Why should you learn French?
If you want to tackle French, you probably have a good reason. You might love how it sounds, want to attract a significant other with its romantic sound, or need it to communicate with your newly acquired French business partners. Whatever your reason, you made a good choice.
French is spoken all over the world, not just in France. It is not as common in the
So why should you learn French?
If you are just looking for a language to tackle and you don’t have any special preferences, then the mere fact that you are considering it should be enough to give the language a chance.
Like Spanish, it is not a difficult language to learn. The alphabet is very similar to English, so you really don’t need to learn many new letters. Some languages, like Chinese or Russian, require you to take on a whole new alphabet, as well.
In fact, Chinese is more than just an alphabet but characters. There are thousands of characters and you need to be able to learn at least 3,000 to comprehend the language. If that intimidates you, then go for French!
Some say that French is harder to learn than Spanish. Not exactly. It’s harder in the beginning because of the pronunciation. There are a lot of letters and syllables that you keep silent in the French language.
As you go through the French language, it becomes less difficult and easier to grasp. Spanish, on the other hand, can become more difficult with the more complicated verb tenses.
Pronunciation is probably one of the most difficult parts of French, but if you like a challenge, you should give it a try. Some of the syllables and ways to pronounce French may be difficult, but if you can’t get the R just right, you should still be understood.
It’s best to practice with pronunciation a lot, especially the R, if you really want to get it down.
If you are still unsure if you should learn French, let me make up your mind. Just go for it. It’s a fun language to learn and once you are speaking it, you will be more than happy that you chose French.