You are mastering a complicated language like English, but British and American regional accents can even confuse us native speakers.

The way you speak is part of your charm don't worry about. If you're here long enough your accent will change over time.

Please do not stress out over your accent. You are doing just fine, keep up the great videos.

"Squirrel" is famously difficult for non-native English speaking Europeans to pronounce correctly. During World War 2 the American G.I.'s would frequently use it as a password at checkpoints to catch German military personnel dressed up in American uniforms trying to fool their way past guards.

Marie, you speak English extremely well. Our language is all kinds of messed up. So many differences on pronunciation. Marie my name is always mispronounced by my fellow Americans! My name is Craig but it's a 50/50 chance I get called Greg. I'd have issue with anyone giving you flack on speaking our language.

The most important thing to remember is that American English has been influenced by so many languages that the pronunciation may make no sense at all.

frankly, I love the French accent.

Your pronunciation is great. Don't lose your French accent, it is wonderful.

I think you speak English beautifully and I can’t think of anything I would change in your pronunciation of words.

You speak English wonderfully!! To help with Chicago, the "ch" is same as you say champagne...as a soft "sh", not a hard "ch" as in "chicken". The pronunciation is French version of a Native American name.

Years ago I worked with a French girl. I never pestered her about her accent. The funny thing was when she told everybody she missed so many things in French grocery stores like rabbit and these citified Americans nearly had a meltdown.

also, remember, in the US, there are regional differences in pronunciations. "Sauce" sounds very different in NYC

SAUCE ''I do believe you stole it from us.'' hahaha yesss

Lol, you are very understandable. The quirks make it genuine. Peace, Love!!

Noo your accent is part of your charm! Don't change a thing! 😊 Imperfections are what make us unique..

I've never had a problem understanding your English. I love your French accent. You speak better than many americans

A French accent is charming, so why work so hard to lose it? We love you just the way you are.

I dated a French girl from Nimes for a few years. The most endearing mispronunciation she had was the word 'Clothes'. It was adorable, I never corrected

The word 'aluminum' has entered the chat. :) We had some guys from Ireland come to help out at my job in New York. We could communicate with each other, but when the Irish guys were talking casually to each other, I could only pick up an occasional word and didn't really know what they were saying. So, don't worry too much about it because just when you think you have a word perfected, you will hear someone pronounce it differently. The main thing is that your English is easily understandable and, quite honestly (and sadly), better than many native English speakers.

You're such a good sport, Marie. Kudos (coo-dose) for your affable charm! Now since you asked, here's one more... @ 19:03 you said, "It's gonna be fun for me to read (it's pronounced "reed") those comments." It was probably due to your headache, yeah?! Just keep having fun!!

I have watched you from the beginning of your first videos. You have made great progress learning English. Please don't lose your French accent because it is so cool. Your T-shirt is awesome. Just an old guy's opinion. I think you and your mom are wonderful. Stay well and be happy.

When the Norman French conquered the Anglo Saxons they introduced the modern English words for meat because only they had much meat in their diets: Beef, Mutton and Pork. However, the Anglo Saxons were the people who raised the animals ands so modern English still has the Anglo Saxon words for animals: Cow, Sheep and Pig. The Anglo Saxons survived mostly on onions. I imagine that we use the French word sauce because only the Norman French ate sauces because only they ate much meat.

Your English is completely understandable. You must remember that with SO many accents across the USA the slight changes in pronunciations you sometimes do like stressing a different syllable is nothing compared to accents in parts of the US. An example, when I was in grade school I had a friend that had just moved from Kentucky, his home state. His speech was almost completely unintelligible to us in California. Whereas yours is easy to understand.

I like the way you say the word "Live" in your french accent. It's so adorable.

You do a fantastic job and most people that are native English speakers can not speak another language at all! Ignore any haters and know that the majority of your audience loves your videos! Have a great weekend/week!

Hello Marie, English is very difficult as there are many sound alike words and as you are learning, many dialects as well. I really feel that your English is progressing extremely well. You can communicate anywhere in America. I'm very impressed & proud of your progress! Excellent work!

My dad worked in South America for a while when I was a kid, and I found that the Spanish speakers had trouble pronouncing my name, which is Steve in English and Esteban in Spanish. When they tried to use the English pronunciation, it went like this: "Esteef" "That is close, but there is no E on the front. It is Steve" "Esteef" "Close enough" One of our friends was trying to practice English with my dad, and he said, "How is your weefay doing". It took us a while to realize he as asking about his wife, my mom, but using the Spanish vowel pronunciations and pronouncing the silent "e" at the end.

My favorite word that you say is "mountain", I love the way you say it. 😊

These videos were so fun when you used to do them, so I'm looking forward to watching! ♥️

Wouldn't stress too much over pronunciation. You are easy to understand which is the most important thing and Americans love accents, so I wouldn't be in a hurry to lose it. Enjoy your videos, keep up the good work.

So Marie & Mary are just variations with the same pronunciation? In the U.S., Marie is pronounced ma-REE. Anyway, this was fun. I know it has to be hard to learn English as a second language, what with all the exceptions to the "rules". Much respect!

For what it's worth, your pronunciation is amazing. Sometimes you go full sentences with complete fluency, and even the others are so easy to understand

One of the funniest things I’ve ever heard was from the British car show Top Gear. Jeremy Clarkson was giving an American guest a hard time about his pronunciation of “Jaguar”, telling him to pronounce it the way it’s spelled. I thought “here’s an Englishman telling someone to pronounce something the way it’s spelled”😆

Your English is excellent better than many native speakers that's for sure.

Anybody who criticize the way you pronounce your English I’m sure has not been outside the country. English is a very difficult language to learn for foreigners. Try to ignore the language errors ❤️

I'm very impressed with your diligence in elevating your pronunciation, from the level of being understandable to nearly the level of being a native speaker.

Marie, this reminds me of my special lessons in school when i had a speech impediment. I could not pronounce my 'R's, so it came out as a 'L' sound. Keep up your videos as they are very entertaining and enlightening! Do not worry about your accent since it is a major part of your charm! (Americans love accents! Especially European ones!) And, your english is above average, even better than a lot of American people. [They dont speak properly. You do, very well.]

Soooo true on English…….too many different pronunciations & exceptions

Oh miss Marie we understand you perfectly. 🙂

You pronounce American words better than most Americans. You are fine.

There is a public speaking trainer who also is an English as a Secondary Language. He has videos of how foreigners can learn to speak in an American accent. Vinh Giang suggests to over emphasize your words. As an American I use his videos to improve my public speaking skills

I love how you say country! DON’T CHANGE IT!

You are doing fine, Marie! We are all glad you enjoy being here, friend! God Bless!

I've been following you for a while now, your English is getting much much much much much better. You even have a little bit of American slang in your accent. I love it.

The utter defeat in your body language when you were trying to reconcile county vs country made me laugh too hard! I’m so amazed by your language skills, and your French pronunciations of words in English are so lovely!

Thanks for the fun video, Marie! This managed to give me a much needed laugh today. I'm glad the list was helpful, except for the headache. 😅

The self-flaggelation is quite adorable, Muh-REE !!

A common mistake by French speakers is pluralization. Like when you say shrimps, it's just shrimp. Usually French speakers leave off the S on the end of plural words.

Hahah. I love the background French music when you were reading the French comment.

No worries! We love your accent. It's really cute. ☝🏻☝🏻🙂🙂

The English language sounds so much better when a French woman is speaking it. 🤩

I think your English is excellent. I really enjoyed this video. Some things in English do not make sense to us either. Also, my mother's middle name is Marie

I can assure you that your English is far better than my French will ever be.

this was fun and interesting to watch! 👍☺

I find it interesting to hear you talk about the different prnounciations. However, I don't understand how or why anyone took exception to your pronunciation to begin with. Your French accented English is absolutely charming.

A very bright and cheery video. An Asian friend specifically wanted to pronounce “physician”. It goes like this: Me: physician. Her: just can’t get it. Three times it goes like that. Finally, me: Doctor. Her: OK! Sometimes that’s just the way the story goes. 🇫🇷🇺🇸🗣

This was so fun to watch! I know English is a really hard language to learn. I'm so thankful I grew up with it. I wish I could speak Spanish as well as you speak English. To think you speak even more than 2 languages is mind blowing to me. My head would be a mess! Americans have always thought the French accent is so beautiful. Love from Illinois USA ❤

I agree with everyone saying you already do a great job with pronunciation, your accent is charming, don't worry about it etc etc. BUT as someone also learning another language, I completely understand the drive to perfect it and sound like a native speaker. So I say yes, don't beat yourself up about it but keep striving to improve!

It is important to note that American English has several different accents and influences. Most words in the American language is technically mispronounced by Americans daily. The General pronunciation used by apps is a 'General Mid-Western accent pronunciation'.

I've watched you for quite some time and you're getting so much better.....not to worry

Don't fix anything! Your Frenchiness is what makes you adorable.

Woooooo! New vlog! Happy Mother's day to your mother Marie! Salamat po Marie!

I hope you never lose your French accent. Your English is very understandable. More so than a lot of Americans. My mother is French. She lived in the US since 1961 and still gets comments about her French accent. I would say that the TH seems to be most difficult for French speakers.

You're pronunciation is not only correct but extremely charming.

Ma'am, you speak incredibly well. There are a lot of words that you've improved your pronunciation on over the years. Even in this video, many are very well done. I'm very happy that most people are kind about your English speaking. My Spanish, German and French are very good and am lucky to pronounce things better than most non-native speakers, but struggle very hard with Portuguese and Italian. It all gets easier with time, and you're absolutely crushing it.

I hear a lot of native German speakers also can’t pronounce “TH” in English. They replace it with “D”. However I hear a lot of native English speakers also do the same thing.

You're doing so well; you're completely nailing the pronunciation with so many of your words! It's so cool watching your process! 😁 Knowing which syllable is emphasized is extremely difficult and arbitrary! Totally fair to struggle with it! It's so silly! One tip: Most of the time, when the letter "u" is pronounced as a long sound - e.g "curious", "furious", "human", "mature", "attune", "universal", "usually" - pronounced like it has a "y" before the "u". So "curious" sounds like "cyurious". The "y" sound isn't usually added if the letter before is an "L" though. e.g. "ludicrous", "lubricant", "flute". (The long "u" generally happens when it's a single vowel with a single consonant between it and the next vowel. I think you're getting that part correct though 😊)

Your doing fine. Our accents are tough for everyone. And yes your French accent is delightful.

Personally, I think your pronunciations are fine. I recently watched another reactor who was French but had been living in the U.S. for the last five years and you are far ahead of her by a mile! Love your channel!

The progress you've made since launching your channel is amazing! When meeting someone new to me, I enjoy trying to guess which State or region they are from (I have a friend from Philadelphia who is harder for me to understand than you are). Keep up the good work but don't overdo it - we love you just the way you are!

Hey. I love your videos. FYI, During my undergraduate degree, I did a 4 month trip to France to study at UTC. At that time my French speech was very poor; however, I got better! I really enjoyed my time at UTC and my travels to Paris, Reims, etc. Was a difficult but amazing time! Take care and you are doing well.

Your perfect just the way you are !!! Being unique is what you're meant to be 😊

You are just fine, don't change a thing. Even in America, a word is pronounced and sometimes has different meanings depending on where you live. I really enjoyed this, thank you

Native English speakers: “I learned it from you, mom. I learned it from you”

I am American I am 52 years old I still can't day RURAL. The best I can do is treat it as tow words...Ru RAL. I can practice all I want and still sound like I am having mini siezue. So I say country ares or just country it works the same. Enjoy your accent and if it is a French word pronounce is in French. You are essentially creating your own accent. Your doing great!

Thank you for that lesson.😀😀😀😀😀 you pronounce very well..

Don't sweat any of it. Love your videos & accent ! And your Engrish is quite guuud.

Fun video! I'm learning a new language too, and sometimes I think I am saying it 100% perfect, but a native speaker will say I have an American accent. All in good spirits, and so much fun!

I wish I was half as good at my second language as you are in yours.

I love your accent and have a German mom who has had an accent since I was a kid. Don't completely erase it - you're doing amazing.

When you take the time to pronounce "curious" you say it absolutely correctly but when you're rushing, all three syllables melt into one so that's when it sounds like "curse."

Ms. Merie, don't feel bad because we as Americans have been asking why all our lives... LOL It is easy to understand what you say simply by following the conversation. ))) There are no complaints here. )))

Some differences in pronunciation depend on context. For instance THE is usually pronounced with a long EE sound when followed by a word that begins with a vowel sound and is pronounced with the short E when followed by a word that begins with a consonant.

Your French accent is fine. I can hear you clearly. I’m from Jersey and that’s how I sound. I’m not changing nor should you!

Your English is fine. I can understand everything you say, thats good enough.

Some of these are just SUPER picky. You do a great job. that being said. I do smile when you say squirrel.

I so enjoy your videos. So weird that when I was in high school in the 60s we had to memorize "the pledge of allegiance to the American flag"....in French. Oddly, I still know it. You are adorable...in both languages.

As long as we can understand what you are saying, your accent is charming!😊

American English borrows from so many different languages it is very hard. You are amazing. With every trip to the US your English is better. Part of your problem is the same word can be said multiple ways. The city Houston is pronounced Hoos-ston. The street in NYC is pronounced House-ston.

Everything you say with a French accent sounds better! Don’t worry about it ! I’m an American from Boston, everyone hates my accent!

“Sure” is pronounced differently depending on the use & context. E.G. 1 “Do you want to go to the beach today?” “Sure” (“Shur”) E.G. *You hold open a door* “Thank you.” “Sure,” you reply. “Shoo-ur” Or it can just be preference😉🤷‍♂️🥴 Your English is fantastic. You’re bilingual, while most Americans are barely passable speaking one. I’ve heard something along the lines that most people use like 2,000 words to communicate well enough, but I always try to increase my vocabulary. However, most instructors on writing or speaking preach that simple & concise language is best. However, we have so many words & why not use them because many times people cannot thoroughly articulate what the mean exactly or in detailed fashion. I speak English & some French & Japanese, & am constantly trying to improve on my secondary languages. Now pronunciations is one just facet of English’s difficulty. I would think that American idioms would be harder especially for foreigners. That is we have a lot of phrases & sayings that aren’t literal & don’t make sense word for word, but garner a new meaning taken all together. Here are some examples. Do you know the meanings of these phrases & do you have analogous ones in Française? “Spill the beans” “Jump on the bandwagon” “Break a leg.” “Not in the same ballpark.” “Behind the eightball.” “Cut to the chase.” “Piece of cake.” “Not for nothing.” “Knock it out of the park.” “That hits below the belt.” “Throw in the towel.” “You dropped the ball.” “A piece of cake.” “Bite the bullet.” “Cut the mustard” “Cut to the chase.” “A piece of cake.” “Apple of my eye.” “Spice things up” “Elephant in the room.” That’s all I can think of at the moment. We take the. For granted & don’t even have to think about them. I don’t know why the US has so many idioms. Do you know any of these? Do you understand any or all of them? They’d be helpful to know. Curious to know about how many you know & what you think of them. Some Fench examples would be: “Coup de foudre” like US’s “Head over Heels” “Faire la grasse matinée” Lazy morning

Your English pronunciation is way better than my French pronunciation.

Marie you are the best. Just be yourself... When i was in HS in the early 80s i was dating someone who was raised in Canada and her native language was French. I enjoyed her different pronunciation of English words. I have many relatives whose native language is Spanish (from Mexico). ❤❤❤

I was there. In your start. Learning English. Years ago. My avatar name was different. I encouraged. People would disparage and I always defended and praised. We chatted. You were so timid. Now you roar! Go FrenchTastic. Your English is beautiful. It is yours. Stop obsessing over useless crap. Hug/kiss your man/woman and enjoy life.

Don't worry too much about your accent/pronunciation because I think most Americans will find it very quaint and charming! As for the movie Lincoln, that is NOT a good movie to watch for non-native speakers who are learning English. Even for me, a native American-English speaker of 44 years, it is difficult to follow. It also requires a great deal of political/government knowledge and American history to have a good understanding of what was going on at the time. I've been watching your videos and you are definitely improving over time. You are doing great!

You're adorable regardless of your accent but I admire your dedication. I did previously comment to listen to YT'er Feli From Germany. Her pronunciation of "American English" is impeccable. She obviously worked to develop her skill (and it helped that she lived in "middle America" for years). Nobody would EVER guess she's a native German.

Love your shirt. You really have an ear for pronouncing foreign words, your English is much improved from when you started as a music reactor. Keep expanding your horizons.

You were saying beginning correctly. It's rare that the first E is not reduced. Reduced vowels are often the hardest thing for English learners.

Good video Marie. One of the things that makes learning English so tough is the inconsistency of the pronunciation. Our words come from so many different sources, then regional variants make it even more confusing. So words may have started in Latin, French, Greek, German, Danish, etc. then morphed over time. And the pronunciation is influenced by where when and why it evolved. Things are actually a little easier now, since mass communication has standardized what used to be massive differences in regional dialects. I think you do a fantastic job with the language. Don't let it get you down. Even when you do make mistakes, you're close enough to be understood with the context of what you're saying. Plus, I spent a lot of time in Canada when I was younger, so the accent seems pretty normal to me. It's a little off from Acadian or Quebecois, but not jarringly so.

Having watched your content for a good while, there are times, more and more, when your English is so good that I can't hear any French accent at all. You are doing so well! It's charming that you're so determined to improve. I must admit, if you manage to erase your native accent, I will be a little sad, but no where near sad enough to stop watching your adventures!