How does the flashcard review schedule work?

After each card you rate how well you knew it. Cards you find hard come back soon; cards you know well come back much later. That’s spaced repetition.

Which words are in the deck?

384 words across 12 themes chosen for TCF and TEF Canada, from A1 to C1, each with its gender, an example sentence and audio.

Do I need an account to keep my progress?

No. Your reviews are saved in this browser. If you clear your browser data or switch devices, the deck starts again.

French flashcards for TCF and TEF Canada

Cartes mémoire

384 words chosen for the exams, each with an example sentence and audio. See the French, say what it means, turn the card to check, then rate it: hard cards come back soon, easy ones much later.

5 min a round
Free, no sign-up
Reading
Speaking
Writing

Turn your sound on: this game speaks French.

Theme

How to play

1See the French word and say what it means.
2Turn the card over to check the meaning and an example.
3Rate it: hard cards come back soon, easy ones much later.

What it trains

Active vocabulary on 12 exam themes (work, housing, health, environment, technology, immigration and more), with the gender of every noun and an example of use.

Why it matters for TCF and TEF Canada

TCF and TEF Canada texts and recordings deal with everyday and social topics. Knowing the core words of each theme lets you follow the argument instead of decoding it, and gives you words to reuse in your own answers.

Practise reading in the real format: TCF Canada reading practice · TEF Canada reading practice

Learn while you play

Rules and tips to remember

Rate honestly
If you hesitated, mark the card hard. Spaced repetition only works if the hard words come back.
Read the example aloud
The example shows the word in use. Repeating it gives you a ready-made phrase for writing and speaking.
Little and often
Ten minutes a day works better than an hour once a week: the review schedule is built for short daily sessions.

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