Improve your oral comprehension in French to feel more confident

Trying to understand a new language can be hard, tricky and can even make you feel "stupid" sometimes.

When I first moved to England, I could only say a few words in English. My new roommates, who were British and Scottish, tried to tell me what job they were doing. They said they worked at the "ceater", at least, that's what I heard. I could not understand what it meant....

I remember asking them to repeat at least 20 times.I've never heard this word before.

He got pretty pissed I couldn't understand that he showed me his tattoo. I finally realized he was saying "theatre". I felt embarrassed and stupid to not know that.... I then promised myself to to improve my oral comprehension as much as I could.

If sometimes you feel that way with French, here are a few tips to improve your oral comprehension.

- Watch TV shows/Movies with French audio and Eng Subs(or your first language) to start

-Listen to a FR podcast with slow speed

-Read texts with audio, link here

-Watch FR Youtube videos with captions on

-Listen to some French music and read the lyrics

-Work on learning/memorizing everyday vocabulary

-Use reverso to hear the pronunciation, link here

-Work on the different sounds in French, link here

To make sure your are improving your level you can practice your oral comprehension, pronunciation & speaking skills with my 1:1 online sessions.

Tell me, what do you do to improve your oral comprehension?