Introduction:

People still talk about what you have to do in order to speak French.

Some people take years, others take months and normally there are only two differences: what they learn and how frequently they learn.

This article will help you to set accurate expectations and reveal 5 rules that you can follow to speak French confidently quickly whenever you have already started learning French.

• Focus on the essential

The majority of French courses and classes teach you random things like the names of the body or the conjugation of a deep French verb that no one uses. They spend years at school, study and find that they can’t speak French at all. They can’t speak.

The fact is that only a few words and grammar rules need to be known in order to speak French with confidence.

As a French student, your aim is to communicate easily in French and avoid writing a novel. In 80 percent of conversations, learning the 20 percent of French you think helps you do so.

If you are primarily interested in learning the most popular French words, phrases, and grammar rules, you can learn French in months not years.

• Learn with your ears, not with your eyes

You’ve been listening to French for the first months of your life. You did not talk about grammar rules, you just heard them. You did not think about grammar rules. You then began to repeat phrases and sentences you had listened to later.

Finally, you went to school some years back and learned the strange thing called grammar.

Many studies have shown that the ways we learn our native language and other languages are not that dissimilar.

You need to spend time listening to the language just the way you’ve spent hours hearing your language if you want to understand and speak French effectively.

The more you listen, the more your brain becomes acquainted and understands the language.

• Learn grammar in context

Many people often desire why grammar is necessary for learning a language. Can we skip it? It sounds good but it is not possible to leave the grammar behind while learning a language.

Grammar is the main form of creating and learning a language and without this, the structure of a sentence will always remain unconstructive.  

For many English speakers, binge-watching American TV shows and speaking broken English with different conversation partners worked wonders. This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t read a grammar book, that grammar is not supposed to be your priority.

You will of course learn grammar in context by seeing how sentences are built and verb conjugates when you are often exposed to authentic French.

To pronounce French correctly, you don’t need to memorize grammar rules, you had to apply these rules practically to understand and to create a sentence.

• The 5-minute rule

What do all good French learners have in common?

They never refused to give up! 

You know that learning French takes time, you’re going to make a lot of mistakes and it won’t always be enjoyable. They accept it. You’ll make quicker progress than you ever imagined if you study regularly (preferably every day) and take advantage of every opportunity to practice your French.

There are also days when you’re discouraged by the idea to study French for 30 minutes. That’s why I suggest that you follow the rule for 5 minutes every day.

Tell yourself that for at least 5 minutes every day you will learn French (or even better, write it down).

The 5 minutes rule is indeed short enough to get you started and long enough to give you motivation and inspire you to study for longer periods of time, and it has previously assisted French learners in studying French more often and making more progress.

• French is made for speaking

It’s nice to choose a French course and regularly studying is great. But what better yet do you know?

Practicing and embracing the fact that errors will ultimately occur is the key.

As a beginner, your first conversations will be fairly short. But you can tell much more quickly. And if you pronounce and use French words in the right way, you will be instantly aware and can build more confidence to speak the next one.

It is true that using a language with someone who knows the same language will create a better understanding and fun and a great way to make friends.

• Conclusion

These are a few ideas that you must follow while learning the French language, it will definitely help to create a path ahead of learning. If you still want to explore more, you can join an online course on the French language, which will help to create a better understanding apart from these ideas.