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Basics 1 is the first skill in the French language tree. It consists of four lessons. In this skill, you learn how to construct basic sentences in French using singular nouns, and verbs.

Grammar Tips[]

Pronuncation[]

Some vowels in French have English equivalents. Practice the French u sound by saying ee with rounded lips.

Gender[]

French nouns are either masculine or feminine. Masculine nouns use "un" and feminine nouns use "une".

Sentence Structure[]

In French, subject-verb structure is the same as English.

Lessons[]

Lesson 1[]

  • le chat = the cat
  • le garçon = the boy
  • l'homme = the man
  • un = a (m)
  • et = and

Lesson 2[]

  • la femme = the woman
  • la fille = the girl
  • je = I
  • suis = (I) am
  • une = a (f)

Lesson 3[]

  • le chien = dog
  • le cheval = horse
  • c'est = it's
  • tu = you
  • es = (you) are

Lesson 4[]

  • le croissant = the croissant
  • l'orange = the orange
  • la pizza = the pizza
  • mange = (he/she) eats
  • manges = (you) eat

References[]

Duolingo Lesson:www.duolingo.com/skill/fr/Basics-1