French shadowing practice, on loop.

Type an English sentence. Get lifelike French audio at a CEFR level of your choice, then loop it at the speed and gap that lets you actually shadow.

Try it free → No signup to try a sentence.

How it works

1

Type an English sentence

The phrase you'll actually use: ordering at the café, asking for directions, replying in a meeting. Practice what you'll say, not what a textbook thinks you should.

2

Pick a CEFR level

A1 through C1. Verb tenses, moods, and vocabulary match the level: A1 stays simple, C1 reaches for the subjonctif and the passé simple.

3

Loop. Shadow. Self-correct.

Press play. Hear it. Say it in the gap. Hear it again. Slow it down if you need to. The loop is yours to tune.

What you get with French

Lifelike neural TTS

Neural voices with natural French prosody. Liaison, elision, nasal vowels, and the even rhythm of a real French sentence.

CEFR A1–C1 targeting

Levels actually mean something: sentences include the tenses and moods appropriate to where you are.

Gender & agreement

Articles, adjectives, and past participles agree in gender and number, so you're hearing real French, not word-for-word translation.

Looplists

Save sentences into phrasebooks. Loop the whole set on a walk.

Anki + Quizlet export

One click. Full deck with audio, French, and English in separate fields.

Share a phrase

Every generated sentence gets a shareable link.

Why shadowing works for French

French is written one way and spoken another — silent endings, liaison linking words together, the nasal vowels and the throaty R that no spelling chart prepares you for. Reading grammar won't get you there. Your ear has to learn the cadence.

Shadowing a B1-level sentence on loop, with the silence gap set so you can actually echo it before the next play, builds the rhythm into your mouth. That's the path to sounding fluent, not just being technically grammatical.

Questions

What is French shadowing practice?

Repeating a recorded sentence out loud immediately after the voice you hear. The loop with a configurable silence gap lets you shadow each rep and self-correct.

Does it support CEFR levels?

Yes. A1, A2, B1, B2, C1. Verb tenses, moods, and vocabulary match the level.

Does it handle liaison and agreement?

Yes. The neural voices produce natural liaison and elision, and articles, adjectives, and past participles agree in gender and number.

Can I export to Anki?

Yes. Full deck with audio, French, and English in separate fields. Quizlet too.

Is it free?

Free tier covers regular study. Paid plans unlock saved Looplists, higher limits, and deck export.

Start a loop in 10 seconds

Type one sentence. Press play. Hear yourself.

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