5 Mistakes Most English-Speakers Make with their French Accent

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Learn the most common French accent mistakes, and how you can easily fix them, according to a native Parisian.
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Do you want to sound less English and more authentically French in your conversations? Let’s work on your French accent!
The truth is, the French accent is very diverse, and there is no one, single French accent. But, there are some general tips and tricks that you can use to sound more French overall when speaking.
In today’s lesson, I’ll teach you some of the most common mistakes that I hear English speakers make with their French accent, and give you some tips on how you can fix them.
00:00 What students are often asking
00:36 Mistake #1: Wrong stresses
01:41 Mistake #2: Pronouncing every letter
05:00 Mistake #3: Obsessing over pronunciation before hearing the sounds
09:46 Mistake #4: Obsessing over your accent
10:40 Mistake #5: Accent before grammar and vocabulary
Take care and stay safe.
😘 from Grenoble, France.
Géraldine

КОМЕНТАРІ: 43
@warrenhenderson8614
@warrenhenderson8614 Рік тому
Absolutely fascinating! The longer I persist with learning the language, the more interesting the journey becomes
@michaeltiller2323
@michaeltiller2323 8 місяців тому
Geraldine, dont worry about your accent dear, It is So Cute ! Tu es mon nouveau professeur de français !
@fredweissler6255
@fredweissler6255 Рік тому
Amazing, you are one of the very few French people who pronounce "th" correctly in English!! Bravo!!
@clearlyflawed3204
@clearlyflawed3204 Рік тому
Great stuff! 🙏
@e.machocolat775
@e.machocolat775 Рік тому
Merci,Geraldine. this was another excellent lesson.
@Nemrac-kn8jm
@Nemrac-kn8jm Рік тому
Merci beaucoup! 😊
@doreendsouza8862
@doreendsouza8862 Рік тому
Loved the video .amazed at how you pronounce the words needed this so much .Thankyou mme ..
@cillboon
@cillboon Рік тому
This was really cool. Merci, Géraldine
@TMD3453
@TMD3453 Рік тому
Excellent! That's so right about listening for the sound first! I'm going to have to work on stressing later syllables!! Thank you Merci!!
@TheElenice2011
@TheElenice2011 Рік тому
Salut du Brésil. J´adore votre videos. I really love your videos, especially when it comes to teaching us a reduction
@michaelcrummy8397
@michaelcrummy8397 Рік тому
Merci encore une fois Géraldine. Vos vidéos sont toujours informatives et intéressantes. Je pratique dès que je les regarde, et j’attends avec impatience une semaine des vacances l’été prochain à Paris. Votre explication des arrondissements parisiens m’aidera sans doute en ce moment là. À la prochaine vidéo.
@martinl583
@martinl583 Рік тому
Very informative. You are the Audrey Tautou of french language instruction. Almost as cute as the little long-eared figurine on the shelf behind you. Très mignon!🐰
@lingo4048
@lingo4048 Рік тому
phonemic transcription is placed between /forward slash brackets/ ≠ phonetic transcription is placed between [square brackets]
@kinggeorge7533
@kinggeorge7533 Рік тому
Merci beaucoup you are magnificique
@sa21g22g23
@sa21g22g23 Рік тому
Merci beaucoup pour cette nouvelle et superbe leçon et superbe thème du week end et dimanche pour comprendre et apprendre meilleur le vocabulaire français et la belle langue française et très magnifique grammaire française, thanks a lot for this new and great lesson and theme of the weekend for learning and understand the beautiful french grammar
@rosemariebanks95
@rosemariebanks95 Рік тому
Bonjour Géraldine I'm one of your newer subscribers I love your channel. Just a quick question I so adore the cute little character on your shelf with the long ears ❤ Where did you get that ?
@charlesstaudt2077
@charlesstaudt2077 Рік тому
EXCELLENT 👏👏👏🇧🇷
@mscatherinelong67
@mscatherinelong67 Рік тому
As soon as my accent is heard (even though I speak French to a basic level, eg ordering dinner, getting a table etc ) people speak English to me, not everywhere but mostly in Paris. I find it very frustrating!
@lk7772
@lk7772 Рік тому
On "printemps" we definitely pronounce the n, like in the word "écrin", it just a little bit shortened
@EngyAmr
@EngyAmr Рік тому
I don't have a problem in accent, I rarely struggle with a sound .. My issue is fluency and being able to express myself easily without translating !
@bambinaforever1402
@bambinaforever1402 Рік тому
So u mean u understand them with no problem? I have less difficulties with talking than with understanding.
@EngyAmr
@EngyAmr Рік тому
@@bambinaforever1402 I mean the accent, sounds of letters. My accent is pretty good. The issue is conversation and practice; talking and understanding natives .. Actually French is my 3rd language, and English is the 2nd. I have an issue that I think in English and translate to French, so there's a huge gap between my vocab. in both languages, so it makes it more challenging to express myself well in French ! Let alone understand natives well with their speed and reductions !!
@HarveyStroud
@HarveyStroud Рік тому
Chouette ! Géniale cette vidéo. Est-ce qu'il y a une différence entre le terminaison "ai" et "ais / ait" et "aie" du passé composé, de l'imparfait et du subjonctif respectivement ? Je crois que cela dépend de la région de France des locuteurs, mais j'en suis pas sûr ?
@Commeunefrancaise
@Commeunefrancaise Рік тому
Bonne question. Merci Harvey. Les terminaisons ne sont pas régionales et sont différente pour le passé composé, l'imparfait et le subjonctif. Fabien Comme Une Française Team
@timotheelegrincheux2204
@timotheelegrincheux2204 Рік тому
I am confused about the pronunciation of words containing ai, ais, ait, aient, etc. Is it always jè, for example, as you indicate? How about jé? Is it françè or françé. Is the difference regional or is one right and the other wrong?
@macaroon12621
@macaroon12621 Рік тому
* Ai, ais, ait aient pronounced as "è" like "met" in english. * "Je" means "I" in french and it is pronounced as "jeuh" like the "ea" in "Earl". * "J'ai" means "I have" and it is pronounced as "jè". * Français(m) is pronounced as "freuhng-se", hence "françè". * I'm not sure if there's regional difference about the "françè" or "françé", but the "françè" pronunciation is more correct than the other. Open for corrections, as I'm still learning french for three years now. I may caught a few bad habits that I'm not aware of lmao.
@timotheelegrincheux2204
@timotheelegrincheux2204 Рік тому
@@macaroon12621 Thanks for your reply. I was asking about j'ai, not je.
@sharonlojun
@sharonlojun Рік тому
Geraldine, do you have any suggestions for where to find a remote tutor. Merci, Sharon
@kristingillen1778
@kristingillen1778 Рік тому
What are you looking for in a French tutor? For example, conversation, classroom-like lessons with grammar, vocabulary, comprehension etc., or assistance with a class that you are already enrolled in ? I am a NYS Certified ESL and French Teacher with 15 years of experience. PM me if you would like more details. Merci beaucoup!
@antonellamR2D2
@antonellamR2D2 Рік тому
nasal sounds are my nightmare 😫
@rafadydkiemmacha7543
@rafadydkiemmacha7543 Рік тому
They are tough. For me as a Polish native speaker they are a bit easier, as we have ą and ę nasal vowels, but sometimes it gets tricky in French for me as well.
@jaimelefrancais533
@jaimelefrancais533 Рік тому
In the sentence ' J'ai cours dès huit heures' why not is there a liaison with dès and heures ? The letter h of heures is supposed to be silent.
@bambinaforever1402
@bambinaforever1402 Рік тому
O my god. Have been living in France for 5 years or more still have very big difficulties to understand french and your lesson today gave me a headache. I already have learnt many years ago english and later finnish languages but french appears to be impossible. Dear god help me, even thou i have studied french and have been living in France for years my understanding of french did not improve at all
@HarveyStroud
@HarveyStroud Рік тому
I have lived in France a good number of years too, however my accent is still apparently very noticeable despite my efforts to improve. I'm not even sure what "mistakes" I am making or why my pronunciation is off, but hey ho, I generally get understood.
@charmelizabeth8584
@charmelizabeth8584 Рік тому
@@HarveyStroud that you are generally understood is the important thing😁 Some people never lose their accent, but can still converse in their adopted language.
@haliho8827
@haliho8827 Рік тому
I have always learned in French class that 'j'ai' is pronounced with an 'é', but here she prounounces it with an 'è'. Is both correct?
@kmahieu84
@kmahieu84 Рік тому
J'ai toujours appris la prononciation de "j'ai" comme [ʒe] et non comme [ʒɛ]... Est-ce que les deux prononciations sont correctes?
@seethar4109
@seethar4109 Рік тому
The 'r' is my biggest challenge
@lisalu910
@lisalu910 Рік тому
Clearly, though, the French ear and the Anglo ear can't always hear the differences in one another's languages. I have a French friend who is fluent in English but still can't hear the difference between the vowel sounds in "it" and "eat" (sh*t/sheet and b*tch/beach are a few of the amusing mixups.) Many French also struggle with the differences in ate/hate/eight. Other mispronunciations are "mounth" for month, and what sounds like "f*ck us" for focus.
@peters9744
@peters9744 Рік тому
Very funny. I see from your channel that you are an expert on sewing and sewing machines. It always staggers me how people can claim to be engineers yet they have no idea of the history of the development of sewing technology nor do they have any understanding of how large frame, hand-operated weaving looms operate.
@Amora986
@Amora986 Рік тому
I love your videos so much ..Thank you angel
@minirop
@minirop Рік тому
I see you spared the viewers from the infamous /œ̃/ (brun).
@gide5489
@gide5489 9 місяців тому
She has forgotten that French language is not only spoken in North of France and not only in France. Classical, from youtubers that do not hear nor pronounce the "un" sound themselves, it is a complex. There are more French speakers who pronounce "un" correctly than "in" instead, but stay ethical seems difficult...
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