C2
Mastery
C2 is mastery — near-native precision, literary registers and effortless comprehension of almost anything you read or hear.
- Typical hours
- 1,000+ h
- From zero
- a long, happy road
- Exam
- DALF C2
By the end of C2 you can
The CEFR can-do statements, in plain English.
- Understand practically everything you hear or read
- Summarise several sources into one coherent account
- Express yourself spontaneously, with fine shades of meaning
- Handle irony, cultural references and wordplay
- Get mistaken for a local, at least until the third glass
Start here — the C2 path
All lessons →There is no written lesson track at C2 yet — the charts below are the workout, and one-to-one lessons take you the rest of the way.
Verbs at C2
All verb charts →One row per verb. The name opens the verb as C2 uses it; Chart is the full conjugation across every tense.
Se plaindreto complainChart
Accueillirto welcomeChart
S’en allerto leave / go awayChart
S’inscrireto sign up / enrolChart
Se souvenirto rememberChart
Convaincreto convinceChart
Comprendreto understandChart
Grammar at C2
The 10 structures that unlock C2, each one a full chart with examples and a drill.
Les connecteursLes connecteurs at C2 — la prose académique — explanation, examples, exercises, a game and a rule poster.ComparerComparer at C2 — le ne explétif et les tours littéraires — explanation, examples, exercises, a game and a…Futur & conditionnelFutur & conditionnel at C2 — registres littéraires — explanation, examples, exercises, a game and a rule…Les prépositionsLes prépositions at C2 — l’élégance & l’archaïsme — explanation, examples, exercises, a game and a rule…Les pronomsLes pronoms at C2 — « dont », « ce dont », subtilités — explanation, examples, exercises, a game and a rule…Le subjonctifLe subjonctif at C2 — l’imparfait du subjonctif — explanation, examples, exercises and a game.Le passéLe passé at C2 — le passé simple entre en scène — explanation, examples, exercises and a game.Les articlesLes articles at C2 — l’on, des plus, et autres raffinements — explanation, examples, exercises and a game.Poser des questionsPoser des questions at C2 — le style soutenu — explanation, examples, exercises and a game.La négationA complete C2-level lesson on French negation: explanation, examples, exercises and a game.
Vocabulary at C2
The word fields C2 lives in — every list with audio, examples and a game.