30 Minutes of Intermediate French Lessons: Our Most Requested Topics

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“What should I focus on if I really want to get better at speaking and understanding REAL French, Géradline?” It’s a question I get asked a lot. From vocabulary and pronunciation, to grammar and conjugation… there are so many things to learn. What can you focus on to really make a difference?
In this compilation video, I’m going to walk you through some of my most requested (and most popular) topics for intermediate French learners. In just 30 minutes together, we’re going to explore phrases, expressions, and more to help you become a better French speaker, writer, and listener! Let’s dive in.
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Géraldine

[@Commeunefrancaise]

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[@spencergee6948]

A million years ago, to pronounce the 'u' sound (e.g. from dessus), we were advised to put our mouth and lips as if we were going to say 'ooo' but then try to say 'eee'. It works!

[@johnnyv.223]

C'était la même pour moi !

[@kerryh3833]

Nice!

[@0cally]

I learned that way in high school year 200p

[@0cally]

2000

[@MarieMinton]

Oweeeeeee

[@mikkiduf]

Hi Geraldine! I studied French for years ( in the 1980s) and I’ve never had such a fabulous teacher as you! Thank you so much!!!!!

[@bkgrl28]

I won’t repeat what’s been said about the wonderful content, I just want to add I love your style! From the background to your clothes, the colors, all make the videos more fun and interesting to watch. Merci!

[@marinadelrey5512]

I just applied for a job where I thought only English, Spanish and Dutch were required. Turns out, their primary interest is French. I took one year of French in high school 35 years ago but I thought, wth? I'll go for it. So here I am trying to get to intermediate level before I get the first interview within a few days. 😅 This is the best channel I have found so far, and I've checked a lot! I may have hope. 😁

[@SimonHuggins]

How did it go?

[@marinadelrey5512]

@@SimonHuggins They were taking forever to reply, then I got word from an insider that the company had placed all hiring on hold. Decided to start my own business in the food industry instead. Now all I need to know is bain-marie, déglacer, mise en place... 😄

[@AnnaFarr-dz3vy]

​@@marinadelrey5512 😮

[@anneghazi5281]

Good luck 😊

[@sabrina13]

I feel at a losee I have never come across your channel until now. I've spent too long trying to get on with French and doing so unsuccessfully. Thank you for this channel! You're truly wonderful!

[@lvzee]

The English translation of "Elle est encore moins motivée que moi" raises an interesting point of English grammar. The formal translation should be '... less motivated than I,' although the informal version 'than me' is frequently used. When you want to be sure which is correct, finish the sentence. She is less motivated that I am.

[@manfredneilmann4305]

...*than I am.

[@GuardKZ]

we don't learn english here

[@manfredneilmann4305]

In German we have a word equivalent to the French SI in responding affirmatively to a negative question: DOCH!

[@alisalihsar1804]

and it's "jo" in Norwegian, and "yo" in Turkish

[@LearnFrenchLesson]

J'adore ce medley! Très bonne idée de regrouper pour un niveau intermédiaire. Je partagerai ça.

[@phillipmcduffie9353]

❤ Géraldine Luper ❤ Géraldine, merci d'être là pour nous. ❤ J'aime tellement le français. ❤

[@jdryak]

I love your channel! Thank you for everything you do to prosper the French language among non-French speakers!

[@valdez3245]

Great French instructor here 👆🏻!

[@thaihm]

I don’t know about memorizing but I just saw a pattern thanks to your lesson. I think every beginner will eventually learn the word ‘sur’. Now tell us to add ‘des’ in front of the word and change the last letter to an ‘s’. I think this will allow to see the difference between dessus and dessous. Merci!

[@julest5767]

Fantastique, Geraldine! Merci beaucoup!

[@Copolia]

Géraldine, merci beaucoup pour vos superbes vidéos qui m'ont énormément aidé. Je suis seychelloise et j'ai parlé plus créole que français et j'ai perdu confiance en mon français - je comprends plus que je ne parle, mais en utilisant vos vidéos comme cours de remise à niveau, je me suis grandement amélioré. Merci beaucoup.

[@phillipmcduffie9353]

Have fun improving your French language skills. I am happy that you use both Creole and French. I enjoy spoken dialects of various languages. To me Modern Spoken French is a dialect of the standard French language. Both wonderful languages.

[@adrianapagano5753]

Thank you for the great sound quality! It helps a lot for someone who cannot hear well.

[@Commeunefrancaise]

Thank you for your message, @adrianapagano5753! Each week we provide a new spoken French lesson (with the same great sound quality!) to help you improve your modern, every day French. You can receive this lesson straight to your inbox by joining our mailing list here: www.commeunefrancaise.com/youtube-welcome?&source=youtubecom -Lyndsie Comme une Française Team

[@linmorell1813]

I love the teaching aids. I shall always associate them with these creatures.

[@donnaventures]

That’s soooo awesome! I learnt so much in this lesson! It may have to watch a few times to absorb it all but I love the way you summarised it. Thanks ❤🌞

[@clives344]

Thankyou finally i have managed to progress my French. You put it across so well. I am a lost cause when it comes to French!!😂

[@Commeunefrancaise]

We’re so glad this lesson helped! If you’re interested in more lessons like this, please join our mailing list to get a new lesson each week: www.commeunefrancaise.com/youtube-welcome?&source=youtubecom -Lyndsie Comme une Française Team

[@wudgee]

Thank you.The dessus and dessous sound exactly the same to me no matter how hard I listen but maybe I can make it sound clearer when I say it now.

[@lepureur4657]

the sounds u and ou are really different with the proper accent

[@katescarratt4267]

The "u" sounds is like the "eeuw" sound if you think something's yucky or disgusting. The "ou" sound is like, "ooh! Delicious!" 😊😊

[@manfredneilmann4305]

You translated the sentence "Si je gagne, j'achète une voiture" as "If I win, I buy a car". I would actually prefer to use the simple future for the second part of the sentence: "If I win, I will buy a car". Any native English speaker to agree or disagree?

[@valdez3245]

I agree, but both work. Would she have said, “ je vais acheter une voiture” or j’acheterai un voiture”?

[@greghamilton6681]

The problem teaching French to Anglos is that they insist on taking French back to English (as if to verify its correctness). I'm as guilty as anyone. The secret: forget English syntax; learn French.

[@LearnFrenchLesson]

C'est correct Manfred! In English we would say the future of 'to buy' after a SI clause. MAIS (but) in French, it works to have IF (present) then (present) however it's usually for events that happen regularly and as a rule. Winning the lottery might not be a very regular thing (for me at least!) but you can try other SI examples: Si je suis en retard, je m'excuse toujours. S'il pleut le matin, elle prend son parapluie :)

[@gamewithgreg]

I'm actually a little jealous that your English is so good, maybe one day my French will be just as good 🤔

[@andreajean3348]

I love these videos! You are an excellent teacher, merci

[@Andrea-eg6ro]

What a great lesson!! Merci beaucoup Géraldine, I will be watching this a few more time!! 😊

[@es4666]

Learning french in elementary school in Canada - English part - we learned a song that i still use to remind myself. Sous sur dans devant derrier devant derrier devant derriere sous sur dans devant derriere a cote de. Sung to london bridges melody.

[@rafaelalvarez4846]

Je’ adore ta classe . Mercy Beaucoup

[@MrBraveheart1191]

Funny in Spanish we say, le da un aire, he looks like, il a l’air 😊

[@alejandradz174]

Geraldine!! Would one day be possible if you could do a video comparing the similarities between French and "Mexican Spanish" how you call it 😜??? -I'll keep posting this message'til you see it- lol THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE EFFORT YOU PUT INTO THESE LESSONS.

[@HoangTruong-ij4sm]

Thank you very much Teacher. Student from Sydney, Australia.

[@Userhtfy3426]

Bravo! 🎉 🎉🎉J'aime trop le video❤❤❤ Merci beaucoup!

[@laceybill]

Merci beaucoup cherié.I was really inspired by the lessons . I'm trying my best to learn the language and you are sugaring my interest.

[@dmanakell]

I appreciate you using IPA to show pronunciation. Thanks a lot

[@hectorenamorado1661]

Excellent lesson!

[@darioevangelista6249]

I wosh I still have my retentive memory at age 70. I am learning a lot from this app e.g. grammar, conjugation, vocabulary, et pronunciation.

[@darioevangelista6249]

all french teachers are quite very very good.

[@lauramichel1968]

You are an excellent teacher!!!

[@akudoagbanyim9124]

Awesome i enjoy your lesson .Great teacher

[@markbisnauth3369]

Merci! :)

[@bia-zz4sj]

thank you for the precious lesson!

[@anonleeleichner3915]

Really good review

[@PITU-f7f]

brilliant

[@bompykaushal9340]

Salut,Géraldine! C'est nickel, ta vidéo! Je l'ai trouvée très intéressante et utile! C'était une excellente leçon de révision!J'ai appris un tas de nouvelles choses, donc je vous en dois une fière chandelle! Merci et à plus!

[@chikaenyinna5452]

Vous êtes le meilleur merci beaucoup

[@ronaldmessina4229]

Another selfish idiot who wants all of the language in anglosajón All of the languages are correct to explain the situation

[@KodyBeld]

Well, this is different living in Kentucky. I guess now it's not as much. But I grew up in 1990. Crazy era.

[@darioevangelista6249]

Thank you so.much for this dessus ou desous is my lesson in translation.

[@corinacozlean1021]

very good french teaching, I am impressed. thank you

[@gilguillermo5741]

Mil gracias, y felicidades por un trabajo tan excelente! Your teaching style is a great match for my learning style!! Je suis si hereux de avoir te trouver! Gil en San Francisco

[@no_humbug1535]

Many thanks, Geraldine, for bringing together some important elements of spoken French in one video. Regarding Sortir and Partir, actually, there is a pretty good match in English for these verbs and, so I have had no difficulty differentiating between the two. Sortir - to step/go out (of the room, or the house) Partir - to leave.

[@es4666]

To part is even closer

[@hectorenamorado1661]

Very good lessons! Well explained!

[@wolfgangk1]

Merci

[@internationaleden]

Whaaaaat?? You’re half Mexican?? No wonder I was like she looks kinda familiar 🤣🤣🤣how did your mom end up in France from Mexique??🤔🤔I know Spanish & English, progressing well in French thanks for these great videos

[@sponacq]

I love this lesson! Merci ❤!

[@christianjorgensen7192]

Very well done. Thank you.

[@user-ij5lu7xc3x]

HI Geraldine, Thank you for your wonderfully clear instruction on these videos. I am curious however, about one thing in this lesson. Why do you not automatically use a liaison with pas encore? Merci.

[@barraqali336]

You are brilliant!

[@jakedoheny3336]

She said " you can practice sitting on your couch in your house" and im watching this video on my couch 😂

[@johnpenney5333]

Simply top class.

[@asifmuniruniverse7732]

I'm not senseless I do appreciate about good and idifty bad

[@mujkocka]

J’aime cette vidéo beaucoup parce que je apprends à locale française . Merci de ça

[@ronaldmessina4229]

Another selfish idiot who wants all of the language in anglosajón. All of the languages are correct to explain the situation

[@juneoconnor9501]

Great video! Thanks

[@mfung7757]

Love this video!

[@DuckDynamo]

Merci! I feel my brain growing. Understandable for a grandmother trying to learn. Minor suggestion for your English that always trips me up: ADjective, not adJECTive. ❤

[@user-uy9pl3ui9l]

1000 likes!!!!!!

[@susanmusso]

you're fabulous!

[@mujkocka]

First time heard how to do ‘than’

[@5rd5rd5rd]

phew , every time i think i know a bit french i am feeling i dont know anything

[@danielmassonjacques9492]

My gosh! She is Amelie Poulain!

[@landmannmike]

It seems strange to me, Si j'étais riche... takes the imperfect in French If I were rich - takes the subjunctive in English. (although many English speakers would wrongly say "If I was rich")

[@JamieCatCallan]

J'adore! Merci beaucoup!

[@ronaldmessina4229]

Another selfish idiot who wants all of the language in anglosajón. All of the languages are correct to explain the situation

[@jdryak]

At TimeMarker (03:47 mm:ss), in this example, shouldn't the sentence (both in English and French) "She is even more unmotivated than ME." rather be: "She is even more unmotivated than *I*." ??? ADDENDUM: Ooops! I see that Steve Zee (below), already spied this grammatical booby-trap! Cheers!

[@aindrilabanerjee9344]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@ronaldmessina4229]

C’est magnifíquele, merci beaucoup

[@ronaldmessina4229]

Another selfish idiot who wants all of the language in anglosajón. All of the languages are correct to explain the situation

[@lianburce4729]

6:51

[@albertopatrocinio6102]

What makes me hard to learn frence. I am asean please cross out letters that should no be pronounce. Is there linking of words in frence?

[@DY-cq3qd]

Remember sous chef .... the guy /guyess who does all the real work

[@hackingworldtravel2505]

I like this because it is learning from a person talking like a normal person. All the other videos are like robots talking.

[@ragaabdou703]

Fine

[@lesliepierce2439]

I'm really enjoying the compilation videos! Merci pour tout!

[@ronaldmessina4229]

Mon Dieu The French is so very simple that if you have a problem with it, you need to return to grammar school and begin to learn

[@gazalakhan8113]

Bonjour Géraldine ! Est-ce > or > s'il vous plaît ? Aussi.....pourquoi vous avez écrit le féminin...passée ?

[@r.r5495]

Brosse à dents. On se brosse les dents, jamais une seule^^ Le lapin est passé. C'est une erreur.

[@gazalakhan8113]

Merci !

[@r.r5495]

@@gazalakhan8113 de rien^^

[@harounhomes]

Which software are u using to edit videos?

[@mamatashahane3946]

Ce vidéo est très utiler!!! Merci beaucoup pour ça!!!

[@ronaldmessina4229]

Another selfish idiot who wants all of the language in anglosajón. All of the languages are correct to explain the situation

[@salimalshati3956]

You are doing a great job though you are a bit fast

[@eryklee2136]

You said your mother is Mexican: I wonder does she know: because you resemble my friend Rubi! 😊

[@oumaroudiallo7017]

I think there’s an mistake at 3.17 about the rain it’s says “je said pas” but I hear u say “ je ne sais pas…”

[@katescarratt4267]

The French do say that very fast. Sometimes it just sounds like "Je pas." But then in English we often mutter "dunno," or even "d'no. " Don't worry about it.

[@katescarratt4267]

Sorry, I misread your comment! You were wondering about the translated subtitle. Yes, that was a mistake.

[@Morena1657]

Bonjour madame. Je n'ai pas l'air d'etre malade. Je suis contente d'etre presente dans votre classe. Je vous salue de la jamaique.

[@CarolynOsborne]

Merci bien pour tous les vidéos!

[@ronaldmessina4229]

Another selfish idiot who wants all of the language in anglosajón. All of the languages are correct to explain the situation

[@ballaballa7991]

J,aimes bien apprends le français avec vous

[@ronaldmessina4229]

Another selfish idiot who wants all of the language in anglosajón). All of the languages are correct to explain the situation

[@nazeerababkar2860]

Merci beaucoup pour le leçons ✍️✍️✍️

[@ronaldmessina4229]

Another selfish idiot who wants all of the language in anglosajón All of the languages are correct to explain the situation

[@hackingworldtravel2505]

8:39 😂

[@ossital1808]

merci beaucoup

[@katherinemarsh784]

Pardon Geraldine Vous recommend un livre en Francais pour votre lecons un livre Francaise/text/ un textbook?

[@jimmyf6145]

I always got confused with trop and tres. Can anyone please explain, thank you !

[@lianelow4176]

Trop= too much Très= a lot/ very Il y a trop de gâteau (there is too much cake) Cette gâteau est très délicieux (this cake is very delicious)

[@katescarratt4267]

But the French also use "trop" meaning "very," just to confuse things a bit more!

[@katherinemarsh784]

Merci beaucoup. : )

[@ronaldmessina4229]

The fraise is so simple that you must be very unhappy with yourself for not understanding the two very easy words

[@ometofu]

C'est trop utile!

[@ronaldmessina4229]

Another selfish idiot who wants all of the language in anglosajón. All of the languages are correct to explain the situation

[@cleonemusician217]

Superbe et merci Géraldine. Je cherche toujours le pdf??

[@ronaldmessina4229]

Another selfish idiot who wants all of the language in anglosajón. All of the languages are correct to explain the situation

[@rockerobertson4002]

Vraiment marrant! Merci.

[@ronaldmessina4229]

The French is so:simple that you must be very unhappy with yourself for not understanding it

[@rockerobertson4002]

@@ronaldmessina4229 Qui t'a dit que je parlais pas francais? De plus, moi je suis trilingue. Combient de langues parlez-vouz? Commentaire etrange...

[@DY-cq3qd]

Even the French don't get it on top and below and use hands - en haut or en bas to confirm .

[@asifmuniruniverse7732]

Hi, please teach me few things and important basic now

[@jpierce8148]

So, "en dessus/en dessous" dont need hyphens, but the others do -> "au-dessus/au-dessous", right? Any idea why that is?

[@ronaldmessina4229]

Another selfish idiot who wants all of the language in anglosajón All of the languages are correct to explain the situation

[@markzart33]

Marvellous content, but please stop hitting the table, the mike picks it up every time!

[@katherinemarsh784]

Bon Soir Geraldine. Pas feeling "stupid." Pas de tout. Je t'apprie. : )

[@ronaldmessina4229]

Another selfish idiot who wants all of the language in anglosajón. All of the languages are correct to explain the situation