Learn French
Updated October 29, 2026
WanderMundo is an AI language learning app where you learn French with short lessons, real conversations with an AI tutor and graded stories. The tutor speaks standard French unless you ask for Quebec vocabulary. Start on the free plan in your browser, with no download and no credit card, and say your first sentences today.
What you'll learn in the first 30 days
The French course has 10 units from A1 to A2. You meet être and avoir, order politely with je voudrais, and in unit 5 you already tell what happened yesterday with j’ai mangé and je suis allé(e). Later units add the passé composé in full, the imparfait and plans with aller.
Each unit has four lessons of 3 to 5 minutes, so one lesson a day takes you through the first five A1 units in about a month. The table below lists them exactly as they appear in the course, with the grammar tip card each unit teaches and one of its lesson titles.
French course, A1 (your first month)
| Unit | Topic | Grammar tip | Sample lesson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Hello and who I am | Meet être: suis, es, est | Say bonjour and your name |
| Unit 2 | What I like | Likes with aimer and le, la, les | Say j’aime |
| Unit 3 | Numbers, age and having | Have and be an age: avoir | Give your age: ans |
| Unit 4 | Ordering and asking | Order politely: je voudrais | Ask c’est combien |
| Unit 5 | Telling what happened yesterday | Yesterday: j’ai mangé, je suis allé(e) | Go with je suis allé(e) |
French course, A2 (what comes next)
| Unit | Topic | Grammar tip | Sample lesson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 6 | Family and possessives | My family: mon, ma, mes | Talk about ma mère |
| Unit 7 | Everyday present verbs | Daily verbs: -er, -ir, -re | Finish with je finis |
| Unit 8 | Telling my day in the past | Build the passé composé with avoir | Change parler to parlé |
| Unit 9 | Describing the past | Background versus events: imparfait | Set the scene: c’était |
| Unit 10 | Going to and making plans | Plans with aller + infinitive | Plan with je vais |
Unit names are taken from the WanderMundo course. Content may grow over time.
How a lesson works
Every unit opens with a tip card: one grammar point in plain English, plus one memorable trick for remembering it. In unit 3, for example, the tip card explains that French uses avoir (to have) for age: j’ai vingt ans means "I am twenty," literally "I have twenty years." The trick: in French you have your age, you are not it.
Then you practice with eight exercise types, mixed so you read, listen, write and speak in every lesson:
- Tap the pairs: match words to their meaning.
- Build the sentence: put word tiles in order.
- Listen and pick: hear a sentence and choose what it means.
- Listen and type: write what you hear.
- Say it: read a sentence out loud with the microphone.
- Fill the blank: complete a sentence with the missing word.
- Fix the mistake: spot and correct a typical learner error.
- Translate: turn an English sentence into French.
Practice chat at the end of each lesson
Each lesson ends with a short practice chat with the AI tutor, built around what you just learned. You answer by typing or speaking, and when you make a mistake you see a correction card with the right sentence and a one-line reason in your own language.
There are no hearts or lives. Mistakes never block you; they come back later and are saved to Review, where saved words also become flashcards. Path lessons are free and unlimited on every plan.
Speak from day one
French pronunciation improves fastest when you say things out loud from the first lesson. In Talk you chat with the tutor by text, microphone or a live voice call. You can pick a scenario like ordering at a restaurant, checking into a hotel or asking directions, or just have a free conversation. Beginners get tap-to-answer reply ideas and slow audio.
Walk & Talk works in French too: a hands-free spoken lesson of 10 to 60 minutes with headphones, with warm-up, grammar, drills, a short story and a role play. Voice commands like "slower", "repeat that", "pause" and "how do you say..." keep it going without touching your phone.
Listen to graded French stories
French drops many written letters in speech, so listening every day matters. Listen has podcast-style story episodes graded by level, with a read-along transcript in French, English or both, and speeds from 0.6x to 1.25x. Beginner episodes include English support that fades as your level goes up.
Track your level
Not sure where to start? Take the free placement test (about 8 minutes). It gives an estimated level from A1 to C2 and drops you at the right place in the course. It is an estimate, not an official certificate. You can also simply pick your level and start.
6 French starter phrases
The pronunciation guide is approximate: "ohn" and "ahn" are nasal vowels (air through the nose, no hard n), "zh" is like the s in "measure", and the stress falls lightly on the last syllable. Use the slow audio in the app to hear each one.
| French | Say it like | English |
|---|---|---|
| Bonjour ! | bohn-ZHOOR | Hello / Good morning |
| Je m’appelle Sam. | zhuh mah-PELL sam | My name is Sam. |
| Enchanté(e). | ahn-shahn-TAY | Nice to meet you. |
| Merci beaucoup. | mair-SEE boh-KOO | Thank you very much. |
| Je voudrais un café, s’il vous plaît. | zhuh voo-DRAY uhn kah-FAY seel voo PLAY | I would like a coffee, please. |
| Pardon, je ne comprends pas. | par-DOHN zhuh nuh kohm-PRAHN pah | Sorry, I don’t understand. |
Free vs Pro
The free plan includes every Path lesson, unlimited, plus 15 tutor messages and 3 minutes of live voice a day, one 10-minute Walk & Talk session a day, Listen, Review and the placement test. You do not need a credit card to sign up and there are no ads.
Pro adds unlimited text conversation with the tutor, 30 minutes of live voice a day and Walk & Talk sessions up to 60 minutes. See pricing.
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Who it's for
- Total beginners and returning school learners
- Travelers heading to France, Belgium, Switzerland or Quebec
- People who understand some French but can’t speak it
- Busy people with 5 to 15 minutes a day
Who it's not for
- People who need an official certificate (levels are estimates)
- Learners who want a human teacher
- Anyone looking for a course beyond A2 in French today
Frequently asked questions
Can I learn French for free?
Yes. WanderMundo's French course lessons are free and unlimited, and the free plan adds 15 tutor messages and 3 minutes of live voice a day. No credit card, no ads, nothing to download.
How long does it take to learn French?
The US Foreign Service Institute estimates about 24 to 30 weeks (600 to 750 class hours) for English speakers to reach professional working proficiency in French. Everyday conversation comes sooner with daily speaking practice.
Is French hard for English speakers?
French is one of the easier languages for English speakers: the FSI puts it in its fastest group, and thousands of words look alike (information, restaurant, possible). The hard parts are pronunciation, silent letters and gendered nouns, which daily listening and correction help with.
Can I learn French with an app?
An app can take you a long way if you speak every day. WanderMundo combines short lessons, a tutor that corrects you and graded listening; adding real conversations with people later makes it even stronger.
What should I learn first in French?
Start with greetings, être and avoir, and polite ordering with je voudrais, then learn to tell what happened with j’ai mangé and je suis allé(e). That is exactly the order of units 1 to 5 in the course.
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