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You order a coffee in French. The person behind the counter understands you. You feel pleased — perhaps even a little relieved. Then comes the reply: Sur place ou à emporter ? You catch a few sounds, but cannot separate them quickly enough. A moment later, you see the sentence written down. Oh. I know …
You are in a café. You have ordered your coffee, and everything is going well. Then the server asks: Vous voulez autre chose ?Would you like anything else? You understand. You even know what you want to say. But No thanks, that’s all arrives in English first. While you search for the French, the server …
Why can you understand French but not speak it? You may understand French more easily than you speak it because recognising language and producing it ask different things of you. Conversation involves finding words, putting them together and saying them while another person waits. Practising short responses can help you work on that particular task. …