Americans Try To Say French Words

I make Americans speak basic French! It's simple, the rule is they have to be 100% American to participate. Then, I show them a series of easy French words/phrases and they have to attempt to say them out-loud. Thats it!
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[@jacebohlman3198]

The guy in the jean jacket thinks he’s freaking bilingual

[@jeannelagoon7834]

No he's not

[@Nick-un2cq]

He’s not wtf

[@Fluckyou]

Facts😭

[@sideeswipe]

Kenzi ! Just cause he's trying to do an accent means he's annoying...

[@eduardamendoncadesouza4024]

Omg yes, so funny

[@nant016]

After this video you can no longer make fun of French people who speak English 🤣🤣🤣

[@Balensi]

Nant 01 exactly 😂 but I wasn’t making fun of them!!

[@reindeer7263]

Truth

[@saweetieeee]

That's so truth🤣🤣🤣

[@kerbyrock5035]

I speak both languages very well

[@thishandleisiunavailable]

I don't, I think it's cool when people speak other languages well or at least try to. I'm English and in England french is one of the languages u can study at school as a kid like Spanish is to Americans (kinda but English ppl are generally worse at other languages) and I speak pretty well and I've allways had good fairly prenunciation even for words I don't know. I pick up accents well

[@amberskinner939]

As someone who speaks both languages, they are worse at trying to pronounce french words then the french were at pronouncing English words

[@owenlimchinfa5818]

English people never really come across french language, whereas french people learn some at school and they can see english words on food containers, bottles, supermarkets, public places.

[@Fire_Pleasant]

Yeah. Nevertheless the are french laws that prohibit the use of any different language than french in advertising or products etc.

[@NXDL25]

Makes sense since English is the most used language in the world. French people come in contact with it far more often then Americans do with french.

[@annaskerrett1472]

100% agree

[@kelseyamayaa]

most American schools offer more Spanish than French classes for a second language since we do border Mexico

[@riolenn]

No one: That one guy: J'aime apple

[@mbiglorialivingrock1617]

O my God😂😂😂😂🤗

[@naho6821]

Jpp

[@xochitlahuia]

I like apple 😭😭

[@sarahpicard5711]

Ahahah they are almost worse than us on the other video where we try to speak English! 😂😂

[@marinaibrahim9392]

Sarah Picard oh no they 100% worse y’all French people were killing it compared to them 😂

[@aname5759]

They are 100% worse don’t worry bout saying it lmao hehe

[@InvectivePleasure]

What do you mean almost??🤓😂

[@mattybxx2239]

English is international language that have to know all the people?

[@elizabethb6363]

Sarah Picard c’est trop marrant quand ils essayent 😂😂

[@jed5356]

The first two guys who said "Je m'appelle" (which means "my name is") really sounded like they said "je m'épile" which means " I'm waxing myself" lmao

[@zakarinepanda585]

BGNxCharlie HW Calme toi mdr

[@heralalan4553]

@BGNxCharlie HW not everyone speaks French tho

[@zzzilla6245]

BGNxCharlie HW Not everyone knows what that means. sTuPiD

[@atrempest6152]

@BGNxCharlie HW oui pas tout le monde sais ce que ça veut dire, Charlie.

[@malaksaid3959]

tu m'a tué ahhahaha :')

[@rueavenue]

This one wasn’t as funny as the French one because he agreed no matter what

[@Farreach]

because it was an american speaker able to correct the french speakers, however here we now had an english speaker quizzing on french words where they had no help to guide them to the right pronunciation

[@kngsentrkz3135]

He said at the beginning that he wasn’t going to correct them. More than likely because of the reasons the guy above me stated

[@beegrace8626]

why the dude in the jean jacket look away every single time like he did sumn he was like “yeah i did that shit”.

[@luckylemon8580]

XD

[@amphitritia8401]

Lmao

[@amyknowles390]

And as a French I can tell you than none of the answer was correct, not even 1 😂

[@KamalKamal-ic5bg]

@@amyknowles390 and as a person who learned / still learning french at school HE'S SO OVER CONFIDENT, AND DIDNT EVEN SAY A SINGLE WORD CORRECTLY

[@Matt-kr9bo]

Because he was being goofy

[@peyton7290]

After only 5 weeks of learning basic French, I can safely say that these people are SO OFF LMAO

[@joeypenn4294]

Just about the same am out of time for me as well and I totally agree

[@luckylemon8580]

SAMEEE

[@hse9021]

Lmao same

[@littlewing101]

exactly like they gave them the easiest words too 😭😭

[@kana_purple8453]

@@littlewing101 So true ! The French ppl had difficult words and they did pretty well.

[@riplvr]

It sounds like there mixing Spanish English and French 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Michael-zn2jc]

They’re trying to read it as if it were English. 😂

[@yayabelico]

yes, because the most taught 2nd language is spanish.

[@nana-bg3vk]

Not even close to spanish.....

[@pleasetf7214]

@@nana-bg3vk It is actually. They were pronouncing the words with the Spanish pronunciation.

[@nana-bg3vk]

@@pleasetf7214 I speak Spanish..... and it sounds nothing like it though

[@saweetieeee]

French people : s'il vous plait American people : still voice flat, blue,plan

[@yukuro2190]

Ouais mdr 😂

[@yukuro2190]

Ouais mdr 😂

[@logiic8835]

Blue Pan?

[@Sam-I-Am-bt7zp]

I legit read it as silver plate 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@evearcana2392]

🤣🤣

[@bobby5816]

I don’t speak French but these r the basic words to get rite seriously

[@saweetieeee]

Yeah agree lmao

[@Nyxie007]

Seriously! Beau and coup are both words in English. Watching those people try to pronounce beaucoup was hard

[@Michael-zn2jc]

Nyxie007 the French alphabet is pronounced differently. You’re basic at saying “but the letters are the same.”

[@corie5135]

@@Michael-zn2jc but Beaucoup is still made up of two words that are used in English that sound the same as when you put it together. And there's a whole region of the US where they use beaucoup, that was definitely an easy word to get lmao

[@retronick_]

Ikr

[@Merian8]

How did these people never hear "s'il vous plait" in their entire life?

[@tori.walkergulley]

I think it means please

[@justinneilson1263]

Because they don't live in a French speaking country?? How is this even a question

[@Merian8]

@@justinneilson1263 It's called culture. Just saying.

[@justinneilson1263]

@@Merian8 "Culture" doesn't make up for the fact that they don't live in a French speaking country you tard. The question, 'why is the fact that they haven't heard French before a question when they live in a country that mostly speaks English and Spanish', doesn't get explained away by "haha just learn French you idiot" If you want to hear Americans speak French then head to Louisiana where there's a large population of people that speak a dialect of the French language.

[@Merian8]

@@justinneilson1263 Omg, I'm not saying they have to know french, I'm wondering how they never heard the words "s'il vous plait" in their life. That's called culture, and doesn't matter what country you're from, especially when french is such a famous language.

[@erintalbot8153]

As someone who speaks both English and french, this is horrible to listen to😂

[@inactive9550]

Ez Talbot " Ge Mapelle " lmao

[@erintalbot8153]

Animationish the way they say “vous” as “voice” wrong on so many levels

[@izdesie508]

I feel you , I'm laughing so hard

[@pleasetf7214]

*oOo sOnttt lÉs To-lÉ-téS*

[@malika2780]

@@inactive9550 Worst : « Ge mappeli »

[@booblloob1105]

Kids in french class would pronounce basic french words like this and it made me want to scream

[@levi_bakugo5474]

Bro me too like u learn these simple phrases in school like it made me mad like if I was there I would pronounce way better then that not trying to brag but u learn this in school come on people

[@DiiSoriano]

As someone who speaks French from Montreal Canada, i'm dyinggg at these pronounciations 😂 not even close LMAO this was so entertaining 😄

[@CassandraRandria]

Soriano Sistaz je te jure!! Mais juste imagine si ils avaient mis des expressions québécoises à la place 😂😂

[@pandajesus5052]

Prochaine vidéo??

[@DiiSoriano]

Sophia HAHAHAHAH vous êtes qui? 😂😂

[@fatherandie]

Soriano Sistaz I’m just from BC but all these pronunciations come so easily to me.. oh my god it was hard to watch this lmaooo

[@DiiSoriano]

iTsAndie that's so cool!! it's honestly not that hard to pronounce lol same i couldn't watch the video 😂😭 BC is cool I visit every now and then! Was supposed to fly there this month :(

[@chriscbell7441]

Man the American public school education in regards to the Spanish language was really shining through with they way some of them tried to pronounce the words 😭🤣

[@Maddie-R05]

It's horrible

[@lol-sl6nc]

Not everybody takes Spanish in school Actually a lot of people dont

[@Inbal_Feuchtwanger]

I took French in high school and these phrases were all easy for me. Not gonna lie though, If I could do it over I would learn Spanish instead. There have been hundreds of times knowing Spanish would be useful, knowing some French has done almost nothing for me.

[@abduwalimuse7482]

@@Inbal_Feuchtwanger Taking 4 semesters of French in highschool has changed my life in a wonderful way. I actually find that I meet French speakers quite often even though I live in the U.S. where you'd never think you would ever come across French speakers. It's definitely a very useful language in my opinion and I'm planning to travel to some French speaking countries :D

[@RandomNonsense1985]

@@Inbal_FeuchtwangerFrench is useful if you’re visiting Quebec, but Spanish is much more widespread in North America.

[@Oliblish]

Oof thought this was going to be funny, ended up just being painful

[@alexisstevens1199]

Ikr especially the guy in the jean jacket

[@leeleeturn]

Lol laughed my ass off 😂

[@upsettispaghettispaghetti2114]

Dude in the jean jacket activating his French side by signaling it through the Italian fingers

[@dolphinsfan31]

I don’t speak French at all, but this video was so embarrassing to watch. 😂😂😂

[@hahehihohuhihihi6131]

And im cryinggg!!

[@aashay69]

French people: Druwa American people: Draw it

[@whiskeyfoxtrot23]

Mdr

[@jacquelinegross5771]

This is the only one I couldn’t remember how to pronounce 😂

[@Nick-un2cq]

Aashay D I’m dying it’s hilarious

[@amazingtoad7244]

@@jacquelinegross5771 like this, D-w-aa

[@malika2780]

Druwa ?

[@lesvideosdephoenix]

Guy is realy prononce "Bonjour" when is read "Droit" ? 😂

[@annahayden5322]

I’m sorry this is so bad why didn’t he correct them ahaha

[@C-SD]

I don't think he knows how.

[@sindhujaaj1173]

Because he is not french

[@malika2780]

Cuz he doesn’t speak french either

[@peacesamuel7698]

When the french guy popped up at 3:17 I started laughing 😂😂😂😂

[@melodiepraet9164]

Oh mon dieu la prononciation est hilarante moi qui suis française c’est super drôle 😂

[@lisea2724]

Mais oui 😂😂😂

[@lecapitaine5937]

Yeah the pronunciations were hilarious lol.

[@sabas.1219]

Je prends un course français à mon école en états-unis et j’apprends tout tu as dit. Je suis très joyeuse :))

[@cheese8513]

Oh my god I wanna say something cause I understand but i don't know how to respond*

[@malika2780]

Vraiment c’est trop marrant 😂 ils prononcent toutes les lettres même celle qu’il faut pas haha

[@InvectivePleasure]

In-kay-yan-tey... **Cringes in French** 😂😂

[@BrittCastsFireballs]

That’s painful to watch. Are they being serious? I honestly can’t tell. 😫Considering we borrow approximately 29% of our language from French (and also from what we’ve picked up in basic geography and history), they should realize you can’t apply English principles to French. A very common word like bouquet isn’t pronounced “bow-ket”. It’s like they’re pronouncing the words phonetically in English and not even attempting the proper pronunciation. At least the French people tried (and did really well).

[@yayabelico]

yeah its hard for native english speakers because our languages principles apply differently like with homonyms, homophones, heterosounds, heterographs, etc. and do you know what phonetic means? lmfao english isnt phonetic but spanish is, so when we see another language we assume its phonetic because most other languages are, like the most learned 2nd language, spanish.

[@CheetahJona]

Bruh it's cause most french people study English at school but not all Americans take french at school.

[@vibeuk2003]

Don't forget you are watching people speak American English here, not British English- which has kept some of the French pronunciations.... Although Brits won't do any better too!

[@Gay-Icon]

@@vibeuk2003 That's a lie. Brits would have definitely pronounced some of these words correctly. Especially the basic ones. As a Brit, watching them mispronounce a considerable chunk of these words made my head hurt.

[@nana-bg3vk]

Nurse Olive I'm sorry what!?!?! Ok I get it but what's the being rude for? seriously calm down and take a chill pill no one here is being rude to you are they!?!

[@desanipt]

Him: Big cul Me: 😏

[@gabrielleyarra7716]

😭😭😂

[@joja2174]

6:23 i swear this guy is speaking alien language

[@timi.o9459]

When you(I) just took french classes and you're (I'm) like why wasn't I out there

[@-andreapraw-2656]

SAME

[@somewhereinsouthamerica5829]

I took two years in HS. I could have aced that

[@kayleg1861]

I’m in my 5th year learning French but this is what I feel like I sounded like in French 1😂

[@joeypenn4294]

Same.

[@anabellest-cyr3693]

La première vidéo ou je sens que je peux m'exprimer en français, haha, Love this.

[@farahk.4071]

Anabelle xo *la première ;)

[@lecapitaine5937]

Dang it this French is above my pay grade jeez. But I can still half translate and yeah it was pretty funny lol

[@ozibeh]

Omg just the boy with jean jacket he thought he totally right 🤣🤣

[@karinandersson5463]

Hahahahah the guy said ”nice” to everyone... IT WAS TERRIBLE

[@danielp.gordon4700]

no ones: Michael Jackson in every of his songs: 1:29

[@Ayuwapi]

Lmao, I’m dying

[@chvp4605]

Okay, the hot dog guy is just me. Just a freaking mood. Also Balensi standing there, nodding everytime they pronounce something wrong. A whole another mood.

[@chvp4605]

@The Scar ??

[@adriannex7960]

the guy with the white shirt and jacket was so sure about his answers 😂😂

[@jeannedarc8580]

Just be careful because in french "ou" means "or" and "où" means "where". So it's où sont les toilettes. And "é" doesn't sound the same as "e" (which don't sound at all 😂) so it's enchanté and not enchante

[@djomega8462]

As someone who doesn't speak French and doesn't know the phonetic alphabet, I'm guessing here, but... Is it pronounced (intentionally spelled bad to focus on the pronunciation) n-ch-aunt-eh?

[@jeannedarc8580]

@@djomega8462 yes quite, it's but the "en" and "an" have the same prononciation, I don't know how to describe it it doesn't really exist in English :/

[@iungash]

Except that guy at 1:48, literally no one sounded good 😭😭

[@GorillaFlakes]

Sacha Constantin barley lol

[@kareneyescream4339]

He said enchenté good but pretty much that is it

[@annaskerrett1472]

knowing french, he sounded better than the others, but still was WAY off

[@Nick-un2cq]

Anna Skerrett I agreeee LOL

[@pleasetf7214]

Nah he sounded bad too 😭

[@sarahtzn9888]

2:16 On dirait qu'il a dit "j'aime apple"

[@ssophiia]

😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭

[@muhammadilhamsaputra783]

He loves apple, me too 🤣 lol

[@ujmrider]

I'm an American, and this is sad. Far too many of my countrymen are ignorant,uncultured,and think they are funny. C'est la vie dans nos grandes villes, mais je préfère la compagne.

[@sky.scraper]

ujmrider la campagne

[@ujmrider]

@@sky.scraper Yes, thank you. I frequently miss my answers by one letter on Duo Lingo. I'm still a beginner having began to study in March of 2019. I have some friends in Africa who are English/French bilingual. Im learning for my next visit in case they lose me in a crowd.

[@sky.scraper]

ujmrider Dope ! I can teach you some French if you want

[@ujmrider]

Is French your first language?

[@sky.scraper]

ujmrider Yes

[@ThibaultAnd]

French : Je m'appelle @2:16 American : J'aime Apple

[@kettensx4438]

I agree i like apple as well

[@lecapitaine5937]

I’m just learning French in school right now, but these people were royally atrocious lol

[@paradisenicholson7574]

So y’all all just gon act like ya ain’t see ol girl in the green dress twerking on camera in front of her boyfriend? 😭 cuz he looked pretty upset

[@becqaclarke9371]

I’m not the beat at French but watching this makes me think my French classes are working

[@CanisterA.D]

The level of confidence of the guy in the denim jacket is too high that even heaven cant top.

[@michaelmoynarealestate]

Keep killing it bro!!! Love the content

[@Balensi]

Michael Moyna thank you bro :)

[@ali_lrd6573]

The last guy is pretty good!

[@loanlamusse2337]

Honestly NO

[@Mendezisthatyou]

Currently learning French and this just gave me a confidence boost!!

[@user-cp1gd6dr4w]

U should have cut the girl out of the video who was dancing 🤦🏻‍♀️she’s being silly

[@Ayuwapi]

Lmao

[@bread2452]

Me, a person learning French: dying of laughter because almost none of these pronunciations are correct

[@kittykat9218]

He definitely needed a French speaker to verify these pronunciations 😂😂😂😂

[@Defnotwatchingu]

Keep in mind these people have never spoken any French, since it's not a popular language in the US.

[@JR-rf9sq]

It isn't? I thought Americans were basically obsessed with France.

[@user-xv2lj2tx1b]

No

[@user-xv2lj2tx1b]

Spanish is the second language more spoken than french

[@user-xv2lj2tx1b]

Even though people like paris and french stuff

[@ciderlord4621]

I took French for six or seven years, and it’s crazy to me how difficult these beginner level phrases are to pronounce to people. Language is fascinating.

[@francine3457]

As a Canadian learning french this was so funny to watch XD the French people saying english words were WAAAY better

[@madbaby1641]

Yea cuz French people learn some English in school. Us Americans only learn Spanish

[@juliagrabarczyk5875]

Cant wait for more videos

[@frankiejones7858]

Ayo these kinda vids for some reason make me happy

[@afafhusna]

that denim guy he’s so confident i cant 😭😭😭

[@maritzaquintana4716]

The guy in the denim jacket was so convinced he was saying things correctly. The guy in the gray pullover and the guy with the hotdog who were less douchy did a lot better 🤣

[@riyanayesmin5313]

Thanks balensi . Love from India. I love watching your videos

[@katarinakaca200]

love you and yours videos, hi from Serbia 😄😍

[@JustANoob]

Your videos are legendary not gonna lie

[@Balensi]

JustANoob at Games thanks for the love 😢

[@JustANoob]

Balensi No Problom

[@leofaletti3261]

That guy with the white shirt who is always the last to try is clearly the best, his pronunciation is better than all the others French analysis btw

[@ocytocine96]

- american at 1:15: "Djua" -Balenci:"Nice"

[@kimberleyjane5386]

Every year my family goes to France (I live in Europe) and when we go to restaurants and shops I’m always the one speaking properly in French to the people working there and I’m 15. And yes we understand each other. 🤦‍♀️

[@linnea681]

J'sais pas si y a des français ou suisses mais perso jtrouve que le dernier gars c'est celui qui prononce tt le mieux😭😂 Jpp après c'est eux qui se moquent de nous(':

[@juniormt505]

Linneaa le pire c’est quand ils prononcent mal le gars valide quand même 😂😂😂 alors que leurs pronciations c’est limite une langue d’alien😂😂😂

[@linnea681]

Junior Mt hahaha de ouf😭

[@sky.scraper]

Junior Mt Il semble avoir le même niveau que les personnes qu’il interroge, donc pas fameux.

[@nicenice...]

I'm not French but I've lived in a french country for a few years. And he's not correcting their pronunciation. He say nice for everything. 😂

[@tankys3996]

From what I have learned in learning new languages was a rule that I would use constantly, 'Think like the language you are learning.' For example, when learning русский which I still am, I remind myself, think in Russian not English. Same would go for every other language, even if you have no clue whatsoever on how the language may sound, try your hardest to imagine how it may sound saying a certain word from that language. It helps, it sure helped me. До пожаловать.

[@dianaecasimir5440]

I’m french so sorry for my english but when they pronounce « Enchanté » it sound like italien or spanish😂😂

[@veraparker6880]

I only know a little French but the girl wearing the jean jacket was killing me 😂

[@jeanne7011]

Super vidéo :))

[@kaylemdunne7895]

Dude i just seen your other vid yesterday 👌 and this one yoday 🤯😵😵😵😁😁😁

[@popacorn9774]

The last guy actually did great !! Like i loved How he "EN-chanté" and not "IN-chanté" 😂. 👁👄👁👌🏼❤️ The reminders of the last videos with french people was so funny too👌🏼✨.

[@anonbb6048]

Those were literally the easiest words and sentences 😳 and thats coming from someone who speaks a few languages

[@just_a_sad_song517]

The only thing i know correctly is how to pronounce french words,maybe write,but i probably wouldn't get it right,i know some words to translate but not alot. And yes these were really easy for me, I had french from 4th-8th grade and I didn't care about it,my pronouncation is the only good thing i can do,if I only cared for school back then today I would already speak French

[@valeriaandrade5504]

Droit... The guy: “bonjour”

[@giogalindo]

Girl in blue jacket is the most American person ever

[@JoshuaBarrish]

Just found ur channel now subscribed

[@artperez1234]

Très bien 🇫🇷🇺🇸

[@agoogleuserguy8020]

Art Perez non c'est horrible

[@becksg1721]

I'm not French I'm Scottish and I understood both of these comments so yay for French!

[@sarahtzn9888]

No pas très bien du tout

[@sam-ip4su]

@@becksg1721 moi aussi 😂 je suis irlandais

[@benimellal9798]

Ca me tue leur prononciation😂😂😂😂😂

[@tovhooma1]

French words are some hard to say 😢😅

[@kaiser1one]

My first exposure to French was playing Breath of Fire 2 on SNES in the 90's. S'il vous plait was a word that one of the characters, Jean, used. As a child, I pronounced it as "Sil-vus- plate".

[@Keyeradraws]

I’m living for the dude with the hat and hood on💀💀💀 and the other dude with the denim jacket AND the other guy with the curly hair and gray shirt lmaooo

[@thegameplayelite2]

They guy at 1:11 got me with the hand signs HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@willowNovella]

As someone who grew up in France I found this so funny 😂

[@ilyaskir1601]

The last guy was actually the best at the pronunciation most of the time

[@divano1014]

the one at the end of each one did the best

[@MatthewMSparrow]

"Hey can you read french I'm making a youtube video?" is only the front... Balensi really out here stealing hearts 🙌😉

[@Balensi]

MatthewMSparrow you right 😂

[@OK-xl3jd]

Lmao man that is so funny and cute as the same time Semi spanish and semi french tho

[@hafsaryuzaki3295]

1:45 how to make the pronunciation more French😂😂 (Man I love the editing)

[@rikkichadwick1622]

DUDE IN JEAN JACKET KILLIN ME LMAO WHATTA MOOD all his facial expressions are so clear

[@crystalcoffee3591]

british people who’ve learnt french since year 3 watching like 😳

[@leahbrook8920]

Lol I’m Canadian and it’s mandatory to learn French in school and it was very funny watching this video

[@happyskippers1470]

I watch these videos and it reminds me that people don’t just know how to pronounce french words cause I feel like I always kind of knew

[@WS102]

English contains a massive amount of French words (due to 1066 and William of Normandy conquering England), but most Americans can't pronounce them as the French do. They'll pronounce everything phonetically as they learned in Spanish class. That doesn't work well with French. Even if they do pronounce the words correctly, their accent is likely to murder the words.

[@merlo1101]

2:42 sounds like "Bierkampf" (german, =beer fight) lmao

[@leilalavender5947]

I want to cry they all of them sound so bad

[@mattcnd262]

word: enchanté “ENHIANTEE”

[@franss62]

The guy wearing the "PADRE" blue jacket has learnt French in the past for sure he pronounces pretty well

[@vaniverma7590]

I was waiting for so longggggg to see your new video And damnn his sarcasm😂 Also you are so cute,more love to you❤

[@allashama]

hahaha 1:58 '' Je m'épile '' XD of course!

[@SoulPrints]

Love it !! I cant stop laughing 😂😂😂😅😅😅

[@hayleysmith211]

It's funny. They prounced it cute😂😆