For newcomers preparing for the Québec oral exam

Speak the French Montréal actually speaks.Walk into the oral exam ready.

Daily lessons in the Québec French people actually use, real Québec life scenarios, and timed TEF Canada / TCF Canada oral exam practice with an estimated NCLC level after every attempt.

No credit card. Free early access, with published daily limits.

People looking out over the Montréal skyline from the Mount Royal lookout on a winter afternoon

The real bar

This isn't a vocabulary app problem. It's an oral exam problem.

Oral French level 7 (NCLC 7)

Québec's 2026 Arrima invitations for the main skilled-worker stream ask for French level 7 or higher in both oral competencies (Échelle québécoise).

Source: quebec.ca — 2026 skilled worker selection

TEF Canada — 15 minutes, one examiner

Section A (about 5 minutes) asks you to get information about an announcement by asking questions. Section B (about 10 minutes) asks you to convince the examiner, who plays a friend or colleague and raises objections.

Source: lefrancaisdesaffaires.fr — TEF oral expression

TCF Canada — 12 minutes, 3 tasks

A guided interview (about 2 minutes), an interaction task asking for information (about 5.5 minutes), and an opinion task with 2 minutes of preparation (about 4.5 minutes).

Source: tcfcanada.ai — speaking scoring guide

This is language training, not immigration advice. For your file, consult a regulated consultant (RCIC) or lawyer.

What you actually practise

The Québec French people actually speak — not the French from your textbook

TEF Canada · Section A

Ask questions about an announcement — a job ad, an activity, a service.

TEF Canada · Section B

Convince the examiner, who plays a friend or colleague and raises objections.

TCF Canada · Task 1

A guided interview about you, your work, your family.

TCF Canada · Task 2

An interaction task — asking someone like a pharmacist or landlord for information.

TCF Canada · Task 3

Give and defend an opinion, after 2 minutes of preparation.

Rue Saint-Jean and Rue Saint-Jacques street signs on a stone building corner
A red ARRÊT stop sign on a Montréal street corner

An ARRÊT sign, not STOP. Québec French has its own words, its own accent, and its own everyday expressions — that's what the lessons and life scenarios below actually teach.

Try it now

A real conversation, no signup required

This is the exact same dépanneur scenario a Pro learner practises — same tutor, same glosses, same Tip corrections. Six free replies, then create an account to keep going.

At the Dépanneur

Ginette, the dépanneur cashier · no signup, 6 free replies

You've popped into the neighbourhood dépanneur for milk and a lottery ticket.

The product itself

What it actually looks like

The Québec French lesson topic grid, with progress rings and a maple-leaf badge on Québec-specific topics
The Words tab of a Québec French lesson, showing word cards with English glosses and pronunciation
A Québec French dialogue in role-play mode, with the Speaking Check component ready for the learner’s line
A life scenario conversation at the dépanneur, showing an inline gloss and a highlighted Tip correction chip
An oral exam practice result card showing an estimated NCLC level (not an official score), with strengths and fixes

What's inside, right now

Nothing here is a mockup

16

lesson topics

302

Québec French words

35

real dialogues

17

life & exam scenarios

12

published articles

How a week looks

A realistic rhythm, not a streak gimmick

Step 1

Most days

A lesson topic — Words, Dialogue, Practice, Quiz — plus the daily French sentence. About 10–15 minutes.

Step 2

A few times a week

A life scenario: the dépanneur, the metro, a landlord call. Glosses in parentheses, a Tip chip when you slip into textbook French.

Step 3

Before you feel ready

A timed oral exam scenario — TEF Canada or TCF Canada task format — with an estimated NCLC level (not an official score) after every attempt.

Pricing

Free while we're in early access

No card needed. Every account gets full access to lessons, scenarios, and exam practice, with published daily limits on AI features so the product stays fast and fair for everyone.

  • AI conversation and scenario turns — 30 per day
  • Speaking checks — 20 per day
  • Quiz generations — 10 per day
  • Text-to-speech plays — 60 per day

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Questions

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