How to Speak French Fluently
Once you have past the stage of learning how to speak French, the next obvious step for those who want to go further, is how to speak French Fluently. This articles will give you indications on how to achieve this goal.
Before we continue, you must remember to always practice and practice to improve.
Know French
The only way for you to speak fluent French is to know French. Speaking fluent French and knowing French does not mean knowing extreme vocabulary words. Being fluent is about making a sentence without syntax incoherences and verb mistakes. It is also about being able to think in French.
Work on your syntax
A syntax mistake show your interlocutor a problem with your French. Make sure you understand how to make complete structured sentences.
Know your verbs
Verbs are one of the most important words of a sentence. Be sure to know how to conjugate verbs and which tense to use before you make your sentence. Thinking in French will help you get pass this problem, as translating from English to French can lead to some mistakes.
Practice with the French
He only way to speak French fluently is to practice with fluent French speakers; whether it is directly or indirectly.
Directly
The best way to directly speak with French natives is to go to France or Québec. Since this is not a solution for most of you, look online and see if you can find any French natives or French fluent people in your area. Look near a local university.
Speaking directly with French natives or French fluent people will help you practice, but also, you will be able to get feed back.
Indirectly
Indirectly, you can watch French movies or listen to French music. With the Internet, it is easy and free to access French content on any subject, any time, and any where.
You can listen to French songs. This will help you improve on your speed, but it will also improve your listening skills. You can also look at the French lyrics as you go with the song. If you budge on a word, it is better to find a synonym rather than the translation; you will remember the word more easily.
You can also watch movies. Watching movies will help you see how conversations take place in a French setting. It is recommended to watch the movie with French subtitles, and not English subtitles.
Although you will not receive any feed back, this is the easiest way. The web is full of contents in French. Youtube offers a lot of videos, and movie rental companies offer French movie on a regular basis.
A great alternative
www.rocketlanguages.com is a great web site to help you improve your fluency. This well designed site gives you all the tools you need to achieve your goal of fluency. Practice is available 24/7, and the site is very user friendly.
You can only speak French fluently thru practice and practice only. Remember your basis and keep it simple. Once you are comfortable with your French, you can start making more complex sentences.