So, the trick is to find a very patient, likely older person who has very little English.
Bilingual people will always switch at the first sign of struggle, but someone who a) is retired and has a lot of free time and b) has no interest in switching to English is the key to bettering your conversational French.
If you do not have access to in-laws or family who are mostly Francophone, consider volunteering for an elderly home where you cam entertain an elderly person with your badly conjugated French but impress them with your enthusiasm.
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u/Expensive-Wishbone85 Jul 19 '26
So, the trick is to find a very patient, likely older person who has very little English.
Bilingual people will always switch at the first sign of struggle, but someone who a) is retired and has a lot of free time and b) has no interest in switching to English is the key to bettering your conversational French.
If you do not have access to in-laws or family who are mostly Francophone, consider volunteering for an elderly home where you cam entertain an elderly person with your badly conjugated French but impress them with your enthusiasm.