Basic French with Alain - At the café

[koude1025]

I really like your video. It is easy to learn and direct get to point. It is helpful for me...

[jose0505]

Question...U,THINK if i go France one day ..u think the people will laugh AT ME for my accent..or they will try to teach me better french?..BE HONEST

[tialela99]

@jose0505 No, I don't think that people will laugh at your accent. In general, people appreciate the effort you put into trying. Thanks for watching

[avavery5]

Man, watching this for french class, very interesting.

[00karo00]

great sense of humor ;)

[sweetlifesporthorses]

This is perfect! I am traveling to Paris in March and haven't taken French for a few semester, perfect refresher :)

[soccerruben1]

thanks for the video,you forgot the foods in the cafe

[tialela99]

@soccerruben1 You're welcome, thanks for your comment.  I was planning on adding foods in a later video but I'm a little behind right now.

[soccerruben1]

@tialela99 ok :) i'll wait 'till you made the food's video

[10128222]

You are an excellent teacher, I am taking French in High school and I know most of this, but you teach it well.

Merci beaucoup, tu as grand!

[tialela99]

@10128222 Merci beaucoup!

[druzhbu]

I love Alain's method of teaching French. He is so articulate, and he makes learning the language a lot of fun! Unfortunately, I am having difficulies matching your pronunciation of some French words, such as "prendre", "rouge", etc. Some French sounds are not so easy to imitate (for me, at least) but i love the language and will make every effort to learn it!!

[tialela99]

@druzhbu Thanks Druzhbu, I appreciate the input. You're right, some French words are difficult to pronounce but you don't have to sound like a native to be understood. If you're close enough, you should be understood by most. In answer to your questions: 'D'accord, merci' means 'Okay, thank you', and 'Non, j'aime les elephants' means, 'No, I like elephants'.

[druzhbu]

what does --D'accord, merci-- mean?

what does --non, j'aime les elephants-- mean?

druzhbu

[tialela99]

@druzhbu 'D'accord, merci' means 'Okay, thank you', and 'Non, j'aime les elephants' means, 'No, I like elephants'.

[thisisonesweetworld]

You have the best videos on here for people that want to learn French! Thank you so much for uploading these! And I love your style of teaching! :)

[tialela99]

Thanks for all the positive comments. xXIVANROJASXx, you're right, both 'je voudrais (I would like) and donnez-moi s'il vous plait (please give me) are often used to order drinks (or food).

[xXIVANROJASXx]

xD niiicee, good job ive already learned thiz, don't people sometimes say Je voudrais..nd dunnez-moi... s'il-vous-plait, you shouild add those in your videos :D Je voudrais un chocolat chaud

[namelessweirdo]

Merci Alain! Trés funny!

[mirabelutza18]

HAHAHAH:))))))))

[robotentity]

You are quite the disembodied bust.

[tialela99]

@robotentity I am a disembodied bust in more ways than you know.

[robotentity]

@tialela99

That's rather alarming!

[mlaboe]

Bonjour, Alain! Merci beaucoup! Je suis enseignante de francais et je suis toujours en train de chercher des clips pour les debutants. J'espere ajouter un lien a ce clip a un cours que je prepare. Bonne continuation--j'ai hate de voir plus de vos clips!

[tialela99]

@mlaboe Merci, je compte faire d'autres clips des que je trouve le temps. Bonne continuation a vous aussi.

[Alexandisandra]

Thanks! Very helpful. Please keep them coming!  BTW, who's the lovely lady from the cafe scene?

[tialela99]

@Alexandisandra Thanks Alexandisandra, the name of the lovely lady is Josette Zsagarobovitch. And in case her name sounds familiar, yes, she is the one who studied serious acting at the London School of Serious Acting under Sir Walter Raleigh the IVth. When not living in Iceland with her 7 cats, she is often seen in Monaco partying with the likes of Mick Jagger, Paris Hilton, and Dick Cheney.

[tialela99]

@Alexandisandra Thanks Alexandisandra. The lovely lady's name is Josette but if you're trying to fix her up with your brother, she already has several boyfriends.

[bobbin321]

You're awesome, Alain!

[tialela99]

@bobbin321 Wow, that's very nice of you to say that. If only that was true.

[tialela99]

Thanks bijnaonweerstaanbaar, there will be more. Keep on watching!

[bijnaonweerstaanbaar]

Alain, thanks for a great video! I just stumbled upon it through a search, but you are a good teacher, and good at playing 3 different people! Will watch the rest of your videos, merci.