am off to france tomorrow and have been mulling over a few of my bound-to-need-to-say-at-some-point phrases.
i always want to say "it's been a long time since i spoke much french" but struggle with composition - end up with something like "ca fait longue temps depuis je parle beaucoup de francais" (!!!!) which sounds horribly wrong.
anyone any other ideas. doesn't have to be word-for-word - just something that gives the idea of - i used to live in france [believe it or not] / speak french, but it's been a loooong time".
tia