
	Intro: Before you begin Step 1: Get by with basic French grammar and pronunciation Step 2: Learn "the basic functions" phrases Step 3: Work with simple conversation Step 4: Ask a few questions Step 5: Understand the magical maybe Step 6: Go deeper into the verb forest






	Buy a pocket dictionary. These come in all sorts of sizes and levels of vocabulary. Spend ten or twenty minutes, or even an hour, at a bookstore. Check out the selection of pocket dictionaries and look up some of your favorite words to find their French equivalents. Buy the dictionary that contains the kinds of words you are likely to use.

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Learn2 Get By In French (Continued)
Ask a few questions
These are the phrases that'll get you some answers, and at first, you may not understand the answers. But be patient, and remember: Je ne comprend pas and Je ne pas parle le Français will often help you through.

English

French

Pronunciation

slowly

lentement

LAH(n) tuh MAH(n)

please repeat

Répétez, s'il vous plaît.

REH peh TAY see voo PLAY

Who?

Qui?

kee

What?

Quoi?

kwah

Where?

Où?

oo

Why?

Pourquoi?

poor kwah

How?

Comment?

koe MAH(n)

Which?

Quel?

kel

What's that?

Qu'est-ce que c'est?

Kes kuh SAY?

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