{"id":29,"date":"2024-09-12T13:49:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T11:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/?p=29"},"modified":"2024-09-12T13:49:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T11:49:15","slug":"why-do-french-people-speak-english-so-badly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/why-do-french-people-speak-english-so-badly\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do French people speak English so badly?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-btn__small-btn uagb-btn-tablet__default-btn uagb-btn-mobile__default-btn uagb-block-c0a15c0e\"><div class=\"uagb-buttons__wrap uagb-buttons-layout-wrap \">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons-child uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-block-45f8d7ad wp-block-button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__wrapper\"><a class=\"uagb-buttons-repeater wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/fr\/pourquoi-les-francais-parlent-ils-si-mal-langlais\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__link\">fran\u00e7ais<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons-child uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-block-b1d110c7 wp-block-button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__wrapper\"><a class=\"uagb-buttons-repeater wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/why-do-french-people-speak-english-so-badly\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__link\">english<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons-child uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-block-5afc7765 wp-block-button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__wrapper\"><a class=\"uagb-buttons-repeater wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/de\/warum-sprechen-die-franzosen-so-schlecht-englisch\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__link\">deutsch<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I&rsquo;m sure you&rsquo;ve all had the experience of speaking to a French person who <strong>doesn&rsquo;t seem to quite understand<\/strong> what you&rsquo;re saying. You might think it&rsquo;s because their English is bad, but that&rsquo;s not actually the case &#8211; they&rsquo;re just speaking English <strong>in their own way!<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another French specialty, after <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/why-do-the-french-love-to-demonstrate\/\" target=\"_blank\">their love for demonstrations<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/french-gastronomy\/\" target=\"_blank\">their INCREDIBLE gastronomy<\/a>. \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this blog post, I&rsquo;ll be explaining <strong>why French people speak English so differently<\/strong>, and why it can sometimes be <strong>confusing <\/strong>for foreigners.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-table-of-contents uagb-toc__align-left uagb-toc__columns-1 uagb-toc__collapse uagb-block-a439f5d2     \"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-scroll= \"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-offset= \"30\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Table of contents<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M192 384c-8.188 0-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375l-160-160c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L192 306.8l137.4-137.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0s12.5 32.75 0 45.25l-160 160C208.4 380.9 200.2 384 192 384z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-toc__separator'><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__list-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#why-do-french-people-speak-english-so-badly\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Why do French people speak English so badly?<\/a><ul class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#the-french-speak-english-badly-oui-bon-ok\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">The French speak English badly\u2026 Oui, bon, ok \ud83d\ude02<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#the-french-know-the-rules-of-english-grammar-well\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">The French know the rules of English grammar well<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#how-can-french-people-improve-their-english-language-skills\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">How can French people improve their English language skills ?<\/a><ul class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#french-people-accent\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">French people accent<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#what-are-your-difficulties-when-learning-french\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">What are your difficulties when learning French ?<\/a><ul class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#ecoute-lis\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">\u2714\ufe0f Ecoute &amp; lis&#8230;<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#here-are-a-few-tips-to-improve-your-french\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Here are a few tips to improve your French<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#articles-that-might-interest-you\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Articles that might interest you:<\/a><\/ul><\/ul><\/ul><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a few reasons why French people may have trouble speaking English: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Firstly<\/strong>, the two languages are quite different in terms of <strong>pronunciation <\/strong>and <strong>grammar<\/strong>. French people can&rsquo;t just say what they want to say using English sentence structures and expect people to understand them. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>second <\/strong>reason is that French people often <strong>neglect to improve their English<\/strong>, or pay any attention to it at all. When the students study French, they&rsquo;re told that English is unimportant and not worth learning \u2013 so very few French people actually try improving their English skills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The good news is that there are some things that can be done to help French people improve their English. The most important thing is for them to be willing to learn and practise the language. They need to make an effort to watch English movies or TV shows, listen to English music, and read English books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, the same advice as for you who want <strong>to improve your French<\/strong> \ud83d\ude06<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#60bceb\"><strong>Do you like learning French with videos?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Receive <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/learn-french-fun.com\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">our free video newsletter<\/a> every Friday in your e-mail box. You will get <strong>3 \u00ab\u00a0Tips &amp; Tricks\u00a0\u00bb<\/strong> on <strong>grammar<\/strong>, <strong>vocabulary<\/strong>, <strong>phonetics <\/strong>or <strong>French culture<\/strong>.<br>\ud83d\udc49\ud83d\udc49 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn-french-fun.com\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign up now!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn-french-fun.com\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BLOG-newsletter.jpg\" alt=\"Every Friday afternoon, a French-language video delivered straight to your inbox, with three tips and tricks on the French language.\" class=\"wp-image-1882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BLOG-newsletter.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BLOG-newsletter-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why do French people speak English so badly?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The French speak English badly\u2026 Oui, bon, ok \ud83d\ude02<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>French accent<\/strong> is one of the main reasons why French people speak English so poorly. Most french accents are hard for foreigners to understand. There are a few reasons why they have this problem:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>firstly<\/strong>, they don&rsquo;t know <strong>where to place emphasis<\/strong> in some words;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>secondly<\/strong>, they tend to <strong>pronounce each word separately<\/strong> rather than running them together into one smooth sound;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and <strong>finally<\/strong>, their habit of <strong>slurring sounds together<\/strong> means that a foreigner may not be able to pick out individual sounds at all!&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>French accents can also cause problems with pronunciation of certain sounds. For instance, French people have trouble pronouncing <strong><em>th<\/em><\/strong>, so words like <strong>thing<\/strong> become <strong>zing<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It can also be difficult to understand French people when they use false French accents, for example in an attempt to speak posh or sound English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see an example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"When the FRENCH ACCENT isn&#039;t SEXY\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_QKbf9peB30?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, French people often <strong>neglect to improve their speaking skills<\/strong>. They don&rsquo;t make a conscious effort to learn different pronunciations and colloquialisms, which means that they may not know how to say certain things correctly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is especially common among those who travel abroad very rarely \u2013 if at all! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, French people tend to imitate the way English speakers talk without really understanding what it involves. This again results in them saying things incorrectly as well as using incorrect intonation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The French know the rules of English grammar well<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>French people are generally good at <strong>learning grammar rules<\/strong>, so they can understand the basics of English grammar quite easily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also generally have a good ear for natural sounding English and can usually pick up new words fairly quickly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, unless they make a conscious effort to improve their speaking skills, French people will always sound &lsquo;foreign&rsquo; when speaking English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can French people improve their English language skills ?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&rsquo;s <strong>what you can recommend to your French-speaking friends<\/strong> to improve their English skills:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best way for French people to improve their spoken English is by <strong>watching English movies, TV shows, listening to English music and reading English books<\/strong>. This will give them a better understanding of the language&rsquo;s pronunciation and grammar, as well as help them to learn new words and expressions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&rsquo;s also important for French people <strong>to practice speaking with native English speakers<\/strong>. This can be done by attending English conversation classes, or by simply chatting to people from England or America online or in person. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, French people should make a <strong>conscious effort to use English more often in their everyday lives<\/strong>. This will help them to get used to speaking the language fluently and naturally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@learnfrenchfun\/video\/7254251304904609030\" data-video-id=\"7254251304904609030\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@learnfrenchfun\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@learnfrenchfun?refer=embed\">@learnfrenchfun<\/a> <p>Les Fran\u00e7ais parlent anglais ? <a title=\"franz\u00f6sischlernen\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/franz%C3%B6sischlernen?refer=embed\">#Franz\u00f6sischlernen<\/a> <a title=\"franz\u00f6sischsprechen\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/franz%C3%B6sischsprechen?refer=embed\">#Franz\u00f6sischsprechen<\/a> <a title=\"franz\u00f6sischegrammatik\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/franz%C3%B6sischegrammatik?refer=embed\">#Franz\u00f6sischeGrammatik<\/a> <a title=\"franz\u00f6sischerwortschatz\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/franz%C3%B6sischerwortschatz?refer=embed\">#Franz\u00f6sischerWortschatz<\/a> <a title=\"franz\u00f6sischonlinelernen\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/franz%C3%B6sischonlinelernen?refer=embed\">#Franz\u00f6sischonlinelernen<\/a><\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c son original - Chez Prisc &#038; Chris - Learn French Fun\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/son-original-Chez-Prisc-Chris-7254251320970464006?refer=embed\">\u266c son original &#8211; Chez Prisc &#038; Chris &#8211; Learn French Fun<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">French people accent<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It&rsquo;s no secret that the French have a bit of a reputation when it comes to speaking English. In my experience, their accent often confuses native English speakers and can make them difficult to understand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>But why is this? What is the problem with the way they speak?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are your difficulties when learning French ?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a <strong>French teacher<\/strong> and I want to share with you some of the difficulties that my students have when they are learning French. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You must be wondering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/how-to-build-confidence-when-speaking-french\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how to build confidence when speaking French?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My goal is to <strong>help them overcome these difficult moments<\/strong> by providing them with tips on how to deal with it. If you are one of those people who <strong>would like to learn French<\/strong>, then this part will be for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-f8c382e5 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-77a49381\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-6ef5797e\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2714\ufe0f Ecoute &amp; lis&#8230;<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-5f6e593d\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/chiffres-cles-francophonie.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-655dba7a\">\n<p><em>L\u2019Observatoire de la langue fran\u00e7aise recueille et analyse des donn\u00e9es sur la situation du fran\u00e7ais par pays, par secteur d\u2019activit\u00e9 et dans les organisations internationales afin de pouvoir disposer de statistiques fiables sur la place et les usages de cette langue dans le monde.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Quelques chiffres cl\u00e9s :<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>321 millions de francophones dans le monde<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>5<sup>\u00e8me<\/sup> langue mondiale<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>93 millions d&rsquo;\u00e9l\u00e8ves et d&rsquo;\u00e9tudiants ont le fran\u00e7ais pour langue d&rsquo;enseignement<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>4<sup>\u00e8me<\/sup> langue sur Internet<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>51 millions de personnes apprennent le fran\u00e7ais<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source :<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.francophonie.org\/la-langue-francaise-dans-le-monde-305\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">francophonie.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>first difficulty<\/strong> that many students face is <strong>understanding the language<\/strong> because there are many things that can happen during the process (<em>for example: unfamiliarity with vocabulary<\/em>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>second difficulty<\/strong> has something to do with <strong>pronunciation<\/strong>; it&rsquo;s not always easy for non-native speakers to pronounce words properly due to accent or dialect differences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn-french-fun.com\/phon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/phon-couverture-promo-600x600-1.png\" alt=\"TOUTE la phon\u00e9tique fran\u00e7aise\" class=\"wp-image-1905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/phon-couverture-promo-600x600-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/phon-couverture-promo-600x600-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/phon-couverture-promo-600x600-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/phon-couverture-promo-600x600-1-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Another thing<\/strong> is <strong>grammar<\/strong>; even if all your <strong>vocabulary <\/strong>sounds perfect, if your sentence structure is wrong, it will not make sense. So, what can you do to overcome these difficulties?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here are a few tips to improve your French<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; Make sure that you learn <strong>common words and expressions first<\/strong>. This will help you build your basic foundation of the French language and make it easier for you to understand other things that you will learn later on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; When learning <strong>vocabulary<\/strong>, try to see how the words are used in context. This will give you a better idea of their <strong>meaning <\/strong>and how they are <strong>pronounced<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; Pay attention to <strong>vowel sounds<\/strong> and <strong>accent marks<\/strong>. French accents can be tricky, so make sure that you familiarize yourself with them early on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; Practice <strong>pronouncing words out loud<\/strong> as often as possible. You can find many audio recordings of native.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, on my <strong>YouTube channel<\/strong>, you will find every 2 weeks a new video to improve your French skills :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each video is accompanied by a <strong>Bonus PDF<\/strong> in which you will find:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the <strong>summary <\/strong>of the lesson, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and the <strong>exercises <\/strong>with the <strong>correction <\/strong>to practice.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Here the list:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Over 70 free Bonus PDFs to download<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/en\/french-pdf-bonus.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pdf-bonus.jpg\" alt=\"All Bonus PDFs from the Learn French Fun YouTube channel available for download\" class=\"wp-image-1858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pdf-bonus.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pdf-bonus-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In <strong>conclusion<\/strong>, although French people may have trouble speaking English because of the differences between the two languages, there are a few other reasons as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Firstly, they don&rsquo;t pay much attention to their own English skills and secondly, when studying another language in school (<em>French<\/em>), students are told that learning English is not worth it or necessary at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep these things in mind if you&rsquo;re going to be traveling overseas!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Au revoir !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, what are your thoughts? Do you know someone who has difficulty learning French? Let us know in the comments below! And don&rsquo;t forget to share this article with your friends and family, too. 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