A1 – Beginning French

A1 French Lessons and Practice – Beginning French

A1 is beginning French, consisting of everyday language like greetings and personal details – learn more.

• Grammar
• Listening
• Pronunciation
• Reading
• Vocabulary
• Writing
• A1 DELF exam

Self-study checklist:
Lawless French for Beginners

Pronunciation Guides

Nasal Vowels

Nasal vowels are pronounced by passing air through the nose and mouth. French has four nasal vowels, each of which can be spelled at least two different ways.

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Travel and Culture

Nationalities

Every country and continent has an adjective that can be used to describe people and things from that place. Those same adjectives can also be used as nouns to refer to people from that place, with one small change in French.

  A1 - Beginning French • agreement • travel French 

Grammar Lessons

Negative Adverbs

Negative adverbs turn affirmative statements and questions into negative statements and questions. The most common English negative adverb is the word "not," but French is a little more complicated - quelle surprise ! ;-)

  A1 - Beginning French • adverbs • negation • word order 

Grammar Lessons

Nouns

One of the eight parts of speech, a noun is commonly defined as "a person, place, or thing." If that seems vague, that's because it is.

  A1 - Beginning French • gender • nouns 

Listening Practice

Numbers 0-9

Learn to understand and pronounce the French numbers 0 to 9. This feature includes both sequential and randomized sound files.

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Listening Practice

Numbers 10-19

Learn the French numbers 10 to 19 then test your comprehension with random numbers.

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Listening Practice

Numbers 20-59

Work on the French numbers 20 to 59 with these ordered and randomized sound files.

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Listening Practice

Numbers 60-99

Practice listening to the French numbers 60 to 99, then test your comprehension.

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Vocabulary Lists

Numbers and Counting

Learn the French numbers and how to count from 0 to 59 in French.

  A1 - Beginning French • lesson plans • travel French 

Vocabulary Lists

Numbers and Counting: 100 and up

Learn the big French numbers: hundreds, thousands, millions, billions, and trillions.

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Mistakes and Difficulties

Numbers and Counting: 60 to 99

Learn the French numbers and how to count from 60 to 99.

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Listening Practice

Numbers: 100-999

Test your comprehension of French numbers in the hundreds.

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Listening Practice

Numbers: Decimals

Learn to understand and pronounce French decimals, and how they are different from English decimals.

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Listening Practice

Numbers: Prices

See how well you can understand prices in French by listening to random numbers.

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Listening Practice

Numbers: Times

Test your comprehension by listening to random times in French.

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