Bonjour! My name is David and I’ve been offering French lessons online since 2013. Over the years I’ve realized that there are lots of useful words, phrases and expressions that come up over and over again during the lessons. These words consist of grammar-related words, internet/computer-related words as well lots of simple commands.
Essential words for an online French lesson
- J’apprends le français en ligne. I’m learning French online.
- Je cherche un/une prof. I’m looking for a teacher.
- le prof de français French teacher
- une leçon de français a French lesson
- un cours de français a French lesson
- le livre textbook
- le manuel textbook
- le chapitre chapter
Various lessons and lesson types
- un débutant beginner
- un étudiant student m
- une étudiante student f
- le niveau débutant beginner level
- le niveau intermediaire intermediate level
- le niveau avancé advanced level
Commands and things to say during lessons
- Quelle page? Which page?
- Tourne la page. Turn the page.
- Répète ce mot. Repeat this word
- Répète cette phrase. Repeat this sentence
- Répète après moi. Repeat after me!
- bravo! good job!
- écoute! listen!
- écoutez! listen (to two or more people)
- prononce ce mot pronounce this word
- ne prononce pas le T. Don’t pronounce the T.
- une lettre muette a silent letter
- J’ai fait une faute. I made a mistake.
- J’ai fait une erreur. I made a mistake.
- c’est mon tour it’s my turn
- c’est ton tour it’s your turn
- c’est facile! it’s easy
- c’est difficile! it’s difficult!
- Oui, c’est ça! Yes, that’s it!
- je n’arrive pas! I can’t (do it)!
- je comprends I understand
- je ne comprends pas I don’t understand
- tu as compris? did you understand?
- je n’ai pas compris. I didn’t understand
- encore une fois, s’il te plaît. One more time, please.
- Nous allons apprendre… we’re going to learn…
- On va étudier…We’re going to learn…
Grammar words
- le vocabulaire vocabulary
- la grammaire grammar
- la liason connecting two words together
- le nom masculin masculine noun
- le nom féminin feminine noun
- c’est pluriel it’s plural
- c’est singulier it’s singular
- le verbe the verb
- les verbes reguliers regular verbs
- les verbes irreguliers irregular verbs
- le passé composé past tense
- le future simple future tense
- l’imparfait imperfect tense
- les verbes reflechis pronominal verbs
- le present de l’indicatif present tense
- l’adjectif adjective
Activities during lessons
- pratiquer la conversation practice conversation
- le dialogue dialogue, conversation
- faire des exercises to do exercises
- télécharger le PDF download the PDF
Scheduling and planning
- une fois par semaine once weekely
- deux fois par semaine twice weekly
- une heure one hour
- cinquante-cinq minutes 55 minutes
- Combien par heure? How much per hour?
- la prochaine leçon next lesson
- la dernière leçon the last lesson
Internet related
- la connection internet the internet connection
- une mauvaise connection a bad connection
- une bonne connection a good connection
- télécharger le skype to download Skype
- ouvrir la chatbox to open the chatbox
- regarder la chatbox look at the chatbox
- Clique le lien. Click the link.
- Je te vois! I see you!
- Je ne te vois pas. I can’t see you.
- Tu me vois? Do you see me?
- Je t’entends! I hear you!
- Je ne t’entends pas. I can’t hear you.
- Tu m’entends? Do you hear me?
Learn more:
- Books for learning French
- French DELF & DALF Exams
- Vocabulary main page
- Essential French verb tenses
- Find an online French tutor
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David Issokson is a lifelong language enthusiast. His head is swimming with words and sounds as he speaks over six languages. Of all the languages he speaks, he's the most passionate about French! David has helped hundreds of students to improve their French in his private online lessons. When procrastinating working on his site, FrenchLearner.com, David enjoys his time skiing and hiking in Teton Valley, Idaho.
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Bonjour! My name is David Issokson. I'm based in Victor, Idaho (near Jackson, Wyoming) and have helped hundreds of students to learn French online since 2013.
