I'm going to Paris due to my job and I'm terrified since I speak 0 french. What can I do?

Question

I'm 22 and I have never left America.

My company sent me to France and I'm afraid since I speak 0 french.


What can I do?

Answer 1

English is very similar to French. I'm jealous I learned the language, but cannot afford to travel there.

Answer 2

Start with Mondley, a language app. Take a quick French course at a nearby college or feeder school if you have time. Find a private tutor if you have time.
You have nothing to fear. French is not a difvicult language to learn. Since you did not say how long your stay will be, are you sure its for a while? You stand a good chance of learning some there, as long as you open your ears and have no fear.
Youll find France just different enough to be mildly exotic, but fun.
Good luck and enjoy yourself; bon chance et havevou plus pleasure.

Answer 3

Most Americans going to France do not speak French, but most Frenchmen speak English as their second language. You will have no problem. Enjoy your stay and do your job.

Answer 4

get duolingo, google translate, and rosetta stone. you'll be fine!

Answer 5

Study an intense course like Rosetta Stone. You can even do it on the plane. Even a little can go a long way.

Answer 6

Get a guide book and start learning. If your accomplishment are humble at least you make the effort.

Answer 7

Do you truly think the French have Zero translators?

Answer 8

That depends on how long you will be there. If your company thought it would be a problem they would not have sent you.

Answer 9

Just think, by the time you get back, you will be speaking good french.

Answer 10

J'ai etudier La Francais a l'ecole pour trois annees. If I were you, I would go for one of the foreign language "immersion" schools. They claim to make you conversant in as little as six weeks. Immersion is the best way to learn.