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 35 core French sounds. 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 : Salutations et accents utilesCommence par bonjour et merci, puis garde les voyelles accentuées courtes et claires.A0
- L2 : Se présenter et les voyelles composéesDis ton nom et repère ai, au, eau et oi dans des phrases de présentation.A0
- L3 : Besoins essentiels et voyelles nasalesExprime un besoin simple en gardant les voyelles nasales détendues et résonantes.A0
- L4 : Demander de l'aide avec ch et illDemande de l'aide en articulant ch et ill sans ajouter de son anglais.A0
- L5 : Prix, heure et lettres finales muettesDemande un prix, une heure ou un lieu sans prononcer les lettres finales muettes.A0
- L6 : Verbes au pluriel et terminaison -entParle d'actions au pluriel en gardant la terminaison verbale -ent muette.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.