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About Learn French Lessons

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Learn French Lessons is a free, beginner friendly resource for anyone learning French whether you're saying "bonjour" for the very first time or you're already comfortable with casual conversation and want to sharpen your grammar skills.

About me

I'm Maud, Belgian, French speaker, and the guide behind a community learning French language together. Here's the object; I didn't learn languages from textbooks. I learned them by jumping into new countries, over and over. Belgium, the UK, Australia, Mexico, Denmark, the Netherlands, Switzerland... each move was a masterclass in that awkward space where you understand almost everything but can't quite find your words. I know that gap intimately. And I know how to help you close it. Continue follow the site for more.

Why This Site Exists

French has a reputation for being intimidating. Tricky verb conjugations, gendered nouns, and silent letters seem to break every single rule you just learned. Most traditional French courses start the exact same way: with a dense textbook, a dry list of verb endings, and a vague promise that "fluency" is somewhere down the road.

We started Learn French Lessons because that approach leaves out the part that actually makes a language stick: understanding why French works the way it does, rather than just memorizing that it does.

This site breaks everything down into plain, clear English explanations. There are no jargon-heavy academic textbooks and no expensive paywalls, just practical lessons you can work through at your own pace. Every article covers one topic at a time (a verb tense, a grammar rule, or a pronunciation pattern) with examples you can actually use, so you're never stuck memorizing rules you don't fully understand.

What You'll Find Here

This isn't a "50 phrases to say in Paris" site. Our lessons are organized around the structural backbone of the language:

Conjugation (Conjugaison): Verb tenses and moods (present, subjunctive, imperative, and beyond) broken down by their actual formation patterns, not just rote memorization tables.

Grammar (La Grammaire): Parts of speech, articles, gender, and pronouns—the essential building blocks that hold sentences together.

Linguistics (Linguistique); For the curious student who wants to know the deeper logic behind how French language sounds and behaves (phonology, morphology, and syntax) explained simply.

Pronunciation; Master the liaison, nasal vowels, and those tricky sounds that don't exist in the English language, but trackable milestones to help sound like you mean it.

Quizzes; Short, low-pressure checks so can confirm a lesson actually landed before moving on to the next topic.

Each lesson is written to be reading once and immediately used, not filed away. Wherever it helps, I include the underlying logic of a rule like why the subjunctive exists or why irregular verbs behave the way they do instead of just handing you a random list of exceptions to memorize.

Who This Is For

Complete Beginners: Learners who want a structured, logical starting point instead of a random grab-bag of phrases.

Intermediate Students; Students who can hold a conversation but still find themselves guessing at grammar rules instead of applying them with confidence.

Independent Learners: Anyone studying French without a formal classroom or a private tutor who needs material that explains itself clearly enough to self-check.

My Approach & Who's Behind It

I don't believe French has to be intimidating, but I also don't believe it should be dumbed down. My lessons aim for a rigorous middle ground; comprehensive enough to be genuinely useful, yet simple enough that you don't need a linguistics degree to follow along. New lessons are added regularly, building progressively so the site grows into a complete course over time rather than a scattered archive of disconnected posts.

This site is run by a small team of independent French-language enthusiasts who believe quality education shouldn't be locked behind a paywall. We are not a formal school or a certified language institute; I am writers and language lovers putting together the exact resource I wish I'd had when I first started out.

Get in Touch

Have a question, a specific topic request, or spotted a typo that needs fixing? Head over to my teachenglishlessons770@gmail.com and drop me a line we read every single message.

Thank you for your visit, and welcome aboard!