Please speak French
I am living in Gatineau, people speak mostly french here. At first it was very difficult for me, because I didn't speak the language.I felt seperated from the normal social life here, considering that I may live here for a long time with my husband, I decided to learn French.
Now I am in a Frech course for about 3 months, I could make simple conversations like" Bonjour, comment allez vous? combien ca coute?" , I wish people would practise French with me,but soon after they found I only speak a little French, they mostly speank English with me. I don't want it this way because I am not learning French then.
What should I do?
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I had the same problem in Montreal. I went for the purpose of learning French but everyone would switch to English for me! Lol, it's a strange problem to find the natives too nice.
I'm sure what the others have said -- just explain you're trying to practice -- is the best bet. I'll be going back to Montreal in a couple months and it's what I'm planning to do.
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I live in Montreal and though I'm not learning French, I know a lot of people who are. People will switch to English to be polite but if you keep using French or explain you want to learn they are generally happy to continue in French :)
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Thanks a lot~ those are very good advices for me! I do think I will do what you said ^^
It seems you also have similar situation and you overcome those dificulties very well.
Good luck to you too, my friend!
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Keep speaking french with them! Talk about the situation and ask them to speak a little slower and easier. Even if you have a hard time expressing yourself find the other ways to explain what you want to say. At first it might seem to be very frustrating and embrassing; however, you will get used to it and find yourself speaking french as good as these people. At this point, it is very important to figure out what type of language they are using and you should memorize the expressions. Lastly, a quick tip, almost 30% of english vocabulary consists of french words.
Bonne chance!
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