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| SamD Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 6663 days ago 823 posts - 987 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish, French Studies: Portuguese, Norwegian | Message 33 of 52 07 April 2011 at 4:40pm | IP Logged | ||
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French was the first language I had the opportunity to learn, and the idea that people could communicate without using English fascinated me. It got me started learning as much in as many languages as I could.
One thing I have always liked about French is that there is so much more material available in my part of the world in French than many other languages. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| blauw Tetraglot Groupie Belgium Joined 5376 days ago 46 posts - 111 votes Speaks: English, Flemish*, French, Italian Studies: Russian | Message 34 of 52 07 April 2011 at 4:55pm | IP Logged | ||
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I love the musical "Notre Dame de Paris" in its original French Canadian version.
"Les trois mousquetaires" made me fall in love with the beauty of the language, and it's a captivating book as well. I'm surprised nobody has mentioned "Le petit prince" yet. Personally, I've never cared for it, but this is the one book that millions of people cite as their favorite, world-view-changing French book, so it's probably worth a try. Quite easy for beginners, too. If you like war as a subject, "Un sac de billes" by Joseph Joffo is a relatively easy (young adult, I think) book that I remember enjoying a lot when we read it in high school. It's about a French Jewish boy who tries to escape Nazi-occupied France with his little brother. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| schoenewaelder Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 5564 days ago 759 posts - 1197 votes Speaks: English*, French Studies: German, Spanish, Dutch | Message 35 of 52 07 April 2011 at 5:41pm | IP Logged | ||
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The war museum at Les Invalides is worth a visit.
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| Matheus Senior Member Brazil Joined 5085 days ago 208 posts - 312 votes Speaks: Portuguese* Studies: English, French | Message 36 of 52 07 April 2011 at 7:38pm | IP Logged | ||
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I would not learn French because I don't like its sound and its spelling. Yes, everybody loves it, but I prefer English (sound/usefulness) and German (sound/usefulness in EU).
My apologies to French speakers. I know English spelling isn't very logical, but French spelling irritates me and so is the sound. If you're interested in French world & culture, then it's a good reason. Paris is the capital of chic people. Edited by Matheus on 07 April 2011 at 7:39pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Lucky Charms Diglot Senior Member Japan lapacifica.net Joined 6953 days ago 752 posts - 1711 votes Speaks: English*, Japanese Studies: German, Spanish | Message 37 of 52 08 April 2011 at 2:13am | IP Logged | ||
For me, this book was Candide, ou l'Optimisme by Voltaire, although I haven't had the chance to read it in French yet. Edited by Lucky Charms on 08 April 2011 at 2:13am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| FrostBlast Diglot Senior Member Canada Joined 5103 days ago 168 posts - 254 votes Speaks: French*, English Studies: Spanish, Russian, Swedish, Icelandic | Message 38 of 52 08 April 2011 at 6:18am | IP Logged | ||
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Albert Camus and Jean-Luc Godard should be reason enough for anyone to learn French. If you add a French-speaking girlfriend to the equation, then I say the only true obstacle is a negative/defeatist attitude toward learning the language.
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| espejismo Diglot Senior Member Russian Federation Joined 5055 days ago 498 posts - 905 votes Speaks: Russian*, English Studies: Spanish, Greek, Azerbaijani | Message 39 of 52 08 April 2011 at 7:55am | IP Logged | ||
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To understand the French bits in Villette.
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| psy88 Senior Member United States Joined 5595 days ago 469 posts - 882 votes Studies: Spanish*, Japanese, Latin, French | Message 40 of 52 09 April 2011 at 2:39am | IP Logged | ||
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I had studied French many, many years ago while in high school. My school had required two years of two different languages. My first two were Latin, but we never really spoke or conversed in it. We mainly read and wrote in Latin. But,for the next two years French was a spoken, living language and I really liked it. I liked the way it sounded. I liked that I was learning a language I could actually use to communicate with others. After graduation, French stopped and then came three years of Italian at university. I really loved Italian also and was able to converse pretty well when I traveled in Italy.
Unfortunately other life demands took me away from language study. Fast forward many, many more years. I have been studying Spanish and can converse in it. Motivated by the many people who post at this site, I decided to learn another language. The dilemma:Italian or French. I thought Italian would be too similar to Spanish and I would revisit the mixing of the two I experienced when I first began Spanish, plus I wanted to return to French more than I wanted Italian. Why? I cannot say for certain.Perhaps, I just liked it because it was my first love, so to speak. Now comes the part that perhaps belongs at the "you know you are a language nerd.."thread. I have been watching a Spanish telenovela,La Reina Del Sur. The main character has read The Count Of Monte Christo and her life is beginning to parallel that of the Count. So, now I want to get my French to the point that I can read The Count of Monte Christo in the original French. I had read it, again way back when, while in high school, but the thought of reading it in French is very exciting. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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