How to learn French

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How to learn French? And its importance
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• Beginning learning French can appear to be
  terrifying at first.
• Words on the page can appear to be so unique from
  how they're talked and articulating these bizarre
  words can feel like an unimaginable errand.
• Be that as it may, in spite of the fact that it
  may not appear to be so at, to begin with, French
  isn't an especially troublesome dialect for
  English speakers to learn.
• French isn't as firmly identified with English as
  the Germanic dialects however despite everything
  it has a considerable measure in like manner
  which can enable you to begin.

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Why Should I Learn French?

• French is one of the most widely spoken languages
  in the world and one of the most rewarding to
  learn.
• By learning even the basics of French, youll
  open a world of opportunities for yourself
• Learning French will allow you to fully enjoy
  French culture. As you learn the languages, you
  inevitably learn about the culture of the
  country. France is a country with a rich and
  proud cultural heritage. An understanding of the
  language will open the door to a deeper
  understanding of French art, literature, music,
  film and even cuisine.

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• French is not nearly as hard as you might
  think. French is a great foreign language to
  learn because you can learn a lot quite quickly.
  This means you get to the fun stuff like having
  conversations or engaging with French culture
  faster.
• You can make real connections with French
  people. If you are able to speak with French
  speakers in their own language, youll be able to
  connect with them more profoundly, make new
  friends and learn what their lives are like. 
  People will appreciate that youre making an
  effort to speak their language and youll earn
  their respect.

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What Are The Key Features Of French?

• French is a Romance language which means it is
  descended from Latin and is closely related to
  languages like Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.
• Here are a few of the key facts worth knowing
  about French
• French is the mother tongue of up to 110 million
  people. A further 190 million speak French as a
  second language and it is predicted to have as
  many as 500 million speakers by 2025.

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• French is a truly global language. Modern French
  is most closely related to the dialects that were
  spoken in the north of France but, due to
  Frances influence and reach during the colonial
  period, it has become a global language.
• French is an official language in 29
  countries worldwide as well as of many
  international organisations, and is spoken not
  only in France but also Belgium, Switzerland,
  Canada, USA and many former French colonies in
  Africa.

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• French used to be the global lingua franca (the
  language of business and international relations)
  from the seventeenth century until the end of the
  Second World War when it was overtaken by
  English.
• If you speak French, its easy to learn other
  Romance Languages. Speakers of Romance languages
  usually find it very easy to learn others in the
  group due to similarities in grammar, vocabulary
  and other areas. Once you have learnt one
  language from the group, learning one or more of
  the others becomes much easier.

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• Learn French from basics
• When talking about people, this is easy. The
  grammatical gender is the same as the gender of
  the person
• a boy is un garçon (masculine)
• a girl is une fille (feminine).
• However, other objects do not follow any logical
  pattern. For example, buses and wine are
  masculine
• un bus
• un vin
• While cars and beer are feminine
• une voiture
• une bière
• Sometimes the gender of a noun can be
  counterintuitive for example, masculinity (la
  masculinité) and virility (la virilité) are
  both feminine nouns in French!

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French And English Have A Lot Of Words In Common

• There is one single fact about French that makes
  it an easy language for speakers of English to
  learn French and that is that the two languages
  share a huge amount of vocabulary.
• Since the Norman conquest of Britain in 1066,
  English has been heavily influenced by French, so
  an estimated one-third of English words now come
  from French.
• This simplifies the task of acquiring large
  amounts of vocabulary as youll quickly find that
  you already know many French words from English.
• Learners who are just starting out will find that
  many words in English are exactly the same as in
  French while others change only slightly.

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• Even better, many of these words are common,
  every-day words that you will use often. Here are
  a few examples

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• More good news is that in recent years, the
  direction of borrowing has reversed and French
  has started absorbing English words in large
  numbers, much to the dismay of French purists and
  the Academie Française.
• This means that many modern words are also the
  same in French as in English although
  pronounced with a French accent. Here are some
  examples