100+ French Vocabulary and phrases
Today's lesson is an introductory course in French vocabulary for Beginners and intermittent learners. This course contains:
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French vocabulary basics
The following are some French basics that Every beginner should know.
Bonjour. Hello/Goodmorning/Good afternoon
Bonsoir Good evening
Bonne nuit goodnight
Salut Hi
Comment allez-vous? How are you? (fml)
Comment ça va? How is it going?
Et vous/toi? And you?
Enchanté. Pleased to meet you.
Au revoir. goodbye
Oui. Yes
Non. No
Je sais. I know
Je ne sais pas. I don't know
S'il (te) vous plaît. please
Merci. Thanks
Je suis désolé. I am sorry
Je comprends. I understand
Je ne comprends pas. I don't understand.
Check out How to greet someone in french to lean more French basics.
French family vocabulary
This section will make it easy for you to talk about your family members and introduce them. You can find a more comprehensive French Family list here.
The following are some ways you can present your family in French.
Voici mon/ma... This is my...
Voici mes... These are my.....
J'ai... I have...
Je n'ai pas... I don't have...
Il/elle est... He/she is...
Ils/elles sont... They are....
Some useful phrases
Je suis célibataire. I am single.
Je suis marié(e). I am married.
Êtes-vous marié? Are you married?
Êtes-vous célibataire? Are you single?
Avez-vous des enfants? Do you have children?
J'ai.... I have...
Family /La famille
Père. Father.
Mère. Mother
Enfant. Child
Fils. Son
Fille. Daughter
Mari. Husband
Femme. Wife
Parents. Parents
Soeur. Sister
Frère. Brother
Oncle Uncle
Tante Aunt
Belle-soeur. Sister-in-law
Beau-fils. Brother-in-law
Example
Voici mon frère. This is my brother.
J'ai deux enfants. I have two children.
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French colour vocabulary.
The world around us is a burst of various beautiful colours. Learn to call them correctly in French.
Note that like other French nouns, colours in French change to agree in gender and number with the noun they are describing.
For example
Un lit blanc. A white bed
But
Une jupe Blanche. a White skirt.
Rouge. Red
Bleu/bleue. Blue
Vert/verte. Green
Jaune. Yellow
Rose. Pink
Blanch/Blanche. White
Noir/Noire. Black
Violet. Purple
Example
Le violet est ma couleur préférée.
Purple is my favorite colour.
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Emotions and Feelings
Heureux. Happy
Triste. Sad
Excité. excited
Fatigué. Tired
Inquiet. Worried
En colère. Angry
Surpris. Surprised
Effrayé. Afraid
Days of the week
Note that in French, days of the week and months of the year are written small letters.
lundi Monday
mardi Tuesday
mercredi Wednesday
jeudi Thursday
vendredi Friday
samedi Saturday
dimanche Sunday
Example
Today is Sunday
Months of the year.
Note that both the months of the year and the days of the week are always written in small letters in French.
Janvier January
février February
mars March
avril April
mai May
juin June
juillet July
août August
septembre September
octobre October
novembre November
décembre December
Example
Je suis né en décembre. I was born in December.
Jobs/Les métiers
Talk about your profession, where you work and ask others what they do for a living.
Here is a longer list of jobs and professions in French.
Où travaillez-vous? Where do you work?
Que faites-vous dans la vie? What do you do?
Je travaille à... I work at.....
Je suis au chômage. I am unemployed.
Le/la Médecin. Doctor
L'agriculteur / L'agricultrice Farmer
L'ingénieur(e). Engineer
L'avocat(e). Lawyer
L'infirmier/L'infirmière. Nurse
Le policier/La policière. Police officer
Examples
Mes parents sont avocats. My parents are lawyers.
Je suis policier/policière. I am a police officer.
French Numbers
Learning French numbers would let you do things such as tell the time, count etc.
Here is a more extensive list of French numbers.
Un One
Deux Two
Trois Three
Quatre Four
Cinq Five
Six Six
Sept Seven
Huit Eight
Neuf Nine
Dix Ten
Examples
J'ai acheté deux pommes. I want two apples.
J'ai quatre frères et deux soeurs. I have four brothers and two sisters.
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Telling the time in French
Knowing how to tell the time in French would let you better organize your day, keep up with appointments, schedules etc.
Some useful vocabulary
L'heure Time
Aujourd'hui Today
Demain Tommorow
Hier Yesterday
Le matin Morning
L'après-midi Afternoon
Le soir Evening
La nuit Night
Minuit Midnight
Midi Noon/midday
Quelle heure est-il?
What time is it?
Il est..
It is...
(1:00) il est une heure.
It is one o'clock.
(2:00) Il est deux heures
It is two o'clock.
(1:30) Il est une heure et demi.
It is one thirty.
(2:15) Il est deux heure quart.
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