Learn French vocabulary

English → French · a guide for English speakers

French gives English speakers an enormous shared vocabulary head start — the real work is pronunciation and the written/spoken gap.

What to focus on as an English speaker

Spelling and pronunciation diverge a lot — silent letters are everywhere, so always learn words with audio.
Two genders and elision (l', d', j') change how words chain together in speech.
False friends: "librairie" is a bookshop; "actuellement" means currently, not actually.

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Spaced repetition — reviews scheduled right before you would forget a word.
Real context — read books and click any French word for an instant English translation.
AI tutor — chat and voice practice in French with feedback in English.
Your own dictionaries — build English → French decks or copy shared ones.

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