Comedy in French quite often rely on play of words, regional / foreign accents and idiosyncracies, or pre-conceived ideas tightly linked to the French culture. This is definitely not the easiest way to learn the language. However, if you are ...
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Drilling tools for active mastery?
Associations EditorsI think that there is some online forum were you can improve yourself. The best would be to find someone who wants to learn your mother language and to do discussions with him or her. (One hour in french, one ...
Do French kids have difficulty learning their spellings?
Associations EditorsThey indeed likely have more difficulty than Spanish, Italian and German kids who use much more regular spelling and phonetic rules. However, English speaking kids are reported to have more difficulties, given English spelling extreme irregularity. Excerpt from "Troubles dans ...
Should I use l’Alliance Française if I want to get a certification in French?
Business EditorsYou can try the DELF diploma for the levels A1-B2. You can find easily information by googling. The principal page is: http://www.ciep.fr/delf-dalf or http://www.ciep.fr/en/delf-dalf In brief, B1 is the minimum level required by French universities in order to accept a ...
Beyond memorisation and time, how can you master grammatical gender in French?
Business EditorsAs Christine said it in the commentary, I would recommend to read a lot in French. Except for a small number of words*, gender is intuitive for every native speaker (except maybe the younger ones). Because they’ve always heard the ...
Recommend easy French shows for beginners
Associations EditorsI sometimes watch French quiz shows. Often the questions are shown as subtitles. So you learn something about contemporary French culture, vocabulary, pronunciation and formulating simple questions and answers. There are also quiz shows for teenagers and kids, as the ...
Learning to read French for fluent speakers
Business EditorsI have never been in that situation, but here’s what I would try: Watch french speaking (or dubbed) videos/films/series with french subtitles activated. This way, when you hear a sentence, you’ll get used to seeing it written. Read books using ...
Start learning French through English
Associations EditorsYou can start with this application to get some basic words/expressions https://www.busuu.com There is an android app of it so it can be with you everywhere! Bon courage 
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Is Rosetta Stone effective at teaching French?
Associations EditorsI have seen some students learning French using Rosetta Stone. It’s a great tool, but I think the cost is not worth it. It really can help you learn to speak French, although at some point you will have to ...
French audio + English subtitles or vice versa?
Associations EditorsAs another workaround, I would suggest you to listen to audiobooks in the beginning since there is an one to one correspondance between text and audio. You can either googling or bying one or two. There are also various audiobooks ...