The French language came originally from Vulgar Latin that also is known from the Roman Empire as the vernacular Latin. At the time the Romans conquered Ancient Gaul (now known as France) in the 2nd and 1st Century B.C. they spoke a Celtic language called “Gaulish”.
Around the 5th Century a Romanized Germanic Tribe invaded Gaul. Even if modern French owes much of its vocabulary and structure to Latin a couple of hundred words of German and Celtic origin make apart of it.
Only by the 9th Century the language known in Gaul was almost the same as the one we know of modern France and it was enough different of the Latin language to be a distinct language. It is also known as Old French and was used from the 9th to the 13th Century. The oldest still remaining text dated from 842 in Old French is the Oaths of Strasbourg.
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If you have ever wanted to learn the French language, the best way to do this it to learn French in Paris. That’s right, travel to Paris and immerse yourself in the culture. This will teach you the French language faster than any home study course or night class.
The reason that it is easier to learn French in Paris is because you can actually feel the emotions behind the words that are used. You can hear the proper dictation of the way the French words are pronounced. You can see the facial expressions the French use to get their point across. This is the best French language education you can get.
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As an English speaker, learning French is one of the most difficult things you will do in your entire life. If you are a native Spanish speaker, it will be much easier though.
French is the second most difficult language in the world after Arabic, and if you want to become fluent, you need to plan ahead and arm yourself with courage, patience and determination.
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