A1
A1 is the first 300 words, the backbone of everyday French.
300 words · 5 lessons
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Learn French free: mastery course with 600 core words
Learn French for free with a mastery course: the 600 most used French words in frequency order, real example sentences and short grammar lessons that unlock as you go.
This is a starter course. It covers the core words and the first grammar points, with more on the way.
Practice runs in your browser with spaced review. Progress stays on your device.
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- 600 words
- 6 grammar lessons
- 69 concepts
- 1886 example sentences
Levels
A2
A2 adds the next 300 words for daily life.
300 words · 1 lessons
Grammar lessons
- Articles and gender: le, la, les, un, une A1
- Question words: qui, quoi, où, quand, comment, pourquoi A1
- Ne ... pas: saying "not" A1
- Aller + infinitive: "going to" A2
- Être: to be A1
- Avoir: to have (and to be hungry, 20 years old) A1
Most common words
- de of, from
- je I
- être to be
- pas not (ne ... pas)
- le the (masculine)
- que that, which
- la the (feminine)
- vous you
- tu you
- un a, an
- à to
- et and
- il he
- avoir to have
- ne not (ne ... pas)
- en in
- on one, people
- ça that, it
- ce this, that
- pour for
- des of the, from the
- qui who, whom
- mais but
- dans in, inside
FAQ
Is this French course free?
Yes. Every page and the practice engine are free, with no account.
What grammar does the French course cover?
6 lessons so far: Articles and gender: le, la, les, un, une; Question words: qui, quoi, où, quand, comment, pourquoi; Ne ... pas: saying "not"; Aller + infinitive: "going to"; Être: to be; Avoir: to have (and to be hungry, 20 years old).