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Sennin
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 Message 2 of 16
11 April 2009 at 6:45pm | IP Logged 
I find it hard! Pronunciation is a bitch and I don't have much love for the spelling either. But it is a love-hate relationship :).

Don't worry you're not alone.

^_^

Edited by Sennin on 11 April 2009 at 6:47pm

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Dark_Sunshine
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 Message 4 of 16
11 April 2009 at 9:21pm | IP Logged 
I find many aspects of French difficult- especially speaking fluently, understanding at the rapid pace in which French people tend to speak. I also find that I can't make myself understood when I use words that have multiple 'R' sounds in them, as I find the rolled R very hard- I was telling my language exchange partner something beginnning with the phrase "Il regardera..." (he will look at...)and she found my accent so incomprehensible I had to write it down! And I think I'd managed 2 out of the 3 rolled Rs as well! It's very frustrating...

On the other hand I find the reading part much easier- and my level in this area is streets ahead of my listening and speaking abilities.
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GibberMeister
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 Message 6 of 16
12 April 2009 at 1:25am | IP Logged 
I think all languages would benefit from adopting a general Scottish pronunciation. Let's face it - it'd make life easier for everyone. Particularly me.
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Calvino
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Studies: French, Spanish, German

 
 Message 8 of 16
02 May 2009 at 11:12pm | IP Logged 
zocurtis wrote:
Does anyone else here find the French language to be hard. I have trouble pronouncing words and mixing them up with my Spanish pronouciation.


Spanish is easier to pronounce, no doubt about it. Still, I tend to start speaking French when I'm supposed to speak Spanish. Dunno why. As for French, I think all the sounds are quite easy but by Jove I can't get the melody straight.

Dark_Sunshine wrote:
And I think I'd managed 2 out of the 3 rolled Rs as well!


But French has a guttural R, not a rolled R!

Edited by Calvino on 02 May 2009 at 11:31pm



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