When I first arrived in Paris 30 years ago with my French husband, I could barely say a word in French. Little did I know then how my French language journey would pan out.
Learning from your mistakes. This is easy enough to take when you just get a little ding and lose a heart from Duolingo, but sounding stupid while speaking to a real live person is another matter. It is without question my biggest weakness when learning a language.
Learning French and learning to ski: they're the same really, or are they - ha!
Grenoble: Living and writing in the French Alps - New to Grenoble - Moving to a new country - New as a Contributor to MyFrenchLife Magazine.
Parlez-vous francaIs? After two years of French... when in Paris, I wasn’t confident. So, I decided to become competent in conversational French.
"learning French wasn't easy, I will admit. Sometimes I think the differences between France and the U.S. outweigh the similarities."
The two languages were jostling in my brain. It made communication difficult...
Oh, so many French films!—finding such an extensive resource—so deep and rich, I was ecstatic!
The trouble with French is ... it’s so hard to learn. Even Napoleon couldn’t speak it. Not very well, anyway. Poor old Napoleon...
A potted rant on why I think it’s so hard to master the French language and how I've had such difficulty learning it
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