
	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






	"Slow down, you move too fast..." Are you zooming from restaurant to museum to attraction, on and on? If so, try taking a day off at a local cafe. You may learn more about a country by watching the day pass in a cafe than in 10 guided tours. Sit back, have a hot drink or glass of something stronger, and smile at the locals.

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Learn2 Get By In French (Continued)
Understand the magical maybe
These are the words that will keep conversation going. How? If you've temporarily lost the meaning of a conversation, they help conceal your non-comprehension. The French-speaker will continue to speak, and you'll continue to benefit from hearing their accent and recognizing some of their vocabulary. Who cares if you didn't get all that they said, if you both walk away happy.

English

French

Pronunciation

maybe

peut-être

puh TET (ruh)

nothing

rien

ree EH(n)

no matter

n'importe

NA(m) port

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