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What we tell people before they book.
Written by Ceyda from three years of one-to-one sessions. No tricks, no thirty-day promises. What actually happens when adults learn to speak French, and what to do about it.
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I understand French but I can’t speak it. What is actually going on.
Why you can understand French but not speak it: recognition versus retrieval, the inner monitor, the English sentence problem, and what actually closes the gap.
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How long does it take to hold a conversation in French?
A realistic timeline for speaking French as a busy adult: what the FSI and CEFR hour estimates actually measure, three kinds of conversation, and what speeds things up or slows them down.
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The French level you need for a residence permit or French citizenship, from 2026.
France’s language rules from 1 January 2026: A2 for a multi-year residence permit, B1 for a carte de résident, B2 for citizenship, plus the civic exam. What each level means in practice and how to prepare.
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