Learn French with these free French lessons for beginners! Many of these lessons contain audio by native speakers.
There are a number of ways to greet people in French, including saying Bonjour and exchanging la bise (cheek kisses). Let’s look at the ones you’ll come across most often, and how use these greetings like a native French person! 7 common French greetings The typical French greeting: Bonjour As you probably know, Bonjour means “Hello” …
Tu or vous means “you” in French. But it depends on who you’re talking to. Knowing how to choose between tu and vous is one of the most complicated things a non-native French speaker will have to learn. Fortunately, there are some rules and tips that will make it a lot easier. Here is how to …
In English, adjectives are pretty easy to use. You put them before the noun they describe and you’re done. In French however, the placement of adjectives varies. And if that wasn’t enough to confuse you, most adjectives also change depending on whether the noun they describe is masculine, feminine, singular or plural. Luckily, in today’s lesson, you’ll …
Contrary to a popular myth, you don’t need to live in France to successfully learn French. The key is to expose yourself as much as possible to French, and to try to find ways to be totally immersed in it. In addition to honing your listening skills by doing things like watching French TV and listening to …
When you’re studying a language, it’s important to learn about words and culture, but what about individual letters? The French language has an interesting relationship to some of them. French vowels, as you’ve probably noticed, are sometimes topped by accents. These can serve an important purpose, but sometimes…not so much. And while many French people …
There’s no specific way to say “Good morning” in French – at least not in French spoken in France. This may seem especially surprising since the French are extremely polite and have a number of different ways of saying “Hello” and ways of saying “Goodbye” for particular situations and times of day. It’s not that the …