Interesting facts about the language
French belongs to the Romance group of the Italic branch of the Indo-European language family. 300 million people speak French worldwide on all continents in over 50 countries. France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Monaco, and Canada belong to its language area. French is also spoken in large parts of North, West, and Central Africa, Oceania, the Caribbean, and island groups in the Indian Ocean. In schools in many countries, French is taught as the first foreign language. The French alphabet consists of 26 letters.
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Country information France
France is a country in Western Europe with overseas islands and territories on several continents. Paris is the country's capital. France is the largest country in terms of area and the second most populous country in the European Union. The country is divided into 18 regions, 13 of which are in Europe and five are French overseas territories (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion). The metropolitan area around Paris has about twelve million inhabitants. The metropolitan areas around Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Toulouse and Lille have just over one million inhabitants. France is a country of medieval cities, mountain villages and Mediterranean beaches. The country is also known far beyond its borders for its wines and exceptional cuisine.
Sehenswürdigkeiten in Frankreich
On the following websites you will find information about the most beautiful sights in the country.
Benefits of learning the language!
- You will find your way around when you are on holiday in France.
- You broaden your horizons and thereby expand your educational level.
- You improve your career opportunities.
- They contribute to integration.
- They ensure better communication in bilingual relationships.
- This way you get to know a lot of people and can communicate with each other.
What’s special about the language course
- The language course is suitable for beginners, advanced learners and those returning to the language.
- Within 3 months you can learn the basic vocabulary of over 1,300 French words.
- With the basic course you will reach levels A1 and A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
- With the advanced course you will reach levels B1 and B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
- With the technical vocabulary you will reach levels C1 and C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
- Short daily learning time of only 17 minutes a day.
- The daily tasks are given to you and what you have already learned is repeated until it is stored in your long-term memory.
- Learn with different learning methods.
- You don't want to learn alone! Join learning communities and make new connections.
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Die wichtigsten Wörter auf Französisch
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