How French Sounds To NON-French Speakers? l Asian Can't Pronounce French R?

[00:00:00]So, the word is >> I'm so incapable of this. It's supposed to come from here.

[00:00:06]>> Okay.

[00:00:13][laughter] >> Why does it sound like a pigeon right now?

[00:00:19]>> Hello.

[00:00:20]>> Basically, French is there's a lot of silent letters in French. So, it's going to be challenging for me as a Filipino because we have a lot of phonetic words.

[00:00:30][music] So, we speak the words as as it is written. But in French, it's like where did that word where did that letter come from? It's not even being pronounced.

[00:00:40]>> Yeah. For me, I just know like there's like feminine and masculine part for different words. So, like la or I don't even know if I pronounce it correctly.

[00:00:49]>> Yeah. Language is like really difficult for me. I have study on toing as you know for half a year and I still I still stick on the where did the bathroom is.

[00:00:58]This is my level for half a year.

[00:01:00]Usually when try to pronounce like French words they have difficulty with the silent letter letters right and the R sound to the it's often too strong or not strong there is no middle but it's always cute and fun. So I love when people try to speak French and I would say like you don't need to worry because even us French people we like do mistakes all the time. [laughter] So like it's even hard for us. So no worries.

[00:01:27]>> I do know one French sentence because of a song.

[00:01:34]I don't know what does it mean. You know that song girl. You know that song.

[00:01:42]>> Lady Marite.

[00:01:43]>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Where does it come from? Is it from a movie or something?

[00:01:46]>> Christina Aguilera song in it, right?

[00:01:48]>> Yeah. Yeah. Christina Pink. Uh, Little Kim. I think the the girly icons.

[00:01:54]>> Yeah. What does it mean?

[00:01:56]>> Do you want Can you answer, please?

[00:01:58][laughter] >> Do you want to sleep with me tonight?

[00:02:04]>> Sorry. I didn't know that.

[00:02:07]>> I didn't know that.

[00:02:08]>> That's why you don't repeat things.

[00:02:11][laughter] >> I'm not going to sing that song again.

[00:02:13]I'm not going to sing that song again.

[00:02:15]Girl, >> oh my god, it's stuck in my head now.

[00:02:17][laughter] >> Close your eyes.

[00:02:20]>> Don't look at it. Don't look at >> I think it will be fine, especially if they are cooking because there is a word for cooking that is the same pronunciation as this one. So, I think it would be pretty easy for them. Yeah.

[00:02:34]Hi.

[00:02:35]>> Hi.

[00:02:35]>> So, the word is >> what?

[00:02:38]>> Oh, wow. Okay.

[00:02:40]>> Just who?

[00:02:42]>> Who? Yeah. That's so cool. Yeah. Yeah.

[00:02:44]Yeah. That's perfect.

[00:02:48][laughter] >> Yeah. I'm so incapable of this.

[00:02:54]>> Like like chess. [laughter] >> Okay. I'll try. I'll try [laughter] >> in the chest. Like >> what does I don't know the beginning.

[00:03:11]It's like V, but you have to have an H sound.

[00:03:14]>> V.

[00:03:15]>> Yeah.

[00:03:16]>> V V.

[00:03:17]>> No. No. It's That's V. It's like Rh.

[00:03:20]Yeah. V.

[00:03:21]>> No. No. No. It's not H. It's RH.

[00:03:24]>> RH. R. [gasps] H. R.

[00:03:26]>> Yeah.

[00:03:28]>> Just Just make sure you you're breathing fine.

[00:03:31]>> It's very difficult. It So, it's supposed to start with like RH sound.

[00:03:36]>> And it's supposed to come from here.

[00:03:37]>> Okay. R.

[00:03:40]>> Okay. I tried. [laughter] So it looks a little bit tough. So I was told that it's RH start with RH and it's supposed to come from here. Here.

[00:03:51]>> Yeah. So it's like from heart.

[00:03:53]>> Yeah. R.

[00:03:55]>> Okay. [clears throat] R.

[00:03:58]>> Yeah. Like >> Okay. Yeah.

[00:04:01]>> Start from my heart. Okay. Let's go.

[00:04:03]It's a word start from R H. And the pronunciation should be from here.

[00:04:09]>> Uhhuh.

[00:04:14]Yeah. RH.

[00:04:15]>> Is it true?

[00:04:16]>> Yeah. [laughter] >> Right.

[00:04:17]>> Something like that.

[00:04:19]>> Yeah.

[00:04:20]>> She told me that it start with RH and have to say it from this part.

[00:04:27][laughter] [laughter] >> Well, the last one >> starting with Rh.

[00:04:38]>> Yeah. R8 and V.

[00:04:42]>> Exactly. Same, >> right? Yeah. Yeah.

[00:04:49]>> Maybe not the spelling, but the pronunciation.

[00:04:51]>> RH, right? Are you sure? Okay. But you are not sure if it's starting with RH.

[00:04:55]Yes, maybe.

[00:04:58]>> What does that mean?

[00:04:59]>> This is nothing. Basically, [laughter] >> because we don't we don't say this in French. [laughter] Can I give a hint like the gender of the of the of the name or it's like a feminine word?

[00:05:14]>> Feminine word.

[00:05:16]>> It's impossible to guess this word.

[00:05:18]Certainly [laughter] it's almost impossible. I think I'm sure you will be angry at me when you will see the video French people. But I don't know. I will I will say >> no I that's not it. That's just, you know, just >> R. I know.

[00:05:38]Oh, yes.

[00:05:39]>> What is [laughter] that? What is that?

[00:05:40]>> It's a wheel. Just a word. It's a >> And like suddenly it become like a pigeon sound like [laughter] what's happening.

[00:05:50]Why is it What? Why does it sound like a pigeon right now? [laughter] I think it's like between both of them.

[00:05:56]It begins high pitch. High pitch. High pitch. how a real became a W. [laughter] >> And suddenly like the R I R R H and like everyone's like okay R and everyone.

[00:06:08][laughter] >> So So again it's W just >> H W >> no it's like R O U E >> but it's there's a lot of H there >> and I thought like people like if someone cook here maybe they will know because R like it's like the butter and the this is the same pronunciation like R. So I was like maybe but I was a bit optimistic. So, okay, now I know it's so difficult.

[00:06:31]>> It is not with the W. It was already really difficult. So, I don't want to be too pessimistic, but I don't think they will succeed. Yeah, I believe in you.

[00:06:42][laughter] Okay, words.

[00:06:47]>> Perfect.

[00:06:49]>> Yes.

[00:06:57]No, hold on.

[00:07:00]>> No.

[00:07:00]>> Yeah, >> that's it.

[00:07:02]>> Yeah. Should be Louis Vuitton.

[00:07:12]>> Put a little I just don't stress it too much.

[00:07:16]>> No.

[00:07:23]Okay.

[00:07:33]>> Let's go.

[00:07:34]>> Let's go. Tell [laughter] me >> so serious.

[00:07:42]>> It's difficult to guess. I guess [laughter] >> we messed up, guys.

[00:07:47]Help me.

[00:07:48]Yeah, I cannot like if I help it will like give the answer.

[00:07:51]>> Can we start from like one by one to there? What do you think? Like we can reverse. Okay.

[00:07:55]>> See who messed up. Okay.

[00:07:58]>> Can you guess?

[00:07:59]>> No. Very.

[00:08:00]>> We only know.

[00:08:04]>> Ah. Okay.

[00:08:05]>> Yeah. No. No. No.

[00:08:11]>> Maybe I know.

[00:08:13]>> Yes.

[00:08:16]Oh, good.

[00:08:18][laughter] >> What's the meaning?

[00:08:20]>> I don't know. It's a It's a frog. A frog.

[00:08:22]>> It's a frog.

[00:08:23]>> A frog.

[00:08:23]>> What happened? Like was really easy. You didn't guessed it, but GU is really long and you guessed it, guys. [laughter] R disappeared in the middle. It's like And like suddenly it become >> good job. Good job.

[00:08:34]>> Good job. Like she did really well at the beginning with the G. But as time passed, the R disappeared little bit by little bit and it become to become C.

[00:08:43]And I was like, no. Because there is the word koi which is like what was it the sausage or I don't know but it's a food name but near the end it became to become kui again but after from Korea like it sounds very Korean. And I was like, "Oh my god, no [laughter] that's not it." But you guessed it.

[00:09:00]>> I don't know. All of a sudden it it appears in my head, you know, I was thinking the word of because you your pronunciation after few try was better.

[00:09:08]>> Oh, really? Thank you.

[00:09:09]>> Understand [laughter] the word.

[00:09:10]>> I don't know anymore. Like they were really bad at W and they're really good at like how in the world is it possible?

[00:09:16]But for this one, I hope they will be good because it's really similar to English. So I guess it will work. It's a masculin words and parc >> I don't know if it's a phone but not phone park phone park phone park phone sounds very English park phone >> phone it it sounds like phone to me but I'm not sure like p r c P phone p okay I try with this sounds like French [laughter] p I don't know whether it's p or phone I think I [gasps and snorts] >> just tried >> okay >> what p so difficult [laughter] boom M >> I'm ready.

[00:10:24]>> Sorry.

[00:10:32]>> Sorry.

[00:10:33]>> No, it's not a word. [laughter] It's a sentence. Pu means it's not good.

[00:10:42]>> Okay, one more time, please.

[00:10:46]>> Right.

[00:10:47]>> Wow. I guess it's a difficult one. I [laughter] cannot I cannot guess it really. I cannot guess it >> from me. is pak.

[00:10:52]>> Yeah, I got it wrong. She says >> p not from here.

[00:10:59]>> Really? I cannot guess it. Sorry, guys.

[00:11:01][laughter] It's hard. It's hard to guess this word. I think the one is the hard one. No, it's too easy then. Oh, no.

[00:11:07]Sorry.

[00:11:08]>> Wait. Say it again.

[00:11:11]>> Wait. No, I can't do it. Okay. Wait.

[00:11:13]Wait.

[00:11:16]>> Same.

[00:11:16]>> I think she she forget the original.

[00:11:19]>> The original.

[00:11:20]>> It's broken. You think >> it's like one word?

[00:11:23]>> Same. Same in English and French. It's the same spelling.

[00:11:27]>> Really? Oh, no. People will think I'm stupid. No.

[00:11:30]>> No. No. No. Not really. Don't really really know. Should I say it? It's per >> maybe.

[00:11:38]>> It's two words, one word.

[00:11:39]>> One word. PERFUME.

[00:11:43]>> A perfume. It's with a E. Perfume. It's with a E. Right.

[00:11:46]>> Perfume. Ah, I thought it was with a.

[00:11:48]Yeah. Perfume.

[00:11:49]>> Yeah. When I heard the word for you was more like park. Yeah. But no, makes sense. Makes sense. Makes sense.

[00:11:55]>> I mean, if it has the spelling, I would think that that's off.

[00:11:58]>> A park like you think park or like >> Yeah. Same park.

[00:12:04]>> I don't know why a C appeared here and I was like what?

[00:12:07]>> Yeah. I also didn't think I thought it was p like p or something, you know.

[00:12:13]>> And after the F became a P or B, I was like ah >> I think that was my fault. I thought it was a P.

[00:12:19]>> But I found a pattern a pattern. If it's like a word similar to English, you cannot guess it. But if it's completely different from English, you guess it.

[00:12:27]Like you do well. So I know for next time now.

[00:12:31]>> Yes.

[00:12:34]>> Interesting.

[00:12:36]>> Very hard. Impossible.

[00:12:39]>> Okay.

[00:12:39]>> So let me tell you the word.

[00:12:42]>> O. One more time.

[00:12:44]>> O.

[00:12:45]>> Yeah. It's going to be a disaster. I'm sure.

[00:12:48]>> It's okay. Right.

[00:12:49]>> Yeah. No, your pronunciation is >> Yes, it's just the word. It's >> o >> not you. O. Is it?

[00:13:06]>> O.

[00:13:09]>> O.

[00:13:10]>> O.

[00:13:10]>> O.

[00:13:11]>> O. O >> O but fast.

[00:13:25]>> Okay. [laughter] >> It sounds fast.

[00:13:29]>> Mhm.

[00:13:30]>> It's like slowly it sounds like.

[00:13:32]>> So this word is fast but you can pronounce slowly.

[00:13:40]>> Right.

[00:13:44]Is this Chinese? [laughter] [laughter] >> Let's go.

[00:13:54]>> Oh my god.

[00:13:55]>> Sorry.

[00:13:56]>> That's fine.

[00:13:58][laughter] >> Is it Korean or French? Like >> I have no idea.

[00:14:06]>> It feels like Chinese >> with like an accent. Sounds like Chinese.

[00:14:13]>> Do you know if it's like a basian or feminine word?

[00:14:15]>> I have no idea.

[00:14:16]>> No, nobody nobody say it.

[00:14:18]>> I have no idea. [laughter] Sorry.

[00:14:22]>> It's like only vowel. There is no consonant though. Like just >> wait is it like >> O like an I. Okay. My last word.

[00:14:33]>> YES.

[00:14:35]A really you are amazing one. Amazing.

[00:14:39]Really, you are very good at guessing.

[00:14:41]>> Yeah, but like call me anytime to do that game. Like I'm so good. [laughter] >> It's an I.

[00:14:46]>> Oh, what's the correct pronunciation?

[00:14:49]>> Like O.

[00:14:51]>> How did you find the word? Really?

[00:14:53]>> I was just like and there is like only one word in French that sounds like really and it's like you. So I was like okay.

[00:15:01]>> She adjusted for us.

[00:15:02]>> You did well. You did well. Oh, we are all the mess up. [laughter] >> I thought it was two words.

[00:15:11]>> Let's see. Be better. Maybe. I think they can get it. Yes.

[00:15:18]>> Good.

[00:15:21]>> It's good. Very good.

[00:15:29]Buy >> boy.

[00:15:39]>> Okay.

[00:15:42]>> Vi V. I'm not sure, but Mu mm.

[00:16:02]>> Okay, >> let's [laughter] go.

[00:16:06]>> Wait.

[00:16:08]>> I I need I need to lock in.

[00:16:11]>> My god, my perfect score will be like [laughter] >> I got it. I think >> amazing. Amazing.

[00:16:25][cheering] What was it?

[00:16:29]>> What's the name in English? I probably >> a kettle.

[00:16:33]Kettle like the the thing that make hot water. Like since I have to cut it, I don't know in bu.

[00:16:44][laughter] And I think I could guess it because like they they like someone said with a V and I was like okay like usually people coming from Asian country the B and the V it's kind of like confusing for them and I was like okay V okay we are like genius >> you are very very clever >> genius >> because the word changed from China right? Yeah. The world changing from from China from you.

[00:17:10]>> Really? Which one?

[00:17:13]>> Mu. Before it was a bu and then from you the word changes.

[00:17:20]>> I was like like yes that's me. I was like [laughter] it's not a word like >> hard >> difficult.

[00:17:28]>> Super hard. Unexpectedly we got more points than we thought.

[00:17:32]>> But I like the pronunciation. It's interesting. I never had this kind of pronunciation before. sounds so expensive. [laughter] >> Louis Vuitton.

[00:17:41]>> Even though I was first, it's still really hard. The pronunciation is very difficult.

[00:17:46]>> You did really great. Like I feel like when you say it, it's right, but when I say it, oh, it's completely wrong.

[00:17:53]>> Yeah, we cannot even tell the difference cuz it's so similar for us. Even ponchu is like really hard for us.

[00:17:58]>> Today we play telephone game in French.

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