French

French Language Lessons

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Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Introduction to Studying French

2. Reading French - Lire le français

Lessons

1. Leçon 1 : Se présenter

Lesson 1: Introducing Yourself

2. Leçon 2 : Grammaire de base

Lesson 2: Basic Grammar

3. Leçon 3 : Voyager

Lesson 3: Travelling

4. Leçon 4 : Verbes

Lesson 4: Verbs

5. Leçon 5 : Récréation

Lesson 5: Recreation

6. Leçon 6 : Le passé

Lesson 6: Past Tense

7. Leçon 7 : La famille

Lesson 7: Family

8. Leçon 8 : L'école

Lesson 8: School

9. Leçon 9 : La nourriture et les boissons

Lesson 9: Food and Drink

10.Leçon 10 : Faire des courses

Lesson 10: Shopping

11.Leçon 11 : La maison

Lesson 11: The House

12.Leçon 12 : Le corps

Lesson 12: The Body

13.Leçon 13 : La culture

Lesson 13: Culture

Introduction to Studying French

About French

French is a Romance language, descended from Latin and closely related to Portuguese, Spanish,

Italian, and Romanian. It is the native tongue of over 77 million people and has an additional 68 million

non-native speakers. In medieval times and until the 19th century, it was often the language used in

diplomacy, culture, administration, royal courts across Europe and also in trade, thus appropriately

becoming the lingua franca of its time.

In modern terms, it is still significantly used as a diplomatic language, being an official language of the

United Nations, the Olympic Games, and the European Union. It is spoken in France, Belgium,

Switzerland, Luxemburg, Tunisia, Morocco, Senegal, Haiti, the Ivory Coast, Madagascar, the Congo,

Algeria, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, Gabon, the Seychelles, Burundi, Chad, Rwanda, Djibouti,

Cameroon, Mauritius, and Canada (mostly in the province of Québec, where it is the primary language,

but it is also used in other parts of the country - notably New Brunswick, which is the only bilingual

province. All consumer product packages in Canada are required by law to have both English and...