French beginner Course
Creator: Mistura Ayinde August 27, 2026What You'll Learn
- Pronounce the French alphabet and 36 phonetic sounds accurately, distinguishing tricky consonants and nasal vowels.
- Introduce yourself, greet people, and navigate formal and informal social interactions using appropriate polite expressions.
- Map French subject pronouns across singular and plural categories on a reference chart.
- Select and pair correct definite and indefinite articles (le, la, les, l', un, une, des) with singular and plural nouns.
- Count and identify French numbers from 1 to 20 and recognize compound number patterns.
About This Course
This course introduces you to the core building blocks of spoken and written French, starting from the 36 standard phonetic sounds and alphabet down to everyday conversational phrasing. You will practice mouth mechanics and sound placement—such as back-of-the-throat consonants, distinct vowel shapes, and nasal tones—so you can pronounce French vocabulary naturally and decipher dictionary phonetics with confidence. From there, you will map personal subject pronouns onto a structured visual chart, distinguish between formal and informal registers, and assign definite and indefinite articles to masculine, feminine, and plural nouns. You will also build practical counting skills through structured number patterns and learn essential greetings, introductions, and courtesy expressions for daily interactions.
Who this is for: This course is designed for beginner learners with no prior knowledge of French who want to build clean pronunciation habits and a solid grammatical base. All you need is a notebook, a pen, and a willingness to practice speaking aloud.
Modules
01: Getting Started with French
24 min
02: Grammar Foundations and Numbers
27 min
03: Essential Verbs and Expressions
20 min
04: Regular Verbs and Constructions
10 min
05: Building Everyday Vocabulary
17 min
01: Getting Started with French
24 min
02: Grammar Foundations and Numbers
27 min
03: Essential Verbs and Expressions
20 min
04: Regular Verbs and Constructions
10 min
05: Building Everyday Vocabulary
17 min
Final Quiz
Covers all 5 modules. Pass with 80% or higher to complete the course.
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Begin the first module now. No credit card needed
Before You Decide
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Probably not. Most people take two or three. At $9 a month, even one course is worth it compared to buying individually. The 30 is a ceiling, not a homework assignment.
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