🇫🇷 Learn French for kids
French for children, the family way.
A world language spoken across five continents — from Paris to Dakar.
Short puzzles. A few new words. Tap to hear them spoken. No streaks, no timers, no pressure. Just play, with a parent, carer or grandparent alongside.
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“Bonjour, mon enfant !”
Hello, my child!
About the language
Why French matters for the next generation.
French (le français) is one of only a handful of truly global languages. It is the official or working language of 29 countries, a pillar of the United Nations and the European Union, and the native tongue of communities that span Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and North America. For children growing up in the UK, French is usually the first 'second language' they meet at school — and it opens doors everywhere.
What many UK families forget is that roughly half of all French speakers today live in Africa. Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire and Mali are among the languages' great literary and musical centres. At Linguistic Quest we mark French with both the French and Senegalese flags because we want children to hear both accents — Parisian and Dakar French are both correct, they are just different flavours of the same beautiful language.
French pronunciation is famously tricky for English speakers — silent consonants, nasal vowels, and words that sound like one continuous stream — but the grammar is far more regular than English, and the payoff for young learners is enormous: fluency in French is a genuine passport to study, work and travel.
- Speakers
- Over 300 million speakers (first and second language combined)
- Family
- Indo-European, Romance branch
- Where it’s spoken
- France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, and across much of West and Central Africa — Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, DR Congo, Cameroon and beyond
First words
Six French words your child will meet on day one.
For parents & carers
How to learn French together at home.
Read children's books aloud — French rewards readers who follow the rhythm of full sentences, not single words.
Learn verbs in their whole conjugation family, not one form at a time.
Watch films or series in French with English subtitles before switching to French subtitles.
A note from us: A single word, 'bonjour', is considered a basic courtesy in every French-speaking country — walking into a bakery without it is genuinely unwelcome. We make sure children learn the greeting first, not the vocabulary lists.
Six puzzle types
Word Search, Balloon Pop, Crossword, Word Scramble, Cryptogram and Missing Vowel — all themed by everyday family life.
Native-style audio
Tap any French word to hear it spoken aloud. Audio is generated with ElevenLabs and reviewed by native-speaker contributors.
A profile per child
Up to five child profiles on the Global plan. Siblings see each other’s points without sharing real names.
Built to ICO Children’s Code
No behavioural ads, no chat, no public profiles. Only a parent or carer can change the plan or add a child.
Family leaderboard
Parents on paid plans play and earn points too. It’s a shared game, not a race.
No streak pressure
Skip a week, skip a month — the puzzles wait for you. Heritage shouldn’t feel like homework.
Begin French together, today.
Free to start — no card needed. Add the first child profile when you’re ready, then invite a grandparent to play along.