Biggest challenges for French speakers learning English

If you know what’s hard in advance, you can learn faster. These are the main things that slow down French speakers when they learn English.

  • English spelling is notoriously inconsistent — French spelling is far more phonetic
  • English has no gender for nouns — French gender is embedded in every sentence
  • English phrasal verbs like 'give up' or 'look into' have no direct French equivalent
  • False cognates — words that look similar but mean something different

Focus on one challenge at a time. Small daily practice beats long study sessions.

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