Basic French Conversation: What you NEED to know

Want to start speaking and using your French, but not sure where to start? These tips will help.

0:00 - Bonjour !
0:25 -Ça va ? Questions
3:23 - Less boring questions + answers
5:04 - With a shopkeeper
9:18 - Au revoir and leaving

Learning French can be fun and stimulating. But, I'm here to help make sure that you actually USE your French, not just learn it - and that starts with speaking! All you really need are a few simple phrases to start a French conversation with friends, shopkeepers, and strangers.

In today's lesson, we'll explore some of the most basic phrases you can learn if you want to start having short conversations in French. You can use them to greet your neighbour, buy something from a French bakery, announce that you're leaving a party, and more! Let's dive in.

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

Géraldine

[anonza]

You're an excellent teacher, Geraldine! Just an English tip, if you don't mind ;-) "At last" is used for something that you've really been waiting for. For example: "At last! The speech is over!". We normally use "finally" (or less often "*and* last") to indicate the last item in a list, e.g., "X, Y, and finally, Z", or "X, Y, and last (but not least), Z". Funnily enough, "finally" also works as an alternative for "at last" ("finally, the speech is over!"), but not necessarily vice versa.

[purevanilla]

Very good lesson for an American who who wants to learn French.

[markscranton]

Excellent moment ! Je rencontre quelqu'un le dimanche qui veut m'aider avec mon français et je veux lui montrer que j'essaye.
Excellent timing! I am meeting someone on Sunday who wants to help me with my French and I want to show them that I am trying.

[lucialovecraft]

I’m taking up French lessons again and I forgot how much I love the language!

Thankfully I have a friend in Paris to practice with ❤ can’t wait to visit France some day

[tanujamullick]

For the first time, I think I could learn French. You make it seem possible. Merci

[sannn]

I took French lessons 12 years ago, but I still remember those phrases! Merci!

[sarahmclin]

Thank you! I am learning on duolingo, but I wanted to supplement my learning with videos so I can learn how to hear French. It is quite different from hearing English! Thank you for sharing.

[faithbwire]

I enjoyed every bit of it... I guess it's time i continue with my french studies again👍👍👍

[eunicechanimpact]

Vous êtes une très bonne prof, Géraldine. Merci pour ces leçons!

[crazycatlady]

I love this page. Planning to go to France for my 30th birthday so I need to brush up on my French 😊

[TMD]

Merci, Geraldine! So helpful to know a few short phrases to know for many occasions. It’s all about usage! Take care 🇫🇷🇺🇸

[AprylZA]

Confession: When I first arrived here, I'd ask for ‹‹deux baguettes›› because I could never remember if it was ‹‹un›› or ‹‹une››! mdr ;0}

[anthonyjosuerendonvera]

Your Channel is all i ever needed for learning french in a way i like and that works for me, your explanations are just so good, really good, thank you

[smalls]

Thank you so much. I have been trying to learn French and this is a wonderful video.

[wallykaspars]

Fabulous! Merci beaucoup!
"Tu fais quoi dans la vie?" Years ago I heard that it is impolite to ask French strangers want they do for a living.

[suzannederringer]

You're such a great teacher! Merci!

[icelma]

Vous êtes un très bon professeur et vos vidéos sont très claires. J'aimerais continuer à apprendre avec vous ! Félicitations pour votre excellent travail, être un enseignant n'est pas aussi facile qu'il n'y paraît. Merci beaucoup

[antonisaputra]

merci beaucoup madame. I am so happy to learn french with you

[dancarroll]

Allez. J’ai vraiment aimé cette leçon. Merci, Géraldine!

[boondocksdragon]

I'm so happy to have stumbled across your channel! After taking four years of French throughout school and uni, I haven't spoken it in over a decade. Now my 15yo wants to learn so we can practice together, and I'm so rusty! I'll be binging your videos until I'm back to my best. 💚