seems like an awful lot of guffawing over a little slip ... are you sure they're your friends?

I learned that from Tintin. "Bien joué, mon brave Milou."

It's called Sarcasm,

Back in the 1930's my father then living in Texas would go to Mexico with his friends where they made use of the Spanish they had learned. And when in doubt, just use the English word with an "O" at the end. So, when the weather is rather cool, he was saying "Mucho culo." Later he learned he was saying "big butt." Decades ago we went to a performance by an Irish band. When they played the Londonderry Air (the music to "Danny Boy") they made sure to call it the "London Derrière."

You should have slapped him! To get his attention,,,,tu aurais lui donné une claque pour lui faire comprendre,,,,that's ol school french 🥖

Grammatically it is incorrect but it doesn't sound too weird to me to say "less mistakes", I think even English people make mistakes like that

Yes, June, you are so right - MANY (supposedly educated) English speakers now use “less” when it should be “fewer”. I am constantly shouting “FEWER!” at the television. I think I am so aware of the correct usage from years of teaching English as a second language abroad that I really notice how badly it is now used in Britain.

@@jennifersemple411 and also in the US!

@@yummypasta92 sounds weird to me. “Less” for a number of things grates.

Lol I was about to say the same thing 🤣

I love the David Sedaris story of never being able to get it straight if an object is masculine or feminine. "Is it un stylo or une stylo?" He was able to bypass that in a way that I thought was hilarious: "Deux stylos, s'il vous plaît."

@@jd3422 So then the strategy is: when you don't know what you're doing, double down!

It's not even a matter of condescension here; 'bien fait' literally means 'serves you right!' Lmao

Oh just noticed she actually explains it in the vid lmao i left my comment before watching it

@@EliMardirossian No it doesn't literally mean it, it depends on the tone and context like every language.

tbh, 30 mins to explain 3 phrases :) ...but I loved the explanation :)

Short is better. When video is too long you get distracted.

Cette expression parait il est une deformation de " Basque espagnol"...

@@towaritch C'est vrai? Oh là là, ça c'est bien plus logique, mais je vois bien pourquoi on l'a modifiée.

😂

Thats what came into my head when she was talking about it

Its not “quite accurate” in the sense everyone else outside of you would understand it so dont say it’s “quite accurate”. You then go on to clarify what you mean and put it in context (👍) but dont say “its quite accurate”. Dont assume other people who speak one or two of hundreds of languages around the world would find it “quite accurate” at first glance.

@@crease205 what are you moaning about? There's plenty of Brits that know perfectly well that a certain tone on "well done" means they're being sarcastic. Jeez.

@@kerryh3833 Youre so disconnected from the world arent you darling? I dont dispute anything of what you said in your reply. I stand behind you on that sentiment (means I agree). I meant dont assume that because the concept in the op (original post) is clear to you, it’ll be clear to speakers of hundreds other langs that may have watched this vid. I merely challenged calling it “quite accurate” Get it? Got it. 👍🏻

Or “way to go!” 🙄 (eye roll is important) lol

En français aussi "Ah ben bravo!" is negative...

Never too late, if you've learned the words to songs you can learn 100 French sentences commonly used, no need to worry about the feared French grammar it's all contained.

If you want more bread, when you say « plus de pain », the S must be pronounced : For exemple « je voudrais plus de pain ». If there is no bread left, the S is silent « plu de pain » : For instance : « il n’y a plus de pain » is pronounced il n’y a plu de pain

@@milie7200 Merci. Je suivee.

That much of a roll wouldn't be Parisien. Perhaps in the Southwest, and among people who speak Occitan, Catalan, or Spanish. I lived in Paris '69-'75, Didn't hear heavily rolled r's, except in Provence.

J'apprends

You can get that kind of thing from Easy French videos. They ask questions of French people on the street. But Geraldine is wonderful with her kind of teaching. Elle est super, fantastique, etc.!

Well, I assume you already know these rules: with the verb "être" the participle past has to agree with the subject. Meanwhile "we" is "nous" , you're not supposed to use "on" as an equivalent when writing French (a rule we ignore wonderfully). So officialy you have to make the agreement but officialy "on" is not supposed to be plural. So you can basically make the agreement or not, it's up to you :)

The story takes place in the twenties !

« Je t’en prie. » means indeed you’re welcome, you may also hear French people say « De rien! » it is more colloquial than « Je t’en prie ». « Je t’en prie! » /« Je t’en supplie! » can be used to beg but not to say please in a normal conversation: Je t’en prie, aide moi! / Please, I beg you, help me! « S’il vous plaît » / « S’il te plaît » is absolutely not outdated, it’s basic politeness. If you never use it, you will be seen as a rude person. Je te prie ( different from je t’en prie) can be used to sort of say please in a formal way: Je te prie de trouver ci-joint… / Please see attached… though in a formal context one would more likely use « vous » and not « te » : Je vous prie de trouver ci-joint… (if you don’t already use « tutoiement » with that person) Hope this helps!

The French never use nous when talking, it’s always ‘on’. But I believe nous would be used in written french.

@@arriesone1 Or if you're just getting started on learning French and your teacher wants you to learn the basic/formal/written French before you take on the informal, colloquial French.

...souliers for *shoes

@@manfredneilmann4305 I was typing too fast. Thanks!

"star" is used for actors or singers but you can sometimes hear : c'est une vedette de la télé".

I agree about the waiters - I much prefer their efficient and professional attitude over the "Hi, I'm Kimberly and I'll, like, be your server tonight! How's everybody do-ing?? Perfect!" etc. ad nauseum lol I still see souliers used today, but fairly rarely. From what context I can glean, it seems the word > is used for shoes in general, and the word > seems to be used for fine dress shoes and sometimes fine slippers also. I could be wrong, but I tend to see > used at high-end shops like Corthay and Aubercy, so that's my best guess.

Yes. Souliers is a bit outdated. But can be used. It’s correct. Chaussures is the most used word nowadays. Godasses is slang.

i only use it with regards to playing a sport

But isn't life itself the ultimate sport...? 🤔

@@LubaFan no

I think her point was that in France it may be taken as sarcasm regardless of context or tone.

Indeed. We also say "laisse-moi tranquille" for "leave me alone".

It is sexist.

@@aasenprivate5199 If you say so, but I've also heard lots of French women use it as well so ....

Hello Christopher Dieudonné, I am Franco-American living in France and have been for 20 years this time around! I am also a Cajun I speak French from the Napoleonic era meaning out of date for France but not on the Bayou and my nickname in Cajun French is a swear word in French! Back in the day when the British soldiers, the Redcoats ruled their call us those names because anyone stupid enough to live on the Bayou got this nickname! The Cajuns or AKA Acadians were not allowed to have or own land and the only thing left other than water was the Bayou If you're asking, it's the "C" word in both English and French it is about women in the most insulting way! I was given this nickname by a true blooded Cajun because he believes my mother is a witch of white magic she gave him a health tip, and it worked on him so white magic and no one touches a witch of white or black magic or a gater would eat you, so I was given this nickname in honor to my mother because he believes she saved his life, and he owes her his life and he would give up his life to protect her! I am talking about the lower Bayou, the wild side of the Bayou the one place on the Bayou you will not find a Redcoat walking check out the movie Southern Comfort with Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe a great movie the Cajuns are fun people but don't take their food away from them! Check out Acadians history, many women and children die at the hands of the Redcoats! You do know your last name Dieudonné is French, meaning "God given" in English! Here is a deeper description of "Gonzesse": In 1864, gonzesse, a "chick" designates a prostitute or the wife of a pimp. The Treasury of the French language specifies that the term can also be used to speak of a "girl of light manners" but also, to characterize a "coward, cowardly man". Yes a lot of French use gonzesse and the value of the word has slipped some, but it is still considered insulting on some level by most people even by very that use the word gonzesse! I never did go to French school but I hear most French school teach you what bad words are in French and to use them or sometimes a teacher could hit you over the hand with a twig or a wooden ruler! My mother was in a French Christian boarding schools for orphans and the nuns were mean and tough because no one like orphans and no one miss an orphan! In France, there are two levels or classes of the French language the low class French speakers vulgar French slang (argot in English it is slang) unofficial French and then the right way, the holy way or god's way of speaking! The French lady here trying to be nice, and polite, (French school training) however I am not! To help you understand the value of gonzesse it would be like saying a woman is a bitch! Just to help confuse you even more, there is a town here in France called Bitche France, no that is how it is spelled in French, Google it, and you will see for yourself! The French language is said to be among one of the hardest language in the world, to learn even for the French people! Just so you understand, I know nothing of my French verbs or conjugation or the use of gender nouns (la and le male and female) and yet many French think I do know correct French because I do speak real good French my mother is French, and I was born in Paris but as a Swamp-rat kid on the bayou we did not care because when a gater is after you the one thing we don't say is the male gater or female gater is about to eat me what you do is run but you don't run in a straight line you zig and zag as you run but kind of slowly and the gater cannot see you! If it helps you any, I do know in the video a few small mistakes were made when she spoke in English, (who is French) but the video is done now, and I don't know her so will she care now; who knows she may never even see this her email most be full all the time now! PS I gave you a thumbs up because your half right unofficially! This is the land of exception to everything and anything at anytime, just about when ever you want it!

In Quebec we dont use gonzesse

Excité means horny. Excited in "I'm excited to see you" = je suis ravi(e) de te/vous voir. Excited in another context can mean "agité" in French.

Well, a french person will understand what you mean by that but we don't use that. 'Beau Travail!', 'Parfait!', 'C'est très bien!' are some you can use instead.

I don't know what Geraldine woujd recommend but when we holiday in Brittany I always pick up some younger children's books in the supermarkets or French markets , I find these helpful as they have everyday , interactive language. Also they are short enough to keep me on board ( with Google translate & a pencil !) Might not suit everyone I accept but works for me.😅

😂

... bon *boulot

Yes, but it's informal. (bon boulot)

My grand-parents would often use « Garçon! » when I was a kid in the 90´s (but my parents never used that expression, it was already a bit outdated). So for a TV show set in the 60’s having a character saying « Garçon! » isn’t awkward at all.

*très

@@manfredneilmann4305 Bonne réponse à la question. Bien fait. 😜 @Raquel C Where I come from (Canada) we use "très bien" that way. Same usage as the English "very good", or "well done."

Très bien, or c’est très bien/c’est parfait/c’est super… are acceptable answers.

@@LubaFan Merci, thank you :)

@@iparipaitegianiparipaitegi4643 Thank you :)

"Good job" = "Bon travail" in french