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💡 If you’ve spent any amount of time in France, or even just watching French TV shows, you’ve probably noticed already that spoken French is NOT simply written French read aloud. Actual spoken French is almost a completely different language than technical written French… which is likely what you were taught in school.

This is something I talk about a lot at Comme une Française. In fact, we specialize in everyday spoken French, and we focus ONLY on the specifics of speaking, understanding, and being understood in everyday spoken French.

But talking about it as a concept is one thing. Seeing it in action is another! That’s why, in today’s video, I’m going to show you some very specific examples where you can clearly see just how different spoken French can be compared to written French. My hope is that these examples will help you better understand some of spoken French’s “unwritten rules”, and encourage you to focus on prioritizing what’s really important to gain spoken French fluency.

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At Comme une Française, we specialize in everyday spoken French. We focus on three unique aspects that are different from school French, self-study books, Duolingo, etc:
1. We focus only on the specifics of speaking/understanding/being understood in everyday French and have unique ways to help you learn it properly & faster.
2. We focus on shortcuts to help you make progress faster, which also means we tell you exactly what you can stop learning to prioritize what’s really important.
3. We use French culture as the subject to make it fun and interesting for adults.

Take care and stay safe.
😘 from Grenoble, France.

Géraldine