Beginning French Listening Exercises
Resources to help beginning French students develop listening comprehension.
Beginning French vocabulary with sound files
Dozens of lists of French vocabulary, including greetings, colors, clothing, food, and more, with sound files for each word and phrase.
Dozens of lists of French vocabulary, including greetings, colors, clothing, food, and more, with sound files for each word and phrase.
French Numbers
Learning to count in French is one thing, but it's another matter entirely to be able to think of a number without counting up to it, or to understand individual numbers when you hear them. Get better at understanding and using French numbers with long strings of numbers and random number generators.
Learning to count in French is one thing, but it's another matter entirely to be able to think of a number without counting up to it, or to understand individual numbers when you hear them. Get better at understanding and using French numbers with long strings of numbers and random number generators.
Greetings and introductions
Listen and improve your comprehension of French greetings.
Listen and improve your comprehension of French greetings.
French listening tips
It can difficult to figure out the best way to use listening exercises. Should you listen first, and then read the transcript, or is it ok to listen and read at the same time? This article offers ideas on how to make the most of the listening exercises on this site as well as your own audio tools.
It can difficult to figure out the best way to use listening exercises. Should you listen first, and then read the transcript, or is it ok to listen and read at the same time? This article offers ideas on how to make the most of the listening exercises on this site as well as your own audio tools.
À l'hôtel ~ At the Hotel
French dialogue between a man and a woman taking turns being the receptionist of a hotel and a student staying there.
French dialogue between a man and a woman taking turns being the receptionist of a hotel and a student staying there.
Au magasin ~ At the store
French dialogue between a man and a woman taking turns being a customer and storekeeper.
French dialogue between a man and a woman taking turns being a customer and storekeeper.
Le petit déjeuner ~ Breakfast
Discussion between a waiter/waitress and a customer at breakfast.
Discussion between a waiter/waitress and a customer at breakfast.
Au restaurant ~ At the Restaurant
French dialogue between a waiter/waitress and a student.
French dialogue between a waiter/waitress and a student.
Les portes tordues
Les portes tordues is a bilingual audiobook for beginning to intermediate French students. As the book proceeds, the French becomes progressively more difficult. These excerpts are from the beginning, easy part of the book.
Les portes tordues is a bilingual audiobook for beginning to intermediate French students. As the book proceeds, the French becomes progressively more difficult. These excerpts are from the beginning, easy part of the book.
À Moi Paris
Listen to this beginning-level audio book online to work on your French listening skills.
Listen to this beginning-level audio book online to work on your French listening skills.
French Listening - Basic French
Listen and learn French online with free listening comprehension exercises.
Listen and learn French online with free listening comprehension exercises.
Tapes, CDs, and Software
Reviews of some non-internet resources to help you improve your French listening skills, including tapes, CDs, and software.
Reviews of some non-internet resources to help you improve your French listening skills, including tapes, CDs, and software.
L'Affaire du coffret
This audio detective program starts out in mostly English, gradually introducing French words and phrases in keeping with the story line.
This audio detective program starts out in mostly English, gradually introducing French words and phrases in keeping with the story line.