Learn French 15

January 10, 2009 by admin 

Sorry for making such a long video ! Plus, I made some horrible english mistakes (ts, ts, ts NOT GOOD!)

Trying to explain some french pronunciation rules, taking the word “BONJOUR” as an example.

B = pronounced like the english B (baby/ブ)

ON = French nasal sound, pronounced like in the video at 1:32
“ON” should be pronounced that way when placed at the very end of word or in front of a consonant. In front of B or P, the letter N becomes M.

J = pronounced like in the video at 5:05 (j ≠ dj)!!!

OU = pronounced [ue/ウ] like in “true”

R = See video called “Pronunciation of the French R”:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=_b920AesqDs

Duration : 0:8:24


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25 Responses to “Learn French 15”

  1. nattyxoxdread on January 10th, 2009 4:36 am

    you’re sooo …
    you’re sooo impressive :D

  2. dwayne1202 on January 10th, 2009 4:36 am

    wooow combien d …
    wooow combien d langues parlez vous????
    sorry thought it would be appropriate to ask in french

  3. babanachiket on January 10th, 2009 4:36 am

    man , more than …
    man , more than anything am thinking how many languages does this girl know????????!!!
    and its not like that she speaks bit, but she speaks fluently mandarin , french and english and what not… good job girl and excellent teaching. so far the best video on learning language :-)

  4. Justceltic on January 10th, 2009 4:36 am

    Bel accent , …
    Bel accent , vraiment. :)

  5. timetrials on January 10th, 2009 4:36 am

    I already explained …
    I already explained myself. see above.

  6. pinkpumpkinn on January 10th, 2009 4:36 am

    Um, no we don’t lol …
    Um, no we don’t lol. I’ve never heard a native speaker make that mistake.

  7. hooperxxx on January 10th, 2009 4:36 am

    I’m no Noam Chomsky …
    I’m no Noam Chomsky, but that sounds more like Japanese than French to me.

  8. timetrials on January 10th, 2009 4:36 am

    oh wow, i rewatched …
    oh wow, i rewatched it and i guess i re-wrote it in my head, persay. i have a bad habit of doing that. (hearing what i’m reading) i must have read the subtitle and just fixed what she was saying. whoops!

  9. jonnythemoose86 on January 10th, 2009 4:36 am

    Really? Sorry, but …
    Really? Sorry, but how…it seems very obvious to me, as a native speaker. (UK, btw)

    I didn’t actually notice Leyla getting it wrong though :D

  10. timetrials on January 10th, 2009 4:36 am

    don’t worry too …
    don’t worry too much about the english mistake “understanding.” native speakers make that mistake all the time, at least in america. i was actually a little thrown to discover that it was a mistake! of course, striving for perfection is a goal. your english pronunciation is fabulous

  11. timetrials on January 10th, 2009 4:36 am

    it was kind of …
    it was kind of obvious that she was pronouncing the letters first with the english pronunciation and then with the french.

  12. wayne3333 on January 10th, 2009 4:36 am

    Thanks.
    Thanks.

  13. saifernakago on January 10th, 2009 4:36 am

    i heard that she …
    i heard that she was the princess of Africa…
    i bet the king was one ugly …

  14. saifernakago on January 10th, 2009 4:36 am

    shit! your face is …
    ! your face is horrible…

  15. skampooo on January 10th, 2009 4:36 am

    bravo profiseure
    bravo profiseure

  16. gittahfiend on January 10th, 2009 4:36 am

    bebe,you are so …
    bebe,you are so fine!

  17. astayinthehilton on January 10th, 2009 4:36 am

    putain t stupide …
    putain t stupide hein?

    in french j’s are pronounced like g’s and g’s are pronounced like j’s… she even said the purpose was to help with the pronunciation

  18. murrayhostage on January 10th, 2009 4:36 am

    why did she respell …
    why did she respell Bonjour twice..
    ITS THE SAME SPELLING..

  19. candychen33 on January 10th, 2009 4:36 am

    oh my god !!! how …
    oh my god !!! how many languages do you speak?!?! I’m taking French for 2 semester. but i can’t understand what people speak at all… it’s way too fast for me…

  20. coffeebrokers on January 10th, 2009 4:36 am

    I visited & …
    I visited & subscribed to your French course because I wanted to improve my pronunciation, but I found much more than I was barging for, because yours it is a wonderful idea & very well applied, furthermore you are sweet & beautiful & not only physically but your soul is beautiful because you are investing time to help others with out any reward & that is great. I speak Spanish, Romanian, English, Italian, Portuguese & some French, but never thought to teach others, hence all my respect to you.

  21. christian31121974 on January 10th, 2009 4:36 am

    Still beautiful!
    Still beautiful!

  22. JordanFlashAtwater on January 10th, 2009 4:36 am

    I was very pleased …
    I was very pleased to see the instruction that you offer via the internet. I have a very strong interest in visiting Europe. I am a recent graduate of the MBA program. Are you in the U.S. and would you be interested in sharing your email address. I have a friend who is from West Africa but I am experiencing difficulty learning from him. I am also wanting to learn Japanese and Spanish. Arie

  23. edwingoh90 on January 10th, 2009 4:36 am

    she can speak 3 of …
    she can speak 3 of the most beautiful language japanese french and english

  24. 8416287 on January 10th, 2009 4:36 am

    you are really …
    you are really smart…

  25. zecle on January 10th, 2009 4:36 am

    putain tu parles …
    putain tu parles combien de langues toi ?
    un français pafait, un anglais sans accent et un japonais fluide.
    la classe internationale quoi !!

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