5 Mistakes Commonly Made When (Re) Learning French

Trying to pick up French again? Here are some of the most common mistakes to avoid when (re) learning French.
0:00 - Intro
0:38 - Mistake 1: Starting our re-learning journey at the level we think we have
2:31 - Mistake 2: Only learning formal textbook French
7:07 - Mistake 3: Not learning new vocabulary and context
8:51 - Mistake 4: Assuming every French speaker wants to be our practice partner
10:51 - Mistake 5: Getting bored with boring methods
12:41 - Outro
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Are you trying to pick up French again after a break in learning? Maybe you feel like you’ve forgotten most of your French over the years, or you have simply realized there are some gaps in your knowledge that you finally want to fill.
Whatever your motivations, relearning French is a great way to keep your brain working and get better at something that’s important to you. To make sure that you’re setting yourself up for success, I’ll cover the most common mistakes I see people make when relearning French. This way, you can avoid them in your own (re)learning journey!
Take care and stay safe.
😘 from Grenoble, France.
Géraldine

[@janeallen4980]

Another way to improve my French - listening to youtube videos on subjects that interest me. There are dozens of French people putting out videos on knitting and reading - two subjects that I particularly enjoy.

[@wannabeactuary01]

A reminder that learning for fun should be fun. Thank you :-)

[@wesleyy2792]

Geraldine, you are sooooo right! I’ve been relearning French for the last 2 years, and I wish I would have seen this post when I restarted. Encoure merci pour tes vidéos. Très utile comme d’habitude!!

[@sisamarketing5204]

You’re great a teacher I would like to practice my French again

[@salponce3368]

J’ai appris français il y a plusieurs années au lycée. Tout ce que j’ai retenu est grâce à la musique, aux vidéos et la logique d’une langue maternelle qui le ressemble (chez moi, l’espagnol). Parfois j’ai peur de tester mon français et me rendre compte que j’ai trop oublié

[@bambinaforever1402]

Yeah, it is true - learned french at courses, have been living in France for several years - still do not understand anything, especially on tv. Speak all right, understand close to 0

[@nexussever]

I feel like you were talking directly to me- Thanks! I love your posts and will be using your recommendations.

[@TheLaNouvelle]

I love your videos AND your personality! So helpful! Thank you 🙏🏼

[@angelaflierman]

My main problem with learning in general is that it just takes so much time and effort. Why don't we have a Matrix style system yet.😋

[@sa21g22g23]

Merci beaucoup et très magnifique leçon du debut de semaine

[@bytheway1031]

Merci Géraldine!

[@ritahogikyan8560]

I’m so happy I found you 👍👍👍

[@landmannmike]

Great contents as always!
I find it quite useful to think that spoken vs written French has parallels in English.
Formal/standard English: "I don't know what you want, but I want to go to home"
In fast spoken English this could easily be " I dunno what y'want, but I wanna go home"
The second version I guess would be difficult for a new speaker of Englsh to understand.

[@JoannaEve]

Also thank you for recomending le meilleur patisser but I was wondering where their episodes are with english subtitles. Merci.

[@Grandiloquence]

Bonjour à tous, j'espère que vous allez bien ! 😄
¡Hola a todos, espero que estén bien! 💛
Dobrý den, všichni, doufám, že všechno dělám v pořádku! 😊
Hallo alle, ich hoffe, es geht Euch gut! 🌞

[@bambinaforever1402]

U should tell about subjunctive. Somehow i never learned it at courses. Obviously the teacher decided that was not necessary

[@landmannmike]

Actually the easiest way is to learn the subjunctive in English first, then learn it in French: For example "I suggest that he go there" being the correct subjunctive mood (using "go" when most people would use "goes")

[@JoannaEve]

Mistake 4# I learnt very well when visiting France for the first time. That said. I still want to visit again. It has been 5 years to this day.

[@philoaviaticus]

Relearning Latin, then French, but visually impaired now, recommendations?

[@katherinemarsh784]

Bonjour Geraldine. J'aime cette video. Pas juste pour "fun." Mon partner est viens de Paris. Je voudrais a comprend Elle. Second j'ai connais cette phrases parce que j'ai un Francais lover ans ago. Quand un personne Francaise dit le Francais a moi je comprend le Francais parce que le context et les gestures de la personne. OK Merci beaucoup. Je vous apprecie. Fait un excellent journee. Bisou.

[@alexysq2660]

...❤💖❤💖❤💖❤...!!

[@philright8197]

Bonjour Geraldine, Your videos are always great but your pronunciation in English of “vocabulary” is off. It’s very close to the French pronunciation - vo cab u lary.
Best wishes, Phil.