Le Casse-Tête - The Blasphemous Guide to Learning French for English Speakers: The Easy Way to Learn

French is impossible to learn. I’ve been learning it for years and I’m going nowhere fast… I’m stuck on the French-learning plateau – no matter what I do, my progress has stalled and I just can’t catch a break…” I understand everything in my French course but when I’m tossed into the wild, it feels like what I’ve learned and how French is actually spoken and used are two wildly different things… What resources are available to French-learners? Is Duolingo any good? When should I start using native material? Why can’t French people understand me? Why do they keep speaking English to me when I speak French to them? If you find yourself thinking the same thing, I’ve got good news for you! This book gives English-speaking French learners practical insight into how the language actually works in real life. This is not a French grammar textbook. Rather, it supplements academic French by bringing the language to life. It’s filled with tips, shortcuts, and ‘a-ha moments’ gathered over years of learning French as an English speaker. The book highlights key differences between English and French, anchoring French in concepts you already know, helping you transition from translating from English in your head to actually thinking in French. If you want to turbocharge the French you already know and finally make it usable in everyday life, this is the resource you’ve been looking for.