Il in (spoken) French: Speak more fluently by cutting words

[@Commeunefrancaise]

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[@paulgutman-o2c]

Bonjour Géraldine. Je suis québécois et je vous remercie du fin fond de mon cœur pour vos vidéos qui reflètent votre désir de mettre l'accent sur la langue orale. J'ai déjà lu quelques commentaires négatifs de la part de quelques personnes qui semblent croire (erronément) que seulement des gens sans instruction raccourcissent leurs mots, mais à vrai dire le français oral a beaucoup de contractions qui sont tout à fait légitimes et qui sont utilisées tout le temps dans la langue parlée par des millions de Francophones de partout dans la Francophonie, peu importe leur niveau d'instruction. Vous faites bien de mettre l'accent sur le fait que le français oral et le français écrit sont différents et que cela n'est pas un délit. Félicitations et à tantôt !

[@cathryn1413]

I personally don’t speak French well enough or quickly enough to clip off words or letters yet. I wouldn’t even try since it wouldn’t sound natural. I think it sounds strange, for example, when new English-speakers say “gonna” with a strong accent or say it very slowly. It sounds wrong and a bit uneducated. “Gonna” is just the phonetic way of saying “going to” very quickly. It’s not meant to be used by new language learners in speech or writing. BUT, this channel is really useful for me to understand French-speakers better. And Geraldine’s enthusiasm and approachability makes me want to keep working on my French! There are many days I ask myself “why.” Why am I doing this? I can’t think of a good answer except that language is a fun puzzle to sort out. Geraldine is really fun to engage with in these videos.

[@Paurush46]

Wonderful way to teach!👏🏽👏🏽 It’s really fun learning this way

[@notmanymore1521]

Thank you so so much for these videos! I am so happy to have found something like this. I speak 5 languages and am currently learning French (mostly so I can communicate with my French boyfriend's family/friends) and one thing I can't stand when I learn a new language is to sound like a walking dictionary. When I learn a new language, I like to be able to communicate like native people do in real life. So this channel is a god send! (That is, to the horror of my boyfriend, who believes that I should learn the "proper'"beautiful" French...)

[@truptidesai1462]

Thank you Geraldine for this video. It’s so important to learn this day to day practical conversation. I now relate to what my colleagues speak. I was completely lost when I started working even after getting a good score in my French classes. Thanks again and look forward for more such videos.

[@Commeunefrancaise]

15 minutes a day can make all the difference, @truptidesai1462! If you’re looking for more fun, bite-sized lessons, you should check out our 30 Day French Challenge. For 30 days, you’ll receive a new daily challenge to improve your everyday spoken French and each one can be completed in no more that 15 minutes per day. There are no live elements to the 30 Day Challenge and is the perfect program for students who are short on time: the-30-day-french-challenge.mn.co/?&source=youtubecom -Lyndsie Comme une Française Team

[@jinx1947]

Excellente leçon, Merci a vous

[@Jennifer1NC]

So useful to know - thank you!

[@mpalin11]

I had been wondering about the "il est" vs "c'est" for years! Thank you ❤️❤️

[@Commeunefrancaise]

We’re so glad this lesson helped, @mpalin11! 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

[@BGTuyau]

Suite à des années avec le français, je ne suis pas encore arrivé à maîtriser le niveau de Lupin et Call My Agent, mais la seconde et la troisième narration sur la Provence étaient aussi compréhensibles pour moi que la première -et bien sûr ils m'ont paru beaucoup plus normales. Merci pour cette présentation géniale.

[@marktroughton1064]

C'est bien là le fameux principe du 'moindre effort' n'est ce pas qui existe dans toutes les langues y compris l'anglais, comme par exemple 'innit, nuff said, ain't it, wotcha doin', etc. Thanks for the presentation, you remind of my inspirational 6 th form French teachers who motivated me to follow in their footsteps. 🎉

[@sonyasever7625]

merci pour votre video 💞💞 c'était très utile !

[@jenniferchen1116]

That was so helpful, thank you!

[@Commeunefrancaise]

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[@togatampubolon5948]

Merci beaucoup!

[@virginiawilliams9998]

When I studied French in high school 100 years ago, we were taught that "Il est" and "C'est" were interchangeable in the spoken language. It looks like "C'est" is more commonly heard these days. Thank you for the update!

[@tari7174]

I always love you presentation 😉

[@Commeunefrancaise]

Yay! We are so glad you liked this lesson, @tari7174. If you are looking to expand your French and enjoy more activities like this, you might enjoy our upcoming 30 Day Challenge: the-30-day-french-challenge.mn.co/?&source=youtubecom -Lyndsie Comme une Française Team

[@Marc-wl7wy]

C’était tres utile, merci beaucoup!

[@sa21g22g23]

Merci beaucoup pour cette nouvelle thème

[@marjorieorveau6707]

I've got used to dropping the 'l' but pronounce the 'i'. It took me a long time to understand when to use 'c'est' and not 'il est'. Merci pour les videos!

[@pierrelalonde3705]

Quelle belle langue! Je suis fière de ma langue maternelle. Je suis Franco Ontarien.

[@CafeLu]

This helps!

[@nannybannany]

[Incorrect speculation incoming, but it was still fun for me to think about]: Ahhh this is a little like assimilation in language. Like in Korean, regardless of how a word is actually written, orally the syllables end up being pronounced like the nearby consonants. If you don't know Korean or similar things this part won't make sense, but I mean like how 감사합니다 is pronouced like kam-sa-HAM-ni-da instead of the -hap that's written. ANYWAY that whole tangent just to say I think it's similar here. Il y a gets squished to "y a" because of deletion but also sort of because the > in > sounds exactly like > therefore > becomes > but glottalizing the two vowels sounds silly, so it's easier to pronounce it together and it becomes >. Ok I have gone too far in this assessment because it really is just deletion, my explanation doesn't match with any other examples, lol.

[@Otto-sd8ps]

Merci du Guatemala

[@MartijnH-ul3xj]

Bonjour Géraldine! Merci pour vos vidéos, qui sont toujours très utiles pur améliorer mon français! Dès maintenant, je vais laisser tomber beacucoup des 'il'. Alors, "il vaut mieux" devient "vaut mieux", mais j'ai noté qu'à 5:24 et 13:26, vous dites "mieux vaut", même si le sous-titre dit "vaut mieux". C'est pourquoi? C'est aussi une préference du français parlé, ou "ya" une autre raison?

[@mhermarckarakouzian8899]

Are there books written in modern-day spoken French?

[@BrianRahimi]

Bonjour Geraldine, comment allez vous the test you just gave I received 2/3 ; what score would it just curious? My # 1 and 3 was correct.⭐⭐⭐

[@karenm.werner6630]

Bonjour, Géraldine. Is it OK to drop the "l" in "s'il vous plaît" - "s'i vous plaît"? Merci.

[@Commeunefrancaise]

Bonjour, In spoken French, the phrase "s'il vous plaît" (meaning "please") can indeed be pronounced in a more relaxed manner, especially in informal contexts. This often involves dropping or softening the "L" sound. Instead of pronouncing it as /sil vu plɛ/, you might hear something closer to /si vu plɛ/ or even /sivuplɛ/. Fabien Comme une Française Team

[@karenm.werner6630]

@@Commeunefrancaise merci beaucoup !

[@JonathonV]

Interesting about the “il est” versus “c’est”. I was always taught to use “c’est” when there’s nothing after the predicate adjective, but “il est” when there was more to the thought, such as “Oui, c’est possible,” but “Il est possible que j’en ai quelques-uns”, or “C’est amusant,” but “il est amusant de se promener vers la Seine.” I wasn’t aware that was an outdated construction.

[@spadaacca]

Attention - you can't and shouldn't always replace il est with c'est -> it works in certain situations very naturally, but in other situations, you'd sound very uneducated. As a general rule, unless you're 14, using super casual French all the time will make you come off as very ineloquent (and people will judge you for it). When in doubt, always use the "nicer" version. Much like in English, how you talk says a lot about who you are.

[@nawimal]

❤❤🎉🎉

[@adam_meek]

So, colloquial Latin has become too formal. diglossic again.

[@karenarnett5167]

Ce video est utile. En Anglais on dit "tseasy" pour "c'est facil"! there's actually a very funny little segment in a Woody Allen film where he goes on a riff about how Americans shorten "did you" to "djew", or what sounds like an accusation to Woody Allen's comedic neurotic sensibilities.kzbin.info/www/bejne/epKzc5uujc2jqMksi=QP7KS1I-ElYmi9sA