Most annoying mistakes & inaccuracies found in French books

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Language City

Language City

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@Keairawolfe
@Keairawolfe 7 жыл бұрын
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!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
I know, isn't it terrible? I see these words and expressions at all levels, and students are forced to memorize them...
@catalinazontea586
@catalinazontea586 7 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!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 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.
@guduleharrisonya8426
@guduleharrisonya8426 9 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!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 9 ай бұрын
Merci :) I think this is one of my favorite videos!
@j.j.j-x6r
@j.j.j-x6r 7 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.
@wayfarer1101
@wayfarer1101 6 жыл бұрын
J.J. Wolfe You're doing better than me - it's been over 40 years...
@keithdavis8772
@keithdavis8772 4 ай бұрын
Monsieur, vous êtes un professeur excellent!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 4 ай бұрын
Merci, Keith :)
@Κώστας_2024
@Κώστας_2024 7 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.
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 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.
@HardCoreSoneNasz
@HardCoreSoneNasz 6 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
@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
@LanguageCity Жыл бұрын
You're quite welcome G :) I've done this my whole life, so those things jump to my ears!
@slowlearner4341
@slowlearner4341 2 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.
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 2 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...
@micheleedwards2998
@micheleedwards2998 2 жыл бұрын
Super, super helpful! Your videos are the best!Thank you!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 2 жыл бұрын
De rien, Michelle :)
@petunia-r7h
@petunia-r7h 7 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 :)
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
Merci Datka, I am very flattered :)
@colegio2239
@colegio2239 2 жыл бұрын
My French students will love this! Merci beaucoup!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 2 жыл бұрын
De rien, Colegio :)
@raulllallahuigamarra8890
@raulllallahuigamarra8890 7 жыл бұрын
This video showed me all the mistakes I've been making so far. Merci beaucoup, prof!
@EdwinPabloCM
@EdwinPabloCM 7 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
@selenekim311
@selenekim311 7 жыл бұрын
Bonjour, je suis coréenne et vos vidéos sont très utiles pour apprendre le français et l'anglais en même temps👏
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 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!
@AlephNeil
@AlephNeil 7 жыл бұрын
These videos are incredibly helpful - I almost feel like I'm cheating watching them.
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
Ha ha :) Merci AlephNeil!
@SulingClarinet
@SulingClarinet 6 жыл бұрын
Best French Teacher ever!
@jlanthony76
@jlanthony76 7 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!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
You're quite welcome :) the pleasure in mine!
@javifontalva7752
@javifontalva7752 7 жыл бұрын
This is such an eye opener. S'il te plait davantage de vidéeos comme ça.
@priyasri111
@priyasri111 7 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 :-)
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
I have a couple of shorter ones coming up soon :)
@frenchworld6238
@frenchworld6238 7 жыл бұрын
saggitbow so true mate! It was magical!
@richardchiolero2614
@richardchiolero2614 7 жыл бұрын
I completely agree: like a life-changing event for me. I will be purchasing the advanced French course next paycheck.
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 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 :)
@katherinecheney5512
@katherinecheney5512 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Didn't know most of these!😬
@sheldrake1111
@sheldrake1111 7 жыл бұрын
Intéressant, au Québec on dit souvent étudier, examen, échouer, retourner, et bon marché.
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 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"?
@sheldrake1111
@sheldrake1111 7 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. 😉
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 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.
@cfgauss71
@cfgauss71 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!! It's amazing the huge gap that exists between book French and real French.
@MrJerkensen
@MrJerkensen 7 жыл бұрын
Merci beaucoup !
@luthern-ibrahimajayi7167
@luthern-ibrahimajayi7167 7 жыл бұрын
Je seulment commencée un cour de français, ici à Nigeria, et vraiment cet vidéo de language City est trop realisér......J'adore
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
Merci, Ajayi :)
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 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-ibrahimajayi7167
@luthern-ibrahimajayi7167 7 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
@johndownes2709
@johndownes2709 6 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.
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 6 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!
@johndownes2709
@johndownes2709 6 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.
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 6 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 :)
@marshhen
@marshhen 6 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.
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 6 жыл бұрын
De rien, marshhen! Content que ça vous aide :)
@nessaa5509
@nessaa5509 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for these. I've learnt so much from your videos. Bonne continuation.
@isabellagdma3483
@isabellagdma3483 6 жыл бұрын
Merci beaucoup vous êtes très gentil.
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 6 жыл бұрын
De rien, Isabel!
@asfazrq
@asfazrq 7 жыл бұрын
J'aime regarder vos vidéos. Merci toujours!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
De rien AR!
@kareyq4843
@kareyq4843 4 жыл бұрын
Great video! Merci!
@gabysadowyj1251
@gabysadowyj1251 7 жыл бұрын
Have just discovered you and absolutely love your videos!!!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
Merci Gaby, that's very nice of you. I'm glad you like these videos :)
@michaelwhite2600
@michaelwhite2600 7 жыл бұрын
Merci!!! You are amazing! You are helping me a lot! Never learned any of these expressions!!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
De rien, Michael :)
@bmr1295
@bmr1295 7 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!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 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".
@TamunoOpuboCooksCookeyGam
@TamunoOpuboCooksCookeyGam 2 жыл бұрын
Merci encore monsieur!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 2 жыл бұрын
De rien, Cookie Jam 🙂
@bwalshgyal
@bwalshgyal 7 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!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
Tant mieux Emily. Je suis content :) What part of France do you live in?
@bwalshgyal
@bwalshgyal 7 жыл бұрын
J'habite à Brest :)
@peterchen7166
@peterchen7166 7 жыл бұрын
I like your videos a lot, you speak efficiently, love it!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
Merci Peter :)
@m.h.j4075
@m.h.j4075 7 жыл бұрын
merci ,excellent 👏👏👏👏
@beaal6750
@beaal6750 7 жыл бұрын
Clear, merci!
@tanderson6871
@tanderson6871 7 жыл бұрын
I will be in Paris this June.....love your teaching!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
Merci T Anderson!
@leafdragon94
@leafdragon94 6 жыл бұрын
C'est génial. J'ai beaucoup appris.
@matthewwallace7142
@matthewwallace7142 5 жыл бұрын
Très utile, merci.
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 5 жыл бұрын
De rien, Matthew :)
@josephstevano5905
@josephstevano5905 3 жыл бұрын
This is REALLY useful: thank you so much!!!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, Joseph :)
@LindzHoward
@LindzHoward 5 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!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 5 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!
@sivasivak7621
@sivasivak7621 7 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.
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
Merci SIVA :)
@timothysimonjohncroo
@timothysimonjohncroo 7 жыл бұрын
Outstanding.
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
Merci, Tim!
@alexandermulugeta2237
@alexandermulugeta2237 7 жыл бұрын
merci beaucoup
@celestinev4712
@celestinev4712 3 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
@LanguageCity Жыл бұрын
Sorry I hadn't seen your message, Celestine. Better's late than never! I hope your journey is going well!
@eunicekorlekymensah784
@eunicekorlekymensah784 4 жыл бұрын
Wow!! Just subscribed.. Thanks a lot and keep up the good work!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity Жыл бұрын
Merci, Eunice!
@mohamedaismail
@mohamedaismail 7 жыл бұрын
Simply awesome ! It's eye opener !
@dann2678
@dann2678 7 жыл бұрын
Merci beaucoup pour ça !!!! Question, vas tu fair un part 2 ?
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
Oui Otaku, deuxième partie, la semaine prochaine.
@lollylicker101
@lollylicker101 5 жыл бұрын
Love these type of videos!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 5 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them, Mary :)
@heenarangwani2175
@heenarangwani2175 7 жыл бұрын
Super ! Merci.
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 3 жыл бұрын
De rien Heena :)
@glorifacts
@glorifacts 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the correction. It's been a great lesson. I really appreciate.
@keeppro2502
@keeppro2502 6 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"
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 6 жыл бұрын
"Comme ci comme ça" is one of the most common ones :)
@jessicaw5437
@jessicaw5437 6 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!😉
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 6 ай бұрын
I think they still teach all these nowadays...
@priyasri111
@priyasri111 7 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed the video and learnt a lot. Milles mercis!!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
De rien Saggitbow :)
@AlexandruIațenco
@AlexandruIațenco 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much I really enoyed it!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
You're quite welcome. The pleasure is mine :)
@amabledunn4189
@amabledunn4189 2 жыл бұрын
Merci 😊
@lily2501
@lily2501 7 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!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 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.
@maggiefreeman6513
@maggiefreeman6513 7 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 🙂
@kierstysantos5825
@kierstysantos5825 4 жыл бұрын
Merci 💙❤️
@riceb2568
@riceb2568 7 жыл бұрын
This is great. Thank you for this video.😊
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity Жыл бұрын
You're quite welcome, Rice B!
@danielbitencourt4572
@danielbitencourt4572 7 жыл бұрын
Je t'aime! You're the best!
@ruthdenova7832
@ruthdenova7832 2 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.
@fredsharp7419
@fredsharp7419 3 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?
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 3 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!
@purnimaesteve5757
@purnimaesteve5757 5 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
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 5 жыл бұрын
De rien, Purinima :) Content que vous aimiez!
@kiddoesan111
@kiddoesan111 7 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.
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 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.
@kiddoesan111
@kiddoesan111 7 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.
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 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.
@selfeven7150
@selfeven7150 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this man, very helpful
@jimmacdonald4919
@jimmacdonald4919 7 жыл бұрын
Just a question on: j' ai rate mon interro: should it be: j' ai rate ma interro?
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 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.
@sebabella
@sebabella 5 жыл бұрын
do these apply in other countries that speak french? countries in Belgium/Africa/Haiti for example?
@mugundhangnanavadive
@mugundhangnanavadive 7 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!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
Better's late than never! Glad you like these videos :)
@mugundhangnanavadive
@mugundhangnanavadive 7 жыл бұрын
Language City well. More than just liking these videos, I have a habit of listening to your playlists every afternoon. Great going!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
Wow, c'est gentil!
@mugundhangnanavadive
@mugundhangnanavadive 7 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
@BeatrixKemeny
@BeatrixKemeny 7 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?
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 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...
@wiltaw9172
@wiltaw9172 4 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 :)
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 4 жыл бұрын
That one's coming soon!
@LligirlLo
@LligirlLo 7 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!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
There will be more :)
@mrsrndm793
@mrsrndm793 7 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
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
Ha ha! Well there is no knowledge that is useless, but it can be incomplete :) Merci, Sharon!
@resptheair
@resptheair 7 жыл бұрын
You are amazing!!! Keep going!
@frenchworld6238
@frenchworld6238 7 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)
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
Lundi prochain, il y aura la deuxième partie :)
@frenchworld6238
@frenchworld6238 7 жыл бұрын
Language City j'en ai hâte prof ! 😃😃
@bridgetappleyard8534
@bridgetappleyard8534 7 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?
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
Tu l'as eu? = "Did you get/have it?" = Did you pass?
@Dennistubex
@Dennistubex 7 жыл бұрын
comment dit-on blood test?
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
une prise de sang
@bonniegrellman5681
@bonniegrellman5681 7 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.
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 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-gp1jr
@QueenBee-gp1jr 5 жыл бұрын
This was news to me 😄 Thanks
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 5 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.
@rwynmwynhaudwrynolpobtebyg9819
@rwynmwynhaudwrynolpobtebyg9819 7 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video as usual! But I'd counter that 'to like better' isn't proper english either, 'to like more' is correct!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
Right, that's what I thought but I wasn't 100% sure.
@arkytoon
@arkytoon 5 жыл бұрын
Ajouter plus vidéos comme ça svp
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 5 жыл бұрын
Comme celle-ci, je pourrais en rajouter tous les jours tellement je vois des erreurs dans les livres :)
@0mekyam0
@0mekyam0 7 жыл бұрын
merci! merci! :)
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
De rien de rien :)
@clairenicole7029
@clairenicole7029 5 жыл бұрын
SVP: faire une vidéo sur la différence entre revenir rentrer et retourner!!!!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 3 жыл бұрын
Je l'ai faite! Tu l'as vue?
@danabanana2981
@danabanana2981 4 жыл бұрын
ahhhh!! all of my french teachers in high school said "bonjour classe"
@hisaoyamamoto3724
@hisaoyamamoto3724 7 жыл бұрын
Is it usually said " Je suis ravie de vous connaitre" ?
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 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-xj9ps
@MrG-xj9ps 4 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
@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.
@huqiao
@huqiao 7 жыл бұрын
For the verb "to fail", my friend at university also used the verb "louper", which I found it very funny. :o)
@treyb.194
@treyb.194 7 жыл бұрын
Mais comment je dirais "I studied psychology at University." On utiliserait aussi le verbe "travailler" dans ce cas?
@ChlorineHeart
@ChlorineHeart 7 жыл бұрын
I think you could just use prendre
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 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.194
@treyb.194 7 жыл бұрын
Language City Merci!
@kylesheng2365
@kylesheng2365 5 жыл бұрын
So, I would use bosse or travaille when I saw I study math?
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 5 жыл бұрын
Exactly, keeping in mind that "travailler" is standard French and "bosser" is colloquial.
@parmeetsingh7167
@parmeetsingh7167 7 жыл бұрын
C'est genial
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
Merci Parmeet :)
@amykeating3100
@amykeating3100 6 жыл бұрын
My question is: Do French people still say comme ci comme ca to mean so-so in response to Ca va ?
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 6 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.
@kylesheng2365
@kylesheng2365 4 жыл бұрын
Is a test, un interro or une interro? Because, my teacher at school said it was un interrogation
@robertklotz9319
@robertklotz9319 4 жыл бұрын
@kyleshenglikespi L'interrogation est féminin. Alors, UNE interrogation. Bonne journée à vous.
@lindabrouillette6765
@lindabrouillette6765 2 ай бұрын
In Quebec they say un cours de maths
@truth364
@truth364 4 жыл бұрын
waou! Super Utile!!!!!!!!
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 3 жыл бұрын
Merci, Haehoo :)
@ez3291
@ez3291 4 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
@dominic20
@dominic20 7 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.
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 7 жыл бұрын
I guess you were lucky Dominic :) "réussir" is used, but mostly in the sense of "to manage".
@juho-pekkaropelinen5317
@juho-pekkaropelinen5317 5 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?"
@robertklotz9319
@robertklotz9319 4 жыл бұрын
@Juho-Pekka Röpelinen "J'apprends le français depuis trois ans." Bonne journée à vous.
@arlynerojas6831
@arlynerojas6831 5 жыл бұрын
i've been bamboozled wow ty
@LanguageCity
@LanguageCity 5 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.
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