'I Can Understand French But Can't Speak It' ACTION PLAN | how to speak French fluently

Are you at the annoying stage of French language learning where you're like "I can understand French but cant speak it" ? This video will cover how to improve French speaking, how to practice speaking French alone and how to speak French fluently so you can get more confident speaking French! From why can't I speak french yet to conversational!

Understand French but cant speak? I have been there! Sitting at dinner parties thinking "Why can I understand French but not speak it?". This is my personal action plan for anyone who can understand french but cant speak it. We cover off why you can understand French but struggle to speak it (input vs output learning) and what to do if you understand french but can't speak it.

Have you ever got past the "I can understand french but not speak it" hurdle? Have you any other tips for French speaking? Let us know in the comments!

Bisous
Rosie

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[almatoledo]

La dernière fois que j'ai été à Paris, j'avais l'habitude d'aller aux boutiques ou les grands magasins pour pratiquer parce que tout le monde veut parler avec une bonne cliente :)

[HingYok]

My French teacher's advice was to read Le Petit Nicolas novel out loud and it was very helpful.

[CocoAmande]

I love this idea!
This is me. A lot I can articulate but then another sentence or conversation just lets me down!
Thank you ❤️
Ps I was in France last week. Last time I was there I was terribly embarrassed to make mistakes. This year, I thought you have good understanding of the language and if you don’t know something, you can explain what you mean. I literally just let go and it felt so good! Nothing went wrong! No one replied to me in English and for me, that’s the biggest compliment 🥰

[tallulah]

Thank you for walking us through some sample thoughts you might express to yourself at home! I’ve seen that tip but when it’s in the abstract it’s hard to think of what to say or how to start. That was helpful for me.

[nechamahkahana]

What good advice! You're so right! I live in Israel for more than 20 years and I still speak with an American accent, and lots of people can tell immediately that I'm not from here, and many times my kids are absolutely mortified when I speak in Hebrew and others can hear me and will be able to tell I'm not native. But really I DON'T CARE!! I understand their embarrassment but I have to remind myself that it's just that and I need to overcome this shyness and just make mistakes and yes people will be able to hear that I'm not from here. But the only way to do it is to use the words you've learned.

[HasufelyArod]

Let me tell you something I did literally this last Monday 12th. I'm writing these lines on Tuesday 13th of September, in the year 2022.

I spoke to a kond French-speaking Congolese author, I bought his book, he signed it, and I spoke with him about books, languages and literature

But I spoke Latin to him when. Y French was too linited, and I'm not even fluent. Additionally, for the conversation I spoke with a mix of Latin, Spanish and French.

We overall understood each other. He was flattered that I tried speaking French, but used Latin, instead of English, to fill in the missing gaps.



Also, I'm writing this before watching your video. Be right back once I watch it.

Lots of love from Mexico

[blan]

I have to say, I progressed a lot in English through children and watching c cartoon

[MaryElizabethBergeson]

Thank you! In written or like in comprehension I'm easily B1+, but when speaking I can barely get a simple sentence together! Been looking for a video like this 🙏🙏🙏

[annaburch]

I watched this with my husband. He said, "you mutter in French all the time! I hear you do that!" I also talk to my cats in French. As long as my tone is sing-songy, they respond. 😊 They don't judge me. I also like reading French song lyrics and trying to sing along.

[floreaudrain]

Always great to be reminded of those tips to keep the motivation high ! I'm learning spanish at the moment, and I can't wait to speak without difficulty.. Pour ceux qui apprennent le français, je vous admire beaucoup ce n'est pas une langue facile alors ne lâchez rien !

[TreenaBeena]

I wonder if there’s anyone else like me who can produce better than they comprehend. This happens to me in my native English as well. I’ve always been a strong writer and orator in English and French, but when it comes to oral and reading comprehension, I tend to perform worse. For example, when I took the DELF, I got 20/25 on both the oral and written production sections, but only 15/25 on oral and written comprehension. And when I took uni placement tests (in English), I also saw this trend. Maybe it’s because I’m a very anxious person and I tend to overthink comprehension and wind up trumping myself in the process?

[almatoledo]

Lire un morceau â viva voce chaque jour 10 minutes c'est aussi incroyable pour pratiquer!

[ShadesofSage]

Excellent video and tips 💯! Thanks so much for sharing ❤️❤️❤️!

[Christina-fswx]

My French husband and I moved to France from the UK 6 months ago, and before then we visited his friends and family in France pretty often. I was taking weekly French lessons back then and I was slowly making progress, but whenever we would visit I would barely say a word because I was so overwhelmed by all the negative feelings you described. When I got to France I signed up for an intensive 3-month French course at the local university and it was an absolute game changer for me! I realise it's not possible for everyone to do this as it requires not working for 3 months and it was pretty pricey but if you're able to, definitely go for it because my level and confidence speaking French absolutely catapulted and I'm so much happier and more comfortable now :) plus I made friends on the course :D

[latelierdemolly]

Rosie I just downloaded it and they give you Spotify songs???? I’m obsessed

[isagrace]

Thank you for this, Rosie! I’ve been taking French lessons weekly for ~ 6 months now, and I’m so terrified to speak. I started from what felt like less than zero, really not even understanding the phonetics, so I know I’ve made some improvement on building blocks, but I really want to be conversational. So much of this is fear of sounding unintelligent, fear of failure, and fear of socializing (many people wouldn’t know it but I had extreme social anxiety as a kid.) I guess on some level I don’t know if I believe I can do it. Thank you for these very practical tips — they’ve given me some ways to get started. I don’t live in France but I work there often and really want to be able to experience it for all it is. I might even move at some point (but first, language!) Merci beaucoup! 💛

So happy to hear you’ll be back in France! Good luck with the transition 😊

[TMD]

Excellent video, Rosie! So sympathetic and good tips too! Doing a grocery list in French is good. I don’t know if this works, but I try to imitate in my head the speech I’m hearing as soon as I hear it, like on the news. Thanks much. Bon voyage!! 🇳🇿🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

Thank you so much for your tips! I am Greek and feel very comfortable speaking English. Of course, I make mistakes and I certainly have an accent, I always will! I've been learning English since I was 6, but it really took off for me much later when I started reading books in English, watching movies without subtitles, and having real conversations, even in comment sections like this one. With French, I always feel I need more classes, more grammar, and more studying before I can express myself, I'm too intimidated...

On my latest trip to Paris, a month ago, I spoke for the first time! Of course mainly in present tense and mostly to ask for directions or order something. I'm sure I've made mistakes, but people understood me and with one exception they were all very kind and accommodating (I know, right??). But I still don't feel I can SPEAK speak, you know? I'll try speakly! I hope it'll help! 💕

[traceymuy]

Omg I have this issue rn. I really wanted to gain more knowledge on the language and I have a prof that is a native speaker. My friends recommend Inask him to speak to me in French and he said yes when I asked him! I’m so excited to learn more but I get so intimidated and feel like I’m wasting their time bc Im not communicating and I FEEL THEYRE LIKE UMM GIRL U DONT KNOW IT AT ALL LOL! When I’m like I do I JUST GET SCARED AND MY BRAIN FREEZES LOL

[keetch_]

The funny thing is, I will try to remember your advices, and I will try them when I ll speak English :)