Watch Americans Try to Pronounce French Words

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By no means is French an easy language. There are accents, gendered nouns, a variety of complicated tenses, and so many exceptions to the rules.

We asked some Americans on the streets of New York to try to pronounce a few French words for us, and the results were hilarious. Watch the video above to see for yourself (and to see how many you get right).

For more content like this, check out our other videos like what Americans know about France and what French people know about the US.

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