🎓 Mastering the TEF Canada Exam: 10 Essential French Words You Must Know 🇫🇷

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At Maggu Global, we're always working hard to make the study-abroad journey smoother for you. Preparing for the TEF Canada exam can feel overwhelming, especially when it comes to mastering the right vocabulary. That’s why we’re going one step ahead—bringing you carefully selected French words that actually appear in the exam, with real meanings and examples.

These are not just random words from a textbook. These are words we’ve seen again and again in TEF prep, mock exams, and student feedback.

So here are 10 high-impact French words that will give your vocabulary a boost:

📘 Top 10 TEF Canada Vocabulary Words

French Word	English Meaning	Example Sentence
✅ Cependant	However	Il voulait sortir, cependant il pleuvait. (He wanted to go out, however it was raining.)
✅ Puisque	Since / Because	Puisque tu es là, aide-moi. (Since you're here, help me.)
✅ Ainsi	Thus	Il a travaillé dur, ainsi il a réussi. (He worked hard, thus he succeeded.)
✅ En effet	Indeed	Il est en retard, en effet il a raté le bus. (He's late, indeed he missed the bus.)
✅ Selon	According to	Selon le professeur, cet exercice est important. (According to the teacher, this exercise is important.)
✅ Malgré	Despite	Malgré la pluie, nous sommes sortis. (Despite the rain, we went out.)
✅ Autrement dit	In other words	Il est bilingue, autrement dit, il parle deux langues. (He is bilingual, in other words, he speaks two languages.)
✅ Lorsque	When	Lorsque je suis arrivé, il dormait. (When I arrived, he was sleeping.)
✅ Toutefois	Nevertheless	C’est difficile, toutefois c’est possible. (It’s difficult, nevertheless it’s possible.)
✅ Dorénavant	From now on	Dorénavant, je vais étudier tous les jours. (From now on, I will study every day.)