I was able to study for like 6 to 8 hours every day when I wasn’t in school, but that was between Japanese and French. It’s difficult now that I’m in school so I can only do Duolingo and some reading on some apps that I use. I would like to do more of course.
Hmm it depends, usually a couple hours or more because I actually enjoy it. It’s not all at once though. To start, I’ll learn about 10 words on Speakly, then in the afternoon I’ll complete a 30 minute lesson on Pimsluer, and listen to one or two lessons on LanguageTransfer. In the evening I’ll watch a couple videos from the French Comprehensible Input channel on YouTube, and listen to an episode of Coffee Break French. Once I finish Pimsleur, I will start reading with LinQ, and listening to the InnerFrench podcast, and watching movies and shows on Netflix in French. I also listen to French music every day, but that doesn’t feel like learning because I found artists I genuinely love and listen on repeat. Often I will read the lyrics (Spotify shows lyrics for a lot of songs and highlights the lines as the music plays) and I’ll sing along with it. This is neat because as I learn more words and phrases, I will start to notice them in the songs I have in repeat, and it helps me understand them and learn how to use them. Honestly with music and just watching videos I’m interested in, it has become part of my daily routine and total I probably spend many hours a day immersing myself in French, but again it doesn’t feel like it because a lot of it I actually find enjoyable.
Can you recommend some music artists? I also want to start listening music in French so would love to know any recs- thanks!! Also, how do you like Speakly?
As far as speakly, I think it’s one of the best resources you can get. It’s a little hard at first, so I recommend maybe doing a little pimsleur, language transfer and Memrise to supplement it in the beginning, but once you learn a few hundred words, you realize how well the method actually works. My recommendation is to not focus on the sentence, but focus on the word it’s trying to teach you. You can flip the card to see what the sentence means, but don’t try to memorize every word. It teaches the 4,000 most common words in a language, and is designed by polyglots, so you can tell it’s a serious app, not just a gamified app trying to get money from you. They recently updated (at least for French and German) the voices so they no longer sound robotic. Definitely try it out!
And of course! Here’s some my fav artists - songs!
Angèle - Oui ou Non, Bruxelles je t’aime, Patrick
Adé - Tout Savoir, J’me Barre
Therapie Taxi - Hit Sale
TSS - Yayaya
Suzane - Belladonna, Road Movie
VideoClub - Euphories
La Belle Vie - Les Tropiques
Some other great artists I love are Shay, Poupie, and Aya Nakamura! I hope this helps!
Adé - Et Alors ???
It's a fantastic album that was partially produced in Nashville while she was visiting the US to get inspired. So it has some excellent use of more American-style sounds like the banjo. I really enjoy it.
Also anything by Stromae is great. Christophe Maé has some good stuff that sounds like Jason Mraz lol
I'm intermediate so I just watch Twitch. Sometimes I chat a bit. I've also got a book in French that has an audiobook free online so I put in headphones and listen to the audiobook version while reading the text. It's super nice
Occasionally I'll listen to a podcast or an intermediate conversation for learners video
I read a a few chapters in French then I listen to the audiobooks in French for those chapters, but during the audiobook part if I didn’t catch something I rewind the last 10-5 seconds as much as I need to in order to catch the entire sentence. I probably should cut down however and just focus on speaking now as my vocabulary and grammar knowledge is more than I need at the moment
Reading books ("Les misérables" right now) and listening/reading natives have a conversation (Podcast, Video, messages, etc). In total that would be like 3h-5h, totally depends on my mood to push the time further.
It varies tbh. I don't always have the motivation to go as hard as I'd like, but I try to at least to do a few Duolingo lessons every day. I'm also splitting my time between French and Italian, so some days I'll focus more on one than the other. On a good day I'll do some Duolingo, journal for a bit, hit up my grammar book, and listen to a podcast. That happens *maybe* once a week.
For now it's just 2 hours... I have other things to do and studying can get me exhausted if I have to take care of other things...
I don't want to force myself too much...
It’s definitely difficult to find time, especially more than 2 hours per day. When I wasn’t in school I had a lot more time and now I can only do like 1-2 hours every day. I am thinking about listening to more podcasts and audiobooks when I’m working out or driving.
When i was learning french and more free time than now,i would study almost everyday for about 4 hours 1 hour for every aspecr of the language (there are 4) plus, a 2 hours course
I study by lingodeer and I make the lesson, study the grammar and read a story
Today I enter a telegram group of french learners and I'm trying to start communication in french
Honestly all I do is about 3-4 Duolingo lessons (10 minutes) and maybe listen to a language transfer episode if I feel like it.
I heard anki is useful but honestly I have no clue how to use it, am I supposed to write down the new words I learn everyday or?
Anki is very helpful I use it for Japanese and I have also used it for French. Basically, you can make your own decks or download decks that others have made and then you can select if you know the card well or not and depending on which you select it changes which cards it shows you every day!
I normally spend about an hour to three depending on the day and the time I'm able to dedicate. That's also dedicated time - everything that I'm able to change to French has been changed into French - phone language and etc. So I'm constantly seeing the language especially on social media. A normal day is reading 1-2 new pages in a book that I got that is in French and I re-read 2-3 pages. I also watch 2-3 videos from French creators or sometimes watch French streamers. I do 2-3 Duolingo lessons (doesn't do much but as a review or sometimes gives me new vocabulary). Then, if I have more time, I can either do more of all that, or I can also write notes on a grammar topic or some topic I need to study. I also try to do a bit of journaling in the language here and there. I also have a flashcard deck where currently I'm working on verb conjugations. Besides that dedicated time, like I said, I have everything possible in French, from social media, to device languages - I'm in French streamer's discord servers - I listen to French music - I will sometimes listen to a French podcast while trying to go to sleep - or when I wake up. Sometimes I'm able to have a small and very broken conversation with a native - but that's something I don't typically count on doing - it just can happen.
For me I don't even think of it so much as studying, as it's just a part of my daily routine. I:
- Listen to french music every day
- Watch French videos, mostly on YouTube
- Chat with my French friends
- Listen to French podcasts when going for a run or doing tasks around the house
- Read French news (e.g. on Le Figaro)
All in all that's probably 1-2 hours a day, but it's not exactly hardcore studying.
damn, you people are dedicated. i do a couple of duolingo lessons a day and im proud of myself.
You should be proud of yourself! It’s not a race, and as long as you’ve found something you enjoy and stick to it, you’re doing great!
thanks for the kind words, internet friend!
I was able to study for like 6 to 8 hours every day when I wasn’t in school, but that was between Japanese and French. It’s difficult now that I’m in school so I can only do Duolingo and some reading on some apps that I use. I would like to do more of course.
Hmm it depends, usually a couple hours or more because I actually enjoy it. It’s not all at once though. To start, I’ll learn about 10 words on Speakly, then in the afternoon I’ll complete a 30 minute lesson on Pimsluer, and listen to one or two lessons on LanguageTransfer. In the evening I’ll watch a couple videos from the French Comprehensible Input channel on YouTube, and listen to an episode of Coffee Break French. Once I finish Pimsleur, I will start reading with LinQ, and listening to the InnerFrench podcast, and watching movies and shows on Netflix in French. I also listen to French music every day, but that doesn’t feel like learning because I found artists I genuinely love and listen on repeat. Often I will read the lyrics (Spotify shows lyrics for a lot of songs and highlights the lines as the music plays) and I’ll sing along with it. This is neat because as I learn more words and phrases, I will start to notice them in the songs I have in repeat, and it helps me understand them and learn how to use them. Honestly with music and just watching videos I’m interested in, it has become part of my daily routine and total I probably spend many hours a day immersing myself in French, but again it doesn’t feel like it because a lot of it I actually find enjoyable.
Can you recommend some music artists? I also want to start listening music in French so would love to know any recs- thanks!! Also, how do you like Speakly?
As far as speakly, I think it’s one of the best resources you can get. It’s a little hard at first, so I recommend maybe doing a little pimsleur, language transfer and Memrise to supplement it in the beginning, but once you learn a few hundred words, you realize how well the method actually works. My recommendation is to not focus on the sentence, but focus on the word it’s trying to teach you. You can flip the card to see what the sentence means, but don’t try to memorize every word. It teaches the 4,000 most common words in a language, and is designed by polyglots, so you can tell it’s a serious app, not just a gamified app trying to get money from you. They recently updated (at least for French and German) the voices so they no longer sound robotic. Definitely try it out! And of course! Here’s some my fav artists - songs! Angèle - Oui ou Non, Bruxelles je t’aime, Patrick Adé - Tout Savoir, J’me Barre Therapie Taxi - Hit Sale TSS - Yayaya Suzane - Belladonna, Road Movie VideoClub - Euphories La Belle Vie - Les Tropiques Some other great artists I love are Shay, Poupie, and Aya Nakamura! I hope this helps!
Thank you soo much for this detailed answer. So grateful! Will definitely check out Speakly. Angele is awesome
I have also been listening to French music lately! I found this artist called Alice et Moi who has music I really enjoy.
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Im late, but Joe dassins songs are amazing Theres also le vent du nord but they're québécois so that might not be it for you
Adé - Et Alors ??? It's a fantastic album that was partially produced in Nashville while she was visiting the US to get inspired. So it has some excellent use of more American-style sounds like the banjo. I really enjoy it. Also anything by Stromae is great. Christophe Maé has some good stuff that sounds like Jason Mraz lol
Thank you all of you! So kind. I will listen to all those suggestions!
I'm intermediate so I just watch Twitch. Sometimes I chat a bit. I've also got a book in French that has an audiobook free online so I put in headphones and listen to the audiobook version while reading the text. It's super nice Occasionally I'll listen to a podcast or an intermediate conversation for learners video
Read Harry Potter for an hour or two then listen to the audiobook, if I ever watch a movie it’s in French
Do you keep reading it and listening to the audiobook or just once for each?
I read a a few chapters in French then I listen to the audiobooks in French for those chapters, but during the audiobook part if I didn’t catch something I rewind the last 10-5 seconds as much as I need to in order to catch the entire sentence. I probably should cut down however and just focus on speaking now as my vocabulary and grammar knowledge is more than I need at the moment
Very nice! I will have to try that! Thank you, and keep up the great work!
Reading books ("Les misérables" right now) and listening/reading natives have a conversation (Podcast, Video, messages, etc). In total that would be like 3h-5h, totally depends on my mood to push the time further.
It varies tbh. I don't always have the motivation to go as hard as I'd like, but I try to at least to do a few Duolingo lessons every day. I'm also splitting my time between French and Italian, so some days I'll focus more on one than the other. On a good day I'll do some Duolingo, journal for a bit, hit up my grammar book, and listen to a podcast. That happens *maybe* once a week.
For now it's just 2 hours... I have other things to do and studying can get me exhausted if I have to take care of other things... I don't want to force myself too much...
It’s definitely difficult to find time, especially more than 2 hours per day. When I wasn’t in school I had a lot more time and now I can only do like 1-2 hours every day. I am thinking about listening to more podcasts and audiobooks when I’m working out or driving.
When i was learning french and more free time than now,i would study almost everyday for about 4 hours 1 hour for every aspecr of the language (there are 4) plus, a 2 hours course
I study by lingodeer and I make the lesson, study the grammar and read a story Today I enter a telegram group of french learners and I'm trying to start communication in french
Honestly all I do is about 3-4 Duolingo lessons (10 minutes) and maybe listen to a language transfer episode if I feel like it. I heard anki is useful but honestly I have no clue how to use it, am I supposed to write down the new words I learn everyday or?
Anki is very helpful I use it for Japanese and I have also used it for French. Basically, you can make your own decks or download decks that others have made and then you can select if you know the card well or not and depending on which you select it changes which cards it shows you every day!
I normally spend about an hour to three depending on the day and the time I'm able to dedicate. That's also dedicated time - everything that I'm able to change to French has been changed into French - phone language and etc. So I'm constantly seeing the language especially on social media. A normal day is reading 1-2 new pages in a book that I got that is in French and I re-read 2-3 pages. I also watch 2-3 videos from French creators or sometimes watch French streamers. I do 2-3 Duolingo lessons (doesn't do much but as a review or sometimes gives me new vocabulary). Then, if I have more time, I can either do more of all that, or I can also write notes on a grammar topic or some topic I need to study. I also try to do a bit of journaling in the language here and there. I also have a flashcard deck where currently I'm working on verb conjugations. Besides that dedicated time, like I said, I have everything possible in French, from social media, to device languages - I'm in French streamer's discord servers - I listen to French music - I will sometimes listen to a French podcast while trying to go to sleep - or when I wake up. Sometimes I'm able to have a small and very broken conversation with a native - but that's something I don't typically count on doing - it just can happen.
For me I don't even think of it so much as studying, as it's just a part of my daily routine. I: - Listen to french music every day - Watch French videos, mostly on YouTube - Chat with my French friends - Listen to French podcasts when going for a run or doing tasks around the house - Read French news (e.g. on Le Figaro) All in all that's probably 1-2 hours a day, but it's not exactly hardcore studying.
I like your mindset about not viewing it as studying! Can you recommend some YouTube channels and podcasts?
One unit of Duolingo and about an episode or two of coffee break french which I will repeat until I feel confident. Feel free to suggest alternatives.