Is french an easy language to learn?

Question

My partner is half-french so I'll have somebody to converse with.

Answer 1

oui, get a french for dummies book, they sell them at borders, it comes with a free cd, mimic the accents exactly, and also put little french cards all over the house, like put fromage on a piece of cheese, and also listen to french cd's, and put your movies in French, that way you'll learn fasters

Answer 2

In general, learning foreign languages are something that people either have a knack for or they don't. I knew one girl who at age 18 spoke Italian, Spanish, French, & English. In speaking with her, she indicated that French was the most difficult of the four. However ALL of those languages have many commonalities and French was the third one she learned (I've heard the third is the most difficult as you tend to start mixing the prior languages).

In my personal experience, French seems no more difficult than other romance languages. German seems harder.

Anyway, I suggest trying it out and see for yourself. Cheers!

Answer 3

French is easy if you know Spanish, if you don't know Spanish it will probably take more time on learning how to pronounce words. It is much harder then English, trust me. But if you never had problems with English, then you should be ok with French, but if you are very bad with English, then it will be hard to learn French for you. Many people say that f you are good with your fist language then you should be ok with learning a second language.

Answer 4

Do you like 19th tenses?
Joking aside, French is very different from English. First you have to learn a very complex grammar, then once past that hurdle it is a free run, having only to learn the vocabulary. If you don't have the grammar the French won't understand you.

It is very different from English where the grammar is easy for beginners, but the difficulties grow as you learn the language.

Answer 5

If you're talking if French is easy to talk, then yes. But you may have some difficulties with the accent. As for the grammar and verbs, I say no. There are Complement D'objects Direct/Indirect, Passe Simple, Propositions... and much more.
I don't want to discourage you though. If you want talking french, that's easy, just practice.

Bon Courage! ;)

Answer 6

French is a beautiful musical language but is quite difficult to learn because it has a complex grammar and syntax.
basic words? to do what?
there are courses on line but the best way to learn it is either to stay there for a while or to get a French friend.

Try: French.about.com

Answer 7

I reckon (if you're English and your partners half French) it shouldn't be that hard for you.

You could try the Michael Thomas tapes, which are a good start.

Style-wise, the main thing is to pretend you're French and to act that out with enthusiasm with all the moue-ing and bouffing and
alors - ing that involves. And then spend time in France.

Answer 8

For a native and literate English speaker, it is easy to learn to read but the pronunciation is not as easy for an English speaker as Spanish and the spelling is not very close to the pronunciation compared to most other written languages. There is a big overlap in vocabulary and the grammar is quite simple.

Answer 9

The hardest thing about learning French is speaking it.

The French does not like the American accent.

I travel a lot and have learned this well.

Answer 10

I am 13 and can say a lot in French. There are a lot of cognates (words that sound like English). The culture is nice, and that is why I chose it.