I've just started learning French how long wilil it take for me to become fluent??

Question

....and whats the best way to do it!!

Answer 1

We can't give you a time frame on how long it will take you to speak French fluently. Everyone's learning abilities are different. It took my cousin 2 months to learn it fluently.

Answer 2

As a self-taught drummer myself, i can tell you that there really is no 'fast" way to learn an instrument. It takes a lot of patience, practice, discipline, and hard work. Now that being said, some people do learn quicker than others so it all depends on the person. I have two cousins that both play guitar and both are self-taught. My one cousin Terry practiced just about every day and picked it up quicker than my cousin Dave, who didn't practice nearly as much. Terry became pretty darn good in about 8 months. It all boils down to how determined you are, how much you practice, and how quickly you pick things up. My advice would be to get an instructional book or DVD and learn a few chords. If you do it on your own you will save a lot of money and you can go at your own pace. Guitar lessons are not cheap these days, unless you know someone. Just give it a shot on your own for a month or 2 and see how you progress. Then if you feel you need lessons to get better, then find a good teacher that won't be too expensive. But the key is to practice....practice.....practice! Good Luck!

Answer 3

If you want to become proficient in all aspects of the language, then it’s going to take a lot longer than if you just want to learn enough to ‘get by’ when you visit a country or region where the language is spoken

Learning a language related to your native language and/or another language you know will probably take less time than learning an unrelated language. There will be a lot of vocabulary you recognise and the grammar will be similar.

Studying on your own and/or with a private tutor might be quicker than studying in a class because you can go at your own pace. If you study every day, even for only short while, you’ll probably make better and faster progress than spending a few hours a week in a class. You might make even more progress if you combine studying on your own with going to a class or having individual lessons - the class/lessons will give you the opportunity to use your language with others, and to get advice, guidance and feedback from a teacher/tutor, while studying on your own enables you to work on aspects of the language that interest you and practise the bits that you find difficult.

To continue studying for as long as it takes to learn a language, you need to be well motivated, and also focused and dedicated. To motivated you are, the quicker your progress is likely to be.

According to ALTA Languages Services, it takes about 300 hours for someone to go from beginner to advanced level. This works out as around a year and eight months of studying for half an hour a day, or ten months studying for an hour a day.

Answer 4

Depends on your skill and proficency in french. There is no definite criterium for fluent french that i know of (like the JLPT in Japan), but fluency is at the point where you can pretty much speak it naturally as if you were french without any hesitation.

Which will probably take a few years to a decade if not longer. It all depends on you.

The only way to become more adept at a language is to use it as frequently as you can, and actually go to france and spend some time there, the total immersion will do wonders for your french, because then you will be forced to use it and not rely on English, and not to mention you'll be able to hear french from the french, with all the nuances ---as opposed to a teacher who isn't french trying to teach it.

Answer 5

You will probably need to learn French for approx. 2-3 years, until you will be able to hold conversations. (This is if you stick to evening schools. If you spend time regularly in the company of French speaking people, it will be far quicker!)

If you want to become fluent, you will need to spend at least 6, ideally 12 months in a French speaking country.

Sorry, but there is no other way! But don't give up before you really started: There are very few things, which are more rewarding than having gone through all the trouble of learning another language, and then being able to speak to other people in their native tongue!!! :-)

Answer 6

It depends on so many things e.g. how much time and effort you put into learning, speaking and reading French, whether people at school/college &/or home will speak French with you, whether you visit France (or other French-speaking country) and 'immerse' yourself in the language, whether you listen to tapes or CDs to help you, or watch French TV programmes etc. Also important is your ability to learn generally and your facility with languages. I'm not sure anyone can give you a straight answer.

Answer 7

I Started Learning French At School In 1984 And I'm Still No Good at It, But You Probably Have To Do Home Work And Study and Stuff. Bonjor = (see you later) (I Think)?

Answer 8

Make sure you learn the verbs; past, present and futures. Once you know them, you're nearly there! You can probably do it in a year, if you work hard, and make sure you look through your books for like an hour or 2 every day. If you go for 2 days without doing anything things just won't stick in your mind.

Answer 9

There is no way of knowing how long it will take - you know when you're truly fluent when you can think in French.

Answer 10

I took french for a year and i'm sure i could do in france by myself... watch movies in french and try to practice a whole lot...
good luck!!!