Hello everyone,

March 2018 is the official month for admiring the beauty and greatness of the amazing French language. As a proud French speaker and a member of the francophonie community, I would like to take this chance to express my sincere thoughts about this topic.

First of all, the French language has been a huge part of my life, so I personally feel a special and warm connection whenever I hear it. My first encounter with French was when I was about 12 years old. This was the time when me and my family moved to Geneva, Switzerland. I didn’t speak a single word of French, so it was especially difficult for me to fit in school, where everyone spoke a different language. Luckily, I had great teachers and school mates (who eventually became close friends of mine), who understood my situation and helped me out the best way they could. Eventually I learned to speak French quite decently, so the language barrier dissapeared and French was much easier for me to speak freely and confidently.

When I returned to Bulgaria in 2017, I enrolled in an acclaimed French Language school in Bulgaria, where I continued to study the language. I didn’t want to forget a language that I hardly spoke anymore (since leaving Switzerland), so the French school was a perfect opportunity for me. Then, in the beginning of 2018, I succesfully passed my French Language Certificate, so I can now proudly say that I officially speak French.

The problem is, like I already said, that I don’t really practice my French speaking and listening skills that often. Our western society is more geared towards the Anglophonic world, so most of the music I personally listen to and most of the movies I watch, even the news that I read, is in English. This leads to people not having the desire of learing new languages and cultures.

In my opinion, each and every single language is a new wealth in your reservoir. Whenever you have the opportunity to learn a new language, embrace it and don’t let go.

J’espère d’avoir contribuée au sujet. Merci de m’avoir lue et bonne chance pour la suite!