Learn French online, from A1 to B1

First steps: alphabet and everyday basics Pre-A1

Brand new to French? Start with letters, sounds, greetings and numbers, with Roman and Urdu pronunciation support.

1. 1. The alphabet and its sounds · 12 min

   Meet the letters, hear their names, and practise spelling your name.

2. 2. Hello, please and your first introduction · 12 min

   Greet someone, be polite, and say your name and country.

3. 3. Numbers from zero to ten · 10 min

   Count objects, read a phone number, and practise a short daily routine.

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Which French exam you need, the CEFR levels, French sounds, and pronunciation help for English and Urdu speakers.

1. French exams and levels · 10 min

   DELF, DALF, TEF and TCF — and which one you need.

2. French sounds · 12 min

   Silent letters, nasal vowels, and the French r.

3. Prononciation pour anglophones et ourdouphones (pronunciation for English and Urdu speakers) · 15 min

   How to read the Roman and Urdu guides, and the French sounds you already know from English and Urdu.

A1 : Premiers pas (first steps) A1

Introducing yourself, articles and gender, être and avoir, -er verbs, questions and negation.

1. Se présenter (Introducing yourself) · 12 min

   Name, country, city, languages — and tu or vous.

2. le, la, les — un, une, des (the, a, some) · 15 min

   Gender, plurals, and l' before a vowel.

3. être, avoir and -er verbs · 15 min

   The present tense of the verbs you use most.

4. Questions and negation · 12 min

   est-ce que, question words, and ne … pas.

5. Numbers and time · 10 min

   From soixante-dix to quatre-vingt-dix, and telling the time.

Practice: A1 : articles et verbes (articles and verbs) · A1 Écoute : à la boulangerie (Listening: at the bakery) · A1 Écrire : un message court (Writing: a short message) · A1 Parler : se présenter (Speaking: introducing yourself)

A2 : La vie quotidienne (everyday life) A2

The passé composé, the imparfait, the near future, and everyday situations.

1. The passé composé · 15 min

   avoir or être + the past participle.

2. Imparfait or passé composé? · 12 min

   Background and habits, or single events.

3. The near future · 8 min

   aller + infinitive.

Practice: A2 : le passé composé (the perfect tense) · A2 Lire : annonces et messages (Reading: notices and messages) · A2 Écoute : un message sur le répondeur (Listening: an answerphone message) · A2 Écrire : répondre à une invitation (Writing: replying to an invitation)

B1 : Indépendant (independent) B1

Object pronouns, the subjunctive and conditional, giving opinions, and the DELF B1.

1. Object pronouns: le, lui, y, en · 15 min

   Replacing nouns — and where the pronoun goes.

2. The subjunctive and the conditional · 15 min

   il faut que, je veux que — and si j'avais…

3. Giving your opinion · 12 min

   The language of DELF B1 writing and speaking.

4. The DELF B1 · 10 min

   Four papers, 25 points each.

Practice: B1 : les pronoms dans la phrase (pronouns in the sentence) · B1 : subjonctif et conditionnel (subjunctive and conditional) · B1 Lire : le vélo en ville (Reading: cycling in the city) · B1 Écrire : donner son avis (Writing: giving your opinion) · B1 Parler : exprimer un point de vue (Speaking: expressing a point of view)