“How are you?”
Of course, you’ll know right away that the above sentence is the French version for “how are you?” in English. Learning the French language can be more challenging compared to other foreign languages that most people find interesting today. The reason French is challenging compared to Spanish, German, and Italian is because it has a completely unique way of pronunciation.
The French language is also complicated with some of the letters, each of which has different functions depending on its position in a word or sentence. You have to be a good observer in this aspect. Not only that, the French language has a certain conversational style that sounds like a slurred sound. This is called linking. Just in link, there are already several conditions that you need to follow, and then one more set of pronunciation rules.
In answering the questions in French, you will also need to watch your intonation. Most of the time, a rising tone is only applicable for yes/no questions and in other things or simple conversation patterns, the intonation goes at the end of the sentence. The only similarity between English and French is the number of letters in the alphabet. Both languages have the full AZ alphabet.
The next question is how can you learn and memorize the French language with all the contrasting features that English and French have? In memorization, there is a technique used to improve memorization skills. This method can be perfectly used to learn a second language and any language to say the least. An example below shows how the technique works.
Before reaching the other side of the building, you must cross a long bridge over an extremely wide pond.
The words are bridge and pond. But we use pond only to associate it with the French word pont which means “bridge” because the two words sound the same and the human mind will find it easy to put the two together as one word. The words can all be found in a silly sentence and it is also great for giving your brain a workout which makes it work and remember things better.