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Greetings & Politeness
Hello / Good morning (standard daytime greeting)
Bonjour
Pronunciation
bohn-ZHOOR
What you'll learn
- Master 10 greetings and politeness expressions
- Learn the French subject pronouns and key people words with gender
- Recognize the 10 most useful French verbs in the infinitive
- Use everyday adjectives with their masculine and feminine forms
- Ask who, what, where, when, how, why, and how much
- Count 1-10 and name the days and time words
- Speak 15 practical full sentences for real conversations
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Greetings & Politeness · 20
- Bonjour/ bohn-ZHOOR /
- Hello / Good morning (standard daytime greeting)
- Salut/ sah-LEW /
- Hi / Bye (informal, used with friends)
- Au revoir/ oh ruh-VWAHR /
- Goodbye
- Merci/ mehr-SEE /
- Thank you
- S'il vous plaît/ seel voo PLEH /
- Please (formal or plural)
- De rien/ duh ree-AHN /
- You're welcome (literally 'of nothing')
- Excusez-moi/ ehk-skew-zay-MWAH /
- Excuse me (formal, to get attention or apologize)
- Pardon/ par-DOHN /
- Sorry / Pardon (to apologize or to get past someone)
- Oui/ WEE /
- Yes
- Non/ NOHN /
- No
- Bonsoir/ bohn-SWAHR /
- Good evening (from late afternoon onward)
- Bonne nuit/ bun NWEE /
- Good night (only when someone is going to bed)
- À bientôt/ ah bee-ahn-TOH /
- See you soon
- À demain/ ah duh-MAHN /
- See you tomorrow
- Merci beaucoup/ mehr-see boh-KOO /
- Thank you very much
- Je vous en prie/ zhuh voo zahn PREE /
- You're welcome (formal); also 'please go ahead'
- Enchanté/ ahn-shahn-TAY /
- Pleased to meet you (said by a man); a woman says enchantée
- S'il te plaît/ seel tuh PLEH /
- Please (informal, to someone you call tu)
- Bienvenue/ bee-ahn-vuh-NEW /
- Welcome
- Bonne journée/ bun zhoor-NAY /
- Have a good day (said when parting)
Pronouns & People · 16
- je/ ZHUH /
- I (subject pronoun; becomes j' before a vowel sound)
- tu/ TEW /
- you (informal singular)
- il/ EEL /
- he / it (masculine subject pronoun)
- elle/ EL /
- she / it (feminine subject pronoun)
- nous/ NOO /
- we
- vous/ VOO /
- you (formal singular, or plural)
- l'homme/ LOM /
- the man (m.); the 'h' is silent
- la femme/ lah FAM /
- the woman (f.)
- ils/ EEL /
- they (a group of men, or any mixed group)
- elles/ EL /
- they (a group of women only)
- on/ OHN /
- one / we (the everyday spoken word for 'we')
- moi/ MWAH /
- me (the stressed form, used alone or after a preposition)
- l'enfant/ lahn-FAHN /
- the child (m. or f.)
- l'ami/ lah-MEE /
- the friend (m.); a female friend is l'amie
- la famille/ lah fah-MEE-yuh /
- the family (f.)
- le monsieur/ luh muh-SYUH /
- the gentleman; Monsieur is also 'sir'
Common Verbs · 32
- être/ EH-truh /
- to be (irregular verb)
- avoir/ ah-VWAHR /
- to have (irregular verb)
- aller/ ah-LAY /
- to go (irregular; also used to form the near future)
- faire/ FEHR /
- to do / to make (irregular verb)
- manger/ mahn-ZHAY /
- to eat
- boire/ BWAHR /
- to drink (irregular verb)
- parler/ par-LAY /
- to speak / to talk
- comprendre/ kohn-PRAHN-druh /
- to understand (irregular verb)
- vouloir/ voo-LWAHR /
- to want (irregular verb)
- pouvoir/ poo-VWAHR /
- to be able to / can (irregular verb)
- venir/ vuh-NEER /
- to come (irregular)
- voir/ VWAHR /
- to see (irregular)
- savoir/ sah-VWAHR /
- to know a fact or how to do something
- connaître/ koh-NEH-truh /
- to know a person or a place
- prendre/ PRAHN-druh /
- to take (also used for ordering food)
- mettre/ MEH-truh /
- to put / to put on
- dire/ DEER /
- to say / to tell
- donner/ doh-NAY /
- to give
- trouver/ troo-VAY /
- to find; also 'to think' of something
- chercher/ shehr-SHAY /
- to look for
- acheter/ ash-TAY /
- to buy
- payer/ pay-YAY /
- to pay
- travailler/ trah-vah-YAY /
- to work
- habiter/ ah-bee-TAY /
- to live somewhere / to reside
- aimer/ eh-MAY /
- to like; with a person it means to love
- penser/ pahn-SAY /
- to think
- attendre/ ah-TAHN-druh /
- to wait for (no preposition needed)
- partir/ par-TEER /
- to leave / to depart
- arriver/ ah-ree-VAY /
- to arrive / to happen
- dormir/ dor-MEER /
- to sleep
- lire/ LEER /
- to read (irregular)
- écrire/ ay-KREER /
- to write (irregular)
Common Adjectives · 24
- grand/ GRAHN /
- big / tall (m.); f. grande
- petit/ puh-TEE /
- small / little (m.); f. petite
- bon/ BOHN /
- good (m.); f. bonne
- beau/ BOH /
- beautiful / handsome (m.); f. belle; becomes 'bel' before a vowel
- nouveau/ noo-VOH /
- new (m.); f. nouvelle; becomes 'nouvel' before a vowel
- mauvais/ moh-VEH /
- bad (m.); f. mauvaise
- jeune/ ZHUHN /
- young (same form for masculine and feminine)
- vieux/ VYUH /
- old (m.); f. vieille; becomes vieil before a vowel
- content/ kohn-TAHN /
- happy / pleased (m.); f. contente
- triste/ TREEST /
- sad (same form for m. and f.)
- facile/ fah-SEEL /
- easy (same form for m. and f.)
- difficile/ dee-fee-SEEL /
- difficult (same form for m. and f.)
- cher/ SHEHR /
- expensive; before a name it means dear (m.); f. chère
- chaud/ SHOH /
- hot / warm (m.); f. chaude
- froid/ FRWAH /
- cold (m.); f. froide
- long/ LOHN /
- long (m.); f. longue
- court/ KOOR /
- short (m.); f. courte
- fort/ FOR /
- strong / loud (m.); f. forte
- fatigué/ fah-tee-GAY /
- tired (m.); f. fatiguée
- malade/ mah-LAHD /
- sick / ill (same form for m. and f.)
- propre/ PROH-pruh /
- clean; before the noun it means 'own'
- plein/ PLAHN /
- full (m.); f. pleine
- gratuit/ grah-TWEE /
- free of charge (m.); f. gratuite
- ouvert/ oo-VEHR /
- open (m.); f. ouverte
Question Words · 12
- qui/ KEE /
- who
- quoi/ KWAH /
- what (used after a preposition or informally; 'que' comes before a verb)
- où/ OO /
- where (the accent tells it apart from 'ou' = or)
- quand/ KAHN /
- when
- comment/ koh-MAHN /
- how
- pourquoi/ poor-KWAH /
- why
- combien/ kohn-bee-AHN /
- how much / how many
- que/ KUH /
- what (before a verb); becomes qu' before a vowel
- quel/ KEL /
- which / what (m.); f. quelle
- lequel/ luh-KEL /
- which one (m.); f. laquelle
- d'où/ DOO /
- from where
- à quelle heure/ ah kel UHR /
- at what time
Numbers · 16
- un/ UHN /
- one (1); also the masculine article 'a/an'
- deux/ DUH /
- two (2)
- trois/ TRWAH /
- three (3)
- quatre/ KAH-truh /
- four (4)
- cinq/ SANK /
- five (5)
- six/ SEES /
- six (6)
- sept/ SET /
- seven (7); the 'p' is silent
- huit/ WEET /
- eight (8)
- neuf/ NUHF /
- nine (9); also means 'brand new'
- dix/ DEES /
- ten (10)
- onze/ OHNZ /
- eleven (11)
- quinze/ KANZ /
- fifteen (15)
- vingt/ VAHN /
- twenty (20); the t is silent alone
- cinquante/ san-KAHNT /
- fifty (50)
- cent/ SAHN /
- one hundred (100)
- mille/ MEEL /
- one thousand (1,000); it never takes an s
Time & Days · 20
- aujourd'hui/ oh-zhoor-DWEE /
- today
- demain/ duh-MAHN /
- tomorrow
- hier/ ee-YEHR /
- yesterday
- maintenant/ mant-NAHN /
- now
- lundi/ luhn-DEE /
- Monday (days are not capitalized in French)
- samedi/ sam-DEE /
- Saturday
- dimanche/ dee-MAHNSH /
- Sunday
- la semaine/ lah suh-MEN /
- the week (f.)
- mardi/ mar-DEE /
- Tuesday
- mercredi/ mehr-kruh-DEE /
- Wednesday
- jeudi/ zhuh-DEE /
- Thursday
- vendredi/ vahn-druh-DEE /
- Friday
- le matin/ luh mah-TAHN /
- the morning (m.)
- l'après-midi/ lah-preh-mee-DEE /
- the afternoon (m.)
- le soir/ luh SWAHR /
- the evening (m.)
- la nuit/ lah NWEE /
- the night (f.)
- le mois/ luh MWAH /
- the month (m.)
- l'année/ lah-NAY /
- the year (f.)
- l'heure/ LUHR /
- the hour / the time (f.)
- tous les jours/ too lay ZHOOR /
- every day
Everyday Nouns · 30
- la maison/ lah may-ZOHN /
- the house / home (f.)
- l'eau/ LOH /
- the water (f.); from 'la eau'
- le café/ luh kah-FAY /
- the coffee / the café (m.)
- le pain/ luh PAHN /
- the bread (m.)
- la ville/ lah VEEL /
- the city / town (f.)
- le chien/ luh shee-AHN /
- the dog (m.)
- la voiture/ lah vwah-TEWR /
- the car (f.)
- le vin/ luh VAHN /
- the wine (m.)
- le fromage/ luh froh-MAHZH /
- the cheese (m.)
- le restaurant/ luh res-toh-RAHN /
- the restaurant (m.)
- le magasin/ luh mah-gah-ZAHN /
- the shop / store (m.)
- le marché/ luh mar-SHAY /
- the market (m.)
- la rue/ lah REW /
- the street (f.)
- la gare/ lah GAHR /
- the train station (f.)
- l'aéroport/ lah-ay-roh-POR /
- the airport (m.)
- l'hôtel/ loh-TEL /
- the hotel (m.); the h is silent
- la chambre/ lah SHAHN-bruh /
- the bedroom / hotel room (f.)
- l'argent/ lar-ZHAHN /
- the money (m.); also means silver
- le billet/ luh bee-YEH /
- the ticket / the banknote (m.)
- la valise/ lah vah-LEEZ /
- the suitcase (f.)
- la clé/ lah KLAY /
- the key (f.); also spelled clef
- le téléphone/ luh tay-lay-FUN /
- the telephone (m.)
- le livre/ luh LEE-vruh /
- the book (m.)
- le travail/ luh trah-VYE /
- the work / the job (m.)
- le temps/ luh TAHN /
- the weather, and also time (m.)
- la nourriture/ lah noo-ree-TEWR /
- the food (f.)
- le petit déjeuner/ luh puh-tee day-zhuh-NAY /
- the breakfast (m.)
- le médecin/ luh mayd-SAHN /
- the doctor (m.)
- la pharmacie/ lah far-mah-SEE /
- the pharmacy (f.)
- le chat/ luh SHAH /
- the cat (m.); the t is silent
Useful Sentences · 30
- Comment vous appelez-vous ?/ koh-mahn voo zah-play-VOO /
- What is your name? (formal; literally 'How do you call yourself?')
- Je m'appelle Marie./ zhuh mah-PEL mah-REE /
- My name is Marie. (literally 'I call myself Marie'; use your own name)
- Comment allez-vous ?/ koh-mahn tah-lay-VOO /
- How are you? (formal)
- Ça va bien, merci./ sah vah bee-AHN mehr-SEE /
- I'm fine, thanks. ('ça va' literally means 'it goes')
- Je voudrais un café, s'il vous plaît./ zhuh voo-DREH uhn kah-FAY seel voo PLEH /
- I would like a coffee, please. (polite way to order)
- Pouvez-vous parler plus lentement ?/ poo-vay voo par-lay plew lahnt-MAHN /
- Can you speak more slowly? (formal)
- Je ne comprends pas./ zhuh nuh kohn-prahn PAH /
- I don't understand.
- Parlez-vous anglais ?/ par-lay voo zahn-GLEH /
- Do you speak English? (formal)
- Où sont les toilettes ?/ oo sohn lay twah-LET /
- Where is the bathroom? (literally 'Where are the toilets?')
- Combien ça coûte ?/ kohn-bee-ahn sah KOOT /
- How much does it cost?
- L'addition, s'il vous plaît./ lah-dee-see-OHN seel voo PLEH /
- The check / bill, please. (at a restaurant)
- Je ne parle pas français./ zhuh nuh parl pah frahn-SEH /
- I don't speak French. (languages are not capitalized in French)
- Excusez-moi, où est la gare ?/ ehk-skew-zay-mwah oo eh lah GAHR /
- Excuse me, where is the train station? (f. la gare)
- Aidez-moi, s'il vous plaît./ ay-day-MWAH seel voo PLEH /
- Help me, please. (formal)
- J'ai besoin d'aide./ zhay buh-zwan DED /
- I need help. (literally 'I have need of help')
- Je voudrais réserver une table./ zhuh voo-DREH ray-zehr-vay ewn TAH-bluh /
- I would like to reserve a table.
- Avez-vous une chambre libre ?/ ah-vay voo zewn SHAHN-bruh LEE-bruh /
- Do you have a room available?
- Je cherche la gare./ zhuh shehrsh lah GAHR /
- I'm looking for the train station.
- C'est trop cher./ seh troh SHEHR /
- It's too expensive.
- Je prends celui-ci./ zhuh prahn suh-lwee-SEE /
- I'll take this one.
- Puis-je payer par carte ?/ pweezh pay-yay par KART /
- May I pay by card?
- À quelle heure part le train ?/ ah kel uhr par luh TRAHN /
- What time does the train leave?
- Je suis désolé./ zhuh swee day-zoh-LAY /
- I'm sorry. (said by a man); a woman says désolée
- Je ne sais pas./ zhuh nuh seh PAH /
- I don't know.
- Pouvez-vous répéter ?/ poo-vay voo ray-pay-TAY /
- Can you repeat that?
- Comment dit-on ça en français ?/ koh-mahn dee-tohn sah ahn frahn-SEH /
- How do you say that in French?
- J'ai faim./ zhay FAHN /
- I'm hungry. (literally 'I have hunger')
- J'ai soif./ zhay SWAHF /
- I'm thirsty. (literally 'I have thirst')
- Où puis-je trouver un taxi ?/ oo pweezh troo-vay uhn tahk-SEE /
- Where can I find a taxi?
- Je suis perdu./ zhuh swee pehr-DEW /
- I'm lost. (said by a man); a woman says perdue
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