What are some good ways to learn french? Duolingo, maybe?

1. having a teacher who could correct you
2. going abroad
I can't see another way

>>8617382
there are probably good books on the grammar, which shouldn't be too hard (its a slightly more complicated version of spanish grammar) and the vocabulary has a huge overlap with english
if youre learning it on your own pronunciation will probably be the hardest because it has an absolutely fucked up spelling system

>>8617382
Duolingo is a good start. Begin there, and after a year or so find a local tutor who can help you to improve conversationally.

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>>8617382
>>8617382
I learned in a classrooom and I have looked at Duolingo, and Duolingo wasn't comparable, if that's what you want to know. It is aimed at casual learners who want some conversation skills, I believe. Of books I bought myself, the pic is my favorite. I have vocabulary and verb books but they aren't appropriate for beginners; this is where traditional textbook would be useful.

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watch wakfu.

read the subtitles.

>>8617468
wellbeck

Im currently learning italian just by rewatching Yu yu hakusho on italian dubs.

Also, americans make the worst dubs

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>>8617470
deletd post bc messed up image, but yes.

>>8617382
You must learn it in a classroom because the phonetics aren't as easy for English speakers as they are for maybe Germans or the Dutch. Italian and Spanish, though they have had less of an influence on English, are far easier to pronounce. With that said, French is by far the most useful foreign language to study as a literature student in English. The rest depends on your personal interest. For modern literature, French should be fine, while any medievalist ought to know Latin and French in order of importance.

BONUS: Believe it or not, while Greek is crucial for philosophy of all periods, it has less importance for English literature because study of the language didn't become common until the 16th century in England. It arrived in France in the same century while Italy was reading the Greeks in the original language about a century or two earlier, if not even earlier.

TL;DR Learn French in a classroom. There is no easy way around it.

>>8617625
P.S. Don't worry too much about your accent. An English or American accent is looked at as more favorable than others. There is a saying, "you speak French like a Spanish cow." When studying French, I literally could not understand my peers from countries such as Mexico, Peru, Argentina, etc. Their French is literally incomprehensible.

Duolingo is great. At least to get the initial general knowledge and memory of words and sentences.

I'm almost finished all of the levels, except since I have missed 2-3 days every once or twice I progress, my 'strength' bars diminish - so I need to go back all the time.

I'm by no means fluent, but I am starting to get good at reading French that I see.

Once I finish Duolingo i'll probably buy a textbook and just start watching a lot of French media with subtitles.