how's best way to learn french?

Question

I'm indonesian and my bf is french. I really want to be able to speak french so I can commmunicate with his friends and family anytime I come to France.I've tried learning from him, took a course, online course, CD's, DVD's but none of it really work.

Answer 1

There are lots of good suggestions here. People all have different learning styles, so try a range of activities and see which works best for you. Speaking with a native worked best for me!

Mix with native French speakers and avoid speaking English/Indonesian, or ask your bf to practise with you a little every day or two - prepare a scenario beforehand so you will have a specific topic to work on (like 'going to the shop' 'meeting new people' 'asking for directions' etc etc)
Find out if you have a local Alliance Francaise, the French cultural body (they are all over the world) which run great classes and cultural events. There is a list of their agencies in Indonesia at:

http://www.ccfjakarta.or.id/france-fr.cfm

Take a group class
Find a tutor
Learn from tapes or a book


Good luck!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

If you really pay attention to the CDs and such, they tend to work out. You can also teach yourself from a book....like, purchase a French book used in classrooms and try that. It takes people from knowing absolutely no French to being decent at speaking the language at least, so that's a start, and if you get that far, I'm sure he or his family could help you get better. Good Luck!

Answer 4

i believe the best way to learn is to go library and rent french tapes put them in a walk man at night when you are sleeping and i know after a while you will get it thats how i studied my spelling words

Answer 5

u need to speak. someone said u cant learn swimming without getting into water. so make few friends who know french and speak witth them.

Answer 6

u first attend the regular classes for it and then u could learn urself with the cds and dvds ...

Answer 7

Get a personal tutor and learn from them... Would be expensive but if it is important to you... It would be worth it :)