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pylon · 11-07-2022, 06:54 PM

I know way more French than I ever thought I did.

We spent 12 days in Tahiti and got back a few weeks ago. The amount of cereal box French you learn in Canada, can actual make you semi-useful in a French speaking country. My wife is fluent in French so I was feeling total useless at first.... and all of a sudden, I am ordering dinner, asking how much things cost, stuff I learned in the late 80's all of a sudden starting coming back. It's amazing though, how many general items you remember subconsciously from bi-lingual packaging.

So I got Babbel French when we got back, and after 3 weeks, I can have very simple conversations with her, and getting more advanced weekly. We only speak French after 8:00pm. I'm very happy about this, as I thought I'd never learn a second language. My goal is to be fluent by next Christmas, which from my understanding isn't impossible if you semi-immerse in it.

11-07-2022, 06:54 PM	#376
pylon Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Jul 2007 Exp:	I know way more French than I ever thought I did. We spent 12 days in Tahiti and got back a few weeks ago. The amount of cereal box French you learn in Canada, can actual make you semi-useful in a French speaking country. My wife is fluent in French so I was feeling total useless at first.... and all of a sudden, I am ordering dinner, asking how much things cost, stuff I learned in the late 80's all of a sudden starting coming back. It's amazing though, how many general items you remember subconsciously from bi-lingual packaging. So I got Babbel French when we got back, and after 3 weeks, I can have very simple conversations with her, and getting more advanced weekly. We only speak French after 8:00pm. I'm very happy about this, as I thought I'd never learn a second language. My goal is to be fluent by next Christmas, which from my understanding isn't impossible if you semi-immerse in it.