French course for beginners 1

Learn French step by step. A light introduction to French grammar and vocabulary. Concise and entertaining. This French course is based on level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

 
  • Salut, ça va ? Part 1

    Hello, how are you?

    Here you'll learn: four important words in French - the difference between tu and vous

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  • Salut, ça va ? Part 2

    Hello, how are you?

    Here you'll learn: how to greet others and say goodbye - how to ask someone how they are and to say how you are - personal pronouns in the singular

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  • Salut, ça va ? Review

    Hello, how are you?

    Here you'll review: the vocabulary from the previous two lessons - personal pronouns in the singular

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  • Pardon... Part 1

    Excuse me...

    Here you'll learn: how to say where you're from - the forms of the verb être to be - the personal pronouns in plural

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  • Pardon... Part 2

    Excuse me...

    Here you'll learn: phrases to use when meeting people - how to say your name and where you're from - simple questions

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  • Pardon... Review...

    Excuse me...

    Here you'll review: the vocabulary from the previous two lessons - personal pronouns - the forms of être - how to use moi and toi

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  • Vous parlez... ? Part 1

    Do you speak...?

    Here you'll learn: how to say which languages you speak - how to say your nationality - the forms of regular -er verbs

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  • Vous parlez... ? Part 2

    Do you speak...?

    Here you'll learn: how to say where you live - the prepositions à and de - the negative ne... pas

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  • Vous parlez... ? Review

    Do you speak...?

    Here you'll review: the vocabulary from the previous two lessons - regular -er verbs - nationalities and their endings - the negative ne... pas

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  • French pronunciation: silent and pronounced endings

    Here you'll learn: important pronunciation rules - whether endings are pronounced or silent - the liaison

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  • Qu'est-ce que tu fais ? Part 1

    What do you do?

    Here you'll learn: the forms of faire - how to form questions with qu'est-ce que...? - how to say what you're doing

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  • Qu'est-ce que tu fais ? Part 2

    What do you do?

    Here you'll learn: some jobs and their feminine forms - how to use on - how to say what job you do

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  • Qu'est-ce que tu fais ? Review

    What do you do?

    Here you'll review: the vocabulary from the previous two lessons - the forms of faire - questions with qu'est-ce que... ? - masculine and feminine forms of jobs

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  • French pronunciation: "é", "è" and "ê"

    Here you'll learn: how é, è and ê are pronounced correctly

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  • On prend un apéritif ? Part 1

    Shall we have an apéritif?

    Here you'll learn: the forms of prendre - the singular indefinite article - numbers 1-10 and the plural - how to say which drink you're having

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  • On prend un apéritif ? Part 2

    Shall we have an apéritif?

    Here you'll learn: the numbers 11-20 - plural articles - how to ask about prices and for the bill

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  • On prend un apéritif ? Review

    Shall we have an apéritif?

    Here you'll review: the vocabulary from the previous two lessons - the articles and the plural - numbers from 1-20

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  • French pronunciation: "au", "eu", "ou" and "u"

    Here you'll learn: how to pronounce u - how to pronounce the combinations au, eu and ou

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  • Tu es libre ? Part 1

    Are you free?

    Here you'll learn: the forms of avoir - numbers from 21 to 69 - how to ask someone's age

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  • Tu es libre ? Part 2

    Are you free?

    Here you'll learn: the question word quel/quelle - numbers from 70 to 99 - how to ask for someone's details

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  • Tu es libre ? Review

    Are you free?

    Here you'll review: the vocabulary from the previous two lessons - avoir and quel/quelle - the numbers 21-99

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  • French pronunciation: "oi", "ai" and "ei"

    Here you'll learn: how to pronounce the combinations oi, ai and ei

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