Basic Bootcamp
This 5-lesson series gives you a brief introduction to the French language. You'll learn the very basics of grammar and vocabulary all in 5 compact lessons.
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Basic Bootcamp

This 5-lesson series gives you a brief introduction to the French language. You'll learn the very basics of grammar and vocabulary all in 5 compact lessons.

Lesson Title Topic Function Dialogue/Target Phrases Vocabulary List Cultural Insight
#1 Self Introduction and Basic Greetings in Formal French Self-introduction Learning how to introduce yourself Réceptionniste: Bonjour, Madame. Je m'appelle Maxime.
Mme Lefebvre: Enchantée, Monsieur. Je m'appelle Madame Lefebvre Camille.
Réceptionniste: Enchanté Madame.
bonjour | hello
Enchanté(e). | Pleased / Nice to meet you.
je m'appelle | My name is, I'm called
madame | Mrs
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#2 Basic French Simple Phrases With Verb être ("to be") Nationality Learning how to say where you are from Patricia: Bonjour, je suis Patricia. Je suis belge.
Lionel: Bonjour, je suis Lionel. Je suis américain.
je / j' | I
suis | am (conjugated form of être)
belge | Belgian
américain/e | American
#3 Useful Phrases for Learning French Useful phrases Learning how to function in French in a classroom
A: Madame, comment vous dites a fork en français ?
B: Une fourchette.
A: Vous pouvez répéter ? Lentement, s'il vous plaît ?
B: U-ne four-chette.
A: Vous pouvez le noter, s'il vous plaît?
comment | how
noter | to write down, to note
une fourchette | a fork
s'il vous plaît | please (formal)
vous pouvez | you can (formal)
le (pronoun) | it, him
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#4 Counting 1-20 Counting Counting from 1-20 in French Agnès: Un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix.
Someone: Onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze, seize.
Agnès: dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf, vingt!
cinq | five
quatre | four
trois | three
deux | two
six | six

sept | seven
un | one
huit | eight
neuf | nine
dix | ten
onze | eleven
douze | twelve
treize | thirteen
quatorze | fourteen

quinze | fifteen
seize | sixteen
dix-sept | seventeen
dix-huit | eighteen
dix-neuf | nineteen
vingt | twenty
#5 Counting from 20-100 Counting Counting from 20-100 in French A: Vingt, trente, quarante, cinquante, soixante, soixante-dix, quatre-vingt, quatre-vingt-dix, cent! vingt | twenty
trente | thirty
quarante | forty
cinquante | fifty
soixante | sixty

soixante-dix | seventy
quatre-vingt | eighty
quatre-vingt-dix | ninety
cent | hundred
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