• Which part of a French word is stressed?
  Stress within French words.
  

• How do you spell in French?
  The alphabet.

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• Why do I need to know about masculine and feminine words?
  Two words for 'the': le and la.
  Two words for 'a': indefinite articles un and une.
  

• Why "du fromage" and not simply "fromage"?
  Basic ways to say 'some': using du, de la, de l' and des.
  

• "L', la or le"? When do I use them?
  More words for 'the': definite articles l' and les.

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• How do I describe things in French?
  Basic descriptions: using adjectives and nouns.

• Why do French adjectives have different endings?
  What colour is it?: bleu, bleue, vert, verte.
  

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• Are verb endings really important?
  'I work, you work': regular verbs.

• Do all the verbs follow regular patterns?
  Irregular verbs: être, avoir, faire, aller.

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• How do I ask a question?
  Asking questions: intonation | inversion and est-ce que..

• "Tu" or "vous"? What's more appropriate?
  Two words for 'you': tu and vous.
  Saying 'please' and 'thank you': phrases with tu and vous.

• Are "nous" and "on" the same thing?
  Two words for 'we': on and nous.
  
  

• Do I need both "ne" and "pas" to say not?
  'I don't like it': negatives with ne... pas.
  
  

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