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Vocabulary

French vocabulary

Roughly a third of English comes from French, so an English speaker starts with thousands of words already half-recognised. The catch is the false friends - actuellement means currently, not actually. These guides pick the words worth learning first, and flag the ones that mislead.

Essential travel phrases

The handful of phrases worth knowing before a trip, and the two that get you out of trouble.

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More guides on the way

Food and drink, work and study, and the false friends that catch learners out are all coming. Meanwhile the app drills whichever words you meet.

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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