Plus, I will cover all suggestions provided. 2 years ago. I use pictures, keywords, and Also try to listen to as much French as you can once you think you can understand it. When I learned Spanish I was able to converse and get myself around in Spain only having studied pimsleur and a bunch of vocab lists, so you should be laughing :o)olha eu estou a usar o memrise.com e estou a gostar bastante!Do the MANGO course. After I posted it over on r/French, someone advised me to share my French Resources list here, in the event that people here would find it useful and/or if the mods want to add any of the resources to the wiki. best. A lot of musicians seem to have a talent for mimicking the sound of foreign languages. My object is to be able to read books in french as well as be able to travel to french speaking places without a problem(specifically western Switzerland).edit: Just finished reading all of that blog. This (combined with a semester abroad in france) was essential for my learning the accent.I will definitely do this. News is good because they usually speak clearly. If you liked this post, something tells me that you'll love FluentU, the best way to learn French with real-world videos. After that I will hopefully be ready to start reading Harry Potter.In your situation I would dedicate an hour to duolingo and an hour to pimsleur each day. I don't seem to find it in my local library. I got serious about French last October and I've gotten-I did the FSI Phonology course recently and although dry and repetitive, it will teach you pronunciation, intonation, and rhythm very well.-Flashcards (Anki) are invaluable, but don't put any English in the cards if you can help it. I couldn't reply to everybody but I am reading everything and I will consider all the suggestions before deciding the way to go. I have that one, too. I also have a ton of grammars, dictionaries and verb conjugators in pdf form. But not as a single method to study French. it's hard to say how far you would actually get. Comments are closed. 2 – Fastest Method To Learn French.

All are welcome, whether beginner or polyglot.Press J to jump to the feed. You've got to find a way that works for you. Have been looking for those for so long! I could still try to memorize all the grammar but I prefer reading and writing once I know all the basics. Have all my songs ready to go already with lyrics and everything. I use How long are you staying in France? Also, are there any good ultra basic vocab lists iut there?Unfortunately, total immersion is often praised as the best way. For me the best way to learn is reading. What is the fastest way to learn French? And then you'd start the output stuff.The book I tried to use had the vocab very spread out and assumed I knew more than I did. Start with that. Younger folks tend to have a better memory. Is it more geared towards vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation? But not as a single method to study French.How did you use the textbook? 12 Fantastic New Year’s Resolutions to Improve Your French. Start now, listen to them a few minutes every day, repeat often. I recommend you find a place to take a few conversation style classes while you are there.all good suggestions, I am still using gamesforlanguage.com. 100% Upvoted. I even know french words that are pretty useless.

That's absolutely wonderful. What textbook would you recommend? Then I'd concurrently work on Michel Thomas and French in Action. Wow.

Thanks!Move to France, somewhere that English isn't widely spoken.I don't know the fastest method, but here's the things that have helped me. By the time September comes, you'll be at intermediate level, able to make reservations, ask for information, etc. Can any if you recommend a good book or app to start? Along with Duolingo, I've really enjoyed listening to the podcast called Coffee Break French and the free app "news in slow french"Total immersion! You'll also have an excellent foundation to become fluent after that.Try busuu.com or livemocha.com. I used to study French a few years ago and my level was around B2. If you start now you could be conversational by September and then being in a French country you would improve dramatically, I imagine.Temper your expectations. I have the book, the workbook, the cassettes, but was never able to find the transcripts. There is no "best way". It will give you speaking proficiency and a foundation to tackle any other language learning programs.I've been trying to teach myself French as well. no comments yet. Duolingo is OK for practice. Wow, thank you so much! Books. I just go to the dialogues of a text book, learn the vocabulary and grammar and then I just do that until I'm done with the textbook.

My first language is Portuguese and that's how I learned English!There is a lot of good advice here.

Im currently using DuoLingo, but Ive tried a textbook and it didnt work for me. Hello everyone! So here it is! So, I will visit France in September, and my short term goal is to, at the very least, be able to find my way around and ask basic questions without making too much of a fool out of myself. 6 hours would be sort of impossible to fit on my schedule, do you think I can get away with 3 if I do it religiously every single day?I highly recommend finding french music you like, memorizing it, and singing it aloud until you feel that you are reproducing it like the singer. I have tried the Pimsleur Method, but I definitely need some reading and writing support. There are a lot of French people on both of those sites.