Lesson 9 - Articles and Possessives
Pick up more vocabulary as well as how to express definite articles and possession.
Lesson 8 - Vocabulary (Common Objects)
Infuse your French with a rush of vocabulary words.
Lesson 7 - Numbers (1 to 20)
Count from 1 to 20.
Lesson 6 - Dialogue
Practice your French with an authentic dialogue.
Lesson 5 - Goodbyes
There are lots of great ways to say goodbye. Learn a few of them.
Lesson 4 - Vocabulary (Names of Places)
Pick up some useful vocabulary associated with locations.
Lesson 3 - Verbs (to go, to be, to be named)
Start building sentences with some core verbs.
Lesson 2 - Greetings
Learn to greet people.
Lesson 1 - Vocabulary 1 (Parts of the Day/Personal Pronouns)
Start off with some basic vocabulary as well as personal pronouns.
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Learn Italian language with our tenth “Culture Shot”, a weekly small bite of culture coming directly from Italy! Today we are telling a story about "Pasqua" (Easter). We'll learn one of the most well known Italian proverbs, one that says a lot about Italians and their philosophy of life. In the meantime, we'll review and [...]
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