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French exams

Four certificates cover everything, and they split cleanly in two. DELF and DALF are diplomas: you pass a level and keep it for life. TCF and TEF are tests: they give you a score that expires after two years, which is what visa and immigration systems want.

DELF and DALF

How the levels and papers work, and when TCF or TEF is the one you actually need.

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More guides on the way

Separate guides to the TCF and the TEF are next. Whichever you sit, the vocabulary is the same - and that is what the app is for.

Learn these phrases properly, not just read them

six short games turn a phrase list into something you can actually say under pressure.

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