5% Complete with Rosetta Stone French
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I finally got some time to focus on it, and I have completed unit 1 of the first level of Rosetta Stone French. Since there are 5 levels and each level appears to have 4 units, that means I'm about 5% complete. Have any of you gone through all levels of Rosetta Stone French? What level of fluency would you estimate yourself to be? Can you watch French movies, have conversations with native French speakers, write somebody in French, read French articles, navigate Frenchia/Canadia with ease? And if you have gone through some other language (say, German), modify the above questions accordingly (e.g., for Germania).
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I finally got some time to focus on it, and I have completed unit 1 of the first level of Rosetta Stone French. Since there are 5 levels and each level appears to have 4 units, that means I'm about 5% complete. Have any of you gone through all levels of Rosetta Stone French? What level of fluency would you estimate yourself to be? Can you watch French movies, have conversations with native French speakers, write somebody in French, read French articles, navigate Frenchia/Canadia with ease? And if you have gone through some other language (say, German), modify the above questions accordingly (e.g., for Germania).
level 4 on duolingo french (I'm a beginner, as French O level was approx 25 years ago) (haven't tried rosetta stone)
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I finally got some time to focus on it, and I have completed unit 1 of the first level of Rosetta Stone French. Since there are 5 levels and each level appears to have 4 units, that means I'm about 5% complete. Have any of you gone through all levels of Rosetta Stone French? What level of fluency would you estimate yourself to be? Can you watch French movies, have conversations with native French speakers, write somebody in French, read French articles, navigate Frenchia/Canadia with ease? And if you have gone through some other language (say, German), modify the above questions accordingly (e.g., for Germania).
12.5% complete with Russian. I'm comfortable with greetings, partings, and conveying general things -- sick, hungry, etc. Also, my vocabulary is increasing nicely. When I hear Russian spoken in movies I'm able to pick out a number of the words and things seem to start coming together in context.
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12.5% complete with Russian. I'm comfortable with greetings, partings, and conveying general things -- sick, hungry, etc. Also, my vocabulary is increasing nicely. When I hear Russian spoken in movies I'm able to pick out a number of the words and things seem to start coming together in context.
Hey, maybe Russian would be a cool 3rd language. Friendly hot women, and score a few points with the local Family. :suss:
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I finally got some time to focus on it, and I have completed unit 1 of the first level of Rosetta Stone French. Since there are 5 levels and each level appears to have 4 units, that means I'm about 5% complete. Have any of you gone through all levels of Rosetta Stone French? What level of fluency would you estimate yourself to be? Can you watch French movies, have conversations with native French speakers, write somebody in French, read French articles, navigate Frenchia/Canadia with ease? And if you have gone through some other language (say, German), modify the above questions accordingly (e.g., for Germania).
Why learn a dying language? :-)
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
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I finally got some time to focus on it, and I have completed unit 1 of the first level of Rosetta Stone French. Since there are 5 levels and each level appears to have 4 units, that means I'm about 5% complete. Have any of you gone through all levels of Rosetta Stone French? What level of fluency would you estimate yourself to be? Can you watch French movies, have conversations with native French speakers, write somebody in French, read French articles, navigate Frenchia/Canadia with ease? And if you have gone through some other language (say, German), modify the above questions accordingly (e.g., for Germania).
I started studying French, but I started getting irresistible urges to wave white flags, so I stopped. Actually at the University I'm in a room full of Farsi speakers, so I may have to learn that language just for fun.
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I finally got some time to focus on it, and I have completed unit 1 of the first level of Rosetta Stone French. Since there are 5 levels and each level appears to have 4 units, that means I'm about 5% complete. Have any of you gone through all levels of Rosetta Stone French? What level of fluency would you estimate yourself to be? Can you watch French movies, have conversations with native French speakers, write somebody in French, read French articles, navigate Frenchia/Canadia with ease? And if you have gone through some other language (say, German), modify the above questions accordingly (e.g., for Germania).
AspDotNetDev wrote:
Can you watch French movies
Being fluent in French this is an interesting question to answer. Interesting because I actually have a lot of difficulty understanding some modern French films - I live in the UK and my French was learnt chiefly through the 70's and 80's. Take "Une Prophet" where there is Corsican interspersed with Argot(which is a vernacular French street talk) - it's a bit like watching Train Spotting if you are just learning English - I had to turn the subtitles on as all I understood were the rude words... Don't necessarily judge yourself on modern French films. I would recommend watching 80's or 90's French films where the French tends to be more conventional in nature. While I am at it here are five of my recommendations for French films to watch - La vie est un long fleuve tranquille, Jean de Florette, Manon des Sources,Viva La Vie, Le prix du danger.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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AspDotNetDev wrote:
Can you watch French movies
Being fluent in French this is an interesting question to answer. Interesting because I actually have a lot of difficulty understanding some modern French films - I live in the UK and my French was learnt chiefly through the 70's and 80's. Take "Une Prophet" where there is Corsican interspersed with Argot(which is a vernacular French street talk) - it's a bit like watching Train Spotting if you are just learning English - I had to turn the subtitles on as all I understood were the rude words... Don't necessarily judge yourself on modern French films. I would recommend watching 80's or 90's French films where the French tends to be more conventional in nature. While I am at it here are five of my recommendations for French films to watch - La vie est un long fleuve tranquille, Jean de Florette, Manon des Sources,Viva La Vie, Le prix du danger.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
Thanks! I ordered Viva la Vie from amazon.fr (couldn't find it on amazon.com, and I was curious how easy it is to ship something from amazon.fr). And as a bonus, I came across this review while looking for a region free DVD player. Seems she is having trouble with tribbles. :-D
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I finally got some time to focus on it, and I have completed unit 1 of the first level of Rosetta Stone French. Since there are 5 levels and each level appears to have 4 units, that means I'm about 5% complete. Have any of you gone through all levels of Rosetta Stone French? What level of fluency would you estimate yourself to be? Can you watch French movies, have conversations with native French speakers, write somebody in French, read French articles, navigate Frenchia/Canadia with ease? And if you have gone through some other language (say, German), modify the above questions accordingly (e.g., for Germania).
I bought a Hugo learn French in 3 months book and went trough it, in about three months. At the end I could write French quite well, had all the grammar and a reasonable vocabulary, but my accent was so crap I might as well have been speaking Dutch and I couldnt understand a damn word anyone was saying, films or not! :) Ten years of living in France AND it took living with a load of French guys for almost 2 years while on a contract, I am ocasionally mistaken for a native French speaker (Luxemburgish, Belgium, Swiss, etc, and occasionally French. It is obviously hard to hide the Germanic roots of my natural pronunciation, being an English speaker, but I have finally mastered it. ) German, Dutch etc would be a lot easier. I only tried at Dutch and picked it up fairly quickly, and it is an easy language to pronounce. I imagine German would be the same.
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AspDotNetDev wrote:
Can you watch French movies
Being fluent in French this is an interesting question to answer. Interesting because I actually have a lot of difficulty understanding some modern French films - I live in the UK and my French was learnt chiefly through the 70's and 80's. Take "Une Prophet" where there is Corsican interspersed with Argot(which is a vernacular French street talk) - it's a bit like watching Train Spotting if you are just learning English - I had to turn the subtitles on as all I understood were the rude words... Don't necessarily judge yourself on modern French films. I would recommend watching 80's or 90's French films where the French tends to be more conventional in nature. While I am at it here are five of my recommendations for French films to watch - La vie est un long fleuve tranquille, Jean de Florette, Manon des Sources,Viva La Vie, Le prix du danger.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
GuyThiebaut wrote:
Jean de Florette, Manon des Sources
But they have rotten Provencal accents for the most part! :) And yes, alot of French films are so badly spoken I can imagine for a native it is like us watching some Irish films.
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Thanks! I ordered Viva la Vie from amazon.fr (couldn't find it on amazon.com, and I was curious how easy it is to ship something from amazon.fr). And as a bonus, I came across this review while looking for a region free DVD player. Seems she is having trouble with tribbles. :-D
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Bien venu Chez les C'htis! Not only French, but it is easy to follow and very funnny! :)
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Erudite_Eric wrote:
Bienvenue Chez Les Ch'tis
FTFY. And thanks; just bought it from Amazon. Though, it may still be some time before I am able to enjoy it in French without subtitles. :)
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Thanks! I ordered Viva la Vie from amazon.fr (couldn't find it on amazon.com, and I was curious how easy it is to ship something from amazon.fr). And as a bonus, I came across this review while looking for a region free DVD player. Seems she is having trouble with tribbles. :-D
Good choice - I was going to put the film first in the list but thought it may be a bit challenging in terms of its story - however it is one of my favourite films. Just be sure to watch it more than once as it's difficult to get what is going on if you watch it just the once...
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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GuyThiebaut wrote:
Jean de Florette, Manon des Sources
But they have rotten Provencal accents for the most part! :) And yes, alot of French films are so badly spoken I can imagine for a native it is like us watching some Irish films.
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I find the provincial accent easier to understand than Argot because lthough there is an accent the words are standard Académie française words. I knwo what you mean about it being harder to understand. The thing about Argot is that there are lots of words that have not yet made it into a dictionary - init!
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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I finally got some time to focus on it, and I have completed unit 1 of the first level of Rosetta Stone French. Since there are 5 levels and each level appears to have 4 units, that means I'm about 5% complete. Have any of you gone through all levels of Rosetta Stone French? What level of fluency would you estimate yourself to be? Can you watch French movies, have conversations with native French speakers, write somebody in French, read French articles, navigate Frenchia/Canadia with ease? And if you have gone through some other language (say, German), modify the above questions accordingly (e.g., for Germania).