Bonjour!
Regardless of your reasoning to learn the French language or what your motivation is – French can be a challenge to learn for anyone not native to the language. Some of my friends ask me if it’s possible to learn French in a few weeks. My answer? NOPE!
However, if you plan to visit France for a short vacation – it is possible to memorize a few short phrases so you are totally left high and dry. However, if you want to actually LEARN how to speak French fluently – it is going to take some dedication, practice, and more dedication and practice. Taking a short French language course for 3 weeks, then never practicing – isn’t going to get you very far.
Just like learning any language – once you feel like you’ve got a good grasp on the language – you need to not only practice to keep it in your memory – you need to IMMERSE yourself in the language. My best advice would be to find someone who speaks the language fluently, or better yet, find someone who’s native language is French. Try to hold conversations with them in French and try your best not to have them translate for you.
This technique is one of the best and fastest ways to learn the language – and it is really fun!
Bonne Chance (Good Luck!)