This site is packed with thousands of pages to help you learn, practice, and improve your French, which can definitely be overwhelming. Here are some tips on how to use Lawless French to learn French.

If French is your first foreign language, it will take approximately 600 hours of study and practice to reach intermediate level. This is why many students suffer "language shock" when they visit France for the first time and discover that, despite months or even years of casual French study, they can barely order in a restaurant, much less carry on a conversation.

Is your French as rusty as an old can? Did you live in France years ago or study it in high school—and promptly forget everything upon leaving? The fact is that language ability fades with lack of practice. If you used to know French but haven't spoken it in years or decades, the bad news is that it probably won't come rushing back all at once. But the good news is that you can relearn it much more quickly than if you were starting out without that previous knowledge.

Don't be hard on yourself when you make a mistake or feel stupid. Instead, practice self-compassion, which has numerous benefits related to learning a new language.

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