Practice French conversation, corrected in English.
For students heading to a French-speaking country, professionals in French-speaking teams and anyone who reads French but struggles to speak it. Talk about ordinary things; every slip is explained in one plain English sentence.
Five mistakes almost every French learner makes
These are the corrections Parlenta gives most often. Each one comes with a single English sentence, not a grammar lecture.
| Topic | You write | Correct | Why, in one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| être or avoir | J’ai allé | Je suis allé | Verbs of movement such as aller, venir and partir take être in the passé composé. |
| Age | Je suis 25 ans | J’ai 25 ans | French says your age with avoir: j’ai 25 ans. |
| Gender | la problème | le problème | Problème ends in -e but is masculine: le problème. |
| à + le | à le cinéma | au cinéma | À and le always contract to au: au cinéma. |
| Subjunctive | Il faut que tu viens | Il faut que tu viennes | Il faut que is followed by the subjunctive: que tu viennes. |
Who it is for
Students preparing a stay in France, Belgium, Switzerland or Québec.
Professionals in teams where French is the working language.
Francophiles who read French books and news but want to hold a conversation.
French accents, without changing your keyboard.
Use the accents bar to add é, è, ç or œ without changing your keyboard.
Practice French from day one.
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French questions
France, Belgium, Switzerland or Québec?
Standard French. Regional words are understood, but corrections follow the standard.
I always mix up le and la. Will this help?
When you use the wrong gender, Parlenta corrects it, with one plain English sentence about why.
What level do I need?
Any. You choose where to start, and Parlenta adjusts as it sees how you write.