1Bonsoir !Good evening, the new neighbour?I can greet an older neighbour politely and say my nameUp nextFrench · Beginner course · A1
Number 7 — An introduction to French
Learn French to A1 with everyday dialogs, vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar.
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Arrival
Get into your new flat and meet the people of number 7.
1Bonsoir !Good evening, the new neighbour?I can greet an older neighbour politely and say my nameUp next
2Zoé et la cléZoé and the keyI can say hello to a child, ask her name, get my key back and ask where something isUp next
3Au café de ClaireAt Claire's caféI can introduce myself in a café, choose coffee or tea, and say if I like somethingUp next
4La trompette la nuitThe trumpet at nightI can knock on a neighbour's door, say that I want to sleep, and ask someone to do something tomorrowUp next
5Qui habite ici ?Who lives here?I can ask how someone is, and ask where people liveUp next
The empty flat
Make the flat liveable.
6Le formulaireThe formI can spell my name, say where I'm from, which languages I speak and what I do, and ask someone to speak slowlyUp next
7L'appartement videThe empty flatI can say what is in a flat and what is not, and ask what something isUp next
8Le canapé jauneThe yellow sofaI can say what colour and size things are, and where they are in a roomUp next
9La table blancheThe white tableI can ask what happened, say what is in my kitchen and whose things are, and say what I needUp next
10La visite de nuitThe night visitI can ask who is there, say what is in my flat now, and thank people for their helpUp next
The café
Order breakfast like a regular, and fill your fridge.
11Le numéro de téléphoneThe phone numberI can say my phone number, count to ten and say how many things I haveUp next
12Au caféAt the caféI can ask for food and drink, and say what I want and don't wantUp next
13Table numéro troisTable number threeI can ask what something costs, understand prices and ask for the billUp next
14Au magasinAt the shopI can ask a shop for things, say how many I want, and payUp next
15Je commandeI orderI can order a whole breakfast in one go, with and without things, and payUp next
Photos on the wall
Get to know the families of number 7, just as Zoé turns ten.
16Les photos de familleThe family photosI can name family members and say how old people areUp next
17Les devoirs de ZoéZoé's homeworkI can say how old I am, how many brothers and sisters I have, and when my birthday isUp next
18Un appel d'AnnaA call from AnnaI can say how I am on the phone, describe my flat and my town, and describe what people look likeUp next
19Un cadeau pour ZoéA present for ZoéI can choose a present, ask about prices and colours, and say what someone already hasUp next
20Dix bougiesTen candlesI can wish someone happy birthday, give a present, and say if I'm married, if I have children and where my parents liveUp next
The first week at work
Survive your first week at the office.
21Premier jour au travailFirst day at workI can tell the time, say when work starts and give my email addressUp next
22La semaine de ThomasThomas's weekI can read a weekly plan and say what I do on which day and how oftenUp next
23Le matin et la nuitMorning and nightI can describe my day, say what I like doing in my free time and ask others about theirsUp next
24Le chat au bureauThe cat at the officeI can say where something is in the office and ask people to do somethingUp next
25Contrôle du chatCat checkI can read a short notice and write a short message to colleaguesUp next
Around town
Find the market, the station and the park, and get to the lake on Sunday.
26Où est la gare ?Where is the station?I can ask the way and understand simple directionsUp next
27Au marchéAt the marketI can buy food at the market in kilos, bottles and pieces, and ask what it costsUp next
28À la gareAt the stationI can buy a train ticket, ask when and where the train leaves, and understand an announcementUp next
29Plan BPlan BI can say where I'm from and where I live now, and how I get somewhereUp next
30La carte de ZoéZoé's mapI can say where places are on a map and explain the wayUp next
The weather and what to wear
Get ready for the town festival, two weeks away.
31Le parapluieThe umbrellaI can say what the weather is like and say what I must or needn't takeUp next
32La météo de la semaineNext week's weatherI can understand a forecast, compare the weather here and at home, and talk about the seasonsUp next
33La veste jauneThe yellow jacketI can ask for a size and colour, try things on, and pay by cardUp next
34La fête de la villeThe town festivalI can say what I can and can't do, and understand simple rulesUp next
35L’imperméableThe raincoatI can say why something is so, and give and accept a complimentUp next
Bonus storyUn chiot au bord de la merEnjoy a new story with the people from Number 7.A bad day
Get well before the festival on Saturday.
36Malade le lundiIll on MondayI can call in sick, say how I feel and understand simple adviceUp next
37Le rendez-vousThe appointmentI can make and move an appointment on the phone and give my detailsUp next
38Chez le docteurAt the doctor’sI can say what hurts, understand a doctor's instructions and ask how to say a wordUp next
39À la pharmacieAt the pharmacyI can ask for medicine and understand how often to take itUp next
40Le docteur ZoéDoctor ZoéI can say how I feel now and understand a short noteUp next
The festival
Get through the festival, then work out what really happened.
41Le festival commenceThe festival beginsI can say what will happen and whenUp next
42Le fantôme du festivalThe ghost of the festivalI can say what I did, saw and heard yesterdayUp next
43Le rapport de ThomasThomas's reportI can tell a short story in the past with times, and ask what someone didUp next
44Qui a vu quoi ?Who saw what?I can say what other people did, and say that something is not trueUp next
45Les photos disent toutThe photos tell everythingI can describe photos of an event and write a postcard about itUp next
Staying
Decide whether to stay in the town.
46Un appel et un hôtelA call and a hotelI can talk about my plans and book a room on the phoneUp next
47L’entretienThe interviewI can introduce myself fully and answer questions about my work, my languages and my pastUp next
48Le dîner du samediSaturday dinnerI can invite someone, accept or refuse politely and suggest another dayUp next
49Le grenierThe atticI can say whose things are and when they went missingUp next
50Je resteI’m stayingI can announce a decision and give reasons, thank people and invite a friend to visitUp next
People of number 7
Madeleine Martinowns the building and lives on the ground floor
Zoéthe landlady's granddaughter, nine years old
Julienlives upstairs, plays the trumpet
Claireruns the café on the ground floor
Thomasyour new colleague at work
Félixthe building's cat, belongs to nobody
Docteur Anne Martinthe landlady's daughter, the town doctor