One of my favorite things is when a person from Quebec is speaking French and then all of a sudden they throw in an English word and it sounds like they're American for a second 😂
It’s really just a part of our language 😄 it’s made of a lot of French from France words and a bit of English words as our language grew up with the American English
Quebec actually speaks the most accurate version of 'old french' if I don't say sht we speak a french that was spoken by 'the bourgeoisie'. Just thought it could be interesting
I heard a twang, the tone seems More open and less nasal as opposed to the nasal quality of French French. Also, I hear more rhoticity in the Rs as opposed to the throaty Rs of European French But what do I know? I’m an American with a slight Minnesotan twang 🤷🏼♂️
@@antonboludo8886 Correct. That is because the vowels, more numerous, are pronounced with a more relaxed mouth leading to a diphthong very often. That was true in old French. I am not sure why French, in Paris, lost that feature. As you pointed out, longer vowels as well. So maître and mettre are still different in QC. Also pâte and patte are different. The circumflex is actually pronounced on a and e. (not on u or i as in Paris French).
Wow. To me, Parisian French sounds much more serious, polite (everything enunciated very carefully and consciously), and even a bit formal, that might be why it sounds more romantic and stronger for that purpose. Like wanting to make a strong and clear impression when meeting someone for the first time. Quebec French sounds much warmer, more personal/intimate and friendly/playful to me. So when you already are already close with someone and talk about things much more casually and with depth.
@@ericmorris1409 Yes, of course, but I meant that in general, many people identify France with only Paris. I think that the guy from Paris also has Japanese ancestry. I seem to remember that from another video. I am from Montreal, but I personally do not speak French in the Québécois way. Québec is actually not a slice of French culture in North America, as even many Montreal native-English speakers believe. It is actually a North American culture in the French Language. They have evolved their own distinct identity over the centuries. As you can see at 1:14, he is holding an English Rose, not a French Lily, LOL! xD The Quebec Licence plates bear the Slogan ''Je me souviens'', which is part of a famous poem. It translates into "I remember that born under the Lily, I grew under the Rose...".
Makes sense, north Americans are generally more warm and friendly, that geographic and cultural difference permeates I to the culture over 300 years. Canadian french is such an interesting adaptation of a living, breathing french in a English dominated technological world.
I’m partial to the Quebecois accent because I’m Canadian. I think it’s so cute and friendly sounding. I love the bounciness of the prosody. That said, I do think the Parisian accent does sound romantic...perhaps similar to how many English speakers in North America think a British accent sounds more elevated.
So hard to decide. France French sounds more formal and beautifully enunciated, but Québécois sounds more friendly and down-to-earth. I think I'd feel the latter was being more honest with me. Maybe I'm biased though as I'm an anglophone Canadian with an Acadian mother (and Acadian French sounds harsher than Québécois)
Les Québécois semblent plus virils, le sont-ils vraiment? Je ne sais pas. J'aime l'accent québécois chanté mais Charles Aznavour est le plus sexy d'entre tous quand il chante, sa voix, ses paroles et sa musique me chavirent. Je sais il est décédé, il n'est pas de cette époque mais il demeure pour moi le meilleur.
Mais si tu entends parler avec l'accent parisien, c'est très sympa et familier ! Je parle du VRAI parisien, avec la voix qui traîne. Tu peux l'écouter dans le filme « Hôtel du Nord » ; la répliquee le plus célèbre est « Atmospère, atmosphère ! Est-ce que j'ai une gueule d'atmosphère ? » On entend les vois d'Arletty, très parisienne, et Louis Jouvet : th-cam.com/video/KYic1U1a6yw/w-d-xo.html. Ça, oui ; c'est du parisien ! et c'est celui que j'ai appris quand j'étais petit. Salut, Eiffel.
Of course, when you live anywhere besides Paris, even if you are French, the Parisians critique your accent. So who knows what a 'real french accent' sounds like.
Perhaps that "American" sound comes from those R-colored vowels in the Québecois accent? R-colored vowels are, after all, a major feature of several North American English dialects.
@@todayyesterday MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY! Quebec french sounds like a rural version of French. That's how cantonese sounds to me compared to mandarin as well.
Fun fact, I read recently that the Quebec French accent is actually closer to the French of the 18th century than it is with modern French in terms of accent. In particular it is said that 18th century French royalty spoke with an accent similar to the Quebec accent.
Nope, it has changed as much as any other french, but people think that because it started to deviate from French french around that time and just changed a different set of vocabulary and pronunciation. There are also old words used in france that had been left behind in Quebec
Same is true of Cajun French from Louisiana. A lot of the words are identical to 17th century, without any evolution due to it being isolated from the rest of the francophone world. So the words and phrases (and sounds) still used today sound archaic to modern French speakers
For me, both have a good accent, the quebecois sound more fresh, more young, I don´t know, the parisien sounds more french. Both sound romantic even I prefer Big Bong because his voice!
French from Québec is more fun!!! Quebeccers are down to earth, lots of "s'avoir vivre", extremely friendly, hospitable and humorist. While Parisien French is cuter, their mentality is not worth a lick next to a Quebeccer. There's another old French in Canada known as ACADIANS. The accent is very heavy and sometimes not easily understood because of very old words, i.e. "ton butin" instead of "tes biens" (your goods) OR "des hardes" instead of "des vêtements" (clothing) SORRY FOLKS 🤩
@@MaestroSangurasu It is French, but old French from 400 years ago, affected by USA and British English. It is not a dialect, however, it is real French.
I'm from Canada and I always find Parisian accents more difficult to understand than other accents I've heard from France. For me Miguel was easier to understand lol
The Parisian guy just edges it when they speak French, but the Quebec guy beats him when they speak English as he is totally bi-lingual... you wouldn't even guess he was a native French speaker when you hear him speaking English so perfectly! When they sing in French it's a dead heat by the way!! Cool to see such talent and friendship between you guys :)
I have always been obsessed with Québec’s culture/food/language, but I genuinely can’t tell which accent I think is more romantic of the two options 😂. I have to say, I freaking LOVE this video. You’re awesome, and thank you sm for being the one to make this!!! I’m gonna have to watch it again and force myself to decide a winner hahahhaaa
In the USA. we have years of cinema and TV telling us that the Parisian accent is sexy. Most of us have no exposure to the Quebec dialect. Parisians speak in a certain way that we also think of as exuding sophistication which is what Parisians aspire to. Celine Dion on the other hand is purely Quebecoise and even though she is one of the most rich and famous people in North America, she comes across as down to earth in both English and French, which makes people love her (or hate her) but it is very Quebecois. France has a bunch of accents that aren't Parisian, and some of those don't sound quite as sophisticated. Just like Australian compared to standard British English, Quebecois use more diphthongs that to some ears makes it seem 'twangy", but once again this is due to our prejudices. In the end we are all influenced by a lifetime of media and language exposure that leads us to make judgments of a language. (My preference is the Quebec version, because I like the less informal feel that I take from it)
Cute video. Parisian French sounds like French to me - probably because in school in the US that's what we learned. Canadian French sounds to me like an English speaker speaking French without a French accent. My vote is for Parisian.
As a Canadian I'm biased, but it'd be really cool to see this with more Canadian dialects, we have Acadian Chiac, and influence in creole as well, could be some cool differences. We learned in school if we spoke "Le Français de Québécois en Paris. . ." that we would get "C'est un canard!" or duck back hahah.
I grew up in an American (Maine) home where Acadian french was spoken by my parents, grandparents and relatives. The nuns taught us formal Parisian French and scolded us when we spoke what we learned at home. As a retiree I am relearning French with Duolingo and watching TH-cam because when the grandparents pass away so does the language. Thank you for the video, you are both fun to listen to, I had a hard time following the speed of your words. C’est la vie! lol 😄
There's something extremely sad about the US (and even Canada!) teaching Parisian French instead of teaching American French (aka Québécois, Acadian or Cajun in Louisiana).
I love the Parisian accent... i don’t like the Québécois accent at all... however, I love Québécois expressions; they are the most unique and original.
Québécois, to me, sounds more relaxed and very much like the Cajun that I hear more often. Parisian French sounds more refined - as if something is held back. As for romance? I think it has more to do with the personality of the person.
@@thezaftigwendy Nice! So I guess there are still a few Cajuns around the place? Btw did you know a lot of people say Québec is to French what Texan is to English? Do you agree with that?
@@fs400ion I hadn't heard that, but it makes sense. Both diverged from their parent language at around the same time and shared similar influences from the colonialism from then til now.
I think Quebec French sounds like the American Southern twang accent and the Parisian can be compared to a smooth Bostonian accent. Which is more romantic? Parisian without a doubt, but my dad and his whole family were from Quebec, so I love the down home sound of Quebecois.
love this comparison video! my late grandfather spoke Québécois, but i learned Parisian French in school. i could barely understand him and his family! such a truly fascinating thing that language is ❤️
As a little girl, my family would travel from the US to family in Quebec every summer. I loved my aunt's, uncle's & cousin's accents. my parents who were native French speakers would always say in a diplomatic way that Quebecois was "different" 🤣😄
Quebecois sounds like a person from New York is speaking *fluently* in french. Even though it is a romance language, it sounds germanic, very close to North American English. I studied french a bit and my professeur was from Strasbourg; I could not understand most of the Quebecois without cc. :/ So my vote is for francais.
@@LilacsAdore Mais, c’est pas d’Alabama t’imbécile. C’est juste un variété du Français qui était mélangé un peu avec l’anglais canadien. Il n’y a pas d’influence Américaine..
@@LilacsAdore probably more accurately would be Louisianan, because that’s where the Acadians (French Canadian settlers) went during the expulsion. While French in France and English in England evolved into different accents, the North American French and English evolved from the colonists. It shows why both the English and the French feel more “North American.”
Often we Quebecers find the French accent almost effeminate while our accents sound to us like that of construction workers on the sledge hammer. So we would even think ourselves than French people sound more sexy or romantic unless your idea of sexy is a guy like the strongman Jean-Francois Caron covered in tatoos.
A friend, born and raised in Paris (American mom, French father) is now working in Quebec in sales. He said it took him about 2 months to get to the point where he could understand Canadian French. (He's got it now!) Regarding the competition, I'm a bit prejudice having lived in Paris and Nantes, so I prefer french/French. However, the french of Quebec is closer to "the real french" of the 1700s. You both win! I stumbled upon your video simply because I wanted to hear some Canadian French. (Sorry, but when it comes to music, except for 40s classics and jazz, neither Canadian nor Parisian French is going to cut it with most English speakers.) Thanks for the video, it was fun. (Now there's an American English word for you.)
Parisian French is definitely more romantic and sexier sounding to me. It's smoother and has a nicer flow. For me, Québecois French sounds like the equivalent to an American with a southern drawl so deep you wonder if they're even speaking English - LOL. But there are many who find that sexy. We all have our own taste and ultimately, no one's taste is better, just different.
The next video should be Bong trying to sound québécois and Miguel trying to sound Parisian. 😂 (I follow Miguel's channel and it's so weird hearing him speak English for a change! J'aime ses tours de magie). 😃
It's easier for a quebecer to take parisian accent than a parisian taking quebecers accent. Why ? As quebecers we heard that accent more often lol 150 000 frenchs in Quebec and 100 000 of them in Montréal. ;) In Montreal we got a neiberhood, plateau Mont-Royal where french compose 60% of the people ;)
It's so weird Learning french as a student in Canada, I've adopted the French (France) accent the entire time, but as soon as I got into university I realized that my classmates were speaking with this weird twang that I had never really heard before--- and I realized that it was a Quebec accent. So now I've gotta work on making my french accent sound more Quebecois xDDD I've noticed a big difference particularly with the suffix -eux and -eur between the two accents.
I’m learning french in Canada too, and although I’m taught basic Quebec french grammar and pronunciation, the tools I’m using to learn deal in Parisian french so most of my grammar and some of my accent may come out as a Parisian/Québécois mix 😅
I am québécois who lived six years in France so I think I have pretty good understanding of the differences. French VS québécois? I believe the difference between the two is like American and Canadian English VS British English. The French and British accents are similar in their tone, going from high to low while the québécois and the American/Canadian accents are more flat. If only listening at the tone without the words, the French and British accents are very similar while the québécois and American accents sound similar to each other. The same applies differences in vocabulary. Americans will say « an elevator », « a trunk » etc. While the British will say «a lift », « a boot » etc. The same differences is found in some words used in France VS Quebec. PS BigBong…..based on this video, you're much when singing an Eric Lapointe song than a Johnny Hallyday song…….you are adapting so well to the Quebec culture!
I personally think, as a Québecois, that my accent is more romantic since I’d rather be told “tire toé dont un buche ma veille” than “prend toi un chaise ma veille”. But that’s probably because my girlfriend talks to me like that.
Logic because you're more likely to learn France french then Canadien french at school or even by yourself at home. Quebec/canadian french is harder to understand because we dont talk like we write stuff "most of the time" and grammar goes byebye when we talk. People will just not be used to hear that accent so it already makes it harder at first.
I think the French from France sounds more smooth, therefore more romantic. The QF sounds like English with chopped up sounds. It could just be the way the two gentlemen delivered their speeches. I like them both.
@@JK-tq5cu Why can’t French speakers get along? I’ve never heard a British, Scottish, Irish, American, Australian, New Zealander, Indian, etc. call another English dialect “gross”. What’s up with France? Are you guys okay?
I’m a west coast Canadian where English is the primarily spoken. The French accent is definitely more smooth, demure and mysterious; while the Québécois accent sounds crass & forthcoming. For romance, i choose French, for debate, i choose Québéc French.
It feels obvious in hindsight but it's really interesting how hearing that accent as an english speaker makes me feel like the Canadian french and Parisian french sounds like the same sort of difference between english and American. Good example of what I'm talking about here is in the UK, we don't really goose front at all. Only accent I think that has any goose fronting in the isles is west country, which is a very old and traditional accent that shares modern ancestry with the American accent. I could hear Miguel goose fronting in some of the phrases he said and I just find it so interesting how there are differences that exist between english and American that also exist in Parisian to Quebecois.
When it comes to presentation, Miguel puts in extra effort: he does a magic trick, brings his guitar, was wearing a jacket (Big Bong even felt pressured to put one on!), and his English accent is flawless.
As a french person I find the quebec accent to be really bouncy and "intimate", but the parisian accent is the one i obviously find more natural and elevated (for some reason it feels like it goes quicker). For me it's the opposite of for english/american people that feel like quebec accent is more natural and less pronouciated (probably because the quebec accent is much closer to english as it was quebec and america were a lot closer geographically)
Anglophone Montrealer here. It's interesting that many Commenters say Québec French sounds more American! Having heard Québecois all my life, I don't hear it that way; but I can sort of understand why _they_ do: 1) The diphthongs: Many Québecois vowels bend (morph) from one to another - like many American ones do.Whereas Euro French vowels are simple and short. And 2) The Québec 'i' sound has drifted to a more relaxed, English-sounding vowel. In France, a word for swimming pool, piscine, is pronounced roughly 'PeeSeen'. In Québec, more like 'PissIn'.
I prefer the French from France. It sounds more romantic and elegant while the French Canadian sounds more casual and fun. Both sounds beautiful. I need to learn French.
FR: Moi, un américain qui parle anglais et français, je trouve que l'accent parisien est très distingué et romantique. Je suis d'accord avec les gens qui disent que la différence est comme celle de l'anglais britannique et de l'anglais américain. EN: Me, an American who speaks English and French, I find that the Parisian accent is very distinguished and romantic. I agree with the people who say the difference is like that of British English and American English.
So this definitely makes me think of how we (The US) took English and made it our own. Quebec’s French definitely has a more twang and roughness to it, but it’s still charming. And French from France definitely sounds more sultry and fancy. Truly I love both, but I lean heavily more towards Quebecs French really.
Ironically, I came here for the _just_ comparison-having left Québec when I was about 7, I recently realized I wasn't actually to sure how the two accents compared (never listened to an explicit distinction between the two), so that was enlightening (^～^;)ゞ Merci! ♪(´▽｀)
Im from Montreal I find this so funny lol. They are both romantic because of the way they talked lol , I mean this dude is a magician . I think it really depend how you speak, the tone, the gestures. Parisian is less loud so it's easier on my ears but Quebecois is jolly and humorous.
I’m a Canadian whose only experience living in a Francophone environment was in France, so I’m biased in both directions! When I hear France French accents, I think of the culture: taking the time to appreciate every moment, quality, attention to detail, sophistication, simple pleasures. When I hear Québécois accents, I think of fun, adventure, casual conversations, and easy friendships. So if you’re in it for the long haul, I think you’d find the French accent more appealing, but if you’re in it for a good time, you may find the Canadian accent harder to resist.
@@bobbbxxx No, but we Quebecers speak a langue d'oil type of French that was spoken at the time of King Louis 14 and we use phonetic sounds that are hardly used in France anymore
@@linefrenette9116I think that is a simplification. it would be impossible for any group to be surrounded by a sea of English-speaking people for centuries, and not be affected by it with the way words are formed and pronounced.Yes there are archaic influences, but it is unlikely that the French spoken in Québec or the English spoken in North America is the same as those languages were pronounced in the 1600's. Some influence, yes... but the way we speak in North America has evolved a lot over the centuries.
@@bobbbxxx not really with Quebec since Quebec was isolated from France (its mother country) by the British,,, and by the way it is the English Canadians who have francized their accents and that without realizing it
The most appropriate comparison is between the two is a Texan English v. British English. Leave your thoughts. (If you have a hard time agreeing, pronounce the words "vendre, rendre, and prendre." If you really know your Quebecois, lose the gruttural "R" and run with a Tril as in spanish: The true Joual accent.
Gomen, but I would have to say Parisian French sounds smoother and more romantic. For Canadian French, I hear a Canadian accent which is interesting. Love these videos.
While both men are exceptionally handsome, Bong takes the cake for accent. This coming from me - a Canadian in a very French part of the country. HAHAHA
I just wanted to see the difference between the 2 accents to decide which one to learn moving forward, didn't expect to be flirted with LMAO Anyway to my ears it sounds like the difference between Portugues Europeu vs Brasileiro. I learned European btw and I think I'm going for the European French accent as well.
I don't speak any french so I'm basing my opinion just on the sound....they are both nice sounding however the French from France seems smoother and the French from Canada sounds a little harsher on the ears. Canadian French has those unusual "R" sounds from the front of the mouth like in English....while the Parisian French the "R" sound is from the back of the mouth/throat which sounds a little nicer to me.
to me, european french sounds so delicate and nice. very ROMANTIC (if you get the pun you get it). quebecois french sounds more rusty more casual. it’s like american to british english. and that’s for touching in on the francophone canadians are also anglophones too.
I definitely think the Parisian French accent sounds much more romantic. Then again, I could be bias because I studied French in middle school and high school, and our teacher (M. Dumont) was a stickler for pronunciation. Too many a times, he would put his creepy face right next to mine from behind until I could say "Vous, veut, vus" with distinctly different and correct sounds. So after that traumatic experience, my ears are now rubbed the wrong way when someone pronounces words like "Quand" as [kɑ̃] instead of [kæ̃], or "important" as [ẽɪ̯̃pɔʀtæ̃] instead of [ɛ̃pɔʀtæ̃]. Sans vouloir offenser les Québécois...........
I'm not a native French speaker with a good French level. To me, the French (Parisian) accent sounds more romantic. It was kinda hard to understand Quebecois French. He sometimes pronounces the r like in English which is very distracting and makes me get lost, I don't know why though. I also like the intonation of European French more. But if a Quebecois as handsome as him flirted with me, I actually wouldn't say no 😅.
France for sure… ;). And Im French Canadian, born in America, living in Mexico.. I don’t speak French but I am studying now… the French ~ from France.. and the man from France too 😘
My dad le québécois, so I am used to the accent. However I know people from france as well. To me, france is a more gentile sounding accent, whole our french canadian is a bit harsher...more "ruggid " accent. I dont know how else to explain. Maybe comparing british english to that of the southern american english accents.
Accent: Parisian wins(may be because of his deep voice), actually it depends on who's speaking. Singing: Quebec wins, he's well trained. Guitar: again Quebec wins. And I don't think Big bong played guitar along with his singing. Pardon me if I'm wrong. Speaking of which, my first language is Bengali and BONG is a very important word over here. Is the name "big bong" related to Bengali in any way?
I speak Quebecois French, and I personally feel that France French sounds more romantic. However, I feel that us Quebecers have an in-grained belief that France French people look down on us and our French, so I also feel like it's less personable and I would actually avoid speaking French around someone from France. In all of my interactions with people from France, we stuck to English
One of my favorite things is when a person from Quebec is speaking French and then all of a sudden they throw in an English word and it sounds like they're American for a second 😂
It’s really just a part of our language 😄 it’s made of a lot of French from France words and a bit of English words as our language grew up with the American English
On y parle Franglais icitte! 😅😅😅
They actually think in English when they speak French, without realizing it.
so do you think it is harder than parisian french?@@antonboludo8886
@@antonboludo8886 We actually don't that's a stretch. If we did our French would not be French. It would be weird google translate French
There's a twang in the Quebec accent that doesn't sound fancy and kind of roughens the tone. It pretty much comparable to how English is to the US
Sounds like an Australian speaking French.
Quebec actually speaks the most accurate version of 'old french' if I don't say sht we speak a french that was spoken by 'the bourgeoisie'. Just thought it could be interesting
The Quebec accent sounds like the USA accent of the Deep South. Longer vowels, a common twang, as you are saying.
I heard a twang, the tone seems
More open and less nasal as opposed to the nasal quality of French French. Also, I hear more rhoticity in the Rs as opposed to the throaty Rs of European French
But what do I know? I’m an American with a slight Minnesotan twang 🤷🏼♂️
@@antonboludo8886 Correct. That is because the vowels, more numerous, are pronounced with a more relaxed mouth leading to a diphthong very often. That was true in old French. I am not sure why French, in Paris, lost that feature.
As you pointed out, longer vowels as well. So maître and mettre are still different in QC. Also pâte and patte are different. The circumflex is actually pronounced on a and e. (not on u or i as in Paris French).
Wow. To me, Parisian French sounds much more serious, polite (everything enunciated very carefully and consciously), and even a bit formal, that might be why it sounds more romantic and stronger for that purpose. Like wanting to make a strong and clear impression when meeting someone for the first time. Quebec French sounds much warmer, more personal/intimate and friendly/playful to me. So when you already are already close with someone and talk about things much more casually and with depth.
Why ''Parisian'' French? France is NOT only Paris!
@@antonboludo8886 because it literally says that in the title of the video, hes from paris
@@ericmorris1409 Yes, of course, but I meant that in general, many people identify France with only Paris.
I think that the guy from Paris also has Japanese ancestry. I seem to remember that from another video.
I am from Montreal, but I personally do not speak French in the Québécois way. Québec is actually not a slice of French culture in North America, as even many Montreal native-English speakers believe. It is actually a North American culture in the French Language. They have evolved their own distinct identity over the centuries.
As you can see at 1:14, he is holding an English Rose, not a French Lily, LOL! xD
The Quebec Licence plates bear the Slogan ''Je me souviens'', which is part of a famous poem. It translates into "I remember that born under the Lily, I grew under the Rose...".
That personal and intimate side that your talking about is why canada is thought to have the nicest people
Makes sense, north Americans are generally more warm and friendly, that geographic and cultural difference permeates I to the culture over 300 years.
Canadian french is such an interesting adaptation of a living, breathing french in a English dominated technological world.
I’m partial to the Quebecois accent because I’m Canadian. I think it’s so cute and friendly sounding. I love the bounciness of the prosody. That said, I do think the Parisian accent does sound romantic...perhaps similar to how many English speakers in North America think a British accent sounds more elevated.
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So hard to decide. France French sounds more formal and beautifully enunciated, but Québécois sounds more friendly and down-to-earth. I think I'd feel the latter was being more honest with me. Maybe I'm biased though as I'm an anglophone Canadian with an Acadian mother (and Acadian French sounds harsher than Québécois)
Je viens du Quebec mais je dois dire que le francais est plus romantique et sexy mais le Quebec est plus personnel at sympathique
Je suis d'accord avec toi
exactement
Exactement! Quebecois francais est juste plus simple aussie.
Les Québécois semblent plus virils, le sont-ils vraiment? Je ne sais pas. J'aime l'accent québécois chanté mais Charles Aznavour est le plus sexy d'entre tous quand il chante, sa voix, ses paroles et sa musique me chavirent. Je sais il est décédé, il n'est pas de cette époque mais il demeure pour moi le meilleur.
Mais si tu entends parler avec l'accent parisien, c'est très sympa et familier ! Je parle du VRAI parisien, avec la voix qui traîne. Tu peux l'écouter dans le filme « Hôtel du Nord » ; la répliquee le plus célèbre est « Atmospère, atmosphère ! Est-ce que j'ai une gueule d'atmosphère ? » On entend les vois d'Arletty, très parisienne, et Louis Jouvet : th-cam.com/video/KYic1U1a6yw/w-d-xo.html. Ça, oui ; c'est du parisien ! et c'est celui que j'ai appris quand j'étais petit.
Salut,
Eiffel.
I think parisian french is sexier, but that could also be because Bongs voice is deeper.
@Truth Is Eternal it is him
France is not just Paris.
That because all quebecois tend to have high pitch when they are talking
Of course, when you live anywhere besides Paris, even if you are French, the Parisians critique your accent. So who knows what a 'real french accent' sounds like.
I think quebecois french accent is more approachable/cute, but Parisian is more smooth and attrACTivE per se 😏
I would say france French sounds very romantic , Quebec French sounds like an American speaking French.
Sorry Quebec , France wins the romantic title.
@Ginger they really do sound
😭😭😭
the quebec one sounds like theyre from the rural boonie areas . weird. The cosmopolitan french(the one that France uses) is the proper french for me
Perhaps that "American" sound comes from those R-colored vowels in the Québecois accent? R-colored vowels are, after all, a major feature of several North American English dialects.
@@todayyesterday MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY! Quebec french sounds like a rural version of French. That's how cantonese sounds to me compared to mandarin as well.
Fun fact, I read recently that the Quebec French accent is actually closer to the French of the 18th century than it is with modern French in terms of accent. In particular it is said that 18th century French royalty spoke with an accent similar to the Quebec accent.
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at the 16th century i think,
Nope, it has changed as much as any other french, but people think that because it started to deviate from French french around that time and just changed a different set of vocabulary and pronunciation. There are also old words used in france that had been left behind in Quebec
It's similar for English as well! The "American" accent is basically just an old English accent.
Same is true of Cajun French from Louisiana. A lot of the words are identical to 17th century, without any evolution due to it being isolated from the rest of the francophone world. So the words and phrases (and sounds) still used today sound archaic to modern French speakers
definitely Parisian French! other one was also great but honestly it sounds like a French&American English mix so it doesn’t sound romantic at all
yeah i agree
I agree. Eitherway both languages are just beautiful.
@@elprincipeazulreal calme toi tabarnak elle a juste donner son oppignon
Totally agree.
@@elprincipeazulreal lol je ne suis pas anglaise. mais tu es vraiment impoli :D
For me, both have a good accent, the quebecois sound more fresh, more young, I don´t know, the parisien sounds more french. Both sound romantic even I prefer Big Bong because his voice!
The parisien sounds more French ???
So French from Quebec is not french ? 🤣😭
@@MaestroSangurasu The Quebeçois is the best for sing.
French from Québec is more fun!!! Quebeccers are down to earth, lots of "s'avoir vivre", extremely friendly, hospitable and humorist.
While Parisien French is cuter, their mentality is not worth a lick next to a Quebeccer.
There's another old French in Canada known as ACADIANS. The accent is very heavy and sometimes not easily understood because of very old words, i.e. "ton butin" instead of "tes biens" (your goods) OR "des hardes" instead of "des vêtements" (clothing)
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@@MaestroSangurasu It is French, but old French from 400 years ago, affected by USA and British English. It is not a dialect, however, it is real French.
My French is at a pretty high level but I really struggled with the quebecois accent lol
Same bruh to me they inaudible pardon???
@@chaq7309 Because we say it so fast haha.
Even us, French native are struggling a bit with Quebecois, don't worry! ahahah
Don’t worry we make up words lmao
I'm from Canada and I always find Parisian accents more difficult to understand than other accents I've heard from France. For me Miguel was easier to understand lol
The Parisian guy just edges it when they speak French, but the Quebec guy beats him when they speak English as he is totally bi-lingual... you wouldn't even guess he was a native French speaker when you hear him speaking English so perfectly! When they sing in French it's a dead heat by the way!! Cool to see such talent and friendship between you guys :)
oui oui croissant baguette
👌👌exactement
The Québécois eat bacon and eggs.
Merci beaucoup
I have always been obsessed with Québec’s culture/food/language, but I genuinely can’t tell which accent I think is more romantic of the two options 😂.
I have to say, I freaking LOVE this video. You’re awesome, and thank you sm for being the one to make this!!! I’m gonna have to watch it again and force myself to decide a winner hahahhaaa
@@antonboludo8886 we have way more than 2000 words tough
@@gabrielle2966 Yes, I know. I was exaggerating. Ne t'en fais pas, ma chère ;-)
Quebec French sounds almost like if your speaking the French language with a American/Canadian accent.
In the USA. we have years of cinema and TV telling us that the Parisian accent is sexy. Most of us have no exposure to the Quebec dialect. Parisians speak in a certain way that we also think of as exuding sophistication which is what Parisians aspire to. Celine Dion on the other hand is purely Quebecoise and even though she is one of the most rich and famous people in North America, she comes across as down to earth in both English and French, which makes people love her (or hate her) but it is very Quebecois. France has a bunch of accents that aren't Parisian, and some of those don't sound quite as sophisticated. Just like Australian compared to standard British English, Quebecois use more diphthongs that to some ears makes it seem 'twangy", but once again this is due to our prejudices. In the end we are all influenced by a lifetime of media and language exposure that leads us to make judgments of a language. (My preference is the Quebec version, because I like the less informal feel that I take from it)
Quebec: Let's party ;D
Paris: Let us celebrate ;D
Portuguese vs Brazilian is a similar competition. The western hemisphere has more twang and some more nasal vowels but also sounds younger, more fun.
And the other one belongs in Eastern Europe.
Cute video. Parisian French sounds like French to me - probably because in school in the US that's what we learned. Canadian French sounds to me like an English speaker speaking French without a French accent. My vote is for Parisian.
Canadian French accents sound very flat when speaking french
As a Canadian I'm biased, but it'd be really cool to see this with more Canadian dialects, we have Acadian Chiac, and influence in creole as well, could be some cool differences. We learned in school if we spoke "Le Français de Québécois en Paris. . ." that we would get "C'est un canard!" or duck back hahah.
I grew up in an American (Maine) home where Acadian french was spoken by my parents, grandparents and relatives. The nuns taught us formal Parisian French and scolded us when we spoke what we learned at home. As a retiree I am relearning French with Duolingo and watching TH-cam because when the grandparents pass away so does the language. Thank you for the video, you are both fun to listen to, I had a hard time following the speed of your words. C’est la vie! lol 😄
Je suis fière de toi! Continue de faire survivre ta langue!
There's something extremely sad about the US (and even Canada!) teaching Parisian French instead of teaching American French (aka Québécois, Acadian or Cajun in Louisiana).
I think if you both said exactly the same thing then it would be a better comparison--as far as being able to hear the difference between accents.
L'accent parisien est très-très jolie est très romantique❤️🇫🇷 ❤️
Thanks for this video, it really cheered me up💝
I love the Parisian accent... i don’t like the Québécois accent at all... however, I love Québécois expressions; they are the most unique and original.
Both are beautiful and romantic (the languages 😂), but i kinda like more the french accent 😁
I think it’s your voice that makes French sound so good🥺
Québécois, to me, sounds more relaxed and very much like the Cajun that I hear more often. Parisian French sounds more refined - as if something is held back.
As for romance? I think it has more to do with the personality of the person.
So you're from Louisiana? Quelle région?
@@fs400ion no, I'm a Texan who knows several people from Louisiana.
@@thezaftigwendy Nice! So I guess there are still a few Cajuns around the place? Btw did you know a lot of people say Québec is to French what Texan is to English? Do you agree with that?
@@fs400ion I hadn't heard that, but it makes sense. Both diverged from their parent language at around the same time and shared similar influences from the colonialism from then til now.
I think Quebec French sounds like the American Southern twang accent and the Parisian can be compared to a smooth Bostonian accent. Which is more romantic? Parisian without a doubt, but my dad and his whole family were from Quebec, so I love the down home sound of Quebecois.
Franchement je préfère l' accent de Paris. (Qualche italiano no ?)
love this comparison video! my late grandfather spoke Québécois, but i learned Parisian French in school. i could barely understand him and his family! such a truly fascinating thing that language is ❤️
As a little girl, my family would travel from the US to family in Quebec every summer. I loved my aunt's, uncle's & cousin's accents. my parents who were native French speakers would always say in a diplomatic way that Quebecois was "different" 🤣😄
Quebecois sounds like a person from New York is speaking *fluently* in french. Even though it is a romance language, it sounds germanic, very close to North American English. I studied french a bit and my professeur was from Strasbourg; I could not understand most of the Quebecois without cc. :/ So my vote is for francais.
@Ginger ur right. you are so right lol
I think the Quebecquois accent sounds like someone from Alabama is speaking French😂. The TWANG! I love it.
@@LilacsAdore Mais, c’est pas d’Alabama t’imbécile. C’est juste un variété du Français qui était mélangé un peu avec l’anglais canadien. Il n’y a pas d’influence Américaine..
@@LilacsAdore probably more accurately would be Louisianan, because that’s where the Acadians (French Canadian settlers) went during the expulsion. While French in France and English in England evolved into different accents, the North American French and English evolved from the colonists. It shows why both the English and the French feel more “North American.”
Often we Quebecers find the French accent almost effeminate while our accents sound to us like that of construction workers on the sledge hammer.
So we would even think ourselves than French people sound more sexy or romantic unless your idea of sexy is a guy like the strongman Jean-Francois Caron covered in tatoos.
Québec : is like a bad boy or play boy
France:good boy 😅
A friend, born and raised in Paris (American mom, French father) is now working in Quebec in sales. He said it took him about 2 months to get to the point where he could understand Canadian French. (He's got it now!) Regarding the competition, I'm a bit prejudice having lived in Paris and Nantes, so I prefer french/French. However, the french of Quebec is closer to "the real french" of the 1700s. You both win! I stumbled upon your video simply because I wanted to hear some Canadian French. (Sorry, but when it comes to music, except for 40s classics and jazz, neither Canadian nor Parisian French is going to cut it with most English speakers.) Thanks for the video, it was fun. (Now there's an American English word for you.)
Parisian French is definitely more romantic and sexier sounding to me. It's smoother and has a nicer flow. For me, Québecois French sounds like the equivalent to an American with a southern drawl so deep you wonder if they're even speaking English - LOL. But there are many who find that sexy. We all have our own taste and ultimately, no one's taste is better, just different.
I feel like Parisian French flows a lot more, but I can actually hear where words start and end in Quebecois french.
The next video should be Bong trying to sound québécois and Miguel trying to sound Parisian. 😂
(I follow Miguel's channel and it's so weird hearing him speak English for a change! J'aime ses tours de magie). 😃
That would be hilarious!
@@verslesurhomme Faites-le, faites-le! :-)
It's easier for a quebecer to take parisian accent than a parisian taking quebecers accent. Why ? As quebecers we heard that accent more often lol 150 000 frenchs in Quebec and 100 000 of them in Montréal. ;) In Montreal we got a neiberhood, plateau Mont-Royal where french compose 60% of the people ;)
@@Mario_QC Good point. Although not the case for big bong;)
@@verslesurhomme lol Miguel sauf notre honneur et botte toi les fesses lol ;)
It's so weird
Learning french as a student in Canada, I've adopted the French (France) accent the entire time, but as soon as I got into university I realized that my classmates were speaking with this weird twang that I had never really heard before--- and I realized that it was a Quebec accent. So now I've gotta work on making my french accent sound more Quebecois xDDD
I've noticed a big difference particularly with the suffix -eux and -eur between the two accents.
If you don't mind me asking, do you go to McGill?
I’m learning french in Canada too, and although I’m taught basic Quebec french grammar and pronunciation, the tools I’m using to learn deal in Parisian french so most of my grammar and some of my accent may come out as a Parisian/Québécois mix 😅
I'm from France and, I definitely prefer the Canadian accent 😂 It is the funnier and sexy 😂
Je suis d’accord! 😂
Cuz they have an English accent! 😂
@@BearingMySeoul no
I definitely like French better. It’s so classy and romantic. Maybe because I am Belgian and speak French almost like French people. ❤️
I am québécois who lived six years in France so I think I have pretty good understanding of the differences. French VS québécois? I believe the difference between the two is like American and Canadian English VS British English.
The French and British accents are similar in their tone, going from high to low while the québécois and the American/Canadian accents are more flat. If only listening at the tone without the words, the French and British accents are very similar while the québécois and American accents sound similar to each other.
The same applies differences in vocabulary. Americans will say « an elevator », « a trunk » etc. While the British will say «a lift », « a boot » etc.
The same differences is found in some words used in France VS Quebec.
PS BigBong…..based on this video, you're much when singing an Eric Lapointe song than a Johnny Hallyday song…….you are adapting so well to the Quebec culture!
I personally think, as a Québecois, that my accent is more romantic since I’d rather be told “tire toé dont un buche ma veille” than “prend toi un chaise ma veille”. But that’s probably because my girlfriend talks to me like that.
Pour je comprends le français parisienne plus que le français de Québec
Logic because you're more likely to learn France french then Canadien french at school or even by yourself at home. Quebec/canadian french is harder to understand because we dont talk like we write stuff "most of the time" and grammar goes byebye when we talk. People will just not be used to hear that accent so it already makes it harder at first.
I had a really hard time trying to understand Quebec French😂
I think the French from France sounds more smooth, therefore more romantic. The QF sounds like English with chopped up sounds. It could just be the way the two gentlemen delivered their speeches. I like them both.
the quebec accent is just gross for French ears....
@@JK-tq5cu Why can’t French speakers get along? I’ve never heard a British, Scottish, Irish, American, Australian, New Zealander, Indian, etc. call another English dialect “gross”. What’s up with France? Are you guys okay?
When they sing, both of their accents sound very similar.
I’m a west coast Canadian where English is the primarily spoken.
The French accent is definitely more smooth, demure and mysterious; while the Québécois accent sounds crass & forthcoming. For romance, i choose French, for debate, i choose Québéc French.
france french sounds more fancy, and quebecois sounds more cool. i prefer quebecois
They both be French but quebecois is just old french
It feels obvious in hindsight but it's really interesting how hearing that accent as an english speaker makes me feel like the Canadian french and Parisian french sounds like the same sort of difference between english and American. Good example of what I'm talking about here is in the UK, we don't really goose front at all. Only accent I think that has any goose fronting in the isles is west country, which is a very old and traditional accent that shares modern ancestry with the American accent. I could hear Miguel goose fronting in some of the phrases he said and I just find it so interesting how there are differences that exist between english and American that also exist in Parisian to Quebecois.
When it comes to presentation, Miguel puts in extra effort: he does a magic trick, brings his guitar, was wearing a jacket (Big Bong even felt pressured to put one on!), and his English accent is flawless.
As a french person I find the quebec accent to be really bouncy and "intimate", but the parisian accent is the one i obviously find more natural and elevated (for some reason it feels like it goes quicker).
For me it's the opposite of for english/american people that feel like quebec accent is more natural and less pronouciated (probably because the quebec accent is much closer to english as it was quebec and america were a lot closer geographically)
I would say that Parisian French is more romantic. 💖
Anglophone Montrealer here. It's interesting that many Commenters say Québec French sounds more American! Having heard Québecois all my life, I don't hear it that way; but I can sort of understand why _they_ do: 1) The diphthongs: Many Québecois vowels bend (morph) from one to another - like many American ones do.Whereas Euro French vowels are simple and short. And 2) The Québec 'i' sound has drifted to a more relaxed, English-sounding vowel. In France, a word for swimming pool, piscine, is pronounced roughly 'PeeSeen'. In Québec, more like 'PissIn'.
With only english, I am surviving with many genre of songs in different languages 🙂
I don't why, but I find bongs voice more satisfying
I prefer the French from France. It sounds more romantic and elegant while the French Canadian sounds more casual and fun. Both sounds beautiful. I need to learn French.
Parisian french sounds more poetic to me. Quebecois sounds like Simlish which is cute.
FR:
Moi, un américain qui parle anglais et français, je trouve que l'accent parisien est très distingué et romantique. Je suis d'accord avec les gens qui disent que la différence est comme celle de l'anglais britannique et de l'anglais américain.
EN:
Me, an American who speaks English and French, I find that the Parisian accent is very distinguished and romantic. I agree with the people who say the difference is like that of British English and American English.
The canadian french reminds me a bit of someone with an english accent and taking that english accent into their french. It's kinda cute 😮
French French: bf material, romantic, not trustworthy
Quebecois French: husband material, manly, can fix things in the house
Nooon, mais pourquoi on doit attendre jusqu’au 17 Oct..? 🥺 💔
C'est le suspense.... Même moi je dois attendre ;)
I'd pick Parisian French but when Miguel sang, well... Bisous 😘
So this definitely makes me think of how we (The US) took English and made it our own.
Quebec’s French definitely has a more twang and roughness to it, but it’s still charming.
And French from France definitely sounds more sultry and fancy.
Truly I love both, but I lean heavily more towards Quebecs French really.
I like the French Parisienne accent more... but I feel like I could speak the Qubecoise French more easily.
The person from Quebec sounds like an American pretending to speak Parisian French to make fun of it.
Ironically, I came here for the _just_ comparison-having left Québec when I was about 7, I recently realized I wasn't actually to sure how the two accents compared (never listened to an explicit distinction between the two), so that was enlightening (^～^;)ゞ
Merci! ♪(´▽｀)
Im from Montreal I find this so funny lol. They are both romantic because of the way they talked lol , I mean this dude is a magician . I think it really depend how you speak, the tone, the gestures.
Parisian is less loud so it's easier on my ears but Quebecois is jolly and humorous.
one is french, and i dunno what is happening over there XD, all love for both sides, im still learning french so im worse than all possible variations
I’m a Canadian whose only experience living in a Francophone environment was in France, so I’m biased in both directions!
When I hear France French accents, I think of the culture: taking the time to appreciate every moment, quality, attention to detail, sophistication, simple pleasures. When I hear Québécois accents, I think of fun, adventure, casual conversations, and easy friendships.
So if you’re in it for the long haul, I think you’d find the French accent more appealing, but if you’re in it for a good time, you may find the Canadian accent harder to resist.
Parisian French is definetely much sexier!
However, Quebec French is so funny, cos it sounds like French language with an American accent :-D
we speak the way kings and aristocrats in france used to
@@shanemcgrath2809 Are you thinking Quebec was settled by kings and aristocrats? :D
@@bobbbxxx No, but we Quebecers speak a langue d'oil type of French that was spoken at the time of King Louis 14 and we use phonetic sounds that are hardly used in France anymore
@@linefrenette9116I think that is a simplification. it would be impossible for any group to be surrounded by a sea of English-speaking people for centuries, and not be affected by it with the way words are formed and pronounced.Yes there are archaic influences, but it is unlikely that the French spoken in Québec or the English spoken in North America is the same as those languages were pronounced in the 1600's. Some influence, yes... but the way we speak in North America has evolved a lot over the centuries.
@@bobbbxxx not really with Quebec since Quebec was isolated from France (its mother country) by the British,,, and by the way it is the English Canadians who have francized their accents and that without realizing it
I am a non-french speaker - I really like the Parisian accent!
I'm from the US and don't speak any French but I will go with Quebec on this one. Sounds more down to earth and relatable.
I like Quebec because I learned Quebec French. I also have difficulty understanding the French accent sometimes
The most appropriate comparison is between the two is a Texan English v. British English.
Leave your thoughts. (If you have a hard time agreeing, pronounce the words "vendre, rendre, and prendre." If you really know your Quebecois, lose the gruttural "R" and run with a Tril as in spanish: The true Joual accent.
Gomen, but I would have to say Parisian French sounds smoother and more romantic. For Canadian French, I hear a Canadian accent which is interesting. Love these videos.
Hey, big! T'a triché avec la guitare dans l'arrière plan de ton dialogue de flirt! Lol
Je prefère l'accent de la France ♥
While both men are exceptionally handsome, Bong takes the cake for accent. This coming from me - a Canadian in a very French part of the country. HAHAHA
I just wanted to see the difference between the 2 accents to decide which one to learn moving forward, didn't expect to be flirted with LMAO Anyway to my ears it sounds like the difference between Portugues Europeu vs Brasileiro. I learned European btw and I think I'm going for the European French accent as well.
Prefer the french from France.. It is smoother ,more comprehensible and more enunciated....
I don't speak any french so I'm basing my opinion just on the sound....they are both nice sounding however the French from France seems smoother and the French from Canada sounds a little harsher on the ears. Canadian French has those unusual "R" sounds from the front of the mouth like in English....while the Parisian French the "R" sound is from the back of the mouth/throat which sounds a little nicer to me.
to me, european french sounds so delicate and nice. very ROMANTIC (if you get the pun you get it). quebecois french sounds more rusty more casual. it’s like american to british english. and that’s for touching in on the francophone canadians are also anglophones too.
Loved this video!! Perso j'ai un faible pour l'accent de France, mais la langue française est tellement belle quel que soit l'accent 👌💕🙏
Bro the vibes are so different 😳
French from France
I definitely think the Parisian French accent sounds much more romantic. Then again, I could be bias because I studied French in middle school and high school, and our teacher (M. Dumont) was a stickler for pronunciation. Too many a times, he would put his creepy face right next to mine from behind until I could say "Vous, veut, vus" with distinctly different and correct sounds. So after that traumatic experience, my ears are now rubbed the wrong way when someone pronounces words like "Quand" as [kɑ̃] instead of [kæ̃], or "important" as [ẽɪ̯̃pɔʀtæ̃] instead of [ɛ̃pɔʀtæ̃]. Sans vouloir offenser les Québécois...........
French from france is my favorite
Parisian, definitely 🎉
Parisian french is a lot prettier but I fucking love Quebec.
I'm not a native French speaker with a good French level. To me, the French (Parisian) accent sounds more romantic. It was kinda hard to understand Quebecois French. He sometimes pronounces the r like in English which is very distracting and makes me get lost, I don't know why though. I also like the intonation of European French more. But if a Quebecois as handsome as him flirted with me, I actually wouldn't say no 😅.
France for sure… ;). And Im French Canadian, born in America, living in Mexico.. I don’t speak French but I am studying now… the French ~ from France.. and the man from France too 😘
My dad le québécois, so I am used to the accent. However I know people from france as well. To me, france is a more gentile sounding accent, whole our french canadian is a bit harsher...more "ruggid " accent. I dont know how else to explain. Maybe comparing british english to that of the southern american english accents.
French Accent: Spoken with the nose.
Québec Accent: Spoken with the mouth.
I'm Canadian English speaker...I'm sorry Quebec but even before watching this video I've always thought French from France sounds smoother and sexier
Thats why we will never get along ahaha ; P
@@acirka Are you French Canadian?
As a Romanian,I find the Quebec accent clearer and more understandable!
Québécois French sounds so difficult to speak
Accent: Parisian wins(may be because of his deep voice), actually it depends on who's speaking.
Singing: Quebec wins, he's well trained.
Guitar: again Quebec wins. And I don't think Big bong played guitar along with his singing. Pardon me if I'm wrong.
Speaking of which, my first language is Bengali and BONG is a very important word over here. Is the name "big bong" related to Bengali in any way?
I speak Quebecois French, and I personally feel that France French sounds more romantic. However, I feel that us Quebecers have an in-grained belief that France French people look down on us and our French, so I also feel like it's less personable and I would actually avoid speaking French around someone from France. In all of my interactions with people from France, we stuck to English
Paris french sounds better