I want to learn french?
French is spoken in various places besides France. Off the top of my head, Morocco, Canada, Tahiti...im sure there are many more. I taught myself. I would strongly suggest getting a software computer program, as they are the most engaging and effective way to learn. Books are good too, if you don't have a computer. Here are some options I've personally used, spend some time looking over what they have to offer and if you feel you would work well with it: Software: http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D0%26ref_%3Dnb%5Fsb%5Fnoss%26y%3D0%26field-keywords%3Drosetta%2520stone%2520french%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Dsoftware&tag=clogui-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957 (I'd suggest getting levels 1-5 if you can afford it, otherwise get 1-3) http://www.abclearnlanguage.com/url/french (this program is basically just like Rosetta Stone, but much more affordable. It only costs $99) Books: http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D17%26ref_%3Dnb%5Fsb%5Fnoss%26y%3D19%26field-keywords%3Dlearn%2520french%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Dstripbooks&tag=clogui-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957 MP3: http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D0%26ref_%3Dnb%5Fsb%5Fnoss%26y%3D0%26field-keywords%3Dlearn%2520french%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Ddigital-music&tag=clogui-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957
Why can't I learn French?
I am doing GCSE French this year, (I didn't have a choice, I'm doing ebac*) basically I had to choose either French or Spanish and I don't like Spanish. I am doing French for GCSE, I do not understand it at all! When I look at the words with English translations I can not understand it, the only word I know is the basic: hello, good bye, my name is, where I live. My French teacher just doesn't understand I don't get it! He rites thing in my book like "this isn't enough for your standard" (I'm in high sets for all of my classes that's why) I can't explain how I is, I basically look at the words and to me they don't mean what they mean in English, I can't explain it! It puts me down cuz I have to do this for GCSE and I have a test tomorrow and I just can't learn it! Please help, should I tell my teacher? Will he understand (I doubt he will as he speaks fluent french, English and Spanish and he is from the uk)
How do you say," I'm Learning French," in French?
Je suis à apprendre le français
How do you say "I want to learn French" in French?
Google translate got me: "Je veux apprendre le Francais." And you know how these automatic translators can go really wrong with sentences, grammar, and word usage. So... I need somebody human to help me. What's up with the sentence not having a translation of the word "to"? It's excluded. Don't the French use "to" in that context? If translated word for word, the sentence becomes "I want learn the French." Why is "le" in front of "Francais" in the first place?
How long does it take to learn French?
So I just starting learning French today and I have to say I'm way more excited about learning this language than I was learning spanish in High school. I'm picking up the language well and it's really gratifying that I'm absorbing this with no difficulty. I know I have a long road ahead of me but I'm optimistic. My question is: If I were to be consistent and dedicated at learning this language one hour per day, five days a week, how long will it take for me to become fluid in speaking/writing this language? I guess the better question would be on average how long does it take someone to learn French?
Best way to learn french?
Hi Hugo, The best way to learn french would probably be to go to a french speaking country. That is the simple answer to your question. However, I realize it may not always be possible to travel to a french speaking country, but no fret, with the help of the internet and today's technology, you can pretty much bring the french speaking countries right to you. There are lots of tools, websites, and courses out there on the web, many of them free and great, which will help you in your quest to learn french. The only problem is that you can get bombarded with so much information from so many different resources that it can leave you feeling overwhelmed and not knowing where to begin. I would recommend you check out www.rapid-french.com, they have all the material you could possibly want or need, and they put it all together really nicely. They offer a free course which is absolutely great, I highly recommend it. It's got all the stuff you would get anywhere else, but it's all in one place and organized really nicely. They have audio lessons with french/english transcriptions which are really awesome, games, french culture lessons (which are cool because they tie in the culture to learning the language, makes it more fun in my view and helps you understand the language better), and some really neat little tools, like one which helps you with your pronunciation (i'll let you explore that on your own). They also have a great online community where you can meet other students and native french speakers and instructors. Here is the site: http://www.Rapid-French.com Hope it's helpful for you!
What language should I learn: French, Spanish, or Mandarin Chinese?
From experience I'll recommend you Spanish. Seriously, it's the best language you can learn. It's fun, and there are many possibilities to improve. By music, television, newspaper, travelling, etc.. I am Spanish student at University and I think I made my best choice, the classes are NEVER boring, it's always a good atmosphere! French as the 2nd choice. I had it in school, I liked it once. It ain't a bad language but the conversation won't be that easy. In fact the last silables are always swallowed in opposite to Spanish which pronounce every silable! And Mandarin, I won't start learning this language. With a good reason! Many people I know who start studying Chinese, gave up after a year or after some months. Because it takes you TOO much time, learning the script (about 2000 characters) simultaneous to the language. You must be VERY motivated and keep working very hard. It is one of the most difficult languages, therefore the rate of the illiterates is high in China! Yes, necessary for the economy, that could be. But imagine yourself in one year, after having learned Chinese, do you think you would be able to converse with a Chinese? No, believe me you won't! In one year, you would have learned much Spanish than you can in Chinese. After a year of taking Spanish lessons, I had already the A2 level. Good luck with your choice! =]
Should I learn French or Chinese?
Just let me start by saying this is NOT my first foreign language. I already know English (native) and Spanish. I'm looking to learn a 3rd language. Would it be more practical for me to learn French or Chinese in regard to a future career doing anything (I want to learn the language that would grant me the most opportunity)? Also which would be easier for me to learn? French? Thanks!