You know you're in trouble when there's a 9 minute video on how to pronounce just one letter...

@GloriamMonarchia

4 жыл бұрын

It's difficult for those who do not know how to imitate sound. I was often assessed as having great or perfect French pronounciation (on my DELF exam I got the highest marking on the spoken test, after the reading one), but I don't know how to express myself, or write - yet; on those my marks were much lower. It is just an inborn ability to hear & reproduce certain sounds. French is a very musical language too. They can just speak and it sounds like they're singing.

@Saygoodbye130

3 жыл бұрын

That’s great

@chinnywanders

3 жыл бұрын

@@GloriamMonarchia have you heard them speak colloquially on a daily basis? They don't sound like they're singing on a daily basis. Lol

@CircusFoxxo

3 жыл бұрын

Czech Hachek R would like a word

@evan.5967

3 жыл бұрын

@@GloriamMonarchia I’m tempted to do a woosh but I don’t want you to feel bad for writing all that out

Me "kghhh" Mom "r u ok?" Me "I'm practicing the French r sound," Mom "r u ok?"

@mimih6596

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@user-zr3yh9mu4l

4 жыл бұрын

Kghhh u okay?

@Monsoon31

4 жыл бұрын

@Emile Des Champs no she wasnt, she knew already her son that one idiot

@alliancefrancaise4895

4 жыл бұрын

Nyce one mate ... lmaol ;)

@3alaiyer

4 жыл бұрын

- X Z - i don’t get it? what?!

I tried practicing this, now my roommate thinks I have Covid-19

@_shotoismine1693

4 жыл бұрын

Lol same hahaha

@ximenaaaaa2806

4 жыл бұрын

BEST COMMENT LOL

@dazai7449

4 жыл бұрын

Jajjajajajajaja 😂

@auraruiz8099

4 жыл бұрын

Tahir Yousaf lol

@navaidshaikh527

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂

Her: nobody is looking at you it’s ok The ghost in my room: 👀

@thay8729

3 жыл бұрын

I'm deaddd😂😂😂😂

@666.xoxo33

3 жыл бұрын

The FBI agent watching from your camera:

@callmeleonie2218

3 жыл бұрын

HAHAAH

@wildhalo2769

3 жыл бұрын

STOP!!!😂

@wildhalo2769

3 жыл бұрын

@@666.xoxo33 😂😂😂

This video went from French to choking ASMR reaaal quick

@markotter2707

5 жыл бұрын

ASMR...the French teacher...haha

@rohinis6242

4 жыл бұрын

Loll🤣

@lakep7798

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣‼️‼️

@sleepingchristina

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

my neighbours are shocked, but I don't give up.

@Marie.andreeva

5 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHAHA OMG SAME

@pgcnrctt5325

5 жыл бұрын

the same to me,very noisy neighbor and their kid

@annammalsundar4784

4 жыл бұрын

👍🏻👏👌😀

@nivuc3199

4 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏

@kharift

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

I can't stop laughing, I sound like a cat trying to bark😂😂😂😂😂

@MadameIzzyLaLa

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@tamannasaifullah9292

3 жыл бұрын

Still better than moi...

@dineshdewan9563

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@kunalanand9529

3 жыл бұрын

Lolololololololololololololol

@tiktokmoments8209

3 жыл бұрын

I sound like a dying cat 😅😂🤣

It was hard to do it without laughing 😂 😂

@rhuang2465

4 жыл бұрын

Ikr!

@irischannel8641

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaa me too😂😂😂

@irischannel8641

3 жыл бұрын

I really want to learn French it sound cool and classy

@Saygoodbye130

3 жыл бұрын

Man I was laughing so much

@applebulay8196

3 жыл бұрын

Yup😂😂😂

my sister about to call ambulance but i'm still trying💪😂

@hrishikeshparab1236

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@kharift

4 жыл бұрын

😂

@mimih6596

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@yezeniaroldan8792

4 жыл бұрын

J Park 😂😂

@callmeleonie2218

3 жыл бұрын

😂

I feel like in order to learn French I must surrender my ego 😭

@storytellingsnek5255

3 жыл бұрын

That's basically what learning anything is like... um was I suppose to have an ego?

@kaepiper

3 жыл бұрын

@@storytellingsnek5255 i think they mean like they have to try to not feel embarrassed? bc you’re having to make new sounds and you make a lot of mistakes so it feels embarrassing even though it’s just apart of the process.

@tiwiogunye

2 жыл бұрын

😭😭😭😭😭

English :Rouge French : Hooosh

@monster_hunter4204

4 жыл бұрын

But oh my god I said it in a french accent and that’s the best french sounding rouge I’ve ever done 😂😂

@medialcanthus9681

4 жыл бұрын

I had a good laugh when I try to say Marianne sound like mah hiang rhymes with some kind of Asian food.

@callmeleonie2218

3 жыл бұрын

Ok im dead 😂😂😂😂😂

@SaladeDeFruitt

3 жыл бұрын

Nah, we actually say Rouge and English says wroj

@vivek6356

3 жыл бұрын

Kkhhrrrrooojjjj 🤣

When she's explaining about tongue thing, i just started breathing like a dog lmfao

@racp3476

3 жыл бұрын

I nearly hyperventilated 😂😂

5:57 English: I am delighted to be in a restaurant with my grandparents French: De sweet hu huuo huh huuu duu huu uhu u ududu uuu

@shreeshrao3476

3 жыл бұрын

XD

@maddy3388

3 жыл бұрын

Je suis ravie d'être au restaurant avec mes grand-parents.

@lilyparker6883

3 жыл бұрын

Im crying 😂

@vivek6356

3 жыл бұрын

😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

@vivek6356

3 жыл бұрын

@@maddy3388 ya

I mastered the trill of the R in Spanish but my French R needs some serious help lol

@Mullkaw

5 жыл бұрын

@@tropicaldimitri7374 The French R came to me kinda naturally, but the Spanish RR is just downright impossible 😡

@tropicaldimitri7374

5 жыл бұрын

@@Mullkaw It's the other way around for me.. Spanish r is so easy and natural me. I can pronounce the french r only if i speak slowly..

@joyhavana7785

5 жыл бұрын

eHr....eHr....eHr...eHr...eHr...eHr...eHr

@curtisgeorges8299

4 жыл бұрын

The only reason it was "hard" for me was because I was always trilling the "r"

@radiantsewerrat1987

4 жыл бұрын

Fuck you, I've been trying for years to learn the rolled r. This is easy by comparison

I took French in high school back in the late 70s, and my French teacher was amazing. She explained that to properly pronounce the “r” is to pretend you are gargling but with no water, but to make the sound very softly and subtly, and not the harsh sound, same as what you were explaining in this video. That helped me tremendously and afterwards I had the pronunciation down pat.

@juch3

4 жыл бұрын

Basically the french R (uvular fricative) is like gargling but with a dry throat. If your uvula is too wet and vibrates to much then it may turn into the german R instead (uvular trill).

@annabellaapean

3 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU

@inspiringer6418

3 жыл бұрын

i gargled some water after i read this and tried again but i failed. kghhhhh

@elfst.

3 жыл бұрын

It's really helpful

@mewtwaila

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!!!

Nobody: Literally nobody: Me at 3am: kghjhg...*spit*..khgh

@no-gracias9863

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, it’s exactly 3am

@callmeleonie2218

3 жыл бұрын

HAHAAH

@kylacjgafate9925

3 жыл бұрын

3:12am ahshshhs

@pushparahi5681

3 жыл бұрын

Lool u spit 😂😂

@vivek6356

3 жыл бұрын

Here it's 2am 🤣🤣

Sneaky sneaky French. The reason your "H" is silent is because the "R" stole it's voice! Thanks, this helped as I was over-pronouncing my "R" and it sounded harsher than I liked.

@TheMops14

4 жыл бұрын

Actually, the H is supposed to be pronounced in French just like it is in English. But we lazy so we push it aside.

@David-un4cs

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheMops14 To be fair we ignore H all the time in English.

@vivek6356

3 жыл бұрын

Eng R: r French R: Ghhhhrrrrr

Oh my sweet Jesus. I was trying to make the sound of my tongue touching the back of bottom teeth and my Ragdoll cat came in the room slowly, ready to pounce on what she thought must have been a dying animal.

@njamonyt

3 жыл бұрын

hahaha me too my cat came

"nobody is looking at you" me doing this in the living room with all my family present.

@cashtaylor9804

3 жыл бұрын

After a really bad day.... I literally LOL when I read your comment, THANKS😎

@simk7227

3 жыл бұрын

same!

It's very difficult! I wanna cry 😭

@tillysaway

4 жыл бұрын

we'll cry together :c

@rhuang2465

4 жыл бұрын

@@tillysaway Count me in

@Marco-ti4er

3 жыл бұрын

I don´t why this leads me to crack up for a while

@trollontheinternet2776

3 жыл бұрын

Learn german then its ez

@vivek6356

3 жыл бұрын

Lol. Say the word "cry" in French accent 🤣 the "r" 😜

Basically it's a 'Gh' sound. 'Ghooj'

@sal5704

4 жыл бұрын

Bro ur right

@icefallssnowstorms3224

4 жыл бұрын

Yusayr khan you saved my life omg

@samhussein9100

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@chalybslam2959

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you mate!!!

@chrisdevene9158

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Yusayr

Pronouncing the French “r” in itself is easy, but combining it with other letters is too much。

@SShamari_

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@betsy7577

2 жыл бұрын

It's so true 😂

I started coughing trying to say “rouge.”

@ramsesclviii2584

4 жыл бұрын

is rouge and lettre like hooge and lett-ch-wa( the ch part being guttural)

@paradama9756

4 жыл бұрын

Red

@jdmlover9166

4 жыл бұрын

Stip cigars! 🤣🤣🤣

@penelopepitstop762

3 жыл бұрын

JDM Lover I swear I don’t smoke! 😂

"French sounds like singing" The letter 'R': hold my beeRrHhRH

@khaliah7754

3 жыл бұрын

tiens ma bière 😏

@Squid_y

3 жыл бұрын

@@khaliah7754 héhé

@cdnnykr

3 жыл бұрын

Hhaaa Hhaa!!! 😂

@bizimselcaniste

3 жыл бұрын

I LAUGHED HARD

Oh my god!!! Life changing 😭😭😭 been learning French for years and I've always had difficulties with the R!! (The reason why I chose to spanish and portuguese before coming back to learning French again). Now I feel a lot more confident about my french pronunciation!! Thank you so much!!! gave this video a Big thumbsup!!!

@IAmThe_RA

Жыл бұрын

Well The French R sound is very common in European Portuguese. The Portugeuse "initial R" and "RR" are pronounced like the French R. Example: ronaldo, torre But most people in the north pronounce them like the Spanish R and RR (respectively). In Brazilian Portuguese, they sound exactly like English H.

I ended up choking. My problem is I somehow roll my r’s instead

@laurenmtz7014

4 жыл бұрын

@@sam-bn3sm Me too

@layanna8702

4 жыл бұрын

Same, i learned spanish and now i just do it for everything

@talideon

4 жыл бұрын

A rolled "r" is easy. I pity the fool who can't do rolled "r"...

@maryjoelletabuzo2466

4 жыл бұрын

@@talideon I can't roll my r's. so yeah @>@ i failed miserably

@aeishazafar8981

3 жыл бұрын

I can't do rolled R's but can do french R's effortlessly.

This is the most difficult letter for me to pronounce because in spanish we do like totally different, in spanish your tongue drums on the ceiling of your mouth and this you gotta put it down and do the sound with the back of your throat. My wife speaks french and she said it is almost like a gargle.

@nova7343

4 жыл бұрын

so does Finnish😂

@sonia-cl3cg

4 жыл бұрын

Im learning spanish and its sooo hard for me because im used to do the R in the back of my throat, so doing it with the end of the thongue is soo hard

whenever i practice my french i always have to have some water beside me because R dries and tires my throat. But I think I'm getting a bit better after watching this vid by associating R with H.

@shreeshrao3476

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's very true! My throat dries too after I try it many times

For practice 2:15 Rouge 4:56 ravi(e) 5:34 Restaurant 5:43 Grant-parents 5:57 sentences

@aur9035

2 жыл бұрын

5:33 restaurant 5:41 grandparents

@pavelonline3913

Жыл бұрын

There will be special place in heaven for people who doing this kind of comments, thank you!

“Do it with me no body is looking at you” Me on the school bus and everyone isn’t saying anything, but just looking at me sounding like I’m trying to spit out a hairball

@Et3rnal9ose

3 жыл бұрын

Omg I love ur pfp

@Mewnzz

3 жыл бұрын

@@Et3rnal9ose I love ur pfp too 😩❤️

@Et3rnal9ose

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mewnzz ty 😩

@maithole9146

3 жыл бұрын

@@Et3rnal9ose what animu is it

@maithole9146

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mewnzz what anime is it?

Don't worry guys, I'm french and I can't pronounce English "R". :D

@ianfroyd7963

3 жыл бұрын

HAHAHHAHAH

@rossittanotere6258

3 жыл бұрын

That helps😌

@yooootoooober

3 жыл бұрын

How French are you?

OH MY GOD!!! I have studied French for over 10 years, have DELF B2, graduated from language school and French economics in University and FOR THE FIRST time in ny life were able to do a proper "r"!!! Thank you so much!!!

My dad called ambulance but I'm not giving up

@pa3blo.o309

4 жыл бұрын

Your dad is called ambulance? What a weird name!

@callmeleonie2218

3 жыл бұрын

@@pa3blo.o309 HHHAAHA

No chance. Can't do it in Spanish either.

@FrenchTrulyTV

5 жыл бұрын

Just go for the H :-)

@joeturner1597

5 жыл бұрын

@@FrenchTrulyTV Okay. I'll think Inspector Clueso.

@mixtapemania6769

5 жыл бұрын

You can't do it in Spanish? You ever been listening to a rap song that went like GRRRRRRAAAAA! Like that machine gun adlib, that's exactly how the Spanish r sounds. It you can hold it out and do like a machine gun sound just practice that. Then practice doing it shorter

@Mullkaw

5 жыл бұрын

@@mixtapemania6769 That's not how it works but ok

@JuTakii

5 жыл бұрын

How so? As a fluent spanish speaker, I totally agree with mania. The R is very similar to the Grrrrrrra used for a machine gun noise. What could you possibly be disagreeing with?

i like the way you pronounce the word slowly. it's easier to hear detail of the sound.

1:30 That's exactly how I try to pronounce it LoL 😂

@ankanbasu7381

4 жыл бұрын

me too. xD

@TheMops14

4 жыл бұрын

But do you spit ?

@Srey1lenn

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

A great French phonetics prof once taught me to vocalise the sequence "aga", "agra", "ara" to feel your mouth evolve into the correct form to pronounce the French "r". It works!

You are such a great teacher. Thank you for your great lessons! I'm a complete beginner & your videos are the first ones I've found that make me feel like I'm getting a solid foundation, especially for pronunciation (which is what worried me the most!). You explain pronunciation so well! ♥♥♥

@FrenchTrulyTV

5 жыл бұрын

How sweet and that's wonderful to hear! If I can help then I'm happy :-) bon courage dans votre travail!

I have watched several tutorials so far and honestly thought I was too stupid to understand but now I know it's the teacher that makes the difference 😊

Merci! I wanted to use the phrase "raison d'etre" in a speech to my graduating seniors, and your video helped me feel that my pronunciation improved. Thanks for your tips!

How can I explain that to the cops ?

@clayton8009

5 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@voiceofpureworld146

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@neoDarkSquall

4 жыл бұрын

In French.

@JiwonAstrid

4 жыл бұрын

@@neoDarkSquall XDDDDD « Je suis désolé, police. J'essayais juste de pratiquer mon « r ». »

@gpwnedable

4 жыл бұрын

Use Law French.

very useful and practical. Virginie, you are one of the very few people, French or American, who correctly pronounce the word "pronunciation"! Bravo!!!!

@FrenchTrulyTV

5 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha merci Johnny and that's funny because it took me a really long time to say it right in English! I've said "pronounciation" for the longest time! Oops! ;-)

@worldnetgm

5 жыл бұрын

@@FrenchTrulyTV hahaha Virginie. I'll bet 90% of Americans say "pronounciation". Another one that drives me crazy is when Americans say "EKcetera"! I am also surprised by the number of francophones who don't seem to know the difference between "mise au jour" and "mise à jour" have you noticed that?

Thank you so much for this. This is the most helpful instruction I have ever had on this difficult, sometimes seemingly impossible pronunciation challenge!

French is such a beautiful language....thank you for the fun and clear pronunciations. You're my favorite virtual instructor. My daughter is learning French in school.

After about 10 minutes of fiddling, I can finally pronounce it! It isn’t quite perfect yet. Doesn’t have to be. It will eventually evolve into a really good R. And for evolution, I believe listening is the best thing one can do. I picked up British English even though here in India, English has a weird accent, just by listening to it over and over again.

Maybe my French grandma will stop laughing at me now.

In all the years I have learned and spoken French, I have never gotten this massively important sound right... until now. Thank you very much, V!

You know the comparison with the "h" sounds in English was really, really helpful!

Best tutorial ever! This made me perfect the pronunciation ❤ Merci beaucoup!

This isn't the problem I end up having. My problem is that the French "r" is actually multiple sounds in different environments, but while I can do a light uvular fricative at the start of a syllable, if it's final and requires me to move to a consonant, it gets hard: "parler" is a surprisingly difficult word in French, and has an awkward hiatus between the syllables.

@aviator2117

2 жыл бұрын

Yea exactly! For me the problem isn’t the pronunciation per se, but the different allophones and stuff

i've been struggling with this for so long and I got it right away with your help, the way you described how to hold your tongue was so clear, thanks so much!

Spectacular. Spectaculaire votre manière d'expliquer !! J'utilise vos vidéos comme exemples pour mes élèves

Initially, I was practising the harsh r sound and I was feeling my french r pronunciation was not perfect, after watching this video, now I feel I have become better in pronouncing the r sound...Thanks a lot mam!!

Thank you so much!!! This is so helpful! I no longer do the harsh throaty r sound 😊

This is the best video I've seen on French pronunciation. I liked it and I just subscribed!

Great tip! I'm glad she has taught the "r" sound in a way that is different from everyone else and actually works! Sharing with my Stella Lucente French page.

This girl is pretty even when she's clearing her throat omg

@singingmakesushappy

4 жыл бұрын

Just this one letter pronounced correctly (as best I can) has been a huge difference in my comfort level! Thank you!

U r amazing ma'am😘 Thank you so much for ur efforts...☺️

This helped me SOOO much!! The “h” association is an amazing observation and immensely helpful. Thank you soo much for the awesome videos. Subscribed!

Wow! Your a really good teacher! I picked it up really quickly, you explain in a very understanding way. Thanks a bunch! :)

her: people either use the english sounding r, or they make this really harsh choking sound. me: *was rolling my Rs like my italian grandparents* 👁👄👁*is now basically growling*

I watched learn french with alexa's video on this and that helped too!!!!!!

@TheMops14

4 жыл бұрын

The video with Alexa is wrong though. She makes the sound too harsh. (Source : I'm French.)

Thank you Greg Truly TV!!! I had no idea I was pronouncing the French "r" completely wrong! Thank you for helping me become better at French, I really appreciate it!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I am trying to prepare a French song for my Grade 8 RCM repertoire and your video was a fantastic help!!!

Thank you so much!! Your lesson changed my "r" sound :D

I'm out of breath and feeling a but light headed from the lost of air

@tbhidc4321

3 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHA I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE

Hey seriously...this is a TREMENDOUS description and exceptionally well described!

the whole tongue and mouth placement thing is the BEST way to explain! I learned devanagari sanskrit pronunciation this way and it's very accurate for everyone!

I am french, why i'm looking that ? 😂 but congratulations you sound almost exatly like a french pepole 👏

@karenronan4825

2 жыл бұрын

His English is better than my French.

I sounded like I was coughing while whispering and making the lightest R sound. I could NOT breathe

This honestly helped me so much. I’ve always been so insecure about my r sound but I think it sounds good now. Thank you!!!

omgggg after years of struggling this actually helped me! I'm so happy, merci beaucoup!!

I took French in middle and high school (6th grade to 10th) and I never was able to pronounce the R correctly but this video finally got me to do it! Thanks !

Video : “ Do it with me, nobody’s looking at you” Me : *sitting in living room with my parents*

Your channel is great! Keep it 100!

Bonjour! I'm learning French this Fall and have gotten the required books, and this video is very helpful. I'm a native English speaker and have learned Spanish in my younger years. Very different "r" sound. Very helpful video. Merci! New subscriber here!

OMG I REWATCHED THIS AND YES IT IS LIKE THE H I LOVE THIS VIDEO TYSM

"Go ahead and do it, nobody's looking at you! Me in my dorm with my roommate across the room: 👀👀

Vous êtes un professeur fantastique. Merci beaucoup

Omg!!!!! Thank you!!😭😭 This is what I needed.🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Shouldn't be doing this in the middle of the night... again.

okay this is HARD but I'm not going to give up

Fantastic tutorial. Thanks so much.

Merci pour la travail acharné.❤ Thank you for the hardwork.❤

Just discovered your channel, so many good tips. Merci!

I hope you gave that student an "A"...that really helped me! Merci!

This is really helpful! Thank you

Merci beaucoup pour votre enseignement

Merci Beaucoup, Virginie! I've needed to work on this. Now I walk around all day sticking my tongue out and gargle "AIR"... but I'll get it....

@FrenchTrulyTV

5 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha et bien sûr que tu vas y arriver James ;-)

Been trying for 3 hrs.. Now I just sound like Batman😭

So nice, you are a good teacher. Thank you 😘

Wow! You teach so well!!!

i've never gotten so ticked off just by one letter ._.

Bonjour..I'm learning french A 1 level..from sri lanka.. can someone help me improve my french? Merci..

@FrenchTrulyTV

5 жыл бұрын

I can ;-) www.frenchtruly.com

I've watched several video of how to pronounce R in French.. This is the best by far.. Thankyou

thank you, thank you, thank you! i've struggled with this, never knowing how to pronounce it without sounding ill or otherwise disturbed. the "H" method had finally explained it to me. merci beaucoup!

It's so easy for Arabs , 'cause we have a letter "غ" and pronounced it like"r" in french

To the person reading this God loves you unconditionally and so do I❤️

thanks for this instructions! It really helped.

OMGoodness! This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!