When you start learning a language, you're so excited, happy, proud of any new word you learn and remember. And then the disenchantment arrives... or to be more precise: the difficulties. People start talking too quickly, or using fancy words you don't understand, or asking you questions you don't get.
That's exactly when the 5 magic sentences take on all their importance.
Learn them here, practice them (before being completely stuck) and... use them! Don't hesitate, don't be ashamed. French people and French speakers should HELP you understand. So, ask them: the meaning of a word, the translation of a word, to speak slowly, to explain...
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