It does not mean they think you are stupid, it’s just that they are so accustomed to doing this that it may not have crossed their mind that it might block you from speaking French”.In 2012, having been lost for over 500 years, the remains of King Richard III were discovered beneath a carpark in Leicester. “Don’t take it personally if you are corrected. We correct them all the time, and we tend to do the same thing to adults. French is a difficult language and that’s how we teach French to our children. “The French have a tendency to correct people. The other thing she mentioned is a possible cultural difference that Anglophone French-learners might stumble upon in France. “And if they do think you’re stupid then they are the stupid ones because you are the one speaking French!” “But please do not think people will think you are stupid because you cannot conjugate a verb in its correct form. “You cannot show your real voice when you’re still learning”, the expert told The Local.
“You are going to make mistakes, there is no way around it”, Camille said, adding that many language-learners feel frustrated by their inability to express themselves the way they would like to. If the listing shows no initials, it means the movie will be dubbed into French, so you’ll be treated to the sight of one of your favourite American or British movie starts speaking fluent French – albeit while their mouth moves slightly out-of-sync with the words being spoken.įinally, the French language expert recommends staying humble. It’s similar to the VM (Version Multilingue) initialisation on French TV, which allows viewers to watch imported TV shows or movies in their original language, as well as in French. You may occasionally also see VO – Version Originale – which comes without subtitles for the full-on original movie experience.
The acronym you’re looking for in the cinema listings is VOST – which stands for Version Originale Sous-Titrée – and that means the screening in question has the original soundtrack and (French) subtitles.įrequently, avant-premiere screenings – preview showings of films in selected cinemas before their official release in France – are VOST. The trick is to know which screenings are which – and for that you need to look at cinema listings online or in the local press.
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