When You Are Nervous to Speak French | Super Easy French 174

[@christopherbeckerdite4273]

At 55, I'm not nervous about speaking French. I expect to make errors. I enjoy learning French also. Thank you for your time and effort making this for us

[@ChrisstineLynnn]

Hi Christopher, also 55 years old here. Heading to France in May of next year. Just began one-on-one French lessons yesterday and my tutor recommended the girls on this channel (although I'd subscribed to them already). Here's to always learning more at any age. :)

[@christopherbeckerdite4273]

@ChrisstineLynnn Thank you so much. I hope you have a wonderful trip. My wife and I are still planning to go soon also.

[@tishko_nakshbandi687]

Expectation: Bonjour, je voudrais commander un café crème avec un peu de lait, s'il vous plaît. Reality: Bonjour, je voudrais um... café... uhh... do u speak english?

[@Steveboibegw72]

Puis: Euhhh...au revoir... 😂

[@matted.1213]

serveur: euhh.....quoi?

[@cmhappy-studyingfrench]

😂

[@樊诗宇]

C’est très vrai😂Chaque fois je veux pratiquer le français dans un resto, en fin je finir de parler >

[@StephanieHughesDesign]

C'est tellement vrai. Aussi meme en Espagnol bien, quelle est pire ! C'est est frustant. Surtout, quand ils parlent vite ou marmonnent.

[@FrenchCoach]

Excellente vidéo les filles ! One thing I did when learning was speaking to myself throughout the day as I did random things around the house, at work, with my friends (basically just narrating my life like a crazy person! ). It works really well though - it gets your brain into "FRENCH MODE" and also helps building confidence. For those of you reading this who are scared to start speaking, what are you afraid of? Honestly, just speak to yourself to begin with. My students are currently building up their speaking level by "reading out loud". It's a great way to get started without having the massive pressure of getting things perfect! Hope this is helpful. Thanks, Rory.

[@titteryenot4524]

Oh, that I had back in the day (when I was learning French and visited France and spoke with natives) some kind of magic facility whereby I could slow them down to the pace of this video. As a native English-speaker fluent in French, Spanish, Italian and German, the biggest trouble with French in the beginning was definitely speed + the fact so many words on the page aren’t pronounced. It took me a while to marry the written word with the spoken word. With Spanish, Italian and German it’s, more or less, say what you see so when you hear these languages spoken even at their normal conversational speed it’s not nearly as difficult to understand them as it is to understand spoken French at normal conversational speed as a beginner. In other words, what made me most nervous was just getting completely swamped by the seeming tsunami of French coming at me at 100mph! Persevere though. There _is_ a kind of imperceptible tipping point where one day you realise you are going about your daily business in France and understanding everything and not just the odd word here or there! 👍 (Edit: One other thing: don’t worry about trying to perfect an accent. Think about this: most foreigners who speak your native language speak with their own accent. Moreover, I personally find it _way_ more attractive hearing a foreigner speaking my native language perfectly with their _own_ accent!)

[@djparn007]

Merci Hélène et Judith. ❤❤

[@wecu4dk]

Merci beaucoup!

[@LearnEnglishWithMatta]

Merci, mesdames, d'avoir dirigé cette chaîne KZbin. J'ai récemment commencé à apprendre le français afin de communiquer avec mon conjoint français à un niveau plus profond ; vous m'avez énormément aidée. Que Dieu vous bénisse ; prières pour votre santé et votre bonheur continus.💪

[@medicinalplantsteacher]

I'm a beginner, in New York state, and enjoy travel in Quebec. Thank you!

[@MrKmallory]

Language insecurity is interesting. I went to Paris last year and practiced French with some natives. It was a fantastic experience. They were so helpful and appreciative of the fact I was trying based on what I learned via Duolingo. At the same time, I sometimes feel like an imposter trying to understand and speak, even when I’m doing exercises alone. Thank you, Hélène and Judith, for the advice and reassurance. I enjoy your videos, especially the man-on-the-street interviews (even though the interviewees speak faster). 😄

[@jinx1947]

Excellent, Merci a vous!

[@ArabellaGrills]

Merci beaucoup Helen and Judie. J'ai treize ans, et les videos d'easy french sont incoyables for apprendre.

[@deividalmeida7391]

Merci de partager avec nous ❤

[@joseabrahamarenasbarrios7685]

pratique beaucoup, pratique beaucoup, et pratique beaucoup sans crainte du succès

[@EasyFrench]

🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@樊诗宇]

Merci à vous

[@kailash7618]

Merci pour cette vidéo en lentement ❤❤

[@HaydarNiazi]

Très bien merci beaucoup ❤

[@barathiselvaraj8399]

Vos conseils et suggestions sont positives et encourageants. Votre aporoache est pratique. Vous êtes très sympa.Merci pour votre motivation 🎉🎉🎉

[@Purposemusique]

Your language sounds so good. I love English and French

[@Nerdrakere]

I love your channel and I love both you hosts so much ☺️ thank you for everything!

[@christophermoody50]

Merci

[@fire-ae]

Your videos are like medicines, stress relieving and teaching something simultaneously. Je vais regarder votre episodes quand meme je peux ❤

[@Roterodami]

Helene, I see you have discovered the good spots in Rotterdam already. The most diverse street of the city (West-Kruiskade). Here some random tips 1) Krozant in the parking garage of Het Groot Handelsgebouw 2) Panini near Beurs 3) De Kleine Ondeugd near Oostplein

[@vaninamariajosecayo8026]

Merci les filles ! Je vous aime!

[@thecostaexperience]

Boa noite!

[@maxducoudray]

I find speaking not too difficult. Understanding is far more challenging!

[@anitawaters4745]

Bonjour les filles ! Judith, j’ai remarqué que tu as tourné cette vidéo dans un café 😊 ton activité préféré, mélanger le café et les langues! Un jour ça se déroulera dans ton propre café 😊 Et Hélène j’aime beaucoup tes cheveux, ça te va très bien ❤

[@EasyFrench]

Vous êtes une auditrice du podcast Easy French 🙌! Merci pour votre commentaire

[@anitawaters4745]

@ Oui, absolument ! Vous m’accompagnez quand je promène le chien, vous êtes comme mes amis 👯‍♂️ je vous apprécie beaucoup… merci d’être là, un jour je vais vous envoyer un enregistrement vocal.

[@kailash7618]

Salut les filles pour le conceil sensible et utiles. Merci pour cette vidéo en lentement.bien expliqué le sujet. Lautre vidéo svp❤❤

[@aciksoz89]

Super

[@slushbo1493]

Une autre bonne leçon; merci. Qui est le guitariste qui joue la musique de fond ? J'aime beaucoup. On dirait Wes Montgomery.

[@idolivercampos]

Ah! Oui, et sourt très Bon, calme, ne pas nervous.

[@TheTuschi]

Elle est tres joli.

[@Treinbouwer]

When I went to France last summer, some people understood me without any problem, while others did not even understand me while using sentences I learned in school. Could it be because some have little to no experience with people who are not francophone? Je sais que mon Français n'est pas au niveau, mais j'ai le impression que il y a aussi de person qui ne sont pas fair.

[@ragabali4509]

Salut l’équipe d’Easy French! Je vous propose de faire un épisode sur les termes de football, notamment les termes et les phrases fréquemment utilisés par les commentateurs sportifs. Merci à vous.

[@wowjwalters]

Please help. I signed up for conversational French, but I have no way to sign in. I’m doing the 7 day trial. Can you help me get into the class.🙏❤️

[@vinicialves]

Bonjour Hélène et Judith ! Dans la vidéo, vous dites que les Français trouvent les nombreux accents charmants. Et je me demande, qu'en pensez-vous à cause de l'accent brésilien... Passe un bon week-end

[@juandavidvasquez3688]

J'ai aimé votre conseil. Merci pour cette video. 9:10 If only the DELF oral examiners saw it this way🤭

[@jamestaylor9170]

@7:38 pourquoi elle a regardé sa main comme ça. hahaha drôle

[@childericoalencastro]

Vous êtes très belles toutes les deux !

[@baronmeduse]

Anxiety around using a foreign language is: xenoglossophobia.

[@erwindehart4328]

Étiez-vous en Hollande?

[@CookieFonster]

There is a stereotype that the French are elitist about their language and get snobbish when people make mistakes. That's not true at all! In reality, the French love it when a foreigner speaks their language, even if you make mistakes. The language is a vital tool in any Francophone country.

[@EasyFrench]

True, thanks for sharing.

[@rodrigootavio5901]

Merci pour la video. Je pense que ça n'était pas à Paris. Amsterdam peut-être, or Marseille?

[@MarisB-b8z]

Rotterdam

[@emile5921]

I love 8 years in Paris and still dont speak good French. Getting nervous every time I speak it. Feeling bad for it.

[@lucjanpret6522]

How could you survive without knowing language?

[@geoffreypayne6867]

Judith must have been cold !

[@EasyFrench]

Yup..

[@baronmeduse]

Must have...

[@France_countryballs]

l'heilr de puvour

[@murio1261]

Salut, madame combien gagnes-tu par mois?

[@johndoe-rq1pu]

Pouvez-vous m'apprendre à parler dans ma langue maternelle sans être nerveux?

[@thehapagirl92]

1:06 That guy in the back is super nosy 😅 Also, I think people overthink it. I’m not a confident person or super outgoing but I will practice my French with French speakers. I don’t care if I sound “bad”. If French people correct me I’m thankful. I don’t go crying and feeling bad about myself. Like I said, I don’t have a lot of confidence, but I still don’t let that hold me back. The French person I know doesn’t pronounce everything perfectly in English, but he’s really cute so it’s ok. I know people who don’t like to speak English because they’re embarrassed that they have an accent. It doesn’t matter.

[@EasyFrench]

Thanks for sharing!

[@hsil408]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@maciekus363]

je suis trop, trop timide dans ma langue maternelle, je parle beaucoup avec mes amis mais si je dois parler avec quelqu'un inconnu j'ai du mal s'exprimer, je ne sais pas que je devrais dire et ca me pose un tas de problemes

[@GoudikaneMoussa]

Mérci

[@Ibad42-t8f]

words nd making sentences in french is difficult je apprende le francais c'est tres difficile😢

[@sohanhossain6834]

🎉🎉🇧🇩🇧🇩🇲🇫

[@eightiesmusic1984]

I will never succeed in speaking French. It is too late, despite visiting the country since 1999 and my wife being French. I understand a lot of what is being said but have no ability to converse in French because it is too complicated. People speak too fast and eat their words. We speak English which is where it went wrong and now there is no point spending hours on learning a language aged 54 when my life expectancy is probably not much more than another twenty five years if I am lucky. Life is too short to put time into something that does not bear results. It is one of my biggest regrets because I would have been proud to speak French in order to access the culture properly.

[@titteryenot4524]

Surely the obvious route for you, dude, is just get your wifey to only speak to you in French and you must reply in French, no? You would be talking the language in a year! 👍

[@cliffbeneventi]

Whether you think you can or you cannot, you will be right. 😉 J'ai 61 and, et j'apprends et j'e m'amêliore encore!

[@melwinseaman1737]

If you understand what people say,you are very close from speaking.The limit is what you believe.Age is not an obstacle if you want to do something.I am 59 and I am learning French.It is so Easy.

[@baronmeduse]

My neighbour started Spanish at age 47. From nothing and no prior experience. No Spanish husband to help her along. After 3-4 years she's upper intermediate. Lets say she has 20-25 years more to live, some of that will be speaking Spanish. The best time to start is always today.

[@mcarthurscanvas]

It's never too late brother. You've made a start after many years. A baby doesn't learn it's mother's tongue in a year, it starts with basic words and over time. It's vocabulary adds up. You just need to keep repeating these words in common day life, and you will start thinking in french, not English. Have courage brother, do not fear, and do not doubt. In jesus name! Amen.

[@vishalkumarkumar1743]

Yay madam your health is not good . please care you health

[@sohanhossain6834]

🇲🇫🇲🇫🇧🇩🇧🇩💗

[@UzielAzuara]

Im afraid they will respond back in English

[@EasyFrench]

It might happen and then... ?

[@tommynoorhadiansyah7115]

Oui, je suis vraiment nerveux d'essayer de parler français. J'ai peur d'utiliser les mauvais vocabulaires et GRA

[@MaartenPit]

bienvenue aux Pays-Bas

[@Lazendra]

Why should anyone be nervous about speaking your annoying language. In Spain and many other places it simply gets on the people's nerves, that's all.

[@mcarthurscanvas]

Ill be careful when im in france though. I gotta say Croissant correctly before i might get criticised by a french person. NON. CEST CROISSANT!!! NOT CROISSANT.... Daccord. Je sais pas bruh, je sais pas