To say I can "speak it" would be exaggerating, but I have had some years of French at school and I can read/understand some. I hardly ever use it though, so I don't have it directly available in my head. But whenever I'm in France/Brussels/Wallonia for more than a couple of days then it suddenly improves a lot and it's always surprising to see how quickly so much of it comes back then, speaking and listening. It will always remain at best my 4th language though.
Easiest way to learn it would be by hanging out with French people in combination with learning some basic grammar/vocabulary. I'm sure you could find those online... or look for some second hand school book. a language course/cd rom set would definitely help too but is much more expensive.
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