People from all over the world enjoy learning how to speak French with Alexa's popular French lessons. They’re fun, friendly and stress-free! This lesson is the seventh in a series entitled “French Essentials - Volume 1” that will help you learn French at a steady and enjoyable pace. This lesson covers the definite article in French - the four different ways French speakers say "the" (le, la, les and l'). Alexa’s “French Essentials” will lay solid foundations for future learning.

Enchanted by the Russian language? This simple lesson teaches you the basics of the Cyrillic alphabet and pronunciation of Russian vowels and consonants, starting with A, O, M, K, and T. Learn the similarities to English and how to avoid aspiration to sound like a native speaker. Your eternal dilemma of how to speak Russian is solved!

People from all over the world enjoy learning how to speak French with Alexa's popular French lessons. They’re fun, friendly and stress-free! This lesson is the ninth in a series entitled “French Essentials - Volume 1” that will help you learn French at a steady and enjoyable pace. This lesson covers French subject pronouns (je, tu, il, elle, on, nous, vous, ils, elles) which will help you conjugate French verbs. Alexa’s “French Essentials” will lay solid foundations for future learning.

This introductory language lesson will teach you how to count in Japanese. You’ll begin by learning single digits and work your way up to complex numbers! Knowing how to pronounce numbers in a foreign language is a useful skill when traveling or communicating with a native speaker. Follow along and you’ll learn the special pronunciation rules and exceptions, and how to use commas to break apart and write large numbers.

Russian is yours for the speaking! Russian spelling is consistent, so once you accustom yourself to the Cyrillic alphabet, you are on your way. The letters B, H, P, C, Y, and 3 look familiar, but have a different pronunciation than their English doppelgängers. This lesson, third in our series, provides clear examples and practice words, along with a script and exercises attached, so you can practice. Get started with Russian by mastering these letters!

People from all over the world enjoy learning how to speak French with Alexa's popular French lessons. They’re fun, friendly and stress-free! This lesson is the eighth in a series entitled “French Essentials - Volume 1” that will help you learn French at a steady and enjoyable pace. This lesson covers the indefinite article in French - the two different ways French speakers say "a" (un & une) and the plural form 'des'. Alexa’s “French Essentials” will lay solid foundations for future learning.

Special occasions call for special words! Learn the holidays and seasons in German, including Easter, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and your birthday. Also find out how to say the days of the week and the months of the year. You’ll be able to tell people when your birthday is—and hopefully score some German chocolate cake!

Have you ever felt lost when someone is speaking German to you? Learn how to say helpful phrases like “Could you speak more slowly?” and “I don’t understand.” It’s perfectly normal to have a hard time understanding a native speaker, but these phrases will help you bridge the language gap and get ready for your next trip to Germany!

Planning a beach vacation in Italy, perhaps to Sicily, the Amalfi Coast or Italian Riviera? Or maybe you just want to stop by the beach while visiting Venice or Tuscany? In this lesson from Emilia Ciatti of Learn Italian Easy, you'll learn beach-related vocabulary words and phrases in Italian for terms like sunglasses, bikini, hotel, wave, and "Will you take a photo of me?" Emilia also shares an insider list of Italy's most beautiful beaches.

Planning a business trip to Italy? Or are you an entrepreneur looking to expand your business into the Italian market? In this lesson, Emilia Ciatti of Learn Italian Easy teaches you key business words and phrases in Italian that will help you set up a meeting and negotiate a contract. She also shows you how to conduct business in Italy by sharing important cultural differences and customs. Learn why meeting face-to-face is important to succeeding in Italian business.

People from all over the world enjoy learning how to speak French with Alexa's popular French lessons. They’re fun, friendly and stress-free! This lesson is the sixth in a series entitled “French Essentials - Volume 1” that will help you learn French at a steady and enjoyable pace. This lesson outlines common ways of talking about the weather in French and the French seasons (le temps et les saisons). Alexa’s “French Essentials” will lay solid foundations for future learning.

Are you a beginner Japanese learner looking to improve your foreign language skills? This lesson will help you understand the sounds of Japanese letters. Using the Roman alphabet, you’ll learn how to combine vowels and consonants to make the basic sounds of Japanese words. Dive into this lesson and go step-by-step in building your understanding of the phonetic translation and pronunciation rules of Japanese. Soon, you'll be on your way to speaking this rich language.

Explore Spanish inside and out with Foreign Languages for Kids by Kids! In this lesson, follow Eli and Gracie as they meet up with Andy and ask him about what he likes. You’ll learn how to say, “inside” and “outside” and memorize some basic verbs like “to have” and “to want.” Finally, test your skills with a rapid review of everything you’ve learned in the past three lessons.

You’ve already learned how to ask questions using “qu’est-ce que…” in French; now learn how to use “oú” to ask where something or someone is. Using common question-and-answer scenarios regarding a variety of places (the kitchen, the office, the movie theater, and more), Learn French Now! makes it easy to start incorporating “oú” into your vocabulary immediately.

Did you know the French verb “aller” can be used to describe how you are feeling? Learn more about “aller” and the preposition “chez” (which is often used in conjunction with “aller") in this tutorial by Learn French Now! As a bonus, you’ll also learn about the distinctly French accent mark, la cédille.