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[@yujitsuzuki5439]

I'm fascinated by Jodie Foster's childhood. Her mother wanted her to speak a second language so she went to a bilingual school. Back then obviously we had no internet or textbooks like we have today. I have huge respect to those who learned foreign languages.

[@Street_French]

ah yeah :)

[@the.mystictraveller]

Jodie is also fluent in Italian. She actually speaks 5 languages.

[@bleuuberries]

Oh thank you ! 🤣 I speak 5 languages too, well, that's a lie I'm trying to speak fluently in my 5th language.

[@zaasfromparis]

I speak just English and French (I’m French) and I’m trying to learn Japanese ;)

[@huskydogable]

"Back then", text books were quite common in the US. Maybe where you were raised they weren't. I took German in high school in the 1960s we learned languages with text books, class work and audio tapes.

[@luillierstephane1463]

She dubs herself for her french voice in french version movies.

[@Street_French]

ah cool :)

[@thaleis]

@Luillier Stephane @StreetFrench.org Yes it’s true. I think the only movie she doesn’t have dubbed herself was the “nanard” by Dennis Hopper called “Catchfire” because she was definitely unhappy with the final cutting... ^^ When she doesn’t have been in France for a long time she tends to make some gender agreements mistakes but otherwise she is almost bilingual. I remember when she was promoting the movie “Nell” in France. She explained how she had worked with a speech therapist specialized in the language recovery of people who have suffered brain stroke (AVC) and how she learned a lot because language damage doesn’t work the same way in English and French. They even have created a little dictionary to help her dubbing the movie a better way.

[@boromir_8428]

Ahhhh... No wonder why i found her voice in french versions sound so much like her! loll. Yes her french is very good, il est très français aussi! ( I am french canadian btw :0 ) In fact i am quite sure she is the amercian actress speaking the best french of all.

[@femafull]

😱❤️

[@FREEMAN....]

Because of her ego.

[@MikelGCinema]

Not only she speaks French fluently but its one of the most intelligent woman in the biz.

[@Street_French]

:)

[@mdgau6730]

absolutely!

[@mrebholz]

She’s one of the most intelligent humans on this planet.

[@mattaugusto1482]

likes the taco

[@jeanmartox3570]

oh que oui, c'est exactement ce que j'ai écris sous la vidéo de cette interwiew!!!

[@breakthroughmoment1647]

She has zero American accent when she speaks. Incroyable!

[@Street_French]

:)

[@lorimav]

I had a French professor who it took me about 3 hours to realize was not a native English speaker. This is more incredible because she did not have the early access to English as Jodie had to French.

[@sampowell1649]

Breakthrough Moment parfait

[@breakthroughmoment1647]

Sam Powell 👍

[@chalokun1]

@@lorimav Jodie has an accent ,slight, very slight but still she has an accent

[@jamesm654]

She was speaking French since she was a child and also lived in France for years. She not just someone who took a couple French lessons in high school.

[@Street_French]

ah cool :)

[@denisecabanel8235]

​@@Street_French The school she went to (that I went to also when I was younger) is Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles. It wasn't just a high school-- you started there with kinder or first grade and it went all the way through high school (I think now they divide it up over different campuses in the L.A. area depending on your grade). You definitely come out (after 12 years) completely bilingual. By the way, there are schools of this type all over the world-- my mom went to Le Lycée Français Louis Pasteur in Bogotá, Colombia, where all students learned both French and English (so, they were all trilingual). And, in fact, when I was a student at the Lyçée in Los Angeles, she was my math teacher, and taught us in French. :)

[@carlnuernberg3273]

What seems to be your point?

[@carlnuernberg3273]

@@denisecabanel8235 to is not too...et voilà...

[@lepetitchat123]

@@carlnuernberg3273 the point is it's silly to analyse her french as if she is an amateur speaker.

[@dilltaskermusic1407]

I'd say the english equivalent of ending sentences with "quoi" would be ending them with "you know".

[@Street_French]

ah yeah that's good too :)

[@greencarnation7306]

Je suis d'accord. Also the same as colloquially saying "Ya what." The "what" is stated as a confirmation or in agreement. By the way, regional English speakers also use "Pour quoi?" literally, as in "For what?" instead of the actual "Pourquoi?" (no space) for "Why?". "For what?" is almost a demand to an unusual or incredulous notion/proposition and at times challenging the other person. The stress is on the "what" and an up-down tonal inflection is required for emphasis. Désolé pas désolé, et je ne sais pour qoui 😁

[@huqiao]

It's more like "whatnot".

[@hynesie11]

For me, I say “ou quoi”.... as in the English equivalent of “or whatever”... as a way of being modest in your opinion. But the ou is literally silent.

[@khaotik.weirdo]

French 'quoi' sounds a lot like Chilean 'po' at the end of phrases to me. Any fellow French-learning/-speaking Chilean to confirm? lol

[@holyfox94]

This is the best french spoken from a american I’ve ever heard. Chapeau 🎩

[@Street_French]

definitely!

[@jeremie2020]

As a frenchman, I can confirm that Jodie's french is 99% flawless, 99% nearly perfect (apart from tiny mistakes like "du même façon" or "des acteurs normals", mostly due to the fact that she speaks very quickly, even french people make this kind of mistakes), she speaks french without any american accent at all, and her voice is so warm, sensual...lol, not to mention her beauty of course...;) PS : you could have picked a more recent TV interview, this one is easily 25 or 30 years of age. lol

[@Street_French]

ah yeah true! haha yeah I guess it's a bit old lol

[@goawaytubetwat3179]

Should it be "de meme facon" (i don't have the accents on my keyboard) and "des acteurs normale"? What were the little mistakes?

[@jeremie2020]

@@goawaytubetwat3179 Hi. She should have said "de LA même façon", and "des acteurs NORMAUX" ("acteurs" being here masculine & plural). If she was talking about female actresses, then she should say "des actrices normales" (feminine form+plural). Hope it helps ☺.

[@goawaytubetwat3179]

@@jeremie2020 Yep, that helps a lot, thanks!

[@jeremie2020]

@@goawaytubetwat3179 Tant mieux, et de rien! (So much the better, and you're welcome!) ;D

[@melisaalto]

Even her face look french when she speaks french !!

[@Street_French]

haha :)

[@wiiiz3]

Thats funny as hell😂

[@WhyYoutubeWhy]

rofl oui jpensais la même chose

[@theL81Again]

Her lips. She doesn’t purse her lips as much when she speaks English.

[@marias7599]

The things people say 😂😂😂

[@alexdayhay]

She speaks better french than me and I’m french....

[@Street_French]

hahaha^^

[@alexdayhay]

StreetFrench.org , mais c’est pourtant vrai! À ma défense, je viens de Montréal! LOL

[@libertarioancapalbiazul6400]

😂😂c'est drôle, la même chose m'est arrivé, je suis espagnol et j'ai été émerveillé d'entendre Viggo Mortensen parler ma langue parfaitement avec un accent argentin

[@alexdayhay]

Libertario Ancap Albiazul , buenos dias, de plus Viggo parle français avec un léger accent québécois ! Buena continuación y hasta la próxima!

[@libertarioancapalbiazul6400]

@@alexdayhay 👍👍👋👋

[@Flinabin]

She even speaks with the French intonation, she sounds so French to me.

[@Street_French]

yeah true :)

[@karltorento3358]

I don't know if anyone has noticed but the way you do your reaction videos is actually very educational! It really helps a lot that you write down and explain the things Jodie says really fast. As a beginner in French, I find most French conversations really incomprehensible but after your talk about it, I pick it up the second time around. Merci beaucoup!

[@Street_French]

ah cool that's really nice to hear that ! That was the goal of this video! :)

[@AttackTheGasStation1]

You speak already french : noticed, reaction, videos, actually, educational, really, explain, conversations, incomprehensible, second...all pure french words or directly derived from french language.

[@Oxmustube]

In Quebec, "quoi" at the end of a sentence is a dead giveaway that the speaker is from France. We say "tu sais" (you know), contracted as "tsé". You will also hear "au fait".

[@iamamused]

or Belgium

[@Street_French]

ah cool so interesting :)

[@dther6314]

@@Street_French Le "quoi" a la fin est surtout present au nord de la france sur les regions Picarde et nordique.

[@Oxmustube]

D'Ther Étrange, puisque les québécois ont tellement d'ancêtres de ces régions, on croirait que cette expression aurait survécu, ce qui n'est pas le cas.

[@luxtenebris7246]

Est-ce que ça vien de l’anglais? Nous les ‘ricains disons aussi “you know?” apres casiment chaque frase.

[@adinal1958]

"It's not fair. She's bilingual." I love Jodie Foster, but her level of French is totally unfair!

[@worldview730]

Live with it! 🤷‍♀️

[@Street_French]

haha :)

[@jjaus]

Check out her Italian!

[@fredrika27]

She speaks French because her mother sent her to a very expensive private school! Unfortunately, she would not speak at this level had she gone to public school in the US. As a child actor, she worked and earned her own tuition to go to private schools. She also attended an Ivy League School because the private school she went to prepared her and she had connections through her work (I hope and pray she got these through hard work and not bribes). I do admire Jodie's body of work, but her money has bought her many privileges most normal people wouldn't have. I am not hating on Jodie, just explaining how she was able to get to such a high level of French. Most families can't afford to pay $40,000 a year for high school or college, which she did.

[@MrFlyingPanda]

@@fredrika27 of course it helps but her level is lots of dedication.

[@worldview730]

My God, heard that she is one of the best French speakers on the list, and is so fluent that she has starred in a number of French films and dubs her own films for French audiences! 😎🤷‍♂️

[@Street_French]

ow cool :)

[@JustinCase99999]

Like in A Very Long Engagement (Un long dimanche de fiançailles). 😎

[@mbarchello5903]

She dubs her own character in Panic Room as well.

[@JustinCase99999]

Actually I made a mistake. In A Very Long Engagement, she SPEAKS French. No dubbing needed.

[@garyb2392]

Wow! I had no idea she spoke French. Like looking at a different person; I’ve always loved her but hearing her speak French...heavenly. Thank you for finding this.

[@Street_French]

ah cool :)

[@chasf4371]

My ancestors were French from Quebec and arrived in Louisiana in 1740, Learning French is number one on my bucket list and to visit Quebec and France.

[@Street_French]

:):)

[@Tamar-sz8ox]

Charles Flowers : go for it 🇫🇷

[@Thunderworks]

Unfortunately, the french language is diying in Louisiana, 500k speakers in the 70s, just 100k today...

[@gangli6669]

rebienvenue au quebec! bonne courage!

[@jelau4851]

Take singer Zacharie Richard for a model,we love him up in Quebec

[@berecca93]

I took French lessons in high school, and nothing against my wonderful teacher there, but you sound like the perfect French teacher for students who are already self-conscious about their speaking. Very encouraging, nice, and calm :)

[@Street_French]

That's great! I'm glad I conveyed that vibe :)

[@renecuellar7283]

Love how the teacher really encourages the students. Enjoyed the video.

[@Street_French]

ah thank you it means a lot :) :)

[@MalaWaldron]

This kind of video is SUPER helpful, thank you SO much!! By the way, my husband is French and he was completely blown away when he heard Jodie Foster's french.

[@MalaWaldron]

PS Thanks for being so super encouraging ... I remember the 1st time I heard Jodie Foster speaking french part of me felt discouraged, knowing I'd never speak that well ... but that was before I realized she'd started learning french as a child.

[@Street_French]

ah cool we're glad you enjoyed it :) yeah did you see my face at the beginning ?? haha I was blown away by her french too haha

[@loustic59vda]

Yes I confirm you, it is very impressing to hear her speaking french. She speaks like a Parisian woman without accent. It seems her sister is also settled in France close to the city of Albi. Her family is very francophile.

[@mh-on7fp]

I’m glad to know how adept Ms. Foster is at speaking French. I respect her even more now.

[@Street_French]

:)

[@loosilu]

Another French speaker here. She speaks better than me.

[@BAn-mu4qe]

Her French does sound very fluent to me...She speaks very quickly and seems very comfortable. I'm proud of her.

[@lepetitchat123]

Why are you proud of someone you are not even related to?

[@dylanakent]

Jodie Foster, can she be any cooler? 🗼

[@Street_French]

haha yeah right?

[@ifanmorgan8070]

No. She is already at max cool.

[@mistiejones9894]

Well, she's super freaking smart which also just made me sound super freaking smart... but she graduated top of her class from Yale.

[@schwartzbrick]

The French “quoi” at the end of a sentence seems like the “you know?” or “right?” that we put at the end of sentences in English, or like “oder” in German.

[@Street_French]

ah yeah kind of :)

[@guiguijol]

It's a bit "heavier" than "you know?" or "right?" because there's no "?" in fact, You kind of double the impact of your words with the "quoi" ending.....if it makes sense, ....in addition of finishing the sentence, "dropping the mic" as she said.

[@meri7108]

it doesn't occur in a lot of dialects, but it reminds me of some people putting "see." at the end of their sentences

[@guiguijol]

Meriadoc Wilson « see » « tu vois » in French... »quoi » is something else...lol We try to translate a word that has no translation.....

[@meri7108]

@@guiguijol it's interesting nonetheless to draw comparisons

[@conniecrawford5231]

Of course she speaks French perfectly - she attended a private el/ Hs , then majored in French at Princeton! She had decades of French lessons!

[@Street_French]

ah cool :)

[@queenofheartslandofjoy8068]

She also went to Sarah Laurence

[@MrFlyingPanda]

But she didn't lived in France, that's quite amazing how she s accurate in her intonation..

[@conniecrawford5231]

Nabi Do you mean “live”instead of “lived”? She visited France several times- you don’t have to “live” there. Also, she’s extremely intelligent and dedicated!

[@queenofheartslandofjoy8068]

@@conniecrawford5231 she did live in France for a time. Google it

[@makeyourself1988]

My girlfriends french and I showed her this interview months ago... she was really impressed and said she was perfect.

[@Street_French]

yeah definitely agree! :)

[@Street_French]

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[@leejay2418]

Jodie Foster is incredible at everything. Bravo!

[@Street_French]

:):)

[@ericmiller2189]

Thank you for this explanation. For so long I would hear my wife and friends say "quoi" at the end of a sentence and everytime I asked them why, they couldn't give me an answer. For years it would confuse me because I would think the sentence all of a sudden turned into a question without me knowing and it would wreck me in conversation

[@Street_French]

ah so happy my somewhat of an explanation helped you! it's not really easy to explain you have to hear it a lot, and try to use it to get the feel of when it's right to use it. i'm sure there's going to be some trial and error but that's ok ^^

[@danielngongang9419]

Hahaha. And it's a typical French people thing. We native French speakers from Francophone Africa do not use that 'quoi'. Except when we are mimicking a French accent and that 'quoi' comes in.

[@boink800]

Jodie has always been a class act. She's brilliant.

[@Street_French]

:):)

[@TheLynata]

This was so nice. All the little tips about making French sounds more French. Thank you. Will try to use that words in the end.

[@Street_French]

aw cool glad you've enjoyed it :)

[@AM-we8hj]

Use it as "... you know", it's the exact purpose of the word "quoi", even tho it doesnt mean that.

[@trufflehunter58]

Another indication that Jodie really speaks French well is how she says "pis" instead of "puis"!

[@Street_French]

ah yeah good one :)

[@pb4595]

Your comment doesn't make much sense to me : is saying "ya" instead of "you" a sign of superior English ?

[@JoshuaTanzer]

You can see her in a French movie, "A Very Long Engagement" / "Un long dimanche de fiançailles." She really speaks like a native, which is amazing. I heard a little mistake in this video though! At 1:43 she says "du même façon," which should be "de la même façon." I can't believe she even made one mistake because she's so good.

[@luillierstephane1463]

Jeremy Irons speaks a perfect french too, just with a slight accent. You may also check for Viggo Mortensen and Ashley Judd.

[@Street_French]

aw cool thanks! :)

[@valerieann8007]

This was by far the best and most inspiring video for learning French I've seen that you've done, so far! It's very inspiring to see a beloved actor like Jodie Foster speaking French so fluently! It's a lot easier to speak with a very good French accent, and run words together the proper way, than it is to also understand everything a French person asks you who's running their words together the French way, and its lovely that she seems to do both quite well! (Jody Foster is quite beloved, especially because of her splendid, moving roles in "Silence of the Lambs" with a very nice southern accent in that one, along with her role in "Contact", two of the best and most enjoyable movies ever made, right up there with the top, all-time favorite classic movies! I really love with a passion, the slalom skaters "Chloe et Igor, Catch me if you can" as well as the French Freerun Family, both on KZbin, along with taking modern, modern jazz and ballet classes all of which really excell in Paris, and they're my favorite sports. I would love to be able to visit and speak and understand French with them (and skate and Freerun and do dance classes with them.) I met a beautiful dancer/model visiting from Paris at one of my favorite dance schools in New York. It would be very inspiring if you could visit a favorite dance school if they would give you permission to video a bit in the school and in your favorite class you see there! There could easily be some American star taking a class there and speaking and understanding the instructor in French. That's a cultural encouragement to learn and enjoy speaking French! 😀 I had 2 years of French in High school and 1 year of Japanese in college. You have really inspired me now! More like this please! Merci beaucoup! 😀

[@Street_French]

wow thank you for this comment! it means a lot :) and thanks for sharing all that ! :):)

[@valerieann8007]

StreetFrench.org Merci, I'm so glad you liked it! :)

[@hpldm1937]

I really admire smart and confident women. They help shape the better world for future generations.

[@Street_French]

ah yeah :):)

[@loustic59vda]

One day, I heard Jodie Foster in French, speaking at the radio upon releasing of one's movie, she told when she spoke in French, she felt that she had not the same personality. She thought differently. It is very weird.

[@Street_French]

ah yeah I totally get what she means it's interesting :)

[@CurtisMontague]

Another excellent video. A really interesting niche subject you’ve found here. Very entertaining! It makes me want to move back to France. Although it’s been years since I’ve spoken French on a daily basis, I find it is like riding a bicycle. You may lose a bit of vocabulary, but it all comes right back once you start listening and reading again. Thanks again for being such a great resource for those of us that love the French language . . . and people!

[@Street_French]

ah I'm glad you've enjoyed this video :) and yeah totally agree !

[@BlankCanvas88]

This is how I felt when I heard Jun from KZbin Jun's Kitchen speaking English. He's native Japanese, yet his phrases and accent are so close to American! I would probably think he was an American who moved to Japan and got a slight accent. And I don't think he's ever even lived in the US. Some people have great skill indeed!

[@Street_French]

ah yeah true, he's a great example :) I don't know if people really get to loose they native accents though. That's interesting, I'll keep that in mind though and investigate^^

[@camiloadrianfrias4521]

upon scrutiny you can tell her native language is English, but her accent, body language and confidence are so convincing that you almost don't notice it. goes to show that mastering a language is not just about correctly using the right words, but also about non verbal communication and cultural knowledge

[@user-tz9jh6pv2j]

hahaha always dumb comments like these. no, you could never tell her native language was french if you randomly spoke to her in France. she speaks better french than 99% of french speakers.

[@DjEricSuprasl]

The english equivalent of "quoi" is "you know" just to take your exemple: the movie was good, you know. Juste une expression verbale! ^^

[@loridelia8806]

Jodie Foster speaks French really well. Thank you for this video.❤️🇺🇸❤️

[@Street_French]

de rien :)

[@rahuldhargalkar]

This was super fun yet again! ^^

[@Street_French]

ow cool :))

[@padraigadhastair4783]

Ms.Foster is indistinguishable from a true french speaker. She is a real francophone not just a Francophile. She must have learnt very young. Bravo Jodie c'est dans le mille!

[@Street_French]

:):)

[@LuizSilva-ht3mn]

Please, react to Timothée Chalamet next. He went on Quotidien twice. You can find it easily on KZbin. The second time he spoke just in french, if I'm not mistaken.

[@Street_French]

ow ok I will :))

[@jetaddicted]

Timothée Chalamet has a French father, hence his VERY French name and surname.

[@christophepena2212]

@@jetaddicted but doesn't speak french as well as jodie Foster .

[@monpopotama9416]

I'm impressed ! Jodie Foster speaks french perfectly !

[@Street_French]

yeah !

[@rafadydkiemmacha7543]

She speaks great French, not perfect. Perfect means with nothing to improve. Her French is not perfect by any means, please leave that word for the cases where it fits.

[@monpopotama9416]

@@rafadydkiemmacha7543 ok sorry I'm french, so my english is obviously not perfect, neither is my french according to your definition, neither is anyone's french, as there is always room for improvement (when my french is perfect I may apply to the Académie Française). Anyway, let me rephrase «I'm impressed ! Her french is super fluent, and natural and beautiful. It is nearly perfect wich to me is the very definition of perfection.»

[@rafadydkiemmacha7543]

monpopotam a that's much better 😀 that being said, I wish my French was as good as her's.

[@Nekoala]

@@rafadydkiemmacha7543 It's nearly perfect, honestly. She could pass for a French among French.

[@xz9376]

She’s an extremely smart woman, different from other Hollywood actrices.

[@Street_French]

:)

[@Coryny]

Very. I know her IQ is super high, may even be Mensa.

[@1989menutheiswhat]

from toher Hollywood actors in general ...fixed that for you

[@xz9376]

Vanessa R ”…toher” ? No period at the end of the sentence... Fix what for me? lol. FYI, I used French word ‘actrices’ on purpose. Polish your English first, then learn to have a sense of humor. 😂

[@1989menutheiswhat]

@@xz9376 ok sexist pig

[@vinnyx4526]

The very first time I saw that clip I choked on my sip of coffee as soon as she spoke. I was not expecting her French to be almost perfect and flawless. In fact, in the beginning of the video, I started wondering if she actually was French until I heard a slight mistake that is very common for English speakers. That's when I realized that she really wasn't a native, which made it even more impressive. It's hands down the best French I've ever heard from a native English speaker. Absolutely stunning. Well done Jodi :)

[@OAnIncurableHumanist]

as a bilingual, to me "quoi" at the end of a sentence is like summing up what you've said. in english it would be a longer translation, but i think it's like "basically" / "that's basically what i'm saying" / "to sum it up" / "all in all". in french you could also replace it with "en somme", "en fin de compte", "en gros", "en fait" and it would have a similar meaning (but people wouldn't really say those much). ex. -c'etait bien le film? -ouais c'etait pas mal. enfin, c'etait pas le meilleur film que j'ai jamais vu, mais bon, c'etait sympa, quoi. (-was the movie good?) (-yeah it wasn't bad. i mean, it wasn't the best movie i've ever seen, but it was pretty nice, basically.)

[@Street_French]

ah yeah it could be something like that thanks for the feedback. ^^

[@jeremyemilio9378]

Is it like na? Or oder? in german

[@philroberts7238]

@@Street_French Perhaps another way of looking at 'quoi' in conversational English is the way we say "y, know' (or sometimes 'y, know?' with a rising intonation) when we get to the end of a sentence - we're not really making a statement about whether you do know or not (and we are not really asking a question to find out either). It's more like a kind of verbal punctuation. I've always thought of 'quoi' in that light.

[@OAnIncurableHumanist]

@@philroberts7238 to me, sentence-final "quoi" is semantically distinct from "y'know?", which would be better translated as "hein?. I wouldn't use "y'know" in all the same places as i would use "quoi", so i think "basically" is a better translation and way to think about it ☺

[@Nekoala]

​@@OAnIncurableHumanist I think a better translation for "y'know?" would be "tu vois ?". As for "quoi", I think Simulacreage put it perfectly.

[@myutube7441]

So excited to discover your channel! I love French. It’s my dream to be fluent. Merci beaucoup. ✨

[@Street_French]

ow cool glad you enjoy our channel :)

[@sukie584]

I believe she went to the Lycee (forgive the lack of accent marks as I have US keyboard) in Los Angeles. We have equivalent in NYC and you can hear the kids after school speaking to each other only in French. It's a great way to learn because you start so young and have each other to speak to so you really learn.

[@thebestisyettocome4114]

She has been speaking French most of her life .

[@eliseives9574]

I wonder if 'quoi' is a lot like when Americans say 'You know?' at the end of sentences? Example: 'She's so smart and popular. She's going to go far in life, you know?'

[@rangv733]

What about saying 'Tu vois' instead?

[@MalaWaldron]

@@rangv733 My husband (french) says "tu vois" all the time!

[@MalaWaldron]

I hear "Quoi" being used at the end of a sentence as a way of emphasizing what you've just said. So, in your ex. "quoi" at the end would be more like saying, "that one" ("She's so smart and popular. She's going to go far in life, that one.)

[@rangv733]

@@MalaWaldron Thanks for confirming Mala! I was not really sure about it.

[@monpopotama9416]

@@MalaWaldron I have a friend who says «tu vois ce que je veux dire» at the end of nearly every sentence, that can be annoying (if you know what i mean :)

[@koreankisssa]

Keep them coming!

[@Street_French]

ow cool will do :)

[@harryokbye]

This was so interesting I’d love to see more vids like this!! I only took one semester of french but it’s still fun to try to read the French sentences out loud and compare it to how a fluent speaker would lol

[@Street_French]

ah cool ! :)

[@kathrynhoke4830]

I wonder how her French is now, since that interview is what, like 20 years old?

[@Street_French]

ah yeah should check that out :):)

[@nicogourdet5607]

I think Serena Williams has picked up conversational French and lived in southern France. She’s done TV interviews in French as well.

[@Street_French]

ah cool thanks :):)

[@da96103]

She used to have a French boyfriend, her ex-coach before she got married to Ohanian.

[@rebeccawayman2204]

Your English is so good. It is rare I run across a French person that nails the “th” sound 👍🏻👏🏻🙌🏻

[@Street_French]

ah thanks! yeah I know, we're not know to be good at English lol

[@jase8550]

Love these videos. Very helpful and informative. Thanks!

[@Street_French]

ah merci :))

[@xxisecolo9584]

Jodie Foster also speaks Italian so that makes her multilingual

[@rehlaafaqiya6426]

Her face ralways reminds me of living in New Haven as a foreign student. Oh how much I Miss that town.

[@Street_French]

ow^^

[@MuzzyBarker]

"She's bilingual. That's not fair." Lol

[@lauridomingo]

We’re proud of her, glad you were able to listen to her. ☺️

[@Street_French]

:)

[@jenny1054]

this was a great video! i watched the whole way through with a big smile on my face - subscribed :)

[@Street_French]

ow cool, your comment warms my heart :)) I'm really glad you've enjoyed it! and welcome to our channel haha^^

[@MrGino714]

She is a natural, she speaks better than me who stayed almost a decade in Paris!

[@Street_French]

haha yeah she's great ☺

[@barneydenstad2148]

Good tip to recommend hearing lotsa of good intervjues to get learn a fluid language melody. Is so in most languages! Observe, the radio programs when they de facto are reading texts, arent unreliable and even "dangerous": because reading aloud you do have another melody than when talking... Not even to mention, most tend to write differently than when talking... Not least in Swedish it becomes very clear what is a read text: So for example, to signal the text is nearing its end, they go down in intensity... And if any important word is at the end - we may easily dont hear it... While a natural speaker would make sure to pronounce clearly any important word or conclussion....

[@Street_French]

yeah totally agree with that :)

[@georgemarino2697]

Fun to see such a familiar celebrity speaking another language so fluently. Good video. Merci!

[@Street_French]

ah yeah it's fun :)

[@calvinquesnel198]

Foster was a gifted child who learned to read at age three.[9][13] She attended the Lycée Français de Los Angeles, a French-language prep school.[13] Her fluency in French has enabled her to act in French films, and she also dubs herself in French-language versions of most of her English-language films.[9][17] At her graduation in 1980, she delivered the valedictorian address for the school's French division.[13] She then attended Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut[14][18] where she majored in African-American literature, wrote her thesis on Toni Morrison

[@ChrissieSM]

Jodie Foster attended the French Lycee in Los Angeles. Same with Lourdes, Madonna's daughter who speaks fluent French.

[@Street_French]

ah cool :):)

[@guillaumeromain6694]

Most French people don't even speak that well. Quite impressive!

[@Street_French]

haha ok:)

[@michelbeauregard7326]

@@Street_FrenchElle a fait plusieurs erreurs entre le masculin et le féminin. Par contre, son accent est bien et son parler est très fluide.

[@mickyboyakari1502]

@@michelbeauregard7326 Oui, l'erreur sur le genre d'un mot courant est souvent le dernier trait qui trahit le statut d'un non-natif. Mais son niveau général est bien supérieur à celui de millions de Français. Elle me rappelle un ami anglophone qui a fréquenté un lycée français en Amérique du Nord.

[@christophepena2212]

??? ha non? Retournez à l'école, et apprenez cette fois-ci.

[@chrisarnaud4686]

Well, well, do I smell a bit of jealousy there.

[@horsenuts1831]

The reference to the prnounciation of 'oui' is interesting to me. I was taught to pronounce it 'wee', but at some point I started to pronounce it more like, "way". I don't know exactly where I picked this up, but it defintely would have been in France, but I don't know if it was in Paris or in Jura (where I had friends). I always felt that pronouncing it, "way" was some form of laziness because I had picked it up and wasn't how I had been taught formally.

[@nataliabastias4767]

I was super amazed by Daniel Brühl speaking French as Frederik Zoller :) Please, analyze his French

[@Street_French]

ah yeah great idea I'll check it out :)

[@thedemonnemo]

I notice that she holds her face in different position speaking French vs speaking English.

[@Street_French]

ah interesting, possible^^

[@keller109]

Not interesting at all. English and french do not have the same sounds. It’s all about the linguistics of language. The mouth needs to be held a certain way. That goes for any language. People who are truly fluent do this. Someone just taking a few casual classes would not.

[@galier2]

Jodie Foster even dubbed some of her own movies in French. Afaicr Contact was one she dubbed.

[@Street_French]

ah cool :)

[@galier2]

@@Street_French J'ai perdu, Contact ne fait pas parti des films qu'elle a doublés :-) fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodie_Foster#Voix_fran%C3%A7aises

[@bobcoughlan929]

My favourite movie. My favourite actress. Now Jodie will be my favourite French teacher. Time to rewatch Contact in French 😋

[@galier2]

@@bobcoughlan929 as my other comment states (sorry it was stated in french), I was wrong with Contact. She didn't dub that movie. In the link provided is the list of movies she dubbed herself.

[@bobcoughlan929]

Ok then. I’m still going to re-watch Contact in French though 😋

[@norma3076]

Thank you so much for this, I like the fact that you pointed out the natural way to speak French with words such as ``quoi`` or ``ouais``. I'm really enjoying your videos. Greetings from Spain

[@Street_French]

ow thank you :) :)

[@rcmurphy5986]

Awesome, hope to see more of these!

[@lissandrafreljord7913]

Suggestions: Johnny Depp Joseph Gordon-Levitt Cristoph Waltz Diane Kruger Monica Bellucci Maria Callas

[@Street_French]

ah cool thanks! :)

[@gillianlandry283]

Lissandra Freljord Vous ne pouvez pas comparer le niveau de français de Jodie Foster avec celui de Johnny Depp ou Joseph Gordon Levitt!!

[@cescargot]

Diane accent is increadible but a tad down of Jodie's. But it would be interesting to have an impro battle between Jodie and Diane using French 👍 Monica is lovelly but keep an Italian accent. A funy case in the French speaker world is Mika 😉

[@sergio9500]

Final French "quoi" is often equivalent to English "you know" or "if you know what I mean".

[@Street_French]

yeah something like that :)

[@cindland]

Sergio Sanchez thank you for that clarification. I thought so, but it wasn’t said specifically here, and I can’t read the French comments!

[@fiyenalison7146]

You give really helpful support and realistic advice.

[@Street_French]

ah cool thanks :)

[@lisaowen1320]

I have a degree in french. I am English and have lived in France. I am bilingual too because I have worked very hard to learn french. Jodie foster speaks fluently.

[@gerardvinet8448]

The Quoi at the end is a way to affirm her sentence , Americans , who speak French use this trick , often .

[@Street_French]

ah yeah that's a good explanation :)

[@lohphat]

There are several well known French Lycées in large US cities. Los Angeles, San Francisco, etc. Where all the teachers are native speakers and all classes are in French. I believe she attended the Los Angeles Lycée.

[@james-p]

Yes, there is the Lycée Français in Los Angeles. Jodie Foster and several other young actors like Molly Ringwald went there. Lucky kids, I wish I had gone there!

[@Street_French]

ah cool :)

[@johnnyb8629]

that's a young jodie foster as well, she was a gifted child and lives in France and is married to a french women. so, she prolly speaks it better now then when this was filmed.

[@jpark2568]

Thank you! Im so happy you did this request! 😊

[@jpark2568]

Hope u are still considering Kristen Scott Thomas too!

[@Street_French]

you're welcome :):)

[@Japandroid17]

George Blagden is an english actor who plays Louis XIV in Versailles. I have seen interviews where he speaks french and sounded pretty fluent...

[@Street_French]

ah cool I'll look into that^^

[@laurelmalinowski1676]

Japandroid17 X-J17 fantastic actor as well!

[@theL81Again]

Jodie Foster can act while speaking French in a French film better than some American actresses can act while speaking English. 😂😂😂 It was awesome watching her in A Very Long Engagement.

[@Street_French]

hahaha^^

[@lisaowen1320]

I like the fact that Jodie foster does not prance about on the red carpet wearing hardly any clothes like alot of actresses do to promote a film. A very intelligent lady.

[@ctmagnus760]

I studied French for three or four years as a student, but I have not spoken much since then. This is the first video of this kind I've ever watched. I will now continue my journey, thanks to your charm and real desire to help non native speakers improve our French.

[@Street_French]

Glad it was helpful and motivating to start bringing some French back into your life :)

[@ctmagnus760]

@@Street_French I've sung much French opera and chanson over the years so French has always had a HUGE place in my heart, but conversational French sputtered. Thanks so much!

[@poolekd]

Initially I was scared of the French R, but actually it’s the U I have issues with.

[@KolydoscopeMusic]

You should react to Timothée Chalamet speaking French!

[@Street_French]

ok!!

[@albertoa.catb.6114]

definitively love him!

[@jetaddicted]

The guy is half French.

[@cristinalupango8070]

Mais il est français lui !

[@murielle1703]

@@cristinalupango8070 Thimothée est Américain mais son père est Français.

[@janiegiroux5006]

The "quoi" at the end of a French sentence can be compared with the "So" at the start or end of an English sentence. It emphasizes the affirmation.

[@PerryPerry93]

"quoi" is something like "you know" at the end of english sentences. It doesn't add any meaning, it just exists.

[@100geemo78]

A video about "quoi" and "quand même" would be great. I hear these all the time but I'm never quite sure when and how to use them, but they're sooooo prevalent.

[@JustinCase99999]

I think it's hard for native speakers to explain how they use their own language. Most can't. I once asked Americans what's the difference between I'll work and I'll be working, and even though they obviously knew the difference, they had a hard time explaining it. Better ask someone who's not a native speaker but has mastered the language and possibly teaches it.

[@charcolew]

@@JustinCase99999 Totally agree - native speakers are great, but they have learned by assimilation and experience, they haven't necessarily studied the rules of grammar. Better a good teacher who is reasonably fluent and who can explain than a perfect native speaker who just says "that's how we say it in our language".

[@Street_French]

ok ! :)

[@1yellowdaffodil]

I don’t know a whole lot about the French language as I am a beginner, but I found this to be informative. Some things you don’t learn when your teacher is an American who is teaching you their second language. I hope that makes sense.

[@Street_French]

ow I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@MayimHastings]

Thank you for being such a phenomenal resource of encouragement and knowledge! 💚🙏🕊

[@Street_French]

de rien :)

[@donnac.3506]

Merci for the little tips, so we know what to listen for.

[@Street_French]

de rien :)

[@tonydecastro6340]

If possible, perhaps you can "do" Celine Dion... Not just whether the celebrity speaks French well or not but the different kinds of French spoken...

[@Street_French]

ah cool !

[@biggirlbathingsuits8210]

I knew two French girls from Lille and their mother was a teacher and didn't allow them to say, ouais, but they had to say oui.

[@Street_French]

ah yeah I'm sure that those girls would say "ouais" with their friends^^

[@fredericleclerc9037]

Yeah just like here in Quebec people say moé and toé instead of moi and toi... my parent kept getting mad at me when I was younger (that was long ago T_T)

[@wendigo1919]

I'm Canadian and always say "yes" when speaking and writing, never "yeah". Maybe because grammar has always been important to me- since I was young.

[@xahal]

My grand father always said "on ne dit pas ouais, on dit oui" whenever I said ouais as a kid.

[@aquarius4953]

StreetFrench.org Je ne dis jamais 'ouai', et personne dans mon entourage utilise ce mot. Personnellement je trouve cela un peu vulgaire.

[@pimianimavdo1523]

'Quoi" used at the end of a sentence is like saying 'you know'. Mme Foster speaks very well.

[@Street_French]

:):)

[@jelmcd1]

I guess that there's hope for me!! It boosts my morale when I know that it's possible to learn French. Luke, an Arizona Cowboy

[@Street_French]

:))