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Originally Posted by pylon
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.
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Good for you. My wife and I have been trying really hard to upgrade our french over the last few months. So far it has been primarily through Duolingo and some YouTube videos. We are meeting an online tutor later this week. The plan is to move the family to France for a year starting sometime in 2025. So we have some time, but a lot to learn.