HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO LEARN FRENCH

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One question I often get asked is how long does it take to learn French. In this video we talk about how many hours of guided study / instruction you will need to accumulate in order to become a fluent French speaker. Sponsored by italki.
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TOP 30 FRENCH PHRASES BEGINNER EDITION
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TOP 30 FRENCH PHRASES INTERMEDIATE EDITION
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TOP 10 BASIC FRENCH WORDS
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// A B O U T M E
Bonjour ! I'm Cindy, a native French speaker. I moved to the UK in 2005, am now bilingual in French and English, have a degree in modern languages (English and Spanish) and a passion for teaching French. I wish you good luck on your French learning journey, and if you ever have any doubts or questions regarding a particular aspect of the language, give me a shout! I'm always happy to help!
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[@sonomacalendar9949]

I want to replace 2 hours a day I spend watching TV with 2 hours a day learning French, so that within 2 years I can start watching French, Swiss, Luxembourg, Belgian, Québécois and Martinique TV for 10 hours a day

[@Frencheezi]

10 hours a day might be a little excessive lol, but otherwise, good plan! 👍🏻

[@jamie4437]

big brain power

[@alistairelias536]

Salut Cindy! I totally agree with everything you've said. I started re-learning French in October 2015 after a gap of 14 years. At the beginning, I used Duolingo and a bit of KZbin. Then I enrolled at Alliance Française the following April and did an A1 course. Due to the fact that I was very much an active learner, I had gained so much in a few months that at the end of the year, I sat for the A2 exam and passed it with flying colours. Unfortunately, since late 2016 to date I've been doing a Masters course that has taken up all my time, so I've not been actively learning French. However, I still watch French KZbin videos, listen to songs, read a lot of content everyday, I even talk to myself as much as possible (because I live in an Anglophone country, no one to talk to haha), and I've definitely made a lot of progress. I can understand a good percent of a French news bulletin, maybe up to 70%, but with subtitles I can grasp up to 95%. I still have trouble with movies, sitcoms and some songs, too much slang and they talk too quick! So I'd judge myself as maaaaybe a B2. As for future plans, I plan on returning to AF, but I'm not sure when, but most probably not this year. My dream is to live in a Francophone country for a protracted amount of time, I'm sure I'll gain loads when I'll be speaking regularly.

[@a.s.1563]

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[@carloseduardovegaperez7534]

Same happens to me, I understan a lot like you said and now I re-started learning French again. I'm a native Spanish speaker. Have a good day

[@hornkraft9438]

Thank you for the ending acknowledgement, Cindy. Merci.

[@arescue]

Thanks for the information. Your sweater is really cute, I like the ruffle on the shoulder.

[@annmariekelly5570]

Bonjour Cindy, I have been learning French for the past three months, and I would love to become a fluent French speaker in the next couple of years. I love your channel! Merci beaucoup 🤗👍🇨🇵

[@tm.1073]

Hey It's 6months that I have been having french classes on a daily basis in a francophone country, it's the best decision that I have ever made, I made lots of friends and trust me my French has greatly improved, in six months I have been able to attain Level B2 in French, it's truly nice I can get along with people and be able to express myself in any aspect.

[@anaskhanooni]

Could you speak and reciprocate in French with others Gloria?

[@dijrajakumar9768]

Merci beaucoup. You have cleared my long pending doubts.

[@raykent3211]

Nice. But who defines fluency? A large number of native born English people would not pass any academic definition of fluency in the English language, far too many "mistakes". But they succeed in communicating. I think it was reported that 30% of native born English people would fail the exam for citizenship required of an immigrant. So as a brit expat I'd just like to say that after more than 10 years I can't keep up with fast talkers, most will slow down and use simpler terms if I apologise for not getting what they said first time. Perhaps we should think of this as interactive exchange rather than fluency (outflowing).

[@mandytozer]

Merci beaucoup Cindy. Your lessons are excellent. I am relearning French after gaining an 'O'level decades ago! I can read and write at intermediate level but speak as a beginner. As for hearing French well! We live in France for some of the year and the locals are very pleasant but speak too fast. If they wrote it down then I would understand! By the way congratulations on your wonderful news and hope you stay well for the rest of the time. Salut. Mandy

[@alexanderoldberg9632]

Merci, Cindy! I’m moving to Paris this year and my plan is to take 4 one-hour lessons per week. I will utilize my freetime to immerse myself completely in the language. I figure I can self-study for at least 3-4 h a day, watching movies, reading books, going to museums and listening to podcasts. My hope is to reach fluency in 18 months. Bonne journée! 🇸🇪🇫🇷

[@jrsmith__]

Super, Merci 🙂 bonjour from San Diego

[@andresdiaz2737]

I love your channel. Less than a beginner here. One thing that conforts me is to know since I'm a native spanish/fluent portuguese speaker I will be able to nail French in less time than other people who are not into romance languages.

[@sonasargsyan7644]

Thanks, the information was very useful.

[@Frencheezi]

Thank you! Glad you found it helpful ☺️

[@darylhopkins9796]

I feel that this video was excellent. The video was informative and inspirational. Now I am eager to learn French as a second language.

[@jimpaterson9635]

I have been learning since june 22, I have about 3 lessons a week and actively use duolingo app daily also. I visit France often as I live within an hour of the eurotunnel. I took an online test a few days back to see how much I have progressed and got A2 result!! pleased with that but still very early days, J'essaie!!! Love your channel, always learning new tips, thank you

[@jorgeshimada6934]

Very very beginner. I am not able to form a phrase yet. But I like so much the language.

[@newfound_glory]

Also, knowing other languages makes it easier to learn French, like Latin, because lots of words have roots in Latin. Also, some Spanish verbs also have the same form, for instance, "dormir" both in Spanish and French means the same. Also, if taking a closer look onto the matter, even English itself has lots of similarities with French, because obviously English derivates from French and German. I say this because I learned Spanish, Latin and German (not fluently, though I remember something). And Latin is a mother of almost all European languages, plus Greek. So, technically if a person knows Latin and Greek (Ancient one) - it will be easier to learn other European languages.

[@artembespyatyh4000]

I lern french every day about 20-40 minut. Ther is one tehnology - you must lern several words and repeat after 12 hours next step you repeat after 12 hours and you never oublie. My first language russian but i lern french for english person. awesome.

[@annmariekelly5570]

Merci beaucoup Cindy for this video! You sound so British!!

[@Frencheezi]

Thank you so much for the compliment! 😁

[@Vlad-bi1ss]

I did like a month of french Duoling last year, now I'm 1 week in (doing translations and playing video games in french) and I'm starting to get better. I'm a portuguese speaker btw, so my language is already close to french

[@fantadiakhite8746]

Im a french girl and there is a mistake that you ( english native) constantly do : using « pour » to say « thanks you for watching » or thanks you for being here because in english for can be used in different ways but in french its different you have to say merci d’avoir regarder or merci d’être venu you must use de or d’ you talk about the act of someone. I know french is really difficult, I reassure you a good part of english people does many mistakes in their own language like me here in english lmaoo By the way im looking for someone who wants to learn french/ become fluent inbecause i wants to become fluent in english too. We’ll speak together to learn !

[@zhaviacarter3532]

Fanta Diakhité I can help you with English, also I want to learn French

[@milagrohernandez2823]

Hey! I can help you with English!

[@Itsmeajayyadav]

Hii.. I think we can accompany each other. Contact me.. I wanna Learn French by all my heart and trust me I'll make you fluent in English.

[@fantadiakhite8746]

AjaY YaDaV ok im interested

[@Itsmeajayyadav]

@@fantadiakhite8746 give me ur whatsapp

[@WowDaniX]

I am brand new.... I have no idea what i’m doing, yet i’m determined. Thanks for the useful tips.

[@endlessjourney5223]

Same bro😅

[@mustafesaed6400]

Merci beaucoup Cindy I like your way teaching One of the best teachers french language.

[@Frencheezi]

Thank you so much for your kind words! :)

[@Tha4thLetterr]

This is good news. I'm learning (or teaching myself) because I want to.

[@Frencheezi]

Brilliant! How long have you been learning? 🙂

[@preetsaini9917]

Bonjour ce Mon b1 niveau et je me amuse beaucoup d apprendre langue français

[@heraldoaldo1898]

Bonjour Cindy. Je m’appelle Elard, je suis peruvienne vivant aux Etats Unis. Je voudrais parler francais parce que J’aime comment ca sonne.

[@yacoupadam2694]

Merci beaucoup

[@jamie4437]

I'm just starting to take French and I basically right now I'm writing down simple phrases I need like Hello, Please, Thank you, Goodbye, Yes, No. Stuff like that because I live in America but one day I want to go to France and be able to speak the language and I just think French is such an awesome language and ive taken Spanish 3 years now and I do not get it but I just rlly wanna learn French I wasn't really interested in the other language (not saying Spanish isn't cool im just saying I personally am interested in French but that is a personal opinion not a true statement) but I have 9 words right now that I can pronounce from your video on 10 simple French words ya know the video from 2 years ago and the only thing thats difficult for me to pronounce is Au revoir (or goodbye in French) I can pronounce Au, its just revoir I have trouble pronouncing lol but yea your a really helpful teacher for French

[@matt92hun]

If you're forced to learn French because of school, work, or whatever, you can also try to learn it by venting your frustration. Take it to the French internet, like discord servers, reddit subs, whatever, open deepl, or Google translate and start complaining about how bad the AZERTY layout is, how little sense it makes that French verb conjugation in the present tense serves no function when most of it is not even distinguished in pronunciation and you still need the personal pronouns to avoid ambiguity anyway, etc. It's important that you hand type the translations you get, listen to feedback when you make mistakes and you'll find that eventually you'll need to rely less and less on translation and you can go on long tirades about how you would prefer not to learn French in French without the need to look up a single word. At that point you've learned French and you've made it everyone else's problem.

[@jason_x1751]

3:13

[@elizabethdorchester5307]

i learnt one word of French a day for 20.years . best way but slow

[@juliaklenin7136]

Maybe it will take me 10000 years !

[@Frencheezi]

Hopefully not! lol

[@confrontation643]

If you want to learn French language it will take 3 years

[@poonamshorts9007]

Where are you from?

[@trangdoris5545]

Love you

[@crissss2612]

First viewer, first commenter 😍 Merci!

[@Frencheezi]

So you are! lol

[@crissss2612]

@@Frencheezi I'm a big fan : )

[@Akros2009]

Quel était ton commentaire? À propos de quoi?

[@jamie4437]

my goal is to be able to watch a Netflix show and like change the language to French and be able to make out every word they are saying thats the goal

[@Frencheezi]

A good one to start with is Peppa pig. I know it's a little kids program, but still good for language exposure / learning. It's not crazy fast like some other kids shows, and very well enunciated.

[@Kenjicrafts]

I'm english and french lol Je t'adore mdr même si je connais les deux Yea i kinda know 3 language like spanish

[@Frencheezi]

Same as my daughter then, English & French 🙂

[@endlessjourney5223]

Hardly a beginner 😢.. Just taken 4 lectures...

[@justinwr092]

Great video! I had a question. How long does it take to learn French?

[@jt659]

Morning Cindy, I have a request for when get back to making videos. I just watched kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIrHkKGurpyShMk and love it. I would love for you to make some videos of you just telling a story or giving advice in French, using your own words at normal speed with subtitles. Personally, I'd like to hear about your struggles with speaking English, your first experiences in England using the language, maybe what you found frustrating about using a new language, some times when it felt great to be able to communicate in a 2nd language etc. I'm sure you have dozens of stories about your language endeavors. It's nice to hear these things in conversational French just like you would use if you were here telling us the story in person. It feels very authentic and genuine and yet, with the subtitles I actually learn new expressions and can look up the words I don't know. Thanks again. I'm heading to your Patreon now to make a donation as a thanks for your time. I know it is valuable! JT en Louisianne

[@quebecer4605]

I have been at an A1/A2 level for over 10 years. It is frustrating. I wish I could afford a tutor, but I can only learn on my own. Obviously, it is not going well. :(

[@user-pk8bv3kp4j]

Nicolaas Strik can u afford an online teacher ? Find the cheapest and a good one or try skyping Vincent on KZbin .. Ask him and learn French with Alexa .. All 3 are amazing

[@Frencheezi]

Do you have a good grammar book and / or some self-study books you enjoy working with? I would find a set you really enjoy and like the look of, that goes from beginners to advanced, and work my way through them, making sure you understand and retain each section before moving on to the next. A good grammar book would also come in handy if the explanations in the study book don't give enough detail or if you need a quick reminder about a particular rule.

[@chaleurmauvais9687]

Nicolaas Strik damn bruh I don’t know what youre doing but thats garbage lmao I’m allready at a b2 c1 in 5 months

[@a-shbeatz2381]

@@chaleurmauvais9687 can you please tell me what you did ??

[@carerforever2118]

Really??? I went from A1 to B1 in 33 days, and now l can read the French newspaper in French . I'm on LinkedIn , l post my progress on there www.linkedin.com/in/rose-fernandez-953a6b1a9

[@lesliegilchrist6649]

I'm am a beginner

[@noname-qp1dl]

Is French is soo hard to pronounce compared to German ??

[@patrickdixon7202]

German pronunciation is hard.

[@XxDINOxFROSTxX]

Self taught I’m more at A2

[@sonomacalendar9949]

I want to learn French , because my nubile new girlfriend belongs to a tiny French speaking Acadian community from the state of Maine. Her family has a Maine Coon cat who speaks only FF (feline French)

[@Frencheezi]

Ooooh I love Maine Coon cats, so pretty!

[@milansingh4334]

Beginner

[@carerforever2118]

I went from A1 to B1 in 33 days, and now l can read the French newspaper in French . I'm on LinkedIn , l post my progress on there www.linkedin.com/in/rose-fernandez-953a6b1a9

[@Chris-bn5pe]

It took me 30 years….and I still don’t speak it well lol

[@michaelcarroll2587]

I am extremely naive, help

[@roblazer6999]

No time to waste

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[@gaanamrutham6276]

Your eyes are grabbing my attention than your words . Anyways, thanks for the video

[@adventureguy4119]

you look ALOTT like a girl i was with. Im 23 hours in where do I go from here

[@nerdyanna8263]

She looks like Micheal Jackson

[@chaleurmauvais9687]

Nerdy Anna mdrr

[@rajusharma3659]

yes where u from ?

[@mr.avinash3344]

😂

[@edithkoduah669]

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@danveerdebpratim6294]

😂😂😂😂