Best way to learn French for travel 🌎

There’s no BEST way to learn French, and I’m telling you why here.

But, with a precise goal like speaking French to travel to France, I can point you in the direction of the best methods to approach your goal.

Before we start, one thing to keep in mind - You don't need to know everything

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You don’t need to be fluent in French to travel to France.

Even if you’re looking for the most authentic experience in France, you don’t need to be able to talk about EVERYTHING.

Although, you need to be able to do certain things in French. And for that, you need to know:

Your way around asking directions and questions
The basics of French politeness
How to behave to get the best service in restaurants and shops
A minimum of spoken French to understand when people are talking to you
And, a minimum of written French to understand signs and other posters
And finally, how to spark up a conversation with a native doesn’t hurt

So, how can you learn all of that?

All of those points are not rocket science. In fact, there’s pretty straightforward, right?

There’s several ways you could go around it:

The Internet of all things

You could just spend time and research all of those topics one by one on the internet.

The internet is full of advices right?

Yeah, but then, it’s also the best way to get crappy advice and to end up lost.

It’s going to be time consuming, and you won’t be sure what you found is totally correct.

However not practical, it is possible.

Rely on an app

You could just download an application and learn from it a bit everyday.

It’s a pretty lazy, straightforward way to go.

Trouble comes when you want to learn French for TRAVEL, and not French in general.

Duolingo and co don’t have a specific ‘travel’ section.

Giving time though, it would work. Just, you’re going to need to super selective within the app itself.

Again, this is NOT time efficient.

Which kind of defies the point of the app in the first place.

Buy a phrase book

Phrase books are really a great resource for language learners.

Because with it you can use the method of sentence mining, which allows you to cut down the time you spend on grammar, be more accurate when speaking in French, and learn more quickly.

I’m talking about it in more details in this article.

BUT, the only problem with phrase books is that they don’t come with the pronunciation.

Or those awful approximations – or the complicated symbols of phonetics.

Sure, some are explaining to you the rudiments of French pronunciation, but that’s all. You’re on your own to find out how to pronounce the sentences correctly.

So it can be a bit of a gamble when you’re actually speaking to French people.

That’s why I put together a French for Travel phrasebook WITH audio.

SENTENCE PACK - 100 French phrases for Travel

ebook + audio

Click here for more info

Go with an online course

An online course might be your best option if you wish to LEARN how to speak French for Travel, and not rely on a phrase during your holidays.

Here’s why:

HIGHLY specific
Comes with email support
Saving you LOADS of time (and money)
Extra resources and links

With an online course, you just get what you need.

And I truly believe that’s how you are going to get the best experience out of your holidays in France.

That’s why I created one.

In fact, the reason why it’s so great is because I built it with the help of the Just French It Community.

So, ready to take on France?

Want to share a laugh with the little lady whose guesthouse you are renting in the middle of the French countryside?

Want a deeper connection with French locals?

The French for Travellers Course is for you.

BECOME A CONFIDENT FRENCH LEARNER

In the 6-day course, you'll :
- discover how to truly commit to learning French,
- learn why immersion might not work as you expect,
- access hand-picked resources for accelerated learning,
- and master strategies to tackle and overcome common hurdles

Best way to learn French for travel 🌎

Before we start, one thing to keep in mind - You don't need to know everything