Hi! It’s approximately my third mo th learning french. I have a french private tutor once a week where i can practice speaking and learn grammars. Also, i am learning french everyday in Duo lingo.

Do you guys think it is good to pause my private tutor and learn more from duo lingo and then resume the tutoring when i have more knowledge in French? Coz i feel like in learning more words in duo. Or this is something that complements each other?

According to Busuu, it means "You're very elegant." What is the origin of this saying?

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone has any advice/suggestions for programs to study French in Paris? I'm looking for one that I would be able to enrol in long-term to get a long-stay study visa. :)

Are there any noticable difriences in the speech or writing that are worth knowing? I am learning french due to my work here (temporally, and I am polish) and it's going slowly but I just want to know if there are any important difriences that are pressent in swiss french. Thank you all in advance.

Salut! I want to learn french as quickly as possible from scratch but I can't afford a proper french course or a teacher. I've started doing a few minutes of duolingo and memrise daily. What else can I do to accelerate the process?

Edit: Thank you so much for your suggestions, I'm new on this thread and you all have been most helpful. ❤️

I studied French in college but it’s been a couple years and want to prep for the classic every day statements.

Any recommendations?

salut!! je m'appelle alysha et j'ai 18 ans. mon anniversaire étais le 9 avril, alors mon anniversaire était très récent. j'ai commencé apprendre le français quand j'avais 9 ans à l'école. depuis l'année 2022, j'apprend le français toute seule. bien sûr, j'utilise "duolingo", mais j'espère que je trouverais quelqu'un pour m'aider, nous pouvons parler ensemble, ou corrigions notre erreurs, par exemples. je pense que mon français est bien, mais il pourrait meilleur si je peux parler et texte en la langue. je n'ai pas les amis français, ma famille est anglaise, et j'ai terminé l'école secondaire en février -- alors je ne peux pas parler en français tous les jours. je veux pouvoir apprendre les mots sans utiliser duolingo parce que je pense que l'application peux seule enseigner la vocabulaire, mais le grammaire et d'autres choses apprendront quand tu parles avec les gens. merci pour lisez et j'espère que mon français est compréhensible!!!

Ive been using busuu to get a grasp of the language and it's concepts and it's going well, but I don't feel like I'm learning enough vocabulary, anyone know any materials specifically for learning new words and stuff? Merci beaucoup d'avance :)

I know ChatGPT exists and have been using it, but wondered if there are any chatbots specifically for learning languages? Seen a few advertised online, but they look don’t look very genuine.

Thanks in advance,

Hey everyone,

I have my TFI in 10 days. Can you please recommend some resources to practice with, while I have the official book, there’s nothing else I can refer to. I want to practice better, anyone that’s given the test, tips would help too

Salut tout le monde !

I've been diving into my French studies lately, and I've encountered some interesting nuances between certain expressions. I just want to make sure I've got them right, so I'd appreciate some clarification from the community!

1. Bonne soirée vs. Bonsoir:

• From what I understand, "bonne soirée" is used to bid farewell or wish someone a good evening, while "bonsoir" is a greeting specifically used in the evening. Is that correct?

1. Bienvenue:

• As for "bienvenue," I've learned that it's used to welcome someone or to respond to "thank you." Can someone confirm if I've got that right?

1. Vous:

• Lastly, I've been using "vous" as the formal or plural form of "you," but I want to make sure I'm using it correctly in different contexts. Am I on the right track with this one?

I'd really appreciate your input and any additional insights you might have. Merci beaucoup!

this makes absolutely no sense to me. From how I understand it, d'autres is for general things, hense the contraction of de to d', and des autres is for specific groups, hense the contraction of de les to des. But when i do KwizIQ questions, I keep getting them wrong. For example, Il faut gagner le respect des autres. isnt others a general group, not specific, as it is an abstract concept?

thank you!

I have been using Duolingo for a long time now, and have started on Annie Heminway's book "complete french all in one" but I want to start immersing myself into TV shows and the like.

Is it best in the beginning to watch in french with English subtitles, or English with french subtitles? I don't feel confident in watching in french with no subtitles at this point.

Also, has anyone got any good suggestions on what to watch? I have YouTube/Prime/Netflix. I tried to watch Bob L'eponge becauee I love SpongeBob but they talk way too quickly and if I'm stopping every two seconds to catch up I quickly lose interest (thanks, ADHD 🙄)

^(https://frit.osu.edu/news/encore-professor-wongs-new-french-textbook-film-released)

I know there's a subscription based "Slow News in French" service, but I'm cash strapped.

In German, there's DW's "Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten (slow spoken news)", and I'd like find a French equivalent. It is free.

Merci.

I have a french speaking exam next week and I'm perfecting my phrases. What i want to say is "There is a games room, and the thing i like to do in there is play on the Xbox", but i can't figure out where to put the there..
"Il y a une salle de jeux et ce qui me plait est de jouer sur la x-box" - Where does the Y go???

I know, weird sentence but I read this on r/AskFrance and can’t wrap my head around the part “ne serait ce que”. I translated the sentence so I understand what it’s trying to say but I just don’t get why it’s expressed like that. Can someone explain me the grammar behind this?

Probably there's no exact translation.. Bcz it's more of an expression but what's the closest French words to it?