Learn French Pronunciation in 12 Minutes

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  • @frenchpod101
    @frenchpod101  Před 2 lety +59

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  • @haydenschlueter9554
    @haydenschlueter9554 Před 6 lety +10007

    why am I learning French at 2am

  • @suzannemelique9912
    @suzannemelique9912 Před 6 lety +4151

    As a french, I never realized how complicated it actually was to learn french for foreigners, you really have to learn a lot of pronunciation by heart... (not even talking about the way to write it, there're weird things)
    and there's different pronunciations from a place to another (in each region like in every country I guess)... I wish you good luck to learn it

    • @meeekstubbular
      @meeekstubbular Před 6 lety +23

      Well said Suz

    • @gonzalo4658
      @gonzalo4658 Před 5 lety +29

      As long as it doesn’t have pronunciation exceptions. I hope it doesn’t

    • @outspacemadecover1775
      @outspacemadecover1775 Před 5 lety +94

      The pronounciation sounds like magic words that scare me to hell. I'm dead already before starting,,,

    • @rockpaperscissors82
      @rockpaperscissors82 Před 5 lety +96

      As a native English-speaker who has studied Spanish, French, and German -- in that order -- I always tell people that French is by far the hardest to learn at the beginning, because of the very strange pronunciations and spellings. Even at the intermediate level, it can still be a challenge, but it's especially at the beginning that most people are very overwhelmed. Spanish is a breeze by comparison.

    • @lillalaurakis1514
      @lillalaurakis1514 Před 5 lety +19

      French is my first foreign language and a recognized something in your comment-----> "you have to learn a lot of pronunciation by heart " par cœr dans le français n'est-ce pas ? 😏😏😏😜

  • @dilflover07
    @dilflover07 Před 4 lety +2228

    I watched this video instead of continuing my streak on Duolingo, I think that owl is gonna come kidnap my family now

  • @lololala9601
    @lololala9601 Před 3 lety +1021

    here's an advice from a person who's fluent in French:
    don't get confused between *pronunciation* and *accents* .
    in every language, you have to learn how to *pronounce* words correctly because a *certain* or *specific* mistake in the pronunciation of a word can lead to a misunderstanding of the word itself.
    however, *accents* are a totally different thing.
    you might pronounce a word correctly but it won't sound the same as when a native French person or someone who speaks french very well says it. and that's *totally fine* because it's your accent.
    of course, you can always improve your accent by speaking more and listening to how French people speak.
    anyways, good luck to all people learning French!

    • @kwamedamuah1838
      @kwamedamuah1838 Před 3 lety +4

      thanks I need it

    • @mozart0
      @mozart0 Před 3 lety

      Thanks I was so confused..for the pronunciation!!

    • @dearmysoul6706
      @dearmysoul6706 Před 2 lety

      thank you for the encauragement, how long do you think an average person learning french from the web can take approximately to Master french ? :)

    • @lololala9601
      @lololala9601 Před 2 lety +8

      @@dearmysoul6706 well french is actually a hard language to learn especially by yourself. it might a few years ( 2 - 3 - 4) to be kinda fluent. If you want to master the language, I recommend taking classes because it’s tough.

    • @lololala9601
      @lololala9601 Před 2 lety +6

      @@dearmysoul6706 well french is honestly a hard language to master. (especially by yourself). if you want to be kinda be able to speak French normally on a daily basis I would say 3 - 4 years. (then again if you want to be good at writing too I would add a year because french grammar is HARD). if you want to be completely fluent and master the language itself I recommend taking classes because honestly, it’s pretty tough to learn by yourself.

  • @SuperTitank
    @SuperTitank Před 4 lety +2939

    To all the people watching this video, i'm very glad that you're studying my language, and i wish you the best. There'll be a lot of hardships but same goes with every languages, Courage !!

  • @harrydunkley5300
    @harrydunkley5300 Před 4 lety +8749

    Thank you French Taylor Swift, very helpful!

  • @angelinam6123
    @angelinam6123 Před 4 lety +1575

    Me: knows German and English
    Also me: learning Spanish in school
    My brain at 3 am: let's learn French

    • @juicymilkfeet5897
      @juicymilkfeet5897 Před 3 lety +51

      Spanish is my first language and bruh learning the French R is SO DIFFERENT jesus

    • @raeayumikou6161
      @raeayumikou6161 Před 3 lety +4

      XD LOL-

    • @LaReinaPriscy
      @LaReinaPriscy Před 3 lety +3

      Impressive really wanna learn French and Spanish. How do i do about that

    • @angelinam6123
      @angelinam6123 Před 3 lety +4

      @@LaReinaPriscy I'm taking spanish in school but since Spanish and french are Romance languages (might wanna look that up) they go hand in hand but choose one to focus on I'm not that good at learning languages but yeah thos are my tips

    • @pushparahi5681
      @pushparahi5681 Před 3 lety +3

      Be a polyglot 🤡

  • @danielsheppard1285
    @danielsheppard1285 Před 4 lety +929

    I just wanted to sound fancy, not completely drain my brain like this....

  • @lorealmadonnamoore9828
    @lorealmadonnamoore9828 Před 5 lety +1452

    I broke into a hysteric laughter when she said "...the remaining 9 vowels..."

    • @nerdymiumiu
      @nerdymiumiu Před 5 lety +84

      I did that too 😂😂😂 especially after not being able to hear different between ø and Ə

    • @LoganMilanMusic
      @LoganMilanMusic Před 5 lety +10

      @@nerdymiumiu The difference is pretty audible...

    • @hamstersdailylife4938
      @hamstersdailylife4938 Před 4 lety +21

      The title is a lieXD
      The lesson doesn’t fit into 12min at allXD

    • @NamiHeartilly
      @NamiHeartilly Před 3 lety +2

      @@nerdymiumiu That's because she pronounces the ø wrong, especially at the end.

    • @chrisbreizh29
      @chrisbreizh29 Před 3 lety +11

      I think its ridiculous to learn pronunciation with this. I m french and we have learn pronunciation at school to. Nobody understand that and we forget that. Best way for learn a language is to hear people. And its not so important if u doesnt pronounce exactly like a native. Important is to understand and be understable. Grammary, rules , pronunciation letter... best way for lose the motivation and surrender the learning.
      Its like learn all the compound of a plane before just fly...

  • @brookebrown8159
    @brookebrown8159 Před 5 lety +3961

    goddamnit why couldn’t french be my first language

    • @zezeratul
      @zezeratul Před 5 lety +478

      Every single french student is asking himself "why i'm not english "

    • @yikes7918
      @yikes7918 Před 5 lety +129

      Because you wouldn't be able to learn English then. And this is far more troublesome.
      Well yes, you can learn English as a French native speaker but statistically speaking, it is very likely for you to be unable to do so.

    • @zezeratul
      @zezeratul Před 5 lety +16

      @@yikes7918 merci bro très joliment dit

    • @user-zn6un3xz7c
      @user-zn6un3xz7c Před 5 lety +136

      aurélien nohre actually I’m French and I can tell you English is a very simple language like super easy compare to French so I feel kind of lucky to be born in France because even me, sometimes I struggle with this language.

    • @yikes7918
      @yikes7918 Před 5 lety +19

      @@user-zn6un3xz7c *Facepalm

  • @0nigirix3
    @0nigirix3 Před 4 lety +94

    I'm French, just here to read the comments and laugh
    French is so hard to learn, courage you brave people

    • @dianamojica5987
      @dianamojica5987 Před 2 lety

      😂

    • @genlooker
      @genlooker Před 2 lety +4

      I don't find difficulty in french. Only thing is my lack of practice. and I am not fluent by the way..

    • @komalpreet2976
      @komalpreet2976 Před 2 lety +2

      Thankuuuuuuuuuuu, the deeepest voice of my heart🙃🙃

    • @maxchipchase9447
      @maxchipchase9447 Před rokem +2

      Hi, the word c’est. am I correct in saying this has multiple uses such as this is, that is and it is? What else does it mean? I’m confused as to why it doesn’t just mean one thing. Thanks

  • @nadeeyaaridza1684
    @nadeeyaaridza1684 Před rokem +25

    Well based on my calculation, it will take me around 100 years to master French language if i am lucky enough since my age now is 38

    • @KelliHam
      @KelliHam Před rokem

      uh oh. I'm in my sixties and just starting...😮

  • @sunnysideofthings
    @sunnysideofthings Před 6 lety +2742

    The R kills me sometimes.
    Sometimes I do it correctly then I try again and it's incorrect .-.

    • @kaitlynalissa7850
      @kaitlynalissa7850 Před 6 lety +6

      Mari same

    • @MossyCobbleGaming
      @MossyCobbleGaming Před 5 lety +80

      Ive been doing Duolingo for 53 days and I'm learning a lot but I'm getting worried because I'm not really that good at pronouncing the words. I hope eventually I can sound/pronounce french better.

    • @isaiahpenny9501
      @isaiahpenny9501 Před 5 lety +11

      The different sounds for the letter u is the most different

    • @bipinlee6802
      @bipinlee6802 Před 5 lety +14

      I've been studying learning French online and found a fantastic website at Magic Language Method (google it if you're interested)

    • @CastelDawn
      @CastelDawn Před 5 lety +13

      it comes from the throat, it's feels like a vibration around the adam's apple

  • @scenerybyv5902
    @scenerybyv5902 Před 5 lety +5603

    I can't even imagine a french tongue twister. Hell no.

    • @andicarusfell8387
      @andicarusfell8387 Před 5 lety +271

      Let’s not go there. I can barely speak it

    • @sarahkira1888
      @sarahkira1888 Před 5 lety +309

      "un chasseur sachant chasser sans son chien est un bon chasseur"

    • @lordioushulaios7274
      @lordioushulaios7274 Před 5 lety +233

      si ces six-cent-six sang-sus sont sans sussés sont sang ces six-cent-six sang-sus sont sans succes

    • @lordioushulaios7274
      @lordioushulaios7274 Před 5 lety +21

      nimdawilart Yeah 😂😂

    • @julianheinrich7817
      @julianheinrich7817 Před 5 lety +101

      @@nimmahdawilah it means "if this six hundred and six leaches dont suck his blood this six hundred and six leaches are not successful"

  • @kingelement4160
    @kingelement4160 Před 3 lety +220

    That moment when your dreams of being a parisian is starting to fade a way.

    • @ColHogan-bu2xq
      @ColHogan-bu2xq Před 2 lety +12

      Don't worry, you didn't miss anything. (I'm French...)

    • @belkais_
      @belkais_ Před 2 lety +1

      @@ColHogan-bu2xq lmao

    • @dearmysoul6706
      @dearmysoul6706 Před 2 lety +3

      @@ColHogan-bu2xq hehe. i personally came here to learn french to avoid the awkwardness i face when i travel to france and not knowing how to communicate :)! i want to make my life easier and not to embaress myself

    • @ColHogan-bu2xq
      @ColHogan-bu2xq Před 2 lety +2

      @@dearmysoul6706
      It took me three years and a half, 10 hours a day, to learn English with the internet... so good luck. Bonne chance.

    • @ronkeomojola263
      @ronkeomojola263 Před 2 lety

      True

  • @Origynet
    @Origynet Před 3 lety +52

    Actually one of the biggest hardship in french pronounciation compared to english is that there are close to no diphthongs in french. All of our vowel sounds are short and straight which is unnatural for english speakers.
    Mispronouncing the "r" in french is actually less a problem than saying the french vowel sounds when you're a native english speaker who aims to be understood in french.
    Good luck in your learning of french !

    • @edmerc92
      @edmerc92 Před rokem

      Canadian French still has diphthongs.

  • @kruhis1467
    @kruhis1467 Před 4 lety +594

    “Which french vowel was the hardest for you to learn” All of them.

  • @user-uq3um5nq7d
    @user-uq3um5nq7d Před 5 lety +714

    "Mispronouncing the French 'R' "
    Then a lizard gags out of nowhere

    • @Malepical
      @Malepical Před 4 lety +7

      Highly underrated comment 😂😂😂

    • @aena-8010
      @aena-8010 Před 3 lety

      JAJALAOAB LMAOO

    • @justamoteofdust
      @justamoteofdust Před 3 lety +5

      I lost it at that exact moment. 😂😂😂

    • @Dibipable
      @Dibipable Před 3 lety +1

      No ! There are 2 french R, there are the hard and the soft...

    • @Dibipable
      @Dibipable Před 3 lety +2

      In arab 2 french R it’s kh and gh.

  • @omargibran
    @omargibran Před 3 lety +74

    1:39 peculiar sounds
    2:38 avoid common mistakes
    6:29 vowels

  • @babblebabble
    @babblebabble Před 5 lety +635

    "Well done, you've just learned 7 wowel sounds in French"
    But have I ? Really have I... I question myself...

  • @user-qx5ll1wn8k
    @user-qx5ll1wn8k Před 4 lety +646

    I'm Korean and im trying to understand BOTH English and French... gosh English is WAY easier than French...

    • @DonS-ff2yt
      @DonS-ff2yt Před 3 lety +2

      😫😫

    • @littlemixonedirection8241
      @littlemixonedirection8241 Před 3 lety +41

      isn't English one of the hardest languages to learn tho

    • @avocados1707
      @avocados1707 Před 3 lety +59

      @@littlemixonedirection8241 ive heard so but it depends person to person i guess 😗

    • @cheriewi7874
      @cheriewi7874 Před 3 lety +55

      French is my mother tongue, I can say English is much easier than French . I'm learning Korean now haha 😂

    • @gibbsm
      @gibbsm Před 3 lety +14

      I said the same thing about learning Korean as a native English speaker, Hangul is waaaaaay easier, and not many 'silent letters'.

  • @user-hs5py1cn3z
    @user-hs5py1cn3z Před 4 lety +32

    the video: it's pronounced closer to the throat
    me: *makes weird gurgling noises while trying to pronounce 'r'*

  • @jungcuteseok2593
    @jungcuteseok2593 Před 4 lety +257

    Literally i understood nothing going back to sleep

  • @Inaworldoflove
    @Inaworldoflove Před 6 lety +637

    Learning French is why I love Spanish so much. Once you learn how to pronounce their words, you can basically learn their entire language by reading as every word is pronounced as written.

    • @meeekstubbular
      @meeekstubbular Před 6 lety +45

      strange way to put it "learning french is why you love spanish"??? But I think I know what you mean as I loved Spanish in school, as much as I hated English. Yes Spanish pronunciation is very consistent, but the grammar is just as complicated not like in English. I gather you want to learn French so best of luck with that.

    • @tututishtosh
      @tututishtosh Před 5 lety +29

      Yes, but French is so much more beautiful than Spanish OR any other language in the world, andI've studied both to fluency.

    • @aqa-od5uh
      @aqa-od5uh Před 5 lety +57

      tishtosh well its subjective. For me french is an ok language but i fell in love with japanese. That was even before i knew what an anime was. For me japanese is the most beautiful language in the world

    • @Christian-tj2jo
      @Christian-tj2jo Před 5 lety +21

      @@meeekstubbular Spanish grammar is pretty consistent too, especially compared to English and French, there's some stuff that's a pain in the ass for English speakers but the pronunciation is very consistent and there are very few sounds in Spanish that English speakers can't already make (namely the trilled or rolled "r" in Spanish). Spanish doesn't have the mess of the "je, tu, il, elle, on," conjugations for group one verbs all being pronounced the exact same, so we can normally drop the pronoun in Spanish, ("yo, tú, él, ella, nosotros" for the most part have unique conjugations and you normally know who somebody is talking about based on the conjugation,) so it's more efficient.

    • @meeekstubbular
      @meeekstubbular Před 5 lety +1

      @@Christian-tj2jo Hi Christian, I'm not sure where to find what I wrote to prompt your very good reply . I guess it must have been about the verbs almost as difficult as French "conjugaison" if not more!
      But I remember learning at school and like French verbs you have to be on your toes all the time to get some mode correctly. I have stopped to learn Spanish with Duo Lingo but continue to have fun with the "discussions" I kind of signed with. The same with French which is my native language anyway but found interesting to see what it would be like to "learn" again!
      Oh I just found my post above this. Yes I was puzzle by someone thinking that learning French was good because it made him appreciate Spanish!
      I can't talk to much about the grammar but certainly did not have the trouble we have in French with the rule of past participle I think it's call (La bête noire des Français) when it comes to find out if the adjective carries the plural number and feminine gender of the subjects) I don't think Spanish has anything like this!

  • @fradesjo
    @fradesjo Před 6 lety +844

    I can listen to people talking in French all day long. It mesmerizes me. But I’d rather take the Ring to Mordor than learning French

  • @sweetlemonadartanimations369

    During the pronunciation part, my cat just gave me odd stares as I gave them a try. 😹

    • @S_Mau16
      @S_Mau16 Před 4 lety

      Vous êtes très drôle chèr inconnu, permettez de vous faire le part des mes salutations distinguées mort de rire

  • @TheGameTrainzHD
    @TheGameTrainzHD Před 3 lety +61

    Is it bad that I just simply want to learn French because the idea of speaking French to even myself and listening to French things and understanding sounds cool?
    Fully aware that I’m probably not going to get too far, I’d love to be able to speak just a bit of this cool language.

    • @amor7886
      @amor7886 Před rokem

      @RSH not dhar mann

    • @amor7886
      @amor7886 Před rokem

      @RSH i meant not dhar mann as in ew .. not dhar man.. 🙁

    • @amor7886
      @amor7886 Před rokem

      @RSH he doesn’t pay his employees

    • @joanne0
      @joanne0 Před rokem

      same lol

    • @user-ur1xo6rj7p
      @user-ur1xo6rj7p Před 10 měsíci

      im doing that too, good luck to us all

  • @matildeventuri3067
    @matildeventuri3067 Před 4 lety +190

    I’m so grateful to be Italian.I can pronounce every word just as it’s written

  • @whateven2024
    @whateven2024 Před 5 lety +409

    why am i watching this at 3 am.. i ALREADY speak french

  • @misamuse
    @misamuse Před 4 lety +30

    I'm a Brazilian trying to learn French 🙏 I was used to English grammar, without many verb conjugations and all. But now, with French, I had to break out of my comfort zone. It's quite similar to Portuguese (my mother language) because of the conjugations. This makes me think about how hard is Portuguese for foreigners to learn. But I think I'm doing good with my French (except for the pronunciation part 😂)

    • @Emma-ri4mh
      @Emma-ri4mh Před 2 lety +4

      I'm from Uruguay and I was thinking the exact same thing! although I don't l ow if it happened to you too but I'm finding I quite difficult to pronounce the French r because of how we roll our r's in spanish

    • @MJAY-N7129
      @MJAY-N7129 Před rokem +1

      Portuguese is also a veryyyy difficult langauge too

  • @abigailmuheta2889
    @abigailmuheta2889 Před 3 lety +5

    I really recommend this channel because I have been looking for French pronunciation guides forever and this totally rocks!

  • @feufolleth
    @feufolleth Před 5 lety +206

    As a French person, let me tell you something : you don't have to pronounce EVERY sound well. There are some like the "r" that are important because if you can't pronounce it, it can be very problematic to say some words but if you say a French word with an "u" pronounced as in English people will understand and just find it cute ! Of course, if you want to speak French really well then you have to able to pronounce those sounds but what I mean is that when you're beginning to learn this language, don't focus on the pronunciation. At first only learn the important sounds and the others will naturally come with time (:

    • @user-eo2bl3ty8f
      @user-eo2bl3ty8f Před 2 lety +6

      Thanks for your comment. Really helped (more than this video.) Bein unable to learn even sounds is very frustrating. Hope it really comes naturally w time....

    • @tiffanyhanson3701
      @tiffanyhanson3701 Před rokem +7

      Yikes the r is the one I’m going to have the hardest time with I’m afraid. And also all the vowels sound the same to me 😬

    • @mscatherinelong67
      @mscatherinelong67 Před rokem +2

      I find the French are quite critical of pronunciation. If you say plat du jour slightly incorrectly, that’s it.

    • @chelseaclerke3582
      @chelseaclerke3582 Před rokem +3

      I've noticed that over pronouncing is the enemy in French and that you rarely pronouce r, s, or t if they are near the end of the word

    • @MJAY-N7129
      @MJAY-N7129 Před rokem +2

      this really helps, especially with motivation, thank you! I really appreciate it. Merci

  • @parioceanchicago
    @parioceanchicago Před 6 lety +787

    I really admire the english speakers who wants to learn french. Grammaire has no sense, orthographe doesn't make any sense. I remenber criying when I was a kid because I hated grammar so much!! Good look to all of you.

    • @PVMe1967
      @PVMe1967 Před 6 lety +72

      pariocean chicago In every languages, grammar and spelling are just rules that have to be learned and observed, some of them sounds logical and some others not. The real problem we have in French is the huge amount of exceptions that follow every single rule.

    • @vampyrenjoyer
      @vampyrenjoyer Před 6 lety +8

      Merci ^^ I'll try my hardest

    • @fionab6139
      @fionab6139 Před 5 lety +5

      pariocean chicago moi j'adore la grammaire et l'orthographe c'est ce que je trouve le plus facile en français !!! 😄

    • @zanjkmt6569
      @zanjkmt6569 Před 5 lety +4

      English orthographe though

    • @overthinkerstinker
      @overthinkerstinker Před 5 lety +43

      I really admire anyone who would ever want to speak English. It is ridiculous with the homonyms & homophones, homographs... I mean really blue, bleu, blew ... they sound the same but with different meanings. I speak fluent English and I still think to myself why, why would anyone EVER want to learn this language?

  • @vicferrero8829
    @vicferrero8829 Před 3 lety +11

    I am French and I’m just bored so I’m just watching videos to learn French I’m sending u all my prayers even as a French person I still make mistakes all the time🤠

  • @jonam7589
    @jonam7589 Před 3 lety +4

    i am trying to learn french and spanish at the same time. I love spanish since it is much easier to pronounce since I already know german, but french!! Fifty ears ago I wanted to learn but when I saw the writing I got confused and got discouraged, but now I am determined since I would be traveling in my retirement! Tough, but not impossible!

  • @yuyumisu4924
    @yuyumisu4924 Před 4 lety +500

    *"now you know the top five french pronunciation mistakes to avoid, try to be careful so you don't commit suicide."*

  • @benjaminchinedu5983
    @benjaminchinedu5983 Před 4 lety +153

    I will speak French beautifully some day. I have learnt how to say "call me" today. Tomorrow, I will learn another sentence...
    By GOD'S Grace, I will speak like a French Man.

    • @lilliangrace9508
      @lilliangrace9508 Před 3 lety +5

      How’s it going so far

    • @benjaminchinedu5983
      @benjaminchinedu5983 Před 3 lety +12

      @@lilliangrace9508 It has been good all the way. I'm currently in school at the moment.
      Thanks for asking...

    • @starrymilkk
      @starrymilkk Před 3 lety +2

      @@benjaminchinedu5983 any updates? 👀

    • @ekkonion6662
      @ekkonion6662 Před 3 lety +2

      i hope so!

    • @benjaminchinedu5983
      @benjaminchinedu5983 Před 3 lety +8

      @@starrymilkk so far, I can express myself, I understand better now.

  • @habsahabdulrahman4126
    @habsahabdulrahman4126 Před 3 lety +2

    For the first time...i am learning the vowels in French. It is definitely key to progress in learning the language. TQ. Marvelous video.

  • @blues_lite
    @blues_lite Před 3 lety +2

    Merci! This'll help me for my upcoming French classes :D

  • @omarsocias1330
    @omarsocias1330 Před 6 lety +2934

    every vowel is like a fake moaning sound LOL.

    • @michellemcreynolds7413
      @michellemcreynolds7413 Před 6 lety +93

      omar socias
      Oui oui

    • @scorpio252000
      @scorpio252000 Před 6 lety +311

      LMAO. That's why it's the sexiest Romance language.

    • @tmuxor
      @tmuxor Před 6 lety +106

      That's why women sound so hot speaking this language.. Just saying the French for "one" (uhhhhn) is hot

    • @justincarey3583
      @justincarey3583 Před 6 lety +35

      You just made French sound so much better. : D

    • @eej1983able
      @eej1983able Před 6 lety +11

      omar socias i feel like i want to barf at how these "moans" are so short...oot ooooot

  • @diddlee_1856
    @diddlee_1856 Před 5 lety +238

    I'm French, why did I watch the entire video ?
    (Also, "douleur" is a better translation of "pain", cause "mal" can also say "bad")

    • @minhozen2917
      @minhozen2917 Před 5 lety +10

      J'ai pensé la même chose !

    • @statueauxyeuxdejais8531
      @statueauxyeuxdejais8531 Před 5 lety +2

      " . . .Et dont l'unique soin était d'approfondir/ Le secret douloureux que me faisait languir." -- La Vie antérieure --- C. Baudelaire (Ironie et Allégorie sont des "esclaves nues" - pour le poet. )

    • @typingcat
      @typingcat Před 4 lety +1

      Dites adieu aux douleurs du passe. Ce qui nous attend est bien plus beau!

    • @happygirlv3114
      @happygirlv3114 Před 4 lety +3

      JAYKUMAR PATIL Some of the French can learn English or have American roots, if that’s what you’re asking. So yeah, they speak French obviously but can learn English as well.

    • @maryn4150
      @maryn4150 Před 3 lety

      are we supposed to pronounce the "r" at the end of douleur, or is it the french "r"

  • @ahmedbaig7279
    @ahmedbaig7279 Před 3 lety +2

    Take a simple approach. Make a valid difference between deux and deuz. Start learning from grade V and try to pass that exam as French student. The video is extremely helpful.

  • @edwardleonalvarez5661
    @edwardleonalvarez5661 Před 2 lety +2

    Excellent! Sounds are, without doubt, vitally important when learning to communicate in any language. Bravo!

  • @bamboila
    @bamboila Před 6 lety +72

    i'm french and i want to improve my english , maybe have a better accent but i came to realise i should keep that french accent i have even exagerate it because it's sexy in other people eyes 😂. I want to learn and use more vocabulary of the everyday life. So i can be bilingual. Keep it up people french isn't that hard, good luck!

    • @iamshivamtripathi
      @iamshivamtripathi Před 5 lety +1

      You can help me?

    • @Christian-tj2jo
      @Christian-tj2jo Před 5 lety +15

      "french isn't that hard"

    • @mangolie21
      @mangolie21 Před 5 lety +1

      Le français est trèèès dur.

    • @mihajlo5804
      @mihajlo5804 Před 4 lety +5

      If you ask me I don't think french is very hard either
      just don't keep telling yourself "oh mAn tHis iS HaRd" and start studying and you'll eventually learn it (◡ ω ◡)

    • @xtelfolaj
      @xtelfolaj Před 4 lety +3

      Atleast you admit that you like the compliments on your accent.😂😂

  • @balygaby
    @balygaby Před 4 lety +283

    The French girl looks like she's been crying just before the take

    • @Cipher_Paul
      @Cipher_Paul Před 3 lety +9

      @Michael Evans I'm pretty sure saying "grand rond point" is the hardest thing ever for an English person 😂
      The "an", "on" and "in" sounds with the addition of two "r" 🙄
      It must be as hard to pronounce as the word "throughout" for French people 😅

    • @callmebrine_1462
      @callmebrine_1462 Před 3 lety +6

      r/rareinsult

    • @chrisbreizh29
      @chrisbreizh29 Před 3 lety +1

      Because his eyes are clear and shine with spot . Or then his boyfriend is gone .. lol

    • @doughoward6401
      @doughoward6401 Před 2 lety +1

      She just realized she's teaching a bunch if dolts !

  • @kubra_y
    @kubra_y Před 2 lety +5

    as a turkish native speaker, i can do the 'u' sound perfectly because in turkish we have 'ü' letter and it has the same pronunciation :D

    • @jamilsiam8790
      @jamilsiam8790 Před 2 lety

      Can you teach me how to speak Turkish? I'm really interested in learning Turkish.

  • @safiakheder6469
    @safiakheder6469 Před 4 lety +6

    I learnt Arabic by speaking to natives whilist living in the country for 7 years I only knew the words hello goodbye and thanks , now I can speak read and write , I did not attend any classes just purely from speaking to others a lot , I believe by moving to the country only then you will be able to grasp quickly these

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    • @jamilayarik6718
      @jamilayarik6718 Před 6 lety +4

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    • @alex-ip1er
      @alex-ip1er Před 6 lety +3

      here's a few suggestions for how to learn French
      Decide exactly why you wish to speak French
      Try to speak French everyday
      Find what method works for you the best.
      (I discovered about these and more from Magic Language Method site )

    • @georgiosantonopoulos7893
      @georgiosantonopoulos7893 Před 6 lety

      I've been studying speaking French online and found an awesome website at Mirykal French Plan (google it if you're interested)

    • @acquavivarreonpocho891
      @acquavivarreonpocho891 Před 4 lety

      Can I pay it by PayPal ?

    • @pizzagamer3685
      @pizzagamer3685 Před 4 lety

      Dab

  • @joeysilverdrake3459
    @joeysilverdrake3459 Před 6 lety +429

    Bonne chance à ceux qui apprennent et salut les francophone! ;)

    • @viveleshistoires4874
      @viveleshistoires4874 Před 6 lety +24

      Wow ! C’est qu’un détail, mais j’adore le fait que tu dises « francophones » au lieu de « français » ! En tant que suisse, je ne peux qu’approuver !! ^^

    • @tiaytou9989
      @tiaytou9989 Před 6 lety +15

      Ne pas vexer les suisses, ils font du bon chocolat 😄

    • @higliem
      @higliem Před 6 lety +6

      tiaytou 99 tu m'as tué 😂

    • @dai2dai246
      @dai2dai246 Před 6 lety +5

      higliem ah c'est sur qu'il y a beaucoup de cacaotiers en suisse.

    • @bettycestmonnom614
      @bettycestmonnom614 Před 6 lety +6

      les Belges approuvent également ^^

  • @bloodline._
    @bloodline._ Před 2 lety +1

    I’m glad that I’m a native Farsi speaker bc the guttural “R” is so easy or me to do and I’ve been saying it in French for a while now :)

  • @stormstorm8833
    @stormstorm8833 Před 4 lety

    Very helpful. The lady is explaining so beautifully!

  • @charliebrown8670
    @charliebrown8670 Před 5 lety +28

    I'm impressed. I teach French in high-school and this is the best lesson I've seen in a long time.

  • @aldenasuemia
    @aldenasuemia Před 6 lety +615

    This lesson is based on fear... I think you should relax a bit more, and choose a different wording to encourage learners rather than scaring them with all these 'rules to abide by'. The english/american accent is very cute and its not at all a problem to understand you guys, even if you 'break these rules' :) dont give up

    • @vampyrenjoyer
      @vampyrenjoyer Před 6 lety +62

      aldena suemia oh I'm so glad to hear that! I was worried that no one would be able to understand me through my accent haha

    • @hollarout
      @hollarout Před 5 lety +37

      There's hope in the world.

    • @Mateo-et3wl
      @Mateo-et3wl Před 5 lety +15

      Of course they can understand you but they will treat you like merde based on your accent.

    • @devilliersgrobler8332
      @devilliersgrobler8332 Před 5 lety +3

      I new to French and, yes it is intimidating. Yet, on the other hand, I speak British English and would prefer it if others would try to speak it correctly.

    • @CJFrasher
      @CJFrasher Před 5 lety +7

      Mateo yeah i literally yelled “there’s nine more!?”

  • @cheriekat
    @cheriekat Před 4 lety +20

    Due to this coronavirus quarantine I decided to learn French idk why, it sounds beautiful. I find it easy since my mother language is Spanish lol.

    • @sethlatimer3392
      @sethlatimer3392 Před 4 lety +1

      Ai Lin I had the same idea. Learning French is a lot harder for me, however, considering the Australian accent is just a drunken version of the English accent

  • @nonkolo_faith
    @nonkolo_faith Před 2 lety +3

    I am Zulu from South Africa and the French R and Zulu R are the same/similar sound. Quiet awesome! also the joining of words with a comma, so similar to Zulu.

  • @randomgirl01300
    @randomgirl01300 Před 6 lety +20

    I have been studying french for 4 years now. I still can't get the pronunciation right. Honestly, don't worry about it. You'll probably have an accent and that is 100% okay. Just do your best and never stop trying. If I had stopped trying, I wouldn't be watching this video.

    • @maxchipchase9447
      @maxchipchase9447 Před rokem

      Hi, the word c’est. am I correct in saying this has multiple uses such as this is, that is and it is? What else does it mean? I’m confused as to why it doesn’t just mean one thing. Thanks

    • @munteb6133
      @munteb6133 Před rokem

      @@maxchipchase9447 C'est is "it is" usually It depends on the context if it is used for introducing someone it is "This is" etc

  • @anightmare6541
    @anightmare6541 Před 5 lety +114

    Everything is easy for me EXPECT FOR THAT DAMN R it’s so hard

    • @robotplaysz8667
      @robotplaysz8667 Před 5 lety

      Same XP

    • @typingcat
      @typingcat Před 4 lety +4

      I don't know, French "R" does not that difficult to me. Certainly not as difficult to that hard trilling Spanish/Italian "r". The weird vowels like "eu", "oe" are a lot more difficult.

    • @ikhlassheet3461
      @ikhlassheet3461 Před 4 lety

      If Arabic or Turkish was your main language it would be easier

    • @ikhlassheet3461
      @ikhlassheet3461 Před 4 lety

      If your main language was Arabic or Turkish it would be easier because they have the letterغ

    • @brooklynlux8512
      @brooklynlux8512 Před 3 lety +2

      For me it's easy:) skl

  • @davidduchateau7988
    @davidduchateau7988 Před 4 lety +2

    I'm french and i use this video for learn english, that's great ! :)

  • @inemesitntia5187
    @inemesitntia5187 Před rokem

    I really appreciate your efforts in the pronounciation of those sounds.
    Thanks a million
    Merci beacoup madame

  • @stevenhs8821
    @stevenhs8821 Před 5 lety +29

    French is sometimes called the "language of vowels." Been learning French for a year. Still the hardest for me, but definitely getting better. Have to hear the differences first.

  • @onnileinonen4744
    @onnileinonen4744 Před 6 lety +8

    I'm so glad I'm Finnish. It makes learning French and Spanish so much easier. I didn't even realize that some English speakers can't pronounce these letters

  • @danm7596
    @danm7596 Před 2 lety

    This is so well done. Thank you.

  • @liviemillie6455
    @liviemillie6455 Před rokem +5

    My native language is English, but I'm also learning Japanese, which definitely helps (oddly enough) with the pronunciation of some sounds, like "u". The Japanese "u" is different, but more like the French "u" than any sound in English is.

  • @stefanchandra1237
    @stefanchandra1237 Před 4 lety +54

    Literally nobody:
    Minecraft Baby Zombies: 2:20

  • @elvismylove48
    @elvismylove48 Před 4 lety +9

    It's like a music lesson lol.
    After learning Arabic this should be doable. This one French girl I met years ago was right. The first thing you should learn is the vowels and pronounciation. This video is gold.❤❤❤

  • @abyanish
    @abyanish Před 3 lety

    This is the best to learn french ..
    Thanks ladies

  • @littlebirdfpv
    @littlebirdfpv Před 9 měsíci +1

    Feeling challenged and then host says there are 9 more. I really made this face 😑😅 Grateful for this resource as it registers well for my learning style. Thanks! Here's to hoping I return frequently for more of this excellent resource 😊

  • @jennyhwang6275
    @jennyhwang6275 Před 6 lety +7

    Wow, I just learned so efficiently by hearing the French sounds! Great video and trips, especially the tips for how to pronunciation -- I found especially helpful with the "ee" in see but rounded lips for the 'y' vowel, which I'm having the most difficulty with. Props on getting Mailys' profile view too for extra take on pronunciation! it lit

  • @bottleofwater1675
    @bottleofwater1675 Před 4 lety +53

    Spanish : 5 vowel sounds
    French : a lot of them
    Me : I’m now depressed

    • @based9930
      @based9930 Před 2 lety +3

      French: all vowel sounds with an occasional throat clearing sound in between. The worst part about French isn't even that, it is that the written language bears no resemblance to what is spoken and they refuse to make the two coincide.

    • @sanwari7582
      @sanwari7582 Před 2 lety

      my native language has 12 vowel sounds :)

  • @se-eunoh6881
    @se-eunoh6881 Před 3 lety +1

    By watching this video I'm learning English and French at the same time. Good. :)

  • @lolunknown9830
    @lolunknown9830 Před 3 lety +25

    The “r”
    Me: HISSSSSSSSS

  • @williaminus6545
    @williaminus6545 Před 5 lety +169

    French folks have a strong accent speaking English here. I fail to see why I am not allowed to have just as strong an accent speaking French.

    • @camilagrgicevic2890
      @camilagrgicevic2890 Před 5 lety +34

      I get what you mean but accent is not the same that pronunciation.

    • @carlosrangel7134
      @carlosrangel7134 Před 4 lety +3

      @@camilagrgicevic2890 Maybe, but it still is a substantial part of it.

    • @carlospaul6487
      @carlospaul6487 Před 4 lety +15

      sadly the American accent sounds horrible in other languages. Like a Chinese speaking English.

    • @typingcat
      @typingcat Před 4 lety +16

      @@carlospaul6487 Personally Indian English is the most annoying to me. I don't know, it feels like there is something blocking in their mouth.

    • @Malepical
      @Malepical Před 4 lety +3

      I think if we say it with an English/American accent, we might end up saying something completely different than we think we're saying lol if you're not making their sounds then it's all Greek to them 💁🏽‍♀️

  • @princess.7536
    @princess.7536 Před 6 lety +37

    this channel helps me so much, merci !

  • @fragmentsofadi
    @fragmentsofadi Před 4 lety +2

    very thankful that i’ve learned how to pronounce vowels in mandarin since some of the french vowels like i & u sound similar to the mandarin ones:)

  • @adammy_
    @adammy_ Před 3 lety

    As a brazilian, im in LOVE with this video. I'm learning two languages at the same time. kinda funny tho.

  • @CalypsoPunk
    @CalypsoPunk Před 4 lety +14

    This is why I took Spanish, French is too hard. I’m trying to learn French because my last name is French and I love France but it’s so hard! 😂😂

  • @claudenine5452
    @claudenine5452 Před 6 lety +272

    I came here because i wanna cover the song la vie en rose

  • @dyVal
    @dyVal Před 2 lety

    So amazing to learn the beginning part. Thanks

  • @bijoudas5842
    @bijoudas5842 Před 4 lety

    Excellente. Merci beaucoup. 🙏

  • @simpshrimp2578
    @simpshrimp2578 Před 4 lety +52

    Tip to remember pool in french is piscine because it’s something you piss in

  • @frshtmrrwfy
    @frshtmrrwfy Před 6 lety +112

    for me it's all U

  • @mellifluousfear8355
    @mellifluousfear8355 Před 3 lety +12

    I’m French and through this video I’ve learnt things I’ve never known before wth 😭

  • @laksana8213
    @laksana8213 Před 2 lety

    Hi Alisha, I can also see you on French Lesson,! Yay!! Your channel always comes with Great Stuff. Thanks a lot.

  • @mrs.manrique7411
    @mrs.manrique7411 Před 6 lety +6

    "ø" was the most difficult for me to pronounce because the tongue must be in the same position as pronouncing an abrupt "ay" sound, yet the lips must be rounded. This is definitely one way to exercise the orator muscle.
    The same goes for "y," although for some reason, though the position of the tongue and lips doesn't make sense in my head, I'm able to pronounce it similarly to Maily's pronunciation on the first try. I'll keep at it so that my brain doesn't freeze up on me any time I pronounce it. ;)

  • @musicologoellibro3404
    @musicologoellibro3404 Před 4 lety +21

    With spanish you can understand portugués Italiano and a litle of french. Is powerful.

    • @typingcat
      @typingcat Před 4 lety +3

      The opposite also seems true. I only learnt a little bit of French so far, but even with that basic knowledge, sometimes I could understand some part of Spanish or Portuguese comments on CZcams, when I have never learnt those two languages.

    • @miaalmeida4787
      @miaalmeida4787 Před 3 lety +2

      as a portuguese speaker its easier to understand spanish and specially italiano, but french only if you read it because its so hard to hear from their pronunciation

  • @cptpecs
    @cptpecs Před rokem

    so well produced video. merci

  • @fjcabanog
    @fjcabanog Před 3 lety +2

    for anyone having a hard time pronouncing the letter r's sound in french, try making the sound you make when drawing saliva from the throat. however, don't overstress when the sound when pronouncing in actual french words.

  • @paulortiz8063
    @paulortiz8063 Před 4 lety +47

    When living in paris, but trying to learn french a 'friend' if mine said "dont ever speak french to me!!!" I guess it was just too much for his delicate ears. Not that his english was so great, but lets just say i found his remark mean, hurtful, and just plain rude. So i found it much better to be friendless than to put up with his silly attitude/bs.

  • @Jambit2550
    @Jambit2550 Před 6 lety +50

    Why do I have trouble saying the faintly guttery “r” in French, but when I say “horse” I can feel that same sound coming out of my mouth? Ughh

    • @theSkin_of_a_Killer_Bella
      @theSkin_of_a_Killer_Bella Před 3 lety

      HOLY SHIT.
      THANK YOU.
      I was just testing out what u were sayin, then tried the French r.
      And that boy said, *"Good evening."*
      I pronounceddddd itttttt!!!!

    • @avocados1707
      @avocados1707 Před 3 lety

      OH MY GOD- OH MY GOD THIS IS GENIUS OMG THANKUUUU

  • @athenajoygaviola7431
    @athenajoygaviola7431 Před 4 lety +2

    im learning this so that i can sing le festin with all my heart with the right pronunciation

  • @Tussinette
    @Tussinette Před rokem +2

    Mailys has a very strong R and mispronounces “é” that she almost pronounces like “è”. Not the best example unless you plan to imitate the South Western accent. In France, every region has an accent. My region speaks very slowly and mispronounces “j” (we almost say “ch”) and “g” that we pronounce “c/k”. I cured my accent by living abroad for a dozen of years 😂

  • @tamannaafroz7748
    @tamannaafroz7748 Před 3 lety +19

    Me: knows Bengali, English and Hindi
    Also me: Learning Spanish with dedication
    My brain at 4 am: Learn French! Why not!

  • @reine2212
    @reine2212 Před 4 lety +7

    2:21 that giggle tho😂

  • @waf641
    @waf641 Před 2 lety

    Great video - thanks!

  • @erick64bosck3
    @erick64bosck3 Před 6 měsíci

    In northern France, vowels are aspirated, such as "Mssieur" for "Sir" or "p'tit" for "small", "ach'ter" for "to buy", or "ch'val" for "horse "or "j'tai dit de v'nir" for "I told you to come", etc.... It is a Germanic pronunciation.

  • @ThatCatholicNurse
    @ThatCatholicNurse Před 5 lety +5

    Du courage à vous tous qui voulez apprendre ou qui apprennez le français

  • @user-uk1vz2or7j
    @user-uk1vz2or7j Před 4 lety +26

    I can’t get the difference between “u” and “o” sound...

    • @theSkin_of_a_Killer_Bella
      @theSkin_of_a_Killer_Bella Před 3 lety

      From my point, the "u" is more like saying "oof" without the "f".
      Now the "o".
      If u pronounce a normal "o" or English "o"(owe).
      Then u may or may not realize that when u do, it has a "w" as the ending sound.
      So when u pronounce the French vowel, u lessen the "w" sound to barely their or none at all ig. It almost sounds like a quick "oh", or I should say "oh" and it gets cut off at the end before u can fully pronounce the word.

  • @swatipashte8822
    @swatipashte8822 Před 3 lety +1

    Very easy to learn 👌👌

  • @hayalperest1056
    @hayalperest1056 Před rokem

    I know English, Turkish, Malay and Arabic and im really glad im not monolingual. Now im attempting to add another language to the collection. Wish me luck!