French Vocabulary

Here is a phrase that surprises new learners: s'il vous plaît is not a single word for "please" but literally means "if it pleases you." French vocabulary is full of little courtesies and quirks like that, and these quizzes cover the everyday words a beginner needs most.

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💬 Basic Phrases

If you want to start speaking French, basic French phrases are the fastest way in. This topic hands you the everyday lines real French speakers use to greet someone, introduce themselves, ask for directions, and keep a friendly conversation going.

🎨 Colors

Ready to describe the world in French? French colors are the building blocks of almost every description, and these quizzes take you from the basic shades to the subtle ones.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Describing People

How do you describe what someone looks like and what they are like in French? These quizzes build a full vocabulary for appearance, mood, and personality, one group at a time.

🎬 Entertainment

Want to talk about books, films, and the arts in French? These quizzes cover French entertainment vocabulary, from the printed page to the museum wall.

🚗✈️ Getting There

Want to move through a French airport or train station without freezing up at the signs? These quizzes build the French travel vocabulary you actually need, from buying a billet (ticket) to finding your chambre (room) at the end of a long day.

🌿🦋 Nature (match)

Do you know the French words for animals, plants, and the weather? These quizzes build a core French nature vocabulary, from the garden right up to the sky.

💯 Numbers

Need to count, give a price, or catch a phone number in French? These quizzes train your ear for French numbers, from single digits all the way up to a hundred.

🏡 At Home (match)

Want to name every room and piece of furniture in a French home? French home vocabulary is one of the most useful sets for beginners, and these quizzes cover it room by room.

👷👩‍💼 Occupations

How do you say what someone does for a living in French? These quizzes cover French job titles across offices, hospitals, public service, and the trades.

📚🎒 School (match)

Heading into a French classroom? These quizzes give you the school vocabulary you need, from subjects and supplies to the people and the daily routine.

🏷️🛍️ Shopping (match)

Want to shop with confidence in France, from finding your size to paying at the till? These quizzes cover French shopping vocabulary for every step of the trip.

⏰ Time

Want to tell time in French without second-guessing yourself? These quizzes take you from simple hours like il est deux heures (it's two o'clock) up to the trickier half-pasts and quarter-tos, plus the days and greetings that come up alongside them.

Essential French Vocabulary for Beginners

Each quiz matches French words to their English meanings, building topic by topic. You will learn the rooms of a home like the salon (living room), greetings such as bonjour (hello), colors like rouge (red), travel words including gare (train station), and numbers from un (one) up to cent (one hundred).

The sets reach into describing people, jobs, school, shopping, nature, and telling time too, so you steadily build a full beginner vocabulary. One quiz even drops you into a real ticket-counter conversation at a Paris station to test how much you follow when French comes at you naturally.

French Words with Audio Pronunciation

French spelling rarely matches how a word sounds, so every quiz includes audio of each term. Hearing a word like armoire (wardrobe) said aloud helps you say it correctly and recognize it the moment a French speaker uses it.

Words With a Double Life

Some French words quietly do two jobs. Papillon (butterfly) is also the word for a bow tie, because the shape of the tie looks just like a butterfly's wings, and feuille (leaf) is also the everyday word for a sheet of paper.

The sets run from beginner to intermediate and mix question styles, so you read the French and find the meaning, then flip it to recall the French from the English, which makes the words sink in from both directions. Some quizzes even drop the text and play a word aloud, and earlier words keep returning in later sets, so nothing you learn quietly slips away.

Pick the corner of French you want first, whether that is the home, the road, or the calendar, and try these interactive French quizzes.