A free French course from A1 to B2 — for people settling in France, for anyone who needs a DELF for a residence card or citizenship, and for anyone who wants their French to come out right, not just sound right.
You build everyday sentences and type them yourself, learn the words of each topic level by level, and read short texts written for the course. The grammar comes as tables you take in at a glance — the passé composé with avoir or être, the imparfait, the subjunctive, the articles and the prepositions before countries and cities. Explanations and translations are in English or Russian, and every answer you type is checked letter by letter.
the drills, flashcards and grammar charts need no account
a free account keeps your path, your streak and your mistakes
explanations in English or Russian
at a glance
Levels
A1–B2 on the CEFR scale — A1 is where a complete beginner starts
Words
2,340 words in 89 topic decks
Sentences
2,160 sentences from everyday life (18 topics), each with its meaning in English and Russian
Reading
Short texts written for the course, with reading tasks
Grammar
Tables and a cheat sheet: conjugation, être and avoir, irregular verbs, the present, passé composé, imparfait, future, conditional, subjunctive, articles, pronouns, possessives, numbers and prepositions
Audio
Words and sentences in a synthesised voice (text-to-speech), not recordings of native speakers
Exams
DELF A2, B1 and B2: practice sets and timed mocks
Price
Free; a free account keeps your progress
What you learn
Each level is a set of everyday topics — people and family, food and drink, the city and directions, work, health, shopping, travel, the weather — with its own words, its own sentences and short texts to read. The grammar comes with them as tables: the present and its irregular verbs, the passé composé and the imparfait side by side, the future and the conditional, the subjunctive, the articles with du and de la, and the pronouns.
At A1 alone that is 646 words and 540 sentences.
level by level
A1 — 646 words · 25 topic decks · 540 sentences
A2 — 328 words · 14 topic decks · 720 sentences
B1 — 740 words · 24 topic decks · 540 sentences
B2 — 454 words · 15 topic decks · 360 sentences
C1 · above the course — 172 words · 11 topic decks
counted from the set library itself, today
The course covers levels A1–B2; the set library holds decks above it too (C1), marked as above the course.
the topics the word decks cover
animals · art & culture · body & health · city & places · clothing · colours & shapes · emotions & feelings · food & drink · function words · house & furniture · law & government · money & shopping · motion verbs · numbers & quantity · people & family · perception verbs · plants & nature · religion & belief · school & education · sports & leisure · technology & internet · thinking & communication · time & calendar · travel & transport · weather & seasons · work & professions
How the course works
The course is a path built from its own content, one topic and one level after another. Four short lessons build a topic. Each lesson is twenty items, eight of them new: you meet the new words on cards and type them right away, and the lesson counts when you get four in five right.
Your practice is a map, your course an island on it, and every topic you build stands there. A checkpoint ends each level, and when more than forty items are due for review, the next session goes over them before they fade. A daily goal and a streak keep you at it, and the streak freezes you earn save a missed day.
The exercises:
flashcards with spaced repetition, typing the word you hear and the meaning of the word you see — no account needed
DELF practice sets for A2, B1 and B2 — no account needed
sentences: put the words in order from tiles, write the sentence from its meaning, put one word in its right form — with a free account
reading: tasks on short texts written for the course — with a free account
timed mock exams for each level — with a free account; their structure is still being matched to the real papers, and writing and speaking are not assessed yet
Your goal: a DELF diploma — or none
The DELF is France's diploma in French as a foreign language, one for each level. This course prepares for A2, B1 and B2: pick yours and practise for it. The facts below come from our DELF guide, checked against France Éducation international and Service-Public.
DELF A2 · DELF B1 · DELF B2
DELF A2, B1 or B2
Listening, reading, writing and speaking at every level, each paper with a floor of its own. Each level is a separate diploma, valid for life, and you can sit B2 without holding B1.
Since 1 January 2026 a first multi-year residence permit needs A2 and a first resident card B1 (in the categories Service-Public lists), for applicants under 65, and both cards need a civic exam too; naturalisation now needs B2 and a civic exam. Check the rules for your own case with the authority that handles it.
DELF exam A2–B2: structure, scoring & free practice
Duration
A2: listening about 25 min, reading 30, writing 45 (1 h 40 collective) plus 6–8 min speaking with 10 min preparation. B1: listening about 25, reading 45, writing 45, plus about 15 min speaking with 10 min preparation for its last part. B2: listening about 30, reading 1 h, writing 1 h (2 h 30 collective) plus about 20 min speaking with 30 min preparation.
Pass rule
At least 50 of 100 overall, and at least 5 of 25 in every paper — a mark below 5 in any one paper fails the diploma whatever the total.
Where to register
Only through an accredited exam centre — FEI itself does not run sittings. Dates and fees are set country by country, not by FEI: abroad, every centre in a country sits the written papers on the same days and, for a given session and level, charges the same fee; in France, a rectorat order fixes each centre's dates and fees, so fees can differ between centres. Ask a centre near you which sessions it runs, its deadline and its fee.
practise now, free: 1,953 questions, no account needed
Most French verbs build the passé composé with avoir; a small set of verbs of movement and change of state, and every reflexive verb, take être — and then the participle agrees. The passé composé chart sorts the two, and the imparfait chart sits next to it, because the real question is which past to use, not only how to form it.
À, en, au, aux: prepositions before places
French changes the little word before a place with the place itself: à before a city, en before a feminine country, au before a masculine one, aux before a plural one. The prepositions chart puts places, cities and countries in one table you can learn by heart.
What is free
The course is free. Without an account you can open the flashcards, the word drills, the DELF practice sets, the grammar charts and the practice map; what you do stays in this browser.
A free account opens the lessons of your path, the sentence and reading exercises and the timed mock exams, and keeps your progress, your streak and your mistakes on every device. During the public beta the mock exams are unlimited; afterwards, how many you get each month depends on your plan.
frequently asked questions
Can I start French from zero here?
Yes. The course starts at A1 — 646 words and 540 sentences at that level alone. Explanations and translations are in English or Russian.
Which DELF level do I need for a residence card or French nationality?
Since 1 January 2026 a first multi-year residence permit needs A2 and a first resident card B1 (in the categories Service-Public lists), for applicants under 65, and both cards need a civic exam too; naturalisation now needs B2 and a civic exam. Confirm what your own file needs with the authority that handles it before you book.
Do I need the DELF A2 before the B1?
No. Each level is an independent diploma: you need no course and no lower diploma. The DELF is meant for people without a French public secondary-school or university diploma.
Does wspell mark my writing and speaking?
Not yet. In the real exam examiners mark them; the mock exams here leave them out for now, so practise writing with someone who corrects you and speaking with a partner.
Is the audio recorded by native speakers?
No. Words and sentences are spoken in a synthesised voice (text-to-speech), not recorded by native speakers. Use it to tie a word to its sound, and listen to real French as well.
Is wspell connected to France Éducation international?
No. The DELF and its name belong to the French Ministry of National Education and France Éducation international (FEI); wspell is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either.
Exam names and trade marks on this page belong to the organisations that own and run those exams. wspell is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them.