@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane the other option would be to ask the academie française just to officially change the pronunication to something that doesn't require chopsticks . . . but guess that's not gonna work ahahah
Always wondered if native French speakers would rather a non-native speaker just use their own native accent (American/etc), or do they appreciate/accept/find amusing the fact that the person is trying (even though failing - perhaps miserably) to use the correct French pronunciation. The French "R" pronunciation is the most intimidating one for me.
For me, someone who speaks French with an accent is the cutest thing ever! So I don't mind at all, like 99.9999% of French speakers. However you have that little group of people who will always say something. I wouldn't worry too much if I was you, as long as you can be understood it's the most important. Side note, a few weeks ago I got an email telling me how awful my English is and that I should stop what I am doing. There will always be people like that but they don't matter 😉
@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane That's reassuring 😃. As you said, some people just enjoy being negative/rude, so don't listen to them. Your English is very good, and I find your (French) accent charming and attractive (I'm sure 99.9999% of your viewers would agree).
@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane I have a doctorate in English and linguistics. As such I can say there is nothing wrong with your English. Not only is it correct it is pleasant to listen to.
Bonjour Dylane et comment allez vous! The beauty and specialty of French language is the difficulty of the pronunciation of R. But you discuss this difficult pronunciation in a very simple and easy way with examples which is very helpful to learn French. We are very grateful to your effort. Merci beaucoup pour votre Lesson.
Ah! Merci beaucoup!!! 🙏🙏🙏 j’attendais pour cette vidéo 😆 c’est très très utile 🙌 je le sauve ❤️❤️❤️ mais le pratique de la pronunciation étais hilarante 😂
Hello, I just discovered your channel. I just want you to know that I like your videos and appreciate your helpful efforts very much! Merci, c’est très génial!
Welcome to my channel then 🤩 I try to answer comments every day so if you have a question or if you just want to say hi, just leave me a comment and I will do my best to help you 🙂
Merci beaucoup Madame. Tried this lesson with a mirror in front of me to be sure the tongue remains at the bottom of the mouth. Safe to say, i will need more tonnes of practice eventually😂😂😂
We love your content! , I’m rewatching this video and I imitate you , every single day until I get use to the “r” but I have a question, is it normal for a non native speaker to hurt and get sore the throat every 5-10 minutes when saying things with the letter “r” ??
Hi Dylane, I actually have a question about les lettres muettes. For example in rentrer, rater, and rester, we don’t pronounce the r at the end. But in par, cher, and mer we pronounce the r. How do I know if I need to pronounce the r?
R at the end of rentrer is not silent, it's a part of the sound é made of E and R. But cher, mer, super, etc, the R is pronounced :) I know it's confusing 😅
@@TheperfectfrenchwithDylane Thanks Dylane. I just started learning French and I'm watching your videos mainly to learn. Please don't delete them I'm learning well :)). I'll probably ask more questions and will share your videos!
Bonjour madame Dylane. Merci beaucoup pour vos cours. I am confused about when to pronounce R at the end of a word and when not to pronounce. S'il vous plaît aider.
Your videos are great. I have 2 suggestions for the R sound. 1 . Practice “growling” like a dog when it sees an intruder near the house. This method worked for me. This allowed me to identify the correct area (the uvula) where the sound is produced. The second suggestion that other RU-vidrs made was to “gargle” with water. So pretend that you just brushed your teeth and rinse the throat area.
What i found difficult were the words which require you to close your lips before you pronounce the r. Like Merci, bras...etc. but after a while im getting the hang of it. You just have to really focus on your tongue and make sure it doesn't move from its position at the back.
Dylane what are your thoughts on a tip I was given that seems to help english speakers with pronouncing the dreaded French R . If I begin to make the R sound with a soft H exhalation it seems to make it easier to get close to it.
Mike I call this one "The dying man" 😂 and it works great for some people, not for others. I think it all depends oil your first language and the position of your tongue. But if it works for you and you can skip the chopsticks, please do 🙂
Madame like R, you have pronounce & described so nicely. Can you help with full alphabet with which part of mouth should everyone should pronounce correctly. Because it's pronounciation is quite different from English. In fact all letters are same. Abientot.
also what would you recommend that I do, if I have accidentally swallowed the chopstick at Step 1? should I keep going onto Step 2, or should I go to the hospital right away? 😀
Now, please help me here: in the word voulu the last 'u' has a sound like an 'i' why is that? which one of your lessons covers that? Thank you. You are the best!
The tongue touches the gum below the lower teeth, right? I am not sure where to place it but at least I am not choking on the words like the first time I tried pronouncing words with R 😅
There's one thing that had me puzzle when you are saying the word au revoir in French do you pronounce the re because when I listen to spoken French it sounds like native say o vwa
We don't have an expression matching the translation but translating that makes sense in French would be: Je suis venu pour la leçon et je suis resté pour la prof. It sounds much better in English lol
I still get confused sometimes when someone is using.... je mangeais vs je mangerai when I hear people speak at normal pace, sometimes I notice the "r" sometimes I don't, and it sounds the same... so I don't know if he is talking about the past or future hahaha.... (still don't know)
@@kennethcohan9630 it’s just an accent and the stress at the end of words. Keep in mind that online teachers over pronounce everything as well. Otherwise nobody would understand.
She has a french accent yeesh. In some languages it's not as common to end with a hard, short consonant like 'book', so they add a little vowel at the end. Japanese is another example.
Bonjour et merci pour votre vidéos. I'm an english educated French learner and I'm always interested about IPA. In this video you referred to the letter R as [r] but i find it in some places as inverted R as in fjɛʁ. Is there a rule or both are the same? Merci 🌹
I thought I talked about this in the beginning of this video? Both are very similar, therefore I taught the one in the video ;) The French R is already confusing enough :D
