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French Language for Beginners - Essential French Skills (A1)
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French Language for Beginners - Essential French Skills (A1)

Learn the basics of French to master simple everyday situations! A vocabulary course taught by a native French tutor.
Created byFluent Academy
Last updated 2/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • Basic vocabulary in French
  • Introduce yourself and ask questions in French
  • Shopping groceries, clothes, jewelry, electronic devices and more in French
  • Place orders confidently in restaurants in French
  • Name family members and over 50 animals in French
  • Count to a million and know everyday measurements in French
  • Knowing colors in French
  • Talking about months, days, times of the day and the weather in French
  • Exploring cities and nature, describing places in French
  • Talking about health in French
  • Explore cities and nature, describing places in French
  • Using public transport stress-free and easily in French
  • Naming rooms and household items in French
  • Knowing professions and hobbies in French
  • Knowing your body and express emotions and love in French
  • Using essential adjectives and conjugate verbs in French
  • Knowing office and workshop items in French
  • Naming and describing different countries in French
  • Using famous French proverbs

Course content

2 sections51 lectures4h 30m total length
  • Chapter 0 - Fundamentals3:39

    Explore the fundamentals of French grammar, including articles le/la/les/un/une/des, pronouns je/tu/vous/il/elle/on/nous, numbers, and question words such as quoi, pourquoi, comment.

  • Chapter 1 - Basic Vocabulary8:23

    Master essential basic French vocabulary across family, home, places, foods and drinks, school terms, animals, and everyday phrases with simple sentence examples.

  • Chapter 2 - How to get to know someone4:36

    Explore essential French phrases to get to know someone, including introductions, names, origins, where you live, ages, jobs, family, hobbies, favorite dishes, pets, and common greetings.

  • Chapter 3 - What language do you speak?1:08

    Identify the variety of languages people speak, from German and Italian to Arabic, Chinese, Russian as a mother tongue, and Korean fluently, introduced in chapter 3.

  • Chapter 4 - What are your hobbies?5:01

    Explore common French hobbies and activities, from sports like football, basketball, and tennis to arts such as music, cinema, reading, painting, and learning languages.

  • Chapter 5 - My Family3:11

    Learn essential French family vocabulary and everyday phrases, naming relatives, describing relationships, ages, residence in Spain, and weekends with family.

  • Chapter 6 - What color is it?2:44

    Explore French color vocabulary with examples like rouge, jaune, bleu, vert, and rose, and see phrases such as la rose est rouge and le ciel est bleu.

  • Chapter 7 - My Body5:19

    Learn French body parts from le visage to les orteils, including l’œil, le nez, la bouche, le bras, la jambe, and more, plus phrases about health and body description.

  • Chapter 8 - How do you feel?4:14

    Learn to name and describe feelings in français, from heureux and triste to en colère, nerveux, et jaloux, and use the phrase comment te sens-tu to ask and respond.

  • Chapter 9 - Animals (Part 1)6:56

    Learn essential French animal vocabulary, including common singular and plural forms for animals such as le chat, le chien, la vache, le lion, la grenouille, and more.

  • Chapter 9 - Animals (Part 2)6:07

    Explore chapter 9, animals part 2, a French vocabulary lesson featuring les oiseaux, les poissons, les araignées, and le requin, plus practice asking Quel est ton animal préféré?

  • Chapter 10 - Days of the Week - Months - Seasons3:38

    Learn the days of the week, months, and seasons with date and weather examples like today is Monday and it rains.

  • Chapter 11 - How to count to 1007:29

    Count to a hundred in French, from six to cent, in chapter 11 of the French for beginners course.

  • Chapter 12 - What time is it?2:51

    Learn to tell time in French with hours, minutes, and seconds, using clocks, watches, and alarms, and practice phrases for delays and rendez-vous.

  • Chapter 13 - At the Supermarket - Groceries7:27

    Acquire practical French grocery vocabulary for supermarket shopping, covering common items from bread and milk to meat, beverages, spices, and household essentials.

  • Chapter 14 - At the Supermarket - Fruits & Vegetables7:09

    Master essential French fruit and vegetable vocabulary with chapter fourteen, featuring items like pommes, pastèque, ananas, oranges, tomates, carottes, concombre, salade, and courgettes.

  • Chapter 15 - At the Supermarket - Conversations2:15

    Master French supermarket conversations, from asking for eggs, milk, vegetables, organic, vegan, gluten-free items, lactose-free yogurt, to prices and hours, payments, bags, and receipts.

  • Chapter 16 - Getting around the City (Part 1)5:34

    Learn essential French city navigation with vocabulary for places like banks, bakeries, cafés, boutiques, hotels, and practical phrases for recommendations and taxis.

  • Chapter 16 - Getting around the City (Part 2)5:21

    Build essential city navigation vocabulary in French, from le cinéma and le musée to le zoo and la gare, with dialogues on asking directions, prices, and activities.

  • Chapter 17 - Public Transport3:32

    Master practical French phrases for public transport, including taxi requests, tickets, trains, buses, airports, boarding details, and security checks.

  • Chapter 18 - Visiting a Park3:34

    Explore a park scene with meadows, flowers, trees and their leaves, benches, fountains, ponds, playgrounds, and a picnic, and choose a path while observing ducks.

  • Chapter 19 - In the Restaurant - Essential Vocabulary5:54

    Learn essential French restaurant vocabulary, including les menus, l'entrée, les plats principaux, le dessert, les couverts, les verres, l'assiette, la serviette, les boissons, et les viandes et poissons.

  • Chapter 20 - In the Restaurant - How to order4:32

    Learn essential French restaurant phrases for ordering, seating near a window, naming orders, choosing dishes like steak and fries or salmon with rice, and handling the check and payment.

  • Chapter 21 - 50 Essential Adjectives3:44

    Master fifty essential adjectives in French for beginners, from light and fast to intelligent and beautiful, to describe people, objects, and situations.

  • Chapter 22 - Shopping - Clothes8:46

    Explore essential French clothing vocabulary for shopping, from hats and shirts to shoes and dresses, including sizes, prices, sales, and fitting room phrases.

  • Chapter 23 - Shopping - Beauty and Care3:11

    Explore essential beauty and care shopping vocabulary in French, including soaps, deodorants, creams, hair products, perfumes, nail polish, sunscreen, and receipts.

  • Chapter 24 - Shopping - Jewelry3:53

    Learn essential French shopping phrases for jewelry, including rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, pendants, and brooches, with materials like silver, gold, stainless steel, platinum, titanium, wood, glass, leather, plastic, and diamonds.

  • Chapter 25 - Shopping - Electronic Devices4:38

    Learn essential French vocabulary for shopping electronic devices, including tablets, computers, cameras, and accessories, plus key terms on warranties, stock, repairs, returns, and battery life.

  • Chapter 26 - Shopping - Sports Equipment5:14

    Explore shopping for sports equipment in French, covering tents, climbing ropes, hiking sticks, fishing rods, various balls and rackets, gloves, mats, and protein supplements.

  • Chapter 27 - Common Commands and Phrases3:16

    Chapter 27 covers common French commands and phrases for interaction, including asking for help and giving directions with actions like viens, suis-moi, ouvre la fenêtre, and prends soin de toi.

  • Chapter 28 - What's in your Home? (Part 1)6:49

    Acquire essential French home vocabulary by naming doors, doorbell, keys, doormat, rooms, and kitchen appliances such as refrigerator, microwave, and coffee machine.

  • Chapter 28 - What's in your Home? (Part 2)7:18

    Explore essential French home vocabulary, from armoire, bureau, table de chevet, étagères and lampe de chevet to interrupteur, prise de courant, chauffage, climatiseur, ventilateur, and salle de bain items.

  • Chapter 29 - In the Garden4:08

    Build your French garden vocabulary by listing items from chapter twenty-nine, including le jardin, le barbecue, l'arrosoir, la platebande de fleurs, l'engrais, le sol, et la haie.

  • Chapter 30 - 25 Essential Verbs - Présent6:38

    Master 25 essential present-tense French verbs, including marcher, courir, manger, boire, venir, voir, acheter, prendre, with present conjugations for je, tu, il, elle, nous, vous, ils, elles.

  • Chapter 31 - 25 Essential Verbs - Passé Composé7:37

    Learn 25 essential verbs in the passé composé with correct subject forms, including être, aller, faire, dire, venir, manger, boire, cuisiner, demander and more.

  • Chapter 32 - 25 Essential Verbs - Futur Simple6:40

    Master futur simple with 25 essential French verbs, including dire, marcher, conduire, manger, boire, venir, apprendre, travailler, acheter, prendre, voir, and aider.

  • Chapter 33 - Natur & Weather5:34

    Explore essential French nature and weather vocabulary, from la forêt and les montagnes to la pluie and l'orage, with everyday phrases about la plage or le lac and bulletins météo.

  • Chapter 34 - Natural Disasters3:03

    Explore natural disasters such as tornadoes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, floods, avalanches, forest fires, and landslides; learn terms for survivors, injured, victims, and five dead.

  • Chapter 35 - Continents - Oceans - Cardinal Directions2:04

    Explore continents, oceans, and cardinal directions with French vocabulary for geography, covering Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea.

  • Chapter 36 - My Body (Part 2)3:28

    Learn essential French body vocabulary from chapter 36, part 2, including le cœur, les poumons, le cerveau, la peau, le pénis, le vagin, and les os.

  • Chapter 37 - Health - Injuries and Illnesses6:04

    Explore essential health vocabulary in French, covering injuries, illnesses, symptoms, diseases like flu and pneumonia, and medical care terms such as bandages, medications, ointments, and operations.

  • Chapter 38 - What do you do? (Jobs)10:52

    Learn essential French job vocabulary and gendered forms, from le médecin to l'ingénieur, to answer 'what do you do?' and describe professions clearly.

  • Chapter 39 - What's in the Office?6:27

    Learn essential French office vocabulary—from calendar, stapler, paper and folders to departments like accounting and IT—along with practical phrases for emails, calls, and meetings.

  • Chapter 40 - What's in the Workshop?4:14

    Build a table using workshop tools and safety gear, from hammer, nails, screws, screwdrivers, drills, circular saws, to goggles, ear protection, helmet, and gloves, with holes spaced 30 cm.

Requirements

  • This course is for beginners.

Description

Welcome to this French course! I’m excited you found us!!

Let me quickly guide you through what you can expect:
This course features 50 engaging video lessons, all presented by a native French speaker to make sure you pronounce everything correctly. Each chapter focuses on a specific, practical topic, so you can immediately apply what you’ve learned in real-life situations. The course is rich in content but designed to be easy to follow.

To enhance your learning experience, we’ve included plenty of visuals to make everything crystal clear. Plus, all videos come with English subtitles, so you’ll never feel lost! If you have any questions about a video, you can simply post them below it, and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

This course is primarily designed for beginners, but even advanced learners can benefit by revisiting and reinforcing their foundational knowledge. We’re also continually adding fresh content in the “Extra Chapters” section to keep the learning journey exciting.

The main focus of this course is building practical, everyday vocabulary, with light coverage of grammar topics. By the end, you’ll have a solid foundation to master simple daily interactions in French with confidence.

Why not take a quick look by checking out some preview videos? See for yourself how this course can help you on your French-learning journey!

Who this course is for:

  • This course is aimed at people who want to learn basic communication in everyday situations in French.