Duration of the online course: 8 hours and 49 minutes
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Build a strong foundation in French and start using the language in real situations from day one. This free online course is designed for beginners who want practical results: you will learn to recognize patterns, form correct sentences, and develop the confidence to speak, read, and understand essential French in everyday contexts.
You will begin with the basics that make an immediate difference in conversation, such as greetings and common expressions, then move into core building blocks like numbers, the alphabet, days, months, seasons, and weather. Along the way, you will strengthen your pronunciation and comprehension by focusing on what makes French sound and look unique, including accents and letter combinations that often confuse new learners. That attention to detail helps you decode unfamiliar words, improve spelling, and feel more comfortable listening to French in the wild.
As you progress, you will connect vocabulary to real grammar so you can create your own sentences instead of memorizing isolated phrases. You will practice the articles that shape meaning, subject pronouns used in daily communication, and the must-know verbs that power beginner French. You will also work with prepositions, simple negation for stating what you do or do not do, and time-telling in both standard and 24-hour formats. Each topic is reinforced with exercises that check your understanding and help you correct mistakes early, turning confusion into clarity.
By the end, you will have a dependable toolkit for introductions, scheduling, and basic description, plus a clearer sense of how French works. Whether your goal is travel, school, career development, or personal enrichment, this course helps you create steady momentum and a solid base for your next level of French learning.
Video class: French Greetings (French Essentials Lesson 1)
09m
Video class: French Numbers 1 to 20 (French Essentials Lesson 2)
08m
Exercise: What is the French number for 16?
Video class: The French Alphabet (French Essentials Lesson 3)
08m
Exercise: _Which letters in the French alphabet sound nearly the same as their English counterparts?
Video class: The French Days of the Week (French Essentials Lesson 4)
07m
Exercise: The days of the week in french, are:
Video class: The French Months of the Year (French Essentials Lesson 5)
09m
Exercise: Which two months' names in French do not start with the same first two letters as in English?
Video class: The French Weather & Seasons (French Essentials Lesson 6)
11m
Video class: French Definite Article (French Essentials Lesson 7)
11m
Video class: French indefinite Article (French Essentials Lesson 8)
13m
Exercise: Select the option that has the proper french indefinite articles:
Video class: French Subject Pronouns (French Essentials Lesson 9)
17m
Exercise: What is the formal way to say 'you' in French?
Video class: Être & Avoir (French Essentials Lesson 10)
15m
Exercise: What is crucial for conjugating past tense in French?
Video class: Aller (to go) + prepositions (French Essentials Lesson 11)
10m
Exercise: _What is the correct preposition to use when the word that follows is a masculine noun?
Video class: French prepositions (French Essentials Lesson 12)
07m
Exercise: Choose the alternative that properly fills in the blanks: Janette: Où est __ chatte? Pierre: __ chatte est ___ boite
Video class: Simple Negations - part 1 (French Essentials Lesson 13)
07m
Exercise: _How do you say "I am not vegetarian" in French using simple negation with present tense?
Video class: Simple Negations - part 2 (French Essentials Lesson 14)
09m
Exercise: _When using "no par" in the passé composé, where should "no" and "par" be placed in the sentence?
Video class: What Time Is It? - part 1 (French Essentials Lesson 15)
10m
Exercise: How do you say 2:00 PM in French using the 24-hour clock format?
Video class: What Time Is It? - part 2 (French Essentials Lesson 16)
14m
Exercise: Choose the alternative that properly translates the sentence below: “It is twenty-five to three o’clock”
Video class: French accents - part 1 (French Essentials Lesson 17)
09m
Exercise: What is the purpose of the 'accent aigu' (acute accent) in French?
Video class: French accents - part 2 (French Essentials Lesson 18)
04m
Exercise: What does the accent circumflex often replace in French words?
Video class: French accents - part 3 (French Essentials Lesson 19)
06m
Exercise: What is the purpose of the 'tréma' accent in French?
Video class: French accents - part 4 (French Essentials Lesson 20)
08m
Exercise: TRUE OR FALSE? 1- The cedilla is always before the vowels “a”, “o” and “u” 2- The cedilla is not used in french 3- The cedilla is used bellow the letter “c” when we want to give it an “s” sound 4- The cedilla is always before the vowels “e” and “i”
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Course comments: French essentials
Students loved the course: clear, easy-to-follow, educational and fun with cultural touches. Many thanked the professor and found it engaging; one suggested adding more short quizzes to check learning.
Elisua Sabaoth Aviles Gutierrez
Very educative and also something that I appreciate is that you added some culture and fun in the lessons which by the way is rare in a lot of lessons
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I suggest You that can add more little test to prove our knowledge then to watch watch videos
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