What's the difference between Mieux and Meilleur? - Walk, Talk and Learn French Episode 006

Do you get confused between "meilleur" and "mieux"? Do you struggle to know how to translate "better" and "best" into French? In this episode of Walk, Talk and Learn French, Mark spots an advert on a bus shelter in Paris which provides an example of "le meilleur", and he goes on to explain that "meilleur" is an adjective, the comparative form of "bon", while "mieux" is an adverb, the comparitive form of "bien".
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[@nursewellbeingmissionUK]

This was incredibly helpful, thanks for the vid!

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

Great to hear it, Nathan!

[@harshawgaddam5752]

This is the best explanation of Mieux and Meilleur in KZbin

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

Great to hear it! Merci 😊

[@rubysummerpapercraft7794]

I listen to the podcast and now finding this I can put a face to the voice!

[@briemode4525]

Thank you Mark, you deserve a lot of Respect! Merci encore!

[@mozammilhussain6922]

Very helpful. This single video removed my confusion. Thanks sir

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

You are very welcome!

[@1973jdmc]

Best explanation on this- THANK YOU SO VERY VERY MUCH

[@louisezero31]

Thank you!! This is the BEST video explaining the differences between mieux et meilleur. I watched some other videos before this one and all they did was get me more confused. You explain it very clear :)

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

Glad it was helpful!

[@nicolearnsfrench1771]

I randomly stumbled upon this video. 2 minutes into the video, I thought: he sounds like the coffee break guy, then I looked at the channel name, it's him! I always wondered what Mark looks like! You are so talented and I've been listening to your French and Spanish Podcast for years!

[@shaymaaalhabib5638]

Wow what a great teacher 💐💐👍👍

[@user-pm8zn2fg8m]

you're such a great teacher!! merci beaucoup pour ton aide. !!!!

[@DaveZula]

This clears up some confusion for me, thank you!

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

Glad it was helpful!

[@beatricelombard1554]

Thank you for saving my sanity when trying to understand the endless French grammar minutiae - so much more clear. Merci, merci, merci !!!

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

Happy to help!

[@chococan83]

Bonjour Mark, Votre comparaison était la meilleure.. Merci bcp ..

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

Super ! 🇫🇷

[@Pauline6247]

I thought that was absolutely brilliant! Thank you. Crystal clear.

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

Glad it was helpful!

[@nooriscool]

THANK YOU!!

[@GriffithsFfestiniog]

Really clear and informative video thank you so much!

[@er3008]

Merci beaucoup.

[@jazzyniko]

Por fin entendí mieux y meilleur 😅 I was talking to a friend yesterday about the advantages of learning french if you speak a latin-like language. English, español and french are a cool combo 😊 Oh sorry I meant Scottish not English 😂 Great lesson! Aprendo francés con coffee break french desde hace un tiempo. ¡Gracias Mark!

[@starstruck4eva08]

This was brilliant

[@michaeldonohue167]

This is so well put together and easy to understand.

[@elifalkan8524]

Thanks for this video. it's very informative.

[@artemisa1379]

Thank you! This helped alot! I just came across this channel and the way that you have integrated grammar into everyday life in france is really cool.

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

Glad to hear it helps!

[@cedricjaggilszhplanespotte6532]

Sehr gut erklärt 👍🏼

[@gtri87]

Great explanation, thanks Mark! Look forward to watching more episodes of walk, talk and learn French!

[@palbey]

Congratulations, this is one of the most useful and best explained French classes I have seen. I am subscribed to your channel.and again congrats to you. I learned English long time ago and I am taking French now. Probably that’s why I am enjoying your class so much. Thanks again and God bless.

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

Thanks Luis! Welcome aboard!

[@MsDaideyMaingi]

So helpful

[@edelweissapostol3924]

J'avais bien compris! Merci beaucoup!

[@mariasoto1837]

I can't hear your scot accent when you speak French. Your nasals are amazing. Your french accent is amazing. Did you live in a French speaking country?

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

Salut ! Thank you for your kind comment! Mark has spent many years learning and speaking French, and spent a term living in Menton in the South of France as part of his university studies 😊

[@ellesskay_]

This was sooooo helpful, thank you so much!

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

We're so glad that you found the episode useful! 😊

[@mandakinidissanayake2003]

MERCI BEAUCOUP MONSIEUR ............

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

Merci à vous !

[@mjay1169]

Merci beaucopu.C'est une video utile!

[@gloriaodumo6353]

Wow!! Maintenant je comprends mieux!!

[@lisaso5087]

Very well explained thank you

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jumanalzoubi976]

Thanks!!! That helped me so much ;)

[@dref1582]

Merci beaucoup, Mark! C'est une explication très utile

[@Charls03]

This was so useful thank you! I love your teaching style, it's easy to follow along and understand.

[@alirezadehghani2876]

Great video, Mark! I have been listening to the CBF podcast for a while and would like to thank you for the valuable content you produce.

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

My pleasure!

[@marthinesgibbins6382]

Merci Mark 👌

[@teapotnews5505]

Thanks, this clarrifys a lot.

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

Glad it was helpful!

[@nandakishorems6365]

thank you for your video!

[@alasdairking6241]

I'm new to this channel but I can already tell this is gonna be so helpful for my GCSE! Thanks!

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

That's great to hear - good luck!

[@jennyrichards9224]

Merci pour la meilleure explication.

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

Merci à vous !

[@dytuga]

hi Mark thanks for the videos i just started listen the podcast in french i just realized that was recorded in 2007 wooww...... je suis portugais et maintenant j'apprends le français Je l'apprécie beaucoup, merci beaucoup... by the way, where is Anna

[@lisaso5087]

vous êtes le meilleur!

[@thisisgeo4316]

Excellent explanation, thank you 😊

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

You're very welcome!

[@carolyndarragh1891]

Thank you so much for explaining this so clearly. I get it now.

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

You're very welcome!

[@Dan5482]

Great explanation. Thanks!

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

Glad it was helpful!

[@salamander981]

Je prefere les biscuits hobnob au chocolat ! Merci beaucoup Mark, une autre lecon supreme.

[@andyetheridge]

Second time i’ve had to subscribe?😊

[@TheBlackbelair]

C'est le meilleur que les autres!

[@kimberlygrace4]

Amazing

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cespinosa565]

Hi Sir....in English we say It"s better than nothing....in frech we should say : c'est mieux que rien?

[@soonhanchoi8893]

Ton explique différence être mieux et meilleur est le meilleur

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

Merci !

[@alitopoglu4104]

🖒🖒🖒

[@PamelaSmith20010]

Isn’t biscuit a cookie?

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

Salut, Pamela ! In the UK, where we are based, we say biscuit instead of cookie. For us, a cookie is just one type of biscuit. Hope this helps to explain things 😊

[@miguelleyva3127]

If I wanted to say, the best cake of my mom, how would I say it literally in that was.

[@juliebrazier]

I understand all of this very well thank you, but not why the French then use bien and mieux to qualify nouns, eg: Votre hôtel est bien mais le nôtre est mieux.

[@kristenkeys3273]

Alors, tu ne dois pas utiliser "la" avec terre? Aussi, j'ai pensé que "un biscuit" = "a cookie." Bref, cette vidéo m'a aidé beaucoup! Merci!

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

Salut, Kristen ! In the UK, where we are based, we say biscuit instead of cookie. For us, a cookie is just one type of biscuit. Hope this helps to explain things 😊

[@kristenkeys3273]

@@coffeebreaklanguages Oh, I was also noticing that on the sign on the street there said "le meilleur biscuit apératif sur terre" and was wondering why there was no definite article in front of "terre." I thought you always had to put a definite article on a noun (well, I'm sure there are exceptions). Thank you for noticing and responding to my question! C'est très gentil de votre part! : )

[@coffeebreaklanguages]

Hello Kristen - the phrase "sur terre" can be used in French to mean "on Earth", as in "the best place on Earth", for example. Hope this helps!

[@mayanchesnanarciso173]

[@peonymagenta5139]

Im completely not here because i read sugar sugar rune… kidding i came because the protagonists names are chocola meilleur and vanilla mieux haha