Improve your everyday FRENCH VOCABULARY and GRAMMAR by reading these French books! 📚🇫🇷

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  • Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
  • French reading skills can be tricky to master and scary if you've only just started. In this video, I explain to you how reading French books can really improve your French vocabulary and French grammar and how easy and fun reading in French can be. 😁
    Here's some further French book recommendations (liste de livres):
    Voyage en France, a short novel in easy French - Sylvie L’ainé
    French short stories for beginners - Lingo Mastery
    Stupeur et tremblements - Amélie Notomb
    L’étranger - Albert Camus
    Chanson Douce - Leïla Slimani
    Pars vite et reviens tard - Fred Vargas
    Le Horla - Maupassant
    Les aventures d’Arsène Lupin - Maurice Leblanc
    Le petit Nicolas - René Goscinny, Jean-Jacques Sempé
    Bonjour tristesse - Françoise Sagan
    Les yeux rouges des crocodiles - Katherine Pancol
    La valse lente des tortues - Katherine Pancol
    Ensemble c’est tout - Anna Galvada
    No et moi - Delphine de Vigan
    Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran - Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
    Asterix et Obelix - Albert Uderzo, René Goscinny, Jean-Yves Ferri
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Комментарии • 126

  • @XYZ-fq4qr
    @XYZ-fq4qr 2 года назад +30

    1. La Poésie - Poetry; Eg: Jacques Prévert (Paroles 1946) - simple yet powerful. Good for beginners.
    2. Laetitia Colombani (La Tresse 2017) - a bit more modern. Vocabulary is a bit more challenging
    3. Le Petit Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Children's books but there are some outdated words. Quite a philosphical book so might be hard to follow.
    4. Voltaire (Candid 1759) - Classic; satire; advanced level; syntax is harder; lots of old French used throughout.
    ++ Popular books like Harry Potter.
    "Perseverance and regularity are key to improve."

  • @rebeccamcfarlin8199
    @rebeccamcfarlin8199 2 года назад +14

    J'adore Le Petit Prince. Je l'ai lu beaucoup de fois. Ce livre m'a vraiment aidé à apprendre le français.

  • @suewright1299
    @suewright1299 2 года назад +18

    I think I’ll start off with the poetry book and build my way up. Thanks so very much Alexa. Bisou bisou

  • @lolamercado3234
    @lolamercado3234 2 года назад +4

    Excellent Alexa!
    I'm surprised how much I understood .
    It's always a pleasure having you as my teacher.

  • @bren4681
    @bren4681 2 года назад +2

    Thank you for the recommendations. Love the suggestions and I look forward reading at least one before end of year.

  • @Elpuma1374
    @Elpuma1374 2 года назад

    Thank you Alexa for all your efforts to come up with all these books and recommendations. Merci beaucoup!!

  • @bzylarisa
    @bzylarisa 2 года назад +1

    I've been wanting to start reading in French. Just what I needed, thank you!

  • @leeanntan9030
    @leeanntan9030 2 года назад +6

    Coincidentally I just started reading Le Petit Prince this week! Thanks Alexa. I will check out your recos.

  • @isobelwhitefield5111
    @isobelwhitefield5111 2 года назад +2

    Thank you Alexa, I am a member of a French book club and have read "La Tresse" which I can recommend, as I found it so interesting.
    3 Women, 3 different countries, 3 different cultures. Excellent. Isobel

  • @zipciki
    @zipciki 2 года назад

    This is great! I love the idea with kindle, didnt think of it before. Thank you Alexa!

  • @effieschmidt1830
    @effieschmidt1830 2 года назад +98

    Please adopt me and teach me French 🇫🇷 Please!… 😃

  • @LearnFrenchLesson
    @LearnFrenchLesson 2 года назад +1

    Great idea to recommend these books! Building your vocab can be fun :) Bonne lecture

  • @harumi95
    @harumi95 2 года назад +7

    Such a great video! I laughed with you at "disillusionment" 😂

  • @user-ik8pp3ws5l
    @user-ik8pp3ws5l 2 года назад +1

    Love your channel. I am in the process of learning French. Have read many books written by Maurice Leblanc (translated version) when I was young, Les Aventures d’Arsène Lupin was one of them. French version of Sherlock Holmes, except he is a gentleman burglar.

  • @ccalderin84
    @ccalderin84 2 года назад +7

    There's a French magazine based out of Paris I read that goes by 'Graffiti Art Magazine', which explores Urban Contemporary Art and showcases Artists under that category from streetartists to muralists. The magazine is in Both French and English.👍🏽

    • @ariella2658
      @ariella2658 2 года назад

      Is that an online thing?

  • @sharonjessica5069
    @sharonjessica5069 2 года назад +1

    Thankyou Alexa... your videos are very helpful.. looking forward for more..merci beaucoup

  • @katieb5155
    @katieb5155 2 года назад

    What a great idea! Thank you!♡

  • @akosuafavour1563
    @akosuafavour1563 2 года назад +1

    Candide was part of my books this year I really enjoyed it

  • @jinpark4731
    @jinpark4731 2 года назад

    Thanks for your recommendations!

  • @sachiniramasinghe9678
    @sachiniramasinghe9678 2 года назад +1

    Hello Alexa! When you introduced PAROLES ,1946 by Jaques Prévert, I was struck cuz today I was learned ‘ Pour faire le protrait d’un oiseau’ of it in my French literature class.
    Thank you very much 🤍

  • @ligiamanj
    @ligiamanj 2 года назад +2

    I began with the Little Prince and a dictionary. It's got all the useful words you need to learn and its philosophy. That's interesting in any language. At the end you have your most useful vocabulary learned. It can be used to learn any of the 457 languages.

  • @FIVEsenses_art
    @FIVEsenses_art 2 года назад +1

    Thx for the lovely video! ✨

  • @emmaonwuka1965
    @emmaonwuka1965 2 года назад

    Thanks ma. I can't wait to see you.

  • @mimijones3673
    @mimijones3673 2 года назад

    Excellent teacher.

  • @liviemillie6455
    @liviemillie6455 Год назад +1

    Ahh, this is such a good idea and amazing for immersion.
    I've been playing a video game (pokemon Violet) in French, which is interesting because you have to glean enough context to make the right decisions when playing. I've played it before in English so I know what do do for the most part, but my mind is still forced to recall what I've learned of French to progress optimally.

  • @ProfessorFaddams
    @ProfessorFaddams 2 года назад

    Bonjour et bienvenue! I love your French lessons.

  • @pherltv
    @pherltv Год назад

    I'm learning again now

  • @BenjaminIstvanCseko
    @BenjaminIstvanCseko 2 года назад

    J'adore !

  • @williebrown4266
    @williebrown4266 2 года назад

    Merçi mille fois Madame Alexa. Cette video c’etait tres utile.

  • @lawrenceebersole9765
    @lawrenceebersole9765 2 года назад +6

    I'm currently reading L'étranger as Camus is my favorite author

  • @ronaldhalvorsen7542
    @ronaldhalvorsen7542 2 года назад

    J'ai acheté le livre Paroles. I LOVE IT! MERCI ALEXA!

  • @jkorta826
    @jkorta826 2 года назад +3

    I'm really enjoying La Tresse, and considering using it as a teacher. I'm curious what level students or teachers are reading it at. What they read before coming to it? On the one hand the verb tenses are "easy": Little to no passé simple or fancy subjunctives, most verbs in the present. The sentence structure is also rather simple and predictable - not many subordinate clauses, mostly subject-verb-object. And the chapter length is very manageable. That being said, the vocabulary is often quite rich, and the author makes wide use of locutions and idiomatic expressions. I'd be curious to know further about students' and teachers' experiences!

  • @lounic0216
    @lounic0216 2 года назад +2

    Nous t'aimons beaucoup Alexa!

  • @phoener
    @phoener 2 года назад +1

    Huis Clos by Sartre and D'Artagnan by Dumas weren’t so terribly hard, if I recall from 50 years ago.
    I’ve tried to read children's books, but these aren’t always so straight-forward and easy to understand as were the first two examples in this video. But your advice, Alexa, of one or two pages a day is realistic, encouraging and liberating.

    • @phoener
      @phoener 2 года назад +1

      I'd forgotten to mention the “Le Petit Nicholas” series by Jean-Jacques Sempé et René Goscinny (of Astérix fame).

  • @ARNABOSS
    @ARNABOSS 2 года назад

    reading Voltaire although in english has definitely changed my life

  • @cyro.6173
    @cyro.6173 2 года назад

    Tysm Alexa!

  • @EnigmaticPsyche
    @EnigmaticPsyche 2 года назад +1

    Kirikou et la sorciere is also an awesome book for beginners. Funny and very simple text.

  • @johnclark4669
    @johnclark4669 2 года назад

    Great examples of all levels! I'm only familiar with Le Petit Prince et Candide but the others look good too!

    • @learnfrenchwithalexa
      @learnfrenchwithalexa  2 года назад +1

      They are! You should definitely try out some French poetry next, extremely beautiful and very fulfilling to understand 😁

  • @juanguentenguea.gonzalez737
    @juanguentenguea.gonzalez737 2 года назад

    Merci Beaucoup Alexa pour votre video

  • @dannyngan9415
    @dannyngan9415 2 года назад

    Merci beaucoup

  • @zenebechtigistu5059
    @zenebechtigistu5059 2 года назад

    merci

  • @anngaffney110
    @anngaffney110 2 года назад

    Hi Alexa. Thanks for the wonderful videos. I just thought that I would mention that, in English, the pronunciation of genre is the same as the French but the ending is also pronounced ie ZON-ra. (Probably because we stole it from the French language.)
    Ann, en Australie.

  • @roseliromanorachid6714
    @roseliromanorachid6714 2 года назад

    Bonjour Alexa! Merci Beaucoup !

  • @margaritaln9579
    @margaritaln9579 2 года назад +1

    Bonjour! Merci! Très intéressant et et utile. Dans l'extrait du Voltaire comment "ç" devient "marchant longtemps" ( je crois que c'est ça ce que vous avez lu 😊)quand vous lisez en voix haute ? Merci

  • @garimagoyal9694
    @garimagoyal9694 2 года назад

    wow..thanks..

  • @yasminshamji6421
    @yasminshamji6421 2 года назад

    Dear Alexa merci I love your teaching method and have subscribed to your channel. I always wanted to learn French and now hopefully I will be able to speak French like la Parisian (is this the right way to say ) merci boku (?). Please excuse my French spelling and/or grammar

  • @bobgade6733
    @bobgade6733 2 года назад

    Finally! Homework! I know french is typically hand written in cursive, but can Gregg shorthand apply to french easily enough to take notes with?

  • @onobakenneth1949
    @onobakenneth1949 2 года назад

    favourite french books
    1. pere goriot by honore de balzac
    2. les miserables by victor Hugo

  • @heidi797
    @heidi797 2 года назад

    Thanks for sharing. Do you have a video to improve listening and speaking:)

  • @parth5015
    @parth5015 2 года назад +1

    And very nice your voice 👌

  • @rajanidamaraju6435
    @rajanidamaraju6435 2 года назад

    Mam you are the best 💞

  • @farzanakhurram
    @farzanakhurram 2 года назад +2

    Hello ma'am...have watched your earlier videos they are worth watchin❤️❤️❤️🇵🇰

  • @katherinemarsh784
    @katherinemarsh784 2 года назад

    Thanks!

  • @parth5015
    @parth5015 2 года назад +1

    Nice video

  • @robertkinkaid4732
    @robertkinkaid4732 2 года назад

    j'adore les sorties

  • @nastyabdul3674
    @nastyabdul3674 2 года назад

    Vous etes bien ma profesour✌

  • @Moyimoyyyyyiiiiii
    @Moyimoyyyyyiiiiii 2 года назад +1

    If you are a beginner then start with short stories in French by Olly Richard . This book provides a summary after every chapter and english translation of important words

  • @suewright1299
    @suewright1299 2 года назад

    Apologies Alexa, but I’m having problems in finding the poetry book on Play or on iPhone? I presumed I would be able to buy it on one or the other as you said about getting an E-book reader. Would it be possible to help please me? I love the bloopers at the end of the video, brilliant 😂🤣

  • @katherinemarsh784
    @katherinemarsh784 2 года назад

    D'accord Alexa. Bon apres midi. J'aime les livres par Simone de Beauvoir.

  • @eudaniaquino
    @eudaniaquino 2 года назад

    Alexa é maravilhosa. Parece que adivinhou sobre o que eu estava procurando.

  • @farzanakhurram
    @farzanakhurram 2 года назад +2

    You are my favourite one❤️🇵🇰

  • @preciousedema5272
    @preciousedema5272 2 года назад

    Merci Alexa

  • @ThePayner11
    @ThePayner11 Год назад

    J'ai acheté des livres cette année, comme Fahrenheit 451 (Ray. Bradbury), Vers Les Étoiles (Mary R Kowel) et La Servante Écarlate (Margaret Atwood).

  • @kenmorley2339
    @kenmorley2339 2 года назад

    God help us !
    Try Virginie Despentes for some action .
    Try Baudelaire for poetry .
    Try Zola for style .

  • @junaidgul6665
    @junaidgul6665 2 года назад

    Bonjour Alexa..Je lis Tour du monde en quatre- vingt jour. Quelle est votre avis sur ce livre ?

  • @peacemethok2344
    @peacemethok2344 2 года назад

    Bonjour Alexa j'ai acheté les livres j'espère améliorer mon français merci

  • @natiorobles6339
    @natiorobles6339 2 года назад

    Where can I buy books (printed ones) but at the same time have access to the audio of that book? Nowadays is very easy to find audiobooks, but you just can download the book on your tablet or cellphone (+ the audio). What I want, is to find a place where I cab buy the printed book, and then download the audio. Do you know where can find something like that? Thank you. Merci!

  • @heyhey8626
    @heyhey8626 2 года назад

    what does that poem about the coffee mean?

  • @lochanahansini5700
    @lochanahansini5700 2 года назад +1

  • @IndoorCycling
    @IndoorCycling 2 года назад

    Hello there. Please make a playlist for new people. Put all the beginner videos in a playlist for new people

  • @its_sarandipity
    @its_sarandipity 2 года назад

    Are there any books written in slang french?

  • @quicktours5744
    @quicktours5744 2 года назад

    👌

  • @MsMaxinem
    @MsMaxinem 2 года назад

    can you recommomend more books?

  • @Iceni007
    @Iceni007 2 года назад

    You omitted 'marche longtemp' from your graphic on Candide.

  • @inglesbiblico
    @inglesbiblico 2 года назад

    Génial, merci!! Est-ce que tu pense que le livres de Jules Verne utilizent le français moderne ou très ancienne? 🇫🇷

    • @jkorta826
      @jkorta826 2 года назад

      En tant que prof de français, je peux vous dire que Jules Verne emploie un français littéraire. Plutôt moderne, mais avec beaucoup de vocabulaire spécialisé appartenant au domaine des sciences et à son époque. Ceci dit, ce n'est pas du tout un français "ancien".

    • @inglesbiblico
      @inglesbiblico 2 года назад

      @@jkorta826 Merci! :)

    • @jkorta826
      @jkorta826 2 года назад

      @@inglesbiblico De rien :)

  • @mohalabo7348
    @mohalabo7348 2 года назад

    château cassandra et les contemplations (victor hugo)

  • @normandeaunewswire
    @normandeaunewswire 2 года назад

    "walked a long time" is missing in the French version

  • @judzarintocomak9330
    @judzarintocomak9330 2 года назад

    Hello ..I'm Judy from Philippines and I'm moving to Quebec Canada and I'm excited to learn French.
    .how does French in France differ from Quebec French ?

    • @dominicnault1233
      @dominicnault1233 2 года назад

      The written french is the same, but orally the accents are very different. There's also different common expressions.

  • @pujarinichowdhury8916
    @pujarinichowdhury8916 2 года назад

    Madame,j'ai lis les troi tombs de Les Miserables.

  • @mattydee1996
    @mattydee1996 Год назад

    I’m actually comfortable reading in French. My brain just gets really confused when I hear French and I have to figure out what is being said 😫

  • @abhinandtp9048
    @abhinandtp9048 2 года назад

    please anyone tell me where can i get french books freely?

  • @Haliqrahim
    @Haliqrahim 2 года назад

    I can't buy the book in my country
    But if you help pdf I can learn a lot

  • @phanuelndikumana3264
    @phanuelndikumana3264 2 года назад

    I signed in so that I can subscribe to your channel Je t'aime

  • @melon9680
    @melon9680 2 года назад

    I just dont get the backwards sentence structure sometimes. As in, i can read enough to understand but cannot write anything because id write words the way you would with an English sentence structure every time, dont know if its right though. Like why is it Afrique du Sud and not just Sud Afrique like in English, i dunno if im wrong or right anyway. And words changing in meaning when their accompanied by something else in front or behind them. Thats frustrating after learning their stand alone meaning only to have it change to 10 different things again.

  • @wigmasterflexable
    @wigmasterflexable 2 года назад

    The specific words you referenced: "marcha longtemps", were missing from the passage on the screen. Very confusing.

  • @wj9647
    @wj9647 2 года назад +2

    1. (La poésie) Jacques prevert _paroles, déjeuner du matin
    2. la tresse _ laetitia colombani
    3. Le petit prince _ Antoine...
    4.candide _ voltaire (advanced)
    AND the list în description of vidéo.

  • @krupalvithlani
    @krupalvithlani Год назад

    Reading Le Petit Prince 🤴 feels like Shakespeare to me right now 😂🙄

  • @christinedunn4892
    @christinedunn4892 2 года назад

    J'ai besoin de visiter la librarian.

  • @MrFlynnytwo
    @MrFlynnytwo 2 года назад

    don't forget Tin tin!

  • @salamander981
    @salamander981 2 года назад

    En fait, j`ai trouve Candide un peu plus facile que le petite prince...

  • @esha3284
    @esha3284 2 года назад

    bisou bisou

  • @anitajoan4791
    @anitajoan4791 2 года назад

    I am requesting an app of yours if you have it Alexa

    • @learnfrenchwithalexa
      @learnfrenchwithalexa  2 года назад

      I have a website which is viewable on mobile, learnfrench.com 😁

  • @IMPROVEMENT710
    @IMPROVEMENT710 Год назад

    Who can give me a good free application to reed pdf and show difinition with one click

  • @Divya10510
    @Divya10510 2 года назад

    Only certain verbs use reflexive pronoun in french??

  • @nayef5027
    @nayef5027 2 года назад

    i want kiss you

  • @bobgade6733
    @bobgade6733 2 года назад

    French subs on RUclips are rarely accurate.... Salute translates to ça luit instead... I want to give up on learning french so bad. I mean I'm already hostage to America via social security administration, and now it's blatantly for language too

  • @nourahmed1272
    @nourahmed1272 Год назад

    I don't like the pit Prince

  • @diddlydooha
    @diddlydooha 4 месяца назад

    ah-hemm, uh, Madame.. did you JUST [at 3:27] really say Jen-reh??? Shouldn't the word be pronounced dzhawn-ruh [genre] -- I mean, like, since YOU'RE speaking French and all???? huh.. Madame?

  • @ramzihamdi429
    @ramzihamdi429 2 года назад

    I'm wondering why the hell anyone wants to learn a dead language.

  • @saidabenani3488
    @saidabenani3488 2 года назад

    Bonjour merci bien s'il vous plaît votre numéro