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A1 French Grammar Lesson

Basics 1: How French Works

Le français, c'est quoi ?

3:25 min video · 12 sentences · 6 key words

Transcript with English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. Léa entre.Léa comes in.
  2. Elle dit : « Bonjour ! »She says: "Hello!"
  3. Hugo dit : « Bonjour ! »Hugo says: "Hello!"
  4. Il sourit.He smiles.
  5. Une table ?A table?
  6. Oui, une table.Yes, a table.
  7. Un thé ?A tea?
  8. Non, un café.No, a coffee.
  9. Le café arrive.The coffee arrives.
  10. Léa dit : « Merci ! »Léa says: "Thank you!"
  11. Le café est bon.The coffee is good.
  12. Oui, c’est bon !Yes, it's good!

About this lesson

Léa arrives in a Paris café and says her first French words: bonjour, merci, oui and non. The waiter smiles at every one.

How to practise

  1. Read how the pattern works on the first card, then listen to each example sentence.
  2. Repeat every example out loud in the À toi · Your turn pause: the pattern should start to feel automatic.
  3. At the end, check the common mistake and say the practice sentence yourself.

Key words

FrenchEnglishLevel
Bonjourhello; good morning
Mercithank you
Ouiyes
Nonno
un caféa coffee
une tablea table

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