French Classes in Washington, DC

Conversation-based class for advanced students, incorporating some grammar review but primarily focused on increasing fluency.

Improve your pronunciation and understanding of spoken French! Polish your French pronunciation through fun and creative activities such as tongue twisters, songs, poems, and audio exercises, with a special emphasis on hard-to-pronounce consonants and vowels. Themes change each week, and the workshops can be taken individually or as a series.

Designed for students with a solid knowledge of basic grammar concepts and the ability to conduct conversations on familiar topics including at the work place. Students will be introduced to more advanced verb tenses and complex structures. Authentic materials will be used and will form the basis of classroom discussions. Text used: Living Language...

Designed for students with a basic knowledge of the language, this course focuses on the development of fluency. Students will expand their ability to carry out simple conversations on a limited range of topics. Previous grammar concepts are reviewed and more complicated structures are introduced in context. Upon completion of the course students...

Alright, we know you can already introduce yourself and make a damn good first impression. In French 2, we’ll teach you how to take the conversation further. This class is for you if you're familiar with the basics and can say simple sentences in the present tense. Here's What To Expect Know Before You Go Start here if you’ve already completed...

JE PIGE QUE DALLE! Wondering what this means? This workshop is for you! Forget textbooks. Come learn to speak French the way French people actually speak. French Slang is very rarely taught, and yet, it’s a very important – if not crucial – part of the language. Being able to understand it and use it will make a tremendous difference in your...

These groups are a great way to improve your conversation skills. You’ll have a chance to practice with other learners, and an instructor will facilitate the session by answering questions and keeping the conversation going. Recommended for Intermediate - Advanced learners.

Bonjour et Bienvenue! Whether you are interested in one-on-one lessons or have a small group of friends and family who you want to study with, ABC Languages customized online program is a great way to build your French skills with lessons designed just for you! Here is an outline of how our program works:   Scheduling Your First Lesson: Choose...

Many parents are curious about certain aspects of the French parenting style when raising their kids – a style that emphasizes good manners and respect for adult time.  In a workshop led by Julie Molas, a Coucou teacher, freelance producer and French mother living in New York, we will examine the French approach to raising children and demystify...

Débutant is right for you, if… You have never studied French before, but you've always wanted to. Or perhaps you took high school French…but you were too young to care. You have no idea when to use le, la, or li (oh wait, we made that last one up). You don’t know or remember how to say: I live in Silverlake, or I like coffee. You can...

Bonjour et bienvenue! FRENCH INTERMEDIATE 1: If you have a strong foundation in the present tense and passé composé but need to work on the imperfect, future and the conditional tenses, this level is for you! HOW TO JOIN A CLASS: We have a rolling admission policy which means, you will be joining one of our existing group classes that fits the...

Bonjour et Bienvenue! Whether you are interested in one-on-one lessons or have a small group of friends and family who you want to study with, ABC Languages customized online program is a great way to build your French skills with lessons designed just for you! Here is an outline of how our program works:   Scheduling Your First Lesson: Choose...

This class will be held remotely through live videoconferencing. Ready to learn the "language of love?” Join Harriette and a friendly group of Francophiles in this highly interactive class that includes fun projects. You will become familiar with spoken French through learning basic vocabulary and useful phrases dealing with travel, time, shopping,...

This series is devoted to creating a solid foundation for future language fluency. At the end of this course series, the student will be able to  talk about him/herself express likes and dislikes understand basic and complex grammar use phrases to describe oneself and/or other people, places or things use simple and complex verb tenses...

If you have no previous experience with French, or other foreign languages, you can join our primer “Intro to French” workshop. This workshop functions as a teaser of the Coucou curriculum, so you’ll know what to expect before embarking on your French-learning journey. We’ll cover the rules of French pronunciation, some basic vocab such as...