Beginner's Guide to French

French  is one of the world's most popular languages because it is so diverse. With its complex grammar, beautiful sounds, and rich vocabulary, you can use French to express just about anything! Whether you are traveling abroad or have a fascination with France and francophone cultures, learning this language will open up new worlds for you. In this blog post we'll talk about everything from the alphabet to pronunciation tips to help get you started on your journey of learning French!

Learn the basic sounds of French

This is a good place to start. If you know the pronunciation it shows that you know the language. The alphabet in French has similarities with English, but it also includes some letters that are not used in English.

Basic steps

Numbers, days of the week, months of the year, colours, and other vocabulary are often the same in both French and English.
There is no definite answer for this question because it all depends on your personal learning style! Some people learn best by reading a textbook or listening to lectures while others prefer hands-on activities like flashcards, games, cooking with words, etc. Be sure that you have access to native speakers whenever possible so that you can practice speaking as well as reading/writing.

Parts of speech

In general, spoken French is faster than written French because it uses a lot more contractions. This can be hard for English speakers to get used to at first! In addition, there are no spaces between words so you have to do some mental work when reading or listening. 

Nouns and adjectives

Nouns and adjectives are also gendered in French, so words ending with an "e" are mostly feminine while those ending with consonants or a vowel are mostly masculine. This can also be hard for English speakers to get used to at first! There is no way around memorising this unfortunately - you just need practice reading and listening more than anything else.

Conjugations

For starters, the singular conjugations of most verbs will look very familiar because they almost follow the same patterns as their English equivalents. However, there are some important differences between English and French verb forms so it's definitely worth your time to review them even if you've studied another Romance language before!

Conclusion

If you are interested in learning French, start with the alphabet and basic pronunciation. Then move on to vocabulary, grammar patterns (singular vs plural, past tense verbs), etc. You can learn more about any of these topics later if you like but they are good things to be familiar with before taking your first French class or reading a French book!