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🇫🇷 French · Français

The language of 29 countries on five continents — and one of the world's most studied.

At a glance

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~320 million

speakers worldwide

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29 countries

where it's official

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Latin alphabet

with accents like é, è, ç

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~600–750 hours

to conversational (FSI Cat. I — one of the easiest for English speakers)

Your first words — tap 🔊 to hear them

SalutHello

BonjourGood morning

S'il vous plaîtPlease

MerciThank you

Comment ça va ?How are you?

Au revoirGoodbye

Why learn French?

An official language of the UN, EU, and Olympics — hugely useful for travel and careers
Nearly a third of English vocabulary has French roots, so you get a head start
From Paris to Montréal to Dakar, it connects you to cultures worldwide

Start practicing French — free

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