How to learn French by yourself | 10 tips + step-by-step guide

Learning French by yourself can be overwhelming at times. In this French lesson, I give you my 10 tips for learning French by yourself, with free options, as well as a self-study guide to study French on your own.

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Pronunciation • Conjugation • Grammar • Vocabulary

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► FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS and RECOMMENDATIONS ‽
• Do I teach one-on-one ?
• Recommended Apps ? Tutors ? Books ? My filming equipment ?

00:00 Intro
02:01 What type of learner are you?
03:14 Start with pronunciation
04:42 Listen Listen Listen
05:30 Read and listen
06:31 Follow a structured approach
07:52 Study a bit every day
08:32 Learn what you are going to use
09:05 Speak Speak Speak
11:54 Move on if you don't understand
12:25 It's ok to make mistakes

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[wendypatton]

All your advice is so true. The biggest thing I have found is to NOT sign up to lots of website/youtube learning platforms. Choose one, like Dylane (of course) and stick with just that one ONLY. It is very overwhelming receiving heaps of emails alerting you of new videos etc.

[louml]

The reason I want to learn French by myself is flexibility and timing. I want to take online class, but my busy life doesn't permit me so I choose to learn on my own term.

[TheperfectfrenchwithDylane]

So sorry for the late upload 😅 Something things just aren't working.
All the links I talk about in the video are in the description post.
Have fun learning 🤩

[LK-xifs]

Bonjour aujourd'hui..its my first day to decide to learn French..i have started with few words..Now i have searched for any YouTube channel to learn..i found you..& immediately subscribe after reading all positive comments..I hope by God's grace i will learn it by myself.. I can't spend money for learning..
Thank you so much..
Everyone wish me good luck 🤞🏻😊

[kumarnaveen]

I learned a lot by your french grammar playlist. It was very difficult to find french grammar resources in a structured way. My french grammar improved a LOT by the end of the course. Thank you very much.

[kurtschulz]

Great advice, Dylane. I would add that your books have helped me so much over the past couple of years, I think I have them all now! Thanks for all you do 🙏

[IshiKushwaha]

O my god, I'm watching her video for the first I'm in love with her, she is such an amazing educator. May god bless you.
The best service is to spread knowledge, i appreciate all your hard work and i wish you all the very best. ❤️❤️❤️

[RoohNescau]

I was looking for some advice on how to start learning French by myself and I just found out your channel. I'm astonished seeing many free and great content that you've made, thank you for that!!

[ashjen]

Merci Dylane! I have been following you for quite some time and I make sure to purchase your books or Patreon! You have truly been a great teacher.

[leslieyoder]

I have studied 11 languages along the way of learning for my B.A., my M.A. and my PhD. All but 2 are for translation purposes. I wish my professors were more like you. I would/could have learned so much more.

[Rose-edh]

bonjour !! im glad that i watched this video, im trying to learn french along with german to become a language teacher and these tips would somehow give me a good start !! wishing goodluck for everyone❤❤❤

[limarc]

This is a great video. You really understand how the mind works when it comes to learning languages. I learned Spanish and Italian by talking to myself and listening to others. When I watch your videos, I see that you are making an enormous effort to teach French. You are a Superb teacher.
I shouldn't take your generosity in publishing French videos for granted, so I sent you a small donation.

[silvester]

Bonjour Dylane! In my humble opinion, you can improve your English pronunciation significantly by learning the dark L. In English, the letter L at the end of a word is pronounced very differently from the letter L at the beginning of a word. That’s called the difference between dark L and light L. To pronounce the dark L, one raises the back of the tongue, as if pronouncing ‘ou’. There are some tutorials on youtube about how to pronounce the dark L.😊😊😊

[moses]

I've been doing very well with my learning and you are so rigth!Excellent!👍🔥 Great job! Thank you!

[miguelangelgonzalez]

Hello Dylane,
I think you're brillant and very level-headed person.
Thanks a lot for all your advice.
👍🤗👌

[denisebonner]

Bonjour Dylane j’apprends le français depuis dix ans tout seul. Tes conseils sont bons😊

[ivylibago]

its my first week in my French journey, Im in the Philippines (a complete beginner 😅) and i came across your video and I am your new follower, thank you so much- I will surely watch all of your videos-
I am eager in learning French 100% sure. ❤

[rafalopez]

I love your channel! I'm learning from Chile to go as an exchange student to France. You seem like such a warm and sweet person.🇨🇱🇫🇷

[my_graphics]

Ma'am, I sing-along French Songs and speak the same dialogue spoken in the movie out loud or as in French Tv Series. I learn a lot faster with sing-along songs. Neither English nor French is my first language. You made the French easiest to learn. Thank you so much for all the work you are doing for us. Thank You Ma'am.

[infernowizi]

All courses are like 500 dollars which is a pretty big amount in india im very thankful for you for providing free lessons that will help me to get fluency in language🤩❤ 🤩❤❤🤩❤