DuolingoOn October 15, 2026, Duolingo's list of courses had a single French course, taught from 27 languages, and nothing named for Quebec or Canada. Duolingo's course pages don't say which French that course follows.
Duolingo's own blog describes Quebec French as the main French of Canada, with its own everyday words. In Quebec, a friend might call a car un char and say magasiner when they go shopping. The corner store is le dépanneur. Our Quebec French guide lists shows and podcasts from Quebec.
Custom Lessons Made for You
Bubblegum
For serious learners, Bubblegum is the best app to learn Quebec French. You learn from Quebec French you can mostly understand, which is called comprehensible input.
Poppy, your AI tutor, writes Quebec French lessons for your level about the topics you pick. Ask for a lesson about a day at a sugar shack, and your friends in it might call their car un char. If a word sounds new, tap it or ask Poppy where it's used.
Bubblegum doesn't pair you with a person to talk to, so see the tutors and partners below for that.
- Quebec French is its own journey, so lessons use words like magasiner and char.
- Lessons are read aloud in a Quebec accent.
- Regenerative Review™ puts your saved words back into new Quebec lessons.
- Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.
- There's no way to import a book or article you found.
- A new custom lesson costs us real money to make, so your first one is free, and Bubblegum Pro gives you unlimited custom lessons. The lesson library is free for everyone, because we believe everyone should be able to learn.
- Regenerative Review™
- Teaches Quebec French
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Quebec French Courses
Mango and uTalk each have a Canadian French course, separate from their French course from France.
Mango Languages
Mango's French (Canadian) course fits learners who want lessons in a set order, one conversation at a time.
- Lessons are built around conversations in Québécois French.
- Grammar Notes and Culture Notes sit next to each lesson.
- Flashcards
- Teaches Quebec French
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uTalk
uTalk focuses on spoken Quebec French, with the accent you'd hear around Montreal and the rest of the province.
- Real Québécois speakers recorded the words and phrases.
- Lessons start with greetings, then move on to family, food, and travel.
- Teaches Quebec French
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Listen to Shows From Canada
Mauril
Mauril helps you understand French the way it's spoken on Canadian radio and TV.
- Clips come from CBC and Radio-Canada shows and podcasts.
- You answer questions about each clip to move up a level.
- Teaches Quebec French
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LingQ
A French teacher made Québécois 101 as videos, and LingQ turns each one into a lesson you can read while you listen.
- Québécois 101 is a 12-lesson course about Quebec pronunciation and words.
- Each lesson has audio, and LingQ remembers the words you already know.
- Flashcards
- Teaches Quebec French (partly)
MobileWeb
Practice With People From Quebec
Preply
Watch a tutor's intro video first, so you can hear their accent before you book.
- Preply has a page just for Canadian French tutors.
- Compare tutors by price, reviews, and intro video.
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Tandem
Tandem has partner pages for Montreal and Quebec City.
- Send messages or voice notes, or call by video.
- Your partner can fix mistakes in what you write.
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How to Start With Each App
| App | How You Can Start |
|---|---|
| Mango Languages | The first lesson is free, and personal plans begin with a free trial. |
| uTalk | You can try starter words free, then buy the course or subscribe. |
| Mauril | The Mauril app is free. |
| LingQ | The free plan lets you save 20 words and import 5 lessons. |
| Preply | Each tutor sets their own price, and you pay per lesson. |
| Tandem | The app is free to join, and Tandem Pro costs extra. |
Common Questions
Which Quebec French app should a beginner choose?
If you are serious about learning Quebec French, start with Bubblegum. Poppy writes lessons at your level about things you like. Or try Mango if you want a course that tells you which lesson comes next. Save LingQ's Québécois 101 for after you know some French.
How is Quebec French different from France French?
People from Quebec and France understand each other most easily in formal speech. Casual, local speech is where the two drift apart. In Quebec, t and d turn into ts and dz before an i or u sound, so petit sounds like "petsi" and mardi like "mardzi." Duolingo's blog adds that Quebec has used feminine job titles such as ingénieure since 1989, and the French Academy in France accepted them in 2019.
Is Bubblegum free?
Yes. The lesson library is free for everyone, because we believe everyone should be able to learn. It holds lessons that other learners asked Poppy for. A new custom lesson costs us real money to make, so your first one is free, and Bubblegum Pro gives you unlimited custom lessons.
Sources
- Duolingo: course list (read October 15, 2026)
- Duolingo: French course for English speakers
- Duolingo Blog: French Dialects Around the World (Quebec French words such as un char and un dépanneur)
- Wikipedia: Quebec French (affricated t and d; intelligibility with European French)
- Mango Languages: French (Canadian) course
- Mango Languages: pricing (first lesson of any language free)
- Mango Languages: libraries (patrons use Mango with their library card)
- uTalk: Learn Canadian French
- uTalk: current iPhone listing (free starter words)
- Mauril: home page
- Mauril: iPhone listing (Canada; a completely free app)
- LingQ: Free vs Premium (20 saved words, 5 imported lessons)
- LingQ: Québécois 101 - Wandering French
- Preply: Canadian French tutors
- Tandem: Learn French in Montreal
- Tandem: Learn French in Quebec City
- Tandem: current iPhone listing
- Bubblegum
Checked on October 15, 2026 against each app's own pages.
