From one French sound to a sentence you can use.
Parle is organized around a simple learning problem: recognising a French word is not the same as being able to say it. The method moves from sound isolation to listening contrast, short shadowing, feedback, and finally a realistic speaking mission.
Five steps, one target at a time.
Each step answers a different question: Can you hear it? Can you shape it? Can you keep it in a sentence? Can you diagnose the weak point? Can you use it while communicating?
Isolate the sound
Start with one of the app's 36 phonemes. Connect the IPA symbol to a mouth cue and three common spellings before using a sentence.
Train the contrast
Use minimal pairs when two sounds collapse into one. Listening comes first because a contrast is difficult to produce when you cannot reliably hear it.
Shadow a short line
Copy a short model sentence for sound shape, liaison, rhythm, and intonation. Short lines keep the pronunciation target visible.
Use feedback diagnostically
Treat feedback as a pointer to the next word or sound, not as a verdict on your accent. Change one feature and record the line again.
Speak in a daily scene
Reuse the same pronunciation target in travel, food, social, health, study, and work situations so it survives outside an isolated drill.
The first lessons begin with survival speech.
Beginners start with greetings, introductions, basic needs, and high-frequency sound patterns. Pronunciation remains the training lens, but every lesson also has a practical communication goal.
- L1 : Greetings and clear accentsStart with bonjour, merci, and a short clear vowel. Notice how accents guide the sound.A0
- L2 : Names, vowels, and first introductionsSay your name and listen for ai, au, eau, and oi in common first phrases.A0
- L3 : Basic needs and nasal vowelsPractice simple needs while keeping nasal vowels resonant and relaxed.A0
- L4 : Asking for help with ch, gn, and illAsk for help and repeat ch, gn, and ill without adding an English-style glide.A0
- L5 : Prices, time, and silent final lettersUse prices and time phrases while keeping final silent letters silent.A0
- L6 : Polite requests and -ent endingsMake polite requests and keep -ent endings silent in plural verbs.A0
- L1 : Voyelles fermées et ouvertes (é [e] vs è/ê [ɛ])Apprendre à maîtriser l'ouverture de la bouche pour distinguer les sons [e] et [ɛ].A1-
- L2 : Voyelles arrondies (u [y] vs ou [u])Maîtriser la position des lèvres "en avant" pour le son [y] par rapport au son [u].A1-
Practise the method in the app.
Start with one sound, then carry it into a sentence and a daily scene.