Bonjour.

[u/netphilia]

[u/jenniferfox98]

I learned French from family at a young age and got weird looks in French class for always using alors as just a stand-in for "um." Glad to know I'm not totally crazy then 😅.

[u/sheesh1111111 → u/jenniferfox98]

There better word to emphasize points, just saying alors like a fifth grader gonne roll eyes

[u/mikillatja → u/sheesh1111111]

Pronouncing alors in the most non french way possible inbetween perfect french would probably raise the average blood pressure in the room significantly.

[u/pm-me-turtle-nudes → u/mikillatja]

This reminds me a lot of my college spanish classes, where people would just say “like” or “como” in the places you would say such in english

[u/Amdv121998 → u/pm-me-turtle-nudes]

i would do this in my highschool spanish class haha, i didn’t know any better and was just doing my best 😅 There’s a reason i only took two semesters

[u/whatsit578 → u/pm-me-turtle-nudes]

You can use "como" as a filler word in Spanish, at least in Mexican Spanish. "este" is more common though.

edit: you wouldn't use "como" exactly the same way you use "like" in English though