A million years ago, to pronounce the 'u' sound (e.g. from dessus), we were advised to put our mouth and lips as if we were going to say 'ooo' but then try to say 'eee'. It works!
I won’t repeat what’s been said about the wonderful content, I just want to add I love your style! From the background to your clothes, the colors, all make the videos more fun and interesting to watch. Merci!
I feel at a losee I have never come across your channel until now. I've spent too long trying to get on with French and doing so unsuccessfully. Thank you for this channel! You're truly wonderful!
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Exellent and very clear explanations for us learners. One thing; avoir l'air can translate literally into English, as in "he has the air of a contented man".
I just applied for a job where I thought only English, Spanish and Dutch were required. Turns out, their primary interest is French. I took one year of French in high school 35 years ago but I thought, wth? I'll go for it. So here I am trying to get to intermediate level before I get the first interview within a few days. 😅 This is the best channel I have found so far, and I've checked a lot! I may have hope. 😁
@@SimonHuggins They were taking forever to reply, then I got word from an insider that the company had placed all hiring on hold. Decided to start my own business in the food industry instead. Now all I need to know is bain-marie, déglacer, mise en place... 😄
The English translation of "Elle est encore moins motivée que moi" raises an interesting point of English grammar. The formal translation should be '... less motivated than I,' although the informal version 'than me' is frequently used. When you want to be sure which is correct, finish the sentence. She is less motivated that I am.
I don’t know about memorizing but I just saw a pattern thanks to your lesson. I think every beginner will eventually learn the word ‘sur’. Now tell us to add ‘des’ in front of the word and change the last letter to an ‘s’. I think this will allow to see the difference between dessus and dessous. Merci!
Géraldine, merci beaucoup pour vos superbes vidéos qui m'ont énormément aidé. Je suis seychelloise et j'ai parlé plus créole que français et j'ai perdu confiance en mon français - je comprends plus que je ne parle, mais en utilisant vos vidéos comme cours de remise à niveau, je me suis grandement amélioré. Merci beaucoup.
Have fun improving your French language skills. I am happy that you use both Creole and French. I enjoy spoken dialects of various languages. To me Modern Spoken French is a dialect of the standard French language. Both wonderful languages.
Learning french in elementary school in Canada - English part - we learned a song that i still use to remind myself. Sous sur dans devant derrier devant derrier devant derriere sous sur dans devant derriere a cote de. Sung to london bridges melody.
That’s soooo awesome! I learnt so much in this lesson! It may have to watch a few times to absorb it all but I love the way you summarised it. Thanks ❤🌞
Geraldine!! Would one day be possible if you could do a video comparing the similarities between French and "Mexican Spanish" how you call it 😜??? -I'll keep posting this message'til you see it- lol THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE EFFORT YOU PUT INTO THESE LESSONS.
Many thanks, Geraldine, for bringing together some important elements of spoken French in one video. Regarding Sortir and Partir, actually, there is a pretty good match in English for these verbs and, so I have had no difficulty differentiating between the two. Sortir - to step/go out (of the room, or the house) Partir - to leave.
Salut,Géraldine! C'est nickel, ta vidéo! Je l'ai trouvée très intéressante et utile! C'était une excellente leçon de révision!J'ai appris un tas de nouvelles choses, donc je vous en dois une fière chandelle! Merci et à plus!
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You translated the sentence "Si je gagne, j'achète une voiture" as "If I win, I buy a car". I would actually prefer to use the simple future for the second part of the sentence: "If I win, I will buy a car". Any native English speaker to agree or disagree?
The problem teaching French to Anglos is that they insist on taking French back to English (as if to verify its correctness). I'm as guilty as anyone. The secret: forget English syntax; learn French.
C'est correct Manfred! In English we would say the future of 'to buy' after a SI clause. MAIS (but) in French, it works to have IF (present) then (present) however it's usually for events that happen regularly and as a rule. Winning the lottery might not be a very regular thing (for me at least!) but you can try other SI examples: Si je suis en retard, je m'excuse toujours. S'il pleut le matin, elle prend son parapluie :)
Mil gracias, y felicidades por un trabajo tan excelente! Your teaching style is a great match for my learning style!! Je suis si hereux de avoir te trouver! Gil en San Francisco
HI Geraldine, Thank you for your wonderfully clear instruction on these videos. I am curious however, about one thing in this lesson. Why do you not automatically use a liaison with pas encore? Merci.
Merci! I feel my brain growing. Understandable for a grandmother trying to learn. Minor suggestion for your English that always trips me up: ADjective, not adJECTive. ❤
Whaaaaat?? You’re half Mexican?? No wonder I was like she looks kinda familiar 🤣🤣🤣how did your mom end up in France from Mexique??🤔🤔I know Spanish & English, progressing well in French thanks for these great videos
It seems strange to me, Si j'étais riche... takes the imperfect in French If I were rich - takes the subjunctive in English. (although many English speakers would wrongly say "If I was rich")
At TimeMarker (03:47 mm:ss), in this example, shouldn't the sentence (both in English and French) "She is even more unmotivated than ME." rather be: "She is even more unmotivated than *I*." ??? ADDENDUM: Ooops! I see that Steve Zee (below), already spied this grammatical booby-trap! Cheers!
The French do say that very fast. Sometimes it just sounds like "Je pas." But then in English we often mutter "dunno," or even "d'no. " Don't worry about it.
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A million years ago, to pronounce the 'u' sound (e.g. from dessus), we were advised to put our mouth and lips as if we were going to say 'ooo' but then try to say 'eee'. It works!
C'était la même pour moi !
Nice!
I learned that way in high school year 200p
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I won’t repeat what’s been said about the wonderful content, I just want to add I love your style! From the background to your clothes, the colors, all make the videos more fun and interesting to watch. Merci!
Hi Geraldine! I studied French for years ( in the 1980s) and I’ve never had such a fabulous teacher as you! Thank you so much!!!!!
I feel at a losee I have never come across your channel until now. I've spent too long trying to get on with French and doing so unsuccessfully. Thank you for this channel! You're truly wonderful!
Great French instructor here 👆🏻!
Thank you for the great sound quality! It helps a lot for someone who cannot hear well.
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Fantastique, Geraldine! Merci beaucoup!
Thank you!! You are the best French teacher ever!!
Exellent and very clear explanations for us learners. One thing; avoir l'air can translate literally into English, as in "he has the air of a contented man".
J'adore ce medley! Très bonne idée de regrouper pour un niveau intermédiaire. Je partagerai ça.
I just applied for a job where I thought only English, Spanish and Dutch were required. Turns out, their primary interest is French. I took one year of French in high school 35 years ago but I thought, wth? I'll go for it. So here I am trying to get to intermediate level before I get the first interview within a few days. 😅 This is the best channel I have found so far, and I've checked a lot! I may have hope. 😁
How did it go?
@@SimonHuggins They were taking forever to reply, then I got word from an insider that the company had placed all hiring on hold. Decided to start my own business in the food industry instead. Now all I need to know is bain-marie, déglacer, mise en place... 😄
@@marinadelrey5512
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Good luck 😊
May the job that requires speaking 4 languages never find me …
The English translation of "Elle est encore moins motivée que moi" raises an interesting point of English grammar. The formal translation should be '... less motivated than I,' although the informal version 'than me' is frequently used. When you want to be sure which is correct, finish the sentence. She is less motivated that I am.
...*than I am.
we don't learn english here
I don’t know about memorizing but I just saw a pattern thanks to your lesson. I think every beginner will eventually learn the word ‘sur’. Now tell us to add ‘des’ in front of the word and change the last letter to an ‘s’. I think this will allow to see the difference between dessus and dessous. Merci!
I love the teaching aids. I shall always associate them with these creatures.
I love these videos! You are an excellent teacher, merci
I love your channel! Thank you for everything you do to prosper the French language among non-French speakers!
In German we have a word equivalent to the French SI in responding affirmatively to a negative question: DOCH!
and it's "jo" in Norwegian, and "yo" in Turkish
Géraldine, merci beaucoup pour vos superbes vidéos qui m'ont énormément aidé. Je suis seychelloise et j'ai parlé plus créole que français et j'ai perdu confiance en mon français - je comprends plus que je ne parle, mais en utilisant vos vidéos comme cours de remise à niveau, je me suis grandement amélioré. Merci beaucoup.
Have fun improving your French language skills. I am happy that you use both Creole and French. I enjoy spoken dialects of various languages. To me Modern Spoken French is a dialect of the standard French language. Both wonderful languages.
Je’ adore ta classe . Mercy Beaucoup
Learning french in elementary school in Canada - English part - we learned a song that i still use to remind myself. Sous sur dans devant derrier devant derrier devant derriere sous sur dans devant derriere a cote de. Sung to london bridges melody.
❤ Géraldine Luper ❤ Géraldine, merci d'être là pour nous. ❤ J'aime tellement le français. ❤
all french teachers are quite very very good.
That’s soooo awesome! I learnt so much in this lesson! It may have to watch a few times to absorb it all but I love the way you summarised it. Thanks ❤🌞
Thank you.The dessus and dessous sound exactly the same to me no matter how hard I listen but maybe I can make it sound clearer when I say it now.
the sounds u and ou are really different with the proper accent
The "u" sounds is like the "eeuw" sound if you think something's yucky or disgusting. The "ou" sound is like, "ooh! Delicious!" 😊😊
I'm actually a little jealous that your English is so good, maybe one day my French will be just as good 🤔
Merci! :)
What a great lesson!! Merci beaucoup Géraldine, I will be watching this a few more time!! 😊
Thank you very much Teacher. Student from Sydney, Australia.
Teacher you have done it so well....thank you so much❤
I wosh I still have my retentive memory at age 70. I am learning a lot from this app e.g. grammar, conjugation, vocabulary, et pronunciation.
I appreciate you using IPA to show pronunciation. Thanks a lot
Awesome i enjoy your lesson .Great teacher
You are an excellent teacher!!!
Merci beaucoup cherié.I was really inspired by the lessons . I'm trying my best to learn the language and you are sugaring my interest.
Geraldine!! Would one day be possible if you could do a video comparing the similarities between French and "Mexican Spanish" how you call it 😜???
-I'll keep posting this message'til you see it- lol
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE EFFORT YOU PUT INTO THESE LESSONS.
Many thanks, Geraldine, for bringing together some important elements of spoken French in one video. Regarding Sortir and Partir, actually, there is a pretty good match in English for these verbs and, so I have had no difficulty differentiating between the two. Sortir - to step/go out (of the room, or the house) Partir - to leave.
To part is even closer
very good french teaching, I am impressed. thank you
thank you for the precious lesson!
Merci
Bravo! 🎉 🎉🎉J'aime trop le video❤❤❤ Merci beaucoup!
Salut,Géraldine! C'est nickel, ta vidéo! Je l'ai trouvée très intéressante et utile! C'était une excellente leçon de révision!J'ai appris un tas de nouvelles choses, donc je vous en dois une fière chandelle!
Merci et à plus!
Vous êtes le meilleur merci beaucoup
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Very good lessons! Well explained!
Thankyou finally i have managed to progress my French. You put it across so well. I am a lost cause when it comes to French!!😂
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Very well done. Thank you.
I love this lesson! Merci ❤!
Excellent lesson!
You translated the sentence "Si je gagne, j'achète une voiture" as "If I win, I buy a car". I would actually prefer to use the simple future for the second part of the sentence: "If I win, I will buy a car". Any native English speaker to agree or disagree?
I agree, but both work. Would she have said, “ je vais acheter une voiture” or j’acheterai un voiture”?
The problem teaching French to Anglos is that they insist on taking French back to English (as if to verify its correctness). I'm as guilty as anyone. The secret: forget English syntax; learn French.
C'est correct Manfred! In English we would say the future of 'to buy' after a SI clause. MAIS (but) in French, it works to have IF (present) then (present) however it's usually for events that happen regularly and as a rule. Winning the lottery might not be a very regular thing (for me at least!) but you can try other SI examples: Si je suis en retard, je m'excuse toujours. S'il pleut le matin, elle prend son parapluie :)
Hey beautiful you earned one more subscriber. I like that you translate instantly. Great i will follow you from usa.🎉🎉🎉
Mil gracias, y felicidades por un trabajo tan excelente! Your teaching style is a great match for my learning style!! Je suis si hereux de avoir te trouver! Gil en San Francisco
Thank you so.much for this dessus ou desous is my lesson in translation.
Simply top class.
Really good review
You are brilliant!
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Funny in Spanish we say, le da un aire, he looks like, il a l’air 😊
J’aime cette vidéo beaucoup parce que je apprends à locale française . Merci de ça
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Well, this is different living in Kentucky. I guess now it's not as much. But I grew up in 1990. Crazy era.
brilliant
Great video! Thanks
Love this video!
HI Geraldine, Thank you for your wonderfully clear instruction on these videos. I am curious however, about one thing in this lesson. Why do you not automatically use a liaison with pas encore? Merci.
J'adore! Merci beaucoup!
Another selfish idiot who wants all of the language in anglosajón. All of the languages are correct to explain the situation
Merci! I feel my brain growing. Understandable for a grandmother trying to learn. Minor suggestion for your English that always trips me up: ADjective, not adJECTive. ❤
you're fabulous!
Whaaaaat?? You’re half Mexican?? No wonder I was like she looks kinda familiar 🤣🤣🤣how did your mom end up in France from Mexique??🤔🤔I know Spanish & English, progressing well in French thanks for these great videos
I like this because it is learning from a person talking like a normal person.
All the other videos are like robots talking.
I'm really enjoying the compilation videos! Merci pour tout!
Mon Dieu The French is so very simple that if you have a problem with it, you need to return to grammar school and begin to learn
I'm not senseless I do appreciate about good and idifty bad
First time heard how to do ‘than’
My gosh! She is Amelie Poulain!
phew , every time i think i know a bit french i am feeling i dont know anything
It seems strange to me,
Si j'étais riche... takes the imperfect in French
If I were rich - takes the subjunctive in English. (although many English speakers would wrongly say "If I was rich")
J,aimes bien apprends le français avec vous
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merci beaucoup
Ce vidéo est très utiler!!! Merci beaucoup pour ça!!!
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She said " you can practice sitting on your couch in your house" and im watching this video on my couch 😂
Merci bien pour tous les vidéos!
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C'est trop utile!
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1000 likes!!!!!!
Merci beaucoup pour le leçons ✍️✍️✍️
Another selfish idiot who wants all of the language in anglosajón All of the languages are correct to explain the situation
Which software are u using to edit videos?
Fine
Bonjour madame. Je n'ai pas l'air d'etre malade. Je suis contente d'etre presente dans votre classe. Je vous salue de la jamaique.
At TimeMarker (03:47 mm:ss), in this example, shouldn't the sentence (both in English and French) "She is even more unmotivated than ME." rather be: "She is even more unmotivated than *I*." ??? ADDENDUM: Ooops! I see that Steve Zee (below), already spied this grammatical booby-trap! Cheers!
6:51
Remember sous chef .... the guy /guyess who does all the real work
Merci beaucoup. : )
The fraise is so simple that you must be very unhappy with yourself for not understanding the two very easy words
Vraiment marrant! Merci.
The French is so:simple that you must be very unhappy with yourself for not understanding it
@@ronaldmessina4229 Qui t'a dit que je parlais pas francais? De plus, moi je suis trilingue. Combient de langues parlez-vouz? Commentaire etrange...
You are doing a great job though you are a bit fast
What makes me hard to learn frence. I am asean please cross out letters that should no be pronounce. Is there linking of words in frence?
Bonjour Géraldine ! Est-ce > or > s'il vous plaît ? Aussi.....pourquoi vous avez écrit le féminin...passée ?
Brosse à dents. On se brosse les dents, jamais une seule^^
Le lapin est passé. C'est une erreur.
Merci !
@@gazalakhan8113 de rien^^
You said your mother is Mexican: I wonder does she know: because you resemble my friend Rubi! 😊
Bon Soir Geraldine. Pas feeling "stupid." Pas de tout. Je t'apprie. : )
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I think there’s an mistake at 3.17 about the rain it’s says “je said pas” but I hear u say “ je ne sais pas…”
The French do say that very fast. Sometimes it just sounds like "Je pas." But then in English we often mutter "dunno," or even "d'no. " Don't worry about it.
Sorry, I misread your comment! You were wondering about the translated subtitle. Yes, that was a mistake.
C’est magnifíquele, merci beaucoup
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Superbe et merci Géraldine. Je cherche toujours le pdf??
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8:39 😂
J'aime ca beaucoup. D'ac. Bonne Nuite. : )
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Pardon Geraldine Vous recommend un livre en Francais pour votre lecons un livre Francaise/text/ un textbook?