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SWBTATTReg

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5. Fly to Paris? Don't pick up any translation gadgets, immerse yourself in the culture and let rip!

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Sat Apr 25, 2020, 06:48 PM

Apr 2020

Go with the flow. You'll learn far more than you expect, eh?

In reality I was just kidding, perhaps one DU poster suggested, listen to broadcasts that are in French, etc. Go to some Quebec online sites (in French), or perhaps some carib. islands that still speak French.

Its kind of the immersion therapy I've read about.

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Any recommendations for jump starting French [View all] bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 OP

Duolingo isn't bad, and it's free. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #1

I'm doing Spanish on Rosetta Stone and Duo Lingo underpants Apr 2020 #2

i would try to find French broadcasts to watch soryang Apr 2020 #3

Google "News in slow French" -- there are several options. nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2020 #4

Fly to Paris? Don't pick up any translation gadgets, immerse yourself in the culture and let rip! SWBTATTReg Apr 2020 #5

francais pamdb Apr 2020 #6

Wow, those were the quickest replies to my post ever. Thanks!! bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #7

I agree...... Fly to France..... and get a S.O. that is French and does not speak english... mitch96 Apr 2020 #8

Netflix BettyR85 Jun 2020 #9