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French Reading.
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How to play
- A short French story appears — five simple sentences about everyday life.
- Read it, then answer the comprehension questions by choosing the right option.
- Stuck? Tap 🔊 Listen to hear the story read aloud in French.
- Answer all the questions to finish the story, then move on to the next.
French sentences you'll practice
Every sentence in this free French game, with a translation into your language.
- Léa se lève à sept heures. Léa gets up at seven o'clock.
- Elle mange du pain et boit du lait. She eats bread and drinks milk.
- Puis elle prend le bus pour aller à l'école. Then she takes the bus to school.
- À midi, elle déjeune avec ses amis. At noon she has lunch with her friends.
- Le soir, elle fait ses devoirs et lit un livre. In the evening she does her homework and reads a book.
- Nous sommes quatre dans ma famille. There are four of us in my family.
- Mon père est cuisinier et ma mère est infirmière. My father is a cook and my mother is a nurse.
- J'ai un frère. Il s'appelle Hugo. I have a brother. His name is Hugo.
- Hugo a dix ans et il aime le football. Hugo is ten and he likes football.
- Nous avons aussi un chat noir. We also have a black cat.
- Samedi, Sophie va au marché avec sa grand-mère. On Saturday, Sophie goes to the market with her grandmother.
- Elles achètent des pommes, du fromage et du pain. They buy apples, cheese and bread.
- Les pommes coûtent trois euros. The apples cost three euros.
- Sophie voit aussi des fleurs jaunes. Sophie also sees some yellow flowers.
- Elles rentrent à la maison à onze heures. They go home at eleven o'clock.
- Aujourd'hui, il pleut à Lyon. Today it is raining in Lyon.
- Il fait froid et le ciel est gris. It is cold and the sky is grey.
- Marc prend son parapluie et son manteau. Marc takes his umbrella and his coat.
- Il va à la bibliothèque pour lire. He goes to the library to read.
- Demain, il va faire beau. Tomorrow the weather is going to be nice.
- Ce week-end, la famille Martin va à la mer. This weekend the Martin family is going to the seaside.
- Ils partent en train samedi matin. They leave by train on Saturday morning.
- Il y a beaucoup de soleil et la plage est grande. It is very sunny and the beach is big.
- Les enfants font un château de sable. The children build a sandcastle.
- Dimanche soir, ils rentrent fatigués mais contents. On Sunday evening they come home tired but happy.
- Tom entre dans la boulangerie. Tom goes into the bakery.
- Il dit : « Bonjour, madame ! » He says: "Hello, madam!"
- Il achète une baguette et deux croissants. He buys a baguette and two croissants.
- La baguette coûte un euro vingt. The baguette costs one euro twenty.
- Tom dit merci et il sort de la boulangerie. Tom says thank you and leaves the bakery.
- Karim est mon meilleur ami. Karim is my best friend.
- Il a douze ans et il habite près de chez moi. He is twelve and he lives near me.
- Il aime la musique et il joue de la guitare. He likes music and he plays the guitar.
- Le mercredi, nous jouons ensemble au parc. On Wednesdays we play together in the park.
- Karim est drôle et très gentil. Karim is funny and very kind.
- Nina est à la gare de Paris. Nina is at the station in Paris.
- Son train part à neuf heures trente. Her train leaves at half past nine.
- Elle achète un billet pour Lille. She buys a ticket to Lille.
- Le train est sur le quai numéro quatre. The train is on platform number four.
- Nina monte dans le train et cherche sa place. Nina gets on the train and looks for her seat.
Questions
What level are the stories?
Beginner to elementary (A1–A2) — short sentences about daily routines, family, food, the weather and a weekend away, using common French vocabulary. The stories get a little longer and harder as you go.
Can I hear the story?
Yes. Tap Listen to hear the whole story in a French voice, and the right answer is read aloud after each question.
Is it free?
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