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  • @luillierstephane1463
    @luillierstephane1463 4 года назад +667

    She dubs herself for her french voice in french version movies.

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +29

      ah cool :)

    • @thaleis
      @thaleis 4 года назад +11

      @Luillier Stephane @StreetFrench.org
      Yes it’s true. I think the only movie she doesn’t have dubbed herself was the “nanard” by Dennis Hopper called “Catchfire” because she was definitely unhappy with the final cutting... ^^
      When she doesn’t have been in France for a long time she tends to make some gender agreements mistakes but otherwise she is almost bilingual.
      I remember when she was promoting the movie “Nell” in France. She explained how she had worked with a speech therapist specialized in the language recovery of people who have suffered brain stroke (AVC) and how she learned a lot because language damage doesn’t work the same way in English and French.
      They even have created a little dictionary to help her dubbing the movie a better way.

    • @boromir_8428
      @boromir_8428 4 года назад +18

      Ahhhh... No wonder why i found her voice in french versions sound so much like her! loll. Yes her french is very good, il est très français aussi! ( I am french canadian btw :0 )
      In fact i am quite sure she is the amercian actress speaking the best french of all.

    • @femafull
      @femafull 4 года назад

      😱❤️

    • @FREEMAN....
      @FREEMAN.... 4 года назад

      Because of her ego.

  • @yujitsuzuki5439
    @yujitsuzuki5439 4 года назад +664

    I'm fascinated by Jodie Foster's childhood. Her mother wanted her to speak a second language so she went to a bilingual school. Back then obviously we had no internet or textbooks like we have today. I have huge respect to those who learned foreign languages.

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +9

      ah yeah :)

    • @the.mystictraveller
      @the.mystictraveller 4 года назад +21

      Jodie is also fluent in Italian. She actually speaks 5 languages.

    • @bleuuberries
      @bleuuberries 4 года назад +4

      Oh thank you ! 🤣 I speak 5 languages too, well, that's a lie I'm trying to speak fluently in my 5th language.

    • @zaasfromparis
      @zaasfromparis 4 года назад +4

      I speak just English and French (I’m French) and I’m trying to learn Japanese ;)

    • @huskydogable
      @huskydogable 4 года назад +9

      "Back then", text books were quite common in the US. Maybe where you were raised they weren't. I took German in high school in the 1960s we learned languages with text books, class work and audio tapes.

  • @MikelGCinema
    @MikelGCinema 4 года назад +749

    Not only she speaks French fluently but its one of the most intelligent woman in the biz.

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +8

      :)

    • @mdgau6730
      @mdgau6730 4 года назад +1

      absolutely!

    • @mrebholz
      @mrebholz 4 года назад +8

      She’s one of the most intelligent humans on this planet.

    • @mattaugusto1482
      @mattaugusto1482 4 года назад +1

      likes the taco

    • @jeanmartox3570
      @jeanmartox3570 4 года назад +2

      oh que oui, c'est exactement ce que j'ai écris sous la vidéo de cette interwiew!!!

  • @breakthroughmoment1647
    @breakthroughmoment1647 4 года назад +428

    She has zero American accent when she speaks. Incroyable!

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +9

      :)

    • @lorimav
      @lorimav 4 года назад +24

      I had a French professor who it took me about 3 hours to realize was not a native English speaker. This is more incredible because she did not have the early access to English as Jodie had to French.

    • @sampowell1649
      @sampowell1649 4 года назад +2

      Breakthrough Moment parfait

    • @breakthroughmoment1647
      @breakthroughmoment1647 4 года назад

      Sam Powell 👍

    • @chalokun1
      @chalokun1 4 года назад +5

      @@lorimav Jodie has an accent ,slight, very slight but still she has an accent

  • @jamesm654
    @jamesm654 4 года назад +219

    She was speaking French since she was a child and also lived in France for years. She not just someone who took a couple French lessons in high school.

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +6

      ah cool :)

    • @denisecabanel8235
      @denisecabanel8235 4 года назад +14

      ​@@Street_French The school she went to (that I went to also when I was younger) is Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles. It wasn't just a high school-- you started there with kinder or first grade and it went all the way through high school (I think now they divide it up over different campuses in the L.A. area depending on your grade). You definitely come out (after 12 years) completely bilingual. By the way, there are schools of this type all over the world-- my mom went to Le Lycée Français Louis Pasteur in Bogotá, Colombia, where all students learned both French and English (so, they were all trilingual). And, in fact, when I was a student at the Lyçée in Los Angeles, she was my math teacher, and taught us in French. :)

    • @carlnuernberg3273
      @carlnuernberg3273 3 года назад

      What seems to be your point?

    • @carlnuernberg3273
      @carlnuernberg3273 3 года назад

      @@denisecabanel8235 to is not too...et voilà...

    • @lepetitchat123
      @lepetitchat123 2 года назад

      @@carlnuernberg3273 the point is it's silly to analyse her french as if she is an amateur speaker.

  • @holyfox94
    @holyfox94 4 года назад +122

    This is the best french spoken from a american I’ve ever heard.
    Chapeau 🎩

  • @dilltaskermusic1407
    @dilltaskermusic1407 4 года назад +318

    I'd say the english equivalent of ending sentences with "quoi" would be ending them with "you know".

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +18

      ah yeah that's good too :)

    • @greencarnation7306
      @greencarnation7306 4 года назад +1

      Je suis d'accord. Also the same as colloquially saying "Ya what." The "what" is stated as a confirmation or in agreement.
      By the way, regional English speakers also use "Pour quoi?" literally, as in "For what?" instead of the actual "Pourquoi?" (no space) for "Why?". "For what?" is almost a demand to an unusual or incredulous notion/proposition and at times challenging the other person. The stress is on the "what" and an up-down tonal inflection is required for emphasis.
      Désolé pas désolé, et je ne sais pour qoui 😁

    • @huqiao
      @huqiao 4 года назад +3

      It's more like "whatnot".

    • @hynesie11
      @hynesie11 4 года назад +7

      For me, I say “ou quoi”.... as in the English equivalent of “or whatever”... as a way of being modest in your opinion. But the ou is literally silent.

    • @khaotik.weirdo
      @khaotik.weirdo 4 года назад +1

      French 'quoi' sounds a lot like Chilean 'po' at the end of phrases to me. Any fellow French-learning/-speaking Chilean to confirm? lol

  • @melisaalto
    @melisaalto 4 года назад +418

    Even her face look french when she speaks french !!

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +12

      haha :)

    • @wiiiz3
      @wiiiz3 4 года назад +9

      Thats funny as hell😂

    • @WhyYoutubeWhy
      @WhyYoutubeWhy 4 года назад +3

      rofl oui jpensais la même chose

    • @theL81Again
      @theL81Again 4 года назад +5

      Her lips. She doesn’t purse her lips as much when she speaks English.

    • @marias7599
      @marias7599 4 года назад +3

      The things people say 😂😂😂

  • @jeremie2020
    @jeremie2020 4 года назад +55

    As a frenchman, I can confirm that Jodie's french is 99% flawless, 99% nearly perfect (apart from tiny mistakes like "du même façon" or "des acteurs normals", mostly due to the fact that she speaks very quickly, even french people make this kind of mistakes), she speaks french without any american accent at all, and her voice is so warm, sensual...lol, not to mention her beauty of course...;) PS : you could have picked a more recent TV interview, this one is easily 25 or 30 years of age. lol

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +7

      ah yeah true! haha yeah I guess it's a bit old lol

    • @goawaytubetwat3179
      @goawaytubetwat3179 3 года назад

      Should it be "de meme facon" (i don't have the accents on my keyboard) and "des acteurs normale"? What were the little mistakes?

    • @jeremie2020
      @jeremie2020 3 года назад +11

      @@goawaytubetwat3179 Hi. She should have said "de LA même façon", and "des acteurs NORMAUX" ("acteurs" being here masculine & plural). If she was talking about female actresses, then she should say "des actrices normales" (feminine form+plural). Hope it helps ☺.

    • @goawaytubetwat3179
      @goawaytubetwat3179 3 года назад +2

      @@jeremie2020 Yep, that helps a lot, thanks!

    • @jeremie2020
      @jeremie2020 3 года назад +2

      @@goawaytubetwat3179 Tant mieux, et de rien! (So much the better, and you're welcome!) ;D

  • @Flinabin
    @Flinabin 4 года назад +57

    She even speaks with the French intonation, she sounds so French to me.

  • @karltorento3358
    @karltorento3358 4 года назад +71

    I don't know if anyone has noticed but the way you do your reaction videos is actually very educational! It really helps a lot that you write down and explain the things Jodie says really fast. As a beginner in French, I find most French conversations really incomprehensible but after your talk about it, I pick it up the second time around. Merci beaucoup!

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +4

      ah cool that's really nice to hear that ! That was the goal of this video! :)

    • @AttackTheGasStation1
      @AttackTheGasStation1 4 года назад +1

      You speak already french : noticed, reaction, videos, actually, educational, really, explain, conversations, incomprehensible, second...all pure french words or directly derived from french language.

  • @garyb2392
    @garyb2392 4 года назад +40

    Wow! I had no idea she spoke French. Like looking at a different person; I’ve always loved her but hearing her speak French...heavenly. Thank you for finding this.

  • @alexdayhay
    @alexdayhay 4 года назад +572

    She speaks better french than me and I’m french....

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +14

      hahaha^^

    • @alexdayhay
      @alexdayhay 4 года назад +14

      StreetFrench.org , mais c’est pourtant vrai! À ma défense, je viens de Montréal! LOL

    • @libertarioancapalbiazul6400
      @libertarioancapalbiazul6400 4 года назад +7

      😂😂c'est drôle, la même chose m'est arrivé, je suis espagnol et j'ai été émerveillé d'entendre Viggo Mortensen parler ma langue parfaitement avec un accent argentin

    • @alexdayhay
      @alexdayhay 4 года назад +3

      Libertario Ancap Albiazul , buenos dias, de plus Viggo parle français avec un léger accent québécois ! Buena continuación y hasta la próxima!

    • @libertarioancapalbiazul6400
      @libertarioancapalbiazul6400 4 года назад

      @@alexdayhay 👍👍👋👋

  • @Oxmustube
    @Oxmustube 4 года назад +236

    In Quebec, "quoi" at the end of a sentence is a dead giveaway that the speaker is from France. We say "tu sais" (you know), contracted as "tsé". You will also hear "au fait".

    • @iamamused
      @iamamused 4 года назад +10

      or Belgium

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +13

      ah cool so interesting :)

    • @dther6314
      @dther6314 4 года назад +16

      @@Street_French Le "quoi" a la fin est surtout present au nord de la france sur les regions Picarde et nordique.

    • @Oxmustube
      @Oxmustube 4 года назад +5

      D'Ther Étrange, puisque les québécois ont tellement d'ancêtres de ces régions, on croirait que cette expression aurait survécu, ce qui n'est pas le cas.

    • @luxtenebris7246
      @luxtenebris7246 4 года назад +5

      Est-ce que ça vien de l’anglais? Nous les ‘ricains disons aussi “you know?” apres casiment chaque frase.

  • @berecca93
    @berecca93 4 года назад +18

    I took French lessons in high school, and nothing against my wonderful teacher there, but you sound like the perfect French teacher for students who are already self-conscious about their speaking. Very encouraging, nice, and calm :)

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад

      That's great! I'm glad I conveyed that vibe :)

  • @worldview730
    @worldview730 4 года назад +60

    My God, heard that she is one of the best French speakers on the list, and is so fluent that she has starred in a number of French films and dubs her own films for French audiences! 😎🤷‍♂️

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +2

      ow cool :)

    • @JustinCase99999
      @JustinCase99999 4 года назад +2

      Like in A Very Long Engagement (Un long dimanche de fiançailles). 😎

    • @mbarchello5903
      @mbarchello5903 4 года назад +1

      She dubs her own character in Panic Room as well.

    • @JustinCase99999
      @JustinCase99999 4 года назад +1

      Actually I made a mistake. In A Very Long Engagement, she SPEAKS French. No dubbing needed.

  • @renecuellar7283
    @renecuellar7283 4 года назад +28

    Love how the teacher really encourages the students. Enjoyed the video.

  • @mh-on7fp
    @mh-on7fp 4 года назад +38

    I’m glad to know how adept Ms. Foster is at speaking French. I respect her even more now.

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад

      :)

    • @loosilu
      @loosilu 4 года назад

      Another French speaker here. She speaks better than me.

  • @leejay2418
    @leejay2418 4 года назад +19

    Jodie Foster is incredible at everything. Bravo!

  • @BAn-mu4qe
    @BAn-mu4qe 3 года назад +30

    Her French does sound very fluent to me...She speaks very quickly and seems very comfortable. I'm proud of her.

    • @lepetitchat123
      @lepetitchat123 2 года назад

      Why are you proud of someone you are not even related to?

  • @chasf4371
    @chasf4371 4 года назад +70

    My ancestors were French from Quebec and arrived in Louisiana in 1740, Learning French is number one on my bucket list and to visit Quebec and France.

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +1

      :):)

    • @Tamar-sz8ox
      @Tamar-sz8ox 4 года назад

      Charles Flowers : go for it 🇫🇷

    • @Thunderworks
      @Thunderworks 4 года назад +1

      Unfortunately, the french language is diying in Louisiana, 500k speakers in the 70s, just 100k today...

    • @gangli6669
      @gangli6669 4 года назад

      rebienvenue au quebec! bonne courage!

    • @jelau4851
      @jelau4851 4 года назад

      Take singer Zacharie Richard for a model,we love him up in Quebec

  • @MalaWaldron
    @MalaWaldron 4 года назад +91

    This kind of video is SUPER helpful, thank you SO much!! By the way, my husband is French and he was completely blown away when he heard Jodie Foster's french.

    • @MalaWaldron
      @MalaWaldron 4 года назад +1

      PS Thanks for being so super encouraging ... I remember the 1st time I heard Jodie Foster speaking french part of me felt discouraged, knowing I'd never speak that well ... but that was before I realized she'd started learning french as a child.

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +7

      ah cool we're glad you enjoyed it :) yeah did you see my face at the beginning ?? haha I was blown away by her french too haha

    • @loustic59vda
      @loustic59vda 4 года назад +3

      Yes I confirm you, it is very impressing to hear her speaking french. She speaks like a Parisian woman without accent. It seems her sister is also settled in France close to the city of Albi. Her family is very francophile.

  • @makeyourself1988
    @makeyourself1988 4 года назад +8

    My girlfriends french and I showed her this interview months ago... she was really impressed and said she was perfect.

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    @Street_French  4 года назад

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  • @boink800
    @boink800 4 года назад +15

    Jodie has always been a class act. She's brilliant.

  • @adinal1958
    @adinal1958 4 года назад +250

    "It's not fair. She's bilingual." I love Jodie Foster, but her level of French is totally unfair!

    • @worldview730
      @worldview730 4 года назад +4

      Live with it! 🤷‍♀️

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +1

      haha :)

    • @jjaus
      @jjaus 4 года назад +3

      Check out her Italian!

    • @fredrika27
      @fredrika27 4 года назад +14

      She speaks French because her mother sent her to a very expensive private school! Unfortunately, she would not speak at this level had she gone to public school in the US. As a child actor, she worked and earned her own tuition to go to private schools. She also attended an Ivy League School because the private school she went to prepared her and she had connections through her work (I hope and pray she got these through hard work and not bribes). I do admire Jodie's body of work, but her money has bought her many privileges most normal people wouldn't have. I am not hating on Jodie, just explaining how she was able to get to such a high level of French. Most families can't afford to pay $40,000 a year for high school or college, which she did.

    • @MrFlyingPanda
      @MrFlyingPanda 4 года назад +8

      @@fredrika27 of course it helps but her level is lots of dedication.

  • @dylanakent
    @dylanakent 4 года назад +140

    Jodie Foster, can she be any cooler? 🗼

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +6

      haha yeah right?

    • @ifanmorgan8070
      @ifanmorgan8070 4 года назад +1

      No. She is already at max cool.

    • @mistiejones9894
      @mistiejones9894 4 года назад +1

      Well, she's super freaking smart which also just made me sound super freaking smart... but she graduated top of her class from Yale.

  • @TheLynata
    @TheLynata 4 года назад +37

    This was so nice. All the little tips about making French sounds more French. Thank you. Will try to use that words in the end.

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +2

      aw cool glad you've enjoyed it :)

    • @AM-we8hj
      @AM-we8hj 4 года назад +1

      Use it as "... you know", it's the exact purpose of the word "quoi", even tho it doesnt mean that.

  • @conniecrawford5231
    @conniecrawford5231 4 года назад +105

    Of course she speaks French perfectly - she attended a private el/ Hs , then majored in French at Princeton! She had decades of French lessons!

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +4

      ah cool :)

    • @queenofheartslandofjoy8068
      @queenofheartslandofjoy8068 4 года назад +1

      She also went to Sarah Laurence

    • @MrFlyingPanda
      @MrFlyingPanda 4 года назад +9

      But she didn't lived in France, that's quite amazing how she s accurate in her intonation..

    • @conniecrawford5231
      @conniecrawford5231 4 года назад +2

      Nabi Do you mean “live”instead of “lived”? She visited France several times- you don’t have to “live” there. Also, she’s extremely intelligent and dedicated!

    • @queenofheartslandofjoy8068
      @queenofheartslandofjoy8068 4 года назад

      @@conniecrawford5231 she did live in France for a time. Google it

  • @rahuldhargalkar
    @rahuldhargalkar 4 года назад +8

    This was super fun yet again! ^^

  • @rcmurphy5986
    @rcmurphy5986 4 года назад

    Awesome, hope to see more of these!

  • @schwartzbrick
    @schwartzbrick 4 года назад +148

    The French “quoi” at the end of a sentence seems like the “you know?” or “right?” that we put at the end of sentences in English, or like “oder” in German.

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +2

      ah yeah kind of :)

    • @guiguijol
      @guiguijol 4 года назад +4

      It's a bit "heavier" than "you know?" or "right?" because there's no "?" in fact, You kind of double the impact of your words with the "quoi" ending.....if it makes sense, ....in addition of finishing the sentence, "dropping the mic" as she said.

    • @meri7108
      @meri7108 4 года назад +1

      it doesn't occur in a lot of dialects, but it reminds me of some people putting "see." at the end of their sentences

    • @guiguijol
      @guiguijol 4 года назад +1

      Meriadoc Wilson « see » « tu vois » in French... »quoi » is something else...lol
      We try to translate a word that has no translation.....

    • @meri7108
      @meri7108 4 года назад

      @@guiguijol it's interesting nonetheless to draw comparisons

  • @CurtisMontague
    @CurtisMontague 4 года назад +7

    Another excellent video. A really interesting niche subject you’ve found here. Very entertaining! It makes me want to move back to France. Although it’s been years since I’ve spoken French on a daily basis, I find it is like riding a bicycle. You may lose a bit of vocabulary, but it all comes right back once you start listening and reading again. Thanks again for being such a great resource for those of us that love the French language . . . and people!

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад

      ah I'm glad you've enjoyed this video :) and yeah totally agree !

  • @valerieann8007
    @valerieann8007 4 года назад +5

    This was by far the best and most inspiring video for learning French I've seen that you've done, so far! It's very inspiring to see a beloved actor like Jodie Foster speaking French so fluently! It's a lot easier to speak with a very good French accent, and run words together the proper way, than it is to also understand everything a French person asks you who's running their words together the French way, and its lovely that she seems to do both quite well! (Jody Foster is quite beloved, especially because of her splendid, moving roles in "Silence of the Lambs" with a very nice southern accent in that one, along with her role in "Contact", two of the best and most enjoyable movies ever made, right up there with the top, all-time favorite classic movies!
    I really love with a passion, the slalom skaters "Chloe et Igor, Catch me if you can" as well as the French Freerun Family, both on RUclips, along with taking modern, modern jazz and ballet classes all of which really excell in Paris, and they're my favorite sports. I would love to be able to visit and speak and understand French with them (and skate and Freerun and do dance classes with them.) I met a beautiful dancer/model visiting from Paris at one of my favorite dance schools in New York. It would be very inspiring if you could visit a favorite dance school if they would give you permission to video a bit in the school and in your favorite class you see there! There could easily be some American star taking a class there and speaking and understanding the instructor in French. That's a cultural encouragement to learn and enjoy speaking French! 😀
    I had 2 years of French in High school and 1 year of Japanese in college. You have really inspired me now! More like this please! Merci beaucoup! 😀

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +1

      wow thank you for this comment! it means a lot :) and thanks for sharing all that ! :):)

    • @valerieann8007
      @valerieann8007 4 года назад

      StreetFrench.org Merci, I'm so glad you liked it! :)

  • @jase8550
    @jase8550 4 года назад +2

    Love these videos. Very helpful and informative. Thanks!

  • @ericmiller2189
    @ericmiller2189 4 года назад +24

    Thank you for this explanation. For so long I would hear my wife and friends say "quoi" at the end of a sentence and everytime I asked them why, they couldn't give me an answer. For years it would confuse me because I would think the sentence all of a sudden turned into a question without me knowing and it would wreck me in conversation

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +1

      ah so happy my somewhat of an explanation helped you! it's not really easy to explain you have to hear it a lot, and try to use it to get the feel of when it's right to use it. i'm sure there's going to be some trial and error but that's ok ^^

    • @danielngongang9419
      @danielngongang9419 2 года назад

      Hahaha. And it's a typical French people thing. We native French speakers from Francophone Africa do not use that 'quoi'. Except when we are mimicking a French accent and that 'quoi' comes in.

  • @koreankisssa
    @koreankisssa 4 года назад +8

    Keep them coming!

  • @hpldm1937
    @hpldm1937 4 года назад +8

    I really admire smart and confident women. They help shape the better world for future generations.

  • @loridelia8806
    @loridelia8806 4 года назад +10

    Jodie Foster speaks French really well. Thank you for this video.❤️🇺🇸❤️

  • @georgemarino2697
    @georgemarino2697 4 года назад +2

    Fun to see such a familiar celebrity speaking another language so fluently. Good video. Merci!

  • @padraigadhastair4783
    @padraigadhastair4783 4 года назад +3

    Ms.Foster is indistinguishable from a true french speaker. She is a real francophone not just a Francophile. She must have learnt very young. Bravo Jodie c'est dans le mille!

  • @myutube7441
    @myutube7441 4 года назад +4

    So excited to discover your channel! I love French. It’s my dream to be fluent. Merci beaucoup. ✨

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад

      ow cool glad you enjoy our channel :)

  • @lauridomingo
    @lauridomingo 4 года назад +2

    We’re proud of her, glad you were able to listen to her. ☺️

  • @jenny1054
    @jenny1054 4 года назад +2

    this was a great video! i watched the whole way through with a big smile on my face - subscribed :)

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад

      ow cool, your comment warms my heart :)) I'm really glad you've enjoyed it! and welcome to our channel haha^^

  • @luillierstephane1463
    @luillierstephane1463 4 года назад +14

    Jeremy Irons speaks a perfect french too, just with a slight accent. You may also check for Viggo Mortensen and Ashley Judd.

  • @camiloadrianfrias4521
    @camiloadrianfrias4521 4 года назад +4

    upon scrutiny you can tell her native language is English, but her accent, body language and confidence are so convincing that you almost don't notice it. goes to show that mastering a language is not just about correctly using the right words, but also about non verbal communication and cultural knowledge

    • @user-tz9jh6pv2j
      @user-tz9jh6pv2j 2 года назад +1

      hahaha always dumb comments like these. no, you could never tell her native language was french if you randomly spoke to her in France. she speaks better french than 99% of french speakers.

  • @fiyenalison7146
    @fiyenalison7146 4 года назад +1

    You give really helpful support and realistic advice.

  • @jpark2568
    @jpark2568 4 года назад

    Thank you! Im so happy you did this request! 😊

    • @jpark2568
      @jpark2568 4 года назад

      Hope u are still considering Kristen Scott Thomas too!

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад

      you're welcome :):)

  • @rehlaafaqiya6426
    @rehlaafaqiya6426 4 года назад +4

    Her face ralways reminds me of living in New Haven as a foreign student. Oh how much I Miss that town.

  • @vinnyx4526
    @vinnyx4526 3 года назад +3

    The very first time I saw that clip I choked on my sip of coffee as soon as she spoke. I was not expecting her French to be almost perfect and flawless. In fact, in the beginning of the video, I started wondering if she actually was French until I heard a slight mistake that is very common for English speakers. That's when I realized that she really wasn't a native, which made it even more impressive. It's hands down the best French I've ever heard from a native English speaker. Absolutely stunning. Well done Jodi :)

  • @vaishnaviayyar8199
    @vaishnaviayyar8199 3 года назад +1

    So well explained maia! Love this video

  • @harryokbye
    @harryokbye 4 года назад +2

    This was so interesting I’d love to see more vids like this!! I only took one semester of french but it’s still fun to try to read the French sentences out loud and compare it to how a fluent speaker would lol

  • @JoshuaTanzer
    @JoshuaTanzer 3 года назад +5

    You can see her in a French movie, "A Very Long Engagement" / "Un long dimanche de fiançailles."
    She really speaks like a native, which is amazing. I heard a little mistake in this video though! At 1:43 she says "du même façon," which should be "de la même façon." I can't believe she even made one mistake because she's so good.

  • @barneydenstad2148
    @barneydenstad2148 4 года назад +16

    Good tip to recommend hearing lotsa of good intervjues to get learn a fluid language melody. Is so in most languages! Observe, the radio programs when they de facto are reading texts, arent unreliable and even "dangerous": because reading aloud you do have another melody than when talking... Not even to mention, most tend to write differently than when talking... Not least in Swedish it becomes very clear what is a read text: So for example, to signal the text is nearing its end, they go down in intensity... And if any important word is at the end - we may easily dont hear it... While a natural speaker would make sure to pronounce clearly any important word or conclussion....

  • @savethealcoholic
    @savethealcoholic 4 года назад +1

    I love your videos. Please make more.

  • @MayimHastings
    @MayimHastings Год назад

    Thank you for being such a phenomenal resource of encouragement and knowledge! 💚🙏🕊

  • @BlankCanvas88
    @BlankCanvas88 3 года назад +5

    This is how I felt when I heard Jun from RUclips Jun's Kitchen speaking English. He's native Japanese, yet his phrases and accent are so close to American! I would probably think he was an American who moved to Japan and got a slight accent. And I don't think he's ever even lived in the US. Some people have great skill indeed!

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  3 года назад +1

      ah yeah true, he's a great example :)
      I don't know if people really get to loose they native accents though. That's interesting, I'll keep that in mind though and investigate^^

  • @rebeccawayman2204
    @rebeccawayman2204 4 года назад +4

    Your English is so good. It is rare I run across a French person that nails the “th” sound 👍🏻👏🏻🙌🏻

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +1

      ah thanks! yeah I know, we're not know to be good at English lol

  • @norma3076
    @norma3076 4 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for this, I like the fact that you pointed out the natural way to speak French with words such as ``quoi`` or ``ouais``. I'm really enjoying your videos. Greetings from Spain

  • @sukie584
    @sukie584 4 года назад +2

    I believe she went to the Lycee (forgive the lack of accent marks as I have US keyboard) in Los Angeles. We have equivalent in NYC and you can hear the kids after school speaking to each other only in French. It's a great way to learn because you start so young and have each other to speak to so you really learn.

  • @trufflehunter58
    @trufflehunter58 4 года назад +15

    Another indication that Jodie really speaks French well is how she says "pis" instead of "puis"!

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +2

      ah yeah good one :)

    • @pb4595
      @pb4595 2 года назад

      Your comment doesn't make much sense to me : is saying "ya" instead of "you" a sign of superior English ?

  • @monpopotama9416
    @monpopotama9416 4 года назад +104

    I'm impressed ! Jodie Foster speaks french perfectly !

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +2

      yeah !

    • @rafadydkiemmacha7543
      @rafadydkiemmacha7543 4 года назад +1

      She speaks great French, not perfect. Perfect means with nothing to improve. Her French is not perfect by any means, please leave that word for the cases where it fits.

    • @monpopotama9416
      @monpopotama9416 4 года назад +17

      @@rafadydkiemmacha7543 ok sorry I'm french, so my english is obviously not perfect, neither is my french according to your definition, neither is anyone's french, as there is always room for improvement (when my french is perfect I may apply to the Académie Française). Anyway, let me rephrase «I'm impressed ! Her french is super fluent, and natural and beautiful. It is nearly perfect wich to me is the very definition of perfection.»

    • @rafadydkiemmacha7543
      @rafadydkiemmacha7543 4 года назад +1

      monpopotam a that's much better 😀 that being said, I wish my French was as good as her's.

    • @Nekoala
      @Nekoala 4 года назад +4

      @@rafadydkiemmacha7543 It's nearly perfect, honestly. She could pass for a French among French.

  • @thebestisyettocome4114
    @thebestisyettocome4114 2 месяца назад +1

    She has been speaking French most of her life .

  • @trinidadinternational
    @trinidadinternational 4 года назад +1

    Great tips! Thank you!

  • @loustic59vda
    @loustic59vda 4 года назад +6

    One day, I heard Jodie Foster in French, speaking at the radio upon releasing of one's movie, she told when she spoke in French, she felt that she had not the same personality. She thought differently. It is very weird.

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +2

      ah yeah I totally get what she means it's interesting :)

  • @DjEricSuprasl
    @DjEricSuprasl 4 года назад +7

    The english equivalent of "quoi" is "you know" just to take your exemple: the movie was good, you know. Juste une expression verbale! ^^

  • @soundslight7754
    @soundslight7754 4 года назад +1

    Entertaining! I enjoyed your commentary :)

  • @ctmagnus760
    @ctmagnus760 4 года назад +2

    I studied French for three or four years as a student, but I have not spoken much since then. This is the first video of this kind I've ever watched. I will now continue my journey, thanks to your charm and real desire to help non native speakers improve our French.

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +1

      Glad it was helpful and motivating to start bringing some French back into your life :)

    • @ctmagnus760
      @ctmagnus760 4 года назад

      @@Street_French I've sung much French opera and chanson over the years so French has always had a HUGE place in my heart, but conversational French sputtered. Thanks so much!

  • @MrGino714
    @MrGino714 3 года назад +3

    She is a natural, she speaks better than me who stayed almost a decade in Paris!

  • @LuizSilva-ht3mn
    @LuizSilva-ht3mn 4 года назад +80

    Please, react to Timothée Chalamet next. He went on Quotidien twice. You can find it easily on RUclips. The second time he spoke just in french, if I'm not mistaken.

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +14

      ow ok I will :))

    • @jetaddicted
      @jetaddicted 4 года назад +8

      Timothée Chalamet has a French father, hence his VERY French name and surname.

    • @christophepena2212
      @christophepena2212 4 года назад

      @@jetaddicted but doesn't speak french as well as jodie Foster .

  • @mvilleneuve7
    @mvilleneuve7 4 года назад +2

    Ouais! En plus d'être mon actrice préférée, elle parle français! Wow! I love her! Thanks for this video! Gros bisou du Québec!

  • @MagicRaky
    @MagicRaky 3 года назад

    Very proud of you two(both of you, Jodie and You ;) I'm French too

  • @nataliabastias4767
    @nataliabastias4767 4 года назад +6

    I was super amazed by Daniel Brühl speaking French as Frederik Zoller :) Please, analyze his French

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +1

      ah yeah great idea I'll check it out :)

  • @MuzzyBarker
    @MuzzyBarker 3 года назад +9

    "She's bilingual. That's not fair." Lol

  • @hrmIwonder
    @hrmIwonder 4 года назад +2

    This video was super fun! Moi aussi, je cherches toujours des videos des gens non-francophones parlant francais, alors, cette video m'a beaucoup interesse.

  • @ctalcantara1700
    @ctalcantara1700 4 года назад +1

    Great videos!!!

  • @xz9376
    @xz9376 4 года назад +45

    She’s an extremely smart woman, different from other Hollywood actrices.

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад

      :)

    • @Coryny
      @Coryny 4 года назад

      Very. I know her IQ is super high, may even be Mensa.

    • @1989menutheiswhat
      @1989menutheiswhat 3 года назад

      from toher Hollywood actors in general ...fixed that for you

    • @xz9376
      @xz9376 3 года назад

      Vanessa R ”…toher” ? No period at the end of the sentence... Fix what for me? lol. FYI, I used French word ‘actrices’ on purpose. Polish your English first, then learn to have a sense of humor. 😂

    • @1989menutheiswhat
      @1989menutheiswhat 3 года назад

      @@xz9376 ok sexist pig

  • @nicogourdet5607
    @nicogourdet5607 4 года назад +14

    I think Serena Williams has picked up conversational French and lived in southern France. She’s done TV interviews in French as well.

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад

      ah cool thanks :):)

    • @da96103
      @da96103 4 года назад

      She used to have a French boyfriend, her ex-coach before she got married to Ohanian.

  • @jelmcd1
    @jelmcd1 4 года назад +2

    I guess that there's hope for me!! It boosts my morale when I know that it's possible to learn French. Luke, an Arizona Cowboy

  • @thegovtdoesntcareaboutyou
    @thegovtdoesntcareaboutyou Год назад

    Shes so cuuuute

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

    I don’t know a whole lot about the French language as I am a beginner, but I found this to be informative. Some things you don’t learn when your teacher is an American who is teaching you their second language. I hope that makes sense.

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад

      ow I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)

  • @christiantremblay1581
    @christiantremblay1581 4 года назад +3

    Son français est comme, parfait pour ma part! étant français du Québec....

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад

      ouai c'est clair! sont français est parfait :)

  • @donnac.3506
    @donnac.3506 4 года назад +1

    Merci for the little tips, so we know what to listen for.

  • @xxisecolo9584
    @xxisecolo9584 4 года назад +2

    Jodie Foster also speaks Italian so that makes her multilingual

  • @ChrissieSM
    @ChrissieSM 4 года назад +13

    Jodie Foster attended the French Lycee in Los Angeles. Same with Lourdes, Madonna's daughter who speaks fluent French.

  • @galier2
    @galier2 4 года назад +3

    Jodie Foster even dubbed some of her own movies in French. Afaicr Contact was one she dubbed.

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад

      ah cool :)

    • @galier2
      @galier2 4 года назад

      @@Street_French J'ai perdu, Contact ne fait pas parti des films qu'elle a doublés :-)
      fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodie_Foster#Voix_fran%C3%A7aises

    • @bobcoughlan929
      @bobcoughlan929 4 года назад +1

      My favourite movie. My favourite actress. Now Jodie will be my favourite French teacher. Time to rewatch Contact in French 😋

    • @galier2
      @galier2 4 года назад

      @@bobcoughlan929 as my other comment states (sorry it was stated in french), I was wrong with Contact. She didn't dub that movie. In the link provided is the list of movies she dubbed herself.

    • @bobcoughlan929
      @bobcoughlan929 4 года назад

      Ok then. I’m still going to re-watch Contact in French though 😋

  • @janiegiroux5006
    @janiegiroux5006 4 года назад +1

    The "quoi" at the end of a French sentence can be compared with the "So" at the start or end of an English sentence. It emphasizes the affirmation.

  • @gordonhall752
    @gordonhall752 4 года назад +1

    C'est presque parfait. Incroyable.

  • @Japandroid17
    @Japandroid17 4 года назад +5

    George Blagden is an english actor who plays Louis XIV in Versailles. I have seen interviews where he speaks french and sounded pretty fluent...

  • @gerardvinet8448
    @gerardvinet8448 3 года назад +3

    The Quoi at the end is a way to affirm her sentence , Americans , who speak French use this trick , often .

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  3 года назад +1

      ah yeah that's a good explanation :)

  • @annushkutsa
    @annushkutsa 4 года назад +2

    Thank you❤

  • @tonyperez5360
    @tonyperez5360 Год назад

    Thank you

  • @lissandrafreljord7913
    @lissandrafreljord7913 4 года назад +11

    Suggestions:
    Johnny Depp
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    Cristoph Waltz
    Diane Kruger
    Monica Bellucci
    Maria Callas

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад +1

      ah cool thanks! :)

    • @gillianlandry283
      @gillianlandry283 4 года назад

      Lissandra Freljord Vous ne pouvez pas comparer le niveau de français de Jodie Foster avec celui de Johnny Depp ou Joseph Gordon Levitt!!

    • @cescargot
      @cescargot 4 года назад

      Diane accent is increadible but a tad down of Jodie's. But it would be interesting to have an impro battle between Jodie and Diane using French 👍 Monica is lovelly but keep an Italian accent. A funy case in the French speaker world is Mika 😉

  • @sylvain7542
    @sylvain7542 4 года назад +4

    It would be interesting to hear about Jane Fonda. I understand she dubbed a few of her movies in French.

  • @horsenuts1831
    @horsenuts1831 Год назад +1

    The reference to the prnounciation of 'oui' is interesting to me. I was taught to pronounce it 'wee', but at some point I started to pronounce it more like, "way". I don't know exactly where I picked this up, but it defintely would have been in France, but I don't know if it was in Paris or in Jura (where I had friends). I always felt that pronouncing it, "way" was some form of laziness because I had picked it up and wasn't how I had been taught formally.

  • @sharethewines
    @sharethewines 4 года назад +1

    Bas ouais! Je suis Américan et j’ai été étudiant d’echange en Belgique. Merci bcp pour ces vidéos et j’aimerais en voir plus. Gros biz!

  • @poolekd
    @poolekd 4 года назад +6

    Initially I was scared of the French R, but actually it’s the U I have issues with.

  • @thedemonnemo
    @thedemonnemo 4 года назад +5

    I notice that she holds her face in different position speaking French vs speaking English.

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  4 года назад

      ah interesting, possible^^

    • @keller109
      @keller109 4 года назад

      Not interesting at all. English and french do not have the same sounds. It’s all about the linguistics of language. The mouth needs to be held a certain way. That goes for any language. People who are truly fluent do this. Someone just taking a few casual classes would not.

  • @calvinquesnel198
    @calvinquesnel198 2 года назад

    Foster was a gifted child who learned to read at age three.[9][13] She attended the Lycée Français de Los Angeles, a French-language prep school.[13] Her fluency in French has enabled her to act in French films, and she also dubs herself in French-language versions of most of her English-language films.[9][17] At her graduation in 1980, she delivered the valedictorian address for the school's French division.[13] She then attended Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut[14][18] where she majored in African-American literature, wrote her thesis on Toni Morrison

  • @blessed35
    @blessed35 3 года назад

    07:37 You are so sweet for saying that! Thanks a lot. That's how good teachers are supposed to teach, provoking people's critical thinking and motivating people on a real level, otherwise we quit or feel demotivated. Merci beaucoup professeur!

    • @Street_French
      @Street_French  3 года назад

      You are so welcome! glad what I said there resonnated with you :)