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French 101: All The Basics You Need To Know

Learn how to travel with less stress in a foreign country, communicate with a wide range of vocabulary and understand and respect French and Belgian cultures. Read more.

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Beginner
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1h 34m

I'm Emilie, 27 years old. I have been an online instructor since 2017 and currently work as a freelancer in translation services, web/game testing, consulting and I'm trying to make my way through voice acting.

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About This Course

Who this course is for:

  • Travellers who want to get the best experience of the countries they visit
  • Anyone curious about the French language and culture

What you’ll learn: 

  • Communicate clearly with natives
  • Travel with less stress in a foreign country
  • Explain a situation, a problem, and make requests in full sentences
  • Introduce yourself and talk about different topics such as family, travels, jobs, and more.
  • Communicate with a wide range of vocabulary
  • Understand and respect French and Belgian cultures

Requirements: 

  • No previous knowledge of French is required
  • Discipline and a real interest in travelling and learning are required
  • You should have quality headphones to understand spelling exercises better

Do you love travelling and would like to make the best out of your trip? Learning the basics of French will help you improve your experience and will decrease the stress while travelling. 

If you want to fully immerse in the country you’ll visit or would like to be able to get all the help you need while travelling, learning the language can be a good solution. 

Having an emergency or a problem abroad can be a stressful experience, and you probably have heard a friend say “if I spoke their language, things would have gone faster or better”, why not take the first step and actually learn the basics? Most natives tend to be more patient when foreigners make the effort to speak another language. Learning the language means you care about respecting the culture and the natives, and it will help you with every aspect of your trip, such as ordering food, explaining a problem, asking for directions, etc.

Are you ready to learn? I am ready to teach you!

PLEASE NOTE: This is a compact and fast course. Focus on one lecture a day or you will not make progress.

Remember, you can’t learn a language in a day, the content of the course is compact and shouldn’t be finished in a hurry.

Tip: You can use the resources below to learn new words and make your project even better!

Note: There are two parts to this course. The course, French for beginners – From zero to pro in 60 minutes that is mentioned in the Introduction video in Section 7 is the first part of the course. 

Our Promise to You

By the end of this course, you will have learned all the basic French you need to know.

10 Day Money Back Guarantee. If you are unsatisfied for any reason, simply contact us and we’ll give you a full refund. No questions asked.

Get started today!

Course Curriculum

Section 1 - Introduction
Introduction 00:00:00
You Can Do It 00:00:00
Course Resource 00:00:00
Section 2 - Genders, Common Verbs, Basic Vocabulary, Culture
Days And Months 00:00:00
The Alphabet 00:00:00
Numbers 00:00:00
Geography And Accents 00:00:00
Section 3 - Mostly Vocabulary
How To Introduce Yourself 00:00:00
Being Polite 00:00:00
Gender 00:00:00
The Order Of The Words 00:00:00
Section 4 - Family, Jobs, Looking for Things
Family, Jobs Vocabulary, And Common Verbs 00:00:00
Section 5 - Airport And Hotel Vocabulary
Airport And Airplane Vocabulary 00:00:00
Hotel Vocabulary 00:00:00
Personal Items And Places 00:00:00
Bar And Restaurant 00:00:00
Section 6 - Understand Spoken French, Abbreviations and Shortened Names, Spelling
Common Abreviations 00:00:00
Dialogue 1 00:00:00
Dialogue 2 00:00:00
Dialogue 3 00:00:00
Part 1 Conclusion 00:00:00
Section 7 - French Advanced - Introduction
Part 2 Introduction 00:00:00
Accent Marks 00:00:00
Wording Similarities 00:00:00
Section 8 - Grammar
Plural 00:00:00
Verb Complement 00:00:00
Types of Nouns 00:00:00
Verb Groups 00:00:00
Le Groupe Sujet 00:00:00
Section 9 - Verbs And Phrases
Types Of Verbs 00:00:00
Types of Phrases 00:00:00
Imparfait 00:00:00
Doing Maths In French 00:00:00
Section 10: More Words And Verbs
Future Simple 00:00:00
House Vocabulary 00:00:00
The School System 00:00:00
Taking A Taxi 00:00:00
At The Station 00:00:00
Vocabulary – In The Car 00:00:00
Outro 00:00:00

About This Course

Who this course is for:

  • Travellers who want to get the best experience of the countries they visit
  • Anyone curious about the French language and culture

What you’ll learn: 

  • Communicate clearly with natives
  • Travel with less stress in a foreign country
  • Explain a situation, a problem, and make requests in full sentences
  • Introduce yourself and talk about different topics such as family, travels, jobs, and more.
  • Communicate with a wide range of vocabulary
  • Understand and respect French and Belgian cultures

Requirements: 

  • No previous knowledge of French is required
  • Discipline and a real interest in travelling and learning are required
  • You should have quality headphones to understand spelling exercises better

Do you love travelling and would like to make the best out of your trip? Learning the basics of French will help you improve your experience and will decrease the stress while travelling. 

If you want to fully immerse in the country you’ll visit or would like to be able to get all the help you need while travelling, learning the language can be a good solution. 

Having an emergency or a problem abroad can be a stressful experience, and you probably have heard a friend say “if I spoke their language, things would have gone faster or better”, why not take the first step and actually learn the basics? Most natives tend to be more patient when foreigners make the effort to speak another language. Learning the language means you care about respecting the culture and the natives, and it will help you with every aspect of your trip, such as ordering food, explaining a problem, asking for directions, etc.

Are you ready to learn? I am ready to teach you!

PLEASE NOTE: This is a compact and fast course. Focus on one lecture a day or you will not make progress.

Remember, you can’t learn a language in a day, the content of the course is compact and shouldn’t be finished in a hurry.

Tip: You can use the resources below to learn new words and make your project even better!

Note: There are two parts to this course. The course, French for beginners – From zero to pro in 60 minutes that is mentioned in the Introduction video in Section 7 is the first part of the course. 

Our Promise to You

By the end of this course, you will have learned all the basic French you need to know.

10 Day Money Back Guarantee. If you are unsatisfied for any reason, simply contact us and we’ll give you a full refund. No questions asked.

Get started today!

Course Curriculum

Section 1 - Introduction
Introduction 00:00:00
You Can Do It 00:00:00
Course Resource 00:00:00
Section 2 - Genders, Common Verbs, Basic Vocabulary, Culture
Days And Months 00:00:00
The Alphabet 00:00:00
Numbers 00:00:00
Geography And Accents 00:00:00
Section 3 - Mostly Vocabulary
How To Introduce Yourself 00:00:00
Being Polite 00:00:00
Gender 00:00:00
The Order Of The Words 00:00:00
Section 4 - Family, Jobs, Looking for Things
Family, Jobs Vocabulary, And Common Verbs 00:00:00
Section 5 - Airport And Hotel Vocabulary
Airport And Airplane Vocabulary 00:00:00
Hotel Vocabulary 00:00:00
Personal Items And Places 00:00:00
Bar And Restaurant 00:00:00
Section 6 - Understand Spoken French, Abbreviations and Shortened Names, Spelling
Common Abreviations 00:00:00
Dialogue 1 00:00:00
Dialogue 2 00:00:00
Dialogue 3 00:00:00
Part 1 Conclusion 00:00:00
Section 7 - French Advanced - Introduction
Part 2 Introduction 00:00:00
Accent Marks 00:00:00
Wording Similarities 00:00:00
Section 8 - Grammar
Plural 00:00:00
Verb Complement 00:00:00
Types of Nouns 00:00:00
Verb Groups 00:00:00
Le Groupe Sujet 00:00:00
Section 9 - Verbs And Phrases
Types Of Verbs 00:00:00
Types of Phrases 00:00:00
Imparfait 00:00:00
Doing Maths In French 00:00:00
Section 10: More Words And Verbs
Future Simple 00:00:00
House Vocabulary 00:00:00
The School System 00:00:00
Taking A Taxi 00:00:00
At The Station 00:00:00
Vocabulary – In The Car 00:00:00
Outro 00:00:00

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