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Learn French free in your browser — 80 lessons from A1 to B2, with flashcards and pronunciation practice. No subscription, no download.
Why learn French with Langula?
French opens 29-country doors
An official language in 29 countries and a working language of the UN, EU, and NATO, French is one of the few genuinely global career assets. It is useful for diplomacy, international law, and business across Europe, Africa, and the Americas alike.
Cognates cut your reading time
After 1066, French reshaped English vocabulary — nation, excellent, restaurant, and liberté are already familiar. That shared stock of words gives English speakers a measurable head start in reading and comprehension from the very first lesson.
Score your nasal vowels instantly
Langula's in-browser pronunciation practice rates your speaking in real time, perfect for drilling un bon vin blanc and the other nasal vowel patterns that simply don't exist in English. Audio is never stored, so you can practice without hesitation.
Lock in noun gender early
Every French noun is masculine or feminine, and getting it wrong ripples through your articles and adjectives. Langula's Leitner flashcards drill the article alongside the word, so le and la become instinctive rather than a constant guessing game.
80 lessons, four CEFR levels
From greetings and the tu-versus-vous distinction all the way to the subjunctive and the pluperfect, all 80 lessons map directly onto A1-to-B2 CEFR levels. A certificate at each stage marks real, recognised progress.
Start free, no install required
Langula runs entirely in your browser with no app download and no sign-up to begin. It is genuinely free and ad-supported, so you can start speaking French today on any laptop or phone.
How it works
Pick your language
French is preselected — add your source language and go.
Short daily lessons
5–20 minutes a day: new words plus due reviews.
Pronunciation & progress
Repeat aloud, watch your streak and unlock badges.
Your first French words
After the very first lesson you can greet people and say thank you.
From A1 to B2 — your structured learning path
Here is how your journey is built: four CEFR levels, 80 lessons. Each lesson teaches 20 new words and 6 example sentences — flashcards and pronunciation practice lock them in before the next level unlocks.
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Learn French — free and at your own pace
French is spoken by around 310 million people across 29 countries on five continents — the only language besides English to span that range. It is an official or working language of the UN, EU, NATO, the International Olympic Committee, and the Red Cross, putting it at the centre of diplomacy, international law, and development work. And with the bulk of future speakers set to come from Sub-Saharan Africa, French is not just a European or Canadian affair: it is one of the world's genuinely growing global languages.
A few features of French catch learners off guard. Spelling is etymological rather than phonetic: final consonants are mostly silent, the plural -s disappears in speech entirely, and liaison flips a quiet consonant back on before a vowel — les amis sounds like "lez-ami." Then there are the nasal vowels, un bon vin blanc, that have no English equivalent, the uvular guttural R, and the rounded front vowels French u and eu. Every noun is masculine or feminine, and articles plus adjectives must agree, making gender a permanent thread running through the whole language.
For English speakers, French is one of the more accessible major languages. The US Foreign Service Institute places it in Category I — roughly 600 to 750 class hours to professional proficiency — and a big reason is history: after the Norman Conquest of 1066, French reshaped English vocabulary so thoroughly that cognates like nation, excellent, and restaurant are already yours. The genuine obstacles are phonetic: the nasal vowels, the uvular R, and the persistent gap between what is written and what is actually said aloud.
Langula addresses French's particular hurdles directly. The in-browser pronunciation scorer gives instant feedback on the sounds English speakers find hardest — nasal vowels, the uvular R, the rounded u and eu — and because audio is never stored, you can practice aloud without self-consciousness. Leitner spaced-repetition flashcards with five boxes are well suited to drilling each noun together with its article, le or la, cementing gender from day one. Eighty structured lessons follow the same A1-to-B2 CEFR ladder as official French exams, and optional account sync keeps your daily habit alive across devices.
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