Learn French Pronunciation in 12 Minutes

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  • @frenchpod101
    @frenchpod101  2 роки тому +74

    bit.ly/3J7gKQ5 Click here and get the best resources online to master French grammar and improve your vocabulary with tons of content for FREE!

  • @suzannemelique9912
    @suzannemelique9912 7 років тому +4302

    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 7 років тому +23

      Well said Suz

    • @gonzalo4658
      @gonzalo4658 6 років тому +30

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

    • @outspacemadecover1775
      @outspacemadecover1775 6 років тому +100

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

    • @rockpaperscissors82
      @rockpaperscissors82 6 років тому +100

      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 6 років тому +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 ? 😏😏😏😜

  • @Titank_Production
    @Titank_Production 5 років тому +3110

    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 !!

  • @dilflover07
    @dilflover07 4 роки тому +2562

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

  • @harrydunkley5300
    @harrydunkley5300 5 років тому +9064

    Thank you French Taylor Swift, very helpful!

    • @hollystiener16
      @hollystiener16 5 років тому +204

      c'est vrai

    • @yasha9147
      @yasha9147 5 років тому +71

      😂😂

    • @thumbaroundreversefingerme4786
      @thumbaroundreversefingerme4786 4 роки тому +298

      Ironic since the dark haired lady looks like French Selena Gomez. Taylor and Selena are close friends.

    • @SeanGeeE
      @SeanGeeE 4 роки тому +63

      thought she's french Amanda Seyfried.. Thank her anyway

    • @HA-yy5lx
      @HA-yy5lx 4 роки тому +11

      lmao...omg I’m 666th like

  • @haydenschlueter9554
    @haydenschlueter9554 6 років тому +10761

    why am I learning French at 2am

    • @aletarossi-thomas152
      @aletarossi-thomas152 6 років тому +164

      LOL - me too

    • @moazzamcn
      @moazzamcn 6 років тому +110

      Her presentation is quite good.

    • @juliofrighetto8183
      @juliofrighetto8183 6 років тому +123

      Why am i learning french? I m from Belgium

    • @raytian7552
      @raytian7552 6 років тому +104

      Why am i learning French? I am from China

    • @antsy9627
      @antsy9627 6 років тому +34

      Me except it's 1am here.

  • @lololala9601
    @lololala9601 4 роки тому +1210

    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 3 роки тому +5

      thanks I need it

    • @mozart0
      @mozart0 3 роки тому

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

    • @dearmysoul6706
      @dearmysoul6706 3 роки тому

      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 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +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.

  • @sunnysideofthings
    @sunnysideofthings 6 років тому +2807

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

    • @kaitlynalissa7850
      @kaitlynalissa7850 6 років тому +7

      Mari same

    • @MossyCobbleGaming
      @MossyCobbleGaming 6 років тому +82

      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 6 років тому +11

      The different sounds for the letter u is the most different

    • @bipinlee6802
      @bipinlee6802 6 років тому +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 6 років тому +15

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

  • @lorealmadonnamoore9828
    @lorealmadonnamoore9828 6 років тому +1546

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

    • @nerdymiumiu
      @nerdymiumiu 6 років тому +93

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

    • @LoganMilanMusic
      @LoganMilanMusic 5 років тому +10

      @@nerdymiumiu The difference is pretty audible...

    • @hamstersdailylife4938
      @hamstersdailylife4938 5 років тому +28

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

    • @NamiHeartilly
      @NamiHeartilly 4 роки тому +3

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

    • @chrisbreizh29
      @chrisbreizh29 3 роки тому +12

      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...

  • @danielsheppard1285
    @danielsheppard1285 4 роки тому +1008

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

  • @angelinam6123
    @angelinam6123 4 роки тому +1720

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

    • @juicymilkfeet5897
      @juicymilkfeet5897 4 роки тому +55

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

    • @raeayumikou6161
      @raeayumikou6161 4 роки тому +4

      XD LOL-

    • @LaReinaPriscy
      @LaReinaPriscy 4 роки тому +3

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

    • @angelinam6123
      @angelinam6123 4 роки тому +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 4 роки тому +2

      Be a polyglot 🤡

  • @brookebrown8159
    @brookebrown8159 6 років тому +4036

    goddamnit why couldn’t french be my first language

    • @zezeratul
      @zezeratul 5 років тому +483

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

    • @yikes7918
      @yikes7918 5 років тому +132

      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 5 років тому +19

      @@yikes7918 merci bro très joliment dit

    • @Oeoe-h8q
      @Oeoe-h8q 5 років тому +138

      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 5 років тому +19

      @@Oeoe-h8q *Facepalm

  • @BatoulHana
    @BatoulHana 4 роки тому +133

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

    • @dianamojica5987
      @dianamojica5987 3 роки тому

      😂

    • @genlooker
      @genlooker 3 роки тому +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 2 роки тому +2

      Thankuuuuuuuuuuu, the deeepest voice of my heart🙃🙃

    • @maxchipchase9447
      @maxchipchase9447 2 роки тому +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

  • @scenerybyv5902
    @scenerybyv5902 5 років тому +5702

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

    • @andicarusfell8387
      @andicarusfell8387 5 років тому +281

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

    • @sarahkira1888
      @sarahkira1888 5 років тому +320

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

    • @lordioushulaios7274
      @lordioushulaios7274 5 років тому +239

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

    • @lordioushulaios7274
      @lordioushulaios7274 5 років тому +21

      nimdawilart Yeah 😂😂

    • @julianheinrich7817
      @julianheinrich7817 5 років тому +103

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

  • @センナ-h4c
    @センナ-h4c 6 років тому +742

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

    • @Malepical
      @Malepical 5 років тому +8

      Highly underrated comment 😂😂😂

    • @aena-8010
      @aena-8010 4 роки тому

      JAJALAOAB LMAOO

    • @justamoteofdust
      @justamoteofdust 4 роки тому +6

      I lost it at that exact moment. 😂😂😂

    • @Dibipable
      @Dibipable 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @Dibipable
      @Dibipable 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @nadeeyaaridza1684
    @nadeeyaaridza1684 2 роки тому +51

    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 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @kruhis1467
    @kruhis1467 5 років тому +621

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

    • @sureshniperera4654
      @sureshniperera4654 4 роки тому +7

      this is exactly what said when she asked that question..... LOL!!!

    • @elifmorkan3294
      @elifmorkan3294 4 роки тому

      Hepsi zor hepsi all of them

    • @mobstertch
      @mobstertch 4 роки тому

      Y

    • @gwagon3268
      @gwagon3268 3 роки тому

      @@sureshniperera4654 are you Sri Lankan?

    • @tiffanyhanson3701
      @tiffanyhanson3701 2 роки тому

      I’m still trying to figure out the difference between any of them

  • @Inaworldoflove
    @Inaworldoflove 7 років тому +651

    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 7 років тому +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 6 років тому +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 5 років тому +59

      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 5 років тому +22

      @@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 5 років тому +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!

  • @Origynet
    @Origynet 4 роки тому +60

    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 2 роки тому

      Canadian French still has diphthongs.

  • @fradesjo
    @fradesjo 7 років тому +858

    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

  • @박안젤라-u2k
    @박안젤라-u2k 5 років тому +686

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

    • @DonS-ff2yt
      @DonS-ff2yt 4 роки тому +2

      😫😫

    • @littlemixonedirection8241
      @littlemixonedirection8241 3 роки тому +43

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

    • @avocados1707
      @avocados1707 3 роки тому +62

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

    • @cheriewi7874
      @cheriewi7874 3 роки тому +58

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

    • @gibbsm
      @gibbsm 3 роки тому +14

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

  • @omargibran
    @omargibran 4 роки тому +81

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

  • @matildeventuri3067
    @matildeventuri3067 5 років тому +202

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

    • @chavan_shreya_3663
      @chavan_shreya_3663 3 роки тому

      Hey there

    • @hypatia4754
      @hypatia4754 3 роки тому +25

      Same as Spanish.

    • @bodilycoffee1368
      @bodilycoffee1368 3 роки тому +4

      agrees in Brazilian Portuguese

    • @inyourmfheart6203
      @inyourmfheart6203 3 роки тому +1

      Same for us Albanians

    • @naufalhafiz9614
      @naufalhafiz9614 2 роки тому +2

      Im Indonesian and i agreed with you too. I could speak every italiano words waaayy fluent than francais words because every word is pronounce just as its seems.

  • @babblebabble
    @babblebabble 5 років тому +652

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

  • @kingelement4160
    @kingelement4160 4 роки тому +241

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

    • @ColHogan-bu2xq
      @ColHogan-bu2xq 3 роки тому +13

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

    • @belkais_
      @belkais_ 3 роки тому +2

      @@ColHogan-bu2xq lmao

    • @dearmysoul6706
      @dearmysoul6706 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому +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 2 роки тому

      True

  • @parioceanchicago
    @parioceanchicago 7 років тому +793

    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 6 років тому +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 6 років тому +8

      Merci ^^ I'll try my hardest

    • @fionab6139
      @fionab6139 6 років тому +5

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

    • @zanjkmt6569
      @zanjkmt6569 6 років тому +4

      English orthographe though

    • @overthinkerstinker
      @overthinkerstinker 6 років тому +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?

  • @feufolleth
    @feufolleth 6 років тому +216

    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 (:

    • @ElaB-n6r
      @ElaB-n6r 2 роки тому +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 2 роки тому +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 2 роки тому +2

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

    • @chelseaclerke3582
      @chelseaclerke3582 Рік тому +4

      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 Рік тому +2

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

  • @TheGameTrainzHD
    @TheGameTrainzHD 3 роки тому +66

    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 Рік тому

      @RSH not dhar mann

    • @amor7886
      @amor7886 Рік тому

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

    • @amor7886
      @amor7886 Рік тому

      @RSH he doesn’t pay his employees

    • @joanne0
      @joanne0 Рік тому

      same lol

    • @just.a.browser
      @just.a.browser Рік тому

      im doing that too, good luck to us all

  • @benjaminchinedu5983
    @benjaminchinedu5983 5 років тому +160

    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 4 роки тому +5

      How’s it going so far

    • @benjaminchinedu5983
      @benjaminchinedu5983 4 роки тому +12

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

    • @starrymilkk
      @starrymilkk 3 роки тому +2

      @@benjaminchinedu5983 any updates? 👀

    • @ekkonion6662
      @ekkonion6662 3 роки тому +2

      i hope so!

    • @benjaminchinedu5983
      @benjaminchinedu5983 3 роки тому +8

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

  • @yuyumisu4924
    @yuyumisu4924 5 років тому +507

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

  • @死辜
    @死辜 4 роки тому +39

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

  • @Triscath
    @Triscath 5 років тому +418

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

  • @aldenasuemia
    @aldenasuemia 7 років тому +616

    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 6 років тому +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 6 років тому +37

      There's hope in the world.

    • @Mateo-et3wl
      @Mateo-et3wl 6 років тому +15

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

    • @devilliersgrobler8332
      @devilliersgrobler8332 6 років тому +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 6 років тому +7

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

  • @abigailmuheta2889
    @abigailmuheta2889 3 роки тому +6

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

  • @bamboila
    @bamboila 6 років тому +74

    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 6 років тому +1

      You can help me?

    • @Christian-tj2jo
      @Christian-tj2jo 5 років тому +14

      "french isn't that hard"

    • @mangolie21
      @mangolie21 5 років тому +1

      Le français est trèèès dur.

    • @mihajlo5804
      @mihajlo5804 5 років тому +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 5 років тому +3

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

  • @charliebrown8670
    @charliebrown8670 6 років тому +28

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

  • @kubra_y
    @kubra_y 3 роки тому +12

    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 3 роки тому

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

  • @onnileinonen4744
    @onnileinonen4744 6 років тому +9

    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

  • @diddlee_1856
    @diddlee_1856 5 років тому +243

    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 5 років тому +10

      J'ai pensé la même chose !

    • @statueauxyeuxdejais8531
      @statueauxyeuxdejais8531 5 років тому +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 5 років тому +1

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

    • @happygirlv3114
      @happygirlv3114 4 роки тому +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 4 роки тому

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

  • @jonam7589
    @jonam7589 3 роки тому +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!

  • @stevenhs8821
    @stevenhs8821 6 років тому +30

    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.

  • @misamuse
    @misamuse 4 роки тому +34

    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 2 роки тому +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 Рік тому +1

      Portuguese is also a veryyyy difficult langauge too

    • @randomcheesebrgr528
      @randomcheesebrgr528 5 місяців тому

      Oh yeah, until now I haven't mastered the portuguese nasal sounds yet

    • @adayld
      @adayld Місяць тому

      Idem haha

  • @safiakheder6469
    @safiakheder6469 4 роки тому +8

    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

  • @balygaby
    @balygaby 5 років тому +285

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

    • @Cipher_Paul
      @Cipher_Paul 4 роки тому +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 4 роки тому +7

      r/rareinsult

    • @chrisbreizh29
      @chrisbreizh29 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @doughoward6401
      @doughoward6401 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @omarsocias1330
    @omarsocias1330 7 років тому +2935

    every vowel is like a fake moaning sound LOL.

    • @michellemcreynolds7413
      @michellemcreynolds7413 7 років тому +93

      omar socias
      Oui oui

    • @scorpio252000
      @scorpio252000 7 років тому +309

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

    • @tmuxor
      @tmuxor 6 років тому +106

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

    • @justincarey3583
      @justincarey3583 6 років тому +35

      You just made French sound so much better. : D

    • @eej1983able
      @eej1983able 6 років тому +11

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

  • @habsahabdulrahman4126
    @habsahabdulrahman4126 4 роки тому +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.

  • @randomgirl01300
    @randomgirl01300 6 років тому +21

    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 2 роки тому

      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 2 роки тому

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

  • @joeysilverdrake
    @joeysilverdrake 7 років тому +431

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

    • @viveleshistoires4874
      @viveleshistoires4874 7 років тому +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 7 років тому +15

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

    • @higliem
      @higliem 7 років тому +6

      tiaytou 99 tu m'as tué 😂

    • @dai2dai246
      @dai2dai246 7 років тому +5

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

    • @bettycestmonnom614
      @bettycestmonnom614 7 років тому +6

      les Belges approuvent également ^^

  • @ophelie3147
    @ophelie3147 Рік тому +5

    6:30 whole sounds
    6:54 i examples
    7:25 y examples
    7:59 u examples
    8:00 e examples
    9:10 o/ examples
    9:38 o examples
    10:11 a examples

  • @sweetlemonadartanimations369
    @sweetlemonadartanimations369 4 роки тому +68

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

    • @S_Mau16
      @S_Mau16 4 роки тому

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

  • @jungcuteseok2593
    @jungcuteseok2593 4 роки тому +260

    Literally i understood nothing going back to sleep

  • @vicferrero8829
    @vicferrero8829 4 роки тому +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🤠

  • @williaminus6545
    @williaminus6545 5 років тому +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 5 років тому +34

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

    • @carlosrangel7134
      @carlosrangel7134 5 років тому +3

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

    • @carlospaul6487
      @carlospaul6487 5 років тому +16

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

    • @typingcat
      @typingcat 5 років тому +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 5 років тому +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 💁🏽‍♀️

  • @bottleofwater1675
    @bottleofwater1675 5 років тому +54

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

    • @based9930
      @based9930 3 роки тому +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 3 роки тому

      my native language has 12 vowel sounds :)

  • @ahmedbaig7279
    @ahmedbaig7279 3 роки тому +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.

  • @jennyhwang6275
    @jennyhwang6275 6 років тому +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

  • @elvismylove48
    @elvismylove48 5 років тому +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.❤❤❤

    • @zee_ben2144
      @zee_ben2144 2 роки тому

      How did you learn Arabic??

  • @liviemillie6455
    @liviemillie6455 2 роки тому +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.

  • @timsky2897
    @timsky2897 7 років тому +192

    We don't pronounce some letters ending the words. So how can we know the differences between a lot of words?

    • @sofiaokorafor3829
      @sofiaokorafor3829 7 років тому +175

      99% of the time you will only pronounce the letters C R F and L at the ends of words. You can remember this as they are the consonants of the word CaReFuL

    • @Cynthia713
      @Cynthia713 7 років тому +17

      Sofia Okorafor Thank you very much!/ Merci beacoup! What a great way to remember that! :)

    • @petersmith2040
      @petersmith2040 7 років тому +9

      I see. Examples of words ending in C as in Lac, R as in Voir, F as in Oeuf, and L as in Mal.

    • @betavulgaris7888
      @betavulgaris7888 7 років тому +17

      Context.

    • @timothevorgenss8056
      @timothevorgenss8056 7 років тому +12

      Cynthia Valli Hodges
      C'est rigolo de suivre un cours de français ... en étant français soi même.
      Bon apprentissage à vous !

  • @mrs.manrique7411
    @mrs.manrique7411 7 років тому +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. ;)

  • @Icommentedd
    @Icommentedd 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @stefanchandra1237
    @stefanchandra1237 5 років тому +54

    Literally nobody:
    Minecraft Baby Zombies: 2:20

  • @paulortiz8063
    @paulortiz8063 4 роки тому +49

    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.

  • @cheriekat
    @cheriekat 4 роки тому +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.

    • @BD3BSK
      @BD3BSK 4 роки тому +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

  • @musicologoellibro3404
    @musicologoellibro3404 5 років тому +21

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

    • @typingcat
      @typingcat 5 років тому +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 UA-cam, when I have never learnt those two languages.

    • @miaalmeida4787
      @miaalmeida4787 3 роки тому +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

  • @tatianabare9317
    @tatianabare9317 2 роки тому +1

    merci madame this really helped a lot .it created a mesmerizing accent of my words

  • @nonkolo_faith
    @nonkolo_faith 3 роки тому +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.

  • @claudenine5452
    @claudenine5452 6 років тому +272

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

  • @ilyverse
    @ilyverse 2 роки тому +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 :)

  • @CalypsoPunk
    @CalypsoPunk 5 років тому +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! 😂😂

  • @simpshrimp2578
    @simpshrimp2578 5 років тому +52

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

  • @fjcabanog
    @fjcabanog 4 роки тому +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.

  • @tamannaafroz7748
    @tamannaafroz7748 4 роки тому +21

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

  • @princess.7536
    @princess.7536 7 років тому +37

    this channel helps me so much, merci !

  • @inemesitntia5187
    @inemesitntia5187 2 роки тому

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

  • @reine2212
    @reine2212 4 роки тому +7

    2:21 that giggle tho😂

  • @anightmare6541
    @anightmare6541 5 років тому +116

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

    • @robotplaysz8667
      @robotplaysz8667 5 років тому

      Same XP

    • @typingcat
      @typingcat 5 років тому +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 4 роки тому

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

    • @ikhlassheet3461
      @ikhlassheet3461 4 роки тому

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

    • @brooklynlux8512
      @brooklynlux8512 4 роки тому +1

      For me it's easy:) skl

  • @24DaniS24
    @24DaniS24 2 місяці тому +1

    Perhaps I’m simply naturally talented and skilled at this, but without actually knowing any language at all, I can accurately pronounce the words of any language to 99% native-like perfection just by learning the pronunciation rules for around 10 minutes.

  • @CrsdrsWrStnsts
    @CrsdrsWrStnsts 7 років тому +111

    for me it's all U

    • @dpat4175
      @dpat4175 6 років тому

      I know right.

  • @ryanah1536
    @ryanah1536 5 років тому +6

    Making the French R is actually easy to me since I can't pronounce the normal R correctly,and bc one of the dialect in my language have the same French R althou it is spelled as "gh"
    and also the French U is also easy to me since I'm learning Vietnamese and they also have the same exact U but spelled as "ư"

  • @erick64bosck3
    @erick64bosck3 Рік тому

    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.

  • @mellifluousfear8355
    @mellifluousfear8355 3 роки тому +12

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

  • @pushista9322
    @pushista9322 5 років тому +7

    4:23 there's a mistake in the slide - hospital instead of hatred in the brackets.

  • @albers420
    @albers420 9 місяців тому +1

    Well I'm a Brazilian English speaker learning french in english. I've got to base languages to learn a new one

  • @Jambit2550
    @Jambit2550 6 років тому +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 4 роки тому

      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 3 роки тому

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

  • @jennyli365
    @jennyli365 3 роки тому +5

    Struggling with the French pronounciation, hopefully, the more I listen, the easier It will get.

  • @georgeapessos1202
    @georgeapessos1202 5 місяців тому +2

    It's 1am and I decided to randomly learn how to pronounce French vowels.. If someone was listening, they'd think I was cuckoo for coca puffs lol.

  • @ericsmith1801
    @ericsmith1801 2 роки тому +4

    It's important to learn sounds in French because the majority of French words have silent endings! In order for the other person to be able to guess what you are saying the remaining sounds in your sentence have to be pronounced correctly...otherwise you could be using unintended words :)

  • @ThatCatholicNurse
    @ThatCatholicNurse 6 років тому +5

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

  • @kimberlylisaosemo
    @kimberlylisaosemo Рік тому +1

    you just saved me as an English speaker trying to learn french

  • @kathleenbaker7277
    @kathleenbaker7277 2 роки тому +3

    I’ve been studying French for over a year and found it harder the deeper you get into it. I’ve actually started to write down lessons etc to grasp the meanings. But I love it. Not great at it but will continue to study the French language because it’s beautiful and challenging.

    • @juhdygithinji3891
      @juhdygithinji3891 Рік тому

      It's beautiful ain't go lie but not that easy 😅❤we go till we make it

  • @ismiyagi
    @ismiyagi 5 років тому +5

    yall so cute learning my language 😂 hope yall do good because my language is not easy ❤❤

  • @littlebirdfpv
    @littlebirdfpv Рік тому +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 😊

  • @camoensdecervantes4029
    @camoensdecervantes4029 4 роки тому +12

    A famous German philosopher once said, "I have never seen a Frenchman, so France does not exist".

  • @Iamkitkatbar
    @Iamkitkatbar Рік тому +3

    1:54 once said peur I fell in love j'aime french taylor swift

  • @catherineahonsi
    @catherineahonsi 10 місяців тому

    Excellent presentation with practical pronounciation using anatomical illustration of the french words.Bonjour.I am subscribed.

  • @АнастасияПетрова-к6я
    @АнастасияПетрова-к6я 5 років тому +26

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

    • @theSkin_of_a_Killer_Bella
      @theSkin_of_a_Killer_Bella 4 роки тому

      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.

  • @petersmith2040
    @petersmith2040 7 років тому +58

    The most difficult word for me to pronounce is the word "Rue" which means street as in "Rue de la Paix" in Paris.

    • @itspaula7256
      @itspaula7256 7 років тому +12

      Ist suprisingly easy for me because i'm german

    • @974cerebrate
      @974cerebrate 7 років тому +4

      Hey here ! I know that a lot of people have trouble to pronounce "écureuil" too. Is that correct ? (Yes I am french)

    • @bamboila
      @bamboila 6 років тому +3

      watch out because i know you guys english speakers, you tend to pronounce "rue" like "roue" wich is a complete different thing than rue= street, roue= wheel

    • @JoeLinux2000
      @JoeLinux2000 6 років тому +3

      BeOne: Yes, the difference between "rue" and roue" is very hard to learn. But what is the difference in the sound of of these? "Le ver vert va vers le verre vert." - (lə vɛʁ vɛʁ va vɛʁ lə vɛʁ vɛʁ.)

    • @bamboila
      @bamboila 6 років тому +3

      Internet Privacy Advocate lol you go hard on the french stuff, there is no différences in these sounds vert verre and vers proununce the same , then it's just a matter or context, vert =green, verre = glass , vers= worms, same prounounciation, you just have to know what you guys are talking about.

  • @gsb2578
    @gsb2578 23 дні тому

    very nice video, I just started learning french and this video makes your learning very easy....Love from India

  • @calderetangmanok3800
    @calderetangmanok3800 4 роки тому +6

    As a native Filipino speaker, I thought pronouncing French words is very difficult but I found it easy lol. Maybe it's because Filipino tongue is so flexible? Haha idk XD✌
    (Sorry for the grammar lol)

    • @Lavendre
      @Lavendre 4 роки тому

      You're great, I'm filipino too! Allô!

    • @ashminley
      @ashminley 3 роки тому

      sameee