This is brilliant, I had to laugh. I did a degree in French and these phrases were aaaaaalways used, no matter how advanced we (supposedly) got. I feel like my whole life has been a lie 😂 thanks for another great video!
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
I know, isn't it terrible? I see these words and expressions at all levels, and students are forced to memorize them...
@catalinazontea5867 жыл бұрын
You're right! To me is really annoying to find out that what I've learnt from the French manuals over the years does not apply in the real life! This video broke my heart into pieces hahahahha Thank you for the information, you're doing a great job!
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
You know, it was the same for me when I learned English. I guess it's just a question of sorting out the type of speech registers you learn. For instance, I learned to say "What a shame!" or "What a pity" for "C'est dommage!". I moved to the US and never heard those expressions a single time... It was actually "That's too bad!" But those 2 expressions are not completely useless. You just have to know when and where to use them or at least expect to hear them.
@guduleharrisonya84269 ай бұрын
I kinda like ur contrarian take on straitlaced French that is hardly used by everyday people in France! Keep up the enlightening work, Alex!
@LanguageCity9 ай бұрын
Merci :) I think this is one of my favorite videos!
@j.j.j-x6r7 жыл бұрын
OMG this is amazing, I feel like I've been lied to for a lifetime in those cookie cutter books. 15 years of learning french today I learn this.
@wayfarer11016 жыл бұрын
J.J. Wolfe You're doing better than me - it's been over 40 years...
@keithdavis87724 ай бұрын
Monsieur, vous êtes un professeur excellent!
@LanguageCity4 ай бұрын
Merci, Keith :)
@Κώστας_20247 жыл бұрын
You are the best teacher EVER! Just a few suggestions: 1. I'd prefer that your videos didn't include the wrong phrases (as these tend to stick in mind), but only the correct ones-- 2. and without any unnecessary "excuses" given, such as "you'll be surprised," "I know it may sound weird but this is how we say it" etc. That would make them easier to use and remember. Still, you're the BEST and I'll always look up your videos first.
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Merci Kadmos :) Well this is very specific to this video as I want to make sure people know what to disregard in French books.
@HardCoreSoneNasz6 жыл бұрын
Κάδμος / Επαμεινώνδας I have to disagree with you on this! I prefer the the lessons the way cos it’s more natural and fun!!
@krishnanclips Жыл бұрын
Jeez! Thousands of French videos and no one touched on these points. Thank you, thank you, thank you a million times.
@LanguageCity Жыл бұрын
You're quite welcome G :) I've done this my whole life, so those things jump to my ears!
@slowlearner43412 жыл бұрын
C'était intéressant et instructif, bien sûr. Chaque langue est une substance fine et spécifique. L'interférence des langues les rend plus reconnaissables mais en même temps elle est aussi source d'erreurs et d'incompréhension. Merci beaucoup.
@LanguageCity2 жыл бұрын
Oui, en effet, tout ca est fascinant. Aussi, la comparaison entre les langues: similarités entre le français et l'espagnol, similarités entre l'espagnol et l'anglais, etc...
@micheleedwards29982 жыл бұрын
Super, super helpful! Your videos are the best!Thank you!
@LanguageCity2 жыл бұрын
De rien, Michelle :)
@petunia-r7h7 жыл бұрын
more advanced french class pleaseeee, it was such a life changing experience for me and I am so grateful for that! you are best french teacher I ever had :)
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Merci Datka, I am very flattered :)
@colegio22392 жыл бұрын
My French students will love this! Merci beaucoup!
@LanguageCity2 жыл бұрын
De rien, Colegio :)
@raulllallahuigamarra88907 жыл бұрын
This video showed me all the mistakes I've been making so far. Merci beaucoup, prof!
@EdwinPabloCM7 жыл бұрын
It's really useful for me. I'm learning both languages English and French. It's pretty good to know stuff like this. thanks very much
@selenekim3117 жыл бұрын
Bonjour, je suis coréenne et vos vidéos sont très utiles pour apprendre le français et l'anglais en même temps👏
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Bonjour Selene, en tous, tu sembles bien écrire en français :) C'est génial de savoir qu'on s'intéresse à mes cours même en Corée!
@AlephNeil7 жыл бұрын
These videos are incredibly helpful - I almost feel like I'm cheating watching them.
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Ha ha :) Merci AlephNeil!
@SulingClarinet6 жыл бұрын
Best French Teacher ever!
@jlanthony767 жыл бұрын
I make almost all of these mistakes, lol! Thanks for the help.When you learn French in the US, it's so easy to miss out on the flavor of the language and struggle to understand real French speakers. Your videos are helping me figure out what I need to fix with my French. Thanks again!
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
You're quite welcome :) the pleasure in mine!
@javifontalva77527 жыл бұрын
This is such an eye opener. S'il te plait davantage de vidéeos comme ça.
@priyasri1117 жыл бұрын
I have a request. Can you do another video on Advanced French class like the one you did before? It was very very useful :-)
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
I have a couple of shorter ones coming up soon :)
@frenchworld62387 жыл бұрын
saggitbow so true mate! It was magical!
@richardchiolero26147 жыл бұрын
I completely agree: like a life-changing event for me. I will be purchasing the advanced French course next paycheck.
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Merci, Richard. I'm glad you liked it. You will just love the advanced course. There is so much to know, and that is to say you will learn everything you would not learn in a regular advanced French class. You will learn everything you would have only learned in immersion for 1 or 2 years :)
@katherinecheney55122 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Didn't know most of these!😬
@sheldrake11117 жыл бұрын
Intéressant, au Québec on dit souvent étudier, examen, échouer, retourner, et bon marché.
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Le vocabulaire est souvent différent au Québec. On y utilise souvent des plus vieux mots. Dites-vous "examen" pour ce qu'on appelle en anglais "a quiz" or "a test"?
@sheldrake11117 жыл бұрын
Language City je demeure en Ontario depuis longtemps mais quand je vivais au Québec, on disait examen pour les plus "gros" examen. Sinon on disait un quiz ou test pour les plus "petits" examens. 😉
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Oui, c'est bien ce que je pense, c'est vraiment différent au Québec. Pour nous, les "examens" ne sont que des examens officiels (nationaux) comme le BAC en France ou le SAT aux Etats-Unis, ou encore le A-level en Angleterre. Mais les Français ne diraient jamais un "quiz" ou un "test". J'adore toutes ces différences entre le français de France et le français canadien. C'est fascinant.
@cfgauss717 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!! It's amazing the huge gap that exists between book French and real French.
@MrJerkensen7 жыл бұрын
Merci beaucoup !
@luthern-ibrahimajayi71677 жыл бұрын
Je seulment commencée un cour de français, ici à Nigeria, et vraiment cet vidéo de language City est trop realisér......J'adore
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Merci, Ajayi :)
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Oui, bien sûr! "Ça ne coûte pas cher" marche aussi. "Bof", ce n'est pas très joli, mais c'est vrai qu'on l'utilise tout le temps en français...
@luthern-ibrahimajayi71677 жыл бұрын
Merci pour la vidéo, C'est pas cher ..... Pourrait on utilise 'Ça ne coût pas cher' aussi... -> J'aime 'bof' aussi ->Travailler un lieu de Étudier......je pense que c'est bon. Mais est-ce qu'il y a mieux méthode to master Production Orale....... Sil vous plait parlez moi.. ---------------Merci Beaucoup
@johndownes27096 жыл бұрын
Where have you been all my years of learning the beautiful french Language - you are hitting the mark for me with every point you make - so many questions/issues i have had being answered in such a simple and informed way - for so long i have wondered how am i going to get to the level of fluency I have desired since being 15 years old....I am now 51 - and now i have renewed hope...so gratetful...for what you bring to us from the fat of your own learning process....gratitude to the max.....Phil D.
@LanguageCity6 жыл бұрын
Bonjour Phil! I love to hear that. That's why I've been doing this all this :) I'm still amazed to be able to touch so many people everywhere in the world. Did you watch all the videos on this channel? Well, just imagine that this is only the tip of the iceberg. The French course I have put together is no less than a bible of the French language. You can access the whole thing (7 levels) for $19.95/month. You can even ask me as many questions as you want through forums located everywhere throughout the course. Here is the registration page: www.language-city.com/product/subscriptions-french-ii-iii-iv-v-advanced-french/. A bientôt!
@johndownes27096 жыл бұрын
many thanks for the reply - to answer your question above - I have so far only watched 2 videos - the hour long one on common mistakes in books and the one above.....every element of the two taught me something....the main thing for me is that i have been in a space of limbo for years - my family eg. knowing that i attained an 'advanced' level in French but never seeing the benefits from it when I meet native speakers....noone over the years seemed to be able to understand the gap between my learing and the reality of speaking the language...even me to an extent..I had the questions but not the answers....you have the answers i need..... I am truly amazed and grateful....and committed to take advantage of what you offer so that a life long dream can come to pass....super happy n excited....apols for going on a bit....hard to contain....already spoken to family and friends in South Africa about this KZbin find....Cheers - Phil D.
@LanguageCity6 жыл бұрын
Well, that's great. I'm glad you found this channel. Yes, in the advanced (but throughout the course as well), my goal, among other things, is to fill the gap between theory and reality. Someone else from south Africa was super happy to find me a couple of months ago. I did 2 webinars and she was disappointed she couldn't show up because of the time difference and finally made 3 weeks ago, she was all excited :)
@marshhen6 жыл бұрын
Merci bien pour ce video. C'est vraiment utile. Je suis au niveau ou ces petits details m'empeche de faire du progres. J'apprecie que vous nous donner les conseils pour un francais courant en France, mais en meme temps votre attitude n'est pas contre le francais parle ailleurs comme au Quebec. Vos lecons m'aident eqalement avec les conversations avec mes colleagues francais et quebecois. Merci.
@LanguageCity6 жыл бұрын
De rien, marshhen! Content que ça vous aide :)
@nessaa55097 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for these. I've learnt so much from your videos. Bonne continuation.
@isabellagdma34836 жыл бұрын
Merci beaucoup vous êtes très gentil.
@LanguageCity6 жыл бұрын
De rien, Isabel!
@asfazrq7 жыл бұрын
J'aime regarder vos vidéos. Merci toujours!
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
De rien AR!
@kareyq48434 жыл бұрын
Great video! Merci!
@gabysadowyj12517 жыл бұрын
Have just discovered you and absolutely love your videos!!!
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Merci Gaby, that's very nice of you. I'm glad you like these videos :)
@michaelwhite26007 жыл бұрын
Merci!!! You are amazing! You are helping me a lot! Never learned any of these expressions!!
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
De rien, Michael :)
@bmr12957 жыл бұрын
Have learned SOOOO much from the courses Alex offers. Now if I could just remove all the useless phrases drilled in all those years in school...starting with etudier!
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Ha ha! Merci Bonnie. Yes, I would also put "étudier" on top of the list, along with "nous" :) By the way, "I've been studying French for 5 years" would be "J'apprends le français depuis cinq ans." So, "to study" is not always "travailler" or "bosser".
@TamunoOpuboCooksCookeyGam2 жыл бұрын
Merci encore monsieur!
@LanguageCity2 жыл бұрын
De rien, Cookie Jam 🙂
@bwalshgyal7 жыл бұрын
I'm currently living in France as an au pair, and i find your videos incredible useful! I've learnt so much from you and these videos have helped me so much!
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Tant mieux Emily. Je suis content :) What part of France do you live in?
@bwalshgyal7 жыл бұрын
J'habite à Brest :)
@peterchen71667 жыл бұрын
I like your videos a lot, you speak efficiently, love it!
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Merci Peter :)
@m.h.j40757 жыл бұрын
merci ,excellent 👏👏👏👏
@beaal67507 жыл бұрын
Clear, merci!
@tanderson68717 жыл бұрын
I will be in Paris this June.....love your teaching!
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Merci T Anderson!
@leafdragon946 жыл бұрын
C'est génial. J'ai beaucoup appris.
@matthewwallace71425 жыл бұрын
Très utile, merci.
@LanguageCity5 жыл бұрын
De rien, Matthew :)
@josephstevano59053 жыл бұрын
This is REALLY useful: thank you so much!!!
@LanguageCity3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, Joseph :)
@LindzHoward5 жыл бұрын
You're amazing. Seriously the instructor I needed in high school. I was studying and watching French cinema..."Le City des Enfants la Perdus" and listening to MC Solaar - and I just could not put together why what I was practicing was NOT what I was hearing. I knew the instruction was wrong but how could I have do anything to fix it? Now you come along, finally!
@LanguageCity5 жыл бұрын
Merci Lindsey. If students could see the world of languages through my eyes, they would do things differently and question a lot of what they hear!
@sivasivak76217 жыл бұрын
merci beaucoup pour votre vidéo, il aide pour moi de bien comprendre français. Hier j'ai fait l'erreur pour " retourner". Maintenant je me prépare pour interrogation ( l'examen) b1. Donc je m'attends à beaucoup de vous. C'est très utile pour moi.
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Merci SIVA :)
@timothysimonjohncroo7 жыл бұрын
Outstanding.
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Merci, Tim!
@alexandermulugeta22377 жыл бұрын
merci beaucoup
@celestinev47123 жыл бұрын
I have been living in France for almost 7 years now but I really haven't had the desire to improve my French until I found your vids. I don't wanna blame my teacher in 2014 for it but it has impacted how I learned the language. Everytime I asked her about Grammar, she would just tell me " C'est comme ça" . Ohlala! Maybe that's a shocker but I also learned the expression " Comme ci comme ça" from her. Anyway, it's about time I worked harder on my French skills avec la touche Française ❤️.
@LanguageCity Жыл бұрын
Sorry I hadn't seen your message, Celestine. Better's late than never! I hope your journey is going well!
@eunicekorlekymensah7844 жыл бұрын
Wow!! Just subscribed.. Thanks a lot and keep up the good work!
@LanguageCity Жыл бұрын
Merci, Eunice!
@mohamedaismail7 жыл бұрын
Simply awesome ! It's eye opener !
@dann26787 жыл бұрын
Merci beaucoup pour ça !!!! Question, vas tu fair un part 2 ?
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Oui Otaku, deuxième partie, la semaine prochaine.
@lollylicker1015 жыл бұрын
Love these type of videos!
@LanguageCity5 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them, Mary :)
@heenarangwani21757 жыл бұрын
Super ! Merci.
@LanguageCity3 жыл бұрын
De rien Heena :)
@glorifacts7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the correction. It's been a great lesson. I really appreciate.
@keeppro25026 жыл бұрын
Totally true :)). At the beginning, I used "comme si comme ca" a lot to show that everything is so so but then people asked me "why"
@LanguageCity6 жыл бұрын
"Comme ci comme ça" is one of the most common ones :)
@jessicaw54376 ай бұрын
most of my French professors were older so not surprised they were still using bon marche, come ci, come ca etc.... so now I know not to use some of these, Merci!😉
@LanguageCity6 ай бұрын
I think they still teach all these nowadays...
@priyasri1117 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed the video and learnt a lot. Milles mercis!!
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
De rien Saggitbow :)
@AlexandruIațenco7 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much I really enoyed it!
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
You're quite welcome. The pleasure is mine :)
@amabledunn41892 жыл бұрын
Merci 😊
@lily25017 жыл бұрын
hi! I love your videos, they are so useful! Even after living in Belgium for almost 8 years, I still feel that I cannot keep up with some daily conversation, until I found your videos here! oh, one thing if possible, can you please make a video on french spoken in France and french spoken in Belgium?Thank you very much!
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
That's great! I'm glad my videos help, Lily! I think overall that Belgians enunciate a bit more than the French, but that's a bit subjective. I'll try to make a video at some point on the differences between the two. It's really not as big as between French French & French from Quebec. I've talked to many Belgians in the US without even knowing they were Belgian! But they of course, they usually do have an accent.
@maggiefreeman65137 жыл бұрын
Fab video. Thanks for the lesson. By the way we spend half the year in Brittany and they say 'comme ci comme ça' all the time! I suppose all regions are different! Thanks again 🙂
@kierstysantos58254 жыл бұрын
Merci 💙❤️
@riceb25687 жыл бұрын
This is great. Thank you for this video.😊
@LanguageCity Жыл бұрын
You're quite welcome, Rice B!
@danielbitencourt45727 жыл бұрын
Je t'aime! You're the best!
@ruthdenova78322 жыл бұрын
Apart from the brilliant teaching of this lesson, it was hilarious, specially the way of his attitude in the part comme ci comme ca.
@fredsharp74193 жыл бұрын
Very helpful - and insightful! I have a degree in French and am happy reading French classics - but I have never really had the chance to familiarise myself with current conversational trends. This is brilliant stuff. 'More power to your elbow', as we say in English. There does not appear to be an equivalent French idiom! Any suggestions?
@LanguageCity3 жыл бұрын
Merci Fred! I can't think of any idiomatic expression for it either... but thank you for the kind words. I'm glad you like it. There is indeed a discrepancy between literary French and conversational French!
@purnimaesteve57575 жыл бұрын
Wow!! I've used comme ci comme ça so many times!! Mais merci beaucoup pour votre vidéos.. ils me aident beaucoup !! Et j'aime bien votre manière de enseigner! Purnima
@LanguageCity5 жыл бұрын
De rien, Purinima :) Content que vous aimiez!
@kiddoesan1117 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this. I always thought something's off with the way some of the language is written in some textbooks. It just doesn't sound too naturally French.
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
I think the way French is taught in most French books is very off. It would just allow someone to get around and survive in France, even after 4 or 5 years of French. That's about it. They really haven't been thought through.
@kiddoesan1117 жыл бұрын
I laughed a lot while watching this video because it reminded me how we were taught in class but in actuality I hardly understood the dialogues in French TV series and newspaper articles. Until I stopped attending classes and decided to go solo and suddenly I could understand French much better. Wouldn't it be painful for native French teachers to teach according to books? Anyhow, I thoroughly enjoy your lessons.
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Merci Yi :) I know, French teachers need to put all these old books away and think outside the box. By that, I mean, think objectively about language. It would make a world of a difference.
@selfeven71507 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this man, very helpful
@jimmacdonald49197 жыл бұрын
Just a question on: j' ai rate mon interro: should it be: j' ai rate ma interro?
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
No, remember that rule, if you use a possessive adjective with a masculine singular noun beginning with a vowel, you have to use a masculine singular possessive adjective to avoid clashing vowels.
@sebabella5 жыл бұрын
do these apply in other countries that speak french? countries in Belgium/Africa/Haiti for example?
@mugundhangnanavadive7 жыл бұрын
Great video! I've been learning French for more than three years and it's only now that I've come to know what I've learnt is inappropriate!
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Better's late than never! Glad you like these videos :)
@mugundhangnanavadive7 жыл бұрын
Language City well. More than just liking these videos, I have a habit of listening to your playlists every afternoon. Great going!
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Wow, c'est gentil!
@mugundhangnanavadive7 жыл бұрын
Language City :) I feel I'm very weak in written French can you make few videos exclusively for that? Of course I've seen some but still.. and I would be happy if I get some tips .. thanks in advance
@BeatrixKemeny7 жыл бұрын
I loved this one:) I would also like to see some explanations on "T'es gentil", "t'es coquin", "t'es bonne", "je voudrais echanger avec toi", "on peut practiquer ensemble", "j'suis chaude": I started working in an exclusively French speaking environment and I said them all. Why is French so complicated?? How much time do I need to stop thinking and translating from English?
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Ha ha! Plenty of good phrases you got there :) What's tough is that the original meaning of these words (that people learn in school) have changed and have a new meaning in slang...
@wiltaw91724 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot. That was very helpful. Can you please give us a lesson about the difference between: amener, emmener, ramener, apporter. Thank you :)
@LanguageCity4 жыл бұрын
That one's coming soon!
@LligirlLo7 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for that video! it really helped me and I learned new things :-) Would be awesome if you could continue with that series because there are just so many words or phrases that we foreign people don't use correctly, without even knowing it!
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
There will be more :)
@mrsrndm7937 жыл бұрын
Oh my goooood haha this is why I love your videos , I always say almost all of that all the time lol time to relearn lol
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Ha ha! Well there is no knowledge that is useless, but it can be incomplete :) Merci, Sharon!
@resptheair7 жыл бұрын
You are amazing!!! Keep going!
@frenchworld62387 жыл бұрын
C'était génial, la vidéo ! Vos vidéos me manquent ! Upload more svp! (je ne sais pas comment on dit la dernier phrase en français)
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Lundi prochain, il y aura la deuxième partie :)
@frenchworld62387 жыл бұрын
Language City j'en ai hâte prof ! 😃😃
@bridgetappleyard85347 жыл бұрын
Love your videos. just wondered with this one about passing the exam. from the perspective of asking did you pass? how do you ask that please?
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Tu l'as eu? = "Did you get/have it?" = Did you pass?
@Dennistubex7 жыл бұрын
comment dit-on blood test?
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
une prise de sang
@bonniegrellman56817 жыл бұрын
Very interested in your classes, but not sure of proper level. I have been studying a long time, but have a difficulty understanding. I am old, but determined.
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Bonjour Bonnie. I think you are facing the same problems as most people. No one taught you pronunciation patterns used by native speakers, and many structures, phrases and expressions used by native speakers. Did you see my advanced French lessons?
@QueenBee-gp1jr5 жыл бұрын
This was news to me 😄 Thanks
@LanguageCity5 жыл бұрын
And there's much more. That's why I can't really recommend books to people. They're full of mistakes or inaccuracies.
@rwynmwynhaudwrynolpobtebyg98197 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video as usual! But I'd counter that 'to like better' isn't proper english either, 'to like more' is correct!
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Right, that's what I thought but I wasn't 100% sure.
@arkytoon5 жыл бұрын
Ajouter plus vidéos comme ça svp
@LanguageCity5 жыл бұрын
Comme celle-ci, je pourrais en rajouter tous les jours tellement je vois des erreurs dans les livres :)
@0mekyam07 жыл бұрын
merci! merci! :)
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
De rien de rien :)
@clairenicole70295 жыл бұрын
SVP: faire une vidéo sur la différence entre revenir rentrer et retourner!!!!
@LanguageCity3 жыл бұрын
Je l'ai faite! Tu l'as vue?
@danabanana29814 жыл бұрын
ahhhh!! all of my french teachers in high school said "bonjour classe"
@hisaoyamamoto37247 жыл бұрын
Is it usually said " Je suis ravie de vous connaitre" ?
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
It's very idiomatic. We usually say "Je suis ravie de faire votre connaissance", and we mostly leave out the "Je suis" part of it.
@MrG-xj9ps4 жыл бұрын
So how would you adjust to way the French is spoken in other Francophone countries? Other francophone countries in the world use different words and expressions that is different from that of France. How does someone from France communicate with someone else from Saint Martin or Côte d’Ivoire if they’re vacationing there ?
@LanguageCity Жыл бұрын
Sorry I didn't see your question until now! It's the same language :) We'll understand everything I mentioned in the video, even if it's things we don't really use. It's a bit the same with Americans and Brits being able to communicate. When the Brits or Americans make horrible English mistakes on a regular basis (ex: We should've went...), we understand. It's wrong. It doesn't mean it should appear in books as a rule to follow. Does that make sense? Those mistakes don't keep us from understanding each other.
@huqiao7 жыл бұрын
For the verb "to fail", my friend at university also used the verb "louper", which I found it very funny. :o)
@treyb.1947 жыл бұрын
Mais comment je dirais "I studied psychology at University." On utiliserait aussi le verbe "travailler" dans ce cas?
@ChlorineHeart7 жыл бұрын
I think you could just use prendre
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Un Français dirait naturellement dans une conversation: "J'ai fait psychologie en fac." Dans ce cas-là, on pourrait dire "J'ai étudié la psychologie", mais ça serait très soutenu (formal).
@treyb.1947 жыл бұрын
Language City Merci!
@kylesheng23655 жыл бұрын
So, I would use bosse or travaille when I saw I study math?
@LanguageCity5 жыл бұрын
Exactly, keeping in mind that "travailler" is standard French and "bosser" is colloquial.
@parmeetsingh71677 жыл бұрын
C'est genial
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
Merci Parmeet :)
@amykeating31006 жыл бұрын
My question is: Do French people still say comme ci comme ca to mean so-so in response to Ca va ?
@LanguageCity6 жыл бұрын
No :) They really don't. You might find one or two here and there who do, but overall, no. When the French hear English-speakers say "comme ci comme ça", they smile and find it cute, but we just don't say it. There's an ugly sound that we say/use instead which has entered the French dictionary: "bof"... I think I mentioned it in the video.
@kylesheng23654 жыл бұрын
Is a test, un interro or une interro? Because, my teacher at school said it was un interrogation
@robertklotz93194 жыл бұрын
@kyleshenglikespi L'interrogation est féminin. Alors, UNE interrogation. Bonne journée à vous.
@lindabrouillette67652 ай бұрын
In Quebec they say un cours de maths
@truth3644 жыл бұрын
waou! Super Utile!!!!!!!!
@LanguageCity3 жыл бұрын
Merci, Haehoo :)
@ez32914 жыл бұрын
eveytime when i heard they say "je l'ai eu", i thought they meant 'ils ont obtenu leur diplôme" bc they passed the exam
@dominic207 жыл бұрын
Im surprised, I actually know most of these already. Maybe my teachers were better than I thought! Not using étudier, échouer and réussir was surprising though.
@LanguageCity7 жыл бұрын
I guess you were lucky Dominic :) "réussir" is used, but mostly in the sense of "to manage".
@juho-pekkaropelinen53175 жыл бұрын
So if I want to say "I have studied French for three years" instead of saying "J'étudie le français depuis trois ans" should I say "Je travaille le français depuis trois ans."? Or to ask "How long have you studied French?" instead of asking "Depuis quand tu étudies le français?" should I ask "Depuis quand tu travailles le français?"
@robertklotz93194 жыл бұрын
@Juho-Pekka Röpelinen "J'apprends le français depuis trois ans." Bonne journée à vous.
@arlynerojas68315 жыл бұрын
i've been bamboozled wow ty
@LanguageCity5 жыл бұрын
Lol, merci Arlyne :) And if you only how much more there is... almost every single page I open in HS or college books, there are mistakes or inaccuracies.