I am teaching myself to be a classically trained singer and my goal is to cover the four basic languages in Western European music-Latin, German, French and Italian. Your tutorial videos have helped me immensely and I am very grateful for all the hard work you have put into them. Bisou, bisou. ❤️
Thank you so much. I've been trying to learn french for years and making some progress but the (eu) sounds are tough for an english speaker especially to know when each is used. But your video explains it soo well. It's is wonderful to have the sounds explained so clearly and with so many examples. I can't thank you enough.
It is surprising how much of this I had already picked up without even realizing it! I didn't even know there were two different sounds « eu » can make, yet I use both of them already. Thanks for the video!
I love the way you teach French , you are near to heart and the you learned French is very simple and I’m always looking to have more videos from you ♥️
Bonjour. Je suis coréenne et j'étudie le français depuis 2012. J'ai passé 6 mois en France mais je n'ai jamais prendre le cours de prononciation. alors j'ai des problèmes quand je prononce eu, v, g etc qui existent pas dans mon pays...je suis votre youtube channel pour améliorer ma prononciation. Ça marchera avec vois. :) Pas facile mais j'arriverai le niveau ce que j'ai voulu ! Merci bcp !
The difference between an open syllable and a closed syllable exists for all the vowels in French, but these two syllables are the same phoneme. That deserved clarification. Thank U for the lesson!
for me, this sound was really hard to say, but only from this video i know how to say it YOU'RE AMAZING!!!! Thanks about all the helpful videos you make!!!
Hello I'm Jin from Korea and I've started learning French a week ago. This is the first video in vowels part and this is so hard for me... Anyway, thank your for the nice video! I really enjoy your videos :)
My textbook doesn't explain why 'eu' has multiple sounds so I was quite complicated until I watched this video and finally realized! Merci beaucoup Alexa!
Alexa, Your lessons are absolutely fantastic! I started following your channel recently to help my son learn French. You might be pleased to know that some of my son's online school teachers in Canada are using your channel to teach French to the Grade 4/5 kids. I have a question. In this video, why do you say, "J'ai peur, " for I'm scared as opposed to "Je suis peur ? " I thought J'ai meant, "I have." If you have a moment to respond, please let me know.
i had a problem about pronouncing ‘eu’ before i saw this video ! thank you for making these videos ! You have such a nice lecturing skill ! Merci beaucoup !!
OK just to confirm: 1) peu, bleu, veut are all pronounced with the closed "eu" (phoneticising in English, this sounds like a sharp "oo-r") 2) couleur, veuf, fleur are all pronounced with the open "eu" (phoneticising in English, this sounds like a long "uh-r") 3) "eu", the past participle of avoir, pronunciations (phoneticising in English, this sounds like a long "ooo") Is the correct? I especially wanted confirmation on the 3rd point. Thanks!
Watching from Brazil. Did you know that "eu" in Portuguese means I/Je? But in french it sounds completely different. It's nice to learn French with you 😄
Wow, I only learned this verb previously with one sound. Now it's much harder to create 3 sounds for the one word. To make it easier, the "eu" in open words like "fleure" sounds like the Ö in Turkish. FlEUre, Özel.
Vídeos ótimos, excelentes! Nunca pare de fazer, por favor! Simplesmente você me inspirou a aprender Francês. Sou bilingue, falo português (Brasil) e Inglês e meu sonho atualmente é aprender Francês (French) ! Merci!
In my opinion there is an important omission in this lesson: The pronunciation of the (two-letter) word "eu," which is the (very useful) past participle of avoir. Eu is NOT pronounced like the start of the English word "earth" or the i in "first." Its sound does not arise in English (making it hard for Americans to say) but does in German, and of course it's like the u in French "tu." So, for example, eu rhymes tu and du, whereas peu and deux do not!
Americans do have it in the words "put," "soot," and "look." "first," "fur," and "earth" are wrong as they are more open, just like "beurre" or "veuve" (for the same reason--a fricative consonant following the vowel sound in the same phoneme). You can quibble and say the American sound of "soot" is still wrong because we elongate even our "short" vowels more than the French do, since we do not keep our jaws and cheeks as taut as the French--their "relaxed" filler word when making a speech is "euh," while ours is "uh" so we're far more relaxed (lazy?) in general--but the vowel sound of "soot" or "foot" is still the starting point for an American to say "eu."
You're thinking of the wrong vowel. The vowel in 'eu' is /y/ which is essentially 'i' but with rounded lips. This vowel is absent in most English dialects. The vowel in 'soot', 'put', et al. is /ʊ/ which is pronounced slightly more forward than /u/ and a bit more open and without rounded lips. The two vowels are quite different; /y/ ('eu') is pronounced in the same spot as /i/, so the front of the mouth, while /ʊ/ ('put') is pronounced slightly in front of /u/ but still towards the back of the mouth.
Ah, yes, I think I skipped over the first part of Louis' comment (since it doesn't make any sense, as she DOES cover the past participle of "avoir" in the lesson, starting at 6:15. I was thinking of the other "eu" sounds of the lesson, and only saying the "eu" of "feu" or "dieu" or "peut-etre," sound like the vowels of "put" or "soot" or "look" (only of course a bit more elongated, though not "open," like nearly all vowel sounds are in English in comparison to those of French, Italian, etc.). I understand that the "a eu" has an "eu" that sounds like "tu." I also know the reason for this is the same as why "avoir" conjugation is so weird compared to most "er" or "ir" verbs, which is that it is one of the most common verbs to be used, so its spelling and usage and pronounciation never changed over the centuries. Also, for the record, and I don't know if this is from my Southern Californian dialect or because I spent two years in Bordeaux and Geneva, but when I say "put," my tongue is definitely forward. I think what separates how a French person and an American say the English word "put" would not differ in tongue placement, exactly, but by the fact that the French in general have a more forward leaning JAW, with the cheeks more taut, while the American mouth is much more relaxed (compare the normal pause word in an American speech is "uh" and for a French person it is "euh." So if you looked at an x-ray, the French tongue might be further forward in the frame than the American's, but not more extended from its base--the entire mouth is. Again, I'm now talking about what most of this video is about, the "peu" and "feu" and "pleurer" "eu" sounds.
Alexa, I am an English speaker-American. I speak a little Spanish. Using my limited familiarity with the Spanish language should I be able learn French much easier? I see and hear some French words are similar to Spanish words. Also, I enjoy your lessons very much. Thank you
Any knowledge of language should help you be able to pick up French a little easier but with some knowledge of Spanish it should help a lot as they are both from the same family of languages! Bonne chance!
bonsoir Alex je suis débutant en français mais ta manieur ma beaucoup plait merci beaucoup est je crois avec ta façon on peu apprendre les deux langue a la fois le français et anglais et encore merci mille fois prof Alex
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How to pronounce "EU"...
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AdiEU...
@@mf18591 lol mon diEU
Your lessons are really great. I have just one request: when you name a noun, would it be possible to include the definite article?
This lady deserves everything in this world. Wow her teaching style is so simple yet very good
learning a language is difficult, but with you is so interesting ,merci beaucoup Alexa
I'm learning with a tutor but I love using these videos to brush up on and improve my French inbetween lessons! Je te remercie, Alexa !
I look forward to the day where I will be conversing in French with new friends on my French holiday.
How did that go for you?
@@DragonFanngg I gave up. Lol.
@@Inaworldoflove why? How far did you get learning French?
@@lucasargandona4658 I only know a few words and I used them in Montreal on holiday.
@@DragonFanngg 新年快乐啊😊😊😊，😊😊，😊😊，😊
I am teaching myself to be a classically trained singer and my goal is to cover the four basic languages in Western European music-Latin, German, French and Italian. Your tutorial videos have helped me immensely and I am very grateful for all the hard work you have put into them. Bisou, bisou. ❤️
Wow that is so cool, How did that go?
i'm a one week beginner.. and searching for a French teacher for three days I have found Alexa! GREAT TEACHING..a new student. Au Revoir
Thank you so much. I've been trying to learn french for years and making some progress but the (eu) sounds are tough for an english speaker especially to know when each is used. But your video explains it soo well. It's is wonderful to have the sounds explained so clearly and with so many examples. I can't thank you enough.
It is surprising how much of this I had already picked up without even realizing it! I didn't even know there were two different sounds « eu » can make, yet I use both of them already. Thanks for the video!
I just discovered your french sessions and I am so excited to relearn my high school french and beyond.
fantastic, incisive and making learning French friendly. you are a true graceful teacher. I truly appreciate your teaching
I had a lot of fun in this lesson, trying to pronounce all the sounds was a mix of amusement and pride in my progress, subscribed!
I love the way you teach French , you are near to heart and the you learned French is very simple and I’m always looking to have more videos from you ♥️
This teacher is perfect, finally, after a long time, I understood how to pronounce French vocabulary through her easy teaching.🙏
Bonjour. Je suis coréenne et j'étudie le français depuis 2012. J'ai passé 6 mois en France mais je n'ai jamais prendre le cours de prononciation. alors j'ai des problèmes quand je prononce eu, v, g etc qui existent pas dans mon pays...je suis votre youtube channel pour améliorer ma prononciation. Ça marchera avec vois. :) Pas facile mais j'arriverai le niveau ce que j'ai voulu ! Merci bcp !
Best explanation I have ever heard of the different ways to pronounce 'eu'. Loved the examples, too!
I gave up learning French language. Because of the pronunciation. Now I start again with your video. Thank you so much.
j'adore your lessons, Alexa! you have made this French-learning journey so easy, merciii
I cannot imagine learning French without you Alexa :*:*:*:* merci beaucoup :D:D Bisou-Bisou!!
Alexa, you are an awesome teacher!! Thank you for your wonderful videos, sharing your knowledge. They have helped my pronunciation tremendously!
I really appreciate all these videos, because it´s shown in an easy way. Thus, Alexa is very kind and enjoyable.
The difference between an open syllable and a closed syllable exists for all the vowels in French, but these two syllables are the same phoneme. That deserved clarification. Thank U for the lesson!
she is amazing! i only enjoy french when i’m watching her , i learn quickly with her
AMAZING! You're a wonderful teacher. Thanks for the numerous examples, they do make the whole thing much more comprehensible. Merci beaucoup :)
for me, this sound was really hard to say, but only from this video i know how to say it
YOU'RE AMAZING!!!!
Thanks about all the helpful videos you make!!!
I wish RUclips would have shuffled you into my deck a lot sooner. I'm really enjoying your style of teaching!
You are wonderful! I love learning French with you. Your pronunciation and structions are clear and easy to take in. Merci beaucoup!!
Merci. Cette vidéo m'a beaucoup aidé. Surtout comme vous avez tellement doucement prononcé.
Thanks for this very clear explaining! I am confused for a very long time with this "eu" prononciation. Now finally understood ;-)
Thanks, Alexa. Your explanation is not only very clear but interesting.
Very smart, objective and effective way for teaching French, motivating too. Thank you
Glad you liked it!!
Thank you Alexa. Excellent as always. Your teaching style is very helpful.
Hello I'm Jin from Korea and I've started learning French a week ago. This is the first video in vowels part and this is so hard for me... Anyway, thank your for the nice video! I really enjoy your videos :)
My textbook doesn't explain why 'eu' has multiple sounds so I was quite complicated until I watched this video and finally realized! Merci beaucoup Alexa!
Alexa, Your lessons are absolutely fantastic! I started following your channel recently to help my son learn French. You might be pleased to know that some of my son's online school teachers in Canada are using your channel to teach French to the Grade 4/5 kids. I have a question. In this video, why do you say, "J'ai peur, " for I'm scared as opposed to "Je suis peur ? " I thought J'ai meant, "I have." If you have a moment to respond, please let me know.
Great! The French vowel sounds are so nice and beautiful. But at the same time are so difficult to distinguish them. However, thanks a lot, Alexa!! :D
I enjoyed it
i had a problem about pronouncing ‘eu’ before i saw this video ! thank you for making these videos ! You have such a nice lecturing skill ! Merci beaucoup !!
...simply & clearly. So understandable! Thanks Alexa!!!
I love the way you teaching dear Alexa,you're just an amazing teacher 👨🏫:)
I love u Alexa, u don't have any idea how much help u r in learning French
U r the best
That was excellent Alexa. Very clear indeed. Thank you.
OK just to confirm:
1) peu, bleu, veut are all pronounced with the closed "eu" (phoneticising in English, this sounds like a sharp "oo-r")
2) couleur, veuf, fleur are all pronounced with the open "eu" (phoneticising in English, this sounds like a long "uh-r")
3) "eu", the past participle of avoir, pronunciations (phoneticising in English, this sounds like a long "ooo")
Is the correct? I especially wanted confirmation on the 3rd point. Thanks!
really you are wonderful teacher and you have A great way your voice is very clear
keep it up that great work love your channel
Omg!! i learnd some french because of your podcast!! :')
You're so incredible!
Thank you, Alexa!! Best videos on French pronunciation on RUclips :)
Really helpful and easy to follow.
“English has so many silent letters, it’s so broken!”
French: *Tenez mon “ent”*
Very helpful. Alexa. Everyday. My french is progressing very well day by day under your video.
I love Alexa! This is so incredibly helpful. Thank you.
Alexa, I look forward to our time together....you give so many examples that I can practice on my own. Cheers!
You're so welcome! ☺
Watching from Brazil. Did you know that "eu" in Portuguese means I/Je? But in french it sounds completely different. It's nice to learn French with you 😄
Merci Vitor !! 😊
Wow, I only learned this verb previously with one sound. Now it's much harder to create 3 sounds for the one word. To make it easier, the "eu" in open words like "fleure" sounds like the Ö in Turkish. FlEUre, Özel.
I don't speak Turkish but I noticed the same similarity with ö. I speak some German and I think that sound is pretty close to eu in French
Yeah the open "eu" is the same with turkish "ö" sound.
Love your classes Alexa! Merci bcp!!
Super helpful video, I realized I've pronounced "eu" wrong the entire time.
Merci beaucoup madame Alexa!
Vídeos ótimos, excelentes! Nunca pare de fazer, por favor! Simplesmente você me inspirou a aprender Francês. Sou bilingue, falo português (Brasil) e Inglês e meu sonho atualmente é aprender Francês (French) ! Merci!
You teach very good I past my french pronouncition test.mersi!❤️
That's exactly what I was looking for.. thanks! Merci!
Thank you and you are an excellent teacher!!
thanks alot Alexa...I enjoy you teachings..bravo
Your lectures are very helpful.
You could compare this to in German or in some other germanic languages.
thank you so much i really like. everytime i want to practise french if have time im always watching your video. thank you so much.
Very good explanations, and excellent demonstrations :)
Alexa you clarified my confusion over these sounds. Thank you so much
Its a great explanation!! Thank you so much ❤
You are a wonderful teacher thank you
Teacher Alexa I really salute you and love every step
I've learnt alot. Thanks
Alexa is a wonderful and bright teacher
Such a nice teacher
Made my french homework a lot easier thankyou.
Bonjour
I have been enjoying and getting a lot out of your U tube lessons.
Merci beaucoup
Perfect teaching!
A very useful video merci beaucoup!
Thank you so much for these wonderful lessons!!
In my opinion there is an important omission in this lesson: The pronunciation of the (two-letter) word "eu," which is the (very useful) past participle of avoir. Eu is NOT pronounced like the start of the English word "earth" or the i in "first." Its sound does not arise in English (making it hard for Americans to say) but does in German, and of course it's like the u in French "tu." So, for example, eu rhymes tu and du, whereas peu and deux do not!
Louis Jagerman Merci!
Americans do have it in the words "put," "soot," and "look." "first," "fur," and "earth" are wrong as they are more open, just like "beurre" or "veuve" (for the same reason--a fricative consonant following the vowel sound in the same phoneme). You can quibble and say the American sound of "soot" is still wrong because we elongate even our "short" vowels more than the French do, since we do not keep our jaws and cheeks as taut as the French--their "relaxed" filler word when making a speech is "euh," while ours is "uh" so we're far more relaxed (lazy?) in general--but the vowel sound of "soot" or "foot" is still the starting point for an American to say "eu."
You're thinking of the wrong vowel. The vowel in 'eu' is /y/ which is essentially 'i' but with rounded lips. This vowel is absent in most English dialects. The vowel in 'soot', 'put', et al. is /ʊ/ which is pronounced slightly more forward than /u/ and a bit more open and without rounded lips. The two vowels are quite different; /y/ ('eu') is pronounced in the same spot as /i/, so the front of the mouth, while /ʊ/ ('put') is pronounced slightly in front of /u/ but still towards the back of the mouth.
Ah, yes, I think I skipped over the first part of Louis' comment (since it doesn't make any sense, as she DOES cover the past participle of "avoir" in the lesson, starting at 6:15. I was thinking of the other "eu" sounds of the lesson, and only saying the "eu" of "feu" or "dieu" or "peut-etre," sound like the vowels of "put" or "soot" or "look" (only of course a bit more elongated, though not "open," like nearly all vowel sounds are in English in comparison to those of French, Italian, etc.). I understand that the "a eu" has an "eu" that sounds like "tu." I also know the reason for this is the same as why "avoir" conjugation is so weird compared to most "er" or "ir" verbs, which is that it is one of the most common verbs to be used, so its spelling and usage and pronounciation never changed over the centuries. Also, for the record, and I don't know if this is from my Southern Californian dialect or because I spent two years in Bordeaux and Geneva, but when I say "put," my tongue is definitely forward. I think what separates how a French person and an American say the English word "put" would not differ in tongue placement, exactly, but by the fact that the French in general have a more forward leaning JAW, with the cheeks more taut, while the American mouth is much more relaxed (compare the normal pause word in an American speech is "uh" and for a French person it is "euh." So if you looked at an x-ray, the French tongue might be further forward in the frame than the American's, but not more extended from its base--the entire mouth is. Again, I'm now talking about what most of this video is about, the "peu" and "feu" and "pleurer" "eu" sounds.
THis is at time 6:30. It was addressed in the video. :D
Really good explanation, merci
I love the way you teach. Merci beaucoup 😊
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Alexa! You made this so clear!😊
Excellent, merci beaucoup from South Africa.
I like your videos very much and it really helps me... I hope one day i can speak french properly... Many thanks
very intresting vidoes a great way to help me out in learnig french especially in oronouncation. Merci Alexa.
Now i have gotten closed one and open one. Thank you so much.
Its really interesting to learn french from Alexa...Merci beaucoop.
i wonder why i understand madam alexa more than my french teacher at the university.....merci alexa
It would be helpful to add the definite or indefinite articles to the nouns you use. Wouldn't it? I enjoy your lessons!
You're a very good teacher!
très bonne explication. merci infiniment.
I think when pronounced with or without the endings, it will come naturally "peu" "peur"
The two different sounds will come naturally
You are great teacher🤗🤗🤗😊😊😊😊
Alexa, I am an English speaker-American. I speak a little Spanish. Using my limited familiarity with the Spanish language should I be able learn French much easier? I see and hear some French words are similar to Spanish words. Also, I enjoy your lessons very much. Thank you
Any knowledge of language should help you be able to pick up French a little easier but with some knowledge of Spanish it should help a lot as they are both from the same family of languages! Bonne chance!
thank you for your help
you are the best in the world for teaching
I'm enjoying your French lessons!
bonsoir Alex je suis débutant en français mais ta manieur ma beaucoup plait merci beaucoup est je crois avec ta façon on peu apprendre les deux langue a la fois le français et anglais et encore merci mille fois prof Alex
thank you so much, your videos are so helpful
You are the best! Thank you!
Your lessons are great 👍
thank you! I've had so much trouble with this
Very helpful. Thank you.