How would a native French person say this in their language? How would a native French person say this in their language? "The first language that I started learning last year was French. I plan on achieving a business level fluency by the end of 2016." If you have some extra-time, I would appreciate it if you could help me with this short paragraph too: "I learned how to speak the language ever since I stayed with a French family for a month in Strasbourg, a city in the north-east of France. It has been a year since then and I am very hopeful that my ability to communicate in French will add value to my future place of employment."