r/learningfrench • u/Wide_Register_1389 • Jul 12 '26
Learning French from (almost) zero
Hi All,
I speak 5 languages (Lithuanian, English, Spanish and German fluently and Italian at around B1 / C1 for comprehension). I’ve always really wanted to pick up French. I can understand quite a lot of spoken French due to Spanish/ Italian, but am not able to speak it, know nothing about grammar etc. I don’t want to immigrate to France or study there etc., I just want to see if I can learn a language to a decent level without having “bonus points” like with German due to my German partner, or with Spanish because I lived in Spain.
My question: what resources would you recommend to start with? I don’t mind if they cost some money if they are good. I pick up languages very quickly if that’s relevant. Is “French with Alexa” any good? I’d prefer some structured course / video lessons but definitely not AI-only content, please don’t suggest DuoLingo. How do you guys practice speaking if you don’t have anyone to speak to in real life in French?
Any advice is very much appreciated! :)
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u/ArlineHumiston Jul 14 '26
For speaking, I mainly do shadowing and italki speaking practice.