learn french fluently

I’ve made several attempts…this is where my attention span comes into play or lack there of

I took 2 years of French in High School, but like most people. I lost it all as a grown up. Well not all. I can say few phrases. I have an awesome accent. But thats as far as it goes. If I want to travel to France I want to make sure I can speak to the inhabitants. LOL

By the end of 2008 i would like to improve my french skills so much that i am able to live comfprtably in paris on my own

Bought every book, taken classes in America, tough to learn when you go to France and they also speak English. I know it is the practice that does the trick. Just need the time and motivation to achieve this long term goal.

So this overlaps the “learn a bunch of languages” but then i figured it was time to be a bit, um, more unnebulous. Basically if I’m to go back for the PhD next Fall (i.e. fall of ‘09) I need to know French & German (because so much academic work is written in these languages), Latin, and I’d like to have at least a reading knowledge of Arabic.

French is a good one to start because I used to take it and so have at least a start. It also segues nicely into Latin (which I’d started but then stopped : ( because, well, its a Romance language and all.

Hopefully one day soon i’ll be able to speak French fluently and not be shy about messing up while doing it .

I’ve been studying French for a few years now, and I’m rather good at it. I’d like to be fluent though!

I agree, listening to french (and practicing speaking!) are vital to learn… I have started downloading a learn french podcast and listening to it everyday during my walk on my ipod. There are a few different ones (different levels, styles) and I think it is really helping me remember verbs, etc. Writing endless lists of vocab and conjugation really isn’t my thing (tho it is necessary for some aspects)
bonne chance!

I spent the entire of last year in a french school and now I can speak fluently! Being in the country and absorbing language all day and every day is definitely the best way to learn! It took me five months to become fluent- before that I had learnt five years of high-school french. It still amazes me when I can understand this whole jumble of english words, and that i can communicate fully with people in another language! definitely worth it!!!!!!!

Salut tous le monde , c’est vraiment honteux que j’etais en ecole francaise et maintement je l’ai totallement oublie !!!! ya plus de 7 ans que j’ai pas pratique la langue francaise ( universite , travail , en plus mes parents ne parlent pas le francais) !!!!!!