French from scratch!
Decided to learn French? Great choice! French is spoken by over 300 million people in 43 countries around the world – from Paris to Montreal, from Brussels to Dakar. Many consider French the most beautiful language on the planet – and it’s easy to verify this by starting to learn it from scratch right now. Lingust will help you with this – for free and at a comfortable pace.
For the beginner level, the is provided in the form of online lessons. The first 12 lessons are dedicated to the rules of reading and pronunciation. It is important to master these lessons well, otherwise, you won’t be able to read properly later, and comprehending spoken text will be even harder given the speed of speech. By mastering these lessons, you’ll have one less problem, because, for example, in English, it is very difficult to read a text correctly without checking a dictionary. Here, you can learn this, although it will be harder than, for example, in German, where you don’t need to look in the dictionary for pronunciation at all, whereas in Chinese you constantly need to carry a dictionary around... We digressed a bit... :)
Next, there will be 20 lessons on grammar and vocabulary, accompanied by tests to consolidate the material. These lessons are suitable for both children and adults. By mastering them, you will be able to communicate in French on everyday topics, read intermediate-level French texts, and get rid of the awkward feeling of being an outsider when going on vacation to Paris or any French-speaking country without knowing the norms of language behavior.
The exercises are accompanied by text input forms; the answers to the exercises are located below them on the right in the form of a key 
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What you will get after completing the course
- Correct pronunciation – 12 lessons are dedicated entirely to phonetics and reading rules
- Basic grammar and vocabulary – 20 lessons with tests for consolidation
- Reading skills – you will be able to read French texts without a dictionary
- Speaking skills – you will be able to communicate on everyday topics
- Completely free – all lessons, audio, and tests are publicly available
Go to → the list of lessons ← (Click)
What are other reasons to learn French?
- A paradise for book lovers. France is the world leader in the number of Nobel laureates in literature (16 prizes!). Hugo, Camus, Sartre, Proust – they all wrote in French. Reading them in the original is a completely different experience.
- France is visited by over 60 million tourists annually - you won’t be bored.
- France is famous for the quality of its high technologies, and French is an important language of technology and business in the world. (The second language on the Internet.)
- More than 50 thousand English words have French origins. There is also a large number of them in the Russian language.
- France offers a huge number of generous scholarships for our graduates.
- French is the second most popular language to learn after English.
- French is one of the two official languages of the Olympic Games.
- French-speaking Africa represents a larger territory than the USA.
- Montréal is the second-largest French-speaking city in the world.
- Let’s not forget about the masterpieces of music and cinema!
Interesting facts about the French language
- French was the language of the royal court and law in England for over 300 years – from 1066 to 1362. This is exactly why there are so many French loanwords in English.
- French is one of the 6 official languages of the UN and a working language of the International Olympic Committee, NATO, and the Red Cross.
- The French word eau (water) consists of 3 letters but is pronounced as one sound – [o]. About a third of the letters in French words are not pronounced, which is why the first 12 lessons of the course are dedicated specifically to pronunciation and reading rules.
- The longest French word – anticonstitutionnellement (25 letters) – means "unconstitutionally".
- France still has a special state organization – Académie française – which has been monitoring the purity of the language since 1635.
- There are only 2 genders in French (masculine and feminine), unlike 3 genders in German or Russian. One less problem!
Start learning French right now
French is not only the language of romance but also the language of international diplomacy, science, and business. Start with the first lesson on pronunciation, and after a few months of regular practice, you will be able to read, understand by ear, and communicate in French. All you need is desire and a little time every day.
Go to → the list of lessons ← (Click)