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The Nike shoe brand in France, nobody will say that.

If you say that, people will laugh at you.

We say: I bought a new pair of Nike.

Hello everyone, I hope you're well. Today I'm going to talk to you about anglicisms in French, English words that we use in everyday life in French.

This video may not please the purists of the French language. There are some people who don't like the use of English words in French, but it's part of the evolution of the language, of the reality of everyday French, of the French we see on TV, read on the Internet, see at the movies, it's part of the evolution of the French language to integrate English words.

So today, we're going to look at some English words that are regularly used in French, when we speak in France.

There are many more in reality, but I had to draw the line.

We'll also be looking at something very important: the pronunciation of these words. Just because we say English words doesn't mean we'll pronounce them with an English accent in France.

So we're going to pronounce these words in French, but in the French way, with a French accent. I don't know if this is the case in all French-speaking countries.

In Quebec, for example, I think we pronounce English words with the right accent, but that's not the case in France. I'll give you a few examples before I start.

For example, the Nike shoe brand in France, nobody's going to say that. If you say that, people will laugh at you. In France, we say Nike. I bought a new pair of Nike shoes. Nobody's going to say Nike.

You see, this is also the case for brand names. It's not just the case for common nouns. For example, next week I'll say I'm going to Disneyland, not I'm going to Disneyland.

In fact, some of you have made fun of my accent. In some videos, I used to say Hello tout le monde and not Hello tout le monde. But that's how we pronounce Hello in France.

If I come to work and say Hello to everyone, people will wonder if I have a problem, they'll laugh at me.

In French, to say bonjour, you can of course say salut, but more and more, people are also saying hello, but they pronounce it like this, they pronounce Hello, and I'm going to prove it to you right now, and you can also do the test in Google Translate.

In fact, when you put a word on one side French, on the other side English, you can hear the pronunciation, the difference in pronunciation between a French speaker who is going to say the word and an English speaker.

We will do it together for the word Hello and you will hear the difference in pronunciation.

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For each word, I'll first give you the word's English pronunciation. Then I'll tell you how it's pronounced in French, and I'll give you a context, using the word in a sentence.

Of course, you also have to take into account that there are different accents in France and Belgium, and you have to add to that, the classic French pronunciation, the accent that different people may have.

Weekend, weekend. The weekend begins on Friday evening and ends on Sunday evening.

OK, OK. We're having pizza for lunch. Okay, I'm just really hungry. See you tomorrow at 10? Ok, that's fine. You can also say d'accord in French, but it's true that Ok is used a lot in French.

Cool, cool. The restaurant yesterday was really cool, I really liked it. In French, you can also say sympa, but we really use the word cool a lot.

Smartphone, smartphone. You can connect your smartphone to this speaker to play music.

Boycott, boycott. The United States announces the diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Mug, Mug. Do you want a mug or a cup for your tea? I prefer a mug, it's bigger.

Jackpot, jackpot. A Frenchman has hit the lottery jackpot. He won over 100 million euros.

Fair play, fair play. In sport, you have to be fair. It's important to respect the rules of the game and your opponents.

Pickpocket, pickpocket. A pickpocket stole my smartphone on the subway.

Boss, the boss. Thibault is the boss, he's the one who decides.

Challenge, a challenge. Running the marathon is a real challenge for me. I hope to succeed.

Sandwich, sandwich. I didn't have much time this lunch, so I just ate a sandwich.

Stand-by stand-by. I lost my job, so I put my house-buying project on stand-by.

Geek, a geek. Samuel is a real geek. He spends all day behind his computer playing games.

Underground, underground. This musical project gathers ten French underground rappers.

Fake news, fake news. You can read a lot of fake news on the Internet.

Buzz, buzz. This video of dancing dogs is causing a buzz on the Internet. Everyone has seen it.

Casting, casting. I've been cast for Steven Spielberg's next film.

Freelance, freelance. I am a freelance graphic designer, I work on my own.

Bartender, bartender. I'm going to go order two mojitos from the bartender.

Coming out, a coming out. Marc came out when he was 25. It was very difficult for him to reveal his homosexuality to his parents.

Break, a break. I need a break, I'm fed up with my job and taking the metro every day. I need a vacation.

Manager, manager. My manager gave me a raise last year.

Fast food, fast food. I want fast food, but I can't decide between McDonalds, KFC and Burger King.

Scoop, a scoop. The journalist has a world scoop. He will reveal it tonight at 8pm on the news.

Fun, fun. The Twister game is really fun, I have a lot of fun every time I play it.

Flirt, flirt, flirt. I'm flirting with my neighbor. I'm starting to fall in love.

Babysitter, baby-sitter. The baby-sitter looked after my baby while I was at the cinema.

Sketch, sketch. I really liked this comedian's sketch.

Schedule, schedule. I put the meeting at 2pm in the team schedule.

Email, mail or email. I sent an e-mail to my colleague at 8 o'clock in the morning. It's 6 p.m. and she still hasn't replied.

And that's it for today. I hope you enjoyed this video. If you liked it, don't hesitate to give it a thumbs-up.

This is very important to me, and please comment if you know of any other anglicisms used in French.

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