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[@guomondur9248]

Thank you for continuing to teach how to speak practical French vs academic French.

[@Street_French]

De rien :)

[@Sao-Paulo]

Another good one is "je suis perdu". It works when I'm confused in a general way or completely lost

[@noemio6316]

J'ai toujours eu ce doute, merci !!

[@Street_French]

de rien!

[@JonathonV]

Salut Maïa et Charlie ! Another very informative video, thank you! Have you done a video on French expressions that English people say but French people don’t? I think that could be super interesting! I remember when I lived in France, my students made invitations in English, and none of them knew what the “R” in “RSVP” stands for (it actually took them a while to realise that the acronym was for a French phrase, haha). In my experience, French speakers tend to invent words that sound English but actually aren’t, and English speakers tend to say phrases in French to sound all sophisticated but most French speakers wouldn’t say those phrases. I smile in either circumstance! 😀

[@Street_French]

ah no we haven't but it's a good idea thanks :)

[@rahuldhargalkar]

That expression during "Oh je suis vraiment confus" 😁😂😂 cracked me up

[@Street_French]

haha :)

[@choyonchanda8845]

I like your all videos

[@krispixarrive4688]

J’ai essayé d’expliquer a mon ami anglais « je suis confus » et votre vidéo m’a bien aidé! Merci! En revanche « chui » et « j’ne » c’est pas une super prononciation du français... mais je suis certain que vous ferez mieux la prochaine fois! ;-)

[@angelverasegovia6052]

J´ADORE, MERCI BCP

[@Street_French]

de rien!

[@milletrad8871]

To express, "having a difficult time (doing or attempting something)," in Québec, people often say, "J'ai de la misère à (faire qqch))." I learned that in real life here, not from FSF taught in a classroom.

[@amayastrata4629]

Thank you for this. I’m trying to learn but it is hard. I really need to live in France ideally and would love to as my one week holiday there every year is clearly not enough. I’ll keep at it though, just in case I get the opportunity!

[@Street_French]

De rien! No need to go to France to study French, trying finding a French meet up near where you live, or find a friend to chat with every week online :)

[@TroyboyTv]

Also, watch a lot of french movies, watch french vloggers on youtube, and french twitch streamers... there's a lot of resources available to be able to fluent in your own country

[@amayastrata4629]

Thanks. I do actually and was very enthusiastic about learning, even going to college at night to take classes, watching films, etc but last year I had breast cancer so I haven’t kept the momentum going. As a result I feel as if I’m starting again. I’ll get going again and have the courage to speak French more hopefully. When I’m there I feel embarrassed and guilty that I’m so bad at it but force myself to have a go. I just say désolé all the time. I subscribe to French news 24 but I’ll investigate other KZbin channels which is something that I haven’t done for some reason. There’s an American lady that does some stuff so I watch her occasionally but I could do more. That’s a bit ditsy of me actually as I’m thinking about it. I tried finding radio stations but there’s too many ads and it got annoying. Very grateful for your tips.

[@Street_French]

@@TroyboyTv Oui c'est vrai :)

[@Street_French]

@@amayastrata4629 Thanks for sharing that with us, yeah it definitely takes a lot of time and consistency. If you're interested, we offer private lessons via Skype. We could help you come up with a custom plan to help you get the results you want. We can give you a discount as well :) Just send us an email

[@plantbasedsecrets]

Bonne vidéo! J’en rajouterais quelques autres English speakers, can you correct those sentences? 1) je vais voyager en France l’été prochain. 2) j’ai rencontré plein de gens de France. 3) est-ce que t’aimes le champagne? Oui, je l’aime! 4. peut-être je vais y aller l’année prochaine. 5. Après que mon voyage a été terminé, j’ai eu de la difficulté à retourner au travail. 6. Est-ce que tu voudrais du café? Oui, je veux! 7. Tout le monde sont occupés à travailler

[@tinaselinsky8301]

1. Je vais aller en France l'ete prochain. 2. J'ai rencontre beaucoup de monde en France. 3. Est-ce que le champagne te plait? Oui, ca me plait beaucoup! 4. Peut-etre que je vais y aller l'annee prochaine. 5. Apres la fin de mon voyage, j'avais de la difficulte a rentrer au travail. 6. Est-ce que tu veux du cafe? Oui, J'en veux un. 7. Tout le monde est occupe a travailler.

[@XOpianoXO19]

Could you also say “je suis perdu(e)”?

[@devonmitchell5319]

I love this! I always want to say "I didn’t get it", is there a way to communicate that more specifically?

[@Street_French]

You could say "j'ai pas compris" or maybe even something like "c'était pas clair" :)

[@anthonyrobertson7062]

Devon Mitchell I've seen "to get" (understand) translated with the verb "piger", but I seem to remember it's a very casual, laid back verb. So I guess I don't get it would be "Je ne pige pas." or "Sh pige pas (casual pronunciation)."

[@toohip42]

Je pige pas ????... ça marche pour moi !

[@RJ-ge1kz]

Yes I have heard Homer saying "je ne pige pas" in French dubbed Les Simpson!

[@ZarazXero]

Great video! I love these tips. Question: How would you translate the adjective "confusing?" Ex. "The instructions are really confusing." If anyone knows a natural way to say it in French, let me know :)

[@Street_French]

You could saying something like "C'est/c'était pas très clair" :) thanks for watching!! :)

[@ZarazXero]

@@Street_French Merci !! :)

[@Street_French]

@@ZarazXero de rien!

[@raniagamal761]

Salut .. ie suis perdu…ça marchera ou pas?

[@ericlind6581]

je suis confus pour dire je ne comprends pas se dit par les français plus âgés. Je suis confus avec la situation par example. Donc ça se dit, pas par vous peut-être mais par d’autres français, surtout ceux qui ont étudié le latin. C’est pas du tout incorrecte.

[@ritikasakpal2727]

Please tell me what are the carrier options in French. I have completed my 12 and I took french as my additional subject. I want to continue my love for this language,but I am confused. please don't ignore my comment, please I really need some help...I love you and your channel too.. love From India...💓💓😘 I hope you would reply...love you..💓

[@Street_French]

Well it depends on what you're interested in, teacher, translator, tour guide, your question is really broad and there are so many options

[@jamielaw4749]

There's also the DELF test... not sure what it stands for, but it's an international indicator of what level of French you speak.

[@jeandurant5908]

Je suis confus est en effet très rarement utilisé par la plupart des gens mais c'est correct. ça veut dire "je suis désolé" et aussi "I am confused". On peut utiliser la phrase : Je dois avouer que je suis assez confus, je n'ai pas vraiment compris ce que vous m'avez dit. Après, effectivement, vu que ce sont des expressions peu utilisé dans le langage de tous les jours, on pourrait penser que ça ne se dit pas.

[@Street_French]

ah oui je l'utilise assez rarement dans des situations professionnelles. mais c'est pas très courant dans la vie de tous les jours je trouve :)

[@jeandurant5908]

@@Street_French J'adore votre chaîne, vous devriez faire plus de vidéo concernant des aspects de la vie. Ensemble si possible :)

[@Street_French]

@@jeandurant5908 ah oui ok :))

[@kerrylosi1595]

Coucou les deux. Bon astuce mais je dit toujours ‘je suis confuse’ et ça marche quoi .... mdr.... bons... bien entendu. Merci et bonne journée. Bises

[@Street_French]

:)

[@johndelemos272]

Et je suis perdu ? Ça marche ?

[@zwieglupglup]

Yes it works.

[@Street_French]

je suis perdu means "i'm lost" like when you lost your way outside, or you're lost in a book or something

[@duseetmoi]

In your example "Ah désolé, j'ai pas compris, j'avais du mal..." is there a particular reason why you use "j'avais du mal" instead of "j'ai eu du mal?" Just curious. 🤔😊

[@charutha2610]

I think it's a difference of "I didn't understand, I was having difficulty with.." vs "I didn't understand, I had had difficulty with". The former sounds more natural in speech

[@shaungordon9737]

I'm confused and I don't understand have slightly different meanings in English.....I guess there's no distinction between them in French? I don't understand implies you understand nothing, whereas confused implies you've got multiple options and you're not sure which one to pick or which one is correct.

[@Street_French]

yeah I guess we don't really have "I'm confused"

[@charutha2610]

Yeah, I was wondering about something similar. I wanted to say "Sorry, I confused X with Y" the other day... what would you say in French?

[@shaungordon9737]

@@charutha2610 Maybe, "I mixed up" or something similar. I don't know. The more I learn French, the more I realise they have a lot of slight subtleties missing from their language that English has, and many of the translations aren't exactly the same. But then again, there's things that French has the English lacks, so yeah know, it works both ways.

[@charutha2610]

Shaun Gordon Yeah, I agree. Also, I’m afraid, scared, fearful, all translate to j’ai peur. It’s also that English often has several words to mean the same thing.

[@diamondeye75]

Je suis confuse = I am mortified/I am a mess mortified = extremely embarrassed Having said that, I didn't see a way to express in French a general state of confusion. They gave examples for specific scenarios, but not a general way to say "I am confused" unless there is no general way to say this in French. Is there?

[@jj8585]

I think "perdu" would work in most cases

[@daveaustin4538]

Je suis confondu? Cela m’embrouille ..ces deux mots là marchent pour “confused” non?

[@Street_French]

"je suis confondu" ça marche pas, "ça m'embrouille" is better

[@DrewMakepeace]

@@Street_French How about "Je suis mélangé"?

[@Street_French]

@@DrewMakepeace yeah no it doesn't work ^^

[@monpopotama9416]

@@DrewMakepeace if you really want to translate «i'm confused» by «je suis…» you could say «je suis perdu», «j'y suis plus du tout», (meaning i'm lost, i'm not with you, i don't folloy), you could also say «j'ai perdu le fil», «j'ai pas tout suivi», «je ne comprends plus rien»

[@ez8546]

@@Street_French I was told (not really taught) that one could possibly say "cela ou ca me confond" (that confuses me). Whaddya think?

[@lucienoon7262]

je suis confondu(e)?

[@sogorgeous2257]

Yeah, “Je ne comprends pas” c’est l’équivalent de “I am confused”. Another big one in English is, “I can’t figure it out”, Again, it’s “Je ne comprends pas”. Eclairez-moi, svp.

[@Street_French]

oui les languages sont différents, on ne peux pas tout traduire parfaitement. mais je dirais que "I can't figure it out" c'est plutôt "je n'y arrive pas"

[@sogorgeous2257]

StreetFrench.org Très bien. Celui-ci a tj été difficile a interprêter. On le dit très souvent..Merci.

[@leonardopastrana7958]

C’est correcte si je dis “je suis embrouillé” merci !

[@Street_French]

no it doesn't work. what are you trying to say? in what context?

[@damhood2033]

Je suis perdu. Je reste perplexe. Je suis désorienté. J'ai du mal à comprendre; à absorber.

[@jalisakey5098]

tl;dw Just say you don't understand "Je (ne) comprend pas" because je suis confus means you're embarrassed/sorry.

[@yez1062]

c'est des natifs anglais, ça s'entend xd le h aspiré ʰ et le r mais bon

[@Street_French]

Charlie est américain, mais moi je suis française ^^ je suis née et j'ai grandis à Paris

[@sarahpinho1114]

I say "je suis perdu"

[@limitlessfantasy6735]

It seems like a language is lacking some vocabulary there