You proved that learning French is within reach to any English speakers who want to immerse themselves in the community and appreciate the culture they are moving into unlike many of them who claim that French is difficult but they don't actually want to learn it. They want to use their English to dominate the French people, as if they were at home. These folks are really going for it! Your attitude is very commendable and testifies of your consideration for people. * I can't believe how you have transformed, your skin is radiant.
First off, thank you for this beautiful comment. It's true that in the US, learning foreign languages is just not a real priority (for the most part), and we are lucky that others around the world have made the effort to speak English. But I agree that you cannot really live in a country--and by live I mean assimilate and feel truly a part of the society--unless you are at least making an effort. For me, even though it is often difficult, it is also a great pleasure and an honor to speak French! Next, thank you for your note about my skin. I do think happiness and love have a "glow" effect, but also, the French pharmacie skincare products are amazing!! :-) greetings from Paris
@@karenbussen If it were only the Americans who were caught up in this lazy and selfish trend, no, the British and the Aussies are too. I wonder what their attitude is in Italy, Belgium, Spain, Greece, Portugal, etc where they emigrate. Yes, I love the French pharmacies for their top notch product ranges and their distinctive smell.
I agree that when you want to be good at a language, you need to practice it every day just a sport activity. I listen on a daily basis foreign language videos
I totally agree with you about having a teacher. i took French "lessons" for several years after not speaking French since college - a 50 year gap! I would meet my Prof at a French restaurant and we would speak French for an hour. My French was probably better than her English. She was a Sorbonne-educated Parisian who had lived in several English-speaking and Spanish-speaking countries with her French family. We also both spoke Spanish and would occasionally go to a French exhibit at a museum or a French restaurant together. We became good friends and our conversations became more personal but always took place at a deep level. She did not use any kind of slang whatsoever - I never heard her use the work 'truc"! I was amazined, and so was she, at how much my French inproved. She moved back to France about a year ago and I did not want to Zoom, but I was introduced by a friend to a young woman who grew up in Belgium and lived near me. We became friends and every week we woud get together and speak French for an hour. She was fluent in English and French but she was just a friend to whom I could speak French. She used slang all the time - but I am so much older and even my English is more formal than hers. She did NOT do what you have talked about a true teacher doing and I can tell I have lost a lot of ground. I could communicate but I did not feel challenged in any way. She recently moved back to Belgium and so I have to figure out what I am going to do next. I have been watching your videos because I can tell I am getting lazy about practice. Thanks for your suggestions and encouragement.
Bonjour et merci bien pour votre commentaire ! Yes, it is an ongoing process isn’t it ? I was just thinking that after a month of no lessons (traveling), I need to schedule with my teacher again. Just having that dedicated time to get corrections has helped me so much. Bonne continuation and greetings from Paris ❣️🇫🇷
Funny you mentioned turning on FRENCH subtitles; I usually turn on subtitles in French when watching something in French. Never turn on the English subtitles… but because I have tinnitus, I tend to turn on ENGLISH subtitles when watching programs in ENGLISH. Et j'avais appris le subjonctif en Francais avant d'apprendre ca en Anglais. And sadly, 90% of native English speakers still say “If I was” instead of the correct “If I WERE.”
Yes ! Subtitles in French! A propos du subjonctif, moi aussi je l'ai d'abord appris en français :-) Can't remember if I talked about my favorite subjonctif tool in this video but it's The Subjunctivisor and it lists every possible phrase where you want to know if you need to use the subjonctif or not www.lawlessfrench.com/subjunctivisor/#subjunctive_phrases Bonne continuation and thanks so much for your comment!
Thanks Karen!! I moved here last summer, your advice is super helpful. Btw, I’m in the middle of taking my driving course and I did watched your videos on your driving test experience.😅 wow!!
Salut ! Thank you so much for this lovely comment and I'm wishing you all the best. I'm sure you'll have a better experience and you'll be so happy when you have your permis de conduire. Bonne continuation :-)
Hi Karen! I stumbled onto your channel when mindlessly scrolling RU-vid and honestly you are such an inspirational and sweet person. Seeing you and a few others passion for the language, the country is so cool and inspiring. So much so I've decided to pick back up on my studies :) tysm for that. I'm looking forward to seeing any new videos of yours in the future, or even running across old ones I have yet to see. Also unrelated but I love your haircut!! It suits you well.
Hello! First thank you for reading and I truly appreciate your comment. Also, it makes me so happy to know you've restarted your studies -- bravo et bonne continuation :-)
Ja Karen, 😂😂 Speak to yourself selbstgësprache, I do that and uncomfortable situations , you do get better . I need breaks though. I do german and some french. Live in Bavaria fyi . 😊 Reading helps lots !
Karen, vos vidéos seront beaucoup plus utiles pour les apprenants de français si vous parlez français. Сela peut être difficile au début, mais vous aimez vous mettre dans des situations difficiles, n'est-ce pas?
Bonjour ! Merci d'être là et d'avoir laissé ce commentaire--ça me motive :-) Oui, je parle français de temps en temps sur cette chaîne, mais en fait il y a beaucoup d'abonnés qui ne le parlent pas (et même ceux qui me remercient pour mon anglais haha ! ) Mais en gros ils aiment bien la France, et ils sont là plus pour l'atmosphère que pour des cours de français. Et je ne suis pas prof--j'habite en France et je partage un peu de ma vie en tant que nouvelle résidente, mes projets, mes défis, etc. Quand même je vais essayer ! Merci merci
I’m a new French learner. I appreciate you (Karen) only speaking a little bit of French and always displaying what you are saying in both languages. If you only speak French in your entire video, I’d have to skip your videos for now and only watch you in the future when I’m good at French, but by then I won’t need your videos.
Great tips, Karen! I always talk to myself in German, and now I'm trying to do the same in French. And you're right about Instagram: I recently learned "berk" and "bof" there 😆
Je t’adore votre videos! Merci pour le content Karen!! Nous partons ce soir pour nos voyage démanger : ) J’ai trouve un professeur de français en Italki - il est un étudiant doctoral dans langue française avec grande intéresse pour aider m’essayer. C’est magnifique. Merci encore!
Bonjour et merci pour votre commentaire très gentil ! C'est vraiment super que vous écriviez en français. Bravo ! Bon courage et bienvenue en France :-)
