French for a Novice - Go From Novice to Simple Conversations

Now novices can learn to write and speak simple French with good vocabulary in as little time as possible

Created byNsen Desire Teh

Last updated 12/2020

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What you'll learn

Students who are learning to read and speak French language from scratch.

Course content

7 sections • 38 lectures • 6h 28m total length

Introduction to the French alphabet7:20
The student is introduced to the letters of the French alphabet and how to properly pronounce each of them. The core differences between pronouncing French and English letters are highlighted.
Continuation of the French Alphabet9:21
Five easy tips you need to know to be able to pronounce French words with the right accent.
Building a proper French accent6:15
Understanding the basic accents in written French and how each differs from the other.
The five personal pronouns in French6:35
Proper usage of words used to explain persons, gender or number in French conversations.
An Introduction to conjugation; Auxiliary verbs8:32
Auxiliary verbs; the most important verbs in French, How to conjugate auxiliary verbs in the present tense and how to start making short phrases in French language already
How to easily conjugate verbs in French14:53
Proper and easy tips to conjugate ER verbs. Expressing ER verbs in the present tense and using these tenses to construct phrases.
How and when to use reflexive verbs13:07
Verbs that describe a person carrying out and action on his or her self or for another person, when they are used and how important they are in French language.
Proper Self-Introduction by Nationality7:46
Learning proper self-introduction including one's name, and his or her country of origin in French language.

Introduction to conversational French; Basic adjectives11:23
Learning and Understanding the most basic adjectives in French language which are ; A, THE, and THIS and how they are used to describe objects and people in French
More details on Basic adjectives; Adjectives or masculine and feminine words17:42
How to know when to use an adjective and how; here we explore the GENDER of French nouns and understanding which adjectives to use with these different nouns
The Negative forms of sentences15:32
Learning how to use the negative forms of words such as NOT and NO in French.
How to describe ownership9:58
More details on how to describe ownership in French. Learning to use personal descriptions such as MY, YOUR, OUR, THEIR, HIS and many more to make proper sentences in conversations.
Common question heads10:48
Learning how to ask questions when having French conversations. Focus on the use of question heads like WHAT, HOW, WHO, WHICH and many more.
Basic French conjunctions; making longer sentences.11:21
A guide to making longer sentences and having better conversations with the use of words such as OR, AND, BECAUSE and many more in speaking and expressing one's self.
Common adverbs used in French; Time and Position described5:44
Details of timing like YESTERDAY, TOMORROW, NOW, and the details of positions like ABOVE, ON, IN, BESIDE, and many more to describe words and events.
More about Adjectives that describe people and places6:58
This gives more details about describing objects and/or people. Words such as SHORT, TALL, PRETTY, and many more words in the line of description are taught.
Describing directions and positions properly.13:36
More details on directions of places or things, such as ABOVE, BELOW , LEFT HANDSIDE, RIGHT HANDSIDE and many more ways to ask and understand directions.

How to count numbers7:49
Here we learn how to count lower numbers and how to use them in sentences. Examples are TWO sisters, THREE pens, the the use of lower numbers up-to 100.
Counting Higher numbers9:20
The use of higher numbers like hundreds and thousands in conversations.
How to tell the time in French9:20
Easy tips to tell the time in French; the 24 hours French time system.
The Days of the Week9:54
How to say the days of the week in French and use them in conversations. Example; I work on Mondays.
Colors9:39
Learning how to tell colors in French and using them to make sentences or have conversations, giving objects a better description.
Professions and Places of work9:51
This lesson gives detailed information about places of work, types of professions in French and different classes of jobs.
The Months of the Year11:26
Here, with the help of the other things we already know, we can tell the months of the year and use them to have proper and more detailed conversations, Example; MY ANNIVERSARY IS ON THE 25TH OF JUNE.

More Important verbs; IR Verbs22:30
Apart from the ER class of verbs, other types of verbs still exist such as this and we take time to understand them and how they are conjugated.
Common RE Verbs20:14
Yet another class of French verb and how to use them right.
The all important " IMPARFAIT"20:41
The IMPARFAIT is arguably the most used tense in French language, therefore we will learn the imparfait of verbs and how to simplify our French conversations using this tense.

Parts of the Body in French5:17
Telling the general parts of the body in French language.
Parts of the Head4:59
Still about the parts of the body, we narrow down to the parts of the head where we talk about the face, eyes, nose, mouth and other parts of the head region.
At home; Kitchen6:26
Common equipment found in the kitchen, how to say them in French and how to use them in conversations. Here we also talk about the temperature and state of things, words like HOT, COLD, CHILLED will be learnt
Foods And Drinks9:30
Types of foods and names of different drinks in French. Here we also understand how to describe taste; SWEET, BITTER, SOUR.
The Bedroom6:06
What are the common things we find in a bedroom?, how to call them in French?...that is what we learn on this lesson
Random house objects10:33
There are random objects found in any house at all, be it a hotel room, a personal house, an office. We will learn about these objects and use them to improve our communications in French

The Atmosphere4:54
We say the things found in our atmosphere and use them in our day to day conversations; SUN, MOON, TREES, SEA and many more
Climates and Seasons7:32
Different seasons like SUMMER, WINTER, HARMATTAN, are taught in French.
Fruits and Fruit Trees10:39
We will learn the names of Fruits and what the Trees that bear such fruits are called. Fruit trees are unique to the French language.
Animals and Animal Flesh6:51
This lesson talks about domestic and wild animals, their names in French and what their flesh is also called.

Requirements

The student should understand English language because the course audio is taught in English.

Description

This is an intensive Online French language learning course, designed to help you go from novice to being able to understand, speak and have simple but proper conversations in French.

This course is designed specifically for those who have little or no idea of the French language.

We really break down the French language to make it simple and easy to learn in as little time as possible, so that you are able to have simple conversations in French and also understand the French vocabulary to be able to read and write French language properly.

Who this course is for:

Beginner French language learners
People who intend to improve their reading or writing in French language

French for a Novice - Go From Novice to Simple Conversations

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Introduction8 lectures • 1hr 14min

The basics of conversational French.9 lectures • 1hr 43min

NUMBERS, TIME, DAYS AND WORK.7 lectures • 1hr 7min

EXPANDING YOUR VOCUBULARY3 lectures • 1hr 3min

PARTS OF THE BODY, FOOD, DRINKS AND RANDOM EQUIPMENT6 lectures • 43min

THE ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE AND SEASON, PLANTS AND ANIMALS.4 lectures • 30min

COMMON FRENCH SLANGS1 lecture • 8min

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