1-10 please
2006-08-18 17:03:43 · 25 answers · asked by Dr.DRE 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
French and Spanish are the two easiest languages to learn but to master French, you really need to go to France afterwards.
They TOO have different accents around their country, just like WE do.
I have had many friends, who took French lessons but when they got there, they got really upset because they couldn't understand anybody.
You will have to live there for awhile to really master it and it will get easier and easier with every passing day.
Good Luck!....You won't regret it.
All of my friends are SO glad they did.
2006-08-18 17:14:06 · answer #1 · answered by Molly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The relative difficulty of learning any new language depends on how 'linguistically removed' you are from it i.e. how far away your own language is from the target (in this case French) language.
It's like saying 'how far away is France?' It depends on where you are. Close if you're in Italy, but very far if you're in Fiji! Same with learning a new language.
English & French are in the same larger linguistic family group, and up to 70% of English words were 'borrowed' from Norman French. Even though English is classified as a Germanic language, these borrowings mean many French words are the same in English, just pronounced differently.
If you already know another romance language like Spanish or Italian, then French will be relatively easier again, as they are all 'daughter languages' of Latin and therefore very close linguistically. Get it?
Also, if you already know more than one language, then it's easier again to learn any extra languages because you have 'language learning skills'.
Hope this help, and 'bon chance'!
2006-08-19 00:37:05 · answer #2 · answered by J9 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
french is not the same language base as English, so if your mother tongue is english (and I assume so since your wrote the question in it), it will likely be about an 8 for you . Study hard, keep at it, and if at all possible, do a student exchange or go and live in France for 6 mo to a year.
If you have another language that you speak fluently besides English, it will be much easier to learn French.
2006-08-19 00:10:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's not hard to learn basic french, like the kind of french that would allow you to get your basic needs in a french-speaking country. the hardest part is understanding what the french are saying and being able to string together lengthy sentences in past and future tense. i'd say it's a 6 or 7.
2006-08-19 00:09:55 · answer #4 · answered by mighty_power7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Took French in H.S. wasn't to hard....probably like a 4 or 5...if 1 is the easiest!
2006-08-19 01:42:32 · answer #5 · answered by itsjustme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8/10
2006-08-19 00:07:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's not hard to read french, but the pronunciation is really hard, well for me. if i were to rate the hardness of the french, i'd give it a 7 (10 being the hardest)
2006-08-19 00:08:53 · answer #7 · answered by sam_c5230 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easy for French people.
2006-08-19 00:07:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I took 4 years of french and I can't remember very much since I graduated 7 yrs ago.
2006-08-19 00:10:11 · answer #9 · answered by momof2borninmarch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of the French say it's easy.
2006-08-19 00:07:46 · answer #10 · answered by yahoohoo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋