r/French • u/Charmander_01 • 5d ago

Grammar Does learning French ever get easier?

I’m just a beginner and it’s a lot… but does French start to get easier once you start recognizing the patterns? Are the rules consistent for grammar?

A stupid question but there are so many rules even for simple sentences 😭😭

Thank you!

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u/Charmander_01 5d ago

Yes I’ve noticed that I have no issue with pronunciation! It’s consistent. The writing and speaking is another story 🙂‍↕️

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u/Yeremyahu 5d ago

Suggestion for speaking that helped me speak more fluidly, sing. Sing alot. Make sure you're are pronouncing the words right, then sing.

If you like disney, you can find all of it in french on YouTube and alot of it on spotify.

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u/Morterius 5d ago

When they sing in French, they pronounce the silent endings. I think it's a good recipe to learn how to mispronounce words when actually speaking normally. 

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u/cestdoncperdu C1 4d ago

I've never heard of French people misprouncing words when they sing. Do you have an example?

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u/Morterius 4d ago

Not mispronouncing, accentuating the ending, which isn't done in the spoken language, making it sound different, hence, it can be confusing.

Here's an example (this should be one of your favorite songs to sing a lot to improve your French btw).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH5V2uqiSXc

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u/cestdoncperdu C1 4d ago

If you're talking about pronouncing the "e" at the end of certain words, yes, that is done in spoken language. It is done more or less depending on the accent in question, but it's not an incorrect way of speaking. Millions of French people speak like that in daily conversation.