Integrate French into your life || Learn French with Simple Story for Beginners (A1-A2)

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Hello and welcome. Before we begin, I'd like to ask you a question. Why do you find French difficult?

You may have taken classes, done exercises, tried an app, watched videos on YouTube, or even texts in French, and yet when you want to speak, you get stuck, you forget words, you don't understand what people are saying. You may be thinking that I 'm not cut out for languages, but what if I told you something else and told you that it's not you who's the problem, but the method, you don't need to be perfect? ​​You don't need to study for hours.

You just need the right way to learn. Today, I'm going to show you how to learn French in a simple and enjoyable way, not just for school, not for exams, but for your life, for traveling, for work, for understanding people, for feeling free. Stay with me until the end, because the last tip could change everything for you.

Why do most people learn French badly? I'm going to ask you another question. Do you feel like you've been learning French for years without really progressing?

Maybe you learned French at school, you got grades, you did grammar, you memorized vocabulary lists. But as soon as a French speaker speaks to you, your brain goes blank, you don't know what to say anymore, you feel shy, stuck, you 're not alone and it's not your fault. You were simply taught French as a school subject, not as a living language, you were taught to speak about French, not to speak in French.

It's like being taught how a bike works, the wheels, the brakes, the chain. But you're never let on it. You can know all the rules, but if you never practice, you won't know how to ride.

It's exactly the same with French. You have to listen to it, read it, speak it, live it. Even if you make mistakes, that's how you really learn, the story of Réna and Amède.

I'll tell you a true story, I had two students, Réna and Amède. They had studied French for over 5 years, they knew the grammar very well. They passed their exams, but they didn't speak .

Réna told me, I feel like I know French in my head, but I can't say anything. A Mède told me, as soon as I try to speak, I forget everything, I feel like a loser. But he wasn't a loser, not at all.

He just never learned to use French in real life. So, I would have asked him to stop grammar. Yes, to stop completely.

Instead, I would have given him simple stories to read, slow videos to listen to. I would have asked him to read, listen, and speak a little every day, but with content they liked. Without pressure, without testing, three months later, Réna told me, I speak now, it 's not perfect, but I'm not afraid anymore.

Mède told me, I finally understand people, I don't translate in my head anymore, I simply understand. What changed? They stopped studying French as a subject.

They started to live with French. How do you start, even if you know nothing ? You want to learn French, but you feel lost.

You open a grammar book and close it five minutes later. You watch a video and you don't understand a thing. You hear people say "French" and it feels like you're listening to endless noise?

You think, "How do I start if I don't even understand one sentence? " Don't worry, you're not alone, and you don't need to understand everything to begin. Here's a very important truth.

You don't need to start with grammar. You don't need to know all the words. You don't even need to understand all the sentences.

You just need a small starting point. A simple, very simple beginning. The trap of too hard, too fast.

When someone says, "I want to learn French," they often start with things that are too complicated. They download a big app. They watch a long video with quick sentences .

They try to learn 30 words in a day. But it doesn't work. On the contrary, it's tiring, it's discouraging.

And often, we give up. You don't need big lessons. You need something very simple.

Build your house in French. Here's a new way of looking at things. You don't want to study French like a school subject.

You want to build your house in French, your language house, little by little. What does that mean? It means that French enters your life every day.

You hear it, you see it, you say it, you live it. No need to wait for a teacher. You invite French into your home.

A bit like sunlight coming through the window. A few small, simple actions. Here's how you can start today.

Stick a word in French on your mirror. For example, bonjour or je suis heureux aujourd'hui . Change the language on your phone to French.

Watch a very short video, one to two minutes in French during your breakfast. Before going to sleep, say a simple sentence in French. There you go, you're already living with French.

You even talk to yourself, and now repeat after me. Yes, be tall, even if you're alone, look in your mirror. Talk to your cat, talk to a plant, talk to the air, but above all, talk, you might say to yourself.

What if someone makes fun of me? But who's going to make fun? No one.

And even if someone does, you 'll get hurt. You're learning a language, you're doing something courageous. And speaking a sentence in French is a thousand times stronger than writing in silence.

Farah's story, I want to tell you about Farah. One of my students. She only knew a few sentences.

She repeated them every morning. After a week, she learned 5 more. After a month, she could tell her story about her day.

She told me, I'm proud. I don't speak perfectly, but I speak. And that's huge.

What you have to remember. When you're a beginner, the goal isn't to be perfect. The goal is to start small with a smile.

Being proud of saying your first sentence. Being happy that you understood a line of a story. Being happy that you watched your first entire video.

Even if you didn't understand everything. That's what self-confidence is. Me after me, day after day, little step after little step.

Listen first, always. Let me ask you a question. How do babies learn to speak?

They don't open a grammar book. They don't fill out a vocabulary sheet. They listen.

They listen to their mom, their dad, to the sounds, the voices, the words, the songs. They listen for months, without saying anything. And then, one day, they speak.

You can do the same. Listen, this is the real foundation. If you want to speak French, you have to listen first.

And not a little, much more than you think. Listening is the skill most forgotten by learners. But it's the most important.

Before speaking, before writing, your ears must get used to French. You may be saying to yourself, ' But I don't understand anything. ' French speakers speak too quickly.

That's normal. But you don't need to understand everything. You just need to choose the right listening method.

What should you listen to when you're a beginner? Here are some simple and effective ideas. Podcasts for beginners, courses, slow with easy vocabulary.

YouTube videos made for learners, not for native speakers. But for you, easy, simple, slow stories, pleasant to listen to. You don't need a dictionary.

You don't need to press pause every 5 seconds. Just listen. Let the words flow like music.

Try to feel the meaning, not to translate everything. A magical technique: Shadow Wing. Do you want a simple and powerful method?

Try Shadow Wing. Here's how to do it. You listen to a short sentence.

You repeat it along with the speaker. Like a number. You copy the rhythm, the melody, the accent.

Let's try it together. Repeat after me. I'm learning French and I like it.

Again? I'm learning French and I like it. A little faster.

I'm learning French and I love it. You see? You don't need to understand everything.

You copy, you practice, and your brain starts to feel French. Another one? I listen to French every day and it 's easier.

Repeat. I listen to French every day and it 's easier. Bravo!

You just improved in only 30 seconds. How to use subtitles properly? Do you watch videos with subtitles ?

Very good. But you have to use them the right way. Watch the first time with the French subtitles .

Watch the second time without subtitles. Repeat one or two sentences out loud, shadowing. Watch the last time without anything.

Just for fun. This process connects the sound, the word, and the meaning. Your brain learns quickly, naturally.

A little listening routine. You don't need to listen for two hours. 15 to 20 minutes a day is enough if you do it every day.

Here's a simple routine. In the morning. Listen to a short podcast while you get ready.

Amidie. Watch a mini video with subtitles. Then repeat a sentence.

In the evening. Listen to a story in French before going to sleep. Mine's story.

Mine was a taxi driver. He wanted to learn French, but he was afraid to speak. So, for three months, he only listened to stories, podcasts, and easy videos.

He didn't say anything for three months. He just listened. And then, one day, he spoke.

His accent was good. His sentences were natural. He told me, it's like French entered my head by itself.

That's it. The power of listening. What you need to remember.

Don't skip this step. Listen, it's not passive. It's to be taken in deeply.

It's preparing your brain to speak with confidence. So, start today. Choose a simple video.

Listen, repeat, feel. And remember. You learn like a baby with patience and lots of progress to come.

Read more to speak better. If I could only give you one piece of advice to improve your French, it would be this. Lille.

Lille every day. Lille what you love. Many people think that reading is boring.

They say, 'Me, I want to talk, not read. ' But listen to this. Reading is a superpower.

It helps you speak better, write better, understand better. And you don't even need to open a grammar book. A true and surprising story.

Let me tell you a story. In 1965, in the United States, some boys were having problems at school. Some were stealing, others were no longer coming to class.

The teachers simply gave them fun books. Not grammar books, not school books. Spy stories, adventures, simple novels.

And they told them, read if you want, no obligation. The boys started reading. And they loved it.

Two years later, there was better written English. A better attitude, and even more fun learning. Why?

Because they read for pleasure. Another proof. Students from the Fig Islands.

On a Pacific island, students were divided into three groups. The first did only grammar. The second read quietly in class.

The third listened to the teacher read stories. Results after a year. The two groups they read to had made much more progress.

The grammar group, much less. Why does reading work so well? When you read, you see real French.

You see the same words over and over again. You see them in complete sentences. Your brain begins to remember them naturally.

You don't have to repeat yourself. Come on, I'll go, you'll go. You just read.

She goes to the market. He goes to school. And you remember everything on your own.

You feel the rhythm of French. You begin to say sentences without thinking. And you no longer ask yourself, 'Is my grammar good?

' You know because you've seen it dozens of times. But be careful. Choose the right book; don't start with Victor Hugo or Molier.

Don't choose a difficult novel. And above all, don't look up all the words in the dictionary. This isn't reading anymore; it 's work.

And you'll give up, so choose simple books. They're sometimes called graded reading. They're designed for beginners.

They use simple words, short sentences , and interesting stories. You can also read. Comics.

Children's stories. Translations of books you already know. Short stories or even easy articles.

Carlos's story. Carlos, one of my students, hated grammar. He told me, "I don't understand anything about rules.

" So, I gave him a short detective novel. Very simple. He liked it.

He read another one. Then another. After a month, he told me, "I think I'm learning without being overly assertive.

" And he was right. His sentences were better. His vocabulary was growing, and most importantly, he had a smile on his face.

Here's your challenge. Give him a short book in French every week. It doesn't have to be long, just enjoyable.

If you don't like it, change it. It doesn't matter. Reading should be fun.

You can find it. Free stories online. Audiobooks with text.

Mini-novels for beginners. Simple blocks. When you read for pleasure, you read more.

And when you read more, you progress faster . What you need to remember. Now, you listen every day.

You say simple sentences. And you read easy stories. You're no longer studying French.

You're living with French. You can do it. You've made it this far.

Bravo. Now you know you don't need to be perfect. You can start small.

You have to listen often. You can read to improve. You're not studying French.

You're living with French. And that's the key. A little each day with pleasure, with confidence, and above all, with pride.

I want you to say to yourself today: I can speak French, not perfectly, but with courage and joy. So, breathe. Smile.

And say "avoir haute. " I speak French and I continue.