Learning French Online
Where can I Learn Quebecois French online?
For someone who knows zero French, what are some good websites with basic Quebecois French instruction? I do not wish to confuse myself with Parisian French when learning. It could be anything from a free website with lots of basics to a pay course. I was hoping by now an online course with audio and video would be available, but it’s hard to sort out those with Parisian emphasis. If online isn’t possible, recommend some good Quebecois books for an absolute beginner. I’m an adult (25), in the USA if that skews your answers any.
My advice is that if you know ZERO French, not to start learning Quebec French as a reference.
The problem is that there exists Standard Quebec French which is practically the same as European French (Parisian French is not Standard French by the way – they have an accent and A LOT of expressions of their own), but most foreigners will quickly fall into trap of learning and speaking colloquial Quebec French right away, which is NOT a good language reference.
Start by learning Standard French (online, audio softwares, classes) but you’ll have to make double the efforts if you come to Quebec not to give into slang all the time. I say start learning the slang (what we call the ”joual” here) once you feel comfortable in standard French. Because if you only learn colloquial Quebec French, you won’t have a hard time understanding French speakers from other countries, but you might have trouble communicating.
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