Master Basic French Today: Introductory Lessons

By A Better Self (ABS) Language Institute

"Master Basic French Today" is a comprehensive eBook designed to kickstart your journey into the beautiful French language. Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to refresh your skills, this eBook provides a user-friendly approach to mastering essential French vocabulary, grammar, and conversational phrases. With interactive exercises, practical examples, and cultural insights, you'll gain the confidence you need to start speaking and understanding French right away. Start your language adventure today and unlock the doors to French culture and communication with "Master Basic French Today."

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bowles Books; PublishDrive edition
• Release date: Mar 14, 2024
• ISBN: 9783203787220

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Master Basic French Today

Master Basic French Today

Introductory Lessons

A Better Self (ABS) Language Institute

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Contents

Introductory Lessons

Level One Lessons

Introductory Lessons

Contents

I. Introduction (Introduction)

II. The alphabet (L’alphabet)

III. Greetings (Les salutations)

IV. Formal speech (Le discours formel)

V. Numbers (Les nombres)

VI. Dates (Les dates)

VII. Telling time (L’heure)

I

Introduction (Introduction)

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language by around 136 million people worldwide. A total of 500 million speak it as either a first, second, or foreign language. Moreover, some 200 million people learn French as a foreign language. French speaking communities are present in 56 countries and territories. Most native speakers of the language live in France, the rest live essentially in Canada, particularly the province of Quebec, with minorities in the Atlantic provinces, Ontario, and Western Canada, as well as Belgium, Switzerland, Monaco, Luxembourg, and the U.S. states of Louisiana and Maine. Most second-language speakers of French live in Francophone Africa, arguably exceeding the number of native speakers.

French is a descendant of the Latin language of the Roman Empire, as are national languages such as Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian and Catalan, and minority languages ranging from Occitan to Neapolitan and many more. Its closest relatives however are the other langues d'oïl and French-based creole languages. Its development was also influenced by the native Celtic languages of Roman Gaul and by the (Germanic) Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders.

It is an official language in 29 countries, plus the Vatican City, which form what is called, in French, La Francophonie, the community of French-speaking countries. It is an official language of all United Nations agencies and a large number of international organizations. According to the European Union, 129 million (or 26% of the Union's total population), in 27 member states speak French, of which 65 million are native speakers and 69 million claim to speak