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  • August 26, 2016 at 3:44 pm #850
    chayal
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    How good do you think your speaking French could be, if you listened to it all your life but rarely spoke it?

    September 2, 2016 at 6:46 pm #917
    Adrien
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    tricky question.
    understanding can be actually done “easily” by getting the context, while speaking implies to get the good pronunciation and be able to put the nuance that you want.
    I believe IMHO that you’ll reach a glassceiling sooner or later in your french level if you don’t speak it.

    But I know foreigners who are understanding literally everything in french but prefer to communicate in english. Are they good in French? obviously. Are they able to live in France? tough question haha
    so… depends from one person to another 🙂

    September 5, 2016 at 1:37 pm #931
    chayal
    Keymaster

    It’s interesting you say ‘But I know foreigners who are understanding literally everything in french but prefer to communicate in english. ‘

    I know most learners hate the way they sound in a different language, they don’t like the sound of their own voice in a foreign language. I guess listening helps but if you can’t pronounce the word, you need practice.

    Also it must get frustrating at some point to understand but always reply back in your native language. I think it more tiring!!!!

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