French Grammar: 5 Easy Everyday Expressions

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Learn common, easy French expressions that will make French people think you’ve been speaking French for years!
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@Commeunefrancaise 4 роки тому

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@yoyotopyoyotop5447 3 роки тому

Oui Oui... ça m'étonnerait beaucoup que tu passes jamais pour une anglaise en ce qui te concerne ^^ (sauf peut-être pour un macron)

@KenFullman 6 місяців тому

David Bowie had huge hit with "Life on Mars" This was also based on Comme D'habbitude.

@NoItDoesntChange 7 років тому

"The Frenchiest French expression to ever French" -Géraldine

@sabastineakpofini4677 5 років тому

You must be a Nigerian

@BW-CC 4 роки тому

I love this too..It sounds like a thing.

@kirklurkpu4470 3 роки тому

@sabastine Akpofini en fait, c'est tellement inutile.

@Ryosuke1208 3 роки тому

@@kirklurkpu4470 ah bon?

@swimmerindc Рік тому

@@kirklurkpu4470 oui, je n'ai jamais entendu cette expression Je vois dans la dictionnaire.

@anncartier1406 3 роки тому

I am a retired ESL instructor (30 years) and I promise you that these videos are pedagogically sound. She re-groups FUN and related vocabulary, makes it accessible, pronounces very clearly but also gives the "shortcuts" that the French use (like "chpas" for "je ne sais pas" - I wish I had access to these videos 35 years when I started learning French. Félicitations, Géraldine - de très bon boulot!

@aliceverberne9447 5 років тому

Hi Geraldine, I have heard French folks joke when they want their children to turn off the lights. "Ce n'est pas Versailles ici." I love this humorous expression and even saw it in a television ad the other day.

@Caswell19 7 років тому

-Hi Robert! What's new? -As usual. I am having a barbecue Friday night at my place. Can you come? -No problem! But Friday, it's going to rain, no? -... Don't worry. Thank you for the great videos! It really helps me improve my French for my French exchange coming up soon!

@Neyobe 4 роки тому

Nice you actually did it

@janineevers2913 3 роки тому

mine too

@bobbygee1 4 роки тому

Geraldine, during lockdown you are not just improving my French, you are saving my sanity! Merci, merci, merci!

@russetmantle1 7 років тому

I think the best translation of "pas de souci" in the Anglophone world is the Australians' habit of saying "no worries" in exactly the same context.

@kayem3824 3 роки тому

Sure.

@shauncummings2361 3 роки тому

Yes - and « sweet as « for kiwis . Doux comme

@laurajoygriffith4669 3 роки тому

Yes, and Americans (at least in the Pacific Northwest, where I live) also say "No worries."

@mikelewis6260 2 роки тому

Where I come from, we would say "Nae bother".

@marcelaoliveira4190 7 років тому

C'était la première fois que j'entends "à la bonne franquette". Merci pour cette video!

@passtrav 4 роки тому

I learned “on y va” many years ago from my exchange students.

@frenchfan3368 7 років тому

Bonjour! Je crois que ça vaut la peine de parler aussi de l'expression "du coup." On l'utilise tout le temps mais il y a peu de livres de français qui en discute.

@azmah1999 3 роки тому

Je pense que ça se trouve pas dans les livres car certaines personnes pensent toujours que "ce n'est pas du vrai français". Quand on leur met sous le nez le fait que quasiment tout le monde l'utilise, ils vont répondre avec des arguments pas solides. En général c'est une variation sur l'impression que changer la langue c'est forcément la nivelé par le bas.

@kirklurkpu4470 3 роки тому

true, Du coup is very flexible but is rarely taught in any books and not mostly tackled.

@michaelheitz1355 7 років тому

I spent six weeks this summer living in Brest, France. I thought I was pretty good at French. I was kind of wrong. The French people I worked with were very amused by my "anglisisimes." I guess I just translated "not at all" to "pas du tout" as a response to "merci." The French don't ever use that expression. I did that with all kinds of phrases that I actually thought were French expressions. Luckily, the French people with whom I dealt found it charming. I'm going back next year. I am determined to be better. My French friend thought it funny when I said the program was successful "à cause de vous" instead of "grace à vous." I had no idea "`a cause de..." was a pejorative. And I've been speaking French for a number of years. As a guard at the Matisse museum in Nice told me, "La grammaire française, elle est difficile." No kidding. Michael

@senseihashan7903 7 років тому

We like to joke around "à cause" and "grace" because "à cause" is so pejorative and "grace" is so meliorative that we dont really know what to use in some cases.

@mariaisabelbrenes8183 4 роки тому

Great story! Merci !

@hildaelson4203 4 роки тому

Interesting in English, ‘thanks to you’ has got a slight negative connotation over the years. Like interesting, although this is prob only the case here innBritain.

@jacobh9487 4 роки тому

@@hildaelson4203 : In Murican too. Hmm, interesting. (That super sucked but I don't wanna offend you)

@ashleyfalcon125 3 роки тому

P Narenpithak Yes, in America too. Same thing.

@VictoriaShawWilliamson 7 років тому

I love these videos, they have helped me so much each time that I speak to a French person, and I love the little visual tricks that you use in your videos such as pop up images with the words spelled out.

@BoredOfBills 4 роки тому

English homework translation: Alright Bob, wassup? Same old... Cook out at mine on Friday - coming? Result. S'gonna piss down though. Whatever...

@johntate6537 3 роки тому

Parfait!

@souhridyobose4362 3 роки тому

That sounds very very Australian

@darylx864 Місяць тому

@@souhridyobose4362Australian would be barbecue, cook out is American

@bahbailohunis5845 3 роки тому

Your teaching is immaculate and professional.easy to comprehend and adapt to. C'est fantastique!

@s-pobrien7752 4 роки тому

Merci pour continuer à faire les videos. J'essaie de practiquer alors vous êtes une grande aide ! Continuez ! Un travail bien fait !

@radiorob7543 2 роки тому

I love the way you explain things. The honesty of a child, but the wisdom of a seasoned linguist. The phone is also a charming touch.

@11elevencent 7 років тому

Merci Beaucoup!!! I'm learning FRENCH and this video is very interesting!!!

@moi9064 7 років тому

Thanks for all your videos! I really enjoyed them and learnt a lot from you! Merci beaucoup from Singapore!

@ginas1s551 7 років тому

Merci beaoucoup, tes videos sont les mieux. J'aime bien apprendre avec toi.

@roshee86 4 роки тому

Your content and videos are extremely helpful!.....Thanks so much for making them and for using your valuable time to help us all learn French! 😀

@intexpleomax 6 років тому

Thanks a lot. my first day learning French and this video is awesome :) explaining the cultural background of expressions was great help.

@ranjeetdesai85 6 років тому

Lived in Gabon,Never heard these expressions except cest pas grave ...Thanks making french so easy and spreading the language.

@alexandreailton1487 6 років тому

The best channel I have ever seen ! Alex from Brazil

@TMD3453 3 роки тому

A la bonne franquette, never heard before, great! And a great idea too. Merci Geraldine, keep smiling!!

@khuramanisgandarova9575 7 років тому

your channel is great. I've started to learn french anew. and you help me alot

@limarysramirez1531 3 роки тому

I'm taking an online French class in Puerto Rico. I wanted to have someone speaking French in the background while I did homework. I came across this video and loved it! I subscribed and will be visiting regularly. Thank you!

@chiararamponi3391 2 роки тому

Merci pour tes vidéos Géraldine. Même si j’étudie le français depuis que j’étais au collège, j’ai du mal à comprendre parfaitement la langue utilisée par ceux qui parlent trop vite. Tu es en train de m’aider bcp, merci bien!

@BW-CC 4 роки тому

Superb! You are helping me immensely. I love all the sayings. Even as a beginner I'm learning so fast everyday and your channel is tops.

@clydecessna737 4 роки тому

I like Claude François too! No one as heard of him in the UK or US.

@nazeerababkar2860 3 роки тому

Merci beaucoup pour le leçons

@kategurtowsky 6 років тому

Merci, Geraldine!

@gilesaustin3320 3 роки тому

Formidable !! Si utile ! Merci Geraldine

@lydiadavidson 7 років тому

merci à toi, tes vidéos sont très géniales. je suis apprendre la français depuis 1 année et je suis fan de la langue. j'adore tes présentations, ils sont très clairs et il me profiter beaucoup de écouter et parler comme un vrai française. au fait je les telecharge pour encore regarder et améliorer ma niveau.

@debbiefallon3560 10 місяців тому

Vous êtes merveilleuse prof!

@realtalktina 3 роки тому

Great video! I’ve heard most of these living in France last year for a year but I haven’t heard "A la bonne franquette" and also some of the responses to these phrases I didn’t know like Je viens sauver le monde and the text version TKT was so helpful In this video. I read French comments on Instagram from French accounts and I learn a lot of abbreviations there! The one I hear a lot is in France is "je te kiffe " to people or things

@strangerjames4011 Рік тому

I am trying to brush up on my French and your videos are excellent! Meeci!

@antoniomarquessilva9601 3 роки тому

Merci d'avoir partagé votre sagesse française.

@-Jumbus 3 роки тому

J’apprécie que vous avez commencé un video sur des expressions françaises familières et idiomatiques avec “If you want to go the extra mile...” :)

@lifeandtext Рік тому

Merci, super vidéo!

@frostflower5555 3 роки тому

I always say C'est pas grave. I stay safe with that lol.

@janedmunds4218 3 роки тому

J’aime bien vos vidéos 🙌🏾🙌🏻 Catching up on a rainy day... merci beaucoup

@samizaki9514 4 роки тому

Bom travail. Merci beaucoup.

@christinat9985 7 років тому

I enjoy this video of helpful phrases! Especially the text abbreviation tkt which I see often, but never know what it means, thanks!

@riyadhbinmohammed4254 7 років тому

wow you are so good in teaching .. please keep up the good work ,

@johnerwin981 7 років тому

Great, have a good week-Dallas-Ft.Worth : )

@sharlaharrelson527 7 років тому

Bon Jour Geraldine! J'aime le videos! Merci!

@choitran344 3 роки тому

thankq for sharing these phrases...ive never heard of them b4....it sounds so good...but alas i have no one to use it with....never mind, one day! Merci pour la vid Geraldine.

@catherinenguyen5612 7 років тому

J'entends mon prof dit "n'importe quoi" tous les temps! Je pense que ça a l'air très français :)

@veronikelan25 7 років тому

I didn't think that this expression was so french ! "n'importe quoi" mean "nonsense" in some sentences, for exemple: - j'ai vu un éléphant rose (I have seen a pink elephant) - ne dit pas n'importe quoi (don't tell nonsense) My english is very approximate, sorry ^^

@arriesone1 6 років тому

veronikelan25 Your English is good but we say Don't TALK nonsense, not Don't tell nonsense, however it's not used so much any more, we would more likely say Don't be daft! or Rubbish! ... said in a friendly way.

@rosannabatista1513 4 роки тому

arriesone1 We would say in America, “Don’t speak nonsense”. We don’t say rubbish or daft in the USA. It would sound very British English.

@ashleyfalcon125 3 роки тому

Rosanna Batista yes. Lol very British. Although for the nonsense bit, it does depend some on where you live in the US. For instance, where I live we would say “don’t be ridiculous”, “don’t talk nonsense”, “don’t tell stories”, or very casual w/ friends, family, etc. “lies” (meaning, I don’t believe you - prove it!) or “bull” (shorter, less vulgar way to say bull****). I’m sure there are many more I can’t think of off the top of my head. 🤷‍♀️

@thejmax 3 роки тому

You can push in the casual/slang and say "nawak" ou "n'importe nawak". But "n'importe quoi" works very well already. You can add gravitas by saying it slowly and loudly, spelling each syllables individually "N'im. Por. Te. Quoi". Have fun!

@briosa88 7 років тому

I absolutely love your channel!

@anasabedalmjed3192 6 років тому

oooooh , thanks alot alot really from my heart....

@nnrd8883 5 років тому

I knew "quoi de neuf". I am soo happy. Knew something! Learnt it from my colleague from cote d'ivoire.

@sirrenaissance322 4 роки тому

Love your channel. Great job. Do you have videos where you teach French in French. I'm more advanced and would like to hear more French.

@adilhussain8681 7 років тому

merci beaucoup.

@Neyobe 4 роки тому

Thank you

@brianlangston6270 7 років тому

Great video..again..Geraldine. I am learning so much. . The phrases 'quand meme' and 'ca y'est' seem to be universally used and are so versatile. Can you explain their different usages please?

@douaahammadeh5848 7 років тому

Thank you, great video

@brysondan376 2 роки тому

Merciii 😊😊

@medliberty 7 років тому

C'est bon, merci!

@braddonnell3920 5 років тому

Love your lessons!!!!

@JadeCaro 7 років тому

Super interesting. You've gotten yourself a new subscriber

@yixinzhang7464 6 років тому

Hear “t’inquiète” all the time in French movies.

@camilleroseministries 6 років тому

Tu es vraiment super merci!!

@krankguy11 7 років тому

J'aime bcp tes vidéos, Géraldine. Comme d'hab, celle-ci a été très bien fait. Je vais utiliser 'à la bonne franquette'.

@josephquinter9690 6 років тому

J'aime votre video, merci!!

@johndepaula 4 роки тому

One of my favorites: > Usually accompanied by a Gallic shrug. :-) Used whenever something inexplicable happens.

@wilhard45 4 роки тому

"Bon, donc, alors" is the phrase my landlady used to say all the time in La Trinité-Victor.

@janineevers2913 3 роки тому

Hi Géraldine. Je m'appele Janine et je viens des PaysBas. J'ai commencé les cours francais en avril de cette année. Je t'ai trouvé aujourd'hui et j'ai fait des annotations de ton clip et après j'ai vu que il y a disponible comme text. C'est un truc très gènia. Merci! Je vais regarder plus de tes vidéos pour apprendre "daily french". Je veux habiter en France un jour

@L.M1792 4 роки тому

Quick and easy.

@JOSELUIS-ci2hs 3 роки тому

J'ai profité cette vidéo. Je suis resté a Paris et chaterllerout la année dernière et j'ai écouté t'inquiète plusieurs fois. C'est très utilisé

@jovibaby 3 місяці тому

so helpful!!!

@ahavatar425 3 роки тому

Ta vidéo... est un régal! 😊Your video... is hard candy!

@hemlataverma231 2 роки тому

I like this video. Thanks for this video mem.

@joykim467 3 роки тому

Cette vidéo était trés utile! 🥰

@wilbronolnbliz 5 років тому

Oh ma Gosh, it's super duper fun, motivates moi to learn more

@Tom-fu9cr Рік тому

merci Beaucoup Geraldine. J'ai trouve cette lesson très bonne et intéressante. J'ai su plusieurs des expressions deja mais c'est bon a savoir le contexte mieux. Je rechercherais vos postes la semaine prochaine comme d'habitude. bonne semaine Tom Clancy

@kp.343 7 років тому

Merci beaucoup Geraldine...could you make a video about french on text messages...what common expressions, etc are used by whatsapp etc..

@faithtrustandabitofpixiedust 5 років тому

thank you! :)

@dorothyoliver1323 3 роки тому

very useful...and fun!

@rushdialrashed9627 7 років тому

I looooove your videos! Love from Dubai.

@nl2766 6 років тому

love it!

@helenebedar7636 3 роки тому

...comme d'habitude est utilisée aussi tous les jours, chez nous! (Québec) :) merci!

@yomnaaboali8151 6 років тому

très bien

@rosa_gilly 7 років тому

Great video!!!

@mujkocka 3 роки тому

This is the sort of things books don’t tell me! Super!

@parisbrest64 7 років тому

J'apprends le français depuis 5 ans et je vis en France depuis 3 ans mais je n'ai jamais entendu l'expression à la franquette ! Merci pour ce leçon.

@Susan-tc2uv 3 роки тому

Géraldine is really excellent.

@rahmandurrani8254 4 роки тому

Svp add more french, English only here and there. Anyway you are the best

@g9jolley 3 роки тому

Yes, I have heard all those expressions before. I have noticed a lot of abbreviations in spoken French lately similar to comme d’hab, but I can’t come up with another example off the top of my head. I watch a lot of French tv series, and that’s where I hear them. Similar to pronouncing souci like “sou-sigh”, I heard Capitaine Marleau say “Mer-ki” instead of merci.

@user-bp6dq9yw2f 4 роки тому

Bonjour Jeraldine-Je m'appelle Talia. Je etudie le francais depuis April 2019 avec Kwiziq. Ce video etait tres interessant. J'ai apris beacoup sur conversational francais. Merci beaucoup!! "Hello Robert, what's up? Robert: -As usual. I am making barbe que at my place on Thursday. Can you come?-No problem! But thursday, it is going to rain, no?-Robert: don't worry"

@kylerose9933 7 років тому

I love it! Thank you for the fun lesson, and for sharing some "real" conversational French. I just subscribed. :)

@ConstructiveMinds100 7 років тому

its advanced level but after learning for over a year is worth coming back.

@billrachmad 4 роки тому

I've been following your channel for a while, my my... I just love ur soundtrack. What is it called, if you don't mind ?

@lorimendel3721 3 роки тому

j'admire votre methode!! lori mendel

@simranmalhotra3865 7 років тому

I love your videos...

@jessleigh6223 7 років тому

-Hey Robert, what's new? -Nothing out of the norm. I'm having a barbecue on friday at my place. You want to come? -No problem! But isn't it going to rain on Friday? -Don't worry 😊

@ericlind6581 3 роки тому

Somethings here aren’t really said in real casual life. More like this: -Hey Rob, what’s new? - Not much. I’m barbecuing Friday at my place. You wanna come? - Sure but isn’t it gonna rain then? - Shouldn’t be a problem.

@dangoat2009 7 років тому

My two favourites are "revenons à nos moutons" and "J'en parlerais à mon cheval." Je ne sais pas si elles se disent plus, mais elles sont drôles, ces phrases, néanmoins. [corrigez les moi s'il faut, svp]

@dangoat2009 7 років тому

Merci!

@mackjay2 3 роки тому

Merci! Je n'avais jamais entendu "à la bonne franquette" 😉 Il y a bien d'années, j'habitais en France, chez une famille. Les jeunes disaient "'Ça fouette!" (quelque chose sent mal). C''est probablement démodé maintentant.

@samuelcareen5563 6 років тому

DROP THAT NE NE NE

@youssefyoussef8121 6 років тому

Samuel Careen DAMON AND JO!!!

@shyamgautam4053 4 роки тому

Quand une française parle l'anglais on dit c'est 'sexy'. Ça faisait longtemps que je n'en avait entendu une. Bravo à vous. Je pige tout.

@pravin8419 4 роки тому

Aller ca va/ ca va aller as a greeting or to ask is everything fine is one of the most common expressions i came across. More common than textbook: Comment ca va.