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French from Zero: Sounds & Spelling (L1)

CEFR A1 · Learn to hear and pronounce French from absolute zero — the nasal vowels, the u/ou split, the silent endings and the liaison — and finish by reading a café menu and a station announcement aloud without guessing.

Professional electiveBeginnerFrenchCertificateAligned: CEFR level A1
6 modules 43 lessons 15 enrolled ~8h of material
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French from Zero: Sounds & Spelling (L1)

By the end

What you'll build

  • Pronounce the four French nasal vowels and hear the difference between them
  • Say the /y/ of 'tu' distinctly from the /u/ of 'vous' — the single most common beginner error
  • Read any French word aloud from its spelling, including silent final consonants
  • Hear where one French word ends and the next begins, despite the liaison
  • Read a café menu, a métro sign and a short station announcement aloud with confidence

Curriculum

What's inside

6 modules · 43 lessons

  1. 01

    The French Sound System — What Your Eyes Must Unlearn

    9 lessons
    • Find Your Level — Read This First
    • Find Your Level — 5-Minute Placement Checkquiz
    • Welcome — How You Will Learn French Here
    • The Alphabet, French-Stylepronunciation card
    • The One Rule That Explains Half of French Spelling
    • + 4 more lessons
  2. 02

    The Vowels French Has and English Doesn't

    7 lessons
    • U vs OU — The Lip Trick
    • Making the /y/ Sound — tu, rue, surpronunciation card
    • Listening: U or OU?listening lab
    • É, È, Ê — The Three E'spronunciation card
    • Choose the Right Accentfill blank
    • + 2 more lessons
  3. 03

    The Four Nasal Vowels

    6 lessons
    • Sending Air Through Your Nose
    • un bon vin blanc — All Four Nasalspronunciation card
    • Listening: Nasal or Not?listening lab
    • When N Stops Being Nasalfill blank
    • Speaking Lab: The Nasal Pairsspeaking lab
    • + 1 more lesson
  4. 04

    Consonants and the Silent Ending

    7 lessons
    • The Consonants That Behave Differently
    • The French Rpronunciation card
    • C and G — Hard or Soft?fill blank
    • Listening: Count the Syllableslistening lab
    • Tongue Twisters: The R Workouttongue twister
    • + 2 more lessons
  5. 05

    Spelling Patterns That Always Sound the Same

    6 lessons
    • The Five Accents and What Each One Does
    • Vowel Teams: ou, oi, au, ai, eu, illepronunciation card
    • Write the Soundfill blank
    • Build the Sentencesentence builder
    • Flashcards: Spelling → Soundflashcard sr
    • + 1 more lesson
  6. 06

    Liaison, Rhythm and Reading Aloud

    8 lessons
    • Liaison — Why French Sounds Like One Long Word
    • Listening: Did You Hear the Liaison?listening lab
    • Liaison or No Liaison?fill blank
    • French Rhythm — Stress the End
    • Speaking Lab: Read a Café Menu Aloudspeaking lab
    • + 3 more lessons

The shape of it

How this course works

Short lessons

43 lessons across 6 modules, each small enough to finish in one sitting.

Practice as you go

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