Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
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Have you ever had your brain completely freeze in the middle of a French conversation? I’ve been there, and I want to share a secret with you: even native speakers do it! In this lesson, I’m showing you the most underrated French skill that nobody ever teaches in school.
It’s not about more conjugations or bizarre grammar rules; it’s about having a "rescue toolkit" for those moments when the words just won’t come.
I’ll walk you through my favorite filler words like "euh" and "ben," the "five-second phrases" that buy your brain thinking time, and how to use placeholders like "le truc" so you never have to stop talking.
Once you have these tools in your pocket, you’ll stop panicking about awkward silences and start feeling like a real, confident speaker. Let’s get rid of that conversation stress together!
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0:00 - Intro
1:06 - Le Mensonge, The Big Lie You Were Told
2:43 - La Preuve, Proof: French People Do This All The Time
7:16 - Level 1, The Basic Fillers
10:31 - Level 2, The Thinking Phrases
13:32 - Reaction Training
17:11 - Level 3, The Restate Technique
19:10 - Level 4, Placeholder Words
22:17 - Advanced, Fillers As Social Tools
25:00 - Putting It All Together
27:48 - The Final Reframe
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* Read, save and/or print the full written lesson here (free) - commeunefrancaise.com/blog/french-conversation-filler-words&source=youtube
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* Actual spoken French is almost a completely different language than technical written French, which is what you were taught in schools. We specialize in everyday spoken French: speaking and understanding it, at all ages and levels. - commeunefrancaise.com
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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
What's blocking your French learning? Get your free personalized practice plan: commeunefrancaise.com/youtube-welcome?utm_campaign=20260207&utm_medium=description&utm_source=youtube
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Have you ever had your brain completely freeze in the middle of a French conversation? I’ve been there, and I want to share a secret with you: even native speakers do it! In this lesson, I’m showing you the most underrated French skill that nobody ever teaches in school.
It’s not about more conjugations or bizarre grammar rules; it’s about having a "rescue toolkit" for those moments when the words just won’t come.
I’ll walk you through my favorite filler words like "euh" and "ben," the "five-second phrases" that buy your brain thinking time, and how to use placeholders like "le truc" so you never have to stop talking.
Once you have these tools in your pocket, you’ll stop panicking about awkward silences and start feeling like a real, confident speaker. Let’s get rid of that conversation stress together!
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0:00 - Intro
1:06 - Le Mensonge, The Big Lie You Were Told
2:43 - La Preuve, Proof: French People Do This All The Time
7:16 - Level 1, The Basic Fillers
10:31 - Level 2, The Thinking Phrases
13:32 - Reaction Training
17:11 - Level 3, The Restate Technique
19:10 - Level 4, Placeholder Words
22:17 - Advanced, Fillers As Social Tools
25:00 - Putting It All Together
27:48 - The Final Reframe
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⭐ DOWNLOAD THE PDF OF THIS LESSON
* Read, save and/or print the full written lesson here (free) - commeunefrancaise.com/blog/french-conversation-filler-words&source=youtube
🇫🇷 LEARN FRENCH WITH GÉRALDINE
* Ready to see faster progress in your spoken French fluency through consistent practice? Sign up for our next 30-Day French Challenge: school.commeunefrancaise.com/challenge
🥐 EXPLORE THE COMME UNE FRANÇAISE WEBSITE
* Actual spoken French is almost a completely different language than technical written French, which is what you were taught in schools. We specialize in everyday spoken French: speaking and understanding it, at all ages and levels. - commeunefrancaise.com
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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
