2 Ways of Saying "WE" in French: NOUS vs ON

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  • Опубликовано: 14 авг 2017
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Комментарии • 125

  • @NickPenlee
    @NickPenlee Год назад +6

    1:27 "It can be used in different ways".
    The words I fear the most, lol.

  • @mingzhezhang2992
    @mingzhezhang2992 5 лет назад +45

    I always thought "on" means "we" in an informal way until I read something this morning where "on" means "they". I was totally blown away. Thanks, Alexa!

    • @michaelcason5026
      @michaelcason5026 3 года назад

      I guess it is pretty off topic but do anyone know of a good place to watch new tv shows online?

    • @notthefather3919
      @notthefather3919 Год назад +3

      I think the best way to translate it into English is it means "one".

  • @Pauline6247
    @Pauline6247 7 лет назад +20

    That was really brilliant - so clear. I'm trying to learn French as an adult, not having the opportunity at school, and I found this very helpful. I feel much more confident about using 'on' now. Merci beaucoup.

  • @helnagoes4666
    @helnagoes4666 7 лет назад +30

    Dear teacher, I'm a learner from Brazil. Merci beaucoup pour les vidéos 😁

  • @thecaveofthedead
    @thecaveofthedead 2 года назад +4

    Thank you. This is gold. Most explanations ignore those first examples, which I'd seen in written speech but didn't understand (like, "On a sonné à la porte.") - or note the warnings about the object pronouns. This makes so much more sense. Edit: In English there's a similar form speaking to children: "What did we learn in school today?" even though you, the adult asking, wasn't in school. I found that really interesting.

  • @paulaswaim8434
    @paulaswaim8434 4 месяца назад +1

    Very clear explanation. You are a great teacher. Greetings from Evergreen, Montana, USA. ❤❤❤

  • @bigemptyme
    @bigemptyme 3 месяца назад

    I took four years of French in high school, three quarters at one university, and two semesters at another. Somehow, NO ONE has ever explained the proper usage. Now that I’m an adult learning on my own, I decided to deep-dive it a little bit. That’s for explaining something so simple that should have been explained in at least one of my past classes!

  • @victormontoya4921
    @victormontoya4921 7 лет назад +2

    Instructor is a huge factor to make it possible...learning french!...not only learning besides of enjoying it!..Its critical to have fun when learning something and its the case with Alexa...Thank you Alexa!

  • @mukund94
    @mukund94 3 года назад +2

    The language never appeared so easy .and .interesting only .when .you .taught .it chitra sridhar Bangalore lndia felicitations .vous .ete .un meilleur prof de francais

  • @delfinagonzalez7142
    @delfinagonzalez7142 3 года назад +2

    You are amazing Alexa, very precise and good explanation in less than 10 minutes. Keep going with your leçons because they are amazing! Merci beacoup!!

  • @leatherdolphin
    @leatherdolphin 7 лет назад

    Hi! I have just overcome the last problem in learning French.I feel so relieved because this was my last problem learning French. You have explained it clearly and fully.I am so grateful to you.Best wishes. Bill

  • @bettinaschwarzman4793
    @bettinaschwarzman4793 3 года назад

    Great little lecture! I send this to my students. Thank you!

  • @muradmussa9525
    @muradmussa9525 5 лет назад +5

    You are the best , I promise next time I will write it in French 😉

  • @l4player
    @l4player 4 года назад

    FINALLY - I understand this topic. You are the best teacher Alexa !!

  • @L0nz0s
    @L0nz0s 7 лет назад +1

    thank you! I was so confused! you cleared up my confusion perfectly!

  • @alahere
    @alahere 2 года назад

    Thanks for the clear explanation!

  • @sebastianmedina3525
    @sebastianmedina3525 7 лет назад +16

    merci beaucoup, votre vidéo était très intéressante! J'habite en Australie et vos vidéos m'aident à apprendre.

    • @wendasmetula
      @wendasmetula 7 лет назад +5

      J ai une fille á Sydney, elle a deux petite enfants

    • @3alaiyer
      @3alaiyer 4 года назад

      Sebastian Medina i can hear them australian accent from here-

    • @sebastianmedina3525
      @sebastianmedina3525 4 года назад

      anne ne oldu I’m not Australian 🥴

    • @3alaiyer
      @3alaiyer 4 года назад +1

      Sebastian Medina yeah but idk why every time i read this comment I feel like someone with a heavy Australian accent wrote it. it’s just me ignore ☺️🤣

    • @nor-_-mal1691
      @nor-_-mal1691 3 года назад

      I can read that message. So maybe i havent been lacking in my studies!!!

  • @TheLightStudios356
    @TheLightStudios356 7 лет назад +2

    Merci beaucoup, votre vidéo est très informatif.

  • @sofiamcphee740
    @sofiamcphee740 6 лет назад +2

    Thank you, you always just make my French a bit better

  • @khalida.3866
    @khalida.3866 7 лет назад

    Serious in teaching & wonderful

  • @stever5251
    @stever5251 3 года назад +3

    I thought that was an excellent video. Very informative and helpful. Merci beaucoup Alexa!

  • @ahmedusman6411
    @ahmedusman6411 2 года назад

    Infact I am really benefitting a lot from this lessons.thanks so much.

  • @titusgzz
    @titusgzz 6 лет назад

    Very helpful thank you

  • @av3129
    @av3129 6 лет назад

    Really useful and engaging!

  • @amina7686
    @amina7686 3 года назад

    Thank you very much!

  • @lost_she
    @lost_she 11 месяцев назад

    You are the best Alexa! Thanks

  • @nanagasimova9546
    @nanagasimova9546 4 года назад +1

    Merci beaucoup!!😍

  • @margaretjones8209
    @margaretjones8209 2 года назад

    Great information

  • @rubyinferno7578
    @rubyinferno7578 4 года назад +2

    Ahhh je comprends maintenant, merci beaucoup !

  • @TheDanielbarboza
    @TheDanielbarboza 6 лет назад

    Thanks!

  • @andylane247
    @andylane247 Год назад

    Excellent !!

  • @ibrahimabdella8692
    @ibrahimabdella8692 7 лет назад +2

    Merci beaucoup Alex votre langue française je suis très contente vous m'aider

  • @IndieSamurai101
    @IndieSamurai101 7 лет назад

    Thanks a lot Alexa!

  • @Chingerz
    @Chingerz 3 года назад

    cela aide beaucoup! merci

  • @agentbrandt
    @agentbrandt 8 месяцев назад

    Merci beaucoup.

  • @krismitchelaquino4285
    @krismitchelaquino4285 6 лет назад +3

    Merci beaucoup:)

  • @samizaki9514
    @samizaki9514 4 года назад

    Oui, on a compris. Merci beaucoup.

  • @elijahngiendo8559
    @elijahngiendo8559 7 лет назад +2

    Alexa, I'm a learner from kenya. I'd appreciate if you could do a video on "la brève "

  • @azizahaifi9342
    @azizahaifi9342 6 лет назад +2

    Coucou Madame Alexa 😘
    I completely loved all of your videos...
    But Would you like to make a new Video about the Difference between ENCORE & TOUJOURS, please?
    Cause it sometimes has the same meanings lol 😊😊😊 thanks a lot Madame 💗

  • @minaben6922
    @minaben6922 7 лет назад

    merci beaucoup

  • @ladozmoze1413
    @ladozmoze1413 Год назад

    Merci beaucoup

  • @MumtazAhmed-2024
    @MumtazAhmed-2024 3 месяца назад

    Merci

  • @yassermustafa7167
    @yassermustafa7167 6 лет назад

    Perfect

  • @ewanfenelon2394
    @ewanfenelon2394 7 лет назад +1

    Merci beaucoup :D

  • @dancingecho3864
    @dancingecho3864 7 лет назад

    THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

  • @denisebonner889
    @denisebonner889 7 лет назад

    Bonnee Video, Alex!! Merci beacoup!!!!

  • @walimohammed4336
    @walimohammed4336 7 лет назад +8

    Hy dear teacher. I learned all basic french from you . Thanks u very much for your kind help. But i will be very happy from you if you start DELF to improve our french better please

    • @walimohammed4336
      @walimohammed4336 7 лет назад +1

      Oui je parle trés bien francais mais je ne parle pas trés vite comment autre les gens avec moi.

  • @khalida.3866
    @khalida.3866 7 лет назад

    leçon de grammaire très intéressante

  • @user-wp1hx2wk6j
    @user-wp1hx2wk6j 4 года назад

    You the best merci

  • @Neyobe
    @Neyobe 4 года назад

    Thank you so mujhhhnnhh

  • @adamali8200
    @adamali8200 7 лет назад

    well done

  • @gordongido5267
    @gordongido5267 5 лет назад

    Best professor to teach you French

  • @chdcaptains8687
    @chdcaptains8687 7 лет назад

    Respected ma'am, very thankful to you for ur these kind of amazing videos....Ma'am plz post a video on DELF A2 exam ... it's a request to u from a 14 yr old 🙂

  • @yasmine.elgrida
    @yasmine.elgrida 3 года назад

    Merci infiniment

  • @mistelleboyne9979
    @mistelleboyne9979 6 лет назад

    I Alexa!! You have such a great help. Would you be able to do a video on the uses of nous nous, vous vous and me se te?

  • @siddhirajput5110
    @siddhirajput5110 4 года назад

    If 'on' is used for they then we can also use 'ils' for they?

  • @hsbpurgatorials
    @hsbpurgatorials Год назад

    best teacher

  • @mik4k6
    @mik4k6 7 лет назад +3

    Another common use on _on_ is "Comment dit-on ... ?" The equivalent to the English "How do you say ...?"

  • @krishanuchattopadhyay7006
    @krishanuchattopadhyay7006 2 года назад

    Merci beaucoup 🙏🏻🙏🏻🇮🇳😍🙏🏻

  • @JustZeb007
    @JustZeb007 5 лет назад

    VERSION FRANCAISE - Cher Alexa, dans une de l'exemple, tu a dit

  • @joankerr
    @joankerr 2 года назад

    I have an account with you, but I don't understand how to access the support guides for older lessons like this one. Can someone help? Merci!

    • @learnfrenchwithalexa
      @learnfrenchwithalexa  2 года назад

      Hi Joan, very sorry for the late reply, they can be found in the Community or Membership pages on my profile!
      If you want to email me at support@learnfrenchwithalexa.com I'll give you a step by step guide how to access them :)

  • @islamsayed8
    @islamsayed8 7 лет назад +1

    thank you, Alexa.
    I want to ask you about a website contains free grammar and vocabulary exercises for a level 1 student.

  • @dexART_75
    @dexART_75 5 лет назад +2

    Parfait! Je comprends! Merci!

  • @MsCankersore
    @MsCankersore 2 года назад

    So how do you say we say that it is a restaurant? Wouldn't you also use on???

  • @CleverNameTBD
    @CleverNameTBD 3 года назад

    You can be reflexive with it. On va s'amuser. We're going to enjoy ourselves.

  • @madamebowen3682
    @madamebowen3682 7 лет назад

    I am not a native French speaker and talking of differences, I fusion belly dance with my daughter and would like to know which is correct to say please:Je suis danseuse du ventre ou Je suis danseuse orientale?Thank you.

    • @goldnwar
      @goldnwar 6 лет назад

      both are correct
      some consider "danse oriental" more respectful

  • @user-fh1hi1yn5z
    @user-fh1hi1yn5z 7 месяцев назад

    0:50

  • @samiullahamini859
    @samiullahamini859 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you so much Alexa, all your videos are really helpful.
    Love from Afghanistan

  • @zoriolu
    @zoriolu 7 лет назад +1

    I use often ON and I'm french : )

    • @Blackorean_official
      @Blackorean_official 4 года назад

      Hello I'm koraeé I'm learning French hope u help me !!! Reply here or send massage in IG: 0u08y

  • @Relzzplayzz11
    @Relzzplayzz11 3 года назад

    Wow

  • @kyaggakyagga3501
    @kyaggakyagga3501 7 лет назад

    Alexia we're proud of you!

  • @JustZeb007
    @JustZeb007 5 лет назад

    ENGLISH VERSION - Dear Alexa, in one of your example.. you said on a sonne a la porte. i stand to be corrected but i think that means someone rang at the door not bell but you can elaborate why it's bell

  • @emanabdaljaleel7383
    @emanabdaljaleel7383 5 лет назад +1

    Je t’aime ❤️💕😘

  • @bananamilkshake6350
    @bananamilkshake6350 7 лет назад

    I am having a technical problem. Some of my comments appear for a day or so, and then disappear. Others, I can see, but no-one else can from their devices. Any suggestions?

  • @JacobOvergaardMadsen
    @JacobOvergaardMadsen 3 года назад +1

    Alors on danse! :-)

  • @exploringnewhites
    @exploringnewhites 2 года назад

    I very much appreciated the examples because my grammar is rusty. For instance, I don’t remember the definitions of subject pronouns and indefinite subject pronouns, 3rd person singular, etc. I almost gave up watching and wouldn’t have understood if it were not for the examples!

  • @yasminpinarsoy1715
    @yasminpinarsoy1715 5 лет назад +1

    On y va à Paris

  • @saifshayansimon
    @saifshayansimon 6 месяцев назад

    nickel meaning in french

  • @westernpigeon
    @westernpigeon 5 лет назад +2

    On is hard to pronounce

  • @stephanihqz
    @stephanihqz 6 лет назад

    Mon proffeseur explique tout le cours en français et est difficile de comprend, je parle anglais et espagnol et je q aprendrais français un jour 😃

  • @wannabeactuary01
    @wannabeactuary01 7 лет назад

    On est arrivés = Nous sommes arrivés - Merci !

    • @zoriolu
      @zoriolu 7 лет назад

      On est arrivé and not on est arrivéS : )

  • @cynthiacharbel5644
    @cynthiacharbel5644 2 года назад

    I dont know when to use (en ) and when to use (on)

  • @5thman677
    @5thman677 7 лет назад

    Excellent explanation of a misunderstood subject pronoun. Merci beaucoup Alexa.

  • @benedixtify
    @benedixtify 10 месяцев назад

    "Allons-y!" (Doctor Who)

  • @bananamilkshake6237
    @bananamilkshake6237 7 лет назад

    Merci Alexa. I didn't think it was possible, but I think you are getting even better. So well thought-out.
    However, I think there is a typo at 3:46.
    It says: Oui, on est arrivés (plural), instead of: arrivé.
    On y va:
    1. On n'aime pas qu'on lui dise quoi faire.
    (People don't like being told what to do.)
    2. On dit qu'on aura un hiver très froid cette année.
    (They say we will have a very cold winter this year.)
    3. On a laissé son sac sur le bus.
    (Someone left their bag on the bus.)
    4. On a vu le bébé panda au zoo?
    (Did you see the baby panda at the zoo?)
    5. On ne devrait pas juger un livre par sa couverture.
    (One should not judge a book by its cover.)
    6. On est allé au baptême de mon petit-enfant.
    (We went to my grandchild's christening.)
    7. On veut qu'ils nous donnent un indice.
    (We want them to give us a clue.)

  • @shyamsundar00
    @shyamsundar00 4 года назад +1

    I'm here to know why Stromae sang " Alors on danse " and not " Alors nous dansons "

  • @131
    @131 5 лет назад +2

    Shouldn't "Someone rang the bell." use "quelqu'un" instead of "on"?

  • @thespunkavenue3471
    @thespunkavenue3471 Месяц назад

    On... A tiny word has so many uses. Wow

  • @maya-kh3wt
    @maya-kh3wt 5 лет назад

    Je donne ma soeurs une pomme merci beaucoup mon professeur Alexa

  • @milagiganticurchod6138
    @milagiganticurchod6138 Год назад

    ici on parle français

  • @afromagazine
    @afromagazine Год назад

    She’s legit

  • @benedixtify
    @benedixtify 10 месяцев назад

    I feel sorry that my brain gets confused when I hear a lot of technical grammar language, like indefinite and subject pronouns. I suppose I need to learn those again.

  • @Hgdghfghfc
    @Hgdghfghfc 4 года назад

    En france on aime le pain...In france people like bread

  • @aviadilo
    @aviadilo 5 месяцев назад

    So, "on" can mean "they", "people", "someone", "you", "one" or "we"!

  • @b.entranceperium
    @b.entranceperium 7 лет назад

    Merci pour votre aide, Alexa
    Les gens ici - quoi de neuf, mecs!?

    • @zoriolu
      @zoriolu 7 лет назад

      Qu'ont les gens ici : p
      It's plurial and its not possible " nous "
      Sorry I speak very bad English : (

    • @b.entranceperium
      @b.entranceperium 7 лет назад +1

      Zoriolu Don't worry. My French is still beginner level, but my English is very good. I understood you. ;)

  • @murhafhsen6068
    @murhafhsen6068 Год назад

    Couldn't you just say "on" is used when you're mentioning the absentee
    These examples just made things more confusing

  • @galaxytab9569
    @galaxytab9569 7 лет назад

    They and we not are the same..
    ???

  • @karnaprakashgurung7086
    @karnaprakashgurung7086 5 месяцев назад

    What is bizu biju ? Bye bye ???

  • @arunbhardwaj915
    @arunbhardwaj915 4 года назад

    Bonne nuit maddam Je m appeler arun
    Bhardwaj de inde a palam aireeporte
    En new delhi 45. Je suis foeward petit
    En petit. Je ne peux. Pas retourn
    Maintenant j ai voulu avancer.j ne ai pas
    Voulu revenir maddam Je suis march
    Derrer vous le lire. Je suis heureux sur
    Vous blessee sur moi la front
    Bonjour

  • @Hgdghfghfc
    @Hgdghfghfc 4 года назад

    Excusez-moi madame, i suis désolé madame mai, tu écrives phrase . En france, on aime le pain... In France, people love the bread