How to Survive French Immersion For Begginners

Step One: have a sense of humour. Laughter needs no translation, and everything is easier if you don't take it too seriously.

Step Two: Perfect your "I-have-no-idea-what-your-saying-but-I'm-a-lovely-person-so-don't-be-mad-at-me-for-not-understanding-you" smile.

Step Three: Get good at miming stuff.

Step Four: Watch peoples facial expressions to figure out what kind of response they want from you.

Step Five: Learn how to shut up and listen, this will be helpful for many other aspects of your life as well.

Final Step/Step Six: Learn a couple key and useful phrases like...

1. How do you say (English word) in French?
Comment dit-on (mot Anglais) en Francais?

2. How do you say (French word) in English?
Qu'est-ce que vous dites (mot Français) en Anglais?

3. What is this?
C'est quoi ça?

4. Can you speak more slowly.
Pouvez - vous parles plus lentement.

5. Can you repeat?
Pouvez-vous repeater

6. Can you help me? (Can I help you?)
Est-ce que tu peaux aider (Est-ce que je peaux aider)

7. I don't understand. (I understand)
Je ne comprends pas (Je comprend)

8. I don't know. (I know)
Je ne sais pas (Je sais)

9. How do you spell/write it?
Comment ca secrit (there are accents in this one that I can't manage to add sorry)

10. Good day I am called (name), I am from (place), and I study (subject) at (university) in (city).
Bonjour, je m'appelle (nom), je suis originaire de (lieu), et J'étudie (sujet) à (université) à (ville).

10. What is your name?
Comment t'appelles - tu?

12. How are you?
Comment Ca(an accent on the Ca I think)Va?

13. It goes well
Ca Va Bien

14. And you?
Et toi?

15. Have a good day.
Bonne journée

16. Goodbye.
au revoir