{"id":7678,"date":"2020-12-22T12:00:52","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T12:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/?p=7678"},"modified":"2023-11-24T11:38:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T11:38:22","slug":"learning-quebecois-french-top-7-online-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/learning-quebecois-french-top-7-online-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Quebecois French: Top 7 Online Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Learning Quebecois French can be an amazing choice for your career, personal life, and even your creative life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But because so much international emphasis is on learning Parisian<\/em> French, finding online resources for learning Quebecois French can feel difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So since we ourselves are big fans of the Quebecois French dialect, we’ve built a list of our favourite learning resources!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This list is for two groups of people:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 People who already speak French and want to expand their understanding to include Quebecois French.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Anyone learning or relearning Quebecois French (with no current<\/em> ability with the language).<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

By the end of this list,<\/strong> you can expect to have a bunch of resources for learning Quebecois French as well as know what to expect on your journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allons-y !<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What You Can Expect when Learning Quebecois French<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Before we get into how you can learn Quebecois French, we’re going to let you know what you can expect<\/em> on the journey ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This section is especially important for anyone who wants to be able to communicate in multiple French dialects or who is struggling to find specifically-Quebecois resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Grammar & Vocabulary<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n

If you’re learning Quebecois French structure and grammar, you should know that it’s nearly identical to European French in things like prepositions, verbs, and syntax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The biggest difference is by far the vocabulary.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of that, we won’t be covering textbooks or classes for beginners here. Virtually any of those types of resources can be used for learning Quebecois French.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the vocabulary<\/strong> in Quebecois French can be so distinct<\/em> that speakers of the same languages from different countries have trouble understanding each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are two examples of European<\/span> vs Quebecois<\/span> grammar:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ma petite amie<\/span> a lou\u00e9 un vouture<\/span>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ma blonde<\/span> a lou\u00e9 un char<\/span>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(My girlfriend<\/span> rented a car<\/span>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apr\u00e9s le d\u00eener<\/span>, on est all\u00e9 en v\u00e9lo<\/span> pour cueillir des myrtilles<\/span>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apr\u00e9s le souper<\/span><\/em>, on est all\u00e9 en bicyclette<\/span> pour cueillir des bleuets<\/span><\/span>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(After the dinner<\/span>, we took the bikes<\/span> to go blueberry<\/span> picking.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So our biggest recommendation is that you have a systematic way to learn Quebecois French vocabulary<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For grammar, you can use just about anything–but for vocabulary, you need a plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. French Canadian Accents<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Finally, Canadian accents are distinct (and awesome).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there isn’t just one<\/em> French Canadian accent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n