sleepyponi

[barren python]

Please be patient

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[tardy pasture]

It depends on what you mean. French contains much more than just what you learned in school, but it also contains what you learned in school

there are different registers of French

you probably learned soutenu

[gilded cape]

It's not as different as many people would have you believe, but certain registers are focused on more (soutenu)
You can kind of think of how you'd write in an essay vs. talking to your friends. It's not an entirely different language or anything, but you might word things a bit differently

[ruby fable]

Languages classes aren't completely disconnected from reality, the teachers actually know the language (usually)

[wicked ocean]

Yep!

But I'm curious, what if a local speaks to me and I don't understand? It's the same thing when I watch movies sometimes and don't understand what they're saying

[wicked ocean]

Ooh

[thin vapor]

Unless that local uses 100% slang (impossible), you will understand them
-# provided you actually learn French in the class

Probably not fully because there's gonna be a lot of changes for example in diction speed and vowel deletions

[wicked ocean]

Currently, I'm still learning, so I don't understand some things, but once I finish, it'll be fine, right?

[thin vapor]

Sure

It's just that as fquel said French is a lot more than just 'classroom French' but even if you learnt only classroom French you would still be able to speak French

[wicked ocean]

Thank you!

Another problem i have though, I can understand what ppl say but I don't know how to respond

[native creek]

It comes with practice