Is learning or improving French on your To-Do List?

Are you still wondering whether speaking this beautiful language would improve your everyday life in Geneva?

Here are 5 Very Good Reasons to give French a more important place in your busy expat life!

1. A World Language

• More than 200 million people speak French on the five continents.
• French is the second most widely learned foreign language after English, and the ninth most widely spoken language in the world.
  

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2. Bon voyage!

• France is the world’s number-one tourist destination and attracts more than 70 million visitors a year.
• A little French makes it so much more enjoyable when visiting Africa, Switzerland, Canada, Belgium, Monaco, the Seychelles, Martinique, and other beautiful places. It also offers insights into French culture, mentality and way of life.
  

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3. A Language For The International Job Market

• Speaking French is an advantage on the international job market, especially in French-speaking areas of Switzerland, France, Canada, Belgium, North and sub-Saharan Africa.
• French is both a working language and an official language of the United Nations, the European Union, UNESCO, NATO, the International Olympic Committee, the International Red Cross and international courts.
• French is the language of the three cities where the EU institutions are headquartered: Strasbourg, Brussels and Luxembourg.
  

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4. The Language of Culture

• French is the international language of cooking, fashion, theatre, the visual arts, dance and architecture.
• A knowledge of French offers access to great works of literature, as well as films and songs, in the original French.
• French is the language of Victor Hugo, Molière, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (native of Geneva!), Léopold Sendar Senghor, Marie Curie, Madame de Staël, Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Dany Laferrière, Jean-Luc Godard, Xavier Dolan, Zinedine Zidane, and many more!
  

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5. The Language of Love & Reason

• First and foremost, learning French is the pleasure of learning a beautiful, rich, melodious language, often called the language of love, as French has a long tradition of expressing Courtly love.
• French is also an analytical language that structures thought and develops critical thinking, which is a valuable skill for discussions and negotiations.
• French is a good base for learning other languages, especially Romance languages (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian) as well as English, since 50% of current English vocabulary is derived from French.
  

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Contrary to popular belief, French is an easy language to learn.

It does not take long to reach a level where you can communicate in French, especially when learning with Prêt à Parler’s outstanding bilingual trainers!  Oui, oui!

I hope you now have many reasons to start learning French and integrating this beautiful language in your everyday life!