IParis sisiXeko Sothando kunye nesiXeko sokuKhanya, kodwa ngaba sisixeko apho abatsha kufuneka bazame khona Thetha ulwimi ? Xa ndibhukisha uhambo lwam lokuqala eFrance, bendifuna ukuba namava eParis aqinisekileyo. Nangona ndihambile kwiindawo ezininzi zase-Yuropu, khange ndiye eParis de uLaura Lane, umhlobo osele ekhulile kunye nentatheli endikunye naye ebesoloko ephindaphinda, ecebise utyelelo lwasehlobo oluzenzekelayo. Ndichithe iminyaka kwisikolo samabanga aphakamileyo nasekholejini ndifunda iSpanish kwaye ndiyisebenzisa ngelixa ndihlola iMexico noMbindi Merika, kodwa ulwazi lwam lwesiFrentshi lwalusilela kakhulu. Inyanga enesiqingatha ngaphambi kohambo lwethu, ndaye ndagqiba kwelokuba ndizame Ingaba uyasithetha isifrantsi usebenzisa IDuolingo , iapps eyi-smartphone endakha ndeva ngayo ngabahlobo abathile.
Ewe, izicwangciso zam zokufunda ulwimi zahlangatyezwa ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo. Abanye bandicebisile ukuba ndingazikhathazi nokuba ndizame, besithi amaFrentshi angangcikiva ngaphandle kokuba indlela endandithetha ngayo yayigqibelele kwaye ukudibana kwam kuchanekile. Andityhafiswanga, ndakukhuthalela ukukhuphela iDuolingo. Insiza, yasimahla kwi-iTunes, iyonwabisa kwaye kulula ukuyisebenzisa: ngokuvakalayo ichonga izinto eziqhelekileyo kunye namabinzana kwaye ibonise indlela echanekileyo yokubiza amagama. Unokutshatisa ngababini bamagama esiFrentshi nawesiNgesi, uguqulele amabinzana, kwaye uphinde uzirekhode xa uthetha izivakalisi zesiFrentshi. Mna uyenzile fumana izinto eziphambili ngokubaluleka: ngaphambi kokufunda indlela yokuthetha okanye ukukubulela okanye indlela yeglasi yewayini, iSifundo 2 sikufundisa konke malunga nabantu abazizityebi. Amadoda atyebileyo. Ndisisityebi. Inkwenkwe isisityebi. Ngaba iDuolingo ucinga ukuba sesona sizathu siphambili sokuba abantu baye eParis kwaye bazame isiFrentshi? Ndiyaphuma.
Insiza icebisa ukuba wenze izifundo ezimbini ngosuku. Kwaye bendisenza njalo ... okwexeshana. Ngomdla wokubhengeza ngokupheleleyo, ndiyavuma ukuba khange ndifike kude nasezifundweni zam njengoko bendinethemba lokuqala, kodwa bendisengumdlalo wokunika isiFrentshi sam isiqhu. Emva kokubhabha kwamehlo abomvu ngaphesheya kwechibi, ndavuka eParis ngosuku lwethu lokuqala olupheleleyo-ndikulungele ukuvavanya izakhono zam ezintsha. Ngaphezulu komgqibelo brunch e Ikhefi yeNtengiso yabantwana abaBomvu , indawo yokutyela enomtsalane, sikwazile uku-odola konke ukutya kwethu ngesiFrentshi kwetaeta yethu uThiery, ongathethi siNgesi. Ndaziva ndizingca ngokukwazi ukucacisa ukuba ndifuna ibhekoni ngelixa uLaura ekhetha i-salmon eza ne-brunch ekhethekileyo. I-snag kuphela xa ndandizama ukucela isiraphu yee-pancake. Andiqinisekanga ukuba isiraphu ayiqhelekanga ukudibanisa neepanekuku apha, kodwa my isiraphu ye-crepe Isicelo silahlekile kutoliko. Kuqala, umlungiseleli wethu usiphathele isonka, emva koko iswekile, kunye nejam. Siphinde saqaphela ukuba xa sisokola ukucinga ngegama elichanekileyo lesiFrentshi, ngempazamo sisebenzisa igama lesiSpanish endaweni yoko. Ukuthetha uFranglish imbi kakhulu , Ewe kunjalo.
Ngosuku lwethu lwesibini, uTara Palmeri, umhlobo osandula ukufudukela eBrussels esuka kwisiXeko saseNew York, wasijoyina nathi kwisidlo sangokuhlwa eMontmartre. Ngelixa sasisampula i-escargots kwaye sipped rosė, wabelana ngempumelelo yakhe noDuolingo. Emva kokuxhasa izifundo ezivela kwi-app nge-podcast yemizuzu engama-20 ebizwa ngokuba yiKofu Break French kunye nezifundo ezinomdla zeeyure ezili-12 eBelgium, wafaka kwinqanaba le-2 kwinqanaba lesiFrentshi kwindawo yakhe yaseAlliance Francaise. Kudala ndisebenzisa iDuolingo ukusukela ngoMatshi, ucacisile. Khange ndihambelane, kodwa ndiyenzile kumaxesha afana nokuthatha inxaxheba okudlulileyo. Andizange ndicinge ukuba ndingafunda okuninzi kwi-app kangangokuba ndingatsiba ikhosi yenqanaba lokungena!
Kamva ngorhatya ngo ICandelaria , intetho yaseMexico eMarais, ndafumanisa ukuba izakhono zam zencoko zifuna umsebenzi. UThomas, umlawuli wendawo kunye nomfoti, wanditsalela umnxeba emva komzuzu nje omnye okanye emibini yentetho encinci. Ingaba wazi kanjani? Ndabuza, ndabuyela kwisiNgesi. Waqhula, ndiyakuxelela ngamehlo akho. Kukho iiflegi zaseMelika eziphaphazela kuzo. ULaura wambonisa ukuba ufunde isiFrentshi, usetyenziso olufundisa amabinzana oza kuwasebenzisa kwiimeko ezithile njengokutya kunye nokuthandana. Ngaphandle kwe Ufuna -wena lala nam (Utshizi kakhulu, watsho), ucebise ngokusebenzisa imigca yokuqamba efana Ndingayisela phi eyona champagne intle eParis? (Ndingayisela phi i-champagne engcono eParis?) Okanye Ndingathanda ukutya i-foie gras ( Ndingathanda ukutya ii-foie gras) zihambe indlela ende. Kuqatshelwe ngokufanelekileyo, uThomas, uqaphele ngokufanelekileyo.
Umhlobo kaLaura uSelim, umbhali kunye nomFrentshi ongumthonyama, wasijoyina ngobusuku bokugqibela edolophini: iziselo eSeine e UBistrot Alexandre III , isidlo sangokuhlwa ngo Iindleko zehotele , kunye nokukhwela ivili laseRoue de Paris Ferris. Ngokutsho kwakhe, naliphi na ilinge lokuthetha ulwimi lamkelwe kakuhle. Ibonisa ukuba uzama ukwenza iinzame kwaye uzama ukuba kufutshane, ucacisile. Intle. Ndiyayithanda. Nokuba indlela othetha ngayo ingaphantsi kwe ugqibelele.