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+<h2 class="code-line" data-line-start=0 data-line-end=1 ><a id="Introduction_to_the_French_Language_0"></a><strong>Introduction to the French Language</strong></h2>
+<p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="2" data-line-end="3">French is a Romance language spoken by millions worldwide. It’s known for its elegance and rich history. In this lesson, we’ll cover some of the basics to get you started.</p>
+<hr>
+<h3 class="code-line" data-line-start=6 data-line-end=7 ><a id="1_The_French_Alphabet_6"></a><strong>1. The French Alphabet</strong></h3>
+<p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="8" data-line-end="9">The French alphabet is the same as the English alphabet, with <strong>26 letters</strong>. However, some letters are pronounced differently.</p>
+<hr>
+<h3 class="code-line" data-line-start=12 data-line-end=13 ><a id="2_Common_French_Greetings_12"></a><strong>2. Common French Greetings</strong></h3>
+<p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="14" data-line-end="15">Knowing basic greetings is essential when learning a new language. Here are some common French greetings:</p>
+<table class="table table-striped table-bordered">
+<thead>
+<tr>
+<th><strong>English</strong></th>
+<th><strong>French</strong></th>
+</tr>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<tr>
+<td>Hello</td>
+<td>Bonjour</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Good evening</td>
+<td>Bonsoir</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Goodbye</td>
+<td>Au revoir</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Please</td>
+<td>S’il vous plaît</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Thank you</td>
+<td>Merci</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Yes</td>
+<td>Oui</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>No</td>
+<td>Non</td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
+<hr>
+<h3 class="code-line" data-line-start=28 data-line-end=29 ><a id="3_French_Pronouns_28"></a><strong>3. French Pronouns</strong></h3>
+<p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="30" data-line-end="31">French uses <strong>pronouns</strong> just like English, but they change depending on gender and formality. Here’s a list of the subject pronouns:</p>
+<table class="table table-striped table-bordered">
+<thead>
+<tr>
+<th><strong>English</strong></th>
+<th><strong>French</strong></th>
+</tr>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<tr>
+<td>I</td>
+<td>Je</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>You (informal)</td>
+<td>Tu</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>He/It</td>
+<td>Il</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>She/It</td>
+<td>Elle</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>We</td>
+<td>Nous</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>You (formal/pl.)</td>
+<td>Vous</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>They (masculine)</td>
+<td>Ils</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>They (feminine)</td>
+<td>Elles</td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
+<ul>
+<li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="43" data-line-end="45"><strong>Note</strong>: The pronouns “Il” and “Elle” can also refer to objects. In French, nouns have a gender: either <strong>masculine</strong> or <strong>feminine</strong>.</li>
+</ul>
+<hr>
+<h3 class="code-line" data-line-start=47 data-line-end=48 ><a id="4_Basic_French_Sentence_Structure_47"></a><strong>4. Basic French Sentence Structure</strong></h3>
+<p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="49" data-line-end="50">French sentence structure follows the <strong>Subject-Verb-Object</strong> order, similar to English.</p>
+<ul>
+<li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="51" data-line-end="54"><strong>Example</strong>:
+<ul>
+<li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="52" data-line-end="53"><strong>English</strong>: I eat bread.</li>
+<li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="53" data-line-end="54"><strong>French</strong>: Je mange du pain.</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+</ul>
+<p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="56" data-line-end="57">In this sentence:</p>
+<ul>
+<li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="57" data-line-end="58"><strong>Subject</strong>: Je (I)</li>
+<li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="58" data-line-end="59"><strong>Verb</strong>: Mange (eat)</li>
+<li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="59" data-line-end="61"><strong>Object</strong>: Du pain (bread)</li>
+</ul>
+<hr>
+<h3 class="code-line" data-line-start=63 data-line-end=64 ><a id="5_Gender_and_Articles_in_French_63"></a><strong>5. Gender and Articles in French</strong></h3>
+<p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="65" data-line-end="66">In French, nouns are either <strong>masculine</strong> or <strong>feminine</strong>, and the article (the word for “the” or “a”) changes based on the gender.</p>
+<h4 class="code-line" data-line-start=67 data-line-end=68 ><a id="Definite_Articles_The_67"></a>Definite Articles (The)</h4>
+<ul>
+<li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="68" data-line-end="69"><strong>Le</strong> (masculine) - for example: Le livre (The book)</li>
+<li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="69" data-line-end="70"><strong>La</strong> (feminine) - for example: La pomme (The apple)</li>
+<li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="70" data-line-end="71"><strong>L’</strong> (before a vowel) - for example: L’école (The school)</li>
+<li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="71" data-line-end="73"><strong>Les</strong> (plural for both) - for example: Les chiens (The dogs)</li>
+</ul>
+<h4 class="code-line" data-line-start=73 data-line-end=74 ><a id="Indefinite_Articles_AAn_73"></a>Indefinite Articles (A/An)</h4>
+<ul>
+<li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="74" data-line-end="75"><strong>Un</strong> (masculine) - for example: Un chat (A cat)</li>
+<li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="75" data-line-end="76"><strong>Une</strong> (feminine) - for example: Une table (A table)</li>
+<li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="76" data-line-end="78"><strong>Des</strong> (plural for both) - for example: Des livres (Some books)</li>
+</ul>
+<hr>
+<h3 class="code-line" data-line-start=80 data-line-end=81 ><a id="6_French_Verb_Conjugation_To_Be__tre_80"></a><strong>6. French Verb Conjugation: “To Be” - Être</strong></h3>
+<p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="82" data-line-end="83">The verb <strong>être</strong> (to be) is one of the most common verbs in French. Here is how it is conjugated:</p>
+<table class="table table-striped table-bordered">
+<thead>
+<tr>
+<th><strong>English</strong></th>
+<th><strong>French</strong></th>
+</tr>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<tr>
+<td>I am</td>
+<td>Je suis</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>You are</td>
+<td>Tu es</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>He/She is</td>
+<td>Il/Elle est</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>We are</td>
+<td>Nous sommes</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>You are</td>
+<td>Vous êtes</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>They are</td>
+<td>Ils/Elles sont</td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
+<hr>
+<h3 class="code-line" data-line-start=95 data-line-end=96 ><a id="7_Numbers_in_French_95"></a><strong>7. Numbers in French</strong></h3>
+<p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="97" data-line-end="98">Learning numbers is crucial in any language. Here are the French numbers from 1 to 10:</p>
+<table class="table table-striped table-bordered">
+<thead>
+<tr>
+<th><strong>English</strong></th>
+<th><strong>French</strong></th>
+</tr>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<tr>
+<td>1</td>
+<td>Un</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>2</td>
+<td>Deux</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>3</td>
+<td>Trois</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>4</td>
+<td>Quatre</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>5</td>
+<td>Cinq</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>6</td>
+<td>Six</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>7</td>
+<td>Sept</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>8</td>
+<td>Huit</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>9</td>
+<td>Neuf</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>10</td>
+<td>Dix</td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
+<hr>
+<h3 class="code-line" data-line-start=114 data-line-end=115 ><a id="8_Basic_French_Questions_114"></a><strong>8. Basic French Questions</strong></h3>
+<p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="116" data-line-end="117">Asking questions in French often follows a similar pattern to English, but the word order can change.</p>
+<ul>
+<li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="118" data-line-end="120"><strong>What is this?</strong>
+<ul>
+<li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="119" data-line-end="120"><strong>French</strong>: Qu’est-ce que c’est?</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+</ul>
+<ul>
+<li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="122" data-line-end="124"><strong>Where is the bathroom?</strong>
+<ul>
+<li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="123" data-line-end="124"><strong>French</strong>: Où sont les toilettes?</li>
+</ul>
+</li>
+</ul>
+<hr>
+<h3 class="code-line" data-line-start=128 data-line-end=129 ><a id="9_Useful_Phrases_for_Beginners_128"></a><strong>9. Useful Phrases for Beginners</strong></h3>
+<p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="130" data-line-end="131">Here are some simple phrases you can use in everyday situations:</p>
+<table class="table table-striped table-bordered">
+<thead>
+<tr>
+<th><strong>English</strong></th>
+<th><strong>French</strong></th>
+</tr>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<tr>
+<td>I don’t understand.</td>
+<td>Je ne comprends pas.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Can you help me?</td>
+<td>Pouvez-vous m’aider?</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>How much does this cost?</td>
+<td>Combien ça coûte?</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>I speak a little French.</td>
+<td>Je parle un peu français.</td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
+<hr>
+<h3 class="code-line" data-line-start=141 data-line-end=142 ><a id="10_Tips_for_Learning_French_141"></a><strong>10. Tips for Learning French</strong></h3>
+<ol>
+<li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="143" data-line-end="144"><strong>Practice Pronunciation</strong>: French sounds can be tricky, but practice makes perfect.</li>
+<li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="144" data-line-end="145"><strong>Learn Common Words</strong>: Start with everyday words and phrases to build your vocabulary.</li>
+<li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="145" data-line-end="146"><strong>Listen to French</strong>: Songs, podcasts, or movies can help you get used to the language.</li>
+<li class="has-line-data" data-line-start="146" data-line-end="148"><strong>Don’t Be Afraid to Make Mistakes</strong>: Language learning is about progress, not perfection.</li>
+</ol>
+<hr>
+<p class="has-line-data" data-line-start="150" data-line-end="151">Hope you will understand. 😊</p>