Emperor Sol
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I'm trying to brush up on my French, actually. Was just looking for resources to study since I already do have quite a few years worth of speaking French, but I just haven't practiced in a long while.
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I'm trying to brush up on my French, actually. Was just looking for resources to study since I already do have quite a few years worth of speaking French, but I just haven't practiced in a long while.
Is the bold a must?
dennis roadman
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try livemocha.com to start. like a p2p language learning community. or ask the breh @Liu Kang to chat with you, he'll prolly hook you up in exchange for some genuine north americanisms
immersion is a must, actually
native speakers is the next best thing obviously because not everyone can afford to travel. there's no way to gain fluency just by rosetta stone/books/cds. they'll give you a good foundation if you push yourself, but you need an external push to internalize it. the best external push is survival - if you're somewhere and you can't understand, your brain will go further in forcing you to learn it
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QuintessentialBM
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I tried to get a Spanish one going...... but it failed..... no participation
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I BELIEVE ARABIC IS THE BEST LANGUAGE TO LEARN SO THAT YOU CAN READ THE QURAN.
Insensitive
Superstar
Que veux-tu savoir en particulier jeune homme ?
Parlons donc un peu pour voir à quel point ton français est rouillé... :hyena:
Et n'oublie pas les accents frè 
As I told the breh @Grams, the best to learn a language (above all when your native language is english and almost everything culture-wise is spoken in it), is to :
- watch [insert language here] movies or series subbed in said language to familiarize yourself with tones, accents and pronunciation. The sound of the language plus the subtitles will make you match what is said to what is read... As your vocabulary will increase, you will begin to visualize the words heard better and more efficiently.
- read serious newspapers in said language to increase your vocabulary.
- listen to music in said language, rap/rock are better because it makes your learn slang and lingo you can use in everyday convos.
- SPEAK IT !!! When I'm abroad, it alwas take me 1 or 2 days to speak english well (accent wise) because I practice a lot (movies, series, music, books) but do not use it that much (i.e do not speak it that much)
As a frenchy whose culture revolved heavily around Hip-Hop (first CD I ever came accross was Method's Tical in 1995, I was 8), I was always good (I'm talking about 1st places all the time
) in english classes.I still have troubles understanding stuff from time to time but mostly I can watch US/UK movies without subtitles now (even though I still do). I listened to so much rap/rock, watched so much series and read a good amount of book/news websites in english, that I improved a lot. I still learn things though, which is great.
English to French, Italian, German & Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com is a great site, I used to be on the forums, helping people in french
I got that Reverso Dictionary on deck because sometimes I need to find a specific term and don't know it.
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rosetta stone is overrated. that one other program is way better
mbewane
Knicks: 93 til infinity
Bon courage frangin!
If any help is needed let us know, I know that french can be a pain to learn
The best would be immersion obviously, don't forget that close to the US you got Québec (Montreal is a great city), the French islands in the Caribbean (Martinique, Guadeloupe...) granted the accent is different and some words change but it's still the same language. And if you're in a big city there might be some french-speaking community or cultural centre (alliance française, institut français...)
Que veux-tu savoir en particulier jeune homme ?
Parlons donc un peu pour voir à quel point ton français est rouillé... :hyena:
Et n'oublie pas les accents frè
As I told the breh @Grams, the best to learn a language (above all when your native language is english and almost everything culture-wise is spoken in it), is to :
- watch [insert language here] movies or series subbed in said language to familiarize yourself with tones, accents and pronunciation. The sound of the language plus the subtitles will make you match what is said to what is read... As your vocabulary will increase, you will begin to visualize the words heard better and more efficiently.
- read serious newspapers in said language to increase your vocabulary.
- listen to music in said language, rap/rock are better because it makes your learn slang and lingo you can use in everyday convos.
- SPEAK IT !!! When I'm abroad, it alwas take me 1 or 2 days to speak english well (accent wise) because I practice a lot (movies, series, music, books) but do not use it that much (i.e do not speak it that much)
As a frenchy whose culture revolved heavily around Hip-Hop (first CD I ever came accross was Method's Tical in 1995, I was 8), I was always good (I'm talking about 1st places all the time
I still have troubles understanding stuff from time to time but mostly I can watch US/UK movies without subtitles now (even though I still do). I listened to so much rap/rock, watched so much series and read a good amount of book/news websites in english, that I improved a lot. I still learn things though, which is great.
English to French, Italian, German & Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com is a great site, I used to be on the forums, helping people in french
I got that Reverso Dictionary on deck because sometimes I need to find a specific term and don't know it.
Liu Kang tu parles français?
Anyway yeah all that advice given here is important you can't stress how vital it is to watch some movies/documentaries/whatever in the language you're learning (with subtitles). best thing obviously being to fully immerge yourself in a country that speaks the country
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Wasn't me... But I definitely need to learn another language AND brush up on my Spanish...
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Bah ouais, tu te rappelles pas ce topic : http://www.the-coli.com/locker-room/48053-real-talk-french-black-brehs-colder-than-us-americans.html#.UaDHgYJ2BcY :tisalute:
mbewane
Knicks: 93 til infinity
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Here's another good resource: FSI Language Courses - Home
It's materials developed by the Foreign Service Institute of the State Department.
Duolingo | Learn Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian and English for free is good too, I've heard. Haven't had the chance to use it myself yet.
It's materials developed by the Foreign Service Institute of the State Department.
Duolingo | Learn Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian and English for free is good too, I've heard. Haven't had the chance to use it myself yet.
Grams
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Que veux-tu savoir en particulier jeune homme ?
Parlons donc un peu pour voir à quel point ton français est rouillé... :hyena:
Et n'oublie pas les accents frè
As I told the breh @Grams, the best to learn a language (above all when your native language is english and almost everything culture-wise is spoken in it), is to :
- watch [insert language here] movies or series subbed in said language to familiarize yourself with tones, accents and pronunciation. The sound of the language plus the subtitles will make you match what is said to what is read... As your vocabulary will increase, you will begin to visualize the words heard better and more efficiently.
- read serious newspapers in said language to increase your vocabulary.
- listen to music in said language, rap/rock are better because it makes your learn slang and lingo you can use in everyday convos.
- SPEAK IT !!! When I'm abroad, it alwas take me 1 or 2 days to speak english well (accent wise) because I practice a lot (movies, series, music, books) but do not use it that much (i.e do not speak it that much)
As a frenchy whose culture revolved heavily around Hip-Hop (first CD I ever came accross was Method's Tical in 1995, I was 8), I was always good (I'm talking about 1st places all the time
I still have troubles understanding stuff from time to time but mostly I can watch US/UK movies without subtitles now (even though I still do). I listened to so much rap/rock, watched so much series and read a good amount of book/news websites in english, that I improved a lot. I still learn things though, which is great.
English to French, Italian, German & Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com is a great site, I used to be on the forums, helping people in french
I got that Reverso Dictionary on deck because sometimes I need to find a specific term and don't know it.
Listen to this man everybody who wants to know how to speak French trust me
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Emperor Sol
Knowledge and Wisdom
Que veux-tu savoir en particulier jeune homme ?
Parlons donc un peu pour voir à quel point ton français est rouillé... :hyena:
Et n'oublie pas les accents frè
As I told the breh @Grams, the best to learn a language (above all when your native language is english and almost everything culture-wise is spoken in it), is to :
- watch [insert language here] movies or series subbed in said language to familiarize yourself with tones, accents and pronunciation. The sound of the language plus the subtitles will make you match what is said to what is read... As your vocabulary will increase, you will begin to visualize the words heard better and more efficiently.
- read serious newspapers in said language to increase your vocabulary.
- listen to music in said language, rap/rock are better because it makes your learn slang and lingo you can use in everyday convos.
- SPEAK IT !!! When I'm abroad, it alwas take me 1 or 2 days to speak english well (accent wise) because I practice a lot (movies, series, music, books) but do not use it that much (i.e do not speak it that much)
As a frenchy whose culture revolved heavily around Hip-Hop (first CD I ever came accross was Method's Tical in 1995, I was 8), I was always good (I'm talking about 1st places all the time
I still have troubles understanding stuff from time to time but mostly I can watch US/UK movies without subtitles now (even though I still do). I listened to so much rap/rock, watched so much series and read a good amount of book/news websites in english, that I improved a lot. I still learn things though, which is great.
English to French, Italian, German & Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com is a great site, I used to be on the forums, helping people in french
I got that Reverso Dictionary on deck because sometimes I need to find a specific term and don't know it.
Thanks breh
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