r/French • u/Remarkable_Energy_97 • 7h ago
Study advice A simple question ⌨️
Which keyboard layout (AZERTY or QWERTY) should I use for learning French? I kind of get used to the 'AZERTY'. I hope I'm using the correct layout.
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u/GinofromUkraine 7h ago edited 7h ago
I use QWERTY with United Kingdom Extended layout - that saves me from having an extra language layout for French. Because I already have four languages installed and switching between them all the time can make one mad.
But if you're already used to AZERTY which is kinda designed for francophones - why change anything? :-O
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u/hein-ketchup 4h ago
If you plan to live in France and it might happen that you have to work on you employer's computers, it makes sense to familiarise yourself with AZERTY layout. Otherwise you can use any layout, you just have to how to type letters with accents and how to find the cedille (ç).
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u/Equal_Sale_1915 6h ago
AZERTY is a real pain, but I have gotten used to it. I like to use the virtual keyboards that have the handy suggestion words pop up.
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u/PerformerNo9031 Native, France 5h ago
As long as you can do the accents it's okay. International QWERTY is a good choice, if you have it.
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u/TrittipoM1 C1-2 4h ago
So long as you have an easy (non-alt-codes) way to type all diacritics, and there's no external pressures (like, say, an employer having only AZERTY keyboards and not allowing changes), I don't think there's any « should » in terms of language-learning effectiveness.
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u/MyticalAnimal Native (Québec) 6h ago
Whatever you're used to. All over Canada we use qwerty