What do you need to start learning French?

By Teacher Marie-Pierre

“You just need to want it and be able to …“

Want it: You need to have clear objectives. Why do you want to learn this language? It is not the same wanting to work with this language or wanting to go on vacation to a country where the language is spoken. I want to learn French is not a clear objective. It is not accurate at all. Nor is it enough to say I want to learn French so that I can talk to the natives on my vacation in France. First you have to imagine all the advantages: I can find the best prices, I can understand the indications without needing a translation ... Imagining all these situations helps motivate you. But you also have to have very precise objectives. For example, I want to know the salutations within a week. I want to learn five words every day. ..

Be able to: Here it is about having the tools and strategies. For example, if you take the train every morning for forty minutes it seems like a good time to listen to a French lesson or review the new words. Maybe not. You know what works for you. Everything is possible but you have to program it. It helps a lot to write your objectives and your work plan in a table. When you start, it may seem a little difficult or artificial, but it will soon become a habit and you will notice your progress. We are all different and we do not need the same strategies to learn. However, we all need to practice daily to learn. Better 30 minutes every day that 3 hours once a week. If you want to learn, if you are able to study a little bit each day, you will be able to learn a new language.

If you want to learn how to say want and be able to in French look at my capsule : vouloir, pouvoir, present tense.

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