65 topics
3000+ unique words
600+ phrases
160 pages
64 pages of vocabulary
15 pages of grammar
74 empty pages
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1. Read one page a day and learn the words
2. Write new words one page a day
3. Speak out loud one page a day and record your voice
4. Listen your own recording or find something to listen to about the given topic
Do these steps and you will complete the notebook in 8 months
1. Learn how to ask and answer one question a day
Do this and you will be able to form 365 questions and answers in one year
| Reading | Listening |
| Writing | Speaking |
| Language learning resources | |
| Applications | Duolingo, Memrise, Lingvist etc. |
| Books | Read books/e-books/online articles about topics that interest you |
| Flashcards | Make them yourself or use quizlet or other flashcard apps |
| Language class | Attend a French class |
| Movies | Watch movies and try to pick up as many new words as you can |
| Music | Listen to music you like, www.radio.net has radio channels from all over the world |
| News | Watch and listen to the news in French |
| Notebook | Write in your Ultimate French Notebook |
| Pen pal | Find a penpal to whom you can write real letters or chat online |
| Podcast | Listen to interesting podcasts on Youtube, Soundcloud or Spotify |
| Recording yourself | Record yourself reading a text sample and then listen to your own recording |
| Singing | Learn the lyrics of songs you like in French |
| Speaking with natives | Talk to natives while traveling or find them at your home city |
| Videos | Watch videos on Youtube or Vimeo about topics that interest you |
Use all other resources together with this notebook. Add all the new words and phrases under one of the 65 topics or create a new topic in the empty pages. This is the center of all your knowledge in French.
Timeline of French history
Ancient France
| 600 BC | The Greeks established the colony of Massilia which evolved into Marseille in the future |
| 58 BC-50 BC | Rome's war against the Gallic tribes resulted in a Roman victory |
First King of the Franks
| 486 | King Clovis I became the first king of the Franks |
| 768 | Charlemagne and Carloman I were proclaimed Kings of the Franks after their father's death |
| 800 | Charlemagne was crowned as the first Holy Roman Emperor |
Division of the Frankish Empire
| 843 | Treaty of Verdun, the Frankish empire was divided into three kingdoms |
| 1337-1453 | War between the House of Plantagenet, rulers of England and the French House of Valois, over the right to rule the Kingdom of France |
First French colonial empire 1534-1830
| 1534 | Jacques Cartier claimed Gaspé Bay to France in present-day Canada |
| 1643 | The 5-year old Ludvig XIV "Sun King" started his 72 years lasting rule |
| 1789-1799 | The French revolution |
| 1792-1804 | French First Republic |
| 1803–1815 | Napoleonic Wars |
| 1803 | France sold the territory of Louisiana to USA for fifteen million dollars |
| 1804 | Haiti became independent from France |
| 1889 | The Eiffel tower was opened to the public |
Second French colonial empire 1830-1980
| 1830 | The Bourbons were overthrown, Ludvig Philip from the House of Orleans became the king |
| 1848–1852 | French Second Republic |
| 1870-1940 | French Third Republic |
| 1914-1918 | World War I, Germany declared war on France |
| 1939-1945 | World War II, France declared war on Germany |
| 1946-1954 | Indochina War in French Indochina |
| 1946–1958 | French Fourth Republic |
| 1956 | Morocco and Tunisia gained independence from France |
| 1958 | Guinea gained independence from France |
| 1958–present | French Fifth Republic |
| 1959 | Charles de Gaulle became the first president of the Fifth Republic |
| 1960 | Benin, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Togo, Chad, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Cameroon and Madagascar gained independence from France |
| 1954-1962 | Algerian War, Algeria gained independence from France |
| 1975 | Comoros gained independence from France |
| 1977 | Djibouti became independent from France |
| 1980 | Vanuatu became independent from France |
Post colonial France
| 1993 | The European Union was created and France became one of the member states |
| 1998 | France won its first World Cup in football |
| 2002 | France adopted Euro which replaced its former currency, the Franc |
| 2015 | Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack in Paris |
| 2016 | Nice truck attack |
| 2018 | France won its second World Cup in football |
French speaking countries
Countries where French is an official or de facto language.
| Country | Capital | Population | |
| 1 | DR Congo | Kinshasa | 84,004,989 |
| 2 | France | Paris | 67,401,000 |
| 3 | Canada | Ottawa | 36,879,800 |
| 4 | Madagascar | Antananarivo | 24,235,400 |
| 5 | Cameroon | Yaoundé | 23,345,200 |
| 6 | Ivory Coast | Yamoussoukro | 22,701,600 |
| 7 | Niger | Niamey | 19,899,100 |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | 18,105,600 |
| 9 | Mali | Bamako | 17,599,700 |
| 10 | Senegal | Dakar | 15,129,300 |
| 11 | Chad | N'Djamena | 14,037,500 |
| 12 | Guinea | Conakry | 12,608,600 |
| 13 | Rwanda | Kigali | 11,607,700 |
| 14 | Belgium | Brussels | 11,358,357 |
| 15 | Burundi | Bujumbura | 11,178,900 |
| 16 | Benin | Porto Novo | 10,879,800 |
| 17 | Haiti | Port-au-Prince | 10,711,100 |
| 18 | Switzerland | Bern | 8,510,000 |
| 19 | Togo | Lomé | 7,304,600 |
| 20 | Central African Republic | Bangui | 4,900,300 |
| 21 | Congo | Brazzaville | 4,620,300 |
| 22 | Gabon | Libreville | 1,725,300 |
| 23 | Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | 1,221,490 |
| 24 | Djibouti | Djibouti | 887,861 |
| 25 | Comoros | Moroni | 795,601 |
| 26 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 602,900 |
| 27 | Vanuatu | Port Vila | 264,652 |
| 28 | Seychelles | Victoria | 92,900 |
| 29 | Monaco | Monaco | 38,731 |
List of world's most spoken languages
| Language | Language family | Native speakers | Total speakers | |
| 1 | English | Indo-European | 369.7 million | 1.268 billion |
| 2 | Mandarin Chinese | Sino-Tibetan | 921.5 million | 1.120 billion |
| 3 | Hindi | Indo-European | 342.0 million | 637.3 million |
| 4 | Spanish | Indo-European | 463.0 million | 537.9 million |
| 5 | French | Indo-European | 77.3 million | 276.6 million |
| 6 | Standard Arabic | Afro-Asiatic | - | 274.0 million |
| 7 | Bengali | Indo-European | 228.5 million | 265.2 million |
| 8 | Russian | Indo-European | 153.6 million | 258.0 million |
| 9 | Portuguese | Indo-European | 227.9 million | 252.2 million |
| 10 | Indonesian | Austronesian | 43.6 million | 199.0 million |
| Welcome! | Bienvenue! |
| Hello! | Salut! |
| Good morning! | Bonjour! |
| Good day! | Bonne journée! |
| Good evening! | Bonsoir! |
| Good night! | Bonne nuit! |
| Long time no see! | Ça fait longtemps! |
| How are you? | Comment vas-tu? / Comment allez-vous? |
| I’m fine | Je vais bien |
| Well | Bien |
| Very well | Très bien |
| So so | Comme ci comme ça |
| Not well | Pas bien |
| Are you ok? | Ça va? / Tu te sens bien? |
| Yes | Oui |
| No | Non |
| Thank you | Merci / Je t'en remercie |
| No problem | Pas de problème |
| Ok | D'accord |
| You’re welcome! | De rien! / Pas de quoi! |
| I'm sorry! | Je suis désolé! |
| Excuse me! | Excuse moi! |
| Nice to meet you! | Enchanté! / Enchantée! / Enchanté de faire ta connaissance! |
| My pleasure! | Tout le plaisir était pour moi! |
| Likewise | De même / Pareillement |
| Congratulations! | Félicitations! |
| Well done! | Bon travail! |
| Take care! | Prends soin de toi! |
| Be careful! | Attention! / Fais attention! |
| Good luck! | Bonne chance! |
| Goodbye! | Au revoir! |
| See you later! | À toute à l'heure! / À plus tard! |
| Please! | S'il vous plaît! / S'il te plait! |
| Bon appetit! | Bon appétit! |
| Cheers! | Tchin-tchin! / À ta santé! / À votre santé santé! / À la vôtre! |
| Happy Birthday! | Joyeux anniversaire! |
| Happy New Year! | Bonne année! |
| Happy Valentines day! | Joyeuse Saint-Valentin! |
| Merry Christmas! | Joyeux Noël! |
| What’s your name? | Comment tu t'appelles? / Comment vous appelez-vous? |
| What’s your family name? | Quel est ton nom de famille? / Quel est votre nom de famille? |
| My name is ... | Mon nom est ... |
| My family name is … | Mon nom de famille est … |
| You can call me … | Tu peux m'appeler … |
| Who are you? | Qui es tu / Qui êtes vous? |
| Let me introduce myself | Laisse moi me présenter |
| I am … | Je suis … |
| How old are you? | Quel âge as-tu / Quel âge avez-vous? |
| I’m 30 years old | J'ai trente ans |
| Age | l' âge |
| Year | l' année / l' an |
| First name | le prénom |
| Nickname | le surnom / le sobriquet |
| Family name | nom de famille |
| Mr | monsieur |
| Mrs | madame |
| Miss | mademoiselle |
| Man | homme |
| Woman | la femme |
| Boy | garçon |
| Girl | la fille |
| To be called To call |
être appelé appeler |
| To introduce | présenter |
| 0 | zero |
| 1 | un |
| 2 | deux |
| 3 | trois |
| 4 | quatre |
| 5 | cing |
| 6 | six |
| 7 | sept |
| 8 | huit |
| 9 | neuf |
| 10 | dix |
| 11 | onze |
| 12 | douze |
| 13 | treize |
| 14 | quatorze |
| 15 | quinze |
| 16 | seize |
| 17 | dix-sept |
| 18 | dix-huit |
| 19 | dix-heuf |
| 20 | vingt |
| 21 | vingt-et-un |
| 30 | trente |
| 40 | quarante |
| 50 | cinquante |
| 60 | soixante |
| 70 | soixante-dix |
| 80 | quatre-vingts |
| 90 | quatre-vingt-dix |
| 100 | cent |
| 1000 | mille |
| 10,000 | dix-mille |
| 100,000 | cent-mille |
| 1 million | un million |
| 10 million | dix million |
| 100 million | cent million |
| 1 billion | un milliard |
| 1 trillion | un billion |
| Equals to (=) | égale / font / ça fait |
| Plus (+) | plus / et |
| Minus (-) | moins |
| Times (x) | multiplié par / fois |
| Divided by (:) | divisé par / sur |
| Square root | la racine carrée |
| Half | moitié |
| One third | un tiers |
| One fourth | un quart |
| One fifth | un cinquième |
| 1st | premier / première |
| 2nd | deuxième |
| 3rd | troisième |
| 4th | quatrième |
| 5th | quatrième |
| 6th | sixième |
| 7th | septième |
| 8th | huitième |
| 9th | neuvième |
| 10th | dixième |
| 11th | onzième |
| 12th | douzième |
| 13th | treizième |
| 14th | quatorzième |
| 15th | quinzième |
| 16th | seizième |
| 17th | dix-septième |
| 18th | dix-huitième |
| 19th | dix-neuvième |
| 20th | vingtième |
| 21st | vingt-et-unième |
| 30th | trentième |
| 40th | quarantième |
| 50th | cinquantième |
| 60th | soixantième |
| 70th | soixante-dixième |
| 80th | quatre-vingtième |
| 90th | quatre-vingt-dix |
| 200 | deux-cents |
| 300 | trois cents |
| 400 | quatre cents |
| 500 | cinq cents |
| 600 | six cent |
| 700 | sept cent |
| 800 | huit cent |
| 900 | neuf cent |
| 999 | neuf cent quatre vingt dix neuf |
| To count | compter |
| Addition | l'addition |
| Subtraction | la soustraction |
| Multiplication | la multiplication |
| Division | la division |
| Squared | au carré |
| Comma | la virgule |
| Decimal point | la virgule |
| Decimal number | le nombre décimal |
| Fractional numbers | les nombres fractionnaires |
| What is your favorite color? | Quelle est ta couleur préférée? |
| My favorite color is red | Ma couleur préférée est le rouge |
| Which one looks better - the light or the dark red? | Lequel est le plus beau -la rouge clair ou le rouge foncé? |
| The dark red looks better | Le rouge foncé est plus beau |
| Which colour are your eyes? | De quelle couleur sont tes yeux? |
| My eyes are brown | Mes yeux sont bruns |
Black noir / noire
Grey gris / grise
White blanc / blanche
Brown marron
Purple violet / violette
Blue bleu / bleue
Green vert / verte
Yellow jaune
Red rouge
Orange orange
Pink rose
Blonde blond / blonde
Brunette brun / brune
Redhead roux / rousse
Colorful coloré/e
Light clair/e
Light blue bleu clair
Dark foncé/e
Dark blue bleu foncé
Shade la nuance