Thank you for posting this my brother, extremely motivating. Especially as I navigate his particular learning space. God bless, wishing you well from California.
Amazing video. I’ve been learning French with a private tutor since January after doing it for my GCSEs over 30 years ago. I’ve set myself a goal to be fluent in 2 years. Your video has given me the clear outline of how to achieve this. Thanks so much!
How do you have so little comments, your videos are great! I just randomly learned out the Paul Noble series and downloaded on Audible. I just kindof got a random desire to work on French this past week. Rock on buddy!
Thanks for the kind words pal! The Paul Noble series is an excellent early step in the French journey and I’d highly recommend his works, best of luck with your learning!
Thanks for this video. I'm currently learning French in a similar way that you did. Your video gave some really good suggestions of other things I can do to progress.
Well this was very reassuring because I started with Paul Noble (and agree completely with your assessment) and I have now just reached my 100 days on Duo Lingo and again it has proved a game changer in my learning. I will certainly follow your advice and hope my journey proves as successful as yours has clearly been. Merci beaucoup.
Your experience mirrors my approach -- even to the point of reading through HP in French. I have not jumped into the deep end yet of tutors/native speakers, but planning to add that in the next few months. Thanks for sharing!
Loved this video. I am currently at B1 of Spanish and just finishing A1 of French. Doing both simultaneously from English as my base. Will definitely be using the methods you suggested. I have been studying through Duolingo too and contrary to the opinions of most people, I love the app. I have a 960+ day streak and they are very helpful to expose you to the language.
Thanks for the kind words. I agree, Duolingo is awesome if you have the patience. I think there's a lot of value in repetition through different contexts, like the app does. That's a good streak, congrats
I have just finished Paul Nobles "Next Steps" in French and I was literally lost as to what my next steps would be. You popped up at exactly the right time for me and I plan to use all your tips. Thank you so much for sharing your journey.
Thanks! Tbh, Duolingo is the only tool I would ever recommend. It gets a lot of hate but it is gold in my opinion. I am someone who needs repetition and Duolingo delivers. It is annoying though because a year ago they made it necessary to pay if you want unlimited tries. Worth it though, I would never have gotten fluent if it wasn't for that green owl
Thanks Alex! Wow, sounds incredible to have moved to France. You'll be talking the language in no time I bet. I think being immersed in the language day in day out is key for being fluent. Best of luck!
I had zero french knowledge. I actually started with Duolingo for three weeks then started with Paul Noble. I feel someone like me would benefit from picking up some basics from Duolingo first before listening to Paul Noble 🎉
I was the other way round. Really valued having Paul Noble's simple explanations of the basics first before I ventured into Duolingo, but whatever works for you is the best thing to do. Hope your journey is still going well
What I was looking for. This is first time I am learning a new language French, alone by myself. I am like 7 months into learning. Right now I use Audio course Mitchel Thomas + Duolingo + Assimil Reading ( just started Assimil a while ago as Duolingo reading is becoming just too simple for me). I might add news or other article reading too later in my learning process after some time.
Happy to help. I'd say probably an hour or two a day on average when I was in the early stages. When I was close to my B2 exam, it was quite intense possibly a couple to a few hours a day. Duolingo took me a good year to complete I think, it depends how much time you have. As it was the start of the pandemic, everyone was inside so I blitzed my way through the Duolingo tree.
I'm a B1 in English, but now I'm going to learn French because I want to move to Canada :D Tomorrow I'm taking my first French class, wish me luck, guys :3
I’d like to learn French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. Not sure where to start. I feel Spanish would help with learning some Italian and Portuguese but which Spanish?
I'd highly recommend picking one and learning it intensely first. Especially if it's your first foreign language. Learning too many languages at once can become overwhelming, which I know as I initially started learning Spanish alongside french but I quickly dropped the Spanish.
Thanks! It varied a lot but as I was approaching my exam I would say it increased significantly to like at least 2-3 hours a day. Remember that you can get in some extra practice time by listening to french podcasts and songs in place of English ones
I will one day soon. I need to get back into my french. I'm spending some time in France this summer so I'm looking forward to some quality immersion. C2 is basically perfect fluency so need to get used to interacting on the fly comfortably
It's hard to recommend any one tutor as everyone has different learning styles and goals. Also, I'm pretty sure my iTalki tutors that I spent most time learning with are currently not teaching. In terms of tutor selection, I looked mainly at the reviews and the tutor video where they explain a bit about themself and what kind of content they would be willing to cover. One of my my main criteria, which I told my tutors each time, was to stop and correct me every single time I made a mistake and explain why. This was frustrating and time consuming but 100% worth the effort in my opinion. Good luck!
First of all, congratulations for your effort. I'd like to hear a presentation in French in your own words. I was somewhat astonished that you mispronounced some names of the mentioned French artists: Françoise and not François Hardy, Joe Dassin (not dàsseen but dassein). I hope you'll forgive me.😁
Thanks. I've never heard of that one, but to be honest I understand pretty much most things that are said verbally now so it's probably more useful if you're just starting out. Good luck
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Useful resources linked to each method can be found in the description. 📚
Thank you for posting this my brother, extremely motivating. Especially as I navigate his particular learning space. God bless, wishing you well from California.
Amazing video. I’ve been learning French with a private tutor since January after doing it for my GCSEs over 30 years ago. I’ve set myself a goal to be fluent in 2 years. Your video has given me the clear outline of how to achieve this. Thanks so much!
Thanks for all the great tips. Congrats for passing DELF B2
Thanks for the kind words, glad to be of help.
@@runningcafe1 Are you planning on writing D.A.L.F. C2 level?
How do you have so little comments, your videos are great! I just randomly learned out the Paul Noble series and downloaded on Audible. I just kindof got a random desire to work on French this past week. Rock on buddy!
Thanks for the kind words pal! The Paul Noble series is an excellent early step in the French journey and I’d highly recommend his works, best of luck with your learning!
Thanks for this video. I'm currently learning French in a similar way that you did. Your video gave some really good suggestions of other things I can do to progress.
Well this was very reassuring because I started with Paul Noble (and agree completely with your assessment) and I have now just reached my 100 days on Duo Lingo and again it has proved a game changer in my learning. I will certainly follow your advice and hope my journey proves as successful as yours has clearly been. Merci beaucoup.
Your experience mirrors my approach -- even to the point of reading through HP in French. I have not jumped into the deep end yet of tutors/native speakers, but planning to add that in the next few months. Thanks for sharing!
Loved this video. I am currently at B1 of Spanish and just finishing A1 of French. Doing both simultaneously from English as my base. Will definitely be using the methods you suggested. I have been studying through Duolingo too and contrary to the opinions of most people, I love the app. I have a 960+ day streak and they are very helpful to expose you to the language.
Thanks for the kind words. I agree, Duolingo is awesome if you have the patience. I think there's a lot of value in repetition through different contexts, like the app does. That's a good streak, congrats
I have just finished Paul Nobles "Next Steps" in French and I was literally lost as to what my next steps would be. You popped up at exactly the right time for me and I plan to use all your tips. Thank you so much for sharing your journey.
Thanks! Tbh, Duolingo is the only tool I would ever recommend. It gets a lot of hate but it is gold in my opinion. I am someone who needs repetition and Duolingo delivers. It is annoying though because a year ago they made it necessary to pay if you want unlimited tries. Worth it though, I would never have gotten fluent if it wasn't for that green owl
Try the 3 minute french series by kiren ball, its availabke on udemy buy, but skillshare is the cheapest option. Its pretty great.
Congratulations! Great video. I’ve just moved to France and the struggle real! Starting with paul noble today 👍
Thanks Alex! Wow, sounds incredible to have moved to France. You'll be talking the language in no time I bet. I think being immersed in the language day in day out is key for being fluent. Best of luck!
Why I only got this recommened now? Great video, thank you so much!
Thank you, hope it helped!
Some great tips. Thank you!
I had zero french knowledge. I actually started with Duolingo for three weeks then started with Paul Noble. I feel someone like me would benefit from picking up some basics from Duolingo first before listening to Paul Noble 🎉
I was the other way round. Really valued having Paul Noble's simple explanations of the basics first before I ventured into Duolingo, but whatever works for you is the best thing to do. Hope your journey is still going well
Congrats on your achievement and thanks for sharing your journey! It's really helpful.
Thanks Igor, glad you find it useful!
Severely under-rated channel.
Merci!
Paul Noble's audio book is excellent. He's quite dry and sarcastic too
Agreed. Love his communication style
Brilliant, very useful , thank you. Magnifique !
Merci :)
great advice, thank you very much))
Happy to help, cheers!
This is so incredibly helpful! Thank you. I am basically going to follow your plan. 🙌
Thanks for watching. Glad you will find it useful and best of luck with your studies!
Just starting out. Seems like a mountain to climb but your video was very inspiring and helpful. Thank you. Here goes....
Good luck, you got this!
Great vid learned a lot on how to learn.
J'adore la musique t'as choisi!
great Recommendations , thanks!
Merci! J'adore cette incroyable vidéo.
De rien :)
Great advice thanks!
Had you not shown your DELF exam score in the beginning, I would have thought you were making this up. Great suggestions!
What I was looking for. This is first time I am learning a new language French, alone by myself. I am like 7 months into learning. Right now I use Audio course Mitchel Thomas + Duolingo + Assimil Reading ( just started Assimil a while ago as Duolingo reading is becoming just too simple for me). I might add news or other article reading too later in my learning process after some time.
Glad to hear it mate, sounds like you’re on the right path for learning this language. You’ve got this
Thanks for sharing your process. Im curious, on average how long did you study per day? And how long did your Duolingo take to complete? Thanks again!
Happy to help. I'd say probably an hour or two a day on average when I was in the early stages. When I was close to my B2 exam, it was quite intense possibly a couple to a few hours a day. Duolingo took me a good year to complete I think, it depends how much time you have. As it was the start of the pandemic, everyone was inside so I blitzed my way through the Duolingo tree.
Can anyone help me in finding where to download Paul Nobel beginners French audio book
I'm a B1 in English, but now I'm going to learn French because I want to move to Canada :D
Tomorrow I'm taking my first French class, wish me luck, guys :3
Are you still learning
Yo, its been a year, so hows it goin. If you were taking in person classes you should be quiet good by now.
Thank you
I’d like to learn French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. Not sure where to start. I feel Spanish would help with learning some Italian and Portuguese but which Spanish?
I'd highly recommend picking one and learning it intensely first. Especially if it's your first foreign language. Learning too many languages at once can become overwhelming, which I know as I initially started learning Spanish alongside french but I quickly dropped the Spanish.
Bricks and glue😅. Anyway am motivated. Merci
HI! thanks for the tips. I am just curious, what was your daily average time? 1hour? 2 hours?6 hours a day? Thanks.
Thanks! It varied a lot but as I was approaching my exam I would say it increased significantly to like at least 2-3 hours a day.
Remember that you can get in some extra practice time by listening to french podcasts and songs in place of English ones
will you go for the c2?
I will one day soon. I need to get back into my french. I'm spending some time in France this summer so I'm looking forward to some quality immersion. C2 is basically perfect fluency so need to get used to interacting on the fly comfortably
Can you recommend a tutor on Italki?
It's hard to recommend any one tutor as everyone has different learning styles and goals. Also, I'm pretty sure my iTalki tutors that I spent most time learning with are currently not teaching.
In terms of tutor selection, I looked mainly at the reviews and the tutor video where they explain a bit about themself and what kind of content they would be willing to cover.
One of my my main criteria, which I told my tutors each time, was to stop and correct me every single time I made a mistake and explain why. This was frustrating and time consuming but 100% worth the effort in my opinion.
Good luck!
First of all, congratulations for your effort. I'd like to hear a presentation in French in your own words. I was somewhat astonished that you mispronounced some names of the mentioned French artists: Françoise and not François Hardy, Joe Dassin (not dàsseen but dassein). I hope you'll forgive me.😁
Thanks. I am still learning, and I only passed the DELF B2 exam but you could say these are pretty basic pronounciation errors. My bad.
Deeply gives different translation to what my native French tutor taught me 🚮
No translator is perfect, but DEEPL is miles better than Google Translate in my opinion
@@runningcafe1 Hindsight, I wasn't grasping the language well days ago, it's on me. It was correct all along...
Lol, 15 months is a lot
hope your house wasn't built with bricks and glue
Lol! You can tell my knowledge about construction is pretty limited haha
Thanks for sharing. I listen to Inner French, but I highly recommend LanguaTalk Slow French too, to mix it up.
Thanks. I've never heard of that one, but to be honest I understand pretty much most things that are said verbally now so it's probably more useful if you're just starting out. Good luck