to people getting discouraged by this: once you speak it casually, you'll pick it up quickly. till then, don't worry! people will still understand you if you pronounce plus in the wrong scenario, it's not too important
@@Kitiwake no, pronunciation is necessary to master any language and be taken seriousy, especially to speak it anywhere else like in casual conversation, for example academically
Pierre's content and delivery cuts straight to the essence of linguistic concepts in an interesting and engaging way. His logical and straightforward explanations have helped to slowly de-mystify the French language for me. Nicely done and much appreciated. Merci.
I’m am so motivated to learn french but all these exceptions, silent pronunciation, tiny rules, and seemingly multiple variations to say the same thing.... I don’t know how I’m going to learn how to speak french :(
@@JaswinderKaur-jz2if if it's any help, the more you listen to native speakers, the more you get used to the words and how they are pronounced and you don´t have to think about the pronunciation rules as much
I took 3 yrs of french in hs and 1 yr in college and I did not learn that much even though i was very focused and did all homework and were very into it
Magnifique information pour apprendre a lire et comprendre sur le theme des mots et phrases en francais et pour apprendre a ecrire questions francaises, thanks you very much for this wonderful information on the theme of french pronunciation for understand more on the french grammar and french vocabulary
Learning french is very challenging!! I started it with greetings and it took a weeks to memorize every sound, pronunciation and intonations. Make me nutty but am trying to continue to learn coz I find it interesting to learn new language. Thanks for sharing your video. It adds to my progression to keep me learning esp.this period of quarantine. It's very useful to me.
Pierre, rather than saying that the _r_ is silent at the end of _-er_ verbs, I think it is easier for students to learn to pronounce _-er_ as a long _a_ (ā) , like the _a_ in the English word hay.
Quick general rule (many exceptions, of course): If a consonant is followed by a vowel, wither within a word or at the beginning of the next word, the consonant is pronounced. Otherwise it is silent. (Again, a quick trick/generalization; there are lots of exceptions).
For English speakers who think silent letters and syllables in French are ridiculous, you obviously haven’t been paying attention to your own language. I think it is fair to say that French actually has more consistent rules (including consistent exceptions) than does English. Unlike French, which is a Latinate Romance language, English is the result of a confluence of many languages. English originnated as a Germanic language (technically an Indo-Germanic language) and was heavily influenced by Saxons, Angles, Jutes and Scandinavian Old Norse thanks to the Viking invasions. All of this is well before we even get to modern English which was created upon the injection of _(Voila!)_ French - approximately 25% of English words are of French origin - due almost entirely to the French Norman conquest of England in 1066, which made French the new “it” language.. By the late Middle Ages, the English we speak today was largely established, though obviosly, it continues to evolve. The English colonization of, well, the world added thousands of new words to the English language from places as far flung as India and China: pajama, veranda, avatar, bangle, bandana, chit, dungaree, cash, catsup/ketchup, brainwash, gung-ho, mandarin, paper tiger, etc. Point being, English, unlike French, is a melange* of at least a dozen disparare languages, including even Persian and Arabic. (*See what I did there?) In brief (or should I say _"En bref"_ ? - since it is literally a borrowed phrase), English is a "Frankenstein's monster" language with parts sewn together over many centuries. Consequently, it is far too much a mish-mash (that's a technical linguistic term 😉) of many different languages to have clear, consistent and obvious rules about spelling and pronunciation. Like all languages, its grammar has a structural logic, but spelling, including which letters to pronounce and when, is not one of them. There was a turn of the centurry attempt to simplify American English by Melvil Dewey (1851-1931; creator of the Dewey Decimal library cataloging system), but obviously it wasn’t much of a success - or would that be _sukses_ ?
no, practically 50% of french word are silents while in english there aren't nearly as many. I get it, english is a chimeral abomination of many languages its like 25% french, 25% greek, 25% latin and 25% god knows what else, but its better than being 100% french
I am attempting to learn French after I gave up on Japanese, and i feel like this I WAAAY easier, I'd rather silent leters than kanji...😵 And plus Google translate with Japanese is like ''wAkAranAi😄" But w/ French is like " Oui oui 😉"
Thanks for this lesson Pierre. Can I correct your English slightly- we don’t say “you have not to say” in English. That’s a deliciously French way to put it. We say simply “you don’t say x”
@@DJ-hf3qq , being French he is using an English language _have_ for the French verb _devoir_ to mean _must_. He’s trying to say to say, “You must not .”
Nope he said "A l'est[e] du parc". We often add an "e" sound after a word that ends with a "d" or a "t" in a sentence to make the whole thing more fluid and to make it easier to pronounce. It's a pretty natural thing in everyday speech, especially when you are reading out loud. It makes everything more comprehensible, otherwise in that sentence you would have to go straight from a "t" sound ("esT") to a "d" sound ("Du") which is hard to pronounce and doesn't sound as good.
Is there a study into the addition of vowels to consonant-ending-words in French? The phonetic “e” sound is present in most languages; it’s interesting to know about modern interpretations of phonetic origins.
There are 92739183923810890670986986979086978798798607980796796978969768978787696989782828473894787858376489748289386483889587547878347878784857856 exceptions altogether in french... (TRUE FACT)
Des tas de remerciements pour vos efforts très utiles ! J'adore qu'il vous fallait corriger une de vos propres phrases à cause d'un point de grammaire.
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to people getting discouraged by this: once you speak it casually, you'll pick it up quickly. till then, don't worry! people will still understand you if you pronounce plus in the wrong scenario, it's not too important
are u a marian
messaging after a year
Isnt that all that matters, to be understood?
@@saritapunia3720 yup i speak french fluently
@@Kitiwake no, pronunciation is necessary to master any language and be taken seriousy, especially to speak it anywhere else like in casual conversation, for example academically
@@soha5318 ohk !!!!!!
Pierre's content and delivery cuts straight to the essence of linguistic concepts in an interesting and engaging way. His logical and straightforward explanations have helped to slowly de-mystify the French language for me. Nicely done and much appreciated. Merci.
I could have say it better. He’s a teacher.
It's a good explanation for silent words in french
I’m am so motivated to learn french but all these exceptions, silent pronunciation, tiny rules, and seemingly multiple variations to say the same thing.... I don’t know how I’m going to learn how to speak french :(
did you make any progress :)
Same , exactly same is happening to me.I don't know now what to do ??
@@JaswinderKaur-jz2if if it's any help, the more you listen to native speakers, the more you get used to the words and how they are pronounced and you don´t have to think about the pronunciation rules as much
Same, I have many troubles with pronunciation and I wish I decided to learn Spanish instead, considering I know a little bit of Spanish already
Listen to movies so then you can get the sound of the language and it become instinctual😁
So, do you read this letter?
Well...yes, but actually no
....Unless it's an exception which in this case it's not but it could be....
The best video about French pronunciation. Thanks a lot!
outstanding lesson. before this lesson reading french was impossible, now its only hard. 😅
Awesome! I took 4 years of french and this video explained it best lol
I took 3 yrs of french in hs and 1 yr in college and I did not learn that much even though i was very focused and did all homework and were very into it
I like the way he teaches. Makes it seem so easy but the truth is French is one language with way too many grammatical rules 😭 hope I get it though
Did you??
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French will eventually evolve to be silent 😄
Hahahaha!
Body language
HAHA, I agree! French will become silent one day LOL
lmaoo
Not with their attitudes 🤣🥲
Boa apresentação.
Je suis brésilien et j'aime la langue française. Au bientôt
Very helpful. Merci.
Learning french is very challenging!! I started it with greetings and it took a weeks to memorize every sound, pronunciation and intonations. Make me nutty but am trying to continue to learn coz I find it interesting to learn new language. Thanks for sharing your video. It adds to my progression to keep me learning esp.this period of quarantine. It's very useful to me.
The STPD --> Stupid connection really helps to remember!
This was really great! Your explanations were very helpful and well organized. 😃
It's a good lesson. Just that the words on the board are too small to see.
Pierre, rather than saying that the _r_ is silent at the end of _-er_ verbs, I think it is easier for students to learn to pronounce _-er_ as a long _a_ (ā) , like the _a_ in the English word hay.
I do that all the time.
even though it was really confusing...but it was also formidable!! and help full so thanks a lot...merci
Merci beaucoup Pierre!! c'est un trés bonne votre vídeo!! vous m'aidez beaucoup 😘
Quick general rule (many exceptions, of course): If a consonant is followed by a vowel, wither within a word or at the beginning of the next word, the consonant is pronounced. Otherwise it is silent. (Again, a quick trick/generalization; there are lots of exceptions).
Merci beaucoup pour l'explanation🙏🙏🙏
Forgot everything- the teacher is cute😍
Merci beaucoup pour votre cours de prononciation!
merci beaucoup! I learned so many things from you guyss!!
Excellent video that what I have been searching for to learn French.
Thank you so much, Pierre!
Merci beaucoup, monsieur... ☺️☺️
Excellent Clarity
Very good job in explaining, I don't find French stupid , I just find it very hard as in difficult! Merci beaucoup pour de lesson !
merci beaucoup. vous etes un bon professeur.
This video is SO helpful! Wonderful!
Thanks a lot! Subscribed and looking to enroll in frenchpod101
Extremely helpful
THANK U MY FRIEND, U WERE SO CLEAR!!!
Great summary!
thank you so much! This lesson has been extra useful
A very helpful video. Sirr. Clear my most of the doughts.. thanks a lot
This is so helpful! Great instructor
Thank you so much!
For English speakers who think silent letters and syllables in French are ridiculous, you obviously haven’t been paying attention to your own language. I think it is fair to say that French actually has more consistent rules (including consistent exceptions) than does English.
Unlike French, which is a Latinate Romance language, English is the result of a confluence of many languages. English originnated as a Germanic language (technically an Indo-Germanic language) and was heavily influenced by Saxons, Angles, Jutes and Scandinavian Old Norse thanks to the Viking invasions.
All of this is well before we even get to modern English which was created upon the injection of _(Voila!)_ French - approximately 25% of English words are of French origin - due almost entirely to the French Norman conquest of England in 1066, which made French the new “it” language.. By the late Middle Ages, the English we speak today was largely established, though obviosly, it continues to evolve. The English colonization of, well, the world added thousands of new words to the English language from places as far flung as India and China: pajama, veranda, avatar, bangle, bandana, chit, dungaree, cash, catsup/ketchup, brainwash, gung-ho, mandarin, paper tiger, etc.
Point being, English, unlike French, is a melange* of at least a dozen disparare languages, including even Persian and Arabic. (*See what I did there?)
In brief (or should I say _"En bref"_ ? - since it is literally a borrowed phrase), English is a "Frankenstein's monster" language with parts sewn together over many centuries. Consequently, it is far too much a mish-mash (that's a technical linguistic term 😉) of many different languages to have clear, consistent and obvious rules about spelling and pronunciation. Like all languages, its grammar has a structural logic, but spelling, including which letters to pronounce and when, is not one of them. There was a turn of the centurry attempt to simplify American English by Melvil Dewey (1851-1931; creator of the Dewey Decimal library cataloging system), but obviously it wasn’t much of a success - or would that be _sukses_ ?
Good write up
no, practically 50% of french word are silents while in english there aren't nearly as many. I get it, english is a chimeral abomination of many languages its like 25% french, 25% greek, 25% latin and 25% god knows what else, but its better than being 100% french
There is a category named P T S D I'm scarred to learn rn
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
@@vminmotivationalcurve88yea64 On the board but the words are jumbled
At our school we call it the STD rule
Magnifique explication.
I am attempting to learn French after I gave up on Japanese, and i feel like this I WAAAY easier, I'd rather silent leters than kanji...😵
And plus Google translate with Japanese is like ''wAkAranAi😄" But w/ French is like " Oui oui 😉"
Excellent teacher.
Me when l’m trying so hard to read a word in French :
French is stupid 😂😂😂
Haha, just like the first time I learnt english..
Now it's easy peasy
Oh
@@etienne7930 since your native languahe is french, do you translate from french to english in your mind?
Or you just think directly in English?
Even better memo : Learning French gives me PTSD
SCOUNDREL Hahaa FANTASTIC!
This is the best!! Hahah
My mouth for whole time trying to read the TRAINING : 😗
sir plz increase volume of ur videos.
but ur content is good
Super useful. Thankssss.
Good job Pierre.
I found it very helpful. Subscribed
Thanks for this lesson Pierre. Can I correct your English slightly- we don’t say “you have not to say” in English. That’s a deliciously French way to put it. We say simply “you don’t say x”
Not to say that my French is perfect yet either! : )
@@DJ-hf3qq , or we say, “One doesn’t say x.”
@@DJ-hf3qq , being French he is using an English language _have_ for the French verb _devoir_ to mean _must_. He’s trying to say to say, “You must not .”
Thank you. :)
Thanks. It is informative
Then why do u have those letters??
Très bon vidéo
Merci pour la classe. La pronounciación en français est plus difficile.
very useful indeed
Good lesson thank you
Thanks for teaching me !!
14:56. it sounded like he said a lest DUDU parc. he said DU twice really quickly
Les-t du
you heard the pronunciation of t which is teh and then du
TEHDU is what you really heard
Although honestly I heard doodoo so I laughed
Nope he said "A l'est[e] du parc". We often add an "e" sound after a word that ends with a "d" or a "t" in a sentence to make the whole thing more fluid and to make it easier to pronounce. It's a pretty natural thing in everyday speech, especially when you are reading out loud. It makes everything more comprehensible, otherwise in that sentence you would have to go straight from a "t" sound ("esT") to a "d" sound ("Du") which is hard to pronounce and doesn't sound as good.
Is there a study into the addition of vowels to consonant-ending-words in French?
The phonetic “e” sound is present in most languages; it’s interesting to know about modern interpretations of phonetic origins.
Thank you
These exceptions are mind boggling 😵💫
Thank you very helpful
merci beaucoup
Why would I write so many letters and not pronounce half of them?! WTF????
nice video! solved my problems
There are 92739183923810890670986986979086978798798607980796796978969768978787696989782828473894787858376489748289386483889587547878347878784857856 exceptions altogether in french... (TRUE FACT)
Very helpful. Note that in English G is not pronounced J.
Great video about what not to pronounce in French!
j'apprends beaucoup
Learned a lot. Merci!
Très agréable explaination
Un _explication_ très agréable, mais un mot meilleure que « agréable » serait « utile ».
Des tas de remerciements pour vos efforts très utiles !
J'adore qu'il vous fallait corriger une de vos propres phrases à cause d'un point de grammaire.
Good explanation .
@cartabs03, _Une bonne explication._
When will you teach to pronounce in Canadian french?
So the language got updated and developed but the scripture didn't?
he's so cute
Nic Z, he's VERY cute!
Legit...he is!!!
No baka!
Is it just me or is this guy really attractive?!
I think it'd be easier to cure every cancer known to man, than to master the french language....
Can relate
Heheh...true enough! ×∆×!
@Nargis.M, évidement, ce n’est pas vrai pas du tout.
Please teach preposition in french
thank you babe
Next how not to pronounce English I volunteer to help this man
I am told, the letter 'G' at the end of the word is also, always silent.
Is that true?
If so...which are the common exceptions.
Basically, all the letters are silent in French. lol ....It sounds difficult in the beginning, after sometime you get used to it though.
You should to make a zoom to there.
you can set most devices to screen zoom with 3 taps..
the setting is in the hidden 'developers options' usually
Very good!
As I understand it, it is: Only say the first half of each word.
U are belle
How r u my dear
@@bsbdabsbda5559 bruh
My man looks like he is about to slay Voldemort. Great video anyways. Loved it and loved the teach's effort.
I always have problems when e is at the end of the word. Do you have a video for that?
Out of 26 alphabets, 16 are silent and the remainings can be ad-hoc silent.
A language typically has one alphabet which is composed of letters.
helps me ALOT merci
chingy888, a lot, not "alot."
@@inkyguy you're not the police mate
@@YourMom-km9ov , neither are you.
“It’s normal to fail”
- the year 2020
Good job Pierre. And you’re really cute also!
Uncle Max, very!
Uh huh
He is too cute!!!
Is it just me or he sounds a bit like Taehyung?!! ^v^
Qu’est-ce que le nom du professeur ?
french is really difficult
12:15 so is the entirety of "que les" silent ?
Good lesson but why is courent pronounced cour instead of couren??