Apologising for appalling attempt at speaking French!

Hi,

My wife and I are setting off for a holiday in France and once again are shocked at how little we can speak, after many holidays there.

We always try to speak our very limited French whilst there, but are fearful of the rapid and incomprehensible replies, the meaning of which we can usually figure out about 3 hours later!

Just thought it would be a good idea to have a 'catch all' phrase to introduce early into our reply/ question, along the lines of :

' I'm sorry but my French is really limited, so please bear with me if I can't fully understand you.'

Anyone have any ideas ( in French ) for the above or something similar.

Thanks

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EducatorPermalink Reply by stu harris on May 26, 2011 at 5:30pm

Je m'excuse, mais je ne parle pas bien le français. Je vous comprendrai peut-être pas completement.

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Permalink Reply by lauris on May 26, 2011 at 5:36pm

If I may just correct this phrase :

"Je m'excuse, mais je ne parle pas bien français. Je ne vous comprendrai peut-être pas complètement"

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Simanis on May 26, 2011 at 9:17pm

Thanks for that - should help us!

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Simanis on May 27, 2011 at 9:59am

Thanks Gloomy. The principle of the Program looks as though it should work and it appeals to me as a shortcut!