differences with devrais and dois?

Question

Je devrais apprendre le français=I should learn frenchje dois apprendre le français=I should learn frenchwhat is the difference between those sentences?

Accepted Answer

Hi Ozan,
Je dois= I must
Je devrais= I should / I ought to
Very different meanings just as in English.

Answer

In the present tense, (devoir) is closer to English must/need to/have to - a strong imperative and likely to happen;  and in the conditional, closer to English should, less imperative with a lesser certainty of proceeding. See  https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/devoir-lesson/