French for Fluent Conversation
Move beyond textbook grammar and bridge the gap between 'knowing French' and 'speaking French.' Master the rhythm, fillers, and social nuances that define natural, high-speed conversation.
Like Duolingo, but for French for Fluent Conversation. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
A deep dive: 33 levels across 5 sections, about 66 minutes end to end, roughly 13 days at five minutes a day. It moves through The Conversational Glue, The Rhythm of Real Speech, Expressing Nuance and Opinion, Social Dynamics and Context, and Mastering the Narrative. It assumes you already know the basics.
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Key ideas in French for Fluent Conversation
- 'Euh' acts as a vocal placeholder to show you are searching for a word
- 'Bah' signals that the answer is obvious or you are still processing a thought
- 'Alors' at the start of a sentence can launch a new topic or demand focus
- The meaning of 'Alors' changes based on its position and the speaker's tone
- Using 'Euh' and 'Bah' to signal thinking without losing the floor
- The versatility of 'Alors' as a conversational pivot or attention-grabber
- 'Du coup' has largely replaced 'donc' in casual, modern French speech
- 'En fait' is the standard way to introduce a clarification or a correction
- It functions as a bridge to show that the second action resulted from the first
- It is used much more frequently in French than 'actually' is used in English
- Mastering 'Du coup' as the universal connector for cause and effect
- Using 'En fait' to clarify points or gently correct misunderstandings
- C'est-à-dire signals a simpler explanation
- Quoi signals finality or frustration
- Du coup as a universal connector
- C'est-à-dire as a linguistic pause button
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives French for Fluent Conversation the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
If someone asks you a very simple question and you want to signal the answer is obvious, which filler would you likely start with?
Get it right to open this lesson and 32 more in the app.
Where French for Fluent Conversation takes you
- 1
The Conversational Glue
- Fillers and Thinking Out Loud
- Active Listening and Reactions
- 2
The Rhythm of Real Speech
- The Art of the Elision
- Liaisons in Action
- 3
Expressing Nuance and Opinion
- The Subjunctive of Emotion
- Politeness and the Conditional
- Structuring an Argument
- 4
Social Dynamics and Context
- The Tu vs Vous Spectrum
- Verlan and Street French
- 5
Mastering the Narrative
- Dynamic Storytelling
- Idioms for Daily Life
5 sections · 11 units · 33 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
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Add Tomo to ChatGPT- What to ask
- “Make me a Tomo course on black holes.” “Turn this chat into a Tomo course.”
- What you get
- Quick questions with instant feedback, hearts and stars, ready to play in about a minute.
- Where it goes
- No sign-up to start. Connect your Tomo account and your streak carries on in the app.
You pick the voice
French for Fluent Conversation is taught in the Bestie style: your friend who just gets it. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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