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I want to learn French.
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Try Fluenz. I got it from Amazon because I wanted to learn French and thought Rosetta Stone was a bit too pricy for what I wanted it for...just to learn another language. Another program which is pricy but has as good reviews as Rosetta Stone is Tell Me More French. I know this thread is old but I'd be interested as well if you accomplished anything with this endeavor.
Bonjour mes amis.
Mon Francais es tres terrible. Je suis desole.
Dans mon visite et Paris, le Parisiane ne pas comprende mon Francais.
To be fair my understanding of spoken French is far ahead of my spoken French, which in turn is far ahead of my written French. I can work out roughly what's going on, and when I tried to watch Eddie Izzard do one of his sets in French, I was able to follow and get most of it (although I was previously familiar with the material).
Mon Francais es tres terrible. Je suis desole.
Dans mon visite et Paris, le Parisiane ne pas comprende mon Francais.
To be fair my understanding of spoken French is far ahead of my spoken French, which in turn is far ahead of my written French. I can work out roughly what's going on, and when I tried to watch Eddie Izzard do one of his sets in French, I was able to follow and get most of it (although I was previously familiar with the material).
From Grade 9, one year.
"Good day my friends.
My French is very bad. I am disconsolate.
On my visit to Paris, Parisians did not understand my French."
Bingo. I know 2 people that learned Spanish in 6 months because they had to (lived in Chile and Dominican Republic). Both are completely fluent.
*joins the club*
Though for completely different reasons. And a completely different focus (care not for speaking/listening, just want to read/write).
I'm trying out busuu.com. Just signed up, so I couldn't give you an opinion yet, but from what I've heard, it's great.
Though for completely different reasons. And a completely different focus (care not for speaking/listening, just want to read/write).
I'm trying out busuu.com. Just signed up, so I couldn't give you an opinion yet, but from what I've heard, it's great.
Disconsolate? I thought it meant sad/sorry.
Well, I did say Grade 9, and I would never use a word like sad, when disconsolate was available.
Put it down to poetic licence.
My experience was that French was TOUGH. Spanish was EASY. Most people with just a little exposure can pronunciate Spanish properly while you'll look at French and get it all wrong. The French rules of pronunciation are alien as compared to Spanish. I gave up Spanish after high school. Now, what I need to get is one of the electronic translators. You speak into it, then play it back to the ferener who is listening. But watch out ,the French waiter might snatch it out of your hand and throw it out the window. =]
I asked a women I met who was from the U.S. and fluent in French did she lean it in high school/college and she said "no, I only learned after I lived in France for a year..."
I asked a women I met who was from the U.S. and fluent in French did she lean it in high school/college and she said "no, I only learned after I lived in France for a year..."
Hi Everybody! Salut tout le monde!
Hi! I'm french and if someone want to learn french I can help. In the same time I could improve my english.
Hi! I'm french and if someone want to learn french I can help. In the same time I could improve my english.
lol
Well! How I can help you ?
Eh bien! Comment puis-je vous aider?
If someone has got a question I will be happy to answer.
Well! How I can help you ?
Eh bien! Comment puis-je vous aider?
If someone has got a question I will be happy to answer.
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I've been using Rosetta Stone for about two weeks to learn German, and I'd say it is very efficient. You should give it a shot.
Et puis, si jamais tu as des questions, je peux y répondre
I've been using Rosetta Stone for about two weeks to learn German, and I'd say it is very efficient. You should give it a shot.
Et puis, si jamais tu as des questions, je peux y répondre
I don't know which sentence you want to translate so i'm going to translate all of these:
Occasionally/De temps en temps (or "from time to time" for the literal form; see the following comment)
the catholic pope/le pape catholique
Occasionally/De temps en temps (or "from time to time" for the literal form; see the following comment)
the catholic pope/le pape catholique
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J'aime beaucoup le Français. J'ai l'étudié avec un très très excellente professor pour six mois, et je peux parler très bien pour seulement six mois.
Si vous trouvez un excellente professor, tu parleras très bien!
Si vous trouvez un excellente professor, tu parleras très bien!
I suggest taking a bullet train to france and jump right into it ... get the hotest or first girl you see at a coffee shop to help you. Brush your teeth and smile lots.
French mostly is a very official language - yet there is an underground of phrases that'll be VERY cool to learn.
remember - the most spoken language on earth today is NOT english but French.
French mostly is a very official language - yet there is an underground of phrases that'll be VERY cool to learn.
remember - the most spoken language on earth today is NOT english but French.
Here is a small correction for you StephenCampbell:
J'aime beaucoup le français. Je l'ai étudié pendant six mois avec un excellent professeur et maintenant je sais très bien le parler alors que je ne l'ai étudié que pendant six mois.
(it's correct but repetition should be avoided as possible; here's what I say : Alors que je ne l'ai étudié que pendant six mois à l'aide d'un excellent professeur, j'arrive, néanmoins, à le parler correctement/couramment. it's easier, isn't it ?!)
Si vous trouvez un excellent professeur, vous le parlerez bien mieux.
Translation:
Although I studied it for six months with an excellent teacher, I can, however, speak it correctly / fluently.
If you find an excellent teacher, you'll speak it much better.
PS: I speak french and not french canadian (if I make a mistake in english let me know)
J'aime beaucoup le français. Je l'ai étudié pendant six mois avec un excellent professeur et maintenant je sais très bien le parler alors que je ne l'ai étudié que pendant six mois.
(it's correct but repetition should be avoided as possible; here's what I say : Alors que je ne l'ai étudié que pendant six mois à l'aide d'un excellent professeur, j'arrive, néanmoins, à le parler correctement/couramment. it's easier, isn't it ?!)
Si vous trouvez un excellent professeur, vous le parlerez bien mieux.
Translation:
Although I studied it for six months with an excellent teacher, I can, however, speak it correctly / fluently.
If you find an excellent teacher, you'll speak it much better.
PS: I speak french and not french canadian (if I make a mistake in english let me know)
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Vraiment?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_by_number_of_native_speakers
ou
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_langues_par_nombre_total_de_locuteurs
Je crois que la langue la plus parlee est le Chinois Mandarin
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