Learn French 18

[lensenification]

You are beautiful

日本語もいいね。

[mikimi101]

Sometimes I wish my parents were African which would make me African-American, but no, they're Haitian which means I'm Haitian American.

[2manysecrets2]

YOU ARE AMAZING...wow.

Very inteligent and lovely person.

Thanks again

[zakidine]

ton japonais est trop bon (O_O) Wouaa

[zakidine]

Bobo = when you hurt yourself

[ago334]

thank u layla thank u i am from egypt , i am downloading all of ur learn french videos now , may ALLAH bless u

[lholmescaliwaii]

for the word doudou, the word would be "blankie"  kind of a slang word for little baby blanket (american english word).

[jeffrx]

you are so cool!

[KOLDCHILD20]

ummm, u are speaking japanese, baka!

[13laciotat]

Very nice the bubu. Très joli le boubou.

[lehiochoa]

i want you to be my doudou!!! lol

[SuperLolaa]

en cou cou fool

[HuhHuhmmm]

lol this is japanese, wtf french???

[apostrofiman]

In Martinique I also heard a woman refer to her boyfriend as her "doudou".

You have great language abilities, but I was a bit confused when you started to speak Japanese!

[PhotonLeaf]

Chinese, really that sounded so like Japanese *watches too much anime*

[volcomstoned07]

hold on... this isn't french haha or is it? i dunno anymore haha

[georgeho888]

omg! how many languages do you speak?!?!? you're chinese is awesome by the way

[moongoddess1978]

Also, cuckoo is the noise a cuckoo bird makes, and we also have cuckoo clocks which have birds that pop out every hour to say "cuckoo!"

[moongoddess1978]

Cuckoo is pronounced exactly like coucou. In English it is either a bird (noun) or someone who is crazy (noun or adjective). (Un coucou fou ?)

[blah69]

doudou.. like.. security blanket x].. kewl

[Xelphiel]

Hey salut =) Tu te souviens de kiwilover ?

ça fait un moment que j'ai pas vu de vidéos de toi!

[zxcasd098]

Coucou :D

Coucou :P

Coucou XD

Coucou *.*

[Wxwqz]

Franchement, si j avais eu des profs comme toi j'aurais été plus souvent en cours.

J essaye d apprendre le japonais mais c est super dur. Tu as mis combien de temps pour apprendre le japonais ?

Bravo en tout cas.

[LeylaRandomness]

ça fait 3 ans que j'apprends le japonais

[looker768]

what! you speak japanese too!

[Justceltic]

Coucou : D

[trieskyfap]

Leyla, j'aime bcp tes videos..

J'apprends le francais et tes videos m'ont encourage de m'enrichir mon francais.

Est-ce que c'est ton dernier video? ou il y aura des autres?

Merci.

[aqua1993]

Bonjour, je suis un etudiant de francais qui habite en Amerique. Je ne sais pas comment on fait les accents. Does anyone know? :P sorry if i messed up in my sentences ^^; Adios!

[LeylaRandomness]

you mean how to type accents?

The french keyboard features the characters. If you're using an english keyboard you'll find them in the 'Special characters' section of Micosoft Word

[got2bekd]

haha "those large piece of cloth that children would take with them everywhere" LOL, we call them blankets.

[MugEdge8]

wow, how inspiring is it to see someone who speaks 2 of the four languages i would like to speak.

[roadkill5555556]

j'ai dix-sept ans et je dors toujours avec mon doudou <_<

ughhh désolée si mon français soit mauvais je continue à l'apprendre

[pimprenelfe]

salut! tu fais un travail remarquable, très complet, et je trouve bien que tu ailles jusqu'à l'utilisation sociale du mot.

à ce propos, je voulais te poser une question : connais-tu une façon polie de dire "bonjour" en anglais (cad sans dire "salut"), mais qui n'irais pas jusqu'à décliner l'horaire de la journée (good morning, afternoon etc) ?

merci d'avance, et bonne continuation !

[LeylaRandomness]

je pense que "hello" fait parfaitement l'affaire. ce n'est pas aussi familier que notre "salut". "Salut" c'est plutôt le "Hi" américain ou le "Hiya" britannique...

[pimprenelfe]

merci :)

(dans une vidéo postée en octobre 2007, tu prévois de faire une leçon sur la prononciation. je l'ai cherché, mais je ne la trouve pas. est-ce que tu pourrais me dire laquelle est-ce stp ? merci encore, bye ! )

[LSecret]

ummm, la vidéo elle même Learn French 15?!

[pimprenelfe]

oups, excuse-moi, mon anglais est pas terrible, et je cherchais une vidéo postérieure à celle postée fin octobre, je n'avais pas compris que tu parlais d'une vidéo déjà faite ^^

merci !

[welovetea]

OH my goodness, that was wonderful--I also speak Japanese fluently but am going to France soon, so I was just looking for a video of French to hear what it sounds like. My favorite way to learn is just listening to native speakers! It's SO fun to hear Japanese AND French! My brain loves the combination...haha Keep being random!

[fallenhalo93]

ahh.

how long did it take to learn japanese? :D i really wanna learn the language.

[LeylaRandomness]

why "DID"? it's not like I'm fluent or anything.

But for your information I've been studying japanese for about 2 yrs and a half now (2hrs/day average)

[GWOZ0Z0]

Hey Doudou! I am from the west Indies so I don't mean a piece of cloth. I was getting ready to make that distinction, till you mentioned it at the end. Wow, I am very impressed. Doudou...lol

[tevteo]

Hi, Leyla

I really enjoy watching your videos. Your Japanese is awesome! I don't mean to be picky, but just FYI, "kodomo-rashii" means "childlike," and the Japanese adjective for "childish" is "kodomoppoi" (子供っぽい). You should say "kodomoppoi" in your video instead of "kodomo-rashii" so that you can sound perfect in your Nihongo. Keep up the good work!

[LeylaRandomness]

right, thanx.

I actually meant "childlike" (my english isn't that good in terms of vocabulary)

[pinkpumpkinn]

Oh yeah and also, when did you start learning English? It is very good.

[LeylaRandomness]

When I was a child or something, but it doesn't really matter, cuz in fact I really learnt english by living one year in England...

[pinkpumpkinn]

Hey I love your videos. I took my first year of french at school last year, and my teacher is letting me skip French 2 and study it this summer instead. So your videos are really helping me :] I have also already taken 4 years of Spanish, and I am teaching myself Hebrew and Italian. I love languages too and I am glad there is someone who feels the same way as me! Merci :]

[y1ink]

you have an amazing grasp of language

[jimakosbook]

leyla many thanks

[Zarrtosht]

Doudool = penis, but in baby language

[candies405]

Hey, its really not necessary to compliment attractiveness with such animalistic manners. Say it politely, just because you CAN write what you want hiding behind a screen name doesn't mean that you should. A human being exists behind the name, remember that.

[keith6216]

U iz so cute gurl! Will b my baby momma!!

I kno u gotz sum big feetz. can we c ur sexy body in next french lesson!

[keith6216]

doodoo = poop!

[utopia0105]

Leyla i love your videos!! where are from? i´d like to watch about restaurants...see ya!

...UTOPIA0105

et à bien tôt!

[dstabil]

Leyla youre awesome! keep on that way, je l'adore vraiment!

bisous from berlin, germany

[LeylaRandomness]

Yes I KNOW about "security blanket" I just wanted to describe the thing rather than just giving a random english equivalent. please....

[eravulgachris]

Hi Leyla - In English we call a doudou, formally, a security blanket or, informally, blankie.

Well done with the videos - some extremely minor English errors but I can't wait until my French is as good as your English!

Merci beaucoup et au revoir.

[LocaLizzy]

Coucou can be used like peak-a-boo I guess. We use doudou in Kreyol as well! Doudou as in the cloth is like a blankie (blank-ee). Thanks for the video!

[Sumatraa111]

Today I was looking for something to do and I stumbled across your videos (nothing happens by accident?)and I love them. I also have a love for languages and the human voice, but I speak none fluently except English. I am currently studying (self teaching)Spanish, Arabic, French, Swahili, and Yuruba. I started with listening to the music of the languages that I love the sound of...4 years and counting...I wanted to teach myself, just to prove that I could lol.

[vengeanza7fold]

where is she from?

[BoneThugg1112]

my guess is Haiti

[LeylaRandomness]

you guess wrong

[BoneThugg1112]

ok nvm

[chickenbutt101]

Those are funny words, hehe =]

[pwnkiller155]

Hahahaha nice jesper tu me conprend Jvien du Quebec so chez pas si tu Mconprend.

lol continu c'est cool.

bonne-chance!

=P

[ianmeadmaker]

thanks for making these videos!

[JapaneseMagnolia]

In watching your french lesson videos, I very much appreciate hearing you speak the french slowly with enunciation and then quickly as it is truly spoken. C'est tres utile, merci beaucoup! (Et je l'aime bien quand vous parlez en japonais aussi.)

[Lemonoverthere]

ownage of noobs

[PinskyKyaroru]

Qué liiiiindo el osito!!!

kawaiii ^.^!

Cada vez tus videos son más profesionales.

En Chile llamamos "tuto" al "doudou". En Centroamérica creo que le llaman "mantita".

Ha sido muy entretenido aprender francés, inglés y japonés, y helpfull también.

Se ve que para aprender era cantidad de idiomas y para grabar tantos videos (y a demás editarlos) debes ser una persona muy perseverante y con una mente muy inquieta y hábida de conocimiento.

¡¡¡Sigue así, que vas por el buen camino!!!!

[yukikomoon]

omg ur just... incredible and brilliant!!! I wish I were just like you. ^_^

I take French at school and I love the language!!

Your videos are awesome and very helpful! Keep them up!! :]

[VollAsiCJ]

Just stumbled across your videos...I think I'll have to watch them all! My French has become quite rusty over the past 2 years :P

Nice to see some more people fluent in several languages, I myself speak English and German as native tongues, and just love French.

Keep up the good work!! :)

[tapbrothers]

You are perfect! Will you marry me?

[MerkurX]

un doudou= a blankey

[candies405]

Not on the french topic at all, but I think leyla is really beautiful in a sophisticated and very interesting way. Admittedly it may have a little bit to do with the accent and the lessons, but there is a lot of personality in her eyes and a lot of energy there. I think its very attractive and appealing. Thanks for the lessons! Its so much easier to learn from a beautiful face that you want to look at and learn from.

[littlekogis]

LeylaRandomness, how do you go about self-teaching a language? That is, do you use textbooks, or tapes, or online or computer lessons? Because with textbooks I have slight trouble getting the pronunciations right, while the tapes I have gotten from my library are mostly for preparing tourists (they have no grammar, etc).

[jeanotho]

salut leyla tu pourrais m'apprendre les differentes langues asiatiques car j'aimerai vraiment, je t'admire !

[conlan]

doudou would be like a blanket or small children call them blanky's

[jehy5]

wow trilingual! u shold teach nihonggo !

[jehy5]

is this japanese?

[zecle]

je suppose que t'as de la famille aux antilles. donc t'es surement française je parie.

[LeylaRandomness]

nan du tout! aucun rapport avec les antilles

[zecle]

waw lol . je pensais meme pas que tu répondrais à ce commentaire. Ignore tous mes coms ailleurs que dans ta vidéo sur les FAQ. j'ai eu toutes mes réponses là.

en tout cas sympa d'avoir pensé à nous, ça coule pas de source pour un français de mentionner notre façon de parler.

[bf00001]

LOL ! Viva Africa !

I like the concept of the lessons and you are so cute with your Boubou :-)

How could you translate: j'aime bien le sourire malicieux qui transparait de ton visage.

[madepourmode]

thank you leila! i learn a lot from you.

[toho36]

Hearing coucou, it reminds me of the situation that Japanese men lose words to call their parents as they grow. Ah, it's hard to explain in English but I hope you see what I mean.

[Noellafun]

doudou c'est safety blanket en anglais je pense^^

[vacadefogo]

"el cucú" (avec accent à la fin) en espagnol c'est quelque personne comme le diable jajaja, on l'utilise pour faire peur aux enfants quand ils font des espiègleries. Tes boubous sont très beaux!! Il y a une chanson de Amadeau et Miriam, "Beau dimanche", et ils dit quelque chose sur les boubous.

Merci pour tes explications :)

[dirtrail]

it's funny because the other day I thought of the bird name "cuckoo" and thought if it is named after the sound it makes in languages other than english, it must still be called a cuckoo because it's just such a distinctive sound. Well, now I know the french call it that too! Thanks.

[IslandMan300]

Informative and amusing ^_^

[ever4one]

Leyla,　ありがとう！いつも面白いビデオ、良くみてます！ C'est la premiere fois que j'ecris une commentaire ici, mais j'ai toujours voulu que j'aime tes videos :) 谢谢！

[bebichon]

You almost never see the chinese character "郭公" to refer cuckoo in Japan, while your pronunciation is perfect. It is written "カッコー" or "カッコウ"

I am glad if it will help you.

[bebichon]

Thank you as always!