Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
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💡 If you first learned French in a classroom, you've maybe noticed something unusual: spoken French doesn't always sound the way you expect it to based on the written French you know. Actual spoken French is almost a completely different language than technical written French, mostly because it follows certain unwritten rules that you would never learn in school. One common one (that tends to get skipped over in textbooks) is that we almost never use “nous” in spoken French. Perhaps this is new to you, perhaps it isn't. Either way, we can always benefit from more practice! So, in today's lesson, we'll go over some common instances where you can replace “nous” with more natural-sounding language in your spoken French.
0:00 - Intro
0:28 - “Nous” is for written French
7:15 - “Nous” in everyday spoken French?
8:44 - Practice
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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.
Geraldine
Get my weekly newsletter full of insights, tips and exercises on spoken French, specially crafted to make learning fun and practical. Join 32,241 learners here: commeunefrancaise.com/youtube-welcome?utm_source=youtube
💡 If you first learned French in a classroom, you've maybe noticed something unusual: spoken French doesn't always sound the way you expect it to based on the written French you know. Actual spoken French is almost a completely different language than technical written French, mostly because it follows certain unwritten rules that you would never learn in school. One common one (that tends to get skipped over in textbooks) is that we almost never use “nous” in spoken French. Perhaps this is new to you, perhaps it isn't. Either way, we can always benefit from more practice! So, in today's lesson, we'll go over some common instances where you can replace “nous” with more natural-sounding language in your spoken French.
0:00 - Intro
0:28 - “Nous” is for written French
7:15 - “Nous” in everyday spoken French?
8:44 - Practice
⭐ DOWNLOAD THE PDF OF THIS LESSON
* Read, save and/or print the full written lesson here (free) - commeunefrancaise.com/blog/on-or-nous&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
✅ SUBSCRIBE SO YOU DON’T MISS ANY EPISODES
youtube.com/@Commeunefrancaise?sub_confirmation=1
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.
Geraldine
