Basics 1
Welcome and bienvenue!
Salut !
Hi!
Did you know? French is an official language in 29 different countries! Let's get started with the basics. Welcome and bienvenue to the French course.
French sounds
A lot of French sounds are similar to English ones! Let's look at some vowels.
a
chat (as in "father")
je
je (as in "petition")
i
nuit, pizza (as in "Lisa")
o
homme, gros (as in "or")
To practice the French u, round your lips (pucker up, buttercup!) and say ee.
u
tu, salut (say "ee" while puckering your lips)
Gender
In French, all nouns are either masculine or feminine. Masculine nouns use un, and feminine nouns use une.
un garçon
a boy
une fille
a girl
un homme
a man
une femme
a woman
un chien
a dog
une pizza
a pizza
I think, therefore...
In English, we say I am but you are. In French, you do the same thing!
| subject | verb (être) |
| je I | suis am |
| tu you | es are |
| il / elle he / she | est is |
Je suis un garçon.
I am a boy.