Everyday French
Start speaking practical French from your very first day. Learn essential survival phrases, navigate shops and cafés, and unlock the patterns behind everyday sentences.
Like Duolingo, but for Everyday French. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
21 levels across 3 sections, about 42 minutes end to end, roughly 8 days at five minutes a day. It moves through First Words and Sounds, Navigating the Street and Shops, and Building Real Sentences. It starts from scratch.
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Key ideas in Everyday French
- In France, 'Bonjour' (or 'Bonsoir' in the evening) is mandatory before asking a question, making a request, or placing an order
- Jumping straight into a request without greeting is considered blunt and rude by French speakers
- 'Vous' is the default polite pronoun used for adults you do not know, shopkeepers, and professionals
- 'Tu' is reserved for family, close friends, and children; using it with strangers sounds overly familiar or disrespectful
- 'S'il vous plaît' means 'please' when speaking respectfully to someone you address as 'vous'
- Pairing basic requests with 's'il vous plaît' softens errors in grammar and keeps the interaction warm
- 'Oui' signals a direct affirmative answer ('yes')
- 'D'accord' expresses agreement, consent, or 'okay/agreed'
- 'Peut-être' keeps the conversation moving when you are uncertain ('maybe')
- 'Au revoir' is the standard farewell for concluding any everyday encounter
- 'Bonne journée' ('have a good day') is warmly offered during daytime departures
- 'Bonsoir' is only for evenings, and 'Bonjour' is strictly a greeting, never a farewell
- In standalone French words, final consonants like 's', 'd', and 't' are almost always silent
- Certain final consonants such as 'c' often remain pronounced, as in 'avec'
- Beginners frequently try to voice every letter as in English, pronouncing the 's' in 'Paris' or the 't' in 'plat'
- When a word ending in a silent 's' comes right before a word starting with a vowel, liaison links them together
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives Everyday French the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
You walk into a bakery in Paris to buy a fresh loaf. What is the very first thing you say?
Get it right to open this lesson and 20 more in the app.
How to learn Everyday French, step by step
Go in order. 21 short levels across 3 sections, about 42 minutes in all, five minutes a day.
- 1
First Words and Sounds
- Essential Politeness and Greetings
- Pronouncing Words Like a Local
- 2
Navigating the Street and Shops
- Ordering at Cafés and Bakeries
- Getting Around and Asking for Help
- 3
Building Real Sentences
- Mastering Gender and Descriptions
- Everyday Action Verbs
- Talking About Yourself and Connecting
3 sections · 7 units · 21 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
Questions about Everyday French
How do I learn Everyday French?
Go in order: start with First Words and Sounds, then Navigating the Street and Shops, then Building Real Sentences. On Tomo that's 21 short levels, about 42 minutes in all, played five minutes a day. Start free and play the first level in under a minute.
Is there a Duolingo-style app for Everyday French?
Yes. Tomo works like Duolingo: short daily lessons, streaks and quick quizzes. Everyday French is one of its free courses, and you can type any other topic to get a course of your own.
Is the Everyday French course free?
Yes. Everyday French is playable on Tomo's free plan, which doesn't expire. No credit card, no waitlist. Download the app and start your first lesson.
How long does it take to learn Everyday French?
21 levels across 3 sections, about 42 minutes of play in total. It's built for five minutes a day, so you finish it a little at a time instead of all at once.
Do I need any background to start Everyday French?
No. It's pitched at a beginner level, so it starts where you are and builds up. If you can tap a phone, you can start.
Tomo is in ChatGPT
Tomo is also a ChatGPT plugin: the same playable courses, built and played inside your chat.
Add Tomo to ChatGPT- What to ask
- “Make me a Tomo course on black holes.” “Turn this chat into a Tomo course.”
- What you get
- Quick questions with instant feedback, hearts and stars, ready to play in about a minute.
- Where it goes
- No sign-up to start. Connect your Tomo account and your streak carries on in the app.
You pick the voice
Everyday French is taught in the Bestie style: your friend who just gets it. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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