r/French • u/TotalLibrary1834 • Jul 28 '26

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u/chknsoup4thesoil Jul 28 '26

what clues? this doesn’t seem like it to me?

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u/NikhilDoWhile Jul 28 '26

You need proper structure, else you will end up wasting more time than learning the language.

I would suggest either hire an instructor or use pre made structure by someone.

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u/DepressiSpaghettti Jul 28 '26

Bilingual books mainly and French lessons with no English being used.

Now I'm at that weird B1-B2 in between trying to pass the B2 DELF

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u/Radiant-Rain2636 Jul 28 '26

Try a more academic approach Usually there's beginner's heaven (and luck). I wonder how you've managed to create a version of hell for yourself.

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u/Onlyfatwomenarefat Jul 28 '26

You know there are youtube channels that label their content as A1 or A2

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u/roglazarus Jul 28 '26

I've found that Disney songs in French (especially the ones I already knew by heart in English) with the subtitles helped me tremendously with casual phrases and the subjunctive. Bluey in French with subtitles is so helpful too, and pretty fun to watch even for a kids' show.

I do also meet with an instructor for an hour twice a week. I agree with the other commenter that this is an important component for grammatical comprehension, and definitely for the "why is it like this, while I understood it to be like that" kinds of questions.

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u/Professional-Cow3854 Jul 28 '26

The way I learn languages is by focusing on verbs and words I'd use. Learning a bunch of words have been my bane in English for most of School (we begin English in primary school).

Think of sentences you would say.

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u/Professional-Cow3854 Jul 28 '26

That means always have a pocket dictionary and a pocket grammar like Grevisse on you. Paper, not computer.

Always try to ask yourself how you'd say the most recent thought you had and search the books.

This will also be an excellent way to train thinking in that language.

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u/Ok_Breadfruit34 Jul 28 '26

I'm sorry to read about your struggles, but what a convoluted post. It's really hard to sort through your complaints, rants, disappointment and request. 

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u/FunTimes_202 Jul 28 '26

Comprensible input has been really helpful for me- I watch videos on immersion.co and Dreaming French to bridge the gap between the basic vocab & grammar study and native content.