French A1 — Beginner: first words, family, food

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The whole French A1 level as one readable page: 3 units, 9 lessons, 65 words, 293 questions with every answer shown, a worksheet and a 10-item level test. Nothing here is behind JavaScript, and nothing needs an account.

What you can do when A1 is finished

• Greet people and introduce yourself in French
• Count, tell age, and talk about family
• Order food and use basic present-tense verbs

A1, unit by unit

First words

Bonjour! Greetings and politeness

BONJOUR works all day until evening, then BONSOIR. SALUT is hello/bye for friends. Magic trio: S'IL VOUS PLAÎT (please), MERCI (thanks), PARDON (sorry). AU REVOIR closes every meeting.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this French practice tests. multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension. Every exercise works on French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register.

1. multiple choicePractice 1 [multiple choice] — Bonjour! Greetings and politeness: Choose the contextual meaning of bonjour (boh(n)-ZHOOR).

   1. hello / good morning
   2. good evening
   3. hi / bye (friends)
   Show the answer

   hello / good morning

2. fill the gapPractice 2 [fill in the blank] — Bonjour! Greetings and politeness: Type the complete Latin script expression meaning “please (formal)”.

   Show the answer

   bonsoir

3. translatePractice 3 [translation] — Bonjour! Greetings and politeness: Read salut (sah-LEW) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   hi / bye (friends)

4. translate into the languagePractice 4 [reverse translation] — Bonjour! Greetings and politeness: Produce “excuse me” in Latin script, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   au revoir

5. matchingPractice 5 [matching] — Bonjour! Greetings and politeness: Match s'il vous plaît to its contextual meaning.

   1. thanks
   2. please (formal)
   3. sorry / excuse me
   Show the answer

   please (formal)

6. put it in orderPractice 6 [reorder] — Bonjour! Greetings and politeness: Rebuild this model with correct French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register: a coffee

   Show the answer

   un café

7. build the sentencePractice 7 [sentence building] — Bonjour! Greetings and politeness: Rebuild this model with correct French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register: the book

   Show the answer

   Bonjour! Comment ça va?

8. choose the wordPractice 8 [word selection] — Bonjour! Greetings and politeness: Select the correct target form for “excuse me”.

   1. bonjour
   2. bonsoir
   3. excusez-moi
   Show the answer

   excusez-moi

9. find the mistakePractice 9 [error correction] — Bonjour! Greetings and politeness: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “a coffee”.

   Show the answer

   un café

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10 [dialogue completion] — Bonjour! Greetings and politeness: Complete Théo’s turn in the taught register: Very well, thanks. And you?

    Show the answer

    Très bien, merci. Et vous?

11. readingPractice 11 [reading comprehension] — Bonjour! Greetings and politeness: Read Bien, merci. Au revoir! (bya(n), mair-SEE. oh ruh-VWAHR!). What exact detail is communicated?

    Show the answer

    Fine, thanks. Goodbye!

12. paragraphPractice 12 [paragraph comprehension] — Bonjour! Greetings and politeness: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: Au revoir!

    Show the answer

    Goodbye!

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkBONJOUR is used…

   1. only mornings
   2. all day until evening
   3. only nights
   4. never
   Show the answer

   all day until evening

   Bonjour = hello until evening.

2. quick checkSALUT is for…

   1. bosses
   2. friends
   3. strangers
   4. kings
   Show the answer

   friends

   Salut = casual hi/bye.

3. quick checkLE LIVRE means…

   1. the house
   2. the book
   3. the coffee
   4. the door
   Show the answer

   the book

   Livre (masculine) = book.

4. quick checkWhich is feminine?

   1. le livre
   2. la maison
   3. le café
   4. le pain
   Show the answer

   la maison

   La marks feminine nouns.

5. quick checkPARDON means…

   1. please
   2. thanks
   3. sorry
   4. hello
   Show the answer

   sorry

   Pardon = sorry/excuse me.

Worksheet: Greetings worksheet

Review list. bonjour · bonsoir · salut · au revoir

Numbers and introductions

Numbers 1–10 open prices and ages. Introduce with ÊTRE (to be): JE SUIS = I am. Je suis Léa. Ask names: COMMENT TU T'APPELLES? (What are you called?). Answer: JE M'APPELLE …

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this French practice tests. main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation. Every exercise works on French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register.

1. the main ideaPractice 2 [main idea] — Numbers and introductions: What is the central communicative purpose of “Numbers and introductions”?

   Show the answer

   Numbers 1–10 open prices and ages.

2. spot the detailPractice 3 [detail identification] — Numbers and introductions: Read Je suis de Paris. (zhuh swee duh pah-REE.). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   I am from Paris.

3. what is meantPractice 4 [inference] — Numbers and introductions: Infer the intended meaning or social force of Je suis Léa. without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   I am Léa.

4. listeningPractice 5 [listening comprehension] — Numbers and introductions: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Hi, I am Léa. What is your name?

5. dictationPractice 6 [dictation] — Numbers and introductions: Play the labeled synthetic French audio and type the complete line in Latin script.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Je m'appelle Théo. Tu es d'où?

6. listen and choosePractice 7 [listen and choose] — Numbers and introductions: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

   1. I am from Paris.
   2. Nice to meet you!
   3. seven

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   I am from Paris.

7. listen, then orderPractice 8 [listen and reorder] — Numbers and introductions: Rebuild this model with correct French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register: Are you Théo?

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Tu es Théo?

8. listen and fillPractice listen and fill — Numbers and introductions: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “Salut,…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Salut, je suis Léa. Comment tu t'appelles?

9. repeat itPractice 10 [repeat after audio] — Numbers and introductions: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Je m'appelle Théo. Tu es d'où?

10. multiple choicePractice 11 [multiple choice] — Numbers and introductions: Choose the contextual meaning of trois (trwah).

    1. three
    2. four
    3. five
    Show the answer

    three

11. fill the gapPractice 12 [fill in the blank] — Numbers and introductions: Type the complete Latin script expression meaning “four”.

    Show the answer

    quatre

12. translatePractice 13 [translation] — Numbers and introductions: Read cinq (sa(n)k) and give its lesson meaning.

    Show the answer

    five

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkJE SUIS means…

   1. you are
   2. I am
   3. he is
   4. we are
   Show the answer

   I am

   Je suis = I am.

2. quick checkHow do you ask someone's name (casual)?

   1. Comment ça va?
   2. Comment tu t'appelles?
   3. Tu es d'où?
   4. Quel âge?
   Show the answer

   Comment tu t'appelles?

   Comment tu t'appelles? = What are you called?

3. quick checkCINQ is number…

   1. 3
   2. 4
   3. 5
   4. 6
   Show the answer

   5

   un deux trois quatre CINQ.

4. quick check'I am from Paris' is…

   1. Je suis Paris
   2. Je suis de Paris
   3. Je de Paris suis
   4. Est de Paris
   Show the answer

   Je suis de Paris

   Je suis DE + place.

5. quick checkENCHANTÉ means…

   1. goodbye
   2. nice to meet you
   3. good luck
   4. see you
   Show the answer

   nice to meet you

   Say it when you first meet.

Worksheet: Numbers and names worksheet

Review list. un · deux · trois · quatre

Tu ou vous : choisir sur la première phrase

French makes one decision before it says anything else: tu for friends and family, vous for strangers, shops and anyone older. « Bonjour » opens both doors; the pronoun picks the room.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this French practice tests. French. Every exercise works on grammatical gender and agreement, the passé composé/imparfait split, the two registers of tu and vous, and the nasal vowels that make liaison audible.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Tu ou vous : choisir sur la première phrase — Choose the meaning of vous (voo) in this lesson.

   1. you (polite)
   2. you (familiar)
   3. madam
   4. sir
   Show the answer

   you (polite)

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Tu ou vous : choisir sur la première phrase — Type the French expression meaning “you (familiar)”.

   Show the answer

   tu

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Tu ou vous : choisir sur la première phrase — Interpret the Latin with French diacritics (é è ê à ç ù î ô û œ « ») in context: Bonjour madame, comment allez-vous ? (boh(n)-ZHOOR mah-DAHM, koh-mah(n) tah-lay-VOO ?).

   Show the answer

   Hello madam, how are you?

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Tu ou vous : choisir sur la première phrase — Write in Latin with French diacritics (é è ê à ç ù î ô û œ « »): Hi Théo, how are you?.

   Show the answer

   Salut Théo, comment vas-tu ?

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Tu ou vous : choisir sur la première phrase — Match madame to its lesson meaning.

   1. madam
   2. you (polite)
   3. you (familiar)
   Show the answer

   madam

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Tu ou vous : choisir sur la première phrase — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent French: Shall we go to the café?.

   Show the answer

   On va au café ?

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Tu ou vous : choisir sur la première phrase — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (vous + verb (2nd person plural) · tu + verb (2nd person singular) · on + 3rd person singular): Hello madam, how are you?.

   Show the answer

   Bonjour madame, comment allez-vous ?

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Tu ou vous : choisir sur la première phrase — Select the French form for “sir”.

   1. monsieur
   2. on
   Show the answer

   monsieur

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Tu ou vous : choisir sur la première phrase — Correct the model the lesson warns about: Bonjour madame, comment vas-tu ?

   Show the answer

   Bonjour madame, comment allez-vous ?

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Tu ou vous : choisir sur la première phrase — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Hello sir, excuse me, are you the teacher?

    Show the answer

    Oui, c'est moi. Et vous ?

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Tu ou vous : choisir sur la première phrase — Read “Je m'appelle Léa. Je suis nouvelle.” (zhuh mah-PEL lay-AH. zhuh swee noo-VEL.). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    My name is Léa. I'm new.

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Tu ou vous : choisir sur la première phrase — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: Welcome, miss. We start at nine.

    Show the answer

    Bienvenue, mademoiselle. On commence à neuf heures.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits vous?

   1. you (polite)
   2. you (familiar)
   3. madam
   4. sir
   Show the answer

   you (polite)

   vous (voo) means you (polite) in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits tu?

   1. you (familiar)
   2. you (polite)
   3. madam
   4. sir
   Show the answer

   you (familiar)

   tu (tü) means you (familiar) in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits madame?

   1. madam
   2. you (polite)
   3. you (familiar)
   4. sir
   Show the answer

   madam

   madame (mah-DAHM) means madam in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits monsieur?

   1. sir
   2. you (polite)
   3. you (familiar)
   4. madam
   Show the answer

   sir

   monsieur (muh-SYUH) means sir in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits on?

   1. one, we (spoken)
   2. you (polite)
   3. you (familiar)
   4. madam
   Show the answer

   one, we (spoken)

   on (oh(n)) means one, we (spoken) in this lesson.

Worksheet: Tu/vous worksheet

Review list. vous · tu · madame · monsieur

Daily life

Family and AVOIR (age)

Meet the family: MÈRE, PÈRE, FRÈRE, SŒUR. Age uses AVOIR (to have): J'AI DIX ANS = I have 10 years = I am 10. Ask: TU AS QUEL ÂGE? (You have what age?)

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this French practice tests. reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension, main idea, detail identification, inference. Every exercise works on French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register.

1. translate into the languagePractice 3 [reverse translation] — Family and AVOIR (age): Produce “man” in Latin script, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   le frère

2. matchingPractice 4 [matching] — Family and AVOIR (age): Match la sœur to its contextual meaning.

   1. son
   2. sister
   3. daughter
   Show the answer

   sister

3. put it in orderPractice 5 [reorder] — Family and AVOIR (age): Rebuild this model with correct French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register: How old are you?

   Show the answer

   Tu as quel âge?

4. build the sentencePractice 6 [sentence building] — Family and AVOIR (age): Rebuild this model with correct French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register: My sister is 7.

   Show the answer

   Ma sœur a sept ans.

5. choose the wordPractice 7 [word selection] — Family and AVOIR (age): Select the correct target form for “family”.

   1. l'ami / l'amie
   2. la mère
   3. la famille
   Show the answer

   la famille

6. find the mistakePractice 8 [error correction] — Family and AVOIR (age): Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “How old are you?”.

   Show the answer

   Tu as quel âge?

7. finish the dialoguePractice 9 [dialogue completion] — Family and AVOIR (age): Complete Léa’s turn in the taught register: Do you have brothers/sisters?

   Show the answer

   Tu as des frères?

8. readingPractice 10 [reading comprehension] — Family and AVOIR (age): Read Oui, j'ai un frère et une sœur. (wee, zheh uhn frair eh ewn surr.). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Yes, I have one brother and one sister.

9. paragraphPractice 11 [paragraph comprehension] — Family and AVOIR (age): Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: Ta sœur a quel âge?

   Show the answer

   How old is your sister?

10. the main ideaPractice 12 [main idea] — Family and AVOIR (age): What is the central communicative purpose of “Family and AVOIR (age)”?

    Show the answer

    Meet the family: MÈRE, PÈRE, FRÈRE, SŒUR.

11. spot the detailPractice 13 [detail identification] — Family and AVOIR (age): Read Tu as des frères? (tew ah deh frair?). What exact detail is communicated?

    Show the answer

    Do you have brothers/sisters?

12. what is meantPractice 14 [inference] — Family and AVOIR (age): Infer the intended meaning or social force of Tu as quel âge? without overclaiming.

    Show the answer

    How old are you?

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkJ'AI DIX ANS means…

   1. I have ten houses
   2. I am ten years old
   3. I like ten songs
   4. I see ten birds
   Show the answer

   I am ten years old

   Avoir + ans = age.

2. quick checkLA SŒUR is…

   1. brother
   2. sister
   3. mother
   4. daughter
   Show the answer

   sister

   Sœur = sister.

3. quick checkWhich asks about age?

   1. Comment ça va?
   2. Tu as quel âge?
   3. Tu habites où?
   4. Quelle heure?
   Show the answer

   Tu as quel âge?

   Quel âge = what age.

4. quick check'My sister is 7' is…

   1. Ma sœur a sept ans
   2. Ma sœur est sept
   3. Ma sœur sept ans
   4. J'ai sœur sept
   Show the answer

   Ma sœur a sept ans

   A + number + ans.

5. quick checkUN FRÈRE ET UNE SŒUR means…

   1. two brothers
   2. two sisters
   3. a brother and a sister
   4. no siblings
   Show the answer

   a brother and a sister

   Un = a (m), une = a (f).

Worksheet: Family worksheet

Review list. la mère · le père · le frère · la sœur

Food and -ER verbs

Food first! EAU, PAIN, LAIT, POMME. Order with JE VOUDRAIS (I would like): JE VOUDRAIS UN CAFÉ. Most verbs end in -ER: PARLER → JE PARLE, TU PARLES, IL PARLE (all sound the same: parl!).

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this French practice tests. listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder. Every exercise works on French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register.

1. listeningPractice 4 [listening comprehension] — Food and -ER verbs: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Two euros.

2. dictationPractice 5 [dictation] — Food and -ER verbs: Play the labeled synthetic French audio and type the complete line in Latin script.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Bonjour! Je voudrais un café, s'il vous plaît.

3. listen and choosePractice 6 [listen and choose] — Food and -ER verbs: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

   1. Large or small?
   2. Large, thanks. How much is it?
   3. chicken

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Large or small?

4. listen, then orderPractice 7 [listen and reorder] — Food and -ER verbs: Rebuild this model with correct French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register: I speak French.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Je parle français.

5. listen and fillPractice listen and fill — Food and -ER verbs: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “Deux…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Deux euros.

6. repeat itPractice 9 [repeat after audio] — Food and -ER verbs: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Bonjour! Je voudrais un café, s'il vous plaît.

7. multiple choicePractice 10 [multiple choice] — Food and -ER verbs: Choose the contextual meaning of le pain (luh pa(n)).

   1. bread
   2. milk
   3. apple
   Show the answer

   bread

8. fill the gapPractice 11 [fill in the blank] — Food and -ER verbs: Type the complete Latin script expression meaning “pen”.

   Show the answer

   le lait

9. translatePractice 12 [translation] — Food and -ER verbs: Read la pomme (lah pohm) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   apple

10. translate into the languagePractice 13 [reverse translation] — Food and -ER verbs: Produce “rice” in Latin script, not romanisation alone.

    Show the answer

    le riz

11. matchingPractice 14 [matching] — Food and -ER verbs: Match le poulet to its contextual meaning.

    1. coffee
    2. chicken
    3. tea
    Show the answer

    chicken

12. put it in orderPractice 15 [reorder] — Food and -ER verbs: Rebuild this model with correct French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register: She sings well.

    Show the answer

    Deux euros.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkTU PARLES sounds like…

   1. par-less
   2. parl (S silent)
   3. par-leez
   4. par-less-uh
   Show the answer

   parl (S silent)

   Final S is silent.

2. quick checkLE POULET is…

   1. bread
   2. rice
   3. chicken
   4. apple
   Show the answer

   chicken

   Poulet = chicken.

3. quick checkC'EST COMBIEN? means…

   1. Where is it?
   2. How much is it?
   3. What time is it?
   4. Who is it?
   Show the answer

   How much is it?

   Combien = how much.

4. quick check'She sings well' is…

   1. Elle chante bien
   2. Elle chantes bien
   3. Elle chanter bien
   4. Elle chant bien
   Show the answer

   Elle chante bien

   Elle + -E: chante.

5. quick checkThe polite order word is…

   1. je veux
   2. je voudrais
   3. j'ai
   4. donne
   Show the answer

   je voudrais

   Je voudrais = I would like.

Worksheet: Food worksheet

Review list. l'eau · le pain · le lait · la pomme

Où j'habite : il y a et les pièces

Home is described with IL Y A (there is / there are) and a room list: un appartement, une chambre, la cuisine, le salon. « J'habite près de » places the flat in the city.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this French practice tests. French. Every exercise works on grammatical gender and agreement, the passé composé/imparfait split, the two registers of tu and vous, and the nasal vowels that make liaison audible.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Où j'habite : il y a et les pièces — Choose the meaning of habiter (ah-bee-TAY) in this lesson.

   1. to live
   2. there is / there are
   3. bedroom
   4. kitchen
   Show the answer

   to live

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Où j'habite : il y a et les pièces — Type the French expression meaning “there is / there are”.

   Show the answer

   il y a

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Où j'habite : il y a et les pièces — Interpret the Latin with French diacritics (é è ê à ç ù î ô û œ « ») in context: Il y a deux chambres. (eel yah duh SHAH(N)-bruh.).

   Show the answer

   There are two bedrooms.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Où j'habite : il y a et les pièces — Write in Latin with French diacritics (é è ê à ç ù î ô û œ « »): There is no balcony..

   Show the answer

   Il n'y a pas de balcon.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Où j'habite : il y a et les pièces — Match la chambre to its lesson meaning.

   1. bedroom
   2. to live
   3. there is / there are
   Show the answer

   bedroom

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Où j'habite : il y a et les pièces — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent French: I live near the centre..

   Show the answer

   J'habite près du centre.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Où j'habite : il y a et les pièces — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (il y a + noun · il n'y a pas de + noun · j'habite + place): There are two bedrooms..

   Show the answer

   Il y a deux chambres.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Où j'habite : il y a et les pièces — Select the French form for “kitchen”.

   1. la cuisine
   2. près de
   Show the answer

   la cuisine

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Où j'habite : il y a et les pièces — Correct the model the lesson warns about: Il y a sont deux chambres.

   Show the answer

   Il y a deux chambres.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Où j'habite : il y a et les pièces — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Where do you live?

    Show the answer

    Près du centre, dans un petit appartement.

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Où j'habite : il y a et les pièces — Read “Il y a combien de pièces ?” (eel yah koh(n)-BYA(N) duh PYESS ?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    How many rooms are there?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Où j'habite : il y a et les pièces — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: Two bedrooms, a kitchen and a living room. No balcony, alas.

    Show the answer

    Deux chambres, une cuisine et un salon. Pas de balcon, hélas.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits habiter?

   1. to live
   2. there is / there are
   3. bedroom
   4. kitchen
   Show the answer

   to live

   habiter (ah-bee-TAY) means to live in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits il y a?

   1. there is / there are
   2. to live
   3. bedroom
   4. kitchen
   Show the answer

   there is / there are

   il y a (eel yah) means there is / there are in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits la chambre?

   1. bedroom
   2. to live
   3. there is / there are
   4. kitchen
   Show the answer

   bedroom

   la chambre (lah SHAH(N)-bruh) means bedroom in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits la cuisine?

   1. kitchen
   2. to live
   3. there is / there are
   4. bedroom
   Show the answer

   kitchen

   la cuisine (lah kü-ee-ZEEN) means kitchen in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits près de?

   1. near
   2. to live
   3. there is / there are
   4. bedroom
   Show the answer

   near

   près de (preh duh) means near in this lesson.

Worksheet: Home worksheet

Review list. habiter · il y a · la chambre · la cuisine

Describing words

Colors and adjectives

Adjectives match gender AND usually come AFTER the noun: LA MAISON BLANCHE (the white house). Most add -E for feminine: ROUGE stays, but BLANC → BLANCHE, NOIR → NOIRE.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this French practice tests. sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension, main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose. Every exercise works on French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register.

1. build the sentencePractice 5 [sentence building] — Colors and adjectives: Rebuild this model with correct French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register: The white house.

   Show the answer

   La maison blanche.

2. choose the wordPractice 6 [word selection] — Colors and adjectives: Select the correct target form for “black”.

   1. grand
   2. petit
   3. noir
   Show the answer

   noir

3. find the mistakePractice 7 [error correction] — Colors and adjectives: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “The red book.”.

   Show the answer

   Le livre rouge.

4. finish the dialoguePractice 8 [dialogue completion] — Colors and adjectives: Complete Théo’s turn in the taught register: Yes, it is big and red.

   Show the answer

   Oui, elle est grande et rouge.

5. readingPractice 9 [reading comprehension] — Colors and adjectives: Read J'aime la maison blanche. (zhemm lah meh-ZOH(n) blah(n)sh.). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   I like the white house.

6. paragraphPractice 10 [paragraph comprehension] — Colors and adjectives: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: Et la voiture rouge?

   Show the answer

   And the red car?

7. the main ideaPractice 11 [main idea] — Colors and adjectives: What is the central communicative purpose of “Colors and adjectives”?

   Show the answer

   Adjectives match gender AND usually come AFTER the noun: LA MAISON BLANCHE (the white house).

8. spot the detailPractice 12 [detail identification] — Colors and adjectives: Read Oui, elle est grande et rouge. (wee, ell eh grah(n)d eh rroozh.). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Yes, it is big and red.

9. what is meantPractice 13 [inference] — Colors and adjectives: Infer the intended meaning or social force of Le livre rouge. without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   The red book.

10. listeningPractice 14 [listening comprehension] — Colors and adjectives: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    And the red car?

11. dictationPractice 15 [dictation] — Colors and adjectives: Play the labeled synthetic French audio and type the complete line in Latin script.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    Elle est très jolie.

12. listen and choosePractice 16 [listen and choose] — Colors and adjectives: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

    1. Yes, it is big and red.
    2. I like the white house.
    3. small

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    Yes, it is big and red.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkLA MAISON BLANCHE means…

   1. the white house
   2. the black house
   3. the big house
   4. the red house
   Show the answer

   the white house

   Maison (f) + blanche.

2. quick checkBLANC → BLANCHE because…

   1. it sounds nice
   2. feminine adds -E (and sounds the C)
   3. plural
   4. formal
   Show the answer

   feminine adds -E (and sounds the C)

   Feminine ending changes sound.

3. quick checkLES CHAUSSURES NOIRES: why NOIRES?

   1. it is long
   2. feminine plural
   3. shoes are black
   4. all adjectives
   Show the answer

   feminine plural

   Feminine plural: -ES.

4. quick checkROUGE never changes because…

   1. it ends in E already
   2. it is special
   3. it is masculine
   4. colors don't change
   Show the answer

   it ends in E already

   -E adjectives: same m/f.

5. quick checkColors usually go…

   1. before the noun
   2. after the noun
   3. at sentence start
   4. nowhere
   Show the answer

   after the noun

   La maison blanche — after!

Worksheet: Colors worksheet

Review list. rouge · bleu · vert · jaune

Days, months, and telling time

Days are lowercase and masculine: LE LUNDI. Time: QUELLE HEURE EST-IL? Answer: IL EST TROIS HEURES. Half: ET DEMIE — IL EST TROIS HEURES ET DEMIE.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this French practice tests. listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction. Every exercise works on French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register.

1. listen, then orderPractice 6 [listen and reorder] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Rebuild this model with correct French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register: It is half past three.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Il est trois heures et demie.

2. listen and fillPractice listen and fill — Days, months, and telling time: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “On…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   On se voit demain?

3. repeat itPractice 8 [repeat after audio] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Oui, mardi à dix heures.

4. multiple choicePractice 9 [multiple choice] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Choose the contextual meaning of lundi (luhn-DEE).

   1. Monday
   2. Tuesday
   3. Wednesday
   Show the answer

   Monday

5. fill the gapPractice 10 [fill in the blank] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Type the complete Latin script expression meaning “Tuesday”.

   Show the answer

   mardi

6. translatePractice 11 [translation] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Read mercredi (mair-kruh-DEE) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   Wednesday

7. translate into the languagePractice 12 [reverse translation] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Produce “today” in Latin script, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   aujourd'hui

8. matchingPractice 13 [matching] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Match demain to its contextual meaning.

   1. yesterday
   2. tomorrow
   3. week
   Show the answer

   tomorrow

9. put it in orderPractice 14 [reorder] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Rebuild this model with correct French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register: It is three o'clock.

   Show the answer

   Quelle heure est-il?

10. build the sentencePractice 15 [sentence building] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Rebuild this model with correct French gender/agreement, verb forms, liaison awareness, pronunciation, and formal versus informal register: It is half past three.

    Show the answer

    Il est trois heures et demie.

11. choose the wordPractice 16 [word selection] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Select the correct target form for “hour / time”.

    1. lundi
    2. mardi
    3. l'heure
    Show the answer

    l'heure

12. find the mistakePractice 17 [error correction] — Days, months, and telling hour / time: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “It is three o'clock.”.

    Show the answer

    Quelle heure est-il?

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkIL EST UNE HEURE uses UNE because…

   1. one is lucky
   2. heure is feminine
   3. morning
   4. all times
   Show the answer

   heure is feminine

   Une heure — feminine.

2. quick checkQUELLE HEURE EST-IL? means…

   1. What day is it?
   2. What time is it?
   3. Where are you?
   4. How are you?
   Show the answer

   What time is it?

   Heure = hour/time.

3. quick checkET DEMIE means…

   1. and a quarter
   2. and a half
   3. and ten
   4. o'clock sharp
   Show the answer

   and a half

   Demie = half.

4. quick checkFrench days are written…

   1. CAPITALISED
   2. lowercase
   3. in English
   4. never
   Show the answer

   lowercase

   lundi, mardi — lowercase.

5. quick checkDEMAIN means…

   1. today
   2. tomorrow
   3. yesterday
   4. morning
   Show the answer

   tomorrow

   Demain = tomorrow.

Worksheet: Time worksheet

Review list. lundi · mardi · mercredi · aujourd'hui

Le temps et les saisons

Weather is impersonal and short: IL FAIT BEAU, IL PLEUT, IL FAIT FROID. Seasons take EN for the ones you live through and À for the ones you name in a date.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this French practice tests. French. Every exercise works on grammatical gender and agreement, the passé composé/imparfait split, the two registers of tu and vous, and the nasal vowels that make liaison audible.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Le temps et les saisons — Choose the meaning of il fait beau (eel feh BOH) in this lesson.

   1. the weather is nice
   2. it is raining
   3. it is cold
   4. summer
   Show the answer

   the weather is nice

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Le temps et les saisons — Type the French expression meaning “it is raining”.

   Show the answer

   il pleut

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Le temps et les saisons — Interpret the Latin with French diacritics (é è ê à ç ù î ô û œ « ») in context: Il fait beau en été. (eel feh BOH ah(n) nay-TAY.).

   Show the answer

   The weather is nice in summer.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Le temps et les saisons — Write in Latin with French diacritics (é è ê à ç ù î ô û œ « »): It often rains in autumn..

   Show the answer

   Il pleut souvent en automne.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Le temps et les saisons — Match il fait froid to its lesson meaning.

   1. it is cold
   2. the weather is nice
   3. it is raining
   Show the answer

   it is cold

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Le temps et les saisons — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent French: In spring, does it still snow?.

   Show the answer

   Au printemps, il neige encore ?

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Le temps et les saisons — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (il fait + adjective · il pleut / il neige · en été / en hiver · au printemps / en automne): The weather is nice in summer..

   Show the answer

   Il fait beau en été.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Le temps et les saisons — Select the French form for “summer”.

   1. l'été
   2. l'hiver
   Show the answer

   l'été

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Le temps et les saisons — Correct the model the lesson warns about: Il est froid aujourd'hui.

   Show the answer

   Il fait froid aujourd'hui.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Le temps et les saisons — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: What is the weather like in Paris?

    Show the answer

    Il pleut et il fait froid. C'est l'hiver, quoi.

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Le temps et les saisons — Read “Et en été ?” (ay ah(n) nay-TAY ?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    And in summer?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Le temps et les saisons — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: The weather is nice and people go out. It's the best season.

    Show the answer

    Il fait beau et les gens sortent. C'est la meilleure saison.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits il fait beau?

   1. the weather is nice
   2. it is raining
   3. it is cold
   4. summer
   Show the answer

   the weather is nice

   il fait beau (eel feh BOH) means the weather is nice in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits il pleut?

   1. it is raining
   2. the weather is nice
   3. it is cold
   4. summer
   Show the answer

   it is raining

   il pleut (eel PLUH) means it is raining in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits il fait froid?

   1. it is cold
   2. the weather is nice
   3. it is raining
   4. summer
   Show the answer

   it is cold

   il fait froid (eel feh FRWAH) means it is cold in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits l'été?

   1. summer
   2. the weather is nice
   3. it is raining
   4. it is cold
   Show the answer

   summer

   l'été (lay-TAY) means summer in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits l'hiver?

   1. winter
   2. the weather is nice
   3. it is raining
   4. it is cold
   Show the answer

   winter

   l'hiver (lee-VEHR) means winter in this lesson.

Worksheet: Weather worksheet

Review list. il fait beau · il pleut · il fait froid · l'été

Recall drills — 130 more questions from the A1 words

These 130 drills are generated from the French A1 vocabulary list — the words of “First words” through “Describing words”, in both directions: recognition (word → meaning) and production (meaning → word). They re-ask what the course data already contains; no answer here was written by a machine, and a generated drill is practice, never a lesson.

The A1 test — 10 items

The 10-item test closes French A1. Answers are shown; in the course player the same test decides whether French A2 unlocks.

1. translate into the languageSay: hello

   Show the answer

   bonjour

2. translate into the languageSay: I am Léa

   Show the answer

   Je suis Léa

3. fill the gapJ'ai ___ ans (I am 9)

   Show the answer

   neuf

4. choose'Do you speak English?'

   1. Tu parles anglais?
   2. Je parle anglais?
   3. Elle parle anglais?
   4. Parler anglais?
   Show the answer

   Tu parles anglais?

5. translate into EnglishC'est combien?

   Show the answer

   How much is it?

6. fill the gapLa maison ___ (white)

   Show the answer

   blanche

7. put it in orderOrder: ans / ai / dix / j'

   Show the answer

   j'ai dix ans

8. say it out loudSay aloud: Je voudrais un café, s'il vous plaît.

   Show the answer

   Je voudrais un café, s'il vous plaît.

9. fill the gapIl est trois heures et ___ (half)

   Show the answer

   demie

10. choose'My sister is 7'

    1. Ma sœur a sept ans
    2. Ma sœur est sept
    3. Ma sœur sept ans
    4. J'ai sœur sept
    Show the answer

    Ma sœur a sept ans

French A1 beyond the drills — culture, reading, listening, idioms

These sections are written for French A1 specifically. The reading text is EkGuru's own; the culture note cites where its facts come from; the idioms and the mistakes list are the ones this level actually trips over.

Culture note

Bonjour is not a word, it is a door: French opens every exchange with it and closes with au revoir. The tu/vous choice is made on the first sentence — vous for a stranger, a shopkeeper or anyone older, tu for family, friends and classmates who have offered it.

Source (named, not linked): en.wikipedia.org, the article “French language”.

Reading — read this aloud, slowly

What it says: Léa arrives at the café in the morning. 'Hello, a coffee, please.' The waiter answers: 'Hello! And with that?' She takes a croissant and asks the time. 'It is a quarter past eight.' She says thank you, goodbye, and walks to work, because the office is very close.

Listening — one voice, one text

Use the speaker button to hear this text with a browser voice tagged fr-FR; playback starts only after a click. If no matching voice is installed, read it aloud yourself — the rhythm is the point.

What it says: Léa: Hello, how are you? Théo: I'm fine, thanks. And you? Léa: Fine. What is your name again? Théo: Théo. Nice to meet you!

10 idioms and fixed phrases

The 3 mistakes this level makes

• Bonjour, comment allez-tu ? → Bonjour, comment allez-vous ? / Bonjour, comment vas-tu ? The vous form and the tu form cannot mix inside one question.
• Merci vous. → Merci. Merci takes no object; to insist, use merci beaucoup.
• Je m'appelle je suis Léa. → Je m'appelle Léa. / Je suis Léa. Two introductions; use one.

Your task

Meet someone twice Write the same introduction twice: once at a party to someone your age (tu, first name) and once at a doctor's reception desk (vous, surname). Keep both to four lines, read them aloud, and notice that the politeness lives in the pronoun, not in the adjectives.

After A1: the A1+ checkpoint

A1+ is not a certificate — it is the half-step between French A1 and the next level, and it is on this site’s ladder because language schools use it. You are at A1+ when you can ask for things, give a phone number, name the days. Get there by working the recall drills above and the review deck until nothing on this page surprises you, then open the A2 pages.

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