Real Spoken French - My #1 Tip To Be Better Understood in French

Speed up your ability to speak and understand French by ignoring these parts of technical French grammar.
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0:00 - Intro
0:33 - Don’t worry about your ‘R’
2:49 - Making the distinction: u/ou
6:39 - The final pronunciation struggle: Nasal Sounds
10:54 - Final Quiz
When you were first introduced to French, were you taught to memorize conjugation tables? Maybe you even have flashbacks of studying for a quiz on le passé simple?
I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that by focusing on these things, school French unintentionally sets you up for failure to make fast progress in speaking and understanding everyday French. The GOOD news is that you can forget some of that complicated grammar if your goal is spoken French fluency.
In today’s lesson, I’ll show you some examples of how spoken French grammar is different from written French grammar. I’ll also tell you what to focus on versus what to ignore so that you can become more fluent in spoken French.
Take care and stay safe.
😘 from Grenoble, France.
Géraldine

[@michaelcrummy8397]

A good tip I got for native English speakers learning French from my first French teacher is, when pronouncing the French letter “u”, pucker your lips as if you are about to whistle. Keep your mouth in that position while saying the English letter “E” forcefully, all the while with your mouth puckered tight as if to whistle. It should sound like the correct pronunciation of the French letter “u”.

[@davidhalldurham]

Excellent video! I still blush about the time I was asking when something or other was going to start. I meant to say (in my oh-so-colloquial French 🙄), "C'est quand, ça??" Instead, I said, "C'est con, ça." I still remember the woman's face.

[@Mykle1AZ]

This! This is it! I moved to France 2 years ago and wished the ou/u and in/en/on were a focus in my classes. I've made so many mistakes pronouncing things incorrectly (the funniest was when I went into the chiropracter and told her I had a pain in my ass "cul" instead of my neck "cou"). I can now say "Cinq cent ans" and might even be understood! Thank you for this video!

[@kinggeorge7533]

Merci beaucoup ❤❤❤❤ Géraldine

[@simonelavigne8618]

Excellent. This is very important

[@ellen96vf]

Thankyou for the lesson. Was very helpful :)

[@sa21g22g23]

Merci beaucoup pour enseigner cette nouvelle et superbe thème du debut et après- midi de samedi

[@olexandrelevchenko900]

Merci beaucoup

[@aprilgrant1957]

That last one was a tongue twister!

[@kinggeorge7533]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Excellent