How can I learn French at home?

July 14, 2010 - 7:54 am 10 Comments

What are some available sources on the internet, TV, radio etc that I could use to learn French at home?

Hi Lovable Nocturne,

That’s nice that you want to learn French. There are many ways to learn from home. However there are very few ways to learn effectively. You could find some free content (like the french.about.com mentioned in another answer), listen to some french radio or watch french tv shows (like TV5 on cable) but I haven’t met anybody yet who learned french this way in a reasonably short time.

My advice is to get yourself plugged into a program that will allow you to have some sort of tracking system to make sure that you will learn French as a kid would do it. Listen to French CD but make sure you associate that with the transcripts and more importantly with pictures and real situations. This will help you remember.

Many up to date French language software have that included with lessons, interactive quizzes and games.

10 Responses to “How can I learn French at home?”

  1. Nibiru Says:

    The best way is to get your parent to hire a French maid. Man, the things she taught. me. Merci mon belle cherrie.
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  2. Isaiah Says:

    Use a french dictionary or go on the computer?
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  3. RichieR Says:

    http://www.livemocha.com
    a very good free site, it takes you through steps like French 101, 102, etc. it give a hearing as well as reading lessons and you could browse through lessons and make the one you like,
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  4. jamie Says:

    You can learn from this website

    french.about.com
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  5. jeddachedda Says:

    You can get a learn on http://www.lsfrench.com/beginners2.html
    or
    http://learnfrench.elanguageschool.net/
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  6. Alex Says:

    Buy a CD that teach French
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  7. osmantan Says:

    İ think one good way is to watch movies in your native language with french subtitles after learning some basic grammer
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  8. L'Antipodien (Happy Feet) Says:

    http://www.livemocha.com is a good for starting. But I must say that the best way is to have some french speaking friend(s) to practice…
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    French speaker

  9. Yves Says:

    Hi Lovable Nocturne,

    That’s nice that you want to learn French. There are many ways to learn from home. However there are very few ways to learn effectively. You could find some free content (like the french.about.com mentioned in another answer), listen to some french radio or watch french tv shows (like TV5 on cable) but I haven’t met anybody yet who learned french this way in a reasonably short time.

    My advice is to get yourself plugged into a program that will allow you to have some sort of tracking system to make sure that you will learn French as a kid would do it. Listen to French CD but make sure you associate that with the transcripts and more importantly with pictures and real situations. This will help you remember.

    Many up to date French language software have that included with lessons, interactive quizzes and games.
    References :
    http://learn-french-online-today.blogspot.com/
    French Native Speaker

  10. Pankaj Says:

    There are many sites where you can learn basic French including many videos available on You-Tube e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm6dWxLgWUY&feature=PlayList&p=D7E15BA9633AEDA7&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=32

    There is also TV5 which is a French channel and numerous self help books available.

    However it is best in my opinion to take help of a professional academy which has good teachers, latest content and teaching methodology.

    The Academy of Applied Languages in Gurgaon is one such academy which makes Foreign Languages accessible and specializes in the French language. Contact at 9650508508 or info@appliedlanguages.org
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    You Tube

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