Friday, February 1, 2008

We're learning french

I found some great books that are helping us to learn to use french around the house:

  • French in 10 minutes a day - Bilingual Books, Inc.
  • At Home Abroad French: Practical Phrases for Conversational French
  • Lingua Fun French
  • Hippicrene Beginner's French
  • Usborne's First Thousand Words in French
  • Usborne's French Picture Dictionary

Everyone says the kids should learn spanish because there are more people who speak spanish here than french, but, I have tried to learn spanish and it just doesn't click. French is so much easier for me, and I really enjoy french culture, and a possible trip to Europe!

It has taken me a little bit to brush up on what I had learned in school. I find, surprisingly that I remember way more than I thought I would. The kids were really surprised when I started spouting complete sentences in french (some "franglais" too). I thought if I use it as part of our everyday routine, then they would learn it faster. It seems to be working. They do understand quite a bit for just learning it.