MD055 - How to Speak French
They say that French is the language of romance, so in our theme of getting you ready for Valentine’s Day on Thursday, here’s a quick primer. No, Veronica has never taken French before. Yes, she knows she’s probably butchering it. But hey, you’ve gotta start someplace! Bonne chance!
Delve into the minds behind the masterpiece that is MD055 - How to Speak French with this bonus Director’s Commentary episode featuring: the Director, Jonathan Harris, the talent, Lon Harris, and the Editor, Michael Gallagher.
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How to Speak French
Valentine’s Day
French
Jean-Luc Godard
How to Learn Basic Phrases in Any Language
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Tags: france, french, how to, how to speak french, languages, learning, mahalo, Mahalo Daily, veronica, veronica belmont
February 12th, 2008 at 4:14 am
Merci beaucoup.
It was the greatest Mahalo Daily ever!!!
February 12th, 2008 at 4:44 am
thanks for your work, I like it a lot!
I especially like the place where thoughts and realism are sold, but I never found (or heard about) any fighting grandmas!
And concerning the Poesie, it is excellent, thanks again
February 12th, 2008 at 4:55 am
Woah, ça c’est quelque chose !
Veronica, vous êtes encore plus jolie quand vous parlez français !
February 12th, 2008 at 6:44 am
Merci ça m’a bien fait marrer et en plus c’est artistique
Thanks. That was great fun and it’s art!
Eric (Nantes, France)
February 12th, 2008 at 7:10 am
Bravo Véronique !
The photography and the style is just right…
The nezz (normally pronounced le nay) was particularly cute.
The stereotypical cigarette-smoking French was also cute. You might be interested to learn that since January 1st, 2008 smoking is now forbidden just about everywhere public here in France (including bars, restaurants and cafés)… We’re going to have to come up with a new stereotype… we’ll keep the beret, the striped shirt (especially with Jean-Paul Gaultier making it so popular), the baguette and the glass of red wine. But the cigarette will now only work outside…
I love the end where the credits say “Craft Services” and the audio says “the guy who supplied the food”!
A bientôt pour un nouveau Mahaldo du jour ou Mahalo Quotidien
Merci !
February 12th, 2008 at 10:42 am
Merci pour cette vision très américaine du style français (façon Godard) ;-).
February 12th, 2008 at 11:11 am
Lovely seeing you speaking french Veronique.
Moreover, excellent old “yé yé” musical selection and I realy like the Godard-esque realisation. Well, it’s France from the 60’s but still, love it.
Nico, genuine french product since 1979.
February 12th, 2008 at 11:52 am
The French New Wave and The Criterion Collection.
Brava.
February 12th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Wow, that was really good. I’ve got to remember to shoot more in black and white.
Very creative guys.
Well done.
Ron
February 12th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Awesome! Very creative. I love it.
February 12th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Awesome. Veronica is a perfect Anna Karina (accept for the accent, LOL). Huh, no Mahalo page on Jean-Luc Godard?
February 12th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
[…] you’ve ever watched a Godard film, you’ll enjoy today’s Mahalo Daily on How To Speak […]
February 12th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Veronica, venez habiter en France. Il fait bon d’y vivre.
February 12th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
En France, on ne fait plus de film en noir et blanc. Enfin, très peu
February 12th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Hohoho (laughing in french, versus hehehe which is in english), c’est tres tres bien.
j’aime le film.
Yeah, i took three years of french and this is all i can remember, lol.
But yes, pretty awesome clip.
February 12th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
That was both inspiring and great to watch. Keep up to the great work.
February 12th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Merci Véronique Belmotte , en tant que Français je ne suis pas du tout choqué, j’ai même bien rigolé surtout quand le gars a mangé le Brie (the guy who eat the cheese that remind me an episode of bonjour america ha ha ha
)
Vous devriez aller faire un tour dans la communauté Francaise de seesmic (Loic et vinvin) pour parfaire votre Français
Ah, et puis il y a aussi ça :
http://tinyurl.com/2q9j9y
C’est très Français je trouve
Excuse me not to translate my comment but it’s just silly things and I’m a lazy French.
Excuse me too for that approximative translation….
February 12th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Merci Véronique Belmotte , en tant que Français je ne suis pas du tout choqué, j’ai même bien rigolé surtout quand le gars a mangé le Brie (the guy who eat the cheese that remind me an episode of bonjour america ha ha ha
)
Vous devriez aller faire un tour dans la communauté Francaise de seesmic (Loic et vinvin) pour parfaire votre Français
Ah, et puis il y a aussi ça :
http://tinyurl.com/2q9j9y
C’est très Français je trouve
Excuse me not to translate my all this comment but it’s just silly things and I’m a lazy French.
Excuse me too for that approximative translation….
February 12th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Wow. Freaking wow. Now that was Outstanding! Brilliant.
February 12th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Really nice! Bon courage pour la suite des cours, le français est compliqué !
February 12th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Mais oui, vous êtes tres jolie quand vous parlez français… Pourriez-vous fait otre similaire?
February 12th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
References to the Criterion Collection and the French New Wave!
Brava.
February 12th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
It made me smile… Darn Quebecois, should never be allowed to teach french to anyone!
February 12th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Sometimes we want to be good looking, sometimes we want to be funny.
You achieved both at once.
This Mahalo was a masterwork. Thanks from a french guy.
February 12th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Ah Andy Kaufman estuvo en este episodio. ¿Pensé que él estuvo muerto?
¡Gran episodio por la manera!
February 12th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Spot on. Anyone who took courses in French film will recognize how perfectly executed this is. And it has Veronica Belmont in it too. Too much to ask for in a short film, yet delivered anyway.
February 12th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Nice! Next time don’t hesitate. I’m always ready for this kind of joke…
February 12th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Awesome Veronique Belmont !
Actually that surename is quite French, c’est parfait !
February 12th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Oh girl… your French was so good. ^_^ you should keep it up. Is there ANYTHING you aren’t good at?!
February 12th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Best Episode Ever!
I can haz more Veronique Belmont?
Vous etes tres tres bien! <–My lame attempt at French that I learned in a Canadian school system.
February 12th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
That was awesome - Someone’s been watching too much New Wave.
February 13th, 2008 at 3:13 am
D*mn it sound nice when Veronica speaks French
I learned many good French phrases from this episode.
February 13th, 2008 at 8:30 am
Veronica toujours aussi jolie, “je t’aime!!!!!!!”, mais la vison des américains sur les Francais est toujours aussi ridicule!
February 13th, 2008 at 9:30 am
It’s nice not to hear the regular Mahalo Daily opening song. But Veronica is just so cute.
February 13th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Quoi ? aucun bloopers ? ca aurait ete pas mal drole de les voir, j’imagine qu’il y en a eu beaucoup
Maintenant, vous devrier apprendre le francais du Quebec, ca c est de la vraie poesie… hahaha je niaise
This was an interesting episode since everything was different from the previous ones. The main guy during the commentaries didnt leave a chance to the others and kept interupting everyone else to say the same thing, I thought it was very funny.
I ve been checking the show since it started and more episodes like this would make it really stand out from the others.
But we need to see some bloopers !
February 13th, 2008 at 10:59 am
Tres fantastique! I loov very much your, how you say? Veedee-o? As my english no is very good, I cannot say more, but C’est Magnifique!
February 13th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
That’s some convincing and enticing acting, Veronica. I almost thought you could speak French.
February 13th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
C’etait un episode fantastique, mais vous traduisiez pauvrement. Some of the pronunciations were also off like “le nez.” The “z” is silent. Other than a few mistakes, c’etait merveilleux.
February 14th, 2008 at 5:20 am
[…] venue to squeeze into place that is backed by a good review. Veronica Belmont’s blog on Mahalo has a helpful resource on how to speak French and woo your partner while MSN music has helpfully […]
February 15th, 2008 at 1:56 am
Awesome, as always. But this post in particular. Yeah, some pronounciation was off, but who cares. Oh, and the best part was the commentary. The CGI rain and the eating of a ‘Blueberry Muffin’ had me in stitches. Excellente ma belle fille, et toute l’équipe d’ailleurs.
February 16th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
si jamais tu veux des cours particuliers Véro
Plus que Goddard, çà m’a fait penser aux 1eres saisons de “Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir” (the Avengers); Veronica Peel
February 17th, 2008 at 9:51 am
Merci beaucoup Véronique Belmotte & Mahalo.
I spent time in France in 1974.
My daughter is now learning the French language.
Now I have to relearn it too.
February 22nd, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Bravo Veronica apprendre le francais est plus dur que l’anglais et la prononciation est bien !
Very Good episode of Mahalo Daily
micka39 (France)
March 2nd, 2008 at 5:59 am
J’ adore le mélange des accents français/anglais et j’ ai trouvé cela très marrant
Bonne émission comme d’ habitude.
I like the mixt with french/english accents and i thought is so funny
Good podcast show like usual.
Masa(Bordeaux, France)
March 2nd, 2008 at 7:24 am
[…] Revenons à nos moutons, Veronica Belmont propose chaque semaine un podscast vidéo dans Mahalo Daily, et l’ un d’ eux était une leçon pour apprendre le français. […]
March 7th, 2008 at 6:28 am
Was I the only one who laughed out loud at the cheese eating moment?! Priceless…
Anyway, great epi. - really, a welcome surprise!
March 12th, 2008 at 5:12 am
Ce café où on vend des idées et du réalisme se trouve ici, à Austin. J’espère que notre chère Véronique a pu y faire un tour pendant son séjour à «Sud, Sud-Ouest» (SXSW).
March 13th, 2008 at 8:07 am
Bravo Veronica, pour quelqu’un qui n’a jamais parler français je trouve que tu te débrouille très bien…
March 16th, 2008 at 3:09 am
Great ! I am french and should need the same to learn english… But sure, I will never be complexed by my (french) accent anymore talking in english…
Thanks
So : Veronica, le français vous va très bien.
March 18th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Veronica la Femme Fatale, plus S.V.P.
March 20th, 2008 at 7:14 am
Marry Me.
March 22nd, 2008 at 12:58 am
[…] growing on me. One set of reasons has to do with JaCal’s most recent TWiT contributions and Véronique Belmont’s role in the startup. Doesn’t sound very rational but at least I acknowledge these […]
March 25th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
HOW DO YOU SPEAK FRENCH(=
March 27th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Can the producers of this show consider providing other video formats for download, like WMV, MP4, AVI, etc?
Not everyone uses an iPhone or Quicktime. Most of your mobile market is not Apple.
Thanks
May 4th, 2008 at 4:42 am
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