You must learn French if you are coming to live in France.

It is possible to live in France without French. However, this will leave you isolated and can be an enormous restriction on your life.

For some people, it comes quickly; for others, it is a hard slog; but for both, it is rewarding.

And one day, you’ll answer the phone, have a conversation in French and hang up, only to realise that you understood everything and didn’t fumble.

Useful tip

• The overwhelming advice from our readers is to get involved in a French group doing something you enjoy.

In the full Moving to France helpguide, we explain:

• Ways to learn the language
• Improving your reading, listening and speaking
• Coping with telephone calls, local accents and slang
• Children achieving fluency
• Getting official documents translated
• Finding a qualified translator
• Rules on the recency of translations

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