I'm going to travel to France in a month and I'm terriefied lol thanks for the video

If I open with a French phrase or question to a Frenchman I get a french answer which I don't understand! awkward. The pleasantries like bonjour, merci, s'il vous plaît are useful but beyond that as a tourist with no French language skills I will always have to ask if they speak English right off the bat.

@cinthialopez9970

2 жыл бұрын

Same here and the same thing happened to us in Germany we would just say hello or excuse me followed by a do you speak English? I'm making my new year's resolution to speak another language.

@henry3397

Жыл бұрын

Lmao I’m having that same experience at the moment. The pleasantries do help not be rude though.

@MyAccountForCommenting

Жыл бұрын

Right. It's funny that guide books will tell you how to say all the important things completely ignoring the fact that you'll also have to understand the response.

@NewEngland721

Жыл бұрын

I learned some Spanish and Portuguese for trips and when I used phrases in those languages as a nurse w/patients that is exactly what happened. They’d start speaking rapidly in their language.

@petehowey4909

Жыл бұрын

I didn’t have this problem. The key is to butcher the pronunciation so poorly that they immediately know you don’t speak French.

Be careful. If you have limited language skills, you may be overwhelmed with the answer to a question such as asking for directions.

I learned more French in this short video than I ever learned from the silly language learning apps!! Thank you

@theintrepidguide

Жыл бұрын

I’m so happy to have been able to help 😊 it’s my pleasure ❤️

@rayndrop2249

Жыл бұрын

I actually learned a LOT of french from duolingo

I appreciate the phonetic pronunciations in parentheses! Thank you.

As an Australian travelling to France in the not to distant future (about 6 months) this video has been invaluable.

@mrsphillips

Жыл бұрын

Loved it!

One of the clearest videos to learn French phrases I must say! Thank you/ Merci Beaucoup

Thank you so much! Will be sharing with my family for when we go! I only learned spanish in school so I was excited to learn some new phrases with phoenetics so this was great!

Very helpful! Thank you!

@theintrepidguide

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😀

Best video I've listened & watched so far. Thank you

Very useful! Thanks ☺️

@theintrepidguide

2 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad 🙂🤩👏

Thank you for the video!

I plan on visiting France next summer, so I am getting a head start on learning the French language. This is a great video to start!

I think the most useful phrase is >.

This has been very helpful. Thanks!

This was extremely helpful, merci!

super helpful!! thank you

@theintrepidguide

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad! :) If you'd like to learn more I have a travel French course which will help you be conversational in 2 weeks. You can find all the details here bit.ly/The-Intrepid-Guide-Courses

I'll be travelling to France next month and this video is so helpful! Merci beaucoup!

lovely vlog ❤

@theintrepidguide

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :)

We used a gesture of washing our hands to find a TOILET, hitching thru France in the 1960s. Sometimes, with comical results: the toilet and sink are sometimes in 2 separate spaces

@Needsmoreflash

Ай бұрын

Did you facepalm when you learned toilettes is the same word in french ?

Lovely 🇫🇷

THANKS!

I went to Paris about 5 years ago, with a fluent French speaker, so I never had to learn or even try to speak the language….and after the first word I said in English, i felt like everyone hated me! Now taking my mom there for my 40th bd…and I feel a bit anxious for not knowing the language at all. So thank you for this very useful video! 💕

I'm traveling to Paris in 3 weeks and trying to learn some quick phrases until then, thanks for the video!

Tysm! It's helping me a lot as my parents don't know Franch and we are going to France

We will be in Paris for 6 nights, then on a tour of France for 2 weeks. So, I would like to know some basics. The first half of this video was easy and stuff I already knew, but then I was lost with the longer phrases in the 2nd half. Guess I'll have to watch this a bunch more times. Anyway, impressive job on the video and a well deserved thumbs up!

@theintrepidguide

2 жыл бұрын

How exciting about your trip! 2 weeks is a great amount of time because my course Intrepid French will get you up to speed with all the travel French you’ll need. You can check it out here bit.ly/IntrepidFrenchCourse you have lifetime access to all lessons and support from me and our private Facebook community. Bon voyage!

Gorgeous footage - love the French x

@theintrepidguide

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Michelle :)

@thomasdamian5322

2 жыл бұрын

You prolly dont give a shit but does any of you know a method to log back into an Instagram account?? I somehow lost the login password. I would love any tricks you can offer me

@caseyaydin8242

2 жыл бұрын

@Thomas Damian Instablaster =)

@thomasdamian5322

2 жыл бұрын

@Casey Aydin I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and I'm trying it out now. Takes quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

Thanks ..nice video

@theintrepidguide

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 I’m so glad 😀

Thank you so much for this video. I was feeling nervious about going to Paris next week. The silly language apps just teach you how to say "The apple is red".....

These are some very important phrases Thanks for sharing and I subscribed

@theintrepidguide

9 ай бұрын

I’m so happy to hear that you found it useful 🤩

10:10 There's a good chance my family and I will travel to France next summer! Merci beaucoup pour la vidéo~

@theintrepidguide

Жыл бұрын

De rein 😀

Wow! You didn't only teach me the most important phrases in French, but also taught me how to travel and get around France! This video really prepares you to travel in every aspect! Merci Beaucoup, Madame

@theintrepidguide

Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad it helped you 🤩🇫🇷Bon voyage!

American preparing for a trip to Quebec! Thank you for getting me started.

@theintrepidguide

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Have a wonderful trip 😀

beautiful

@theintrepidguide

3 жыл бұрын

Merci :)

Merci beaucoup!😃🥰

Merci!!

@theintrepidguide

Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad you enjoyed it😀

I'm an proud language learner. French is the language

Merci beacoup Madame!

@theintrepidguide

Жыл бұрын

De rien, ça me fait plaisir :)

i live in canada so it realy helped merci

cool!

Merci Beacoup Madame!

I subscribe you channel right away because you mention Où se trouvent les toilettes? those are all the most important for beginers !

Excellent video! Short and to the point. Thank you. My wife and I have been to France many times and are thinking about retiring there. My biggest challenge with speaking my very limited French is not those basic words to say, but rather understanding the answers! What I usually find that works is to say, something like "Parle lentement, s'l vous plait." And if I've said that correctly the person will usually happily slow down their speaking.

@theintrepidguide

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! My pleasure 🙏So glad you enjoyed it.

best video ever

@theintrepidguide

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Thom. Why did you like about it? (So I can do more of it!)

Wish I knew this for my trip to France last month 😬😬 uploaded a vlog about it, have you ever been to that region?

@theintrepidguide

3 жыл бұрын

There's always next time! Plus, you can speak French in 28 other countries too! :)

Mimiyuuuh, on l'adore tous en france.😅

Hello. How is your French course different or similar to Babbel or some of the other language apps?

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I'm heading to France next week so I'm doing a last minute bit of prep for need to know phrases. I'm a little confused because other sources have told me Je voudrais in place of J'aimerais, is there a difference or are they just different ways of saying the same thing? Great video, thanks for the helpful phrases!

@mariematonm.m9206

5 ай бұрын

Hello, French speaker here looking for videos for my spouse to watch. J'aimerais means I would like and Je voudrais means I would want. In the context or ordering something they mean the same thing!

How many languages do u know/speak?

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@jonathanport5002

2 жыл бұрын

Excuse me. I am english. I don't speak French well

Yes. Upcoming trip. Totally not here now.

@theintrepidguide

11 ай бұрын

I hope you have a fantastic trip 😊

@classy77caveman89

11 ай бұрын

@The Intrepid Guide This is a very lovely country. Shame I can't explore more of the country

Dear Michelle.. Thank you so much for the video.. 🙏 I find difficulties in saying every "rrr" part , as in "merci" and "au revoir". I wonder if natives will understand or not about what I'm saying with my badddd pronounciation 😭🙏🙏🙏🙏

@theintrepidguide

2 жыл бұрын

My absolute pleasure. Just try your best and they will appreciate your effort. ❤️😊

Is there a charge fir your French class?

@theintrepidguide

Жыл бұрын

Yes, you can find all the details here bit.ly/IntrepidFrenchCourse

New Caledonia

Fact that you allready gave yourself the first like is such a French thing to do 😂

@theintrepidguide

3 жыл бұрын

Haha that wasn’t me. Did you do it?

@VRBLNSLT

3 жыл бұрын

@@theintrepidguide nah I tend to be as Dutch as they come, giving something a thumbs up without seeing it doesnt compute with my brain😂 Guess your secret admirer mystery lingers on.. 😉

I can’t say these 😅

En français il faut dire NON plutôt que no.

She seems like a nice person, but her French would earn a grade at a c+ level. You should look for a French for travel course at a local college or at a local branch of the International French organization - Alliance Française.

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Just be careful with Chin-Chin… in Japanese its VERY rude! Just a heads up if you do get friends with Japanese people in a French speaking country…