French the natural way: is it OK to translate?
Coucou les French learners,
This week, I got a good question from a new member who struggles to acquire French. This new member wants to remain anonymous and he is a total French beginner. He commented in the Chat:
I’m struggling to understand anything without translating every single word.
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