{"id":49,"date":"2021-12-26T16:47:03","date_gmt":"2021-12-26T15:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/?p=49"},"modified":"2024-02-19T09:06:57","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T08:06:57","slug":"is-learning-french-difficult","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/is-learning-french-difficult\/","title":{"rendered":"Is learning French difficult?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>French is a language that many learn in <strong>school <\/strong>or learn it as a <strong>second language<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the United States, French is <strong>one of the most popular languages<\/strong> to learn after Spanish and Chinese. It can be difficult for some people because it has so many rules and exceptions which make it complicated for adults who speak multiple other languages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, there are many benefits to learning French such as <strong>being able to communicate with natives in France<\/strong> and knowing how they say certain words like \u00ab\u00a0chocolat\u00a0\u00bb \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning French will also help you on your travels if you ever plan on going to Europe; knowing French will make things easier and more enjoyable! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know that <strong>French is one of the six official languages used by the United Nations<\/strong>? Learning French can be a challenge, but it is worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-8135fd37 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-b5265831\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-af32b521\">\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-7eef5bd3\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/francais-onu.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-9d09f6c2\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Apprendre le fran\u00e7ais \u00e0 l&rsquo;ONU<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pourquoi apprendre le fran\u00e7ais ?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Le fran\u00e7ais est, outre l\u2019une des six langues officielles des Nations Unies, l\u2019une des deux langues de travail du Secr\u00e9tariat de l\u2019ONU. C\u2019est aussi la langue officielle de nombre de pays h\u00f4tes d\u2019emprises onusiennes, \u00e0 commencer par la Suisse, qui h\u00e9berge l\u2019Office des Nations Unies \u00e0 Gen\u00e8ve, mais aussi de nombreuses op\u00e9rations de maintien de la paix ou de bureaux de pays des Nations Unies. En cons\u00e9quence, la ma\u00eetrise totale ou partielle du fran\u00e7ais est exig\u00e9e pour exercer certaines fonctions \u00e0 l\u2019ONU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L&rsquo;ONU encourage vivement le personnel \u00e0 ma\u00eetriser et pratiquer une vari\u00e9t\u00e9 de langues. Outre sa politique de recrutement, l\u2019ONU met en \u0153uvre pour ce faire des incitations \u00e0 l\u2019apprentissage des langues, appuy\u00e9es par des Programmes d&rsquo;enseignement des langues et des techniques de communications op\u00e9rant dans diff\u00e9rents lieux d\u2019affectation, qui proposent aux fonctionnaires de l&rsquo;ONU des cours dans les six langues officielles, y compris \u00e0 distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source :<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/fr\/observances\/french-language-day\/background\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nations Unies<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>French may not necessarily make you learn all knowledge, but it will probably make your travels much easier if you plan on visiting Europe. Learning this language should not be considered difficult because there are many other benefits to learn how to communicate with other people who speak the same language. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Obviously <strong>learning French has its challenges<\/strong>, but any language&nbsp; does. The key is to learn French and keep practicing it no matter how hard learning French seems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. What is French?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>French is a <strong>Romance language<\/strong> that originated in France. Originally, it was spoken in <strong>northern France<\/strong>, <strong>western Belgium<\/strong>, and <strong>eastern Switzerland<\/strong>.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the French government has been pushing to expand its use internationally. As a result, there are now many people in North America and Africa who speak some version of French.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a Romance language?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Romance languages all evolved from the same <strong>Latin root<\/strong>. They aren&rsquo;t really considered separate modern languages any longer, but some have diverged enough that they might as well be different dialects altogether.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Romance languages are mostly spoken in the <strong>western part of Europe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How many people speak French?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It is estimated that <strong>about 220 million people<\/strong> worldwide learn some version of French as a first or second language.<\/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\">2. Why learn French?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>French is a <strong>powerful international language<\/strong>. It&rsquo;s the fourth most-widely spoken language in the world and at least several million of those speakers speak it as their primary tongue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The French have a longstanding reputation for enjoying <strong>bon temps<\/strong> and there are few things that go better with a meal than a generous slice of Brie, so learn some French if you&rsquo;re going to be going nearby! \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It may not have been working on me, but just the other day I was reading an article about how learning languages not only makes you smarter but also adds years to your life through cognitive exercise. Working your brain may actually help improve its long term health which can bring down those allergy symptoms from eating gluten! <strong>Learning languages has been shown to boost the brain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>French offers many benefits to learn.<strong> It will open up your opportunities for work in Europe<\/strong> and help you learn more about different cultures around the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can learn about other cultures without having to visit them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&rsquo;re planning on traveling to Europe soon, learning French will probably make your life much easier! <strong>It&rsquo;s not just France where they speak it either; Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg all list French as their official language too<\/strong>.&nbsp; Believe it or not, more&nbsp; than a third of the European Union&rsquo;s population speaks French!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/is-french-difficult-to-learn.jpg\" alt=\"Is French difficult to learn?\" class=\"wp-image-1242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/is-french-difficult-to-learn.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/is-french-difficult-to-learn-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Learning French can be difficult, but it&rsquo;s worth it because of the benefits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the main reasons that people learn French is for the benefits. It&rsquo;s a language that takes time to learn, but there are many benefits that come with it.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>One of these benefits is that French speakers will be able to travel in Europe and understand what all the signs say.&nbsp; <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Another benefit is that if you learn French as a second language then you can learn other languages faster because you learn how they&rsquo;re derived from other languages. It&rsquo;s also an easy way to learn Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese! <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All in all, learning French can be difficult but if you put enough time into it then it&rsquo;ll definitely be worth your while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, French is a difficult language to learn because of all of <strong>its&nbsp; rules and exceptions<\/strong>. You have to learn so many rules before you can even begin to learn how to put them all together as a language, but the benefits of learning French as a second language are quite plentiful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yes, it&rsquo;s not difficult because&#8230;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Although there are a lot of rules that go into learning French, it is definitely <strong>not a difficult language to learn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has its complexities, but nothing too difficult or complicated. <strong>The vocabulary is basically derived from other languages<\/strong> so it&rsquo;s not like you&rsquo;ll learn words that don&rsquo;t exist elsewhere in the world! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if you learn French before Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese then it&rsquo;ll be easier for you to learn those languages because they&rsquo;re all derived from French!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As long as you have the time to learn, then it&rsquo;s not difficult because if you break down how many rules there are in learning French compared to learning English, <strong>they&rsquo;re basically the same amount<\/strong>. But with English you learn new words based on definitions whereas with French it doesn&rsquo;t really work that way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The truth is that learning French can be very difficult for English speakers, but not because the structure and syntax of the two languages are so different from one another. The difficulty in learning French stems from its complicated rules and exceptions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, in English we learn to place an -s at the end of a noun to make it plural; however, when you&rsquo;re speaking proper (formal) French this rule doesn&rsquo;t apply all the time. It can be an -x or -aux&#8230; and there are exceptions to every rule. This can make it difficult for English speakers to learn French because the rules they follow in their native tongue don&rsquo;t seem to apply when speaking French.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. The key to learning the French language is to keep practicing no matter how hard it seems to learn the language<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As we saw, it is very important to learn the French language and it is not so difficult to learn it. The key to learn French language is <strong>to keep practicing no matter how hard it seems to learn the language<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>French is a difficult language with many rules and exceptions that make it difficult for adults who speak multiple other languages. Despite this difficulty, why learn French when you could just stick with your native tongue?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>French may not be the key to all knowledge, but it will likely make your travels in Europe much easier and more enjoyable!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember what we saw above: French is the fourth most widely spoken language in the world and one of the six official languages used by the United Nations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Try the Learn French Fun YouTube channel! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@LearnFrenchFun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@LearnFrenchFun<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every two weeks, a new video to help you learn French \ud83d\ude05 with a FREE PDF Bonus \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning French can be difficult, but it is not impossible. The key to learn French is to keep practicing no matter how hard it seems to learn the language. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a <strong>little bit of time and effort<\/strong>, you will learn this beautiful language with all its exceptions and rules!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knowing another language may make your travels in Europe much easier &#8211; especially if you are looking for direction or trying to find somewhere on the map without an international data plan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning French now could save you countless headaches later when traveling abroad. If that sounds like something you want help doing, contact us today!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buymeacoffee.com\/learnfrenchfun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bmc-encart-blog.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bmc-encart-blog.png 600w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bmc-encart-blog-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Articles that might interest you: <\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/in-france-are-discussions-at-the-coffee-machine-more-important-than-meetings\/\">In France, are discussions at the coffee machine more important than meetings?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/3-tips-to-speak-french-easier\/\">3 tips to speak French easier<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/how-can-i-improve-my-french-accent\/\">How can I improve my French accent?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/i-am-afraid-to-speak-french\/\">I&rsquo;m afraid to speak French<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/3-different-ways-to-pronounce-the-french-word-plus\/\">3 different ways to pronounce the French word \u00ab\u00a0Plus\u00a0\u00bb<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/how-to-pronounce-the-french-vowels-correctly\/\">How to pronounce the French vowels correctly?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/i-start-to-dream-in-french\/\">I start to dream in French!<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/how-to-learn-french-pronunciation\/\">How to learn French pronunciation?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/learn-french-in-montpellier\/\">Learn French in Montpellier, Paris or somewhere in France to gain your intellectual freedom<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/learn-french-like-a-child\/\">Learn French like a child<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&rsquo;m often asked by my students if learning French is difficult. And to be honest, it can be! There&rsquo;s a lot of grammar rules to remember and new vocabulary to learn. But with a little hard work and dedication, you can definitely become proficient in this beautiful language. So don&rsquo;t give up \u2013 keep practicing and you&rsquo;ll be speaking like a native in no time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-french-speaking"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pretty-blonde-girl-striped-shirt-showing-peace-sign-front-view-laughing-french-lady-posing-blue-wall-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pretty-blonde-girl-striped-shirt-showing-peace-sign-front-view-laughing-french-lady-posing-blue-wall-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pretty-blonde-girl-striped-shirt-showing-peace-sign-front-view-laughing-french-lady-posing-blue-wall-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pretty-blonde-girl-striped-shirt-showing-peace-sign-front-view-laughing-french-lady-posing-blue-wall-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pretty-blonde-girl-striped-shirt-showing-peace-sign-front-view-laughing-french-lady-posing-blue-wall-1024x683.jpg",1024,683,true],"hd_qu_size2":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pretty-blonde-girl-striped-shirt-showing-peace-sign-front-view-laughing-french-lady-posing-blue-wall-scaled.jpg",400,267,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pretty-blonde-girl-striped-shirt-showing-peace-sign-front-view-laughing-french-lady-posing-blue-wall-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pretty-blonde-girl-striped-shirt-showing-peace-sign-front-view-laughing-french-lady-posing-blue-wall-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Christian","author_link":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/author\/christian\/"},"uagb_comment_info":2,"uagb_excerpt":"I'm often asked by my students if learning French is difficult. 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