You all probably dont give a damn but does anybody know a way to get back into an Instagram account? I stupidly lost the account password. I appreciate any assistance you can offer me
@Vivaan Bo i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and im trying it out now. Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
As a kid, I would watch interviews with hockey players and it was always the same: French-speaking players would put a « eueueuh » at the end of every sentence, English-speaking players would put a « aaah » 😁 They have P.R. people teaching them now so they don’t look dumb, and you don’t see it as much anymore
My cousin went to a French school with him in Nantes around 10 years ago. That´s probably why his French is so good, many years of experience and learning!
@Zbriu Yes. A ton of native French speakers don't speak it properly. Since there is no real logic in lots of the rules, it's either you know or you don't. In France the language has been weaponised to create a divide between the normal people and the "higher classes". Look what they say at 6:13 "liaisons". It might be a choice from a grammatical pov, but to me, it's not a choice. Don't make them, sound uneducated. Make the wrong ones, sound uneducated. So I'm not surprised to hear that people feel judges when speaking.
Oh my word! You hit on so many speaking points that I have with my high school students for my conversational French class. I will be showing this video to them next week! Merci de l’avoir partagée!!!
Im a francophone but Im here listening to him and thinking 'damn dunno he was that good' honestly french isnt easy, I always due a huge respect to foreigners who speak it. Je suis tombé sur votre compte dans les recom' RUclips et j'aime beaucoup vos contents. Keep going guys ;)
I’m going to take some inspiration from him and slow down a bit when I speak. I do find when I’m nervous I speak too quickly and trip over my words a bit but really there’s no need. Thanks for the tips guys!
You can do it! yeah even though I'm really confortable with English it still happens to me too, like when I film those videos for example. It'll get better :) - Maïa
Moi aussi. Perhaps this is a quirk of language (and in my case English) where we use formal language in a playful, almost satirical way. For example, to state the obvious eg. If someone didn’t study for their test and as a result they failed you could say “I can’t possibly imagine why (you failed)”. Does this make sense?
When you guys explained the "Je suis ici/Je suis là" I was laughing because as a french canadian from Quebec we say "J'suis lô" when we try to be informal 😂 quebec french is so bad haha
@@Street_French je dois avouer que le français du nord de la France ressemble beaucoup à celui des Québecois si on enlève les expressions développées aux cours des centenaires ici. On voit vraiment que les colonistes venaient en majorité de cette région.
The two of you always set yourself apart in the best way! The things that you discuss, the videos that you show, and the content that you explain is beyond informative and helpful! There’s nothing “cookie cutter“ about your teachings when comparing you to others who teach French (not to impugn their work). It’s always PRACTICAL and PURPOSEFUL.
This is inspirational. Yes he takes his time and hell yeah to not panicking when the words dont come out as it’s supposed to. One thing i should take example from. And we wanna see Charlie do this with Maia oftenly!! 😀
His french is amazing. Actually it would be sad if he lost his accent. It doesn't stop you from understanding anything and makes his french seem even more natural. Francophones have many different accents. At this level he better keep it. Rather than sound like a Parisian caricature. We could add his accent to the Francophones accents, since he is Francophone.
Merci Maïa et Charlie ! Freddie était dans un film britannique se déroulant en France en 2006, « A Good Year », avec Russell Crowe et Marion Cotillard. Il aurait eu environ 14 ans à l'époque. Le film était basé sur un roman de Peter Mayle, l'auteur du livre « A Year in Provence » qui a été transformé en une série télévisée britannique.
You guys make a good point. It's okay to ask for help, it's okay to ask if it's "un épisode" or "une épisode," instead of beating yourself up. I've noticed a lot of times that French people don't mind helping with little questions like that.
@StreetFrench.org, great break down in this video. The best tip I got was to stay in the language and ask if you don't know (plus, stay cool). Keep these coming! Also, I do have to speak more and I'll check out Hello Talk. It's not the first time I hear about it.
Freddie Highmore speaks French like most Canadian politicians do when English is their first language. A lot of Canadian French speakers in Canada whose first language is French appreciates it when the English speaking Canadians attempt to speak and learned French. Even if it's not the best French they ever heard. When you mention Québec how true you are about the difference in the French spoken, and it's not only because the French accent either. My parents when they were alive spoke the Acadian French because of them being Acadians it also is a little bit different then the Quebecois Francais. Different regions of Canada speak French with different accents. In Moncton New Brunswick knows at the capitol of Acadia or Acadie the younger French speaking generation in that city speak a French dialect called Chaic where they speak both French and English when they are speaking, while the older generation speak their usual Acadian French. It makes it also easier also for the English speakers to understand what the younger generation of Acadians are saying too. I live in Northern Ontario, Canada where we have a lot of French speakers, most of them came from Québec originally and some have been here since the old pioneer days in Upper Canada. It must be weird to the Parisian French speakers to hear a French Canadian Quebecois French speaker Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from Montréal PQ speak French in France when talking to France's President Emmanuel Macron? Veuillez rester en sécurité et en bonne santé pendant la pandémie de Covid-19. Merci d'avoir posté la vidéo. 😊 🇨🇦
C’est clair qu’il est anglophone. Son accent n’est pas aussi bon que celui de Bradley Cooper, mais sa grammaire et fluidité sont vraiment supérieures. Mais quand même! Bravo, Freddie! Malheureusement, on trouve trop peu d’anglophones qui parlent aussi bien qu’eux.
@@Kebbab.213 right 🙂 And having French surrounding you is harder unless you move there. So it's not surprising the English aren't so good at speaking it - most reference points probably come from some badly faked accent on English TV 😅 Although sources of learning are better these days with RUclips and whatnot, obviously ☺️
Trop cool et bonne vidéo! I love what you guys do and you've both been a huge help and inspiration in my french learning journey. Keep up the awesome work! Merci beaucoup, Maïa et Charlie!
He's from the same part of the world as me and yes, the French ou is really difficult for us along with the French r. I've been living in France for 5 years and I can sometimes do the ou thing and sometimes I can't. I've cracked the r now though 😉 Great video thanks 😊
It's interesting what he said about having a "model". Like, I surely have a Brazilian accent, but it's probably somewhat canadian because as a kid I used to talk to canadian friend on the microphone via MSN and later, around 2002 i became a huge fan of Avril Lavigne and I've noticed i pronounce word like "Home", "House" and "Out" very canadian. My french I stil don't have a real model, perhaps "Hugo" from "Hugo Décrypte" will end up being mine.
Really cool video. I'm new to this channel and I grew up taking very basic Quebecois French classes in elementary school, so this was interesting even if I didn't understand most of the French.
These "reactions" that you all do are so helpful. I'm guessing you wouldn't hear French people mixing formal and informal as much as he does? Also, do you have a preference between HelloTalk and iTalki for finding a language partner? Merci beaucoup.
ah cool glad you enjoy them :) yeah I guess in that case we would chose one or the other^^ and it depends what you prefer. HelloTalk you chat with people for free, iTalki is to find private French teachers you'll have to pay :)
Clicked into here to see Freddie speak le francais, and definitely didn't expect the promotion for HT (which I started using a little more than a year ago for learning French). Lol
Guys, enjoyed this very much. I'm still waiting , holding my breath and turning blue, for you to do the RUclips broadcast on the resurgent Louisiana francophones.
Watching your videos is always SOOO helpful!!! The 2 of you always cover every aspect of conversational speaking that traditional teaching may not, including “facial expressions” when speaking. SO MUCH BETTER because it always makes sense. I always come away with the feeling of “I can do this!” So, BIG thank you because these are missing pieces I’ve been looking for. Also, thank you for the recommendation of HELLOTALK! Ça marche!
You guys should do a reaction video to Sir Chistopher Lee speaking French. He is a true polyglot, he also speaks flawless Italian (he's mother was Italian), Spanish and German. There's a French interview of him on youtube where you see him and Bernard Menez in a movie together lol
Almost all my family migrated from france to the US. Louisiana, USA has a huge portion of French speakers. I do believe Over time the French is broken, especially the youngest generations. My mother & grandparents spoke more French than English! My understanding is that the French were the most stubborn they did NOT want to give up the language or their heritage😂
In my opinion, you should adapt to local life and forget the imported habits. Socrate : in Greece do like the Greeks. Please also note that cajun is much local and hard to understand.
LOL! I like how Freddie stylistically basically speaks in French exactly the way he does in English. I watch a lot of Late Night TV shows here in the US (or used to pre-pandemic) and I’d see him in interviews a lot for his Dr show, and he mixes formal with informal a lot. I noticed because I do it too. I think it may be a bit of a “nerdy” type person thing 😂 🤓. Anyway, this was interesting because he’s so different from other non-native French speaking celebs and examples I’ve seen/heard. He might just be my “person to copy” lol! Or maybe not, I’m not even an actual French student yet, just sort of trying to pick up what I can from the internet, so he’s too advanced for me right now.
I’m so conflicted in learning casual vs. formal conversational French. I want to speak like how I hear in the streets of Paris. However, I went to dinner with some older, rich people and the waiter was speaking in a very formal way and they were so impressed. They kept raving about his formal style and how he must be from a good family, etc. It made me want to learn and speak in the formal way. But I had a classmate (who was born and raised in Paris) who said that I shouldn’t be formal because people will not like conversing with me; partially because they might think I’m stuck up or because they will feel the need to inconvenience themselves to speak formally, too.
ah yeah I understand. but why do you really want to learn super formal French ? just to impress some French old rich people and to appear a certain way ? Do you even speak that way in your own language? I don't know if that's the best motivation. if all you do is hang out with them then do it. but if you mostly hang out with people your age then it won't make sense to speak like that. But you can make it your goal to learn all the forms of French language (slang, informal, standard, polite and super formal). And then you'll be able to adapt your speach to different people. Just don't put too much pressure on yourself and know it will take time. one step at a time :)
I would be curious to know your point of view about a couple of French-language RUclipsrs. Patti Lynn Q is an American/Canadian RUclipsr who does all her videos in French (married to a French person and lived there for years); For me, she has an accent but she speaks so well (from my point of view) in terms of fluidity and it seems very natural, but I don't know if it's just because I'm also understanding from an English-language point of view. And Sandrea is a native speaker of French (who also happens to speak English extremely well) who does her videos in French. I find her accent extremely easy to understand and I was wondering if she has the Paris accent or some other region.
@@jeanbb3283 Sure! So Patti Lynn Q and Sandrea are not created for French learners, but still nice to listen to. These are some I like which are aimed at French learners: innerFrench Francais avec Pierre Others that I like but which are aimed at French speakers are these 2, who are French ladies living in the US who talk about daily life: Elodie Who Nycyla Another good one talking about current events is: C'est dans l'air This one talks about interesting science: ScienceEtonnante And finally a very popular French RUclips channel is: Cyprien These are just some that I like. The ones aimed at native speakers are more challenging to understand, esp Cyprien, in my opinion. But you can go into the settings of each video and slow down the speed to 75% or 50% if they're going too fast, and some of them have subtitles available in the settings as well.
Erin C gosh thank you so much for so a comprehensive response. I really appreciate that, I will check out your recommendations and keep in mind the speed playback tip. Thank you very much! 🙏
Actually, I tend to use the more formal French or English and then, after spending some time with native speakers, I tend to use the language variant they use:)
@@Street_French I know what you mean: this usually happens when the language one has been taught is the 50 years ago version :). In former communist countries like mine, it was the case with French, for sure! Still, older French people appreciated it so much :D!
10:40 i would actually disagree with you on this one, I always use the full sentence "je ne sais pas" or "je n’sais pas", and I am a native french speaker. I do shorten words but not always, it will depend of the context.
No one under 50 ever says the ''ne'' but I agree, in that context, doing and interview and all I wouldnt say 'chais pas''or something as colloquial as this. I'd stick ''je n'sais pas'' or at least ''je sais pas''
Have you ever heard the bass player of the English band, The Stranglers, speak French? His name is Jean Jaques Burnel. His parents are French. I'm Scottish and to my Scottish ears it sounds as though his Southern English accent wants to dominate. Anyway I like the sound of it.
Hi! So this is a little random language question but maybe someone can help me out. How do you wish to greet someone via someone else in French? Like “Say hi to Olivia for me!” but in French? Do you use saluer? Or do you say “dire à Olivia que...” Any help is appreciated 🥰
@@Street_French maybe for you but I know we friends would sometimes say je n'sais pas, then chais pas and then je sais pas. Same with ouais and oui and of course much more. When we talk casually, we don't think much about it. We say whatever it comes first. Just saying what I have seen so far.
ah yeah those examples are ok, that's not such a huge difference. I would also say those things with friends. but I wouldn't all of a sudden ask then something super formally like "quelle heure est-il?" or "peux-tu me passer le sel?" etc.. haha
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I stupidly lost the account password. I appreciate any assistance you can offer me
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@Vivaan Bo i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and im trying it out now.
Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
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uuuh eeeh uuuh euuh - 50% of French right there
haha ☺️
Canadian also
As a kid, I would watch interviews with hockey players and it was always the same: French-speaking players would put a « eueueuh » at the end of every sentence, English-speaking players would put a « aaah » 😁
They have P.R. people teaching them now so they don’t look dumb, and you don’t see it as much anymore
uhh uuh mmmh uhh ... That's why Tudeau is so eloquent, I get it now
My cousin went to a French school with him in Nantes around 10 years ago. That´s probably why his French is so good, many years of experience and learning!
ah so interesting, I didn't know he studied in France, that would make a lot of sense^^
@@Street_French probably an AEFE college et lycee. There are schools around the world, we even have the brevet and the bac...
Hearing more casual French is so good and helpful, I always feel like I'm too formal and sound out of place.
ah yeah it really depends in which context, it's important to know how to be a bit informal sometimes^^
@deep hich I'd disagree - I've heard french people get confused about what word or spelling they're supposed to use because of all the rules 😜
I'm better at casual because I get most of it from my french husband and toddler. Anything I learnt at school is dead 😂
@Zbriu Yes. A ton of native French speakers don't speak it properly. Since there is no real logic in lots of the rules, it's either you know or you don't.
In France the language has been weaponised to create a divide between the normal people and the "higher classes".
Look what they say at 6:13 "liaisons". It might be a choice from a grammatical pov, but to me, it's not a choice. Don't make them, sound uneducated. Make the wrong ones, sound uneducated.
So I'm not surprised to hear that people feel judges when speaking.
You're never too formal nor rigourous. However, foreigners may make mistakes.
PS do you sometimes eat escalopes?
I LOVE THE GOOD DOCTOR! Freddie is even cooler now that I know he speaks french
haha ^^
Oh my word! You hit on so many speaking points that I have with my high school students for my conversational French class. I will be showing this video to them next week! Merci de l’avoir partagée!!!
oh super on est contents ☺☺
on a toute une playlist de vidéos dans le même style si ça vous intéresse ici : ruclips.net/video/2YL_sZQG740/видео.html
His French is really good I'm French and it's impressive
agree! :))
Im a francophone but Im here listening to him and thinking 'damn dunno he was that good' honestly french isnt easy, I always due a huge respect to foreigners who speak it.
Je suis tombé sur votre compte dans les recom' RUclips et j'aime beaucoup vos contents. Keep going guys ;)
ah ouais on était impressionnés aussi! et merci ☺☺
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@@vihanjain6975 oui oui contenu ;) mais content à été mis exprès pour parler franglais en fait mais c'est bien ça que je voulais dire !
even if you listen to his interviews in english he goes from a more formal tone to less formal i think that’s just how he speaks :)
C’est génial de analyser une conversation dans la vie réelle, ça m’a aidé beaucoup! Merci!
ah cool ! :))
This makes me want to learn how to speak French now, such a beautiful language.
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@@Street_French yes
you just realised it right now everyine knows that french is a beautiful language
I’m going to take some inspiration from him and slow down a bit when I speak. I do find when I’m nervous I speak too quickly and trip over my words a bit but really there’s no need. Thanks for the tips guys!
You can do it! yeah even though I'm really confortable with English it still happens to me too, like when I film those videos for example.
It'll get better :)
- Maïa
This mixing of Formal and Informal, I do that a LOT in my own language LOL
Moi aussi. Perhaps this is a quirk of language (and in my case English) where we use formal language in a playful, almost satirical way. For example, to state the obvious eg. If someone didn’t study for their test and as a result they failed you could say “I can’t possibly imagine why (you failed)”. Does this make sense?
You guys always do such a great job and this video is yet another one that's so helpful for those of us learning French. Merci!
Thank you! 😃
This is great! Really helps me with my conversational French and sounding more natural.
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When you guys explained the "Je suis ici/Je suis là" I was laughing because as a french canadian from Quebec we say "J'suis lô" when we try to be informal 😂 quebec french is so bad haha
haha :)) oh no it's not bad it's just different, the "a" is also pronounced "o" in some regions of the north of France too ^^
@@Street_French je dois avouer que le français du nord de la France ressemble beaucoup à celui des Québecois si on enlève les expressions développées aux cours des centenaires ici. On voit vraiment que les colonistes venaient en majorité de cette région.
Not much different in France, where we actually say quite often "Chuis là".
You say TO-MAY-TO, I say TO-MAH-TO.
I love these reaction series on your channel, it's so helpful!
ah we're so glad ! :)
The two of you always set yourself apart in the best way! The things that you discuss, the videos that you show, and the content that you explain is beyond informative and helpful! There’s nothing “cookie cutter“ about your teachings when comparing you to others who teach French (not to impugn their work). It’s always PRACTICAL and PURPOSEFUL.
Wow, thank you! this means so much. 😊🥰🥺
Freddie speaks French perfectly. My Dad was French and I have French cousins so I’m used to hearing French and I’m impressed with this young man.
I didn’t even know he spoke French!? 😵
ah yeah and he's really good at it too ☺️☺️
I think he speaks 4 languages.
11:53 OMD he even laughs in french! 😄 Beautiful!
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The video was good. You got your point across, "it's ok to make mistake and be casual about it". Good job, Charlie & Maia.
ah thank you ☺️☺️
This is inspirational. Yes he takes his time and hell yeah to not panicking when the words dont come out as it’s supposed to. One thing i should take example from. And we wanna see Charlie do this with Maia oftenly!! 😀
Fantastic! Street French is a wonderful resource! Charles is a rock star!!
haha thanks! ☺️☺️
His french is amazing. Actually it would be sad if he lost his accent. It doesn't stop you from understanding anything and makes his french seem even more natural. Francophones have many different accents. At this level he better keep it. Rather than sound like a Parisian caricature. We could add his accent to the Francophones accents, since he is Francophone.
J’adore ce genre de vidéos! On peut apprendre tellement de choses grâce à elles. Merci mille fois pour tous tes efforts.
ah super merci ! :))
Loved the nod of approval from Charlie when he used the subjunctive.
haha^^
Merci Maïa et Charlie ! Freddie était dans un film britannique se déroulant en France en 2006, « A Good Year », avec Russell Crowe et Marion Cotillard. Il aurait eu environ 14 ans à l'époque. Le film était basé sur un roman de Peter Mayle, l'auteur du livre « A Year in Provence » qui a été transformé en une série télévisée britannique.
ah cool j'ai pas vu ces films^^
You guys make a good point. It's okay to ask for help, it's okay to ask if it's "un épisode" or "une épisode," instead of beating yourself up. I've noticed a lot of times that French people don't mind helping with little questions like that.
yeah exactly ! ☺️☺️
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"I'm lost, I don't know"
Next second, she translates what he's writing 😄
hahaha yeah I just asked randomly that's the only japanese word I know and it's a picture of food lol
@@Street_French Ah, bien deviné! 😊
Wow he’s actually really good. I’ll have to check out hello talk as well! Great video 😄
This was so helpful, merci! I need to adopt Freddie's approach, and I'm def gonna check out HelloTalk since you said it's GRATUIT 🙌🏿
Glad it was helpful! :)
and yeah check it out and tell us what you thought ^^
@StreetFrench.org, great break down in this video. The best tip I got was to stay in the language and ask if you don't know (plus, stay cool). Keep these coming!
Also, I do have to speak more and I'll check out Hello Talk. It's not the first time I hear about it.
ah cool glad to read that you got some good tips from the vid and that you'll go give HelloTalk a try :)
Freddie Highmore speaks French like most Canadian politicians do when English is their first language. A lot of Canadian French speakers in Canada whose first language is French appreciates it when the English speaking Canadians attempt to speak and learned French. Even if it's not the best French they ever heard. When you mention Québec how true you are about the difference in the French spoken, and it's not only because the French accent either. My parents when they were alive spoke the Acadian French because of them being Acadians it also is a little bit different then the Quebecois Francais. Different regions of Canada speak French with different accents. In Moncton New Brunswick knows at the capitol of Acadia or Acadie the younger French speaking generation in that city speak a French dialect called Chaic where they speak both French and English when they are speaking, while the older generation speak their usual Acadian French. It makes it also easier also for the English speakers to understand what the younger generation of Acadians are saying too. I live in Northern Ontario, Canada where we have a lot of French speakers, most of them came from Québec originally and some have been here since the old pioneer days in Upper Canada. It must be weird to the Parisian French speakers to hear a French Canadian Quebecois French speaker Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from Montréal PQ speak French in France when talking to France's President Emmanuel Macron? Veuillez rester en sécurité et en bonne santé pendant la pandémie de Covid-19. Merci d'avoir posté la vidéo. 😊 🇨🇦
C’est clair qu’il est anglophone. Son accent n’est pas aussi bon que celui de Bradley Cooper, mais sa grammaire et fluidité sont vraiment supérieures. Mais quand même! Bravo, Freddie! Malheureusement, on trouve trop peu d’anglophones qui parlent aussi bien qu’eux.
oui c'est vrai son français est super! :):)
To be fair we don't have much of a reason to. English gets used in business and tourist spots. And most of media like TV is in English.
@@kerryh3833 that's too obvious bro, we're just talking about people who want to learn french
@@Kebbab.213 right 🙂 And having French surrounding you is harder unless you move there. So it's not surprising the English aren't so good at speaking it - most reference points probably come from some badly faked accent on English TV 😅 Although sources of learning are better these days with RUclips and whatnot, obviously ☺️
@@kerryh3833 indeed indeed 😂 there's nothing much we can do about it
Trop cool et bonne vidéo! I love what you guys do and you've both been a huge help and inspiration in my french learning journey. Keep up the awesome work! Merci beaucoup, Maïa et Charlie!
ah merci ! ☺️☺️
Millle merci pour le vidéo ! C'est trop cool !!
ah cool de riiien😊😊
He's from the same part of the world as me and yes, the French ou is really difficult for us along with the French r. I've been living in France for 5 years and I can sometimes do the ou thing and sometimes I can't. I've cracked the r now though 😉 Great video thanks 😊
ah interesting, Thanks for sharing! :))
j'adore votre petite vidéo..je suis anglaise et j'habite en France dans la région de Haute Savoie... vous m'avez vraiment aidé... Merci infiniment
ah cool on est contents ! ☺️☺️
It's interesting what he said about having a "model". Like, I surely have a Brazilian accent, but it's probably somewhat canadian because as a kid I used to talk to canadian friend on the microphone via MSN and later, around 2002 i became a huge fan of Avril Lavigne and I've noticed i pronounce word like "Home", "House" and "Out" very canadian. My french I stil don't have a real model, perhaps "Hugo" from "Hugo Décrypte" will end up being mine.
Really cool video. I'm new to this channel and I grew up taking very basic Quebecois French classes in elementary school, so this was interesting even if I didn't understand most of the French.
glad you enjoyed it ☺☺
Can you please make more subtitles?! (Ideally everything!) It would help to understand 100%! Merci bien! Love your channel!
These "reactions" that you all do are so helpful. I'm guessing you wouldn't hear French people mixing formal and informal as much as he does? Also, do you have a preference between HelloTalk and iTalki for finding a language partner? Merci beaucoup.
ah cool glad you enjoy them :)
yeah I guess in that case we would chose one or the other^^
and it depends what you prefer. HelloTalk you chat with people for free, iTalki is to find private French teachers you'll have to pay :)
I would ask the same question i don't know if i need to go with hello talk or i have to improve my english with a "teacher".
Clicked into here to see Freddie speak le francais, and definitely didn't expect the promotion for HT (which I started using a little more than a year ago for learning French). Lol
To me, as an English person... he speaks beautully, and has such a good accent!!
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People don't talk about it a lot but I do think if you look like you understand it makes a huge difference.
ah yeah ^^
Downloading hello talk right now. 👍👍👍
ah cool Enjoy! ☺️
Charlie introduced me to HelloTalk and it's been SUPER helpful in learning more conversational French!
Happy to help! ☺️☺️
The Good Doctor - and even better French teachers!
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Guys, enjoyed this very much. I'm still waiting , holding my breath and turning blue, for you to do the RUclips broadcast on the resurgent Louisiana francophones.
ow sorry we do see all your comments. I'll do it eventually but we have some other vids to do before that ^^
Tu es un francophone louisianise?
Watching your videos is always SOOO helpful!!! The 2 of you always cover every aspect of conversational speaking that traditional teaching may not, including “facial expressions” when speaking. SO MUCH BETTER because it always makes sense. I always come away with the feeling of “I can do this!” So, BIG thank you because these are missing pieces I’ve been looking for. Also, thank you for the recommendation of HELLOTALK! Ça marche!
It's our pleasure! ☺️☺️
You guys should do a reaction video to Sir Chistopher Lee speaking French. He is a true polyglot, he also speaks flawless Italian (he's mother was Italian), Spanish and German.
There's a French interview of him on youtube where you see him and Bernard Menez in a movie together lol
ah great idea, we'll check him out :))
@@Street_French well he was an SOE agent/spy working with La Resistance in the war!
Almost all my family migrated from france to the US. Louisiana, USA has a huge portion of French speakers. I do believe Over time the French is broken, especially the youngest generations. My mother & grandparents spoke more French than English! My understanding is that the French were the most stubborn they did NOT want to give up the language or their heritage😂
In my opinion, you should adapt to local life and forget the imported habits. Socrate : in Greece do like the Greeks. Please also note that cajun is much local and hard to understand.
LOL! I like how Freddie stylistically basically speaks in French exactly the way he does in English. I watch a lot of Late Night TV shows here in the US (or used to pre-pandemic) and I’d see him in interviews a lot for his Dr show, and he mixes formal with informal a lot. I noticed because I do it too. I think it may be a bit of a “nerdy” type person thing 😂 🤓. Anyway, this was interesting because he’s so different from other non-native French speaking celebs and examples I’ve seen/heard. He might just be my “person to copy” lol! Or maybe not, I’m not even an actual French student yet, just sort of trying to pick up what I can from the internet, so he’s too advanced for me right now.
Super video. Oui - 'ralentir', c'est la cle de se faire plus comfortable quand on se communiquer. Merci pour choisir un bon example comme celui la
Great content as always, keep up the good work!
Appreciate it!☺️
Merci, Maïa et Charlie! love this
ah thank you :))
I’m so conflicted in learning casual vs. formal conversational French. I want to speak like how I hear in the streets of Paris. However, I went to dinner with some older, rich people and the waiter was speaking in a very formal way and they were so impressed. They kept raving about his formal style and how he must be from a good family, etc. It made me want to learn and speak in the formal way. But I had a classmate (who was born and raised in Paris) who said that I shouldn’t be formal because people will not like conversing with me; partially because they might think I’m stuck up or because they will feel the need to inconvenience themselves to speak formally, too.
ah yeah I understand. but why do you really want to learn super formal French ? just to impress some French old rich people and to appear a certain way ? Do you even speak that way in your own language? I don't know if that's the best motivation.
if all you do is hang out with them then do it. but if you mostly hang out with people your age then it won't make sense to speak like that.
But you can make it your goal to learn all the forms of French language (slang, informal, standard, polite and super formal). And then you'll be able to adapt your speach to different people. Just don't put too much pressure on yourself and know it will take time. one step at a time :)
I would be curious to know your point of view about a couple of French-language RUclipsrs.
Patti Lynn Q is an American/Canadian RUclipsr who does all her videos in French (married to a French person and lived there for years); For me, she has an accent but she speaks so well (from my point of view) in terms of fluidity and it seems very natural, but I don't know if it's just because I'm also understanding from an English-language point of view.
And Sandrea is a native speaker of French (who also happens to speak English extremely well) who does her videos in French. I find her accent extremely easy to understand and I was wondering if she has the Paris accent or some other region.
Ooh I’d heard of Patti Lynn Q but not Sandrea, thank you! Do you have any other easy listening French language channel videos to recommend? X
@@jeanbb3283 Sure! So Patti Lynn Q and Sandrea are not created for French learners, but still nice to listen to. These are some I like which are aimed at French learners:
innerFrench
Francais avec Pierre
Others that I like but which are aimed at French speakers are these 2, who are French ladies living in the US who talk about daily life:
Elodie Who
Nycyla
Another good one talking about current events is:
C'est dans l'air
This one talks about interesting science:
ScienceEtonnante
And finally a very popular French RUclips channel is:
Cyprien
These are just some that I like. The ones aimed at native speakers are more challenging to understand, esp Cyprien, in my opinion. But you can go into the settings of each video and slow down the speed to 75% or 50% if they're going too fast, and some of them have subtitles available in the settings as well.
Erin C gosh thank you so much for so a comprehensive response. I really appreciate that, I will check out your recommendations and keep in mind the speed playback tip. Thank you very much! 🙏
Thanks guys 👍
Our pleasure!☺☺☺
Great video. Very helpful!
Glad to hear it! ☺️☺️
Suggestion: do a react-to series on all Hollywood folks who speak French. oh, and tennis players too!
thanks for the suggestion^^
Apparently also fluent in Spanish and Arabic according to IMDB.
Loved Bates Motel. I had no idea he could speak French!
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Great tips and insights!
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Love this!
thanks! ☺️
Me failing French phonetics:
RUclips: here you go
haha ^^
Seriously. Highmore speaks French comfortably and well.
I have learned speaking and reading and writting French,.here @ The Congo DRC
That’s so weird to hear English native speakers speaking French and reacting to French prononciation and else, when you’re a native French speaker.
ah yeah Charlie's american and Maïa's French and we teach French so that's why we do those types of videos :)
I live in Quebec and am French Canadian. This is the first time that I hear him speak French!
Like a bisou... Made my day!
This is a very good video. Great job 👍🏽!
Thank you so much!
Actually, I tend to use the more formal French or English and then, after spending some time with native speakers, I tend to use the language variant they use:)
yeah that works :)
but there's formal/polite French and then outdated super formal French. that's usually what we talk about when we say "too formal"
@@Street_French I know what you mean: this usually happens when the language one has been taught is the 50 years ago version :). In former communist countries like mine, it was the case with French, for sure! Still, older French people appreciated it so much :D!
Starts at 2:40
French speaking goals for sure! I only understood 1/3 of it I think but maybe in 10 years...
how's your french now
@@MarmaladePeaches I would say solidly A2. Freddie is still killing it here, maybe another year or two for me :)
Oh yes love Hellotalk
ah cool :)
Très interessant, merci ! J'ai beaucoup à apprendre.
I love this video and your advice to find a model to try to imitate. Great advice!
So glad!☺️☺️
This is helpful - merci!
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u speak amazing english and also i am learning french u are inspiring me soo much thank u
oh cool thank you so much :):) We're glad you're enjoying our vids ^^
Can't wait
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10:40 i would actually disagree with you on this one, I always use the full sentence "je ne sais pas" or "je n’sais pas", and I am a native french speaker. I do shorten words but not always, it will depend of the context.
You’re just weird nobody does that, as a french native speaker you should realize it
No one under 50 ever says the ''ne'' but I agree, in that context, doing and interview and all I wouldnt say 'chais pas''or something as colloquial as this. I'd stick ''je n'sais pas'' or at least ''je sais pas''
The way the reporter just says feeling, I love it.
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Is there a translation version of this video? Don't know what Freddie is saying. One 💘
Thank you very much for the video
You are very welcome☺️☺️
he is really good !
so true :):)
Oh this is young Norman Bates!! I thought it was Axl from “The Middle” 🤦🏼♂️ 😂
Merci, Maïa et Charlie! Bonne vidéo, comme d’habitude!
merci ! :))
Anyone else notice charlie’s fresh to death fade?
haha thanks ☺️
Have you ever heard the bass player of the English band, The Stranglers, speak French? His name is Jean Jaques Burnel. His parents are French. I'm Scottish and to my Scottish ears it sounds as though his Southern English accent wants to dominate. Anyway I like the sound of it.
oh cool I'll try to check it out :)
Hi! So this is a little random language question but maybe someone can help me out. How do you wish to greet someone via someone else in French? Like “Say hi to Olivia for me!” but in French? Do you use saluer? Or do you say “dire à Olivia que...” Any help is appreciated 🥰
ah usually we say "passe le bonjour à Olivia" :)
StreetFrench.org Thank you so much!
In Québec we would say : dis bonjour à Olivia de ma part
Love French people. The ones I've met in London, are really stuck up!
Amazing! Love freddie
:):)
Thank you! I was wondering what language do you use speaking with each other?
His French is fantastic, Freddie is amazing and super helpful!
We agree! ☺️☺️
I would like to see you react to Bradley Cooper speaking French
ah we already did in this video :)
Keanu Reeves & Bradley Cooper
ruclips.net/video/98f5oVYbToc/видео.html
Just started taking french
ah cool hope you're enjoying it :):)
Great stuff!
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If we are talking casually then it's ok to switch from informal to formal snd vice versa.
no I wouldn't start speaking super formally to my friend and then go back to casual, it's just weird
@@Street_French maybe for you but I know we friends would sometimes say je n'sais pas, then chais pas and then je sais pas. Same with ouais and oui and of course much more. When we talk casually, we don't think much about it. We say whatever it comes first. Just saying what I have seen so far.
ah yeah those examples are ok, that's not such a huge difference. I would also say those things with friends. but I wouldn't all of a sudden ask then something super formally like "quelle heure est-il?" or "peux-tu me passer le sel?" etc.. haha