What are some disadvantages of learning French?

What are some disadvantages of learning French?

Con: the language has sounds you find difficult and no native speaker and/or online resources to correct you. For the special pair of languages of English/French, Faites-attention aux faux amis.

Is it easy to learn French if you speak English?

The FSI scale ranks French as a “category I language”, considered as “more similar to English”, as compared to categories III and IV “hard” or “super-hard languages”. According to the FSI, French is one of the easiest languages to learn for a native English speaker.

What are the pros and cons of learning the French language?

The same pros and cons of learning any language. Your world will open to the French-speaking world. Things you never suspected will pop up regularly in your life and you’ll have a “front row seat” when anything involving French inserts itself into your non-French world.

Is it possible to meet people who have studied French?

There is a good chance of meeting someone who also studied it as a second language or from a country wherein it is an official language (together with their native language). French is second most studied foreign language in the world, after English. Chinese languages may have more speakers, but french is more distributed.

What is the best way to learn French for beginners?

Let’s start with a popular French learning method: enrolling in a French group class. Pros: French group classes are not very expensive. If you are an advanced student looking for a French conversation class, group classes can be a great option.

Is it easier to learn Italian/Spanish after learning French?

Being in the same family tree with other Romance languages, studying Italian/Spanish will be easier after studying french. This is a matter of taste: many European films have a slower pacing compared to mainstream Hollywood films, because there’s so much emphasis on character/situation development.