Testing your French (CEFR)
Finding the right course takes three steps; Test your language level, then find courses for your level and then choose your pathway.
Step 1: Test your language level
Important, please read
These are indicative self-checks to help you choose a course, not formal qualifications or a substitute for a recognised proficiency exam. We do not run them and are not responsible for their content. Availability, cost and accuracy change over time. Our research is a starting point, and you will likely need to do some of your own. If in doubt, get in touch.
The test/s we have found:
We couldn’t find a free official quick test for French, so for a fast CEFR result we point to a reputable free school test.
KLF Group offers a free French test that reports a CEFR level from A1 to C2.
It needs no registration, takes under 20 minutes, and gives your result on completion.
It is a language school's test (indicative, not a certification), but it is clean and free.
Your result reads straight across to our course levels (B1 upwards). If you land on a boundary, take the lower level as your working level and contact us if you are unsure.
For a more rigorous free option, TV5Monde (the Francophone public broadcaster) provides a free TCF practice simulator with around 600 questions, aligned to the official TCF exam. It is framed as exam practice rather than a quick level result, but it is the most credible free resource.
Link: apprendre.tv5monde.com
Please let us know if these links don’t work or you find a better test - this can help other students!
If you need formal proof
Should an employer or university ever ask for certified proof of your French, the recognised qualifications are the DELF and DALF (Diplôme d'Études en Langue Française and Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française), awarded by France Éducation International and reported in CEFR levels from A1 to C2. The TCF and TEF are the equivalent test-based options. These are paid, formal exams separate from choosing a course with us.
Step 2: Find courses for your level
Now that you have your CEFR level, go back and find the courses available to you: find courses for your level at linguisttraining.com/whichcourse#findcourses.
Step 3: Choose your pathway
From there, choose whether you want to qualify as a Translator, an Interpreter, or both, and follow the pathway that leads to your recognised professional qualification.
Last reviewed: June 2026
You can also enrol on one of our Translation Practices to truly test your written language level. We provide an appropriate Source Text (often an exam past paper) that you translate, then one of our LanguagePartners will proofread it and provide guidance / scoring - it’s an excellent way of ascertaining your written translation level. Find these at linguisttraining.thinkific.com/collections/translationpracticegeneral.
