This is the go-to Beginner Resource I help my Students use when they first start off with me.

www.assimil.com/en/with-ease/1670-french-9782700571233.html

Duolingo is only a short-term method. No one has ever gone from Beginner to Intermediate by using ONLY Duolingo... they always make real progress when they start doing other better things. I agree with you. How is your French going? You're progressing well?

@@FrenchWizzard i agree. I fell for the notion before that I could properly progress using mostly Duolingo when I tried to learn Latin (which is the WORST language to approach following that mindset lol). With French, I did better but that’s because of the many other auxiliary methods of learning, and the presence of native speakers (unlike Latin of course). I don’t knock Duolingo because it has substantially contributed to my learning French, but I also play games and switch the language to French, I try to read French books, I go to French voice chat rooms to listen and gain some comprehension. Duolingo gets a bad wrap because of how people approach it as the best or even main way to learn. Those people then walk away defeated because they can’t remember what they learn. I only blame Duolingo insofar as it presents itself as a viable way, on its own, to learn a language, when it isn’t. Otherwise, its lessons are nice, if not slow paced at times.

As for my French, it’s getting there. I started over three months ago and I can read well enough, but have trouble comprehending it through listening. I’m always writing down what I learn, the grammatical concepts come fairly easily the more phrases I learn.

@@Djhuty good to hear you are progressing. getting from Beginner to Intermediate is the hardest part. I know it's what my Students need my most help on. Where do you think your French level will be in 3 months time? Because I want you to hit a strong Intermediate level by then. Otherwise, you are not progressing to your full potential Brother.

I'm from Australia. Many people take 2-3 year University courses to learn French. I know there are similar courses in the UK, USA & Europe. They teach you grammar in a boring classroom, force you to memorise some sentences to pass the exam, and then they make you pay to go on an overseas trip to France in order to "immerse" you. That's what I am referring to. Oh and by the way, these courses are usually not $5 or $10k. They are $60k or more. University of Melbourne charges $123k for their "Bachelor of Arts" where you study French for 3 years (see link at the bottom). So, I agree with you, people should not be paying $5-10k to learn a language. However, many do and it's a shame. They can learn a language by themselves for free if they know how to. Or if they don't know how and need help doing so, someone like myself may be able to assist them depending on their goals and commitment. Appreciate your comment brother 👊 study.unimelb.edu.au/how-to-apply/undergraduate-study/international-applications/fees-and-payments/indicative-course-fees

@@FrenchWizzard yeah bro, that’s fkn rip off, but I live in Belarus, near Russia, and 5-10k it’s year salary here, u can imagine, how funny sounds that for us, for 60k u can buy 2 bedroom apartments hehe

@@RealRussianAndrew 100% man. I've got a friend from Minsk and she agrees with you. Things are sooo expensive in US, Canada, UK. It's crazy. Especially Universities and Colleges. $20k a year minimum for lots of these schools to learn things you can easily learn alone just you said! Do you like living in Belarus man? Do you plan on moving to any other European countries?

Appreciate the comment :) yes I have spoke with multiple people about how they can improve their French and I am currently helping one man learn French in order to pass the TEF Citizenship Exam in Canada 🇨🇦☺

@@FrenchWizzard amazing ! i'll try to start a channel just like you bro

@@TheBohemianVagabond nice man. do you speak French as well or another language?

@@FrenchWizzard I speak french english spanish and arabic

@@FrenchWizzard I speak french english spanish and arabic

it's simply because of volume. you haven't read enough French. you haven't listened to enough French. if you do 30 mins a day of good reading and listening for 3 months, anyone can can go from Beginner to Intermediate. How are you currently trying to learn?

@@FrenchWizzard well i been learning french at school for a few years so i know the basics and can speak about a range of topics.but far from fluent in any way.Now i been listening to podcasts with transcripts and reading texts online.

@@kiritysiva7463 podcasts with transcripts is good. make sure you pause after each sentence is said and then re-read the French & English transcription - it will give your brain time to understand the phrase. If you're reading texts online, you need to have French audio with them. Otherwise, as a Beginner it will be hard to progress your French.

good to hear brother. what part of the video did you like?

Amazing comment Joey. Love your points in here. I experienced the same thing, one day the language you are learning will just "click" like magic, if you learn the right way. Check some of my recent videos that are titled "(in FR)", you can rate my French level out of 10! 😂 I believe that a financial commitment increases the chances that someone succeeds in learning a language. Yes, there are superb free resources that's for sure. But, our brains value things we pay for more than things we get for free - for me at least ☺Finally, knowing if you are REALLY interested in learning the language is very important. Great point from yourself. Awesome e-meeting you here Joey! Watch my CZcams video where I speak in French, I want you to grade me!! 😂🤝 Thanks, Rory

@FrenchWizzard Alright! You 've convinced me. I will. I like the fact you are taking such risks For the financial aspect of thing, in the end I do agree with you. It is just a question of knowing who you work, for yourself. What I mean is, like you said: do you value more things and are working at it more if you pay for it ? 💰A lot o people do, including firends of mine. I do not. Money is a simple mean to me. When this mean is objectively unnecessay, I could not care less.

@@joeyfiuza good points man. It's very important to use our money wisely. But, at the same time actually USE it for SOMETHING. Many people die with millions in the bank, we can't take money to the grave !

@@FrenchWizzard wel wurk rory, sykalajikly wel-reezind wiyz man! tOO harsh that skoowilz sdil r teeching thu dum-num-verdikil wal uv no limitz weyz

@@rezagrans1296 appreciate the support my friend ! school teaching definitely does NOT work - all of my friends failed at school. it doesn't mean we can't succeed once school is over though !! 😁❤

Good to hear you found the tips useful. Are you currently trying to learn French? 🇫🇷

@@FrenchWizzard I want to learn but my problem at pronounciation and also it's difficult to find films or tv shows are subtitled in english . So I'm thinking maybe learning Spanish is better Can you help me at these options?

@@seifalshoyhdy7885 firstly, you need to decide if you really want to learn FRENCH, or just want to learn ANY language for fun. you need to know the exact reason you have for wanting to learn French. If you don't know this, I guarantee you will fail just like 99% of people who try to learn French without a clear goal. Once you have sat down and decided if you really want to learn French, if the answer is "yes", now you need a clear learning plan. I see you are having trouble finding TV Shows or Movies subtitled in English. It sounds like you are a Beginner trying to progress to Intermediate. In order to do this, I would not watch TV/Movies, since their level is too high. There are other resources I would recommend you use instead, but I would need to better understand your goals to make sure I am giving you good advice. Does what I'm saying there make sense?

Yes no problem. Here's the link to "Assimil French with Ease" (make sure you buy the Audio). It's the exact book I used for my first 3-4 months to get me from Beginner to Intermediate. Let me know if you need any help :) www.assimil.com/en/with-ease/1670-french-9782700571233.html

That's the same for any language. Once you build an Intermediate Level, the language naturally becomes more enjoyable as you can understand more sentences, phrases, stories and conversations! But getting from Beginner to Intermediate is the hardest part. And it's what I help the most with.

French is no harder than learning any other European Language, like Italian, German or Spanish. People think it is hard mainly because the French accent is wayyy different to any other language in the world. If you are serious about succeeding with French, you can be fluent in 12 months.

good question Peter. Per their website, there are 25 million people currently learning French on Duolingo. How many of them actually ever end up learning French? From my personal experience trying to learn with the app and others I see trying the same, I know the learning method they use is poor. I do not know ANYONE who learned a foreign language from just using Duolingo. Yes, you can learn a few sentences, but anyone who succeeds always introduces better learning methods as they progress. Hope that answers your question. Appreciate your comment ☺

excellent. if you need any help, you can DM me on Instagram. I may be able to assist you on your journey ☺✅

🤣welcome my 245th Subscriber!! Very happy to have you here, thank you commenting 😍

thank you for your comment Sandeep. are you currently trying to learn French or another language?

@@FrenchWizzard yes sir, just started

@@LearnSK85 nice. let me know if you have any questions - I may be able to help you

@@FrenchWizzard I am a complete beginner as of now, once get deep into this language, will definitely ask, I will keep following your channel for the good content. 😃

100% agree brother. Learning from a native is much harder, since they don't know what it is like to learn their language as an adult - they already knew it from a child. And yep, as the saying goes "scared money doesn't make money". For language learning, if you are scared to commit to a learning plan, you never will succeed!! 🙌

Reading out loud. I take a book that is at my level. I listen to the audio while reading and then I will stop the audio and read out loud. It works well since my brain knows exactly how to pronounce the phrases properly because I listened to it right before.

@@FrenchWizzard Thank you for the reply. So, it means you read an audio book?

@@ellymeikle5906 nah the book I used is called "Assimil French with Ease". It has French conversations that you read with the audio they give you. It's the only resource I used in my first 3-4 months. It's what I teach my students how to use.

@@FrenchWizzard it looks a very good book. I studied French at the university for 2 years, now I study by myself, I listen to podcasts, watch series on CZcams and took some online classes such as listening comprehension and pronunciation. I am impressed that you studied on your own until you fluent in French. Bravo!

@@ellymeikle5906 thank you for taking the time to comment! how are your studies going? are you levelling up your French towards your goals? ☺

thank you for commenting brother - just checked out your channel, looks great! What are your goals with French...?

@@FrenchWizzard I want to visit Québec someday. And french is a language that I've always wanted to learn. Also, I love learning languages in general. I would say that learning just for learning is the main point for me.

@@Wolfgam awesome stuff - how many languages do you currently speak? Are you a polyglot...? 😁

@@FrenchWizzard I'm almost a polyglot. I already know 3, and I'm learning the 4th (french). These 3 languages I can speak fluently, and by fluently I'm not saying that I speak fast or something like that. But I can handle a conversation with no problem. 1. Portuguese (mother tongue) 2. English 3. Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) And yeah, I work as a sign language interpreter. I'm a translator/interpreter.

@@FrenchWizzard now please, tell me about you. There is more languages that you speak besides french and english?

glad you enjoyed the video. thanks for your comment 😊

hahaha yep, good guess!

go to my CZcams channel home page. 2 recent videos I posted are "in FR" 👍

That's awesome Jim. When did your ancestors first settle in Quebec? My grandfather was in Canada for a few years during WWII, but I have never been personally ☺

French Wizard,thanks for the reply. First my believed ancestor was Benjamin Barnett who was in the American Revolution, at Valley Forge, and also in our war of 1812. Ben lived in Sutton, his son Rogers lived in Potton for many years, believed to have married there, the years span around 1810 to about 1855 for Rogers. Potton and Sutton are now I believe predominately French speaking. The language is one thing, learning the metric system another. Also getting records or proofs of lineage 200 plus years ago is quite difficult. I have a foot in the door for NSSAR, having supplied a lineage worksheet and been invited to an upcoming luncheon/lecture related to NSSAR. No one said life would be easy, but it's the only game in town. I have recently requested to become a member of the Heritage Sutton Historical Society, and also get their weekly town newsletter ever friday, in french, but my email provider translates to English.

@@A13JMC that's awesome. The American Revolution is an amazing history for the founding of the States. So fascinating how brilliant minds came together to form such a world-changing nation through hardship. Best of luck with your NSSAR application, keep me updated with your progress! If you want to read the newsletter in French you can try these 2 things: (1) up near the "favourites" star button in the top right of your browser, see if there is a translate button, OR (2) copy and paste the English into this English-French translator tool. www.reverso.net/text-translation