Je pense que je sais ce que je veux.

…So, apparently, these irregular verbs are pretty commonly used in French, of course. So, this is an area that requires nothing but the strictest memorization on all fronts. Not just the present tense. These verbs are: aller, apprendre, avoir, connaitre, croire, devenir, devoir, dire, etre, falloir, dormir, faire, entendre, lire, mettre, obtenir, ouvir, peindre, voir, savior, and pouvoir. (There are at leat 80 others, but they follow the aforementioned verbs in systematic conjugation patterns based upon suffix.) Um, yeah.

Having some difficulty thinking of all the ways the French preposition de is used … both in adjective/descriptions, and in creating the present participle with a verb (such as finir … following that verb with an infinitive action). Sheesh!

Just started a source for narrative progressive learning in French – the short story. Easier than I thought (I note with some trepidation).

Salut! The method by which I am learning French is via concepts from Olly Richards and, to an extent Steve Kaufman. Maximizing reptition, through listening and reading – passive learning – is the key gleaned from these theories.

Well, doggonit, I’ve decided to make 2022 the year I learn French. I’ve always wanted to speak the language, read the language, and most important … understand the darn language. I’m going all in, and have decided to chronicle the whole thing in this blog. Heck, the effort is even getting it’s own page. I formally took Spanish in high school, evantually obtaining AP credit, so I really have never taken any language subsequent to secondary education.

I will “re-learn” Spanish at some point, but, for now, I am extremely motivated to take up the “fifth most popular language in the world”. C’est la vie!