Pause café ☕
Take a break. Play in French.
No French needed to start — these games are made for curious beginners and tired exam-preppers alike.
Faux amis : les faux frères
“False friends” look like English words but mean something else. Guess the real meaning!
Looks like “library”… but is it?
la librairie
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Comptine
Frère Jacques
Frère Jacques, frère Jacques,
Brother John, Brother John,
Dormez-vous ? Dormez-vous ?
Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping?
Sonnez les matines ! Sonnez les matines !
Ring the morning bells! Ring the morning bells!
Ding, dang, dong. Ding, dang, dong.
Ding, dang, dong.
💡 Notice « vous » used politely, and the imperative « Sonnez ! » — two things the exam loves.
Le saviez-vous ? 🤓
Fun facts from Fifi
On 1 April the French stick paper fish on people’s backs: “Poisson d’avril !” 🐟
Cheek kisses (la bise) vary by region — from one to four! Count wrong and it gets very awkward, very fast. 😘
“J’ai un chat dans la gorge” — the French have a cat in their throat, not a frog. 🐱