French for Kids - First 100 Essential Words
101 flashcards · Beginner · Language Learning
The first French words every child learns — family, body, numbers, colors, food, animals, everyday objects, actions, and nature — each with natural French, an easy pronunciation guide, a simple example sentence, and native-speaker audio.
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la maman
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Family
Mom (f.)
la maman
Pronunciation
lah mah-MAHN
What you'll learn
- French words for family members and the body
- Numbers one to ten and everyday colors
- Common foods, animals, and everyday objects with their gender
- Simple action verbs such as manger, boire, jouer, courir, and lire
- Nature words like l'arbre, la fleur, le soleil, la lune, and l'eau
- Correct pronunciation from native-speaker audio on every card
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Family · 11
- la maman/ lah mah-MAHN /
- Mom (f.)
- le papa/ luh pah-PAH /
- Dad (m.)
- le frère/ luh FREHR /
- Brother (m.)
- la sœur/ lah SUHR /
- Sister (f.)
- les grands-parents/ lay grahn-pah-RAHN /
- Grandparents (m. pl.)
- le bébé/ luh bay-BAY /
- Baby (m.)
- la grand-mère/ lah grahn-MEHR /
- Grandmother (f.)
- le grand-père/ luh grahn-PEHR /
- Grandfather (m.)
- la famille/ lah fah-MEE-yuh /
- Family (f.)
- le garçon/ luh gar-SOHN /
- Boy (m.)
- la fille/ lah FEE-yuh /
- Girl / Daughter (f.)
Body · 12
- la tête/ lah TET /
- Head (f.)
- les yeux/ lay ZYUH /
- Eyes (m. pl.; sing. l'œil)
- la main/ lah MAHN /
- Hand (f.)
- le pied/ luh PYAY /
- Foot (m.)
- la bouche/ lah BOOSH /
- Mouth (f.)
- le nez/ luh NAY /
- Nose (m.)
- l'oreille/ loh-RAY-yuh /
- Ear (f.)
- le bras/ luh BRAH /
- Arm (m.)
- la jambe/ lah ZHAHMB /
- Leg (f.)
- les cheveux/ lay shuh-VUH /
- Hair (m. pl.)
- le doigt/ luh DWAH /
- Finger (m.)
- le ventre/ luh VAHN-truh /
- Belly / Tummy (m.)
Numbers · 10
- un/ UHN /
- One
- deux/ DUH /
- Two
- trois/ TRWAH /
- Three
- quatre/ KAT-ruh /
- Four
- cinq/ SANK /
- Five
- six/ SEES /
- Six
- sept/ SET /
- Seven
- huit/ WEET /
- Eight
- neuf/ NUHF /
- Nine
- dix/ DEES /
- Ten
Colors · 11
- rouge/ ROOZH /
- Red (m./f. same)
- bleu/ BLUH /
- Blue (m.; f. bleue)
- vert/ VEHR /
- Green (m.; f. verte)
- jaune/ ZHOHN /
- Yellow (m./f. same)
- noir/ NWAHR /
- Black (m.; f. noire)
- blanc/ BLAHN /
- White (m.; f. blanche)
- orange/ oh-RAHNZH /
- Orange (invariable)
- rose/ ROHZ /
- Pink (m./f. same)
- violet/ vee-oh-LEH /
- Purple (m.; f. violette)
- gris/ GREE /
- Grey (m.; f. grise)
- marron/ mah-ROHN /
- Brown (invariable)
Food · 11
- le pain/ luh PAHN /
- Bread (m.)
- le lait/ luh LEH /
- Milk (m.)
- la pomme/ lah POM /
- Apple (f.)
- la banane/ lah bah-NAN /
- Banana (f.)
- le fromage/ luh froh-MAHZH /
- Cheese (m.)
- le gâteau/ luh gah-TOH /
- Cake (m.)
- l'œuf/ LUHF /
- Egg (m.)
- la soupe/ lah SOOP /
- Soup (f.)
- le riz/ luh REE /
- Rice (m.)
- le chocolat/ luh shoh-koh-LAH /
- Chocolate (m.)
- la glace/ lah GLAHSS /
- Ice cream (f.)
Animals · 12
- le chien/ luh shee-AHN /
- Dog (m.)
- le chat/ luh SHAH /
- Cat (m.)
- l'oiseau/ lwah-ZOH /
- Bird (m.)
- le poisson/ luh pwah-SOHN /
- Fish (m.)
- le cheval/ luh shuh-VAL /
- Horse (m.)
- la vache/ lah VASH /
- Cow (f.)
- le cochon/ luh koh-SHOHN /
- Pig (m.)
- le lapin/ luh lah-PAHN /
- Rabbit (m.)
- le canard/ luh kah-NAR /
- Duck (m.)
- la souris/ lah soo-REE /
- Mouse (f.)
- le lion/ luh lee-OHN /
- Lion (m.)
- l'éléphant/ lay-lay-FAHN /
- Elephant (m.)
Everyday Objects · 11
- le livre/ luh LEEV-ruh /
- Book (m.)
- la voiture/ lah vwah-TEWR /
- Car (f.)
- la maison/ lah may-ZOHN /
- House (f.)
- le ballon/ luh bah-LOHN /
- Ball (m.)
- la chaise/ lah SHEZ /
- Chair (f.)
- la table/ lah TAH-bluh /
- Table (f.)
- le lit/ luh LEE /
- Bed (m.)
- la porte/ lah PORT /
- Door (f.)
- la fenêtre/ lah fuh-NEH-truh /
- Window (f.)
- le jouet/ luh zhoo-EH /
- Toy (m.)
- la poupée/ lah poo-PAY /
- Doll (f.)
Actions · 11
- manger/ mahn-ZHAY /
- To eat
- boire/ BWAHR /
- To drink
- dormir/ dor-MEER /
- To sleep
- jouer/ zhoo-AY /
- To play
- courir/ koo-REER /
- To run
- lire/ LEER /
- To read
- marcher/ mar-SHAY /
- To walk
- parler/ par-LAY /
- To speak / talk
- chanter/ shahn-TAY /
- To sing
- sauter/ soh-TAY /
- To jump
- regarder/ ruh-gar-DAY /
- To look / watch
Nature · 12
- l'arbre/ LAR-bruh /
- Tree (m.)
- la fleur/ lah FLUHR /
- Flower (f.)
- le soleil/ luh soh-LAY /
- Sun (m.)
- la lune/ lah LEWN /
- Moon (f.)
- l'eau/ LOH /
- Water (f.)
- le ciel/ luh see-EL /
- Sky (m.)
- l'étoile/ lay-TWAHL /
- Star (f.)
- la mer/ lah MEHR /
- Sea (f.)
- la pluie/ lah PLWEE /
- Rain (f.)
- la neige/ lah NEZH /
- Snow (f.)
- le vent/ luh VAHN /
- Wind (m.)
- la montagne/ lah mohn-TAHN-yuh /
- Mountain (f.)
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