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[zenith knot]

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[ember oyster]

Si tu es débutant je te recommande de regarder des vidéos sur YouTube. Tu trouveras de nombreuses vidéos avec des sous-titres en anglais et en français en même temps. Les films sont pas du tout accessibles pour les débutants.

Par exemple, EasyFrench

Mais, tu as écrit dans ton message que tu ne comprends pas quand les acteurs parlent en anglais ?

[foggy rapids]

J'allais demander la même chose

[bronze geyser]

Ah non, desole i mean francais! I accidently wrote that down, but also i wondered is it normal to not understand when a person is speaking french and would movies in my spare time maybe help me pick up a little on the french.

[ember oyster]

Au début c'est tout à fait normal oui !

Movies were extremely discouraging to me at first. I suggest easier content made for learners on YouTube instead.

[foggy rapids]

Oh yeah totally normal

If you want to improve your listening skills, I suggest going for easier media like YouTube as Blunket said

French films with English subtitles will familiarise you with the general sounds and ‘vibes’ of the language, but it won’t help comprehension

[modest imp]

i still have no idea what the french say most of the time 😃

[bronze geyser]

Merci beacoup tout le monde!

[bronze geyser]

how do i help gain comprehension? even with subs i have diffculty grasping

[foggy rapids]

Gaining comprehension is having to consume A LOT of media

understandable media at that

Try to find videos aimed towards learners one level below you

if you're A2, for example, try looking for A1 material

train there before going on to A2

[bronze geyser]

Ok thank you, so if i consume a1 material but dont understand but can grasp some words, is that a good starting point? Will i gradually learn to comprehend a1 and then move to a2?

[ember oyster]

precisely correct

[foggy rapids]

exactly yeah

[ember oyster]

a few tips:

• get familiar with the phonetics of the language first. literally learning how to make the sounds with your mouth. i learned a lot from this video early on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPEZTUKOVZw
• you should know that pronunciation rules don't necessarily follow the same rules as text. for example, you might hear several words fit together in a way that sound nothing like the words being said in isolation. an obvious example is "je ne sais pas" being pronounced "ché-pa" or "un petit peu" as "um-ti-peu"

if you want some channel recommendations let me know cause i have dozens

[bronze geyser]

Id love some if thats ok! thank u sm sm much

[ember oyster]

got auto-muted for sending a message with too many links and had to wait it out lol sorry

very early on, try these:

• @FrenchmorningswithElisa
• @francaisavecnelly
• @professeurfrancais_guillaume

then switch to these asap:

• @francaisauthentique
• @elisabeth_hellofrench
• @innerFrench (this podcast increases in difficulty so start from the beginning. it's on spotify too)

these are all youtubers i got a lot of value from

[bronze geyser]

omg that sucks 😭 🙏 anyways thank u sm ive been struggling with this and this has been a massive help