Communicate and connect with the world. Build a foundation of fundamental vocabulary and essential language structure. Develop the French language skills to enjoy social interactions such as travel and shopping and learn to share your ideas and opinions in French.

Inside the box, you'll find:

• Version 3 Personal Edition CD-ROM software for Levels 1, 2 & 3 (Windows)
• Headset with microphone
• User"s guide
• Audio Companion, a multiple-CD set to play or download to your MP3 player

• You’ll notice that many French words have accent marks, which help you properly pronounce words. Sometimes an accent distinguishes one word from another that is identical except for the mark.
• There are two categories of French nouns: masculine and feminine.
• You may notice that some letters are rarely pronounced at the end of a word. For example the ending -e, -es, or -ent in these words: la fille mange; les filles mangent. Rosetta Stone language learning software helps you learn the exceptions to this rule through guided exposure and practice.
• Depending on how they’re categorized, French adjectives appear before or after nouns in the word order.
• French has both formal and informal ways to address others, depending on the age of the speaker and his or her relationship to the person being addressed.

This set will help you:

• Build your vocabulary and language abilities
• Spell and write accurately
• Speak without a script
• Retain what you’ve learned
• Read and understand your new language
• Share ideas and opinions, express feelings and talk about everyday life

Sample topics include:

• The basics, such as age and family relations
• Questions, greetings, introductions
• Times of day, calendar terms, the weather
• Directions, locations, telling time
• Present, past and future tense
• Apologies and polite requests
• How to order at a restaurant and give and receive directions
• Emotions, opinions and ideas
• Political, media, business and religious terms
  

Requirements for Rosetta Stone User Workstations

• Windows 2000 or later
• 512 MB RAM
• 1 GHz or faster processor speed
• 600 MB free hard-drive space (per level)
• 16-bit sound card
• 800 x 600 display resolution (1024 x 768 recommended)
• Internet or phone connection required for product activation
• Speech recognition feature requires a USB headset microphone (included with purchase)
• 17 CD-ROM Drive (for installation)

Note for Microsoft® Windows Vista™ users:

Current Rosetta Stone products have been engineered to install and run on the Windows Vista operating system. Some 3rd party components used in Rosetta Stone products have not been certified by Microsoft as "Vista Compliant". Accordingly, you may encounter some Vista-related operating issues. Rosetta Stone technical support may or may not be able to resolve these Vista-related issues. Rosetta Stone hereby disclaims any representations, warranties, guaranties and conditions with respect to the compatibility of the Rosetta Stone products with the Windows Vista operating systems.