French for beginners: guides and exercises
Start learning French with seven free guides. Practise introductions, café orders, directions and more with explanations, exercises and answers.
French LingoA short routine
Choose one guide. Spend two minutes reading the exchange, two saying it aloud and one answering the exercise. Check the answer, then change a name, place or number. Later, try the exchange without looking. Five minutes is a suggested routine, not a promise of a particular result.
Keep useful details
Accents can change pronunciation or meaning: ou means “or” and où means “where”. Keep accents and ç, and listen to the examples.
French in France and beyond
The examples use everyday French and explain a France-specific choice when needed. French varies across regions; a different accent or a regional word is not automatically a mistake.
Practical guides
Ask for directions in France
Where is the station?
Shop and ask prices in French
How much is it?
Check in at a hotel in French
I have a reservation.
Tell the time and make plans in French
What time is it?
French greetings and introductions
My name is Anna.
Order at a café in French
A coffee, please.
Ask clear questions in French
Can you repeat that?
French translator for text and voice
Use the French Lingo translator to work with French text and supported voice input, check meaning in context and keep the phrases you want to reuse.
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