How To Learn French By Yourself (In 6 Months)

95% of French learners fail to learn French. Learn what the successful 5% do to become fluent in French.

[kolofonia]

native french speaker? your american accent is absolutely incredible !!!

[H-bvxt]

Your English is so damn perfect. Other than how your say “month”, I would’ve thought you are a native english speaker.

[julieD]

I just ran into your video and I wanted to say that I totally agree about Pimsleur! I cannot say enough about it. I have been a false starter in French for like 25 years, lol. I took it all though high school. Kept picking it up and dabbling in it over the years after and kept trying to really learn it. Our family visited Paris last year and I felt like I knew nothing, lol! So I decided I was going to try a new approach and really buckle down. I started using some new apps. And I also started Pimsleur, with the help of my local library. I have an old car with a CD player inside and so the Pimsleur French CDs from my library have been perfect! I just pop in a CD and do a 30 min. lesson during my commute to work. I am on French 1, part B (like lesson 26 or so) and I feel like I'm finally really progressing with conversational French. Sometimes I don't even have to think about it. The repetition and review that you don't even realize you are doing is great. I cannot praise the program enough. My library only carries I think the first 3 units, but if I can keep this up, I'm absolutely willing to go in for the app, or purchasing it another way. I know it can be pricey, but it's hands down the best thing I've used. You just must stick with it.
Also, PS, your accent in English is amazing.

[languageswithotavio]

Salut, moi Otávio, je suis Brésilien et j’adore la langue française. Merci beaucoup pour partager ta vidéo. Bonne année !

[spinningbacksidekick]

What you're here for starts at 5:30
You're welcome.

[yaketythack]

Rock on man !! Record yourself everyday, then you know EXACTLY how you sound. Structure crushes curiosity. Personally I study the words I want to know to ask the question I want answered. I really don't care where the beach is, and when traveling I will never ask a stranger "Ou est la Banque". Language is free knowledge, keep talking.

[stevenealon]

fair play . your English is incredibly good.

[deblevine]

Thank you, Lois. You build the case well for your recommendations.

[aleeback]

Wow. I just watched your recent video. Your English improved even more since this one - sounds a lot more natural. Kudos to you!

[vlazik]

I am on French level 1, lesson 9. Let see if I finish the 5 levels.

[LukeMaximoBell]

I've tried a lot of different language learning apps, but Pimsleur is by far the best I have used. I feel like I am actually learning French.

[kunalkher]

It is better to use the number of hours as a measurement of time rather than the number of months.

[nataliesnotables]

This is super helpful!! Thank you so much!!

[mketkee]

Bonjour!
Thank you Loïs for your recommendation. I am an Indian who lives in Paris. I am struggling to speak French. I already have pimsleur but never gave much importance to it. I think pimsleur is better approach for me. Merci beaucoup! Bonne journée.

[orangeorange]

I would like to know what to do after Pimsluer level 5.

[edgarnajera]

I'm the perfect target audience for this video. I'm currently taking French on Pimsleur, and honestly, I've seen a lot of progress in myself with the language.

After studying French, and learning it the traditional way with basic grammar rules, and textbooks, I ended up dropping off because I felt like I really wasn't progressing with the language, I only studied level 1 and level 2.

I even still remember when I asked my teacher when will I start speaking it, or what's the speaking path to the language, and she would tell me "That will take a long time, first focus on grammar rules" (3 years ago) And I would also be failing the class since the evaluation was just based on test scores. I remember I felt and questioned myself if French was really for me, and I was so close to give up. Until I took it for a second time, I passed the second time, then I took French 2, and the same thing happened until I started researching ways that polyglots learn a language, and that's when I decided to drop out of the class. I really felt like I wasn't progressing with the language.

Today I feel so satisfied taking Pimsleur, and I don't regret it, and I’ve never felt that. I sometimes watch French cartoons and series, and I feel like I now know what's going on. Right now I'm in the 22 lesson of level 1, I’m almost going to level 2. Let's see how it goes within a few more months, I will keep you guys updated. Right now I feel like many words are staying with me, since there repetitive. If you are reading this, take Pimsleur, I promise you that you won't regret it.

[jeffreylee]

Thank you for your recommendations! How about French words that have similar sounds but different meanings?

[Abi-kknl]

Im hoping french is different enough from portuguese that i can separate them in my mind because id love to learn both.

[veselinivanov]

Advice how to use Pimsleur and Assimil french together?

[shinzo]

Je vais écrire ce commentaire en français car pk pas, j'avais été apprendre la langue depuis trois ou quatre mois maintenant jsp et je l'aime! La langue est très intéressant pour moi parce qu'il me fait contente quand je regarde des vidéos en français ou ecouter des podcasts ou juste apprends plus! Je pense qu'on peut l'apprend si on a d'inspiration pour la langue comme moi. Je veux te dire merci pour tes vidéos utiles, elles sont m'aider bcp et une pointe que je veux dire aux gens qui apprennent le français aussi (restez cohérent) atteindrez vos buts. Dsl j'ai juste écrit beaucoup lol.