French I: Faire expressions in French (useful list)
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I am crying right now😭This is the first and the most useful channel to learn French. Thank you , Thank you so much
Well, I'm glad you're crying with joy :) Merci! Glad you like it.
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Merci Dan :) And this is the tip of the iceberg! There is plenty more at www.language-city.com. More "faire" expressions, and many more great lessons completely out of the box.
M loving it so much,will not go for class,can listen to this guy all day 👌👌
Another brilliant online lesson. Realising the importance of on rather than nous...and superb tips on how to match everyday speaking. Thank you.
Merci Tim :)
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J' étudié le français depuis plus de dix ans, et merci pour ce leçon! c'est vraiment très utile!
De rien, le plaisir est le mien :)
Many thanks for this video. A comprehensive list of expressions. Exactly what the doctor ordered.
Ha ha! Merci Sriharsha :) There is actually more! You should subscribe to the entire course to see the whole list. Same with useful -ER verbs, reflexive verbs, and plenty more! www.language-city.com.
This is by far the best channel on youtube. Not boring, but no over focused on making it a "show" You move at a great pace and teach very useful things! Bravo!
Merci Neil :) I think that when the subject is interesting, there's no need to put on a show. Glad you like it!
Very true, less is more, helps the essential material stand out.
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I agree :)
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Thank you pp c!
Yes, é is probably a better way to describe what I remember. 😊 Thanks for your answer. I'm learning so much from you!
It is indeed a Southern thing to pronounce "ai" like "é", which makes sense if your teacher was from Toulouse. Merci :)
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Merci Mahmoud!
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Merci, Mauro Nava!
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Merci M. Morrison :)
Love this video!! My boyfriend lived in France for two years so he's always doing the same as you (teaching me what french people actually say compared to what they put in books) so my goal is always to find teachers like you who are teaching actual REAL french. Can't wait to check out more of your stuff!
Well there you go! Look no further. The course I created lets you see the difference between what they teach you in books and real French from lesson #1 until the very last one :)
I can tell that it's a really useful video. That's all the useful words in daily life in France, i love it
I'm recommending this to people needing to learn how French actually speak and pronounce. You're the best!!
Merci, Megan :)
This is gold. You're clearing all my doubts. Thanks and keep going. We appreciate you.
I've just started learning French last week and with this channel I think within a year I'll be progressing.(lot's of love from South Africa 🇿🇦 ❤)
Absolument, T'es le meilleur prof de langue. Merci beaucoup!
Beautifully explained.
Merci, Shazia :)
Bonjour! I am just stumbling on your video and love your teaching style. I am teaching French at the Long Beach Lingual Institute and I am going to refer your link to my students of your great video! Chapeau! Hats off! et bonne continuation. Miss Valerie
Bonjour Miss Valerie, merci! Glad you like it! And I would say this list barely covers 50% of faire expressions. Take a look at the rest of the channel! A bientôt.
Omg! You are golden! I get so excited every time I watch your videos. Soooo informative!
Lol :) Merci Theavi! It's nice to see excitement for French!
What a great lesson. It is really helpful to know what is said but not good to write etc. Excellent.
Merci Mary! Glad you liked it. And there are even more useful "faire" expressions! Many more :)
Thanks a lot for the very clear lessons ,you are an excellent professor .
Merci Majeda!
I only can say, God bless you, because you are the honest mind,
I wish I could "love" your videos. I really appreciate all of your dedication to imparting knowledge to us. I love to study and understand the mechanics of languages well, as well, and so I just bask in your explanations. Thank you very much for making these!! C'est génial!
Merci Catherine :) C'est un beau compliment.
the way you teach is excellent, thank you.
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I think you are a really good teacher with skill and I like your accent .
You’re a great teacher, first time watching your videos, going to watch all of it, thanks for your time and knowledge!!!
You're very welcome, Derli :)
Merci beaucoup! Je cherchais partout pour comprendre qu'est-ce que "faire exprès" veut dire et comment l'utiliser, parce que je l'entends souvent, et maintenant je comprends grâce a votre vidéo.
Bonjour Rebecca, de rien! Il y en a beaucoup des expressions comme ça :) Vous avez vu les autres video sur notre chaîne?
Thank so much for this video. It clarified many doubts that I had about understanding regular french people. You are right grammar books never teach this kind of language.
There are several of us working hard to fill that gap :) Merci, Joe!
Thanks for working hard at making this videos, I can sit through a whole hour and it doesn't get boring or repetitive. The way you set up participation keeps me involved and makes me think. French is the fourth language I'm learning and got to say that the French is very economical in the use of words specially when speaking fast, it's exiting to be able to follow a movie and actually understand what is going on. Thanks again! You make the best videos!
Thank you Amilton. It should be the goal of anyone making a language method, but apparently not. They all remain theoretical and badly lack imagination. I'm glad you like my videos.
I agree with you. Russian textbooks for learning language from decades ago, ugh.
Merci beaucoup, Alexander. Très Bonne video.
De rien, Tarzan :)
FANTASTIC VIDEO. Thank you!
Merci Hilushenka :)
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Merci Mauro :) That's very nice to hear! If you want to access my entire course, which includes, among others, over 32 hours of this type of advanced lessons, you can do so for a month, for only $9.98 instead of $19.95. All you have to do is enter promo code HALLOWEEN (offer expires November 4th at midnight). Then you can unsubscribe, continue for $19.95/month, or subscribe for 6 months for $99, or 12 months for $149, or buy any part of the course you want!. There are plenty of lessons that no one has seen in a book before at all levels, though. Click here: www.language-city.com/subscription/?id=4397
10 minutes in and I already subscribed , such a talented and a charismatic teacher thank you so much :)
Merci Mustafa :)
Thank you Alex your videos are amazing l have learned French from scratch by watching you !! Merci Alex and hello from Simi Valley 😊
Merci Amable Dunn!
Merci monsieur! I love the way you have explained the topics in detail with explanations. Great list of examples. I am preparing for delf B1. :)
Very excellent video. Thank you.
Merci :)
De rien :)
just I wanna to see this you are the teacher and I enjoyed A lot from your video. Thank you so my much
Merci Ilymsafia :)
Wow, j'aime bien tes vidéos! J'ai étudié le français depuis longtemps et c'est le premier fois, je crois, que des lessons ont devenu tant utile dans la rue. Thanks so much, Alexandre.
De rien, Tomas. Content que ça te plaise :)
Thank you Alex!
Love your lesson. Thanx!!!
You're quite welcome, Artur :)
Thanks a lot for all the clarifications and the simple style you use ,you are an excellent proff.e
Merci, Majeda!
Great teacher
Merci, David :)
Great lesson. Thank you.
Merci Fiona :)
Great stuff!!! Thank you for all the work and thought you put into what you do. Great delivery, too.
Merci, Stella!
This is great teaching. I'm hungry for more.
You should sign up! There's so much more in the course, and it's organized :)
This has been very useful indeed. Merci beaucoup!
De rien, Niño!
The best 30 minutes of French teaching on the internet. FullStop.
Merci, Marty :)
YOU ARE A MINDBLOWING TUTOR
Thank you soo much! This is what I have been looking for. I took B2 but this is all new to me.
Well they give nice little names to these classes, but they don't know what to teach and how to teach :) I'm glad you like it!
Wonderful... Just wonderful
Vidéo merveilleuse! J’apprends tellement grâce à toi. Merci beaucoup.
This is marvelous and great. Thank you so much Alex i feel that i am communicating and speaking french now
You're welcome!
i am so so glad i found your videos at last !! Great job! et merci beaucoup :)
De rien, Sheeba!
Great stuff! You don't miss a beat 👍🏽🕺🏾
I really like this! Specifically, I appreciate "the little things" you include along the way, giving hints, additional info etc. This is more advanced, thus more challenging. But it feels fresh, different, very good! :)
J'aime che vous presentez la pronunciation "naturelle", avec le liasion et des abrègements. Merci!
De rien, LaCivetta. I'm glad ou like it. Yes, I think the little hints or additional info can help information stick. All these little details do make a difference in the end and when being added up.
Indeed. Moreover, I think it shows a facet of your concept: I would call it a 'complementary approach'. Assuming, one has already enjoyed (and suffered...) quite a bit of standard didactics of language teaching, conjugation tables, schemes, ... you kind of fill the gaps, or really, you take those gaps and highlight them, putting them in the center of attention.
Though, I am still relatively new to your channel, so I will continue to let it sink it... :) Cheers! Bien cordialement!
Ce sujet est bien utile à apprendre ! J’aimerais voir une liste de 100 expressions idiomatiques avec faire. Merci Alex.
He is absolutely amazing!
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Just found your videos and love them! Learning French came pretty naturally to me in school because my first language was Spanish which is similar (yay Romance languages!) but I've always had a Spanish accent when I spoke! Your videos are really helping me pronounce better! I noticed French has a lot more hard stops and use of the lips and "squishing" words together and I noticed myself always trying to pronounce every letter and use my tongue more to speak (like in Spanish!). thanks for the help!
Bonjour Priscila, it does help to speak Spanish when you try to learn French, doesn't it? At least a little bit. Well, the use of tenses, sentence structures are the very much the same. Even many idiomatic expressions can translate word for word. Spanish is more straightforward in terms of pronunciation. We do combien plenty of sounds together creating new sounds, we drop syllables if not entire words... It's trickier. What makes it hard is that schools and methods never teach all that. People are left to figure it out on their own.
Priscila Marquez-Bourque, je suis anglophone américain et je trouve qu’il existe en français, comparé aux autres langues, « une bouche française » où les lèvres sont tendues et arrondies avec de la tension. En plus, la langue est tenue dans une position rigide dans la bouche avec le bout de la langue positionné contre l’aspect postérieur des dents antérieures. La bouche française est très rigide comparé à la bouche « paresseuse » des Américains. Si on essaie de parler le français et prononcer les sons français avec cette bouche relaxée américaine, on aura toujours un accent américain tandis qu’on parle français.
Je dis cela parce que je pense comprendre ce que tu dis en comparant l’espagnol et le français. En espagnol, chaque syllabe est prononcé, mais en français des sons sont coupés. En français, les voyelles sont prononcées de la même manière tout le long du son de la voyelle. En anglais, le ton du voyelle change et s’affaiblit pendant sa prononciation.
Je le trouve intéressant de comparer des linguistiques des langues variées.
Merci de ta commentaire et merci Alex de tout ce que tu nous enseigne. À+...
I love this channel so much....why didn't I find you sooner!!!!!
Merci Lowzenza. I have been preparing more videos, but it's taking a bit of time, but there will be more :)
Merci beaucoup! It would be great if you did a small video on practicing pronunciation. I cannot get the "u" in la rue...been trying for years!
I have already posted 2 videos on pronunciation, and I am preparing more. Here are the 2: ua-cam.com/video/qzUDFLckscQ/v-deo.html & ua-cam.com/video/2hv5n2ntNDM/v-deo.html
thanks so much!! subbed :)
You are a great teacher, thank you for your videos!
You're quite welcome, Ana!
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c'était très intéressant ! merci
Merci Poonam!
This is a really great video; i especially appreciate the literal translations such as "Do you do the fat morning?" - people will say 'oh but don't do literal translations' - yeah no shit - we know, - but being able to understand what each word in the french phrase means/is and how/why it is being used, is extremely useful. I could have just learned the phrase and went around saying "grasse matinee" oblivious to what grasse or matinee was. Without the litereal translation i might have to assume that sleep = "grasse matinee".
I enjoyed your channel so far watched two episodes and very helpful!! Just subscribed :) Im 31 years old now just taking french classes. I have always wanted to learn the language! I can see that your videos will be much help!
That's great! Well, if you start here, you're on the right track. Email me at alex@language-city.com, you have to see my French course :) The videos on this channel are a tiny drop overall...
@@LanguageCity my in-class room lessons are much more expensive than yours, I really may consider joining in December! I do have a question though, I'm Canadian; do you review many differences between the two (FR french & CA french) in the classes at all? Would I be able to stay on track and not get too confused between the two you think? Thanks!!
@@familylife500 You know, French as it is taught in classrooms is very theoretical. Teachers don't even realize it. Some from a classroom French perspective, these lessons will help you a great deal. Now in regards to actual French as it is spoken by native speakers, there's a pretty big difference in terms of pronunciation, accent and vocabulary used between the French & Canadians. Canadians can usually adjust to French people (not the other way around). It's very much like a Canadian trying to understand some Scottish or Australian people if that makes sense.
@@LanguageCity yes, that makes sense
Perso je regarde ces vidéos pour savoir comment traduire ce genre d'expressions en anglais haha !! Comme quoi ça aide dans les 2 sens finalement 😂👌 Merciiii pour tout, c'est d'une grande aide !
Je sais, c'est vrai. Je suis en train de créer un cours d'anglais pour francophones, et je me dis que les anglophones devraient le regarder parce qu'il y a plein de choses que je ne leur ai pas enseigné, et qu'ils adoreraient... comme quoi, oui, ça peut marcher dans les deux sens, du moins de la manière dont j'enseigne.
Language City Oh oui un cours d'anglais pour les francophones ce serait pas mal aussi, que ce soit pour les français ou pour les anglais.. Pourriez vous faire une vidéo spéciale sur l'argot / les expressions familières ou toutes ces petites formulations qu'on nous apprend pas pendant nos études.. et qui sont pourtant très utilisées.. ? Ce serait super intéressant !
Oui, je ferai ça. Ça va me prendre du temps, mais quand ça sera fini, ça sera extraordinaire :) Je suis en train d'écrire le 3ème niveau.
Language City Bravo pour votre implication en tous cas .. 😊
C'est un vrai plaisir, et les langues, c'est ma vie.... depuis l'âge de 11 ans!
I don't know why there are 7 unlikes grrrr ! but 328 nailed them off. One of the best lessons, highly appreciated. Thank you for such an awesome video and explaining this mighty word "FAIRE" in french. Any tips on how and where to use "Il faut " such a pain to use it and understand. Then "ont & dont". Thanks much #Alexandre.
Thank you for your kind words. It's always nice to hear. There are even more "faire" expressions. This is only the beginning! The rest of it is available in the French IA course at www.language-city.com/our-classes/french/#french-ia-class-registration.
Merci pour cette video.
De rien, Issis :) Have you seen the other videos?
This is wonderful! You have such a beautiful voice. Love it!
i really enjoy your chanel, it comes handy, interesting and informative at the same time. thanks alot for the lessons
De rien, Tricia, the pleasure is mine!
Merci mille fois :-)
I love the way you explain some history of the language and it's development and say in English how the French use their language - ie Castle and Château and he makes a sign that's yes - makes it more memorable 😊
Merci Up UrArts :)
Awesome mate
C'est géniale!!! Thank you sooo much! :)
Oui... Merci a vous!
Excellent videos!
WELL THE FIRST VIDEO THAT HELPED ME ALOT... WELL IN INDIA WE WANT A TUTOR LIKE U EVERY WHERE
That's very nice to hear. I'm glad you like it. Merci!
I recommend Here And Now Institute in Chennai,India 6 month immersion course
merci, this video helped me so much. I learn french, the language is difficult but interested me
Merci Sinta!
Fantastique! Merci!
Your amazing!
Merci, monsieur :)
So they use Faire for so many activities in French not like Spanish where Hacer is not however French pronunciation is so much more difficult and the spelling is not phonetic like Spanish . Your videos are incredibly helpful!
Right, they don't (over)use "hacer" the way we do. They usually go with other verbs. Overall, keep in mind that those who created French rules wanted the smartest and the elite only to master French, so they intentionally made rules complicated.
It's not phonetic, but french pronounciation of words you are reading actually do stick to a system very closely. Unlike English that is truly not phonetic and doesn't really have any system for pronouncing words you are reading.
Merci beaucoup
De rien, Angie!
You're amazing🙏
Merci Samantha :)
Great lessons
Bon travail!
Love the example, "aime l'exemple" to "Blackmail" someone, make them sing, or make them talk, or to tell the truth against their will? Which in this case seems to be, "to do something against your will" Love things that make it interestingly fun to learn! Now a questionfor you if you don't mind? Would "way to go!" be "marche à suivre" or is that something that wouldn't be used in colloquial French? Also, things such as historic, examples and real world events, current affairs such as headlines, etc. would be great learning examples too?
Thanks so much "ville de langue!"
Bonjour Plane of Inertia, merci! Oui, to blackmail someone, c'est vraiment "faire chanter quelqu'un". "Way to go!", c'est tellement idiomatique en anglais. "Marche à suivre", c'est complètement différent. Ça ne veut pas dire "way to go!". I think that as disappointing as it may be (my advanced students sometimes say that when they expect a colorful expression), we would just say "Bien!"
My God, talk about a gap in the market - and you're filling it. Thanks!!
Merci Adiel! Come meet me on Zoom! I'll show you the rest of the course! The UA-cam channel is just a tiny speck...
merci prof👌👌👌👌
De rien, monsieur :)
Nice video, suggestion, the phrases in the yellow Box could be a bigger Font to make them more visible when one uses the small screen on a Mobile....
Yes, I noticed that a bit late... I did change it recently :)
Bonjour! J’aime tellement tes vidéos rafraîchissantes. J’apprends beaucoup et je te trouve très sympa. J’habite East Hampton, NY, et j’ai l’intention d’aller en France, au Tarn-et-Garonne, un peu au nord de Toulouse, pour un cours d’immersion avec un prof en novembre. Avant d’y aller le rencontrer, je me trouve soudainement très motivé d’apprendre autant que possible avant que je ne le voie. Je ne veux pas qu’il pense que je suis complètement nul en français à l’oral. Je trouve ton cours très séduisant et je pense à m’y inscrire. Je peux écrire quasiment sans trop de fautes majeures, mais parler français est entièrement autre chose... Je te remercie de tout ton aide...vraiment ! Il semble que tu habites Los Angeles, mais il semble que tu vas souvent en France. Cependant, je ne connais même pas ton prénom... Appelle-moi Michel, s’il te plaît. Depuis que j’ai commencé à étudier (je sais que tu détestes étudier) le français, tout le monde m’appelle Michel et j’aime ça.
Qu’est-ce je devrais dire au lieu d’« étudier », s’il agit de quelques décennies? Depuis que j’ai commencé à « travailler » le français ?....ça n’a pas l’air correct du tout. Merci de ton aide!
Bonjour Michel,
Content que tu aimes ces videos! Alors pour le verbe "étudier", dans ce cas précis, pour dire "I've been studying French for 5, 10, 15 years...", On utilise le verbe "apprendre" (comme en allemand, "to study" en allemand est "to learn"). Donc "J'apprends le français depuis dix ans." Je suis allé à New York il y a deux ans. Je dois vieillir parce que j'ai trouvé la ville trop bruyante... Je suis allé à Long Island en 1999 je crois... Un jour je voudrais visiter les Hamptons et Montauk.
C'est super que tu puisses passer du temps en France avec un prof! En plus, dans le sud!
Language City, Alex, j’apprécie cette recommandation excellente. Je n’ai jamais pensé à dire « J’apprends le français depuis 20 ans, voire plus.... ». Merci de ton aide.
Je vous remerci, prof! I love these videos and it's safe to say that I've learn so much more with you than I have in class. Question! how many languages do you speak?
Bonjour Raul. Thanks for the compliment. I can speak French, English & Spanish :)
El español es mi lengua materna; soy peruano, por cierto.
Pues, hablas tres idiomas tambien :) Muy bien!
Podría decirse que "hablo" 4 (incluyendo el portugués). Quisiera mejorar el francés y el portugués. No sé por qué me cuesta mucho trabajo mejorar el francés. ¿Tendrá algunos
consejos, por favor?
Taking classes at Language City would be one way :) You'll learn all the things you need to know that no one else seems to teach. Otherwise, play French radio at home, watch TV in French, even better: with subtitles.
Alex, Thanks again !! Might there be a place ( link ) for audio, to listen in the car ie like on audible or another app ? I would imagine you enjoyed your time in California / writing from Colorado
Merci beaucoup!
De rien! :)
Tu fais des vidéos merveilleuses....
Merci monsieur :) D'où venez-vous?
This is such a useful video wow
Hahaha Verlan is so cool, though! I love it.
As a native speaker, I really dislike it, but well, that's how many people speak, so I think it is important to know, at least to understand the French.
Language City that is true. In any language, slang terms and colloquialisms must be learned, otherwise true understanding isn't possible.
I must say, your teaching methods are excellent. I stumbled upon your videos completely by chance, and I am nothing short of impressed. I can't wait for your instructional videos to be completely in French, just like the channels of many native French instructors I have found on UA-cam.
Totally agreed. Are you still in business? This is excellent!
Yes :) Take a look at www.language-city.com