Bienvenue à Lawless French
Bonjour les Francophiles ! This free website is packed with resources for students of all levels – where to begin?
If you’re just starting to learn French, go directly to French for beginners: a self-study checklist will guide you through lessons in a logical way.
Alternatively, if you just want to learn some useful travel phrases, sign up for my 6-week travel French ecourse.
Otherwise, you can use this site à la carte – here are some links that might help.
Lessons and exercises by level
Lawless French has grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation lessons as well as listening and reading comprehension exercises sorted by level.
Lessons and exercises by topic
If you’re using a computer, the right-hand column is your friend: you’ll find a search box followed by categories and tags for everything from abbreviations and common mistakes to speaking practice and word order. If you’re on a mobile device, these lists are way down at the bottom, so you might like to check out the lesson index or sitemap instead.
Progress with Lawless French
My partner site, Progress with Lawless French, offers a much more personalized experience: after taking the proficiency test, you’ll be presented with a study plan based on what you know and what you still need to work on.
Study – Learn – Practice
All kinds of French learning tips to help you make the most effective use of your time.
Daily French
Find ideas for daily French practice and be sure to check out the French word(s) of the day.
Questions?
If you don’t understand something in a lesson, you can ask on the Progress with Lawless French Q+A forum. Or for general French discussion, join me on social media.
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About LKL
A bit of info about the creator of Lawless French and author of French Workbook for Dummies.
Beyond Lawless French
What’s the difference between Lawless French and Progress with Lawless French?

The French lessons and comprehension exercises on this site are ranked according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), which describes six levels of language proficiency.
When a word ending in a normally silent consonant is followed by a vowel or h muet, that consonant might be transferred onto the next word. This is called a liaison and it’s one of the aspects of French pronunciation that can make it difficult to determine where one word ends and the next begins.
Aller is one of the most common and important French verbs. It generally means “to go,” is key to the near future construction, and is also found in many expressions. This issue of Lawless French à fond takes an in-depth look at going everywhere with 
