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Free online course French course for beginner

Duration of the online course: 7 hours and 40 minutes

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Start speaking French from day one with a free A1 course: introductions, questions, numbers, verbs and everyday phrases—learn fast and earn confidence.

In this free course, learn about

  • French A1 course goals and how to use the course effectively
  • Introduce yourself: name, age, job, and basic personal info
  • Ask/give origin and nationality politely (Tu viens d'où ? Vous êtes de quelle nationalité ?)
  • Count from 1 to 20 in French
  • Use formal vs informal greetings (bonjour/salut, au revoir, etc.)
  • Ask questions with Qu'est-ce que and Est-ce que; open vs closed questions
  • Say there is/there isn't: il y a / il n'y a pas
  • Make negative sentences with ne...pas
  • Conjugate key verbs in present: être, avoir, faire
  • Use definite articles le/la/les/l' and indefinite un/une/des
  • Use stressed pronouns (moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles)
  • Use pronominal verbs (se lever, s'appeler) in present tense
  • Use interrogative words (qui, que, quoi, où, quand, pourquoi, comment)
  • Use nous vs on for “we” and conjugate regular -er verbs in the present

About the free online course

Build a solid foundation in French with this beginner-friendly A1 course designed for anyone who wants to start speaking and understanding the language from the very first lessons. Whether you are learning for travel, studies, career opportunities, or personal growth, you will practice the core skills that make everyday conversations possible, without feeling overwhelmed by complex grammar.

You will learn how to introduce yourself naturally, greet people in formal and informal situations, and ask simple questions to keep a conversation going. Step by step, you will gain the confidence to talk about where you are from, understand basic information about others, and handle common first interactions in French with the right level of politeness.

As you progress, the course helps you recognize patterns that unlock real comprehension. You will work with essential building blocks such as numbers from 1 to 20, key question structures, and the difference between open and closed questions so you can respond accurately and ask what you really mean. You will also practice expressing presence and absence, forming negative sentences, and using everyday structures that appear constantly in spoken and written French.

To support clear and correct communication, you will develop control of high-frequency verbs like to be, to have, and to do, and apply them in simple present-tense sentences. You will also get comfortable with fundamental grammar that improves your accuracy, including articles for the and a, common pronouns used in real speech, and the natural choice between nous and on when saying we. By the end, you will be ready to build your own sentences, understand beginner-level French more easily, and continue to the next level with a strong base and practical momentum.

Course content

  • Video class: FREE FRENCH course for BEGINNERS, niveau A1 01m
  • Exercise: What is the main purpose of the free French course mentioned?
  • Video class: How to Introduce Yourself in French - A1 Free French Course 02m
  • Video class: How to Say Where Are You From in French - A1 Free French Course 04m
  • Exercise: What is the polite way to ask someone's nationality in French?
  • Video class: How to Count in French From 1-20 - A1 Free French Course for Beginners 02m
  • Video class: Formal and Informal Greetings in French - A1 Free French Course for Beginners 10m
  • Exercise: How do you formally greet someone in French?
  • Video class: How to Ask Questions in French Language - Qu'est-ce que? - A1 FREE French Course 02m
  • Exercise: What is the French expression for "What, what" that can be used to ask any question in a direct form?
  • Video class: Opened and Closed Questions: Est-ce que? Vs Qu'est-ce que? - A1 French Course 04m
  • Video class: Learn How to Say There is/ There is No in French Language - A1 Free French Course 02m
  • Video class: How to Make Negative Sentences in French Language - A1 French Course 06m
  • Video class: How to Conjugate the French Verb - avoir/ to have - A1 French Course 04m
  • Video class: How to Conjugate the French Verb - être/ to be - A1 FREE French Course 03m
  • Video class: How to Conjugate the French Verb - faire/ to do - A1 French Course 03m
  • Video class: How Do You Say the in French Language - Les Articles Définis Le La Les L' 05m
  • Video class: How Do you Say a in French Language - les Articles Indéfinis Un Une Des 04m
  • Video class: How Do You Say this 04m
  • Video class: me you him her we us them they in French Language - Les Pronoms Toniques 04m
  • Video class: Pronominal Verbs in French Language - A1 Free French Lesson 04m
  • Video class: Interrogative Words in French Language - A1 FREE French Course 04m
  • Video class: How to Say We in French Language Nous Vs On - A1 FREE French Course 05m
  • Exercise: Which of the following best explains the use of 'on' and 'nous' in French?
  • Video class: The Present Tense -er Verbs - A1 FREE French Course 06m
  • Video class: Personal Subject Pronouns in French language - A1 FREE French Course 05m
  • Exercise: What are the four singular personal pronouns in French language?
  • Video class: What is it? / Who is it? - Qui est-ce? / Qu'est-ce que c'est? - A1 FREE French Course 03m
  • Video class: How to Say You in French Language Tu Vs Vous - A1 FREE French Course 06m
  • Video class: Free French Lesson For Beginner - What time is it? - Quelle heure est-il? 06m
  • Video class: The French Possessive Adjectives - My, your, his, her/ Mon, ton, son/ Ma, ta, sa / Mes, tes, ses 06m
  • Video class: Masculine to Feminine in French Language - A1 FREE French Lesson 05m
  • Video class: Comparatives in French Language: Plus... que/Moins...que - Beginner French 06m
  • Video class: How to Ask for a Phone Number in French? - Casual 05m
  • Video class: How to Transform Singular Noun to Plural- A1 FREE Beginner French Course 07m
  • Video class: Strengthen what you say in French Language: Vous voyez! 02m
  • Video class: It/he/this is Not That... in French Language: Pas si 03m
  • Video class: Emphasise your French Language- I can tell you- Je peux te/vous dire 05m
  • Video class: How to Book a Meeting over the Phone in French Language- A1 FREE French Course 05m
  • Video class: French Language Intonation MATTERS: it is YOUR MASK polish it 05m
  • Video class: Yes We Can- French Verb Can Present Tense- Pouvoir 05m
  • Video class: How to Agree with Someone in French: moi aussi- French Beginner Course 03m
  • Video class: Why and Because in French Language- A1 French Lesson 06m
  • Video class: Time Indicators in French- A1Free French Course for Beginners 04m
  • Video class: How to Ask Someone's Email Address in French Language- A1 Free Course 03m
  • Video class: How to Agree With Someone in French Language- FREE FRENCH LESSONS A1 03m
  • Video class: French Sentence Structure: A Common Mistake for French Learners 03m
  • Video class: Interrogative Sentences in French- A1 FREE French Course 02m
  • Video class: Introduce someone in French- A1 Free French Course 02m
  • Video class: At what time in French- A1 French Lesson 03m
  • Video class: Like 04m
  • Video class: How Old Are You in French Language- A1 FREE French Course 05m
  • Video class: Learn French Practice: Il a quel âge? Elle a quel âge? 03m
  • Video class: Answer the Question: When is... in French Language- A1 French 08m
  • Video class: The Past Participle in French Language- A1 French Course 04m
  • Video class: How Does He/ She Look Like? Describe Someone in French Language 05m
  • Video class: To Know in French Language: connaître 01m
  • Video class: French Interjections: Hey! Hop! Oh Là là! Ah! 04m
  • Video class: French Body Language 05m
  • Video class: You are Welcome in French Language: De Rien 01m
  • Video class: How to Ask What are you doing in French Language 03m
  • Video class: I Want Vs I Would Like in French Language- A1 Beginner Course 04m
  • Video class: Est-ce que Vs Qu'est-ce que- A1 FREE French Lesson 03m
  • Video class: Transform the french affirmative sentence to the negative 02m
  • Video class: Study French- How to Shop- A1 Beginner Lesson 03m
  • Video class: To Come / To Go in French Language- A1 French Lesson 05m
  • Video class: How to Buy Fruits and Vegetables in French- A1 Beginner French Course 05m
  • Video class: How to Say We Take / We Buy in French Language- A1 French Lesson 04m
  • Video class: Strengthen what you say- So? Et alors?- Demanding behaviour 05m
  • Video class: Avoid using I, Me, My in french language- the world doesn't revolve around you 03m
  • Video class: French exercice- Nationalities 03m
  • Video class: French exercice- Jobs 02m
  • Video class: Telling Time in French Language- Quelle heure est-il?- A1 French Lesson 04m
  • Video class: I wanted to- Je voulais- Strengthen what you say in french 02m
  • Video class: How to Give your Email Adress in French Language- A1 Free French Lesson 03m
  • Video class: How to Ask What is Your Job in French Language- A1 French Lesson 03m
  • Video class: French Adverbs of Quantity (Intensity)- A lot, a little, enough... 05m
  • Video class: Is it far/ close?- A1 French Lesson 03m
  • Video class: Traveling by car, train, plane? French Practice 02m
  • Video class: How to shop in french-A1 french lesson 03m
  • Video class: French Prepositions of Place- A1 French Lesson 04m
  • Video class: French Verb Habiter to Live- A1 French Lesson 04m
  • Video class: How to ask sensitive questions in french language- salary, job, age... 05m
  • Video class: How to praise french people- don't overdo it/ don't praise good looks 04m
  • Video class: How to Introduce Yourself in French- Free French Lesson 03m
  • Video class: Practice french language- Me too/ moi aussi 01m
  • Video class: Expression of quantity in french- A1 french lesson 03m
  • Video class: Directions in french- French lesson for beginners 04m
  • Video class: Means of transportation- French lesson for beginners 05m
  • Video class: What is your type of girl/ guy?- Beginner french lesson 03m
  • Video class: Expressions of consequence in french- c'est pourquoi/ ainsi/ donc 03m
  • Video class: Expression of cause in french- Pourquoi? Parce que 03m
  • Video class: L'alphabet français- French alphabet 01m
  • Video class: Leçon 3 J'aime le français- french dialogue 02m
  • Video class: Leçon 3 Vocabulaire- french vocabulary 01m
  • Video class: Prononciation des consonnes- Alphabet phonétique français 03m
  • Video class: Prononciation des semi-voyelles- Alphabet phonétique français 01m
  • Video class: Prononciation des voyelles- alphabet phonétique français 07m
  • Video class: Leçon 1- Vocabulaire- french vocabulary 01m
  • Video class: Leçon 2- Vocabulaire- french vocabulary 01m
  • Video class: Leçon 3 Lecture Vocabulaire- french vocabulary 01m
  • Video class: Leçon 4 Lecture Pendaison de crémaillère- dialogue in french language 01m
  • Video class: Leçon 4 Lecture Vocabulaire- french vocabulary 01m
  • Video class: Leçon 4 les rencontres- meeting someone- french conversation 01m
  • Video class: Leçon 4 Vocabulaire- french vocabulary 02m
  • Video class: Leçon 5 Vocabulaire- french vocabulary 01m
  • Video class: Leçon 3 Lecture Conversation- Aller à la bibliothèque 02m
  • Video class: Leçon 4 Compréhension orale- affirmative or interrogative sentence? 01m
  • Video class: Leçon 4 Compréhension orale- find the missing word 01m
  • Video class: Leçon 4 Les rencontres- dialogue in french language 00m
  • Video class: Leçon 5 Compréhension orale- true or false? 01m
  • Video class: Leçon 5 Compréhension oral- answer the questions 01m
  • Video class: Leçon 5 Le nouveau travail- french dialogue 01m
  • Video class: Leçon 5 Lecture: Tu viens avec nous- dialogue in french language 01m
  • Video class: Leçon 5 Lecture Vocabulaire- french vocabulary 01m
  • Video class: Leçon 6 Compréhension orale- Listen and write the answers 01m
  • Video class: Leçon 6 – Vocabulaire- french vocabulary 02m
  • Video class: Leçon 1 Bonjour- french dialogue 01m
  • Video class: Leçon 2 Bienvenue- greetings- dialogue in french language 00m
  • Video class: Leçon 2 Bienvenue- dialogue in french language 01m
  • Video class: Leçon 6 Compréhension orale- oral comprehension- try to answer the questions 02m
  • Video class: Leçon 6 Lecture Conversation- Quelle heure est-il? 00m
  • Video class: Leçon 6 Lecture Conversation- Comment cela se passe-t-il? 02m
  • Video class: Leçon 6 Lecture Vocabulaire- french vocabulary 01m
  • Video class: Leçon 6 Les études- learn french language french dialogue 02m
  • Video class: Leçon 6 Les études- french dialogue 00m
  • Video class: Leçon 7 Compréhension orale- Happy or unhappy?- french listening 02m
  • Video class: Leçon 7 Compréhension orale- french listening- listen and answer the questions 01m
  • Video class: Leçon 7 Lecture Vocabulaire- vocabulary in french language 01m
  • Video class: Leçon 7 Lecture- read in french language- staying in shape 01m
  • Video class: Leçon 7 Ma famille- talking about my family in french language 02m
  • Video class: Leçon 7 Vocabulaire- Vocabulary in french language 02m
  • Video class: Leçon 8 Compréhension orale- listen and answer the questions 01m
  • Video class: Leçon 8 compréhension orale- listen to the french conversation- Answer the questions 01m
  • Video class: Leçon 8 Le weekend- french language- what did they do this weekend? 03m
  • Video class: Leçon 8 Lecture Vocabulaire- Vocabulary in french language 02m
  • Video class: Leçon 8 Vocabulaire- vocabulary in french language 02m
  • Video class: Leçon 8 Lecture dialogue: à la pharmacie- buying medecines in french language 01m
  • Video class: Leçon 8 Lecture dialogue: la consultation chez le médecin- going to the doctor 01m

This free course includes:

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7 hours and 40 minutes of online video course

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What is the difference between “est-ce que” and “qu’est-ce que” in French questions?

“Est-ce que” introduces a yes-or-no question, while “qu’est-ce que” asks “what?” about an object or action.

How do you use “on” and “nous” to say “we” in French?

Both mean “we,” but “on” is more common in everyday spoken French, while “nous” is more formal.

Which French verbs are taught in the A1 beginner course?

The course covers present-tense forms of essential verbs including être, avoir, faire, and regular -er verbs.

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Course comments: French course for beginner

Students generally enjoyed the free online course, giving it mostly 4- and 5-star ratings. They appreciated learning French greetings and phrases, while one student requested translations and a few additional French words.

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May you kindly share just a few words in French with their meaning in English? Qui? Non? Gracious!

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Bonjour monsier Georges? Avseientou Monsier, Auvioir monsier Georges!

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DENNIS NTABO NYANGAU

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Bonjour Georges!Monnomest Dennis., Jesuis es Kenya!Thanks..

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Merci pour les études

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Roland Bessanh

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Bonjour Monsieur good morning sir

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d'ou vient tu?

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Marielle Paul

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qu' est -ce que tu vas faire aujourd'hui monsieur George?

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