Adding French to Your Vocabulary

Learn to put a little parler in your Francais at one of many L.A. schools offering French lessons:

Alouette Language Service, 1626 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. (310) 451-5864. Classes for adults (16 lessons for $580) and children (14 lessons for $730).

Berlitz Language Centers, 800 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. (213) 623-6629. A twice-weekly, four-week group class costs $199. Customized classes are available.

Beverly Hills International School of Languages, 9581 Pico Blvd. (310) 557-1711. Ten 90-minute private sessions for $450.

Beverly Hills Lingual Institute, 9601 Wilshire Blvd. (310) 858-0717. Eight 1 1/2-hour classes costs $200.

Lycee International de Los Angeles, 4155 Russell Ave., L.A. (323) 665-4526. Full matriculation in French for preschool- to high school-age children. $5,800 to $9,000 for a year.

One World Language Solutions, 445 S. Figueroa, L.A. (213) 622-6765. Private ($45 an hour), semiprivate ($25 an hour) and group ($20 an hour) lessons.

Super-Learners International, 9454 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills. (310) 550-7829. Group ($350 for 20 hours), semiprivate ($950 for 40 hours), private ($1,800 for 40 hours). Materials included.