StretchLearn Course

Speak French From Your First Bonjour

Real pronunciation, the verbs travel needs, and complete dialogues you can use at the cafe, hotel, and station.

Beginner9 hr 30 minSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

This course takes you from your first bonjour to holding a real exchange at a cafe, hotel, train station, and market. You will learn the French sound system with the International Phonetic Alphabet, drill the 100 verbs that cover most everyday speech, handle gender and liaison without overthinking them, and rehearse complete dialogues for travel. By the end you will reach a solid CEFR A1 level and have the survival phrases and habits to keep improving.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

Pronounce French vowels, nasal sounds, and the silent-letter rules using IPA and audio references

Use the four accent marks and the cedilla correctly when reading and writing French

Hold A1-level conversations for greetings, directions, shopping, dining, and lodging

Conjugate the present tense of regular -er, -ir, -re verbs plus etre, avoir, aller, and faire

Apply gender, articles, and adjective agreement to build correct noun phrases

Build and retain an 800-word high-frequency vocabulary with spaced-repetition tools

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: Sounds, Spelling, and First Words

Learn how French actually sounds, why so many letters are silent, and the first phrases you can use immediately.

3 lessons

The French Sound System and the IPAContent · 45 min

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Accent Marks, the Cedilla, and Silent LettersContent · 45 min

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Greetings, Politeness, and Survival PhrasesContent · 45 min

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Module 2

Module 2: Nouns, Articles, and Everyday Vocabulary

Handle grammatical gender, build correct noun phrases, and grow a high-frequency core vocabulary that sticks.

3 lessons

Grammatical Gender and the ArticlesContent · 45 min

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Numbers, Dates, Time, and MoneyContent · 50 min

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Building and Retaining a Core VocabularyContent · 45 min

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Module 3

Module 3: Verbs and Building Sentences

Conjugate the present tense, master the essential irregular verbs, and ask questions and form negatives.

3 lessons

The Present Tense of Regular VerbsContent · 50 min

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Essential Irregular Verbs: etre, avoir, aller, faireContent · 50 min

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Negation, Questions, and Useful ConnectorsContent · 45 min

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Module 4

Module 4: Real Conversations for Travel and Daily Life

Rehearse complete dialogues for dining, shopping, directions, and lodging, and build a habit to keep improving.

3 lessons

At the Cafe and RestaurantContent · 50 min

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Shopping, Directions, and the Train StationContent · 50 min

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At the Hotel, Emergencies, and a Plan to Keep LearningContent · 50 min

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Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

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