Learn French with Anki
Written French is one of the kindest starting points an English speaker has. Spoken French is another language entirely: letters get swallowed, words get shortened, and "nous mangeons" becomes "on mange." These decks are built around that gap, so you learn every word as a sound, not just as a spelling.
French Decks
18,000+ cards. Everyday French for real life, A1 to B2. Two-voice audio on every word, word-by-word sentence breakdowns, gender color-coding, 210 pattern drills, and the spoken French that textbooks skip.
3,700+ cards. EVC exam prep and daily clinical French. Technique/Patient pairs, 4 sub-decks, 27 modules. Built by a physician, not a translator.
What makes it different
The French deck covers 4,600+ words across all four CEFR levels (A1 to B2), each with a real example sentence and a word-by-word breakdown so you see exactly how it is built. Two voices, male and female, read every word and every example. Nouns are color-coded by gender from the first card, so "le" and "la" stop being a guessing game. It goes where textbooks won't: the spoken shortcuts of "chuis" and "y'a," the argot and idioms of real conversation, and the bureaucratic French of everyday admin. 210 pattern drills train the subjunctive, si-clauses, and spoken shortcuts until they are automatic, and a set of audio-only Listening cards trains your ear at natural speed.
Guides and Resources
French or Medical French?
If you are learning French for life, travel, or work, start with the French deck. It runs from complete beginner to upper-intermediate (A1 to B2) and is organized by 50 real-world themes, from cafés and markets to work and French admin. If you are a healthcare professional headed for a francophone setting, Medical French is built for the clinic: history-taking, medical writing, the French healthcare system, and 396 Technique/Patient pairs that drill the register switch between colleague and patient. The two decks complement each other, and many clinicians use both.
Try before you buy
Medical French has a free sample on AnkiWeb and a browser-based card reviewer, no signup required. The French deck page has sample cards with audio, and its free AnkiWeb sample is on the way.