Free A0 French course: complete beginner
A0 is the very start: no French yet, or a few words from school. In a few weeks you'll greet people, say who you are, count, and build your first sentences with être and avoir.
22 grammar lessons, 5 graded stories, flashcards, audio lessons and an AI conversation partner, all free during the beta.
What you'll be able to do
- Listening: I can recognise bonjour, merci, s'il vous plaît and other greetings.
- Speaking: I can say my name, where I'm from and how I am.
- Reading: I can read numbers, prices and simple signs (Entrée, Sortie, Fermé).
- Writing: I can write my name, nationality and address on a form.
What you'll learn
Sounds and greetings
Bonjour, merci, tu and vous, and how French spelling maps to sound.
Être and avoir
The two verbs everything else is built on: je suis, j'ai, c'est, il y a.
Nouns and articles
Every noun is masculine or feminine: le, la, les, un, une, des.
Your first 300 words
Numbers, days, family, food and the words you'll hear most.
Learning A0 French with AI
At A0 the AI partner keeps to very short, simple French, with English help when you need it, so you can say your first sentences to someone straight away. The AI also explains any wrong answer in a lesson, in plain English. It's included free, with a generous daily allowance; like any AI it can make mistakes, so the lessons remain the reference. More about learning French with AI.
All 22 A0 grammar lessons
Free to read here. In the app, each one is taught in short steps with audio, practised, and brought back for review.
- Subject pronouns
- Tu vs vous
- Être (to be)
- Avoir (to have)
- Aller (to go)
- Faire (to do, to make)
- Reflexive verb s'appeler
- Contractions
- Definite articles
- Indefinite articles
- Nouns
- Zero article with professions
- Feminine adjectives
- Adjective position: after the noun
- Plural adjectives
- Agreement with nationality
- C'est = it is, this is, that is
- Il y a = there is, there are
- Avoir faim, soif, chaud, froid, … ans
- J'habite à… = I live in…
- Je voudrais vs je veux
- Numbers 0–20
Reading at A0
- Bonjour, je m'appelle Léa: Léa introduces herself: her age, her city, her cat.
- La famille de Tom: Tom describes his family.
- Au café: Ordering at a café: a short dialogue.
- Ma ville: A short description of a small town by the sea.
- Le chat noir: A black cat visits a different house every day.
Questions
Can I learn French from zero for free?
Yes. SparkAI starts at A0, from your first words, and the whole course is free during the beta. No account is needed to start.
How long does A0 take?
A few weeks at 15–30 minutes a day. A0 and A1 together take roughly 80 hours of study, according to the Alliance Française's estimates.
Do I need to know grammar terms?
No. Every lesson explains the idea in plain English with examples you can hear, and the terms come in gradually.
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