im currently learning my third langauge french. reading and writing isnt a problem but understanding a native speaker is so hard. any tips on how i can improve.
2007-06-01 07:12:45 · 9 answers · asked by Emma B. 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
You have to listen to the language so your ears get used to it.
You can rent or buy French movies (subtitled).
You can also watch a lot of DVD (American movies or any countries) in the French language (you can just choose any languages in the DVD menus).
You can listen to Couleur France, a radio on the Internet, all in French
http://www.couleurfrance.net/
You can watch TV from France
http://wwitv.com/portal.htm
You can contact any French association where you live (like the Alliance Française) where they have regular meeting between French people and people willing to improve their French language.
I'm French and I used to belong to a group where we would meet once a week and we would talk American for half the time and French for the other half so American people would improve their French and French people would improve their English. You can just start a group with French people wishing to improve their English.
2007-06-01 17:47:49 · answer #1 · answered by Sallie W 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You just need to listen to it more often. It's best to start off with subtitled movies, because then if you read an English word or phrase you know how to say in French, you can try and listen for it. There are a lot of good French movies you can watch. Even if you don't have French movies, just take any DVDs you have and see if it has French audio. All you have to do then is choose French audio and English subtitles.
List of French movies I've enjoyed:
Cyrano de Bergerac: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099334/
Le Dîner de Cons: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119038/
Papillon: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0281032/
à la folie... pas du tout: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0291579/ (P.S. At first it seems like a chick flick, but it's not. It's a great movie.)
Les Choristes: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372824/
There are more French movies I've liked, but I can't remember them all off the top of my head.
Sites with streaming French videos:
http://www.tf1.fr/
http://www.tv5.fr/TV5Site/programmes/accueil_continent.php
Oh and podcasts! You can probably find a lot of podcasts in French that you can listen to.
2007-06-01 07:33:22 · answer #2 · answered by LexiSan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although I don`t have trouble learning a new language, a tip is get a partner who wants to learn French as well. Practice with them so you know you understand. If you don`t get it, review it again another day. Don`t Give Up!
2007-06-01 16:41:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a french opera on CD and listen to it all the time.
2007-06-01 07:15:38 · answer #4 · answered by Ten Commandments 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
do a conversation class.. see if there's an Alliance Francaise near.. and find out if they've conversation classes... also check out the french radio (RFI: radio france internationale) on the internet
2007-06-01 07:22:36 · answer #5 · answered by Bea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watch subtitled movies.
you can write to me if you need some advice about french cinema, i'm french myself :)
2007-06-01 07:22:15 · answer #6 · answered by snewpette 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watch the french tv online.The news ect....
Tf1 or others.That should help a little.
2007-06-01 07:18:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Listen to it often. I listen to radio nederlands to help me keep up with my dutch. Might try:
http://www.radiofrance.fr/
2007-06-01 07:17:11 · answer #8 · answered by Rossonero NorCal SFECU 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Practice makes perfect..
listen to www.nostalgie.fr everyday and it will come to you.
2007-06-02 10:19:16 · answer #9 · answered by David B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋