While you can get by in Paris without speaking French (particularly if you speak English), it’s not a strategy I’d recommend. You will be constantly frustrated, both by your inability to fully understand what is going on around you and your inability to say what needs to be said.  And the people with whom you are trying to communicate will get crabby too. So do yourself a favor, even if you think you have no talent for languages, and make an effort. In the city of Paris, every mairie (town hall for the arrondissement) offers some kind of instruction for French language learners. These vary in their intensity and quality; what they do have in common is they tend to be close to your home and the fees are quite reasonable. The downside is that the instruction is variable and the classes often quite large. These sessions fill up quickly so don’t mess around once you figure out when registration will take place.
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