A0 Foundation

16 min

Alphabet and accents

Learn the French alphabet, notice accent marks, and start matching letters to sounds.

• Recognize the French alphabet and common accent marks.
• Spell a name and one city clearly.

18 min

Greetings and politeness

Handle the whole opening-closing loop of a short French interaction with calm, polite survival language.

• Open a short interaction with a greeting that matches the situation.
• Keep the middle of the exchange polite with basic request and repair formulas.

20 min

Introducing yourself

Say your name, nationality, language background, and one simple personal detail.

• Say je m'appelle and introduce yourself clearly.
• State one language or country detail about yourself.

20 min

Articles and gender basics

Start noticing le, la, un, and une so nouns arrive with useful grammar attached.

• Recognize definite and indefinite articles in beginner phrases.
• Learn nouns with article partners instead of isolated word lists.

18 min

Numbers and classroom survival

Count, ask for repetition, and handle a few simple classroom or everyday instructions.

• Use numbers in short practical exchanges.
• Ask for repetition or clarification politely.

20 min

Dates, time, and schedules

Talk about the day, the hour, and a simple meeting or class schedule.

• Read and say a simple date and time.
• Ask when something happens.

22 min

Etre and avoir in context

Use the core verbs etre and avoir in short identity, possession, and classroom phrases.

• Recognize and use common forms of etre and avoir.
• Describe who you are and what you have in simple sentences.

20 min

Simple present statements

Build calm present-tense statements about routine, likes, and simple actions.

• Write short present-tense statements with a clear subject and verb.
• Describe one routine or habit in simple French.

22 min

Basic questions and negation

Ask simple questions and say no clearly in short beginner conversations.

• Ask basic questions with comment, ou, and quand.
• Use simple negation in short answers.

20 min

Classroom objects and instructions

Name key classroom objects and follow short instructions with more confidence.

• Recognize and use a few common classroom objects.
• Understand short teacher instructions and react to them.

22 min

Personal details and contact info

Share simple personal details such as age, phone number, email, and city.

• Give basic personal details in a short practical exchange.
• Spell an email or a phone number slowly and clearly.

20 min

Simple requests and needs

Express basic needs, ask for help politely, and make short everyday requests.

• Say what you need with calm, practical language.
• Make one polite request in a shop, cafe, or class setting.

20 min

Sound system and spelling habits

Slow down French sound-to-spelling habits so first reading and speaking feel less random.

• Talk about pronunciation and listening in short complete French rather than isolated words.
• Use sound-to-spelling contrasts to add one clear detail about pronunciation and listening without losing control.

20 min

Countries, languages, and nationalities

Say where you are from, which languages you speak, and one nationality detail with calm beginner French.

• Talk about identity and introductions in short complete French rather than isolated words.
• Use identity sentences and nationality patterns to add one clear detail about identity and introductions without losing control.

20 min

Family basics and possessives

Talk about close family and early possessive patterns in short everyday sentences.

• Talk about family and descriptions in short complete French rather than isolated words.
• Use possessive patterns and simple family description to add one clear detail about family and descriptions without losing control.

22 min

Aller, faire, and everyday moves

Add aller and faire to your first survival routines so movement and daily action become easier to express.

• Place core verbs and routine inside a simple timeline that the listener can follow easily.
• Use high-frequency uses of aller and faire to keep time, order, or routine markers stable.

20 min

Classroom survival phrases and app navigation

Understand simple classroom or app instructions and relay the essential action to someone else.

• Talk about classroom survival and listening in short complete French rather than isolated words.
• Use instruction language and simple clarification to add one clear detail about classroom survival and listening without losing control.

22 min

First cafe, shop, and station routines

Handle the most common beginner service routines in a cafe, shop, or station without freezing.

• Place survival french and interaction inside a simple timeline that the listener can follow easily.
• Use service requests and practical questions to keep time, order, or routine markers stable.

22 min

Hotel, doctor, and help requests

Make simple help requests for a hotel, a doctor visit, or an urgent practical need.

• Manage a short survival french and interaction exchange with a clear opening, a useful detail, and a calm closing line.
• Use request frames and emergency clarification without overbuilding the sentence.

20 min

Beginner slow reading and dictation

Use slow reading, mini dictation, and message relay to make the first written lines stick.

• Talk about reading and dictation in short complete French rather than isolated words.
• Use sound-to-spelling support inside short practical texts to add one clear detail about reading and dictation without losing control.

24 min

Mini dialogues and repair

Review A0 through short dialogues that combine greetings, identity, time, and repair moves.

• Reuse earlier A0 content inside short practical conversations.
• Repair a misunderstanding with repetition and clarification.

26 min

A0 checkpoint

Check your A0 basics across listening clues, short writing, and spoken survival moves.

• Review whether you can greet, introduce yourself, and ask simple questions.
• Test your control of articles, numbers, and time phrases.

16 min

A0 completion and A1 bridge

Finish A0 with a short reflection, a confidence check, and a practical next-step plan for A1.

• Summarize what you can already do in French after A0.
• Choose the first A1 habits and resources that will keep momentum.

Pronunciation lab: vowels and accents

Train the vowel contrasts and accent-mark habits that absolute beginners need first.

Pronunciation lab: u vs ou and rounded vowels

Target one of the most common beginner pronunciation problems with rounded-vowel drills.

Dictation lab: A0 sound-to-spelling

Use ultra-short dictation to connect French sound, spelling, and first useful sentence frames.

Speaking lab: first conversations and repair

Build short interaction confidence with opening lines, follow-ups, and polite repair phrases.

Phrasebank: help, clarification, and politeness

Keep the rescue phrases, polite formulas, and clarification moves that make beginner French usable.