Studies

DELF

Read as a wordOfficialA1

Meaning

diplôme d'études en langue française

The official French diploma for foreigners, from A1 to B2, issued by the Ministry of Education. It is valid for life, and it is the one this site prepares for.

How it is said

delf

Gender and article

le DELF · masculine

Where you meet it

An exam summons, a CV, a university application.

Example

Convocation : DELF B1, épreuves collectives le samedi 14 juin à 9 h.

Summons: DELF B1, group papers on Saturday 14 June at 9 am.

In the DELF

reading A1

Watch out

Read « delf », masculine: le DELF B1. Above B2, the diploma changes name: DALF.

Elsewhere on the site

Same domain

Pairs often confused