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frencha2in 72 days

Tell what happened, say how things used to be, make plans and give your opinion: everyday French in Paris, 20 minutes a day.

  • free, no sign-up
  • follows CEFR A2 (the DELF A2 level)
  • audio · spelling · practice exams
  • 0 xp
  • 0 day streak
  • 0 / 850 words met
  • 0 cards due
  • 0 / 72 dots

at a glance

CEFR A2 (DELF A2). About 20 minutes a day, in bites of one to three minutes.

  • 72days
  • 12units
  • 850words
  • 36grammar points
  • 21writing & speaking tasks
  • 2practice exams

before you start

Level A1, for example our French A1 course: the present tense, the passé composé, tu and vous, and about 770 everyday words. Those words come back in every lesson here without being taught again.

pick your pace

People who decide when and how much stick with it far more often. Pick one: you can change it any time.

No pace picked yet. Steady is a great start.

your path

72 dots in 12 units. Every lesson is open, so jump anywhere. The pink dot is your next one.

free tools

print & share

Branded PDFs to print, stick on the fridge or send to a friend who wants to learn with you.

One PDF per unit

questions & answers

Is it really free?

Yes. Every day, every recording and both practice exams are free, with no sign-up and no ads.

How long does it take?

72 days of about 20 minutes: 58 days of new words and grammar, 12 review missions and 2 practice exams. Nothing is locked, so go faster or slower as you like.

Does it match the DELF A2 exam?

It follows level A2 of the Common European Framework, the level of the DELF A2 diploma: the A2 words of the FLELex list (graded from French textbooks) plus the everyday words the list leaves out, and the A2 grammar of the CEFR language inventory that France Éducation international links to. The DELF A2 has four papers, listening, reading, writing (two short texts) and speaking, each out of 25: you pass with 50 out of 100 and at least 5 in every paper. Our two practice exams copy that layout, with the multiple-choice listening and reading of the current format and self-checked writing and speaking. They are DELF-style practice, not official DELF material: check france-education-international.fr before you book.

I finished A1. What is new here?

Talking about the past and the future. You learn the imperfect (c'était, il y avait, quand j'étais petite) and when to use it instead of the passé composé, the future tense, object pronouns (je le vois, je lui parle, j'en veux), comparisons, ne … plus, ne … rien, ne … personne, and how to link ideas with parce que, donc, pourtant and même si. Every A1 word counts as known, so the lessons build on what you already have.

How do French spelling and sounds work?

There is no extra reading line: the spelling is the reading, and every word has a recording. Watch the silent endings, which matter even more in the imperfect (je parlais, ils parlaient sound the same) and the future (je parlerai), and the accents that change a word: côte (coast) is not côté (side), and nôtre (ours) is not notre (our).

Where is my progress saved?

Only in this browser, on this device. Nothing is sent to us and there is no account; clearing your browser data resets it.

after this course

Carry on with French B1: it builds on everything you learn here.

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