{"id":35160,"date":"2026-03-30T21:55:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T19:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.babel.nl\/?page_id=35160"},"modified":"2026-03-30T21:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T19:56:08","slug":"french","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.babel.nl\/en\/course-overview\/french\/","title":{"rendered":"Start learning French today and discover the beauty of the language"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Learning French is often synonymous with discovering the language of love, chansons and the wonderful Burgundian lifestyle. But French is more than that! Did you know that French is also one of the official languages for internal communication within the European Union and the United Nations? In our language courses, you will work on building a solid foundation in French, including pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.babel.nl\/frans-priveles\/\"><strong>Would you prefer to take private French lessons? 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height: 5px;\"><strong>Price<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 21.8192%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: left; height: 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.babel.nl\/en\/course\/french\/french-course-1\/\">French level 1<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.6594%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 5px;\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 12.6015%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 5px;\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 12.2593%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 5px;\">0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 12.6211%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 5px;\">A1-<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 14.1851%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; height: 5px;\">\u20ac275,-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 63px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 21.8192%; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; height: 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.babel.nl\/en\/course\/french\/french-course-2\/\">French level 2<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 11.6594%; 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