What is the best way to learn French?

Question

I would like to learn french and realize that it is a difficult language to learn. What kind of advice and tips can you offer to me to help with pronunciation, grammer, cultural difference?

Answer 1

Bien je propose que vous alliez prendre une classe française.

Answer 2

If you really wanna learn French, you can try to go in France as a nanny or you find a little job for a couple of months. Go and visit Québec, but this is not the same accent and not the same culture...
You also can watch movies in French or use the subtitles. You can take some classes !

Answer 3

FDM215 makes a great point about the Alliance Française. If you live in a major city, see if there is a local office. They offer individual and small group classes at all levels and the instructors are French.

Websites can be good teachers, too. One that I like is called Rocket French (see the link below). Try their free six-day trial and see if you like the format. The lessons are planned around themes and there's usually a song, too, so you're often listening to current or recent music.

Bonne chance (good luck)!

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Go visit Canada :) The signs are printed in French and English. Of course, French-Canadian culture, Quebec culture and French culture, it's all unique.
Surrounding yourself in that culture helps you learn rapidly, but the only way to correctly learn grammar is through a book or some tutoring session. Foreign language tapes give you a good running start, helping you learn basic vocabulary and dialect fast.
I had two penpals in France I wrote to in French for a few years (through International Penfriends). It was a lot of work for me to write and edit my letters, but it really helped me learn. 10 years later, I still remember some of it! C'est si bonne!

Answer 6

The best way to learn French is someone who speaks it as their native language...it works the same way for ANY language. When I'm speaking English with someone who's native language is not English, I can tell when they learned it from someone who does NOT speak English naturally. I learned Japanese from Japanese, Russian from a Ukrainian, Arabic from an Arab sailor, Spanish from a Castillan Spaniard, Cuban, Puerto Rican and Mexican, Italian from Italians, Turkish from Turkish Navy sailors, Chinese(Cantonese) from Taiwanese Navy sailors, Hindi from Indian Navy sailors, French from an American French teacher in 9th grade (needless to say, I was not understood very well in Nice, Ville France and Toulon, France, but was thought to be an Italian when I spoke French in Tunisia...because I spoke French with an Italian accent!)
When we were stationed in Sardinia, my sons played with the local kids and could speak 4 - 5 of Italian dialects easily. They HAD to learn Italian...plus they taught the kids some English (and all about drinking KOOL AID).

Answer 7

Take a French 101 class in school or at a local community college, or purchase the Rosetta Stone CD for French... those are supposed to be really good!

Answer 8

Try to find a french language organization like Alliance Francais. They can help you find native speakers who can help you learn the language. Of course, you need to find classes and/or a tutor.

Answer 9

Check out the following website www.languageguide.org/francais/grammar/pronunciation and listen to french radio stations, tv or whatever to help get the gist of conversation. Good luck if you are determined you can do it!

Answer 10

Salut,


Go to France, or some where in Europe and take a few a 3 to 6 month course. Being around the people & culture it will be easier to correct your mistakes or have others help you speak correctly.here is a lil something that can help without downloading or running out to by a book,unless you already. ;o)http://www.slowtrav.com/france/language/bookends.htm

Bon Soir

Answer 11

Euh, I would recomend imersing yourslef in the language. Move to quebec or France, Louxembourg, where ever. You can read all you want, but hearing it, is the only way to learn proper pronunciation.