The Travel Linguist - Learn French with French 101

[FrancaisPro]

Learn French for beginners!

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[cergee1]

Filet Mignon---- yaaaay i know French!!!

[girloftheyear1000]

I most of this in 1 graed

[unlacedmalkavian]

Maybe I'll be a typical, ignorant American and post a negative or hateful comment to this video. :]

[SummerHaze12]

That's true.

[LucasRonsi]

THE WORD FOR HELLO IS "SALUT".IT'S NOT BONJOUR...BONJOUR IS GOOD MORNING.

[strikethematch52]

@LucasRonsi think again, "Salut" is a word used only with people you are familiar with. The formal way of saying hello is "Bonjour", which literally translates to "Good-Day"

[LucasRonsi]

@strikethematch52 I was being so stupid.Thank you !

[Gaahinafan68]

And Comment tu t'appeles for what's ur name.(Comb, Oh, Two, Tah, pelle)

[Gaahinafan68]

Umm. My teacher who lived in France from age 5 to age 16 would like you to know that we usually say "De rien" (Der, REE, en) for your welcome.

[Rimma1522rus]

Я думала будет сложнее , если постараться -можно научиться )

[1504822010]

Normally you say "salut" if you know the person and "bonjour" everytime everywhere

" well and you" = 2 translation : "bien et toi" if you know the person or "bien et vous" if you don't know the person

and if you answer "well and you" at 2 people minimum you must say "bien et vous"

the "vous" for 1 person it was a respect cause you don't know this person

[smileyleeann]

You can say tres bien et toi? For very good and you? And comment tu tappelles is what is your name. Bonjour is hello salut is informal and means hi.

[MsHomax]

its easy to say comment tu- t'appelle. or tu parle francais

[aishwaryan93]

Bonjour is NOT HELLO Bonjour is GOODMORNING ! !

[rishkaal420]

@aishwaryan93 Well, that's actually a normal greeting. You can't directly translate any language from english and then try to speak it. Doesn't make sense that way. You can say 'Salut' but that's informal and you do not greet a person who is older than you or a person you don't know. So you'd say Bonjour :)

[aishwaryan93]

@rishkaal420 Thankyou for the information.. Im just learning french i and was told bonjour was only goodmorning and salut was hello and hi and stuff so yeah thanks :D

[Fionaled]

@aishwaryan93 bonjour directly translates as good day..

[11secure]

@Fionaled yes and hello means "salut"!!

[akira543]

C'est la plus belle langue au monde!

[peanut1997100]

different then i learned

[MLBExpert2007]

This is video is useless. They didn't even include the most basic French phrase..."I surrender."

[Beriaal]

@MLBExpert2007 smh

[blackhole76]

I'm learning French at the moment and I find pronunciation the hardest. Also when you translate French to English, it gives a totally different meaning which sucks!! damn, I hope I cant get all of this in to my head

[liamthefrenchy]

@blackhole76

French can't be translated word to word in english. The grammar is latin, not in english. And don't discourage yourself !

You can always increase your skills easily. Why don't you try to take some books in a library to the children ?

The knowledges are easier to learn and "more basic".

[blackhole76]

@liamthefrenchy hi, thanks a lot for the reply.. i have joined the classes conducted by the French embassy in our country. they have a library with a lot of resources. i will try them out. i think children's books will work. the course is only 3 months, just enough for me to grasp the basic knowledge of French. what i hate about French is that a rule in grammar is not exactly a rule because there are so many exceptions. and you have to keep all that in mind. also the gender basis for nouns!!!

[liamthefrenchy]

@blackhole76

You're welcome ^^ !

Yes, french grammar and spelling are difficult ... But when you learn the grammar you notice some helpful rules that are redundant and it makes easier the learning ;)

But to know that rules it requires a certain level !

[xTwistedEchoesx]

This is formal French kinda things you know the basics that is basic but it is informal. I was confused too I'm in French two at my school and I was like where is it at cause that is what we learned to say.

[Espumona]

toooooo formal. Eher are the "ça va" and "comment tu t'apelles"?

[kelpcoo]

ON DIT "DE RIEN." MERCI. AU REVOIR.

[canoynamie23]

I WANT TO LEARN FRENCH LANGUAGE BUT ITS HARD TO SPEAK THERE LANGUAGE,,

[KangaroosReviews]

@canoynamie23 It's considered one of the easiest to learn.

Not to be disencouraging but if you think that's hard mabye you should stop learning lingistics >.<

[jpwillia30ge]

It's true, no one really says "Où est la salle de bains ?" "Les toilettes" is much more appropriate. And remember to keep it plural because if you say "la toilette", it refers to grooming apparently. As far as the expression "Parlez-vous anglais ?" goes, don't even bother learning that one LOL! Just kidding, they're ok. The language does sound awfully nasally to English speakers. I met a French guy who had the stereotypical laugh, and I almost cracked up.

[dadnapt24]

I COULD NOT AND WILL NOT EVER UNDERSTAND CHINESE, JAPANESE, OR RUSSIAN OMG THEIR SOME OF THE HARDEST LANGUAGES TO SPEAK, and so is English, even though I'm American... I still can't get it right

[ihopemynameisalice]

"la salle de bain" is actually a full bathroom suite with a tub, and more commonly people will ask "Ou sont les toilettes" (where are the toilets)

[lazzsmazzy]

ive actually learned all of this at school. hahaha

[citrafilatelis]

Je ne parle pas français mais je parle anglais

[Albanezkaa]

just want to shock that guy with a stunt gun lol

[TGSHokuto]

How do you say "We Surrender" in french?

[MrK00T]

@TGSHokuto On abandonnes ;)

[pierre8326]

@TGSHokuto On abandonne :)

[lutteur27]

@TGSHokuto

hello, we say : "nous nous rendons" ; "to surrender" derives from "se rendre" in old French.

[1504822010]

@TGSHokuto nous nous rendons

[Beriaal]

@TGSHokuto smh

[mysteryoftheworld]

I adore this language!

[tenzinsheydup]

check out french tastic1



[vvvvvia]

I thought 'je vous en prie' is supposed to mean 'please'...

[rajonduderondo]

@vvvvvia thats s'il vous plait

[1504822010]

@vvvvvia "je vous en prie" = you're welcome

[theyanna89]

Le français, c'est facile!

Vous étudiez " Le Travel Linguist" et vous comprendez!

Oh, and I found a cultural mistake. If you are asking for the BATHroom, you ask "Où le salle de bains?", but if you're asking for the toilet, you ask "Où est les toilettes?"

There is this difference because the French find it unsanitary to wash your hands where you, uh, take care of business.

Anyways, this video is great for teaching basics!!

à Bientôt!

[Michael63317]

@theyanna89 Êtes-vous français ?

[ZHEREAL]

@theyanna89 On dit "vous comprenez". Ce n'est pas "le salle de bains" c'est "la salle de bains". On dit "Où SONT les toilettes?". En français il y a le PLURIEL, d'accord?

[nationalistefr2]

@theyanna89

"Le français, c'est facile!

Vous étudiez " Le Travel Linguist" et vous comprendez!"

Yeah, french is easy, that's right you cannot write it properly

[theyanna89]

@nationalistefr2

C'est vrai! I hardly know any French and I wrote this comment when I knew almost no French. Sorry If I offended anyone with my poor grammar. :(

[theyanna89]

EDIT:

This SHOULD say:

"Où est LA salle de bains?" and "Où SONT les toilettes?"

Sorry about my poor grammar. I'm obviously new to French.

But, the cultural note is actually true according to a friend of mine who is French.

Again, sorry about the grammar :(. I'm new to French.

[ShakenFoe]

@theyanna89 I'm saying if you don't know a lot of French then how would you know if it is right?

[JScivlancer]

French is difficult but if you know Spanish or Italian French should be easy. and vice versa

[Carlyiswoah]

vous is plural you, wouldn't you usually say, ca va bien et toi or et tu? if you were talking to one person....?

[KeikoHarrison]

@Carlyiswoah "Vous" is the formal "you" as well as "you guys". This video is teaching you the formal language.

[Carlyiswoah]

@KeikoHarrison thanks i didn't know it was formal:)

[lalelulallo]

@Carlyiswoah No, vous is the formal way to address a person you do not know and it is considered rude to use "tu" with a stranger, or even your teach/boss.

[xoNickJisaCutieox]

@Carlyiswoah vous means plural you OR formal you. but if you're talking to a singular nonformal friend, you would say et toi.

[iwantsome0xygen]

@Carlyiswoah 'vous' is also used as the "polite form". So if you're speaking to someone you don't know you should say 'et vous?' and if you're speaking to someone you know very well you should say 'et toi?'

[sparrow819]

Hmm. Maybe I'll just stay in America.

[Carlyiswoah]

@sparrow819 well I much rather have the knowledge of a 2nd language and have free medical insurance than live in a crime filled place like america...

[sparrow819]

@Carlyiswoah #1 I AM trying to learn a 2nd language, or else I wouldn't have watched this video. #2 I wasn't trying to insult any other country, so there's no need to insult my country. #3 That's a really ugly sketch of a puppy you got there.

[Carlyiswoah]

@sparrow819 okay well I am sorry I geuss and I think my puppy is cute:)

[nina24577]

parmi tous les langues l'arabe est la langue la plus difficile ,mais pour apprendre le français il suffit de bien écouté regarder des films en français et essayer de parler , la suit vient après

[MysMultilanguagesFav]

I've studied french for three years now, and was going to study more but it became VERY hard now. I still can just say "I speak a little bit frenc, but nut much" and say weird stuff, like "my dad is a green little dog" x'D

[moonshinerunner1]

jitry2 "comment ca va?" is informal. You would say it with your friends. "Comment allez-vous?" is formal. I like this vid, but they should have made the distinction between the two. Now let's have a travel linguist video for American English :P

[jityr2]

The phrase for "How are you" is comment ca va? What about comment talez vous?

[alanlock007]

@jityr2 Well, i think both meen the same. In spanish there are 2 phrases like the 2 from french (¿Cómo te va? and ¿Cómo está usted?), but both are translated to english as "How are you?".

[AdonaiAries]

This video is not entirely correct.

[theprophet113]

french, german, and russian are difficult ot get pronouciation right

[RukiaKuchiki1555]

@theprophet113 Out of all those the easiest wud be Russian and the hardest GERMAN -__- It was soo hard for me to pronounce those words that i had to hold my tounge back >.< french is in the middle :D

[P3RSONALANG3L]

ah, i just cant get the pronouciation right at all.

i probably sound so weird. >.<

[TheRushingWind]

@P3RSONALANG3L no weirder than a Franch person trying to speak English. Ask a French person to say "Will Smith" :)

[pinkey2332]

Merci thank you

[pinkey2332]

Merci

[imgaston]

@doidao147 Wait, guys, get this, "there are no grammar".

[Joey123L]

@imgaston right, just like a 5 year old child that speaks fluent french never studied any grammar...

[breekwhal]

@doidao147 there is* no grammar. 

[Tiffmidon]

@doidao147 I*, truthfully*, there is no grammar*

[Frankyboy1177]

@doidao147 Hope you are kidding =/. I'm a french speaker and I would say that what makes French a difficult language to learn is... the grammar. So yes, French is pretty hard (even for the frenchies hahaha) but it's not because there is no grammar !

[Caboosethecool]

@Frankyboy1177 What do they mean theres no grammer. i am trying to learn on my own and its medium-hard but the only hard part is getting those words that merge. A.K.A=Me- Kel-es un petit chat vous ont. Really=Qu'est-ce qu'un petit chat que vous avez

[iheartiker]

@Frankyboy1177 maybe you can tell me, how do the French feel when Americans attempt to speak their language?

[goblue122394]

@doidao147 hahahahahaha what are you talking about? both french and portuguese are romance languages meaning they have the same grammar systems, dumbass.

[burtoncaly]

@goblue122394 yes French and Portugese are romance languages like Italian and Spanish. but have you already heard Portuguese or Spanish ? you have a huge difference with French. it's absolutely not the same pronunciation, but our grammar system is pretty the same.

btw 34% of the English words come from French. so you have also many similarities with English.

[mangakaninja]

thats it! im officially pissed! this is an insult to the frenchs...this guys are PHUKIN dummies, MAN! who ever had the idea of having them in front of a cam? ....as a french, i feel fucking disgraced! this vid S U C K s big time....really ...

[TheRushingWind]

@mangakaninja do you know any other French videos?

[mangakaninja]

@TheRushingWind

go to france, learn fast, and easier than any vid could teach ya

[TheRushingWind]

@mangakaninja I don't think that would work for me - not so good memory sometimes

[NekoYumiChan]

French is a beautiful language! :)

[ghostinpft]

The lady seems nice.

[Spaniard781]

Pretty chick

[magicicle]

that guy is so hot

[morganrock1]

this one should help "tirer mon pénis"

[Fire7Knight]

It's funny to hear other people speak french. It's somewhat difficult, but we get used to it after years xP !

[dina81]

Anyone who thinks this is hard should try learning Polish! Mais je pense la francais et la plus belle langue du monde!

[jaybee2425460]

@dina81 its "LE" not "LA" :)

[dina81]

@jaybee2425460 true

[jaybee2425460]

@dina81 JUST TRYING TO HELP A SISTA OUT!!!!! :D

[thegreatcaitymarie]

So wait you used the informal form of "how are you" and then the informal version of "I'm fine, and yourself?" ? I'm a student taking French 2, I'd hardly call myself qualified to make corrections but I saw several important issues.

[TheRushingWind]

@thegreatcaitymarie I thought they might be poor quality videos after seeing that they were moderating comments on another video (blocking negative comments as they did with mine). Do you know any good videos for learning French for free?

[etreamort]

@guigs219 french had latin roots and greek roots too...I'm a french teacher too be and we learn all our latin and greek roots in the process...you have the ear you noticed :)

[XxlargemanxX]

faire le bouche

[maximusthecockatiel]

@XxlargemanxX aszwhole

[kriiw3]

C'est Super! (:

Je suis un élève de français !

Merci beaucoup >_<

[maximusthecockatiel]

@kriiw3 aszwhole

[k2477456]

the phrase for very well and you is "bien, et toi"

[maximusthecockatiel]

@k2477456 aszwhole

[TOproFORthis]

bien et vouse?

[maximusthecockatiel]

@TOproFORthis aszwhole

[locomex713]

@guigs219 i think it was influenced by celtic or it is probably that all the other romance languages are more latinized if you know what im saying....it could be either or both

[maximusthecockatiel]

@locomex713 aszwhole

[pickledfruit]

@cdestre3 Salut is informal though.

[maximusthecockatiel]

@pickledfruit aszwhole

[ClutchFan1971]

Can someone that speaks French please translate what this guy is saying at the end of this video?

watch?v=bZwAcz6G_OY

[maximusthecockatiel]

@ClutchFan1971 aszwhole

[coles3mma]

OH MY GOD. If you want to ask for the bathroom, don't ask for la salle de bain. The French have different rooms for washing and for using the toilet.

"Ou sont les toilettes" would be more appropriate...

[XneonpussyX]

@coles3mma In Quebec, both are appropriate.

[maximusthecockatiel]

@XneonpussyX aszwhole

[TheRushingWind]

@coles3mma do you know any decent French language videos? At least I know not to buy anything from Travel Linguist now.

[ScenePuffKassy]

wow, my French 1 class is easier than this..

[Ogram1000]

S-L-O-W-E-R-...P-L-E-A-S-E

[sbgal13]

j'etudie fracais! c'est-ce une marveloUse langue! (I HOPE I SAID THAT RIGHT LOL )

[HUMORLAND]

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[TheBboyshu]

Handsome and beautiful ^^

[FlowerMonkey4104]

Je ne parle pas bien français. Je parle anglais est je suis etidie parler français. I don't speak good French. I speak English and I am learning to speak French.

[jmswenso]

You probably wouldn't say "Où est la salle de bain ?" This means you're looking for a full bathroom, with a shower or bathtub for bathing. If you're just looking for the toilets at a restaurant or a museum, you should say "Où sont les toilettes ?"

[BONEHEADWUZTHEGREAT]

crap I dont know that much French... je voudrais un jus de pomme?

[BONEHEADWUZTHEGREAT]

crap I dont know theat much French... je voudrais un jus de pomme?

[4lifekrayzie]

au revoir is more like 'see u later' than goodbye tho ... if u wanna say 'bye see u later' u just say 'bye' cuz u can say that in french also ... as for me i use 'au revoir' to be polite or with strangers... i use the word 'bye' (prounonced as in english) to say see u later to my friends.

[TheClaireBlue]

If good morning = bonjour

hello = ...salut or bonjour ?

[MsDevil100]

@TheClaireBlue it means both but salut can also mean hi.

[sandalinalang13]

@TheClaireBlue hello is the same as salut/bonjour but salut is the formal one.

[Josh3582]

@TheClaireBlue

Litteraly, bonjour means ''good (bon) day (jour)'' So you can say it not only the morning, but at anytime of the day. If you really want to say good morning, you'll say ''Bon matin''

And for hello, you can say ''Salut'' or ''Bonjour'' which is a bit more polite. But you can also say ''Allo'' which means the exact same thing as ''salut''.

So,

Good morning = Bon matin

Hello (polite) = Bonjour

Hello, Hi = Salut, Allo

[jujukoko]

@Josh3582 Allo et bon matin ça se dit au Canada?? Parce-qu'en France on ne les utilise pas du tout... :)

[Josh3582]

@jujukoko Je ne savais pas qu'en France on ne les utilisait pas, mais ici tout le monde dit ça. :p

[TheClaireBlue]

@Josh3582

Good morning = bon matin ? Bon matin n'existe pas en France. On peut le remplacer par "je vous souhaite une bonne matinée" (I wish you a good morning). On dit Bonjour (good morning) le matin, jusqu'au soir.

Le soir on dit simplement bonsoir (good evening

Lorsqu'on se quitte le soir, on se dit bonne nuit (good night)

On peut le remplacer par "je vous souhaite une bonne matinée" (I wish you a good morning) "je vous souhaite une bonne après-midi/ une bonne fin de journée/c'est correct.

[animegirl86]

why wasn't the "s" in "parlez-vous anglais" linked to have a "z" sound?

[Josh3582]

@animegirl86 Because most of the french people won't link it. I am french, and I've rarely seen people linking the ''s'' with the following word. You can still say it if you want to speak ''perfectly'' but people rarely do it in normal discussions. I think it sounds a bit strange.

[Sovairu]

Le singe est sur la branche!

[TheUnamenable]

How can I say "I don't speak french but I like it, and I want to learn".

Is "Je ne parle pas français mais me plaît, et je veux apprendre" ok?

[ptichval]

@TheUnamenable No (but fast ! :) ), it's : "Je ne parle pas français mais j'aime ça, et j'aimerais veux) apprendre ".

[TheUnamenable]

@ptichval Oh alright, merci beaucoup

[mavvi860]

@TheUnamenable "Je ne parle pas français mais je l'aime, et je veux l'apprendre."

[pinkskylie1]

That vid is cool. One piece of advice though: don't ever ask "où est la salle de bain ?" if you actually mean "where are the toilets?". "Salle de bain" is never used in that case, just ask "où sont les toilettes ?" and everything will be fine. ^^

[11timesjuly]

@YummyMalo that's exactly what i was thinking!

[kitteehh95]

some of this french is not even acurate!!!!! and there are formal ways to say things!!!

[aimeballet]

brr..i can't hear her pronunciatian! i was taught the one the guy speaks

[cttn101]

ommmgggg damm it... apart from Merci & Bounjour.... its wayyyy too hard

[MrMisterMonsieur]

Pharper let me laugh! U like nobody but yourself

[TwinPat90]

Wow, is this elementary.

[pharper95]

im american and we have our ups and more downs how ever i would love to learn frnch even thoe it makes more sense to learn spanish with all the illegal immagrents and i dont like canada either

[azambory]

@pharper95 Obviously you didn't learn English very well either you dumb redneck.

[frenchmotorbike]

Je pense qu'il y a une erreur:"bathroom" peut désigner les toilettes dans un bar ou un restaurant. Y demander la salle de bain peut déclencher un fou rire. In a public area (café, restaurant) "bathroom" is translated in french by "toilettes" or "WC".

[11marcos]

portugues=Esse australiano só pode ser retartado

English= I think you australian is a asshole man.

[LuStar86]

This boy is really handsome!!

[lionfran66]

@LuStar86 i agree XD

[maximusthecockatiel]

@LuStar86 aszwhole

[57270chris]

@Xious360 et pourquoi je ne dois pas être fier?

[TheDarkmagician28]

bonjour, je suis philippine, je suis parl;es francaise merci beacuop a moi profisseure de erda tech,

[57270chris]

@SentieroMarques of course I speak other languages but I think french is more beautiful than english or german for example

[57270chris]

bonjour alors on n'arrive pas à parler français? C'est la plus belle langue au monde! Je suis français et fier de mon pays! vive la france!!!!!!!

[SentieroMarques]

@57270chris mais j'crois pas non plus que tu sais parler d'autres langues... Je ne dis pas ça pour te juger, mais c'est juste que la plupart des français parlent seulement leur langue. Ce qui est dommage d'ailleurs :(

[Xious360]

@57270chris fier fier y a pas vraiment de quoi ...

[Festihool]

@Xious360 pourquoi pas vraiment de quoi etre fier

[Evenspol]

@57270chris yeah like there still were the 30% of native french in france.

[DrVegal]

@57270chris Excusez-moi. I do not think so. There are a bunch of languages more beautiful. But I can understand that you are a french marketing your own language . . . totally natural. By the way, I want to learn french and other languages. C'est la vie, mon ami.