Speaking French from Day One
Stop memorizing lists and start building your own sentences. Learn the secret patterns that make French verbs easy and unlock the ability to express yourself in any situation.
Like Duolingo, but for Speaking French from Day One. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
A short one: 24 levels across 3 sections, about 48 minutes end to end, roughly 10 days at five minutes a day. It moves through Start Making Sentences, Describe Your World, and Mastering Time and Flow. It starts from scratch.
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Key ideas in Speaking French from Day One
- The 'je' form of regular -er verbs typically ends in -e
- The 'tu' form typically ends in -es
- The 's' at the end of the verb is the signal for 'you' (tu)
- The silent 'e' at the end is the signal for 'I' (je)
- French verbs must change shape to be grammatically correct
- Verb endings provide a redundant but necessary signal of who is acting
- The infinitive form of most French verbs ends in -er
- The -er ending translates to the English word 'to' before an action
- The -er ending must be removed to find the stem
- A new ending must be added that matches the subject
- Identifying the infinitive (dictionary) form of an action word
- The step-by-step process of verb conjugation
- Each subject pronoun requires a specific spelling change at the end of the verb
- The 'nous' and 'vous' forms have distinct plural endings
- Mapping the subject pronoun to its specific visual verb signal
- The subject 'Je' starts the sentence
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives Speaking French from Day One the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
If you are speaking to a friend using 'tu', how does the verb usually end?
Get it right to open this lesson and 23 more in the app.
Where Speaking French from Day One takes you
- 1
Start Making Sentences
- The Magic of 'I' and 'You'
- Action Words That End in ER
- How to Say 'No' and 'Not'
- Connecting Your Thoughts with Small Words
- Asking Questions Without Stress
- 2
Describe Your World
- Talking About What You Have
- Describing Who You Are
- The 'Go-To' Verb for Travel
- 3
Mastering Time and Flow
- Talking About the Immediate Future
- Sharing Stories from the Past
- Irregular Verbs That Break the Rules
- How Gender Changes Your Sentences
3 sections · 12 units · 24 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
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