Quick French Level Test for Expats – Check Your French Before Moving to France

Thinking about living in France? Or maybe you’ve already started learning French, but you’re not sure where you stand?

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This short French level check is designed for (future) expats, retirees, and adult learners who want a quick idea of their current skills. Whether you’ve practiced a little on Duolingo, taken a few classes in the past, or you’re just starting now, this simple test can give you a first impression of your level. Since it doesn’t assess your speaking or listening skills, it can’t fully replace a complete evaluation — but it’s a great first step to understand your strengths and what to focus on next.

  • See what you already know
  • Notice areas where you feel confident
  • Spot grammar points you may want to review

It’s not an official exam, and it’s not a deep linguistic assessment. Only a qualified teacher (like me!) can fully evaluate your level with a real conversation and more time.

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Who Is This French Level Test For?

  • Expats or future expats preparing their move to France
  • Retirees planning to enjoy life in the French countryside
  • Adults who want to speak French for daily life, travel, or personal projects
  • Anyone who wants a friendly, practical way to check their French level before living in France

How This French Level Test For Expats Works

This is not a complicated grammar exam. It’s a real-life French placement test designed for adult learners who want to feel comfortable speaking French as expats.

  • Takes 5–10 minutes
  • Multiple-choice questions
  • Focuses on situations you’ll face as an expat in France:
    • ordering food
    • traveling
    • shopping
    • speaking with locals
    • renting an apartment
    • visiting the doctor
  • Tests useful grammar: present tense, past tense (passé composé), future tense, prepositions, articles, irregular verbs, and common mistakes. No stress. No judgment. Just a quick way to see what you already know, and where you can improve.

Why Take a French Test Before Moving to France?

Moving to France is exciting, but everyday life requires practical French.
This quick placement test can help you:

  • Understand your current level
  • Identify what you can already do in French
  • Spot key grammar areas to review
  • Feel more confident as you prepare for your new life

Even if you’ve done some Duolingo, apps, or classes in the past, this test will show you how ready you are for real conversations in France.

What Happens After the Test?

Leave your email at the beginning of the test and I will personally:

  • Review your answers
  • Estimate your French level
  • Send you a personalized action plan with clear next steps
  • Show you which grammar points to focus on for your daily life in France

You’ll know exactly what to work on before you move, so you can handle real-life situations with confidence.


Take the Quick French Level Test Below

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Complete your quiz & get a snapshot of where you stand.

 

Leave your email below to receive personalized feedback and a few practical next steps to boost your French for daily life in France according to the results. You'll be added to FeelGoodFrench private list to receive the best tips to improve your French.

1. Vous entrez dans un bistrot Parisien. Vous dites:

2. Le boulanger vous demande : “Qu’est-ce que je vous sers aujourd’hui ?”

3. Le boulanger continue : “Ce sera tout ?”

4. Le boulanger : « Ça fera 7 euros cinquante, s’il vous plaît. » Vous demandez :

5. Vous êtes dans une rue de Nice. Vous demandez à un passant : « Où est le marché, s’il vous plaît ? » Il vous répond :

6. Au marché - Le vendeur : « Vous désirez ? » Vous répondez :

7. Au marché, vous demandez :

8. Chez le médecin - Le médecin dit : « Vous devez prendre ce médicament ______ trois jours. »

9. Vous êtes chez le médecin. Il vous demande : « Où avez-vous mal ? » Vous répondez :

10. Vous cherchez du lait au supermarché. Vous allez au rayon :

11. À la gare : Avant de monter dans le train, il faut :

12. En France, on ______ beaucoup de fromage.

13. Mon appartement est très ______.

14. Je vais ______ supermarché demain.

15. Ce soir, je vais ______ un film français.

16. Avant de venir en France, j’______ déjà appris un peu de français.

17. Vous êtes à la mairie : « Je ______ prendre rendez-vous pour renouveler mon passeport. »

18. Vous êtes chez le fromager. On vous demande « ______ voulez-vous acheter aujourd’hui ? »

19. L’agent administratif vous donne rendez-vous à 14h15. Il dit :

20. Vous dites à votre conseiller bancaire : « Je voudrais ______ un nouveau compte. »

21. Vous êtes à la poste. Vous demandez au guichet : « Bonjour, je viens chercher ______ colis. »

22. J’ai commencé le français ______ deux ans.

23. Vous recevez un email de votre ami en France : Bonjour Paul, La semaine prochaine, nous allons visiter un appartement à Nice. C'est une location. Il est grand, lumineux et proche de la mer. Après la visite, nous irons boire un café sur la promenade. Peut-être qu’on emménagera en septembre ! Question: Pourquoi vont-ils visiter l’appartement ?


French for Expats: What You Need to Master Before Moving

Based on my experience teaching French to expats for over 10 years, here are key skills you’ll need:

  • Basic conversation (introducing yourself, asking questions)
  • Ordering food, shopping, and making reservations
  • Understanding signs, directions, schedules
  • Speaking about your medical needs
  • Managing rental contracts, administration, bank appointments
  • Mastering essential grammar:
    • Present tense
    • Passé composé
    • Future tense
    • Prepositions (à, en, au, aux…)
    • Articles (le, la, les, un, une, des)
    • Common irregular verbs (être, avoir, faire, venir, prendre…)
  • This test touches all of these areas, to give you a first idea of where you stand.


Want Personal Coaching to Feel More Comfortable in French?

Whether you’re:

  • Preparing your move to France
  • Or already living in France and realizing that daily life requires better French skills…

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À bientôt!

I offer personalized coaching designed for English-speaking expats:

-Private one-to-one French coaching
-Customized learning plans based on your real needs
-Flexible online sessions, wherever you are
-Practical, real-life French for daily situations:
shopping, renting, healthcare, administration, conversations with locals, making friends.

Feel free to book a free 30-min discovery call with me to discuss your goals and see how we can work together.


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Author & Native French Teacher

Who’s behind the Feel Good French blog? She’s French, trilingual and passionate about 1001 things… It’s Déborah! French teacher for over 10 years, your editor has lived all over the world. Readers be warned: her taste for travel, languages and interculturality is highly contagious.

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