Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 40 minutes ago
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!
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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* Actual spoken French is almost a completely different language than technical written French, which is what you were taught in schools. We specialize in everyday spoken French: speaking and understanding it, at all ages and levels. - commeunefrancaise.com
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At Comme une Française, we specialize in everyday spoken French. We focus on three unique aspects that are different from school French, self-study books, Duolingo, etc:
1. We focus only on the specifics of speaking/understanding/being understood in everyday French and have unique ways to help you learn it properly & faster.
2. We focus on shortcuts to help you make progress faster, which also means we tell you exactly what you can stop learning to prioritize what’s really important.
3. We use French culture as the subject to make it fun and interesting for adults.
Take care and stay safe.
😘 from Grenoble, France.
Géraldine
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!
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
⭐ DOWNLOAD THE PDF OF THIS LESSON
* Read, save and/or print the full written lesson here (free) -
commeunefrancaise.com/blog/relearn-french-2&source=youtube
✉️ RECEIVE GÉRALDINE’S FREE NEWSLETTER
* I show you how to improve your French fluency every Saturday. Subscribe here: commeunefrancaise.com/youtube-welcome
🇫🇷 LEARN FRENCH WITH GÉRALDINE
* Ready to see faster progress in your spoken French fluency through consistent practice? Sign up for our next 30-Day French Challenge: school.commeunefrancaise.com/challenge
🥐 EXPLORE THE COMME UNE FRANÇAISE WEBSITE
* Actual spoken French is almost a completely different language than technical written French, which is what you were taught in schools. We specialize in everyday spoken French: speaking and understanding it, at all ages and levels. - commeunefrancaise.com
✅ SUBSCRIBE SO YOU DON’T MISS ANY EPISODES
youtube.com/@Commeunefrancaise?sub_confirmation=1
At Comme une Française, we specialize in everyday spoken French. We focus on three unique aspects that are different from school French, self-study books, Duolingo, etc:
1. We focus only on the specifics of speaking/understanding/being understood in everyday French and have unique ways to help you learn it properly & faster.
2. We focus on shortcuts to help you make progress faster, which also means we tell you exactly what you can stop learning to prioritize what’s really important.
3. We use French culture as the subject to make it fun and interesting for adults.
Take care and stay safe.
😘 from Grenoble, France.
Géraldine
