First Contact · Free speaking lesson
Your First French Conversation: Video Lesson
Combine a greeting, your first name and a goodbye.
Watch, listen, then practise · 1 minute 33 seconds
Original Parle lesson with English captions, AI-assisted graphics and synthesized reference audio. Dialogue audio models the displayed complete phrases; sound-focus scope is stated in the lesson. Watch on YouTube · Read the captions.
Use the lesson
- Listen to the Paul and Julie exchange before saying the lines aloud.
- Notice /ʒ/ in bonjour; this separate clip models the sound, not another complete word.
- Use Bonjour, je suis [prénom], then Au revoir to complete your own short exchange.
Lesson text and French models
Read the French models and the instructions you see in the video. Open the plain-text captions.
Exact existing sentence models with English meaning, learner pauses and role play. Synthesized reference audio; no voice assessment.
First Contact 4 · Se présenter
I can introduce myself and say goodbye.
Bonjour, je suis Paul. Hello, I am Paul.
Bonjour, moi, c'est Julie. Hello, I'm Julie.
Enchanté. Nice to meet you.
Au revoir ! Goodbye!
/ʒ/ in bonjour. This clip models the sound only.
Round your lips and vibrate your vocal cords.
Introduce yourself and say goodbye.
Bonjour, je suis [prénom]. Hello, I am [first name].
Au revoir ! Goodbye!
I can introduce myself and say goodbye.
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App: 35 Sounds and first 4 Course missions free.
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This video and its matching website practice are free. In the optional iPhone and iPad App, all 35 Sounds pages and the first 4 First Contact Course missions are free. The full 120-mission course requires Premium. Phrase Match detects words; it does not grade your accent.
Try the first 4 Course missions freeOriginal lesson by the developer of Parle: Learn & Speak French, App ID 6761505050. AI-assisted scripts and graphics; synthesized reference audio. About Parle.