Introduction:

French is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other languages d’oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French (Francien) largely supplanted. French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul like Gallia Belgica and by the (Germanic) Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders. Today, owing to France’s past overseas expansion, there are numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone in both English and French.

Around 80 million out of 300 million French speakers are native. As well as the 80 million native French speakers in the world, there are an estimated 220 million partial speakers, and these numbers are increasing. Owing to population growth in Africa, the total number of French speakers could rise to as much as 700 million by 2050, according to demographers.

And in this era today, is there something which is impossible? If you want it, there are resources available all over. 

And guess what? You do not have to pay also for these resources. Knowledge is freely available over our internet today. You just need a laptop, a good internet connection, and the dedication to learn, and you are good to go.

Now the question is how to start with it? Well, in this case, you can go through a few websites that provide training for French. They provide free or chargeable  online as well as recorded classes for it.

• Multibhashi

The Bangalore-based educational platforms offer a wide range of language learning opportunities at your convenience where all are where the choice is yours. The platform is exclusively online. You can get a classroom-like atmosphere from here with lively interaction from the language expert and your classmates. The classes are of two types, Group webinar class, and one class. The duration of the courses is 30 min per class. The minimum number of classes that you can take is 30 classes. It can be increased according to your preference.  You can take the group class provided by Multibhashi or, if you prefer learning alone then you can take one class also. The fee structure of both the classes is different. The timings of the classes are also flexible and are up to you to decide. Plus point here in Multibhashi is that you can take a free demo class before deciding where to join. The result will be satisfactory! 

Memrise:  It is one such platform that provides such free courses.

Italki: As the name says is a platform where you can speak to French speakers and interact with them and improve your language skills.

Duolingo: This is also a free way of learning French vocabulary and grammar. They have games like lessons.

Loecsen: They provide a free and effective way to learn  French.

Mondly: This app facilitates free online French lessons. It ensures that you will have fun and improve in the learning process.  It tracks your record as well. They also have exercises to help you deal with real-life problems. It gets you started with a basic French conversation, which is much like a game. One can explore reading, listening, writing, and speaking exercises with a French dictionary and verb conjugator.

50languages: It is an effective way to learn French. This is useful even for freshers. One needs no prior knowledge. This app can be downloaded for android as well as iPhone users.

Busuu: This site aids in providing lessons for all languages. They provide free speaking, learning, reading, and writing online courses. They claim to be the best app with progress tracking. They also have a vocabulary review feature, which ensures that you know the vocabulary with ease. They provide native speakers to practice speaking French.

• Conclusion:

So once you have decided to learn the language, put your thinking caps on, sit with a cup of your favorite beverage, and start on this journey to learn French absolutely free. Grasp it as much as possible. Search and learn. There are many resources available, you just need to dedicate a part of your day to it and you have a journey to complete. I hope you all benefit from this article and enjoy your learning journey. Learning is an art, and you are an artist, add colors and beauty to this learning process.