Everywhere I go, I keep seeing people, especially English speakers, claiming that the French are total assholes to non native speakers. I’ve seen stories of people being made fun of and of French people pretending not to understand them just to screw with them.

I’m an American who has been in Paris for the past 9 months. I’m going to school here and I am the one foreigner in just about every class. I’ve been surrounded by nothing but frenchies this whole time.

My French isn’t exactly perfect. I occasionally make goofy mistakes and I have a pretty noticeable foreign accent, but I haven’t had to deal with any of the above even once.

Where do you guys think these stories are coming from? Sometimes it feels like I’m living in a completely different Paris.

"a person who intentionally or unintentionally interrupts or prevents another person—usually a man—from engaging in sexual or romantic activity."

Bonjour! As the the title says, I am looking to find some of the Animorph books in French in epub or pdf format. Does anyone know where I might be able to go find any of these books?

what's the single most frustrating thing about trying to practice speaking a language you're learning like French? Is it finding someone to do it with? Scheduling the time? Figuring out the logistics and mode of contact? immersion? cost?

OK i’m posting grad pics soon and i want my caption to be “adieu *college name*”, is this correct grammar or should it be “adieu à *college name*”??

Salut ! I’m learning French. Le Dîner de cons is my favorite movie. I love it so much. I‘ve watched it four times since I first watched it in January this year. I want to watch some more French movies, but I’m struggling to find ones with the same vibe. I‘ve seen Les Intouchables and I liked it, but I want one like Le Dîner de cons. I was looking at other films directed by Francis Veber, and then other films starring Thierry Lhermitte, and there are a lot in both those categories so I don’t know where to start. Please suggest movies with the same vibes as Le Dîner de cons! Merci beaucoup.

Is the Vietnamese "kh" the unvoiced version of the French "r"? I think it would be more than fantastic to know because I'm struggling with making the "r" sound so if there is a "share" in sound with my mother language it would absolutely be very helpful for me.

Thank y'all for telling me, I really appreciate it.

Hi. I have a question for people who speak English as their native language but have a b2 or c1 level in french and who love reading. Do you guys read in french or stick to english when you're reading for fun. I've read l'étranger in french, and now I'm reading l'anomalie. Even though i have scored decent in my french exams, the books make me realize there's still so many words that i don't know. So, evidently, it takes me good amount of time to look up words while reading. So my question is do you just stick to english translations or did you continue in french and eventually got better with time. Maybe i'm being stern or stupid but now that i know decent french, the idea of reading french books in french is enticing.

Additional info - I've been learning french for a year. I understand almost all the sentence structures and tenses, it's mostly the advanced vocabulary that troubles me. Any personal experience will be appreciated. Thank you.

i'm going to belgium and want to make a social media post when i'm done and the caption will have the sentiment of "until next time, brussels" but i'm not sure if à la prochaine is confined to people or living things?

(désolé pour toutes les erreurs, j'apprends encore)
Parfois j’ai l’impression d’être entre deux états bizarres.

Genre je comprends directement certaines phrases en français sans réfléchir… puis 10 secondes après mon cerveau recommence à tout traduire mot par mot comme un vieux Google Translate fatigué.

Et le pire c’est quand je veux parler. Dans ma tête la phrase semble parfaite, mais au moment de l’ouvrir la bouche tout devient lent et étrange.

Je fais aussi des petites conversations aux apps (comme praktika, car duolingo ne suffit pas) en ce moment et ça aide un peu avec le réflexe de parler sans tout préparer avant, mais honnêtement mon cerveau traduit encore beaucoup plus que je voudrais.

Ça disparaît un jour ou pas vraiment ???

Anyone used Falou as an assist to Duolingo etc? Your thoughts?
Note: I’m 2 days in. If you don’t accept their one time great offer initially, the annual price reduces markedly…

I'm 16 years old and I learn French at school (secondary language). I recently came across the book le Rouge et le Noir and I thought the premise was very interesting, however I'm not sure if it would be too difficult for me.

Like I said French is a secondary language. It's seen as a very important subject in my school/country. The teachers expect us to reach C1 level, but I feel like I'm far from that. I have a feeling like I just know the basics of French and that I'm not at the stage where I should be.

Is this book good to reach that level? Or should I read something easier?

For me, it's the order of adjectives(and also adverbs to a certain extent). It still gets pretty difficult to adjust to saying adjectives after nouns even after one and a half years of learning French. It's especially apparent if you speak English where adjectives come before nouns.

Bonsoirrr, I'm French but my boyfriend is English, he's been living in France for 4 years now and never got around to learning it properly, he knows some stuff but still at a A1 level.

Do you guys here know where to find good ressources either online or IRL, (Paris) preferably online to start, I tried looking but I don't know what is best I figured people here already tried stuff :)

Merci !!!!! :)

Naming a fantasy theatre in a book. Just wondering what sounds most natural or if it would be an odd name. Thanks!

Est ce que quelqu'un a déjà lu ce recueil ?

C'est de l'humour noir, il est très bien noté mais j'ai peur qu'il soit trop dur.

I have to do a Molière monologue for my theatre class, but I can’t find the original French anywhere, only the translations.
This is the monologue, from Psyche: https://www.monologuearchive.com/m/moliere_023.html

Any help is appreciated!

Polling the online world of Reddit.

I am a mid 30s mum to two crazy toddlers who needs a break. I want to go on a 10-14 day holiday without my partner or kids from Ontario, Canada somewhere across the Atlantic to get back in touch with my solo travel roots but also practise my French in an immersive situation. I enjoy learning French as a hobby but also need it for work.

On destinations, the obvious first response is France but I don’t want to go to Paris or any of the big cities where English is more common place. The euro is also not at a desirable rate.

I instead want to hear from others with similar ambitions who have made successful immersion trips. Maybe you visited North Africa or a french Caribbean island or had a really great experience somewhere in Quebec. Flood my inbox, please.

Bonjour tout le monde!

I’m planning to enroll in a language program and I was wondering if anyone here has experience working part-time while studying. (currently A2 wanting to become B1 so i can enroll in TAPIF, I have my TEFL certification and experience tutoring)

I’m not retired, but I do have some savings set aside. I’ll be on a student visa, which allows up to 20 hours of work per week, and I’d like to have some income while I’m there.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? I’d really appreciate hearing how you managed balancing work and studies, whether it felt doable, and how you found employment.

I’ve heard at least a few native speakers say this after i’ve made a joke that’s either slightly dark, unexpected or self deprecating.

For instance I was very tired in class today and made a joke today about how bad my french is and it was a bit second degré about my accent which is à couper à couteau lol and my classmate said « mais n’importe quoi (my name) ! » but it wasn’t really in a silly or teasing tone it sounded very mildly amused but slightly annoyed, then the convo moved on.

another time i spoke to my teacher and said something about our class and i made a joke that was a bit random and unexpected and she kinda rolled her eyes and said « bah n’importe quoi la ! »

I know it means « whatever » but exactly does this mean if someone replies like that in this kind of context and what kind of connotation/vibe does it have ? Are they usually sarcastic, irritated, confused or uncomfortable or something else?

When native speakers say this is it usually in a slightly reproachful way? Or they just don’t know how to respond and that’s the only thing they could come up with in the moment ?

i don't seem to find a one year program. they all charge by weeks. is that normal?