if i watched french movies for a year do you think i would learn much?

Question

say i don't know any french just the basics like hello, name, age etc etc

what do u think....

i'm not actually goin to do it but i was just wondering

Answer 1

You would certainly be able to pick up some of the most common phrases, but I believe there are different French dialects....I am Italian descent and love foreign films; whenever I see an Italian film, (with subtitles, of course!!) I always try to translate for myself from the Italian I learned from my grandparents,who were from Naples...when I watch Fellini, I can't understand some of the words, as he's from a different part of Italy, so the dialects would be a bit of a problem...many times I find that what they are saying (if it's a movie in the dialect I know) is not exactly translated; they're not hiding anything, just saying it a little differently than what the titles say.......but yes,you could probably learn the basics, and possibly more, by doing that...sorry for the long-winded reply!!

Answer 2

from learning hebrew and chinese by living in the countries without studying - i would say after a year of watching movies you would have a few basic phrases, and be just starting to pick up words. If you watched for 3 years that might start to really get somewhere.

Answer 3

It really helps, but you need to talk as well. If you're gonna do it, try to mouth along with the characters!

Answer 4

Oui!

Answer 5

yeah, you would learn how to read the subtitles better,