French Studio

French you can read at your own level.

This is the waiting list for the beta.

French Studio is a web app for adults learning French. It writes news and magazine articles for each level, and can rewrite classic French novels at the level you choose. Tap a word to see what it means. We're in beta: we're inviting learners in small groups, and we set up each account ourselves.

If you found us through Cinq nouvelles, welcome. It's our podcast for learners: five real news stories in clear, simple A2 French, with a transcript to read along, new most mornings.

Cinq nouvelles uses AI-generated voices. The presenter and correspondents are invented characters. The stories are real and come from published news sources. AI helps draft the scripts, and a person reads and approves every episode before it is published.

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A1
Beginner. You know some everyday words and can read very short, simple sentences.
A2
Elementary. You can read short, simple texts about everyday life, including what someone did yesterday.
B1
Intermediate. You can follow a longer piece in plain French on a familiar subject, including what people felt, thought or planned.
B2
Upper intermediate. You can read real French newspaper articles, though you still meet a few unknown words in most paragraphs.
C1
Advanced. You read novels and the press comfortably, and look up only rare words.
C2
Near-native. You read French almost as easily as an educated native speaker.
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