B1
Une nouvelle vie Ă Toulouse
A new life in Toulouse
LĂ©a has just moved to the city of Toulouse.
Learn French
Welcome to the Aderalingua Learn French course. This is a free, online course to help you learn to speak the French language. In this course, you'll learn basic French grammar, phrases, and vocabulary. The vocabulary lessons cover topics such as common phrases, people, clothes, nature, the house, kitchen items, colors, and transportation. Pictures are included in the lessons to help you learn the vocabulary. Many useful phrases are included in the lessons to help you improve your conversation skills.
Most lessons contain online flashcards to help you learn the useful French words and phrases introduced in the lesson.
A few conversations and short stories are included in the course to help you improve your comprehension of the French language.
Let's get started learning French.
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Unit 1 - Basic French
In this unit you'll learn some very useful French phrases as well as some basic French grammar to help you speak the language correctly. Flashcards are included in the lessons to help you learn the words and phrases introduced in the lessons.
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Bonjour
Phrases for greetings, making introductions, and saying goodbye. The French numbers for 1 to 10.
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Useful French Phrases
More useful French phrases and the French words for colors.
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Pronouns and the Verb ĂŠtre
The French subject pronouns and the very common verb ĂŞtre.
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Nouns
French nouns, defininte articles, indefinite articles, and partitive articles.
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The Present Tense of French Verbs
The present tense of French verbs including the irregular verbs avoir, and aller.
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Adjectives
Useful French adjectives and how to use them in a sentence.
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Questions and Daily Routines
Asking questions in French, reflexive verbs, and describing daily routines.
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Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns
Possessive adjectives, possessive Pronouns, and the French words for people and members of a family.
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Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns
Demonstrative adjectives, demonstrative pronouns, and the French words for the house and furniture.
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Le Passé Composé
Past participles and the use of the Passé Composé for talking about actions that happened in the past.
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Adverbs
Useful French adverbs.
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L'impératif
The imperative form of verbs and travel vocabulary.
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13
The Human Body
The French words for the human body and verbs that describe actions people do.
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L’imparfait
The imperfect tense of French verbs.
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Prepositions
The French prepositions.
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Talking about the Future
Using the futur proche and the futur simple to talk about events that will happen in the future.
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Nature Vocabulary
The French words for animals, plants, natural objects, and weather.
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Adjectives for Emotions
The French adjectives that describe emotions.
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Le Conditionnel of French Verbs
The conditional tense of French verbs.
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20
Cities and Towns
The French vocabulary for cities and towns.
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Food and Drinks
The French vocabulary for food and drinks.
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Passé Simple
The passé simple tense.
Reading Comprehension
This unit contains intermediate-level French short stories with questions to test your understanding of the story.
B1
Le secret du vieux sentier
The Secret of the Old Path
While going for a walk, LĂ©a finds a small path that leads to a secret place.
B2
Le mystère de la maison rouge
The mystery of the Red House
A retired detective investigates strange occurences in an abandoned house.
French Stories
This unit contains short stories in French. The English version of each story is shown beside the French version to help your understanding of the story. The aim of these stories is to help you improve your French reading comprehension and increase your French vocabulary. Don't worry about understanding every word in the story. The more you read the story, the better your comprehension will become. More French stories can be found at Learn French Through Stories.
B1
Le château dans la forêt
The Castle in the Forest
Three friends find an abandoned castle while they are hiking through a forest.
B2
La cabane abandonnée
The Abandoned Cabin
Three friends get caught in a rainstorm while hiking and take shelter in an abandoned cabin.
B2
Blanche Neige
Snow White
The classic story Snow White in both French and English.
Useful French Vocabulary and Phrases
In this unit you'll learn some very common French phrases that are used in everyday life. You'll also learn some more useful French vocabulary, including words for colors, numbers, people, clothes, and tools. Flashcards and quizzes are included in the lessons to help you learn these useful French words and phrases.
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Introductions and Greetings
Phrases for greetings, making introductions, and saying goodbye.
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Common Phrases
Useful French phrases.
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Colors
The French words for common colors.
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Numbers
The French words for ordinal and cardinal numbers.
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People, Family, and Occupations
The French words for people, family, and occupations.
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House and Household Items
The French words related to the house and household items.
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Date and Time
The French words related to the date and time.
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Clothes
The French words for items of clothing.
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Verbs Review
A review of French verbs.
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10
Tools
The French words for tools.
Learning Tips
Here are a few tips to help you learn French.
- Try to spend at least fifteen minutes a day learning French.
- Spend some time every week writing in French: short conversations, descriptive paragraphs, and/or whatever comes to mind.
- Make good use of the flashcards in the lessons to help you learn the vocabulary.
- Go back and review the lessons in this course every once in a while to refresh your memory of the vocabulary and grammar concepts. This is especially important if the lessons are becoming too challenging.
- When you have a few minutes free time, try thinking in French. You can think about your surroundings, things you plan to do, or just try and remember common phrases.
- If you have friends who speak French, or who are also learning, try to speak with them in French.
- Once you have learned some vocabulary, try watching French movies and tv shows. Reading French stories, like the ones included in this course, will solidify your vocabulary and help you become fluent in the language.
French Learning Resources
This section contains a list of resources to help you learn to speak the French language.
The following pages discuss French grammar.
Youtube video showing how to pronounce some basic French phrases.
Google Translate provides French to English and English to French translations.
Project Gutenberg has some free French ebooks.
Librivox has some free audiobooks in French.
There are several online news sites in French.
Listen to online radio to help improve your listening skills.
- RTL - News Radio
- France24 - News Radio
- Chante France - French Music
