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I have a college French language class starting tomorrow and it will be 90% girls. How do I not fuck this up? I am a loser that is currently unemployed.
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>>24780872
>I am a loser
that is your problem. It REPELS women who do not want to spend their time nursing a depressed guy back to health. That only works if you are extremely attractive like a lost vampire soul who clearly is not a loser. On the other hand, I have seen broke people get laid constantly due to their confidence.
>only talk about what you are good at
>remember everyone's name
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Hang out with the nerdy grey mouse girls, they are easier to talk to.
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I would strongly advise mastering pronunciation first as it will prove key to correctly internalizing words and phrases you pick up later in your reading—especially as French can be a tricky language when spoken.

Reading along with Molière or Racine would be useful practice as well. Plus it‘ll help you to get a firm background in Alexandrine verse (which is basically to French poetry what iambic pentameter is to English—essential for old works and even later when poetry gets more experimental it remains understood that it is working from this backbone.)

If you‘re looking for something to read and practice your vocabulary, I‘ve found Stendhal to be the best author for working in a select range of words while making them count.
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>>24780900
I am taking an A1 complete beginner course. Any tips for a noob? Because I am unemployed I can grind the shit out of French outside of classes.
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>>24780872
Get over the idea that they're going to talk to you and that you're going to find your waifu. Neither of those things are going to happen.
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>>24780890
I don't know man. They will definitely ask me what my major is or if I work or something but I have to answer them honestly, because I am an honest man. I am also already 25.
I am just taking that class because I want to learn French but I didn't know it will be full of girls (I saw the registration list and it's legit me, another guy and 22 girls. I am scared.
>>24780925
Bro it's a language class, they will be FORCED to talk to me that is my problem.
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>>24780914
>Any tips for a noob?
>>24780900
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>>24780930
>Bro it's a language class, they will be FORCED to talk to me that is my problem
mate its gonna be shit like je m'appelle Mousa and ou habit tu? They're not gonna ask you if you've lost your virginity yet.
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>>24780900
This is good advice. Read aloud as much as you can.
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>>24780872
where are you from?
also
>bang all of those bitches in your class
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>>24780930
>I don't know man.
Once again there's your problem. I have 0 problem talking to women and frequently get laid. Take the advice or don't but I've met waiters who introduce themselves as photographers and uber drivers who are authors etc.
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>>24780940
They could ask me my major and then I say I don't study and they ask oh you work? and then I have to tell them that I am unemployed because I am an honest man.
>>24780944
I am from Germany.
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>>24780914
Listen to the radio. France Inter is the public radio of France, you can download the app or listen O the website.

The thing is that at first you'll hear just noise, later you be able to distinguish words, and you'll get used to the speed of native speakers, plus, radio broadcasters have good diction, so you'll hear proper pronunciation.

Last tip: Focus on diphthongs, diphthongs are the key to French (au, ai, oi, etc...)
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>>24780872
I find women extremely agreeable when there is a clear goal set in place. As long as you have some initiative they tend to follow your lead. Dont be an ass ofc, just be proactive.

The problem is when there is nothing in particular to do when the spaghetti falls out for moi.
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>>24780872
>I have a college French language class
Why do people do this?
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>>24780898
What did he mean by this
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>>24780930
crazy that at 25 you still don't know that no matter what is wrong with you, if you're confident about it people won't mind/will even like you for it

if you were THAT much of a failure you wouldn't ever even go through with taking those french classes in the first place
goofy ass
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>>24780872
>someone keeps reposting this dumb thread
Oh, I get it: dĂŠjĂ  vu, right?
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If you’re on 4chan, it’s already over. Especially if you have to ask.

Besides that, you should be fine as long as you don’t try to ask one of them out. Don’t try to until the class is over at least because it’ll just be awkward especially if you’re a spazz. Just focus on learning French so you can read Rimbaud.
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>I have to tell them the truth because I'm a honest man
You're a walking stereotype.
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Stop being a loser and get a job.
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>Just shower and be confident bro
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>>24780872
have you considered not being a gay cock sucking faggot?
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>>24780872
Stop making this thread
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>>24780930
Talking to women gets you laid, I've met coke-addicted, gram of weed a day smoking, halfway retarded, loser waiters banging a different 20yo cute college girl every weekend just by being forward and confident. They don't give a shit, they'll just fuck them in their shitty shared apartment, in an unmade bed with smelly linen next to a rick & morty poster taped to the wall.
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>>24782692
I talked to a girl in the class today and she was nice to me but then I fumbled and revealed my horrible social skills. Is it already over? Should I drop the class?
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This has nothing to do with /lit/ this is an /r9k/ thread.
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>>24780960
Just remind them that plenty of unemployed people went on to do great things later on in life, like Hitler.
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Not completely fucking up as in not getting them to hate your guts?
1. Don't be a perv
2. Show you genuinely put in effort to learn
3. Offer some of them to learn together. The very act is pretty charismatic and it is an effective learning strategy too.
From hereon it's hard to mess up.

Other tips:
>Be a well-groomed man. Don't look like a basedjak.
>Do your homework! Read at least one lesson in advance.
>Try to raise your hand at least once or twice a lecture. This shows you aren't shy of questions, even if you are wrong (which shows boldness).

Also, sit next to the most shy and silent person in class if it boosts your confidence.
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>>24782432
>t. has never done either
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>>24783060
basedjak should be basedjak
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>>24780914
In terms of shit you can do outside of class people are giving you individual useful activities but I would say this.

1. Get a grasp on the pronunciation as thoroughly as possible as quickly as possible
2. Read as much as possible while muttering with correct pronunciation to yourself

If you spend even like an hour a day reading you’ll rocket ahead. Since you’re an absolute beginner, if I was in your position I would look the “french by the nature method” .pdf which has pronunciations written below the words, and some recordings on youtube. I would read that as much as I could stay motivated to read. It basically takes you from “see spot run” in chapter 1 to reading unabridged poetry by the end. Nature method is unbelievably helpful for self-directed study.

A way to read native texts day one is to employ some sort of “training wheels.” Personally I used a pop up dictionary called Yomitan combined with a free program called Lute and it made my reading level shoot up precipitously. Overall, reading is easier and more powerful the more close the language is to English (IN TERMS OF VOCABULARY) and French is the closest.

Also, pimsleur is consistently shown to be really solid for getting you to be comfortable and confident with your pronunciation quickly and you learn a few basic phrases. You can basically just cancel your free trial on the last day and they’ll give you another month so you can get the whole level 1 course for free.

TL;DR
learn the pronunciation and read as much as possible. I recommended shadowing a speech or something by someone with your desired accent, then beginning to read the french by the nature method and LUTE for native texts ASAP.
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>>24783065
onions-jak instead of basedjack
autocorrection is the worst
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>>24780872
>>24783068
Oh yeah and the way to impress girls with your French is basically to be as good at is as possible while acting like you don’t have to try hard to be good, but being positive and encouraging so you don’t come off like a jackass.

Their father knows everything and would be nice to them so you have to know more than them but be gentle about it.
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>>24783060
>>24783068
>>24783076
It's already over. I tried talking to people but it was awkward af. I talked to a girl and she was nice but I spilled my spaghetti and came off is unfriendly. Everyone now knows that I have horrible social skills.
Also, I showered before but I was so nervous that my armpits were full of sweat. It's so over.
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>>24780872
i think just stop masturbating it will just happen for you in that french class
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>>24780872
At first sit near the front near the door so they don’t get the validation of thinking you’re staring at them and have to stare at you

Then you can sit near any of them that seem cool
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>>24783063
People rag on this advice because it's what everyone already does.

It's like the concept of being unnatractive is so foreign to a hot person that the only way someone can be repulsive is if they don't shower. No bitch some people are just ugly.



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