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Learn the patterns, hear French in use, and find the words for your own life. Explore grammar and pronunciation by level, build a study routine, or prepare for your next conversation, trip or move to France.

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Start with a level. Or with a real-life question.

You might be meeting French for the first time, untangling a grammar point, or getting ready for life in France. Choose the route that fits today. Each collection puts related guides in a suggested order, so you can follow a path or dip into one lesson.

01 / The language itself

Language Foundations

Grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, organised from A1 to C2. Start where the examples feel useful: a familiar level can be the right place to fill a gap, even if your reading or speaking is further along.

A1Make your first connectionsBuild short exchanges with sounds, questions, negation and noun articles. Use possessives to make ownership clear, matching the French noun rather than the person who owns it.Explore: possessives, questions, negation and noun gender.Explore A1 lessons →A2Handle the everydayDescribe everyday routines, durations and plans. Practise reflexive verbs, quantities and places, then choose between futur proche and futur simple to express what you intend or promise.Explore: routines, future plans, durations and quantities.Explore A2 lessons →B1Tell the story. Explain the idea.Tell a connected story and keep each reference clear. Use object pronouns, y and en to avoid repetition, and the plus-que-parfait to show what had already happened before another past event.Explore: earlier past events, object pronouns, y and en.Explore B1 lessons →B2Say it with more nuanceLink actions and arguments precisely. Compare conditions, regrets and relative clauses, then use the gérondif only when its understood subject matches the person doing the main action.Explore: gérondif, conditions, regrets and relative clauses.Explore B2 lessons →C1Make your meaning precisePreserve the strength of a claim. Work with reported speech and concession, distinguish evidence from inference, and choose wording that expresses the degree of certainty you can support.Explore: evidence, certainty, reported speech and concession.Explore C1 lessons →C2Work with the fine printRevise demanding French without losing its meaning. Examine emphasis, ambiguity and nominalisation; make the agent and action clear while keeping useful density and the intended register.Explore: nominalisation, emphasis, ambiguity and revision.Explore C2 lessons →

Between two levels?

Open the earlier path and try a lesson. If the examples are comfortable, move on; if one pattern still trips you up, spend a little time there. You do not need to finish every guide before exploring another collection.

These are collections of available lessons, not a complete course for each CEFR level. The advanced paths focus on selected skills.

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02 / French out in the world

There is more than one reason to learn French.

A better conversation, a train to catch, a move to plan, a film you want to follow. These five collections start with what you want to do. You can explore them alongside your level-based lessons.

Learning Methods & ToolsMake room for French in your weekChoose a realistic goal, a small set of tools and a routine you can return to. These guides help you plan your study time, get more from your resources and make speaking feel more approachable.Study routines · Books and apps · Speaking practiceExplore this collection →Culture & ImmersionMeet the French beyond the textbookFollow what people watch, read, celebrate and talk about. Explore cultural references and everyday habits, then use them to make more sense of the French you hear around you.Films and media · Traditions · Cultural contextExplore this collection →Travel & Everyday FrenchHave the words when you need themPrepare for the conversations that come with a trip: finding your way, taking a train, ordering and asking for help. Start with your next situation and keep a few useful phrases close at hand.Getting around · Food and shopping · Everyday exchangesExplore this collection →Living & Working in FranceFind your feet in FranceWork through the practical language of settling in, dealing with paperwork and communicating at work. The guides combine useful wording with context for the situations you may be navigating.Moving and settling in · Administration · Workplace FrenchExplore this collection →French ExamsPrepare with a destination in mindUnderstand the exam you are aiming for before building your preparation plan. Explore formats, task types and practice strategies, then focus your effort on what you need to demonstrate.Exam choices · Preparation plans · Test-day strategiesExplore this collection →

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Already have a question in mind? Search by a word or topic, or open a category to browse its articles. Try a grammar point, a place or a situation; matching guides appear below as you type.

Language Foundations
Learning Methods & Tools
Culture & Immersion
Travel & Everyday French
Living & Working in France
French Exams
03 / Make it stick

Give one idea a little practice.

You do not need a long reading list for today. Choose one guide and leave with something you can actually use.

  1. Notice the pattern

    Read the examples before trying to memorise a rule. In the Foundations lessons, use the French audio to connect the written phrase with its sound.

  2. Try it for yourself

    Use the exercises or linked practice where available. Look at why an answer works, then make a new sentence about your own life.

  3. Meet it again

    Listen for the pattern in a conversation or a short text. Return to the lesson when you need a reminder, then choose your next useful topic.

The French PlaygroundPut a specific skill to work in a scored game. A short round can help you see what needs another look.Choose a game →The French BriefingRead and listen to French in context, with vocabulary support to help you follow the story.Read the Briefing →Study plans & resourcesGive your week some structure with study plans, worksheets and reference sheets you can return to.Find a resource →The LibraryFind a textbook, reader or practice book that has a clear job in your routine. Our notes explain what each pick is useful for.Browse the books →
Your next move

Make this the French you actually use.

You have explored the lessons. Now put the language to work. Practise the mistakes that hold you back, then take your French into a real conversation.

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Choose a tutor, compare lesson prices and book a conversation with a clear goal. Bring one point from your reading, try it aloud and leave with something specific to practise next.

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