How much French should I know for spending 2 days in Paris?

Question

I've never been to France before, but this December I might be able to be in Paris for 2 days to see the Louvre. How much French should I learn before I go?

p.s. I know NO French right now.

Answer 1

just the main conversations hi how are you stuff like that. nothing like bathroom or brother.. lol

Answer 2

Let me give you a very unexpected tip - : have always in your pockets some paper and a pencil -

You cannot suspect how useful it can be - once I was in Czeckoslowakia - and could not find again my car - thought

it could have been taken away by the police for abusive parking ( in fact found it a little further ) - so how to ask locals if they saw the police with trawl-cars during the day - I drew a trawl-lorry, approached council employees and showed them the cars and my drawing + an interrogation mark - and THEY COULD UNDERSTAND - and told me only the police could know -

Paper and pencil are alos very useful if you have to bargain, know a price or departure-times -

Answer 3

you need basic french. like hello = bonjour. please = s'il vous plait. but they will speak english if your like completely lost. if you forget to say things just say Parler Englais? and they should speak english. :) you can always pick up those french books that have the phrases in them and bring it with you.

it'll peg you as a tourist but that could benefit you.

Answer 4

You know, if you're only going to be there for two days, all you really need is the polite phrases:

hello, goodbye, please, thank you, you're welcome.

How much? Where is?  and aspirin are good phrases to know.

and be able to count to ten.

That, and a smile, and the brevity of your trip, ought to keep you from getting insulted too much!

Answer 5

I took French 1 this past school year and I could probably live in France for 2 days.

Mostly we learned directions (asking&giving), how to order food, shopping and clothes of course haha, a lot of general type questions, numbers for money, etc.

Answer 6

french is very hard. just know

comment ca va? ( how are you) or comment allez-vous?

bonjour

bonsoir ( good evening)

pardon ( excuse me , use in the metro when you need to get past someone)

s'il vous plait ( please)

merci (thankyou)

je voudrais ( i would like) or j'aimerais ( more formal)

ou sont le toilettes ( where are the toilets)

est-ce que ( question)

au revoir (good bye)

enchante/e ( nice to meet you)

ou est (where is)

un-1

deux-2

trois-3

quatre-4

cinq-5

six-6

sept-7

huit-8

neuf-8

dix-10

Answer 7

you dont need to know any the majority of them know english. ive been there many a time and i know nothing of the language. obviously if you was going for a while then learn some but for only 2days its not needed.

Answer 8

Hello, goodbye, thank you. Pretty much it, there use to tourist so alot of them understand and can speak english.

Answer 9

You really don't need to know much since Paris is the capital city and majority of the people there speak english. But it's always good to know the basics like hi, hello, how are you, or something like that. Even if you can't speak well and try at least, the locals will love you.

Anyways, have a wonderful time in France. I absolutly loved Paris. It's beautiful :).

Answer 10

While I agree that most people speak English, it's always appreciated to at least attempt to say a few words. The basics will do and don't forget to say " Bonjour " when entering a store.

Answer 11

just the basics....bonjour! Ova! look it up in google..just for you know french is hard to speak

Answer 12

you need to know how to say things like,  taxi, hotel, help me, party, etc

Answer 13

Um, I take french class.  Just general phrases should get you by, such as- I'd like to buy... or I'd like to order..., etc. Feel free to  Email or message me if you  need some lessons or something.

Answer 14

ook french for 3 years, and counting.

know basic terms for dining, and hello, where is, do you speak english.

  je voudrais.. bonjour..au revoir..parlez-vous anglais?

etc..

if you need anything, add additional answers.

Answer 15

About 2 days worth.

Answer 16

even if you spent a week talking to locals hardley anything would be acheived. Even with a photographic memory language is a hard thing to learn in a short period... it takes a long time of exposure to get the feel for the language.

Answer 17

Half of the language would help