Speak French confidently with Mimique

About Me

I've lived in France for several years now. On paper, my French is solid. I have the DELF B2 certificate, a level above what's required for French citizenship, and enough to enrol in a French university. I can read, write and understand most of it. The problem is, I have textbook French, not conversational French. Since moving here, I've spent most of my time working from home, so I rarely get the chance to actually speak it day to day.

Put me in front of French people and I panic, stumble and make mistakes. The words are in my head, but I can't get them out quickly or clearly enough.

And then there's pronunciation. I have a strong northern English accent, and my pronunciation often gets in the way of being understood. In all the French classes I've taken, only one ever focused specifically on phonetics. I knew the words, but nobody had really taught me how to say them.

I'm a web application developer, and Mimique is the first thing I've ever built for myself, because honestly, I really need this app.

Mimique is for people like me who've put in the hours, who know more than they can say, and who are tired of feeling stupid in their second language. It's about practising the words and phrases you actually want to learn and getting them out of your head and into your mouth. Speaking without hesitation, one phrase at a time, until it feels less alien and more natural.

There's more on why I built Mimique, and how the practice loop works, on the blog.