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Learn French Fast!

By Gerrit Du Plessis

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One of the reasons many people put off learning a foreign language like French is that they perceive it as a slow, time-consuming process. All those conjugations! All those grammar exercises! Isn't there a simple way to learn French fast?

If you think about it, children have been learning French fast, very fast, as long as the French language has existed. They do it quite naturally, by growing up in a French-speaking country or having French-speaking parents.

Pardon? You don't have French-speaking parents, you don't live in a French-speaking country, and you're not a child? Quite true, but the same rules that apply to children also apply to you! The best way to learn French fast is by listening to it as it is spoken clearly, simply, and naturally, by native French speakers.

One of the most convenient ways to accomplish this is to purchase a good quality audio-based French language program. The speakers are extremely easy to understand, and the programs are humorous and engaging. A good French audio learning program will emphasis clearly on listening and speaking rather than reading because this is the best way for a person to learn French fast and effectively. But recognizing that reading is a big part of our lives, some programs also have games and activities to build vocabulary, teach grammar, and increase word recognition.

But if all you did was sit in front of your computer and listen to audio lessons, the joy of learning French would vanish quickly. It's not enough to learn French fast, you need to retain it, and you can only do this if you actually use the language. The best way to do that is to make French friends. Seize any opportunity you can to actually speak the language with a native speaker.

Where can you find one? I'll bet that with a little effort, you can find dozens! Go to your local high school and ask to speak to the French teachers. If none of them are native speakers of French, they undoubtedly know some. French people are naturally charming, and they love it when you can talk with them in their own language, even if at first you do it very badly! Once they find out you are learning French, they'll want to speak French with you all the time. As this occurs, you'll be astonished at how effortlessly your command of the language will grow. You'll learn French faster that way than by any other method you could choose.

Your new French friends will undoubtedly want to share their culture with you as well, and take them up on every offer. Listen to French popular music, watch French movies, with or without subtitles, and eat in French restaurants. And of course, if you can, visit a French-speaking country for a total immersion experience! That's the ultimate way to really learn French fast!

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