How to pronounce "EU" sound in French (Learn French With Alexa)

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Комментарии • 393

  • @typingcat
    @typingcat 4 года назад +221

    How to pronounce "EU"...
    *Britain has left the chat.*

  • @Inaworldoflove
    @Inaworldoflove 6 лет назад +44

    I look forward to the day where I will be conversing in French with new friends on my French holiday.

    • @DragonFanngg
      @DragonFanngg 3 года назад

      How did that go for you?

    • @Inaworldoflove
      @Inaworldoflove 3 года назад +1

      @@DragonFanngg I gave up. Lol.

    • @lucasargandona4658
      @lucasargandona4658 3 года назад

      @@Inaworldoflove why? How far did you get learning French?

    • @Inaworldoflove
      @Inaworldoflove 3 года назад

      @@lucasargandona4658 I only know a few words and I used them in Montreal on holiday.

    • @jianyang1333
      @jianyang1333 Год назад

      @@DragonFanngg 新年快乐啊😊😊😊,😊😊,😊😊,😊

  • @ayobyable
    @ayobyable 9 лет назад +38

    learning a language is difficult, but with you is so interesting ,merci beaucoup Alexa

  • @kimlau9317
    @kimlau9317 6 лет назад +7

    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 !

  • @lukasmiller486
    @lukasmiller486 6 лет назад +6

    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. ❤️

    • @peace9172
      @peace9172 Год назад

      Wow that is so cool, How did that go?

  • @inv8890
    @inv8890 7 лет назад +73

    I cannot imagine learning French without you Alexa :*:*:*:* merci beaucoup :D:D Bisou-Bisou!!

  • @homegirlcheck7116
    @homegirlcheck7116 3 года назад +3

    This lady deserves everything in this world. Wow her teaching style is so simple yet very good

  • @darceeyates9783
    @darceeyates9783 9 лет назад +3

    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.

  • @sylviagreen9585
    @sylviagreen9585 5 лет назад +7

    I just discovered your french sessions and I am so excited to relearn my high school french and beyond.

  • @samuelwaller4924
    @samuelwaller4924 2 года назад +2

    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!

  • @pauldamse253
    @pauldamse253 4 года назад +5

    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!

  • @jinnykim6923
    @jinnykim6923 8 лет назад +15

    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 !

  • @jacobbenjamingreatman1907
    @jacobbenjamingreatman1907 7 лет назад +3

    fantastic, incisive and making learning French friendly. you are a true graceful teacher. I truly appreciate your teaching

  • @adriennegordon2362
    @adriennegordon2362 9 лет назад

    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

  • @judithflaherty7585
    @judithflaherty7585 4 года назад +5

    Alexa, you are an awesome teacher!! Thank you for your wonderful videos, sharing your knowledge. They have helped my pronunciation tremendously!

  • @edge6488
    @edge6488 8 лет назад +21

    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

  • @brooklyngirl2800
    @brooklyngirl2800 4 года назад +2

    she is amazing! i only enjoy french when i’m watching her , i learn quickly with her

  • @marcosantonioperoza4962
    @marcosantonioperoza4962 9 лет назад +1

    I really appreciate all these videos, because it´s shown in an easy way. Thus, Alexa is very kind and enjoyable.

  • @jumanaanani7400
    @jumanaanani7400 3 года назад +2

    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 ♥️

  • @classicaltutor2370
    @classicaltutor2370 2 года назад +2

    Best explanation I have ever heard of the different ways to pronounce 'eu'. Loved the examples, too!

  • @rezvanbagheri5839
    @rezvanbagheri5839 Год назад

    This teacher is perfect, finally, after a long time, I understood how to pronounce French vocabulary through her easy teaching.🙏

  • @jimwilliams5887
    @jimwilliams5887 7 лет назад +1

    I wish RUclips would have shuffled you into my deck a lot sooner. I'm really enjoying your style of teaching!

  • @ninoninonino981
    @ninoninonino981 8 лет назад +2

    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!!!

  • @sciencelearnremember
    @sciencelearnremember 8 лет назад +2

    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.

    • @MatheusCarvalho-ji5uc
      @MatheusCarvalho-ji5uc 3 года назад

      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

    • @englishnovels
      @englishnovels 2 года назад

      Yeah the open "eu" is the same with turkish "ö" sound.

  • @serenadu2111
    @serenadu2111 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for this very clear explaining! I am confused for a very long time with this "eu" prononciation. Now finally understood ;-)

  • @katekim6358
    @katekim6358 6 лет назад

    I gave up learning French language. Because of the pronunciation. Now I start again with your video. Thank you so much.

  • @ayalsewb927
    @ayalsewb927 6 лет назад +2

    ...simply & clearly. So understandable! Thanks Alexa!!!

  • @holinlee3931
    @holinlee3931 7 лет назад +1

    Thanks, Alexa. Your explanation is not only very clear but interesting.

  • @angelmendez-rivera351
    @angelmendez-rivera351 7 лет назад

    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!

  • @reneeshakara
    @reneeshakara 9 лет назад +3

    Thanks a lot for these comparison! For Asian like myself, it is out of the questions French sound is very difficult and confusing. Please do make videos on all vowel sound difference! It would be amazing to hear them at once as to compare! Bisou bisou !

  • @barbarathornton7811
    @barbarathornton7811 3 года назад +1

    Alexa, I look forward to our time together....you give so many examples that I can practice on my own. Cheers!

  • @the711devin4
    @the711devin4 3 года назад +3

    “English has so many silent letters, it’s so broken!”
    French: *Tenez mon “ent”*

  • @recipe4happiness177
    @recipe4happiness177 2 года назад +1

    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.

  • @annecummingsguam
    @annecummingsguam 7 лет назад +1

    Thank you Alexa. Excellent as always. Your teaching style is very helpful.

  • @ThaiNguyen-to5yv
    @ThaiNguyen-to5yv Год назад

    Super helpful video, I realized I've pronounced "eu" wrong the entire time.
    Merci beaucoup madame Alexa!

  • @Pauline6247
    @Pauline6247 7 лет назад +1

    That was excellent Alexa. Very clear indeed. Thank you.

  • @Mayahueli
    @Mayahueli 8 лет назад +2

    AMAZING! You're a wonderful teacher. Thanks for the numerous examples, they do make the whole thing much more comprehensible. Merci beaucoup :)

  • @bluebird9104
    @bluebird9104 2 года назад

    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!

  • @paulineartery3307
    @paulineartery3307 9 лет назад +1

    Really helpful and easy to follow.

  • @ajaj5197
    @ajaj5197 7 лет назад +1

    I love the way you teaching dear Alexa,you're just an amazing teacher 👨‍🏫:)

  • @pragland
    @pragland 2 года назад

    Merci. Cette vidéo m'a beaucoup aidé. Surtout comme vous avez tellement doucement prononcé.

  • @amrghazali2470
    @amrghazali2470 Год назад

    Very smart, objective and effective way for teaching French, motivating too. Thank you

  • @englishnovels
    @englishnovels 2 года назад +1

    Its a great explanation!! Thank you so much ❤

  • @jinyoungpark8438
    @jinyoungpark8438 9 лет назад

    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 :)

  • @mariaisabelbrenes8183
    @mariaisabelbrenes8183 3 года назад +1

    Love your classes Alexa! Merci bcp!!

  • @theosib
    @theosib 3 года назад

    You could compare this to in German or in some other germanic languages.

  • @karlopeternel7685
    @karlopeternel7685 6 лет назад

    I love u Alexa, u don't have any idea how much help u r in learning French
    U r the best

  • @sidduks9587
    @sidduks9587 6 лет назад +3

    Thank you and you are an excellent teacher!!

  • @sergiogv1983
    @sergiogv1983 8 лет назад +4

    Thank you, Alexa!! Best videos on French pronunciation on RUclips :)

  • @williansousa3820
    @williansousa3820 Год назад

    That's exactly what I was looking for.. thanks! Merci!

  • @nhatanh5574
    @nhatanh5574 2 года назад

    You are wonderful! I love learning French with you. Your pronunciation and structions are clear and easy to take in. Merci beaucoup!!

  • @bitaasadolahi8962
    @bitaasadolahi8962 5 лет назад +1

    You teach very good I past my french pronouncition test.mersi!❤️

  • @badalee__
    @badalee__ 5 лет назад

    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 !!

  • @monicas9105
    @monicas9105 7 лет назад +3

    I love Alexa! This is so incredibly helpful. Thank you.

  • @lepetitespoir8851
    @lepetitespoir8851 3 года назад

    Alexa you clarified my confusion over these sounds. Thank you so much

  • @truthseeker000000
    @truthseeker000000 7 лет назад +1

    I love your French language lessons! I've subscribed!

  • @MkMath
    @MkMath 9 лет назад +1

    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!

  • @Bonnechance123
    @Bonnechance123 4 года назад

    Very helpful. Alexa. Everyday. My french is progressing very well day by day under your video.

  • @alisonwallace5324
    @alisonwallace5324 3 года назад +1

    Very good explanations, and excellent demonstrations :)

  • @lakep7798
    @lakep7798 4 года назад +1

    Thank you, thank you, thank you, Alexa! You made this so clear!😊

  • @leportillow
    @leportillow 7 лет назад +2

    Omg!! i learnd some french because of your podcast!! :')
    You're so incredible!

  • @cirusa12
    @cirusa12 4 месяца назад

    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!

  • @matovuhussien
    @matovuhussien Год назад

    Teacher Alexa I really salute you and love every step

  • @cissycera7029
    @cissycera7029 10 месяцев назад

    thanks alot Alexa...I enjoy you teachings..bravo

  • @sirbimsaranadirangaalmedaa403
    @sirbimsaranadirangaalmedaa403 2 года назад +1

    A very useful video merci beaucoup!

  • @mahmoudolabi3939
    @mahmoudolabi3939 7 лет назад

    Alexa is a wonderful and bright teacher

  • @giovannacorsi8387
    @giovannacorsi8387 6 лет назад +1

    Thank you so much for these wonderful lessons!!

  • @mirasolboisvert6396
    @mirasolboisvert6396 6 лет назад +1

    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.

  • @ljagerman1
    @ljagerman1 9 лет назад +9

    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!

    • @clasherstopa.b7449
      @clasherstopa.b7449 7 лет назад

      Louis Jagerman Merci!

    • @kjaime7030
      @kjaime7030 7 лет назад +3

      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."

    • @justanothergirl__
      @justanothergirl__ 7 лет назад +2

      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.

    • @kjaime7030
      @kjaime7030 7 лет назад

      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.

    • @ChristinaRichardsonFitness
      @ChristinaRichardsonFitness 5 лет назад

      THis is at time 6:30. It was addressed in the video. :D

  • @isabelclapp5540
    @isabelclapp5540 7 лет назад

    Made my french homework a lot easier thankyou.

  • @meshmelania3933
    @meshmelania3933 7 лет назад

    i wonder why i understand madam alexa more than my french teacher at the university.....merci alexa

  • @dixit246
    @dixit246 3 года назад

    Your lectures are very helpful.

  • @amnaa1760
    @amnaa1760 9 лет назад

    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

  • @xiaovikstorm57
    @xiaovikstorm57 5 лет назад

    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 😄

  • @uthmanmuhammad7397
    @uthmanmuhammad7397 4 года назад

    You are a wonderful teacher thank you

  • @gylonmyly1697
    @gylonmyly1697 6 лет назад

    Now i have gotten closed one and open one. Thank you so much.

  • @vinaysingh-ks7xe
    @vinaysingh-ks7xe 7 лет назад +1

    Its really interesting to learn french from Alexa...Merci beaucoop.

  • @fggolding
    @fggolding 6 лет назад

    You really are a teacher. A very good one.

  • @abdelkaderboussalama2680
    @abdelkaderboussalama2680 7 лет назад

    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

  • @marialascaibar6385
    @marialascaibar6385 Год назад

    Thank you. Great classes.

  • @adhiamboannette8318
    @adhiamboannette8318 Год назад

    I've learnt alot. Thanks

  • @shahidulislam2300
    @shahidulislam2300 3 года назад

    très bonne explication. merci infiniment.

  • @usmanhaiderqadri6071
    @usmanhaiderqadri6071 7 лет назад +1

    Such a nice teacher

  • @angakingtutube
    @angakingtutube 7 лет назад

    It would be helpful to add the definite or indefinite articles to the nouns you use. Wouldn't it? I enjoy your lessons!

  • @saraelsaid1271
    @saraelsaid1271 9 лет назад

    I like your videos very much and it really helps me... I hope one day i can speak french properly... Many thanks

  • @karthickk3263
    @karthickk3263 6 лет назад

    you are the best in the world for teaching

  • @STO_1601
    @STO_1601 7 лет назад +1

    Hi Alexa, You should included the word "heureux" meaning happy. That one has both the open and close sounds of "EU". It's funny word the say too.

  • @lifedancer4486
    @lifedancer4486 9 лет назад

    Excellent, merci beaucoup from South Africa.

  • @mimipan7969
    @mimipan7969 6 лет назад

    Thank you so much Alexa for a big help on ‘eu’

  • @ngochieunguyen9275
    @ngochieunguyen9275 4 года назад +1

    I'm having a difficulty pronouncing EU and OU, it sounds exactly the same!

  • @vickdelonge
    @vickdelonge 9 лет назад +1

    thank you so much, your videos are so helpful

  • @roseabetianbe2874
    @roseabetianbe2874 3 года назад

    Perfect teaching!

  • @valeriemifsud1169
    @valeriemifsud1169 9 лет назад

    very intresting vidoes a great way to help me out in learnig french especially in oronouncation. Merci Alexa.

  • @vicenteramos2962
    @vicenteramos2962 8 лет назад +1

    I'm enjoying your French lessons!

  • @videoguy2072
    @videoguy2072 3 года назад

    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

    • @learnfrenchwithalexa
      @learnfrenchwithalexa  3 года назад

      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!

  • @alancabra
    @alancabra 6 лет назад

    thank you because the 'eu' participle exception was driving me crazy!

  • @mohammadamiri8847
    @mohammadamiri8847 4 года назад

    Really good explanation, merci

  • @alaaseada4659
    @alaaseada4659 9 лет назад +3

    Very enjoyable and rich of info as usual, thanks Alexa. Have a nice day :)

  • @arnavafreeonlineteacher2532
    @arnavafreeonlineteacher2532 7 лет назад

    That's very good Alexa. Thanks to help...... merci beaucoup Alexa

  • @Michael-vy7xg
    @Michael-vy7xg 9 лет назад +3

    Just marvelous. Great explanations, thanks, Alexa :)