{"id":53,"date":"2021-12-30T15:12:08","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T14:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/?p=53"},"modified":"2024-02-19T09:06:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T08:06:56","slug":"why-should-you-learn-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/why-should-you-learn-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Why should you learn French?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Learning a second language is difficult. It takes time, effort, and most importantly practice. But the <strong>benefits of learning a new language are worth it in the end<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many reasons why you should learn French:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>First off,<\/strong> French is one of the <strong>six most spoken languages in the world<\/strong> so if you learn this language then there will be more people who can understand what you\u2019re saying or reading to them than if you learn another less common language such as Klingon for example (<em>although that might be useful <\/em>\ud83d\ude02). <br>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Secondly<\/strong>, while some other languages may have complex grammar structures and tonal systems which makes them very difficult to learn, <strong>French does not share these difficulties<\/strong> so it\u2019s relatively easy to master compared with other languages like <strong>Japanese <\/strong>or <strong>Arabic<\/strong>.<br>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thirdly<\/strong>, one of the main reasons why you should learn French is because it will make <strong>traveling a lot easier<\/strong>. <br>Of course, learning a language doesn\u2019t guarantee that you can learn everything about that country but there are several benefits to gaining some knowledge of its language before travelling there, for example being able to communicate with the locals and understanding their culture more by reading signs and menus in restaurants etc. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides just practicalities, if you learn this language then discovering new cultures will be so much easier for you since there is no barrier in place stopping you from communicating with anyone. <\/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<p>You <strong>won\u2019t have to worry<\/strong> about realizing your travel plans were slightly off track when your taxi driver drops at the wrong station because you can\u2019t ask him to stop, you <strong>won\u2019t have to guess what your friend is trying to learn<\/strong> about when he points at the menu in a restaurant because you learn French, and finally knowing this language <strong>gives you more confidence<\/strong> which will make travelling feel much better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fourthly<\/strong>, <strong>it\u2019s frustrating when there are language barriers<\/strong> preventing you from understanding other people. So <strong>learning French will take that frustration away<\/strong> since these barriers wouldn\u2019t even be present anymore.<br>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lastly<\/strong>, but perhaps most importantly of all reasons why you should learn French is that it can <strong>boost your memory power and cognitive abilities<\/strong> among other things. For example, studies show that children who learn multiple languages may learn better than those who learn just one. So basically learning a language can be a good way to learn more about the world around you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-74df7031 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-2ac40e1b\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-f540ea8c\">\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-d55cbd28\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/travailler-competences-linguistiques.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-8ee71825\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Travailler ses comp\u00e9tences linguistiques n&rsquo;est pas seulement bon pour le cerveau, cela favorise l&rsquo;ouverture aux autres. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explications.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>L&rsquo;apprentissage des langues \u00e9trang\u00e8res pr\u00e9sente de multiples avantages. La recherche prouve, par exemple, que les personnes \u00e2g\u00e9es qui parlent plusieurs langues sont moins susceptibles de d\u00e9velopper des sympt\u00f4mes de d\u00e9mence s\u00e9nile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le cerveau bilingue se laisse \u00e9galement moins distraire, et l&rsquo;apprentissage des langues \u00e9trang\u00e8res am\u00e9liore aussi la cr\u00e9ativit\u00e9. On sait aussi qu&rsquo;apr\u00e8s voir appris une premi\u00e8re langue \u00e9trang\u00e8re, il est moins difficile d&rsquo;en apprendre d&rsquo;autres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source :<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lepoint.fr\/societe\/pourquoi-il-est-tres-important-d-apprendre-des-langues-etrangeres-22-01-2017-2099233_23.php#11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Le Point<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. French is one of the six most spoken languages in the world<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>French is one of the six most spoken languages in the world, which means it&rsquo;s a valuable language to learn. <strong>By learning French, you&rsquo;re opening yourself up to a significant variety of opportunities<\/strong>, not to mention a few surprises!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>French is not only an official language in 28 countries, but it&rsquo;s also one of the six most widely spoken languages on earth (<em>according to Wikipedi<\/em>a). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning French will add an additional 26 countries you can visit. Also, France has some beautiful landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Louvre Museum&#8230; etc which you definitely don&rsquo;t want to miss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. It&rsquo;s a relatively easy language to learn, compared to others like Japanese or Arabic<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>It might be tempting to learn a more difficult language \u2013 like Chinese \u2013 for its difficulty and because there are so many people around who speak it well. But don&rsquo;t let fear or intimidation pay for your life decisions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning languages takes time and dedication, but this doesn&rsquo;t mean that some require more work than others. In comparison to other languages that have&nbsp; three to six cases (where grammatical structures change based on the role of a word in a sentence), French&rsquo;s case system is only two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to easily learn French by watching videos? Follow our YouTube channel, Learn French Fun \ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@learnFrenchFun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@LearnFrenchFun<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. You can use French language to travel more easily and learn about cultures<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>One good reason to learn French is because it <strong>will make your travel easier<\/strong>. Many people learn the language to learn about the culture, but you can learn about the culture through sightseeing <strong>while avoiding language barriers<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also learn more about <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/french-wine-vocabulary-the-basics\/\" target=\"_blank\">French food and wine<\/a> by asking questions in French, for example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> &#8211; Quel go\u00fbt a ce vin ?<\/strong> (What does this wine taste like?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most waiters will know what you&rsquo;re talking about if you just learn some basic greetings and phrases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&rsquo;s also easier to learn about the country if you learn some of their language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Discovering new cultures is easier with knowledge of French languages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another good reason to learn French is because <strong>discovering new cultures is much easier once you learn the language<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&rsquo;ll also be able to order food during your travels without having to go through a translator first, and this will make it <strong>less frustrating<\/strong> for you! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will take away both emotional and mental stress during travel time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning foreign languages can help improve your memory power as well as cognitive abilities since it requires memorization (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/make-his-own-french-flashcards-with-vocabulary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">French flashcards<\/a>) and practice (learning phrases). If you&rsquo;d like to learn more about the benefits of learning French, keep reading!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. Language barriers are frustrating and hard to work through; knowing French language will take that frustration away<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Language barriers are frustrating and hard to work through. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you learn French, language barriers won&rsquo;t be a problem<\/strong>. You will be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>read signs<\/strong> in France, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>order <\/strong>food when you&rsquo;re in France, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>discover <\/strong>new cultures easier, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and <strong>learn about the cultur<\/strong>e of French people more easily.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/11\/no-more-frustration-when-you-speak-french.jpg\" alt=\"No more frustration when you speak French\" class=\"wp-image-1247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/no-more-frustration-when-you-speak-french.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/no-more-frustration-when-you-speak-french-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. Learning French will help improve your memory power and cognitive abilities<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>When you learn a new language, your brain has to work harder. This is because you are using different parts of your brain to learn and speak the new language. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you learn more and more French, <strong>your brain will become stronger and bette<\/strong>r at processing information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means that you will be able to learn other things more easily as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, learning a foreign language can help improve your memory power. This is because of the same reason: <strong>more brain activity<\/strong> and <strong>using different parts of your brain<\/strong> to learn and speak another language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope this article has given you some food for thought and made you realize all of the benefits of learning this language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning French has never been easier. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/en\/french-course-online.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">We offer courses for all levels<\/a>, from beginner to advanced, and can help you decide which one is best for your current skill level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">All of our instructors are native speakers<\/a> who have years of experience teaching others how to speak their language fluently \u2014 and we guarantee that if you study with us, you&rsquo;ll be speaking like a pro in no time! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s holding you back? Let&rsquo;s get started learning together 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\/whats-the-best-way-to-learn-french-at-home\/\">What&rsquo;s the best way to learn French at home?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/how-to-ask-a-question-in-french\/\">How to ask a question in French? The different types of questions that can be asked in French<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/10-fun-facts-about-the-french-language\/\">10 fun facts about the French language<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/learn-french-days-of-the-week-the-months-and-the-seasons\/\">Learn French days of the week, the months and the seasons<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/is-french-easy-to-learn-for-indians\/\">Is French easy to learn for Indians?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/learn-french-while-you-sleep\/\">Learn French while you sleep<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/can-i-learn-french-in-3-months\/\">Can I learn French in 3 months?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/learn-french-in-dubai\/\">Learn French in Dubai: French classes for all levels<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/how-can-i-learn-french-fast\/\">How can I learn French fast?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"current\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/why-should-you-learn-french\/\">Why should you learn French?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The reasons given are 1) French is the sixth most spoken language in the world, 2) It&rsquo;s a relatively easy language to master (compared to others), 3) You can use it to travel more easily, 4) You will be able to read signs and order food during your travels, 5) Discovering new cultures is easier with knowledge of this language-especially if you&rsquo;re not privileged enough to live in one of the countries where it&rsquo;s spoken (and even then). 6) Language barriers are frustrating and hard to work through; knowing this language will take that frustration away, 7) Learning this relatively simple language will help improve your memory power and cognitive abilities, 8) You&rsquo;ll have a better chance at being an interpreter, translator, or having a decent job that you wouldn&rsquo;t have if you didn&rsquo;t learn French&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":59,"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":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-french-beginners"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/francais-lettering-pink-background-scaled.jpg",2560,1696,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/francais-lettering-pink-background-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/francais-lettering-pink-background-300x199.jpg",300,199,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/francais-lettering-pink-background-768x509.jpg",768,509,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/francais-lettering-pink-background-1024x678.jpg",1024,678,true],"hd_qu_size2":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/francais-lettering-pink-background-scaled.jpg",400,265,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/francais-lettering-pink-background-1536x1017.jpg",1536,1017,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/francais-lettering-pink-background-2048x1356.jpg",2048,1356,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Christian","author_link":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/author\/christian\/"},"uagb_comment_info":7,"uagb_excerpt":"The reasons given are 1) French is the sixth most spoken language in the world, 2) It's a relatively easy language to master (compared to others), 3) You can use it to travel more easily, 4) You will be able to read signs and order food during your travels, 5) Discovering new cultures is easier\u2026","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2418,"href":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53\/revisions\/2418"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}