French in Plain Sight's video: Why you should use Il faut que instead of Je dois in French - Intermediate French

English speakers tend to us "Je dois" when we want to say "I have to/I need to" but "Il faut que" is actually the more natural French choice. This is a video for those of you who are regularly having conversations and so are pretty comfortable speaking the basics and are able to articulate general thoughts, feelings, etc etc. I say this because I talk about a pretty nuanced topic: Falloir v Devoir. On one hand it’s easy because I say « switch to Falloir » to talk about « need to » and « have to ». On the other hand, it’s important that you have experience *using* the language already because you’ll be able to relate to what I say about these two verbs. The biggest difficulty for English speakers is that there isn’t a case where you 100% use one for an English equivalent, and 100% case where you use the other. So you have to already have a « feel » for the basics of the language before you start delving into using « Falloir » over « Devoir ». If you’re not careful, you’ll just get yourself very confused over something that should NOT distract you from getting your point across. That said, if you do want to use more natural French and can already express yourself in the basics, then I encourage you to start using « falloir » for the two reasons discussed in the video. I love it and I feel more French every time I use it. Enjoy :) --- 👉English speaker? Ultimate GRATUIT (FREE) guide to becoming a confident French speaker: http://bit.ly/fips-guide-2 French Coaching with Me: http://bit.ly/fips-coaching Subscribe to the channel: http://bit.ly/fips-subscribe Become an official Francophile member of the channel: https://bit.ly/3iWf1Qj Fun Merch for English-speaking French Learners 🇫🇷: http://bit.ly/fips-teespring Support the channel and get rewards: http://bit.ly/support-alex Free bonus video on Everyday French (Le français de tous les jours): http://bit.ly/fips-bonus-video For bonus content every day of the week on everyday French, follow me on my other social media channels: Instagram: http://bit.ly/fips-insta Facebook: http://bit.ly/fips-fb To learn more about me and French in Plain Sight, check out the website: http://bit.ly/fips-home-page Buy me a coffee: http://bit.ly/fips-donation --- My favourite tools to get you to speak French: Language exchange and private teaching (referral link): https://www.italki.com/i/BE6aA6?hl=en_us Find/create a language exchange in your area: https://meetup.com https://conversationexchange.com My recommended online translator is Reverso's In-Context feature: https://context.reverso.com Language tools/resources I recommend: https://memrise.com (web and mobile app) Book series I used to pass the DELF B2 (Amazon affiliate links): DELF B1 Amazon.co.uk - https://amzn.to/2L46J9z Amazon.fr - https://amzn.to/2L416s2 DELF B2 Amazon.co.uk - https://amzn.to/33Vyeeq Amazon.fr - https://amzn.to/2NpzpNd DALF C1/C2 Amazon.co.uk - https://amzn.to/2Mxu7Q2 Amazon.fr - https://amzn.to/2Z4BULQ --- My Video Gear (Amazon Affiliate Links - You Buy, I Get A Tiny Cut): Panasonic GH4: Amazon.co.uk: https://amzn.to/2W6n6WS Amazon.fr: https://amzn.to/2WlOjtK Yongyuo 300 Air LED Panel: Amazon.co.uk: https://amzn.to/2KgFXfF Amazon.fr: https://amzn.to/2I3RU5m Rode VideoMic Pro Shotgun Microphone: Amazon.co.uk: https://amzn.to/2XibwJo Amazon.fr: https://amzn.to/2Wg9op7 Rode VideoMic Go Microphone: Amazon.co.uk: https://amzn.to/30PNKp2 Amazon.fr: https://amzn.to/2AHVwHf Boya BY-M1 Lapel Microphone: Amazon.co.uk: https://amzn.to/2OulYw9 Amazon.fr: https://amzn.to/30PvWL5 Blue Yeti Microphone: Amazon.fr: https://amzn.to/2Man9xG Amazon.co.uk: https://amzn.to/2Vi0tQr --- Other studio stuff: Lightbox with letters you see in the background: Amazon.co.uk: https://amzn.to/2VmmOwb Amazon.fr: https://amzn.to/2LNBf9i --- Background music: Friendship by Declan DP https://soundcloud.com/declandp Licensing Agreement: http://declandp.info/music-licensing Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/friendship-declan-dp Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/OJYMBfTj3OI ---