The whole purpose of this blog is to help me (all those who want to join me) to keep learning the basic phrases and words needed should we go to France. What you will not learn here is phrases that will not be needed such as "How much 3/4" pipe will I need" or "there's a zebra" etc. We will only study phrases & words that will come up if you are on vacation in France. "Where can I get change?" "How much is that?" Where can I find...?". Things like that. My purpose is to learn enough French so that I won't be an obnoxious American running around Paris yelling "Doesn't anyone here speak English??? You won't learn fluent French here but you will learn how to converse & be polite to the locals when you get there. When people from foreign countries come into where I work, they do not speak perfect English, but I can understand what they are trying to say. That is our purpose here. To be able to wander around France & be somewhat understandable to the wonderful French locals.
This is meant to be a very easy & laid back learning tool for you. Study as much as you want, study as little as you want. The way I use it is every lesson that I post I write down on a piece of paper and carry it with me where ever I go. You can either write them down or print out thie lesson. I usually post them every 4th or 5th day, So I have that much time to go over only those phrase, words for 3 or 4 days so I know them by heart. Keep looking at the paper all day long, keep repeating the phrases in your head and to yourself. Don't worry if people think you are crazy talking to yourself, you are learning French! I also write and doodle the phrases over and over when I can. The thing is to SLOWLY learn as much French as you can or want to do. The other days when I do not post lessons, I post just 1 simple phrase and vocabulary words. Each day I post these, I write them done too and repeat that 1 phrase to myself all day long. These may not sound like a lot, but after 365 you will know a lot more French then at the start. Remember, this is supposed to be FUN! Don't stress, take your time. There are no end term exams like back in High School. Now I have been doing this blog since August 2008, and I realize my French has been getting better, but nowhere close to be fluent. But it has helped & I can understand & read the language much better than a year & a half ago. So this does help. So have fun with me as I try to keep learning French let me know from time to time if it helping && how you are getting along too.
Passe une très bonne semaine (pahss oon tray bohn seh mahn) -Have a great week!
ton ami- Roy
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