This is truly useful to anyone who is looking to just learn how to get through a conversation like this without making embarassing errors. This should be distributed to all visitors to France two weeks before arrival. Despite years of learning French, what matters is to be with francophones to observe precisely what they really say in such situations. It is so helpful. Thankyou for this.
Wonderful as always Geraldine. Living here for 22 years, I understood most of the conversations, but my aural understanding is still woozy so I got more out of the non-subtitled conversation bits so I can listen to the SPOKEN words. Merci! More of these would be great. One picky note, however: when you flashed a picture of the filet mignon during the resto conversation, it was an American BEEF filet mignon, not the usual French PORK filet mignon. It took me a while to discover the difference. Picky, I realize, but I don't want anyone to be surprised when their plat arrives. Thanks as always for a great video. Cheers!
So helpful! More of this please? I realize that learning French for reading before my PhD really doesn't help much with everyday spoken situations...! But I can manage journal articles in my field more-or-less. Merci beaucoup!
These are fantastic, Géraldine! I am actually doing food vocabulary & restaurant/cafe ordering at the moment, so this is a perfect thing to direct my students too. I also have been focusing on how important “s’il vous plaît” & “au revoir, bonne journée” is in France, so it’s gratifying to see that reflected here as well. 😊
After getting my degree in French, this exact kind of dialogue was exactly where I felt my French was lacking when I moved there. I could talk all a day about literature and characters motivations, etc. but it took me a while to get this kind of chatty, life situations dialogue down with its specific rhythms and phrases (“Et avec ceci?” at the bakery being a great example). This would have been amazing to have. This is going to be a great help to many people learning. Thank you!
I understood all the spoken French in 1 to 5 as these are situations I am familiar with in every day life. However, number 6 was more difficult as I have never been invited to visit anyone although I live in France.
Merci Geraldine, super video et tres utile comme toujours. Souvent j’ai entendu “je vais apporter quelque chose.” Apporter ou amener, tous les deux ca va ?
I see now the problem in America with ordering "espresso"-- so many say "expresso", and we regard it as a mispronunciation. But I see that is the French version of the coffee.
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This is truly useful to anyone who is looking to just learn how to get through a conversation like this without making embarassing errors. This should be distributed to all visitors to France two weeks before arrival. Despite years of learning French, what matters is to be with francophones to observe precisely what they really say in such situations. It is so helpful. Thankyou for this.
This is exactly the video I've been looking for! More of these please! Merci beaucoup !
Merci Géraldine
Vous êtes très gentille et généreuse.
Très splendide et grand et superbe leçon du debut de journée
Merci à vous- some useful language structure/phrases/mots for every day situations.
Wonderful as always Geraldine. Living here for 22 years, I understood most of the conversations, but my aural understanding is still woozy so I got more out of the non-subtitled conversation bits so I can listen to the SPOKEN words. Merci! More of these would be great. One picky note, however: when you flashed a picture of the filet mignon during the resto conversation, it was an American BEEF filet mignon, not the usual French PORK filet mignon. It took me a while to discover the difference. Picky, I realize, but I don't want anyone to be surprised when their plat arrives. Thanks as always for a great video. Cheers!
I had the same thing happen mdr. I had to learn that a filet mignon here in the US is a filet de boeuf in France! The pork filet is very tasty tho 🙂
Cette vidéo est vraiment utile. Merci Géraldine!
So helpful! More of this please?
I realize that learning French for reading before my PhD really doesn't help much with everyday spoken situations...! But I can manage journal articles in my field more-or-less.
Merci beaucoup!
Listening is the thing I really need to improve so this video was excellent. Thank you.
The dialogues are easy to understand. Merci Mme.
Bravo Geraldine! Perfect for my learners who are all seniors some in their 80s! This will be great as we have done conversations in a bakery 😊
These are fantastic, Géraldine! I am actually doing food vocabulary & restaurant/cafe ordering at the moment, so this is a perfect thing to direct my students too. I also have been focusing on how important “s’il vous plaît” & “au revoir, bonne journée” is in France, so it’s gratifying to see that reflected here as well. 😊
After getting my degree in French, this exact kind of dialogue was exactly where I felt my French was lacking when I moved there. I could talk all a day about literature and characters motivations, etc. but it took me a while to get this kind of chatty, life situations dialogue down with its specific rhythms and phrases (“Et avec ceci?” at the bakery being a great example). This would have been amazing to have. This is going to be a great help to many people learning. Thank you!
So helpful,bonjour
❤ thanks the main thing i have hoped to see ion your videos is more spoken french /less english!
I understood all the spoken French in 1 to 5 as these are situations I am familiar with in every day life. However, number 6 was more difficult as I have never been invited to visit anyone although I live in France.
Merci Géraldine..Parfait!
C‘est vraiment génial 👍
This really helped me! Thank you. I really like the format. The conversation sure was fast but...tant pis!
Moi, je suis vraiment content de decouvrir cette leçon parce que je practique parler en français.
J’aime le format! Excellent complément à d’autres exercices.
Moi, je trouve cette présentation très utile. À mon niveau, ça m’aide beaucoup. Bravo Géraldine. Au samedi prochain.
Bonjour! Very useful video! I also love your sweather. Can you tell from which brand it is? Merci!
bien explique merci madame😊
Merci à l'avance.
Ce vidéo était parfait car je pars pour Bordeaux demain matin de bonne heure!! Peutêtre je prends un café viennois demain matin!
No wonder I got confused, prendre uses the compound future tense!
Merci Geraldine, super video et tres utile comme toujours. Souvent j’ai entendu “je vais apporter quelque chose.” Apporter ou amener, tous les deux ca va ?
Très bien !
These seem very useful---spoken French is very hard to understand !!
Bonjour Geraldine. Comment est-ce qu'on prononce ce mot ' Lagos'( à Nigeria)?
I see now the problem in America with ordering "espresso"-- so many say "expresso", and we regard it as a mispronunciation. But I see that is the French version of the coffee.
I wish you spoke French in your examples,but nice. Channel
i must say ''il vous rest'' got me confused for have you got, i would have said ''est ce que vous avez''