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Table of Contents
About the bookAbout the author
Copyright
The ultimate guide to learning vocabulary
Je (I)
De (from and possession)
Est (is)
Pas (not)
Le (the)
Vous (formal you)
La (feminine the)
Tu (formal you)
Que (that)
Un (one)
Il (he/it)
Et (and)
(to, at)
A (has)
Ne (not)
Les (plural the)
Ce (this, that)
En (of it)
On (one, we)
a (it, that)
Une (feminine a, an)
Ai (I have)
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Pour (for)
Des (plural article)
Moi (me)
Qui (who, whom, which)
Nous (we)Y
Mais (but)
Me (myself)
Dans (in)
Du (of the, some)
Bien (well, good)Elle (she)
Si (if)
Tout (all)
Plus (more, anymore)
Non (no)
Mon (my)
Suis (am)
Te (yourself)
Au (to the)
Avec (with)
Va (go)
Oui (yes)
Toi (you)
Fait (form of to do/ to make)
Ils (they)
As (you have)
tre (to be)
Faire (to do, to make)
Se (herself)
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Comme (like)
Etait (was)
Sur (on)
Quoi (what)
Ici (here)
Sais (I know)
Lui (him)
Veux (want)
Ma (my)
L (there)
Rien (nothing)Dit (said)
Es (are)
O (where)
Votre (your)
Pourquoi (why)
Sont (are)
Cette (this)
Quand (when)
Par (by)
Son (his)
Ton (your)
Peux (can)
Vais (go)
Dire (to say)
Alors (then, so)
Comment (how)
Avez (have)
Bon (good)
Ou (or)
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Trs (very)
Merci (thank you)
Ont (have)
Mme (even, same)
Jamais (never)
Aussi (also)
Voir (to see)
Chose (thing)
Allez (go)
Tous (all)
Deux (two)Ces (these)
Faut (have to)
Sa (his, her, its)
tes (are)
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Fais (do)
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About the book
Traditional learning methods require you to learn a huge amount ofwords. Most of which you will never use.
At French Together, we are huge fans of the Pareto Principle, a principle
stating that that 20% of efforts produce 80% of results.
Applied to language learning, this rule means that you will use the 20%
same words 80% of the time.
So we wondered? Could we apply this law to learning French? The
answer is YES!
This ebook contains the 100 most frequently used French words. These
are words you will hear all the time when talking to French people or
reading French articles. As such, they are absolutely essential.
Each word comes with its translation as well as examples of use. This
way you immediately know how to use each word.
If you have a question or suggestion regarding the ebook, feel free to
contact us via :
Our Facebook page
Email to benjamin@frenchtogether.com
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About the Author
Bonjour, I am Benjamin!I am a French student passionate about language learning
and travelling.
I am currently learning German and Korean, but would like to add many
more languages to the list.
After a first experience teaching French as a volunteer in South Korea, I
decided to go further and to create French Together, a blog where I
share advice to learn French in a fun and effective way using innovative
methods.
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Copyright
Author[Benjamin Houy]
Brought to you by
[frenchtogether.com]
This ebook is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-
Alike License,
Fell free to distribute it and share it with anyone.
Its based on the top 5000 French words listfrom
www.opensubtitles.org.
While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book,
the publisher and authors assume no responsibility for errors or
omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of the informationcontained herein.
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The ultimate guide to learning vocabulary
Needless to say that these frequently used French words are only usefulif you know them. So now you may be wondering how to memorize
them. This article from the blogwill teach you everything you need to
know in order to use this list as effectively as possible.
There is no such thing as good and bad memory
Its not my fault, I have a bad memory
learn vocabulary
WRONG! Truth be told, the people who can remember things as soon as
they read it and seem to have an awesome memory worked for it. Sure,
we arent all created equal and it can be slightly more difficult for someto learn. But you want to know the truth? Only two elements really matter
when it comes to learning a language :
How you learn
How motivated you are
The bad memory argument is nothing else than an excuse. Unless you
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suffer from some kind of disease, how effective your memory is mainly
depends on the way you use it and train it. As harsh as it may sound, its
actually a very good news. It means you can become good at
remembering too. All you need is love motivation.
Three steps to an awesome memoryRemember how you learnt your native language as a kid? You didnt
repeat a list of vocabulary for hours, no instead you spent days listening
to people talking around you. Unfamiliar sounds progressively became
words, and unknown words known words. Then you repeated those
words you heard, again and again untill you could finally speak. Your
native language is the one you know the best after all, so why not learn a
second language the same way you learnt it?
1) Always learn words from context
Think about it, there are many inconvenients to learning a word in
isolation :
You have no idea how to use it
Its harder to memorize
You may learn a word that no one uses
remember vocabularyRemember that strange list of vocabulary your teacher asked you to learn
by heart? That list of words you never read or heard anywhere but in that
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list. Many words are very specific and absolutely useless to most people.
These are not the words you want to learn when you study a language.
Instead you want to learn the words that people actually use everyday.
Thats exactly what you do if you learn words from context. Instead of
picking some random words in a dictionary, you learn words you read in
a book, heard in a movie or saw in the street. Real words used by real
people in everyday situations.
On top of that, the context in which you discovered the words helps you
remember it more easily, and when the time comes to use it, you know
exactly how to do that.
If you use a SRS software (see below), you can directly add sentences to it
which has many benefits compared to adding a single word. Among
them :
You learn the word in context
You learn the phrase structure
You learn expressions
You learn grammar by observing
2) Be regular
Multiple studies have shown the benefits of regularity to memorize.
When it comes to learning, 20 minutes everyday are better than 2 hours
once a week.
The words learnt with regularity are much more likely to remain in your
memory than the ones you reviewed only once. Now you certainlywonder how to review words everyday and organize all that. Well, some
softwares do that perfectly.
3) G et exposure to your target language
Its essential that you spend a lot of time reading and listening to your
target langugae. That way you will not only discover new useful words,
but reading and hearing words you just learnt will help you memorize
them for good. In addition to that, listening to the sound of the language
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you learn will train your ear and your brain and make it easier for you to
pronounce the language correctly.
One software to rule them all : the magic of SRS
memrise
Okay now you know how to associate words with ideas and pictures and
how to better remember. But how do you study all those words
with pictures? Printing every word you learn would be long and boring,
so here is a better solution : use a SRS software.
SRS stands for Spaced Repetition System. Simply said, these softwares
manage the words for you and ask you to study them just before you
start to forget them. This allows for a long term memorization.
Spaced repetition is a learning technique that incorporates increasing intervals
of time between subsequent review of previously learned material in order to
exploit the psychological spacing effect. Wikipedia
Spaced repetition softwares are extremely practical because they allow
you to memorize lots of vocabulary without spending hours doing it. It
never takes me more than 20 minutes per day. And you can do that
everywhere, in the subway, at home, while waiting for your bus etc.
All you have to do is enter the vord you want to learn (preferably in asentence), its translation, and if possible an association. Then the
software will tell you when you need to study. Now, here are a few
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softwares you can use :
Memrise.com
Memriseis certainly the most user friendly SRS software. Its a website as
well as an iphone and android app on which people share courses. For
example there are many courses to learn basic French vocabulary. In
addition to these courses already created, you are free to create your
own. Memrise tells you when to study to make it easier for you. Apps are
also available for IOS and android.
Memrise is cool to get started, but if you want to study more seriously,
you may want to switch to anki, which is much more flexible.
Discover French courses on memrise!
Anki
Like memrise, ankiis a SRS software. You can download it on your
computer or smartphone. Its less user-friendly but much more powerful
and flexible.
Called king of the SRS, anki is the favorite of many language lovers.
Mosalingua : the recommended solution for beginn ers
Mosalinguais like anki and memrise an application using the SRS
system. Its different though as it guides you through the learning
process. Concretely the app asks you how well you speak French and
then suggests vocabulary to learn. In addition to that, some very good
advice and bonuses become available as you learn more and more
words. Its a paid app but is really worth it in my opinion. Unfortunately,
it is only available on android and IOS devices, although a web version is
on the way.
Learn more about mosalingua for iphone and ipad
Learn more about mosalingua for android
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What if you could easily remember lots of words?
Imagine how much faster you could learn if you had an awesome
memory, if you were the kind of person who only needs to read a text to
remember it. You would be surprise by how easy it actually is to have a
good memory.
In fact, contrary to the popular belief, there is no such thing as bad
memory. There are only people who know how to learn and people who
dont.
How to learn is precisely what Anthony Metivier, creator of the Magnetic
Memory method teaches you in his online course.
With these softwares and learning advice in mind, learning should now
be considerably easier.
I strongly recommend you to use these softwares to learn the 100 most
frequently used French words.
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Je (I)
Je is a pronoun corresponding to the English I
Je suis fatigu
I am tired
Je suis ici
I am here
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De (from and possession)
De, the second most used French words also has a lot of differentmeanings. This preposition can be used to :
Express possession
Give the origin of something
Describe something
Express a cause
Here are a few example sentences to help you better understand the use
of de :
La maison de Julien
Juliens house
Cet avion vient de Paris
This plane comes from Paris
Un verre deau
A glass of water
Je meurs de faim
I am starving (literally : I am dying of hunger)
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Est (is)
Est is the third person singular present form of the verb tre (to be).
Il est grand
He is tall
Il n'est pas l
He is not there
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Pas (not)
Pas is the translation of not.
Il nest pas ici
He is not here
Je ne suis pas fatigu
I am not tired
Je n'ai pas encore mang
I didn't eat yet
Note that n is part of the negation. Its very common to omit it and itisnt something a beginner
should worry about. Thats why you are not going to learn more about it
in this ebook.
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Le (the)
In French there are several ways to say the depending on whether theobject of the sentence is masculine or feminine. Le is the for
masculine words.
Le chat
The cat
Le chat noir est dans le jardin
The black cat is in the garden
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Vous (formal you)
Unlike English, French has two ways of saying you. Tu and vous.
Vous is used to talk to people who are older than you, to strangers and
generally anytime a formal language is required.
"Vous" is also used if you are talking to several persons.
If you are not sure which one to use, vous is always a safe choice.
Although most people wont be offended if they see a French learner
mistake the two.
Vous avez beaucoup de choix
You have a lot of choice
Qu'est-ce que vous avez fait aujourd'hui ?
What did you do today?
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La (feminine the)
You already know that le is the masculine form of the (see 5). Now itstime to discover the feminine form la.
"La" is used before feminine words.
La montre de mon pre
My fathers watch
Tu as de la chance
You have luck/ you are lucky
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Tu (formal you)
Tu is the formal way of saying you. You can use it with kids, friends,and people you know well.
Tu vas Bordeaux
You go to Bordeaux (Bordeaux is a beautiful French city mainly known for
its delicious wine).
Qu'est-ce que tu fais ce soir ?
What are you doing tonight?
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Que (that)
Que has a few different meanings. Its most frequently used to saythat.
Jespre que tu seras l
I hope (that) you will be there
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Un (one)
Un both means one and a.
Un caf sil-vous-plat
A cofee please
Il y a un an
One year ago
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Il (he/it)
Il is the translation of he. When talking about people, its used exactlylike he in English. But you can also use it to talk about masculine
objects, then its like it in English.
Il est gentil
He is nice
Le magazin est ouvert, il est ouvert
The shop is open, it is open
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Et (and)
Et means and.
Il a un fils et une fille
He has a son and a daughter
Jaime les macarons et les gteaux
I like macarons and cakes
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(to, at)
is a preposition used to indicate :
Destination (to)
Express duration (from... to)
To indicate location (at)
To indicate time
Je vais Bordeaux
I go to Bordeaux
Je travaille de 8 heures 16 heures
I work from 8 AM to 4 PM
Il est la maison
He is at home
Dont forget the accent, it totally changes the meaning
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A (has)
a without accent is the conjugated form of the verb avoir (to have). Itsused with il (he) and elle (she.
Il a un chat
He has a cat
Elle a deux frres
She has two brothers
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Ne (not)
Negative sentences in French are normally in two parts. There is first neright before the verb, and pas right after. Together ne and pas
express the negation. Ne however is often omitted, and nobody will
blame you for not using it.
Je ne veux pas aller lcole
I dont want to go to school
Ne pleure pas
Do not cry
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Les (plural the)
Les is the for plural.
Les amis de Marie sont l
Maries friends are here
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Ce (this, that)
Ce is a pronoun used before male words. It translates as this, orthat.
Ce matin
This morning
Ce parfum est cher
This perfume is expensive
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En (of it)
En is a pronoun used as the object of a verb to indicate a quantity. Itcan also indicate location, time, means etc. It has a lot of different
meanings, and I strongly advise you to learn each meaning as you
encounter it in a sentence or a conversation. That way you will only learn
it when you need it, and you will know how to use it.
Combien de livres as-tu ?
How many books do you have ?
Jen ai trois
I have three books
Je suis en France
I am in France
Jen ai marre
I am tired of it
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On (one, we)
On is an indefinite pronoun which can mean one or we.
On fait quoi ce soir ?
What do we do tonight?
On ne devrait pas faire a
One shouldn't do that
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a (it, that)
a is a shortened form of the pronoun cela. It can mean it or that.
a suffit
its enough
Est-ce que tu penses que a vaut le coup ?
Do you think its worth it?
Je voudrais a pour mon anniversaire
I would like that for my birthday
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Une (feminine a, an)
Une is a feminine indefinite article equivalent to a an. Its usedbefore feminine words. Its also the feminine form of un (one).
Une pomme sil-vous-plat
An apple please
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Ai (I have)
Ai is the first person present form of avoir (to have) in the presenttense.
Jai une pomme
I have an apple
Jai mal
It hurts (literally : I have pain)
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Pour (for)
The French preposition Pour means for when followed by a noun. Italso has other meanings, but they are less frequent.
Jai quelque chose pour toi
I have something for you
Jai fait a pour toi
I did it for you
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Des (plural article)
Des is a plural indefinite article Its used to refer to several objects orpersons.
Jai des amis en Italie
I have friends in Italy
La boulangerie vend des croissants
The bakery sells croissants
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Moi (me)
Moi is like me in Englih
Cest moi
Its me
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Qui (who, whom, which)
Qui as an interrogative pronoun means who or whom. It can also beused as a relative pronoun, in which case it means which, who,
whom or that.
Qui est l ?
Who is there?
Le personne qui est venue ce matin
The person who came, this morning
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Nous (we)
The personal pronoun nous means we in English.
Nous sommes contents
We are happy
Nous mangeons du pain
We eat/ are eating bread
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Y
Y is a pronoun used to refer to a place already mentioned in theconversation.
Nous allons Montral
We go/ are going to Montreal
Nous y allons
We are going there
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Mais (but)
The conjunction mais is used like but in English.
Il veut en parler, mais il a peur
He wants to talk about it, but he is afraid (he has fear)
Jaime les fraises, mais je naime pas les oranges
I like strawberries but I dont like oranges.
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Me (myself)
Me is a reflexive pronoun (only used with pronominal verbs). It can beequivalent to me or myself in English.
Je me rveille 8 heures tous les jours
I wake up at 8 Am everyday
Elle me parle
She is talking to me
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Dans (in)
Dans is a preposition meaning in or inside. It can also be used tosay within a period of time.
Il habite dans ce quartier
He lives in this district
Elle est dans lavion
She is in the plane
Je serai Montral dans deux heures
I will me in Montreal in two hours
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Du (of the, some)
Du is the contraction of de and le (of the). It can also mean some.
Je mange du pain
I eat bread
Est-ce que tu veux du chocolat ?
Do you want chocolate?
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Bien (well, good)
Bien as an adverb can mean well. As a noun it means good.
Cest bien
Its good
Jai bien dormi
I slept well
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Elle (she)
Elle correspond to the personal pronoun she. Its also used todesignate female animals.
Elle est gentille
She is nice
Elle nest pas l
She is not here/ around here
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Si (if)
Si is a conjunction equivalent to if. It's also used to deny whatsomeone just said.
Je ne sais pas si elle viendra
I dont know if she will come
Tu ne viens pas ? Si je viens
You don't come? I do
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Tout (all)
Tout is an adjective meaning all. As a pronoun it means everything.
Elle a tout mang
She ate everything
Cest tout ce que je veux
Its all I want
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Plus (more, anymore)
Plus is an adverb used to make comparisons.
Jean est plus grand que Marc
Jean is taller than Marc (lit : Jean is more tall than Marc)
Va plus vite !
Go faster! (lit : go more fast)
Le plus facile
The easiest
Used with the negative particle ne, it means any more
Je ne veux plus y aller
I dont want to go there anymore
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Non (no)
Non means no.
Tu veux manger ? Non, je nai plus faim
Do you want to eat? No I am not hungry anymore
a va ? Non je suis triste
Are you okay? No I am sad
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Mon (my)
Mon is a singular masculine possessive adjective. Its used like my inEnglish, but only before masculine words and words starting with a
vowel .
Mon ami habite dans cette maison
My friend lives in this house
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Suis (am)
Suis is the first person singular present form of the verb tre (to be).
Je suis fatigu
I am tired
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Te (yourself)
Te is an object pronoun placed just before the verb.
Il te parle
He is talking to you
Je taime
I love you (te becomes t before a vowel)
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Au (to the)
Au is the contraction of le (to the). Its only used before masculinewords.
Je vais au cinma
I am going to the cinema
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Avec (with)
Avec means with.
Il mange avec Sarah
He is eating with Laura
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Va (go)
Va is a form of the verb aller (to go). It can be either the third personsingular present form, or the second person singular imperative.
Va lcole!
Go to school
Le train va Paris
The train is going to Paris
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Oui (yes)
An easy one :). Oui is the opposite of non. It means yes.
Est-ce que tu as faim?
Are you hungry?
Oui, jai faim
Yes, I am hungry
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Toi (you)
Toi is a pronoun you use when you want to say with you, for you,thanks to you, next to you....
Il est avec toi
He is with you
Je ne suis rien sans toi
I am nothing without you
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Fait (form of to do/ to make)
Fait is the third person singular present of the verb faire (to do, tomake). Used as a noun it can also mean fact.
Il fait chaud, cest un fait
Its hot, its a fact (lit : its doing hot)
Il fait des macarons
He is making macarons
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Ils (they)
Ils is the equivalent of they. However, if you are talking about womenonly, you need to use elles.
Ils sont en vacance
They are on vacation
Ils sont partis
They are gone
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As (you have)
As is the second person singular present of the verb avoir (to have).
Est-ce que tu as du temps ?
Do you have time?
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tre (to be)
tre means to be.
tre ou ne pas tre, telle est la question
To be or not to be that is the question
a ne peut pas tre vrai
It can not be true
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Faire (to do, to make)
Faire means to do, to make.
Je ne sais pas quoi faire
I dont know what to do
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Se (herself)
Se is the third person singular and plural reflexive pronoun in French. Itcan be used with a pronominal verb, or with the passive voice.
Elle se regarde dans le miroir
She is looking at herself in the miror
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Comme (like)
The conjunction comme can mean like, how, as or since
Cest comme a
Its like this
Comme tu es belle
You are so beautiful
Comme tu es fatigu, je vais y aller
Since you are tired, I will go there
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Etait (was)
Etait is the third person singular imperfect of the verb tre (to be).
Comme elle tait malade, elle nest pas venue
Since she was sick, she didnt come
Ctait gnial
It was awesome
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Sur (on)
The preposition sur has a few different meanings on, on top of,above, out of.
Le livre est sur la table
The book is on the table
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Quoi (what)
Quoi means what. However, in many situations, other terms are used(que for example). You use quoi when you ask a question but keep the
normal setence word order. Or when what is the object of a
preposition.
Tu fais quoi ?
What are you doing? (lit : you are doing what?)
De quoi est-ce que tu parles ?
What are you talking about?
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Ici (here)
Ici means here.
Ce nest pas ici :
Its not here
Que fais-tu ici ?
What are you doing here?
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Sais (I know)
Sais is the first person singular present of the verb savoir (to know).
Je sais comment y aller
I know how to go there
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Lui (him)
Lui is the French for him.
Elle lui parle
She is talking to him
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Veux (want)
Veux is the first and second person singular present of the verbvouloir (to want).
Je veux manger
I want to eat
Quest-ce que tu veux faire demain ?
What do you want to do tomorrow?
Est-ce que tu veux aller au concert ?
Do you want to go to the concert?
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Ma (my)
Ma is the French for my. Its used before feminine nouns.
Cest ma faute
Its my fault
Il tait avec ma mre
He was with my mother
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L (there)
L is the French for there. However, French sometimes use l whenhere would be used in English. In fact, l can also mean around
here.
Elle nest pas l
She is not there (sometimes she is not around here)
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Rien (nothing)
Rien is the French for nothing and sometimes anything.
Il ny a rien faire ici
There is nothing to do here
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Dit (said)
Dit is the third person singular present and past participle of dire (tosay).
Il a dit quil navait rien fait
He said he didnt do anything
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Es (are)
Es is the second person singular present of tre (to be).
Tu es au restaurant avec Paul
You are in the restaurant with Paul
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O (where)
O is the French for where
.
O es-tu ?
Where are you?
O est la cuisine ?
Where is the kitchen?
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Votre (your)
Votre is one of the way to say your in French. Its used in formalsettings before a singular noun.
Cest votre problme
Its your problem
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Pourquoi (why)
Pourquoi is the French for why.
Pourquoi est-ce que tu pleures ?
Why are you crying?
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Sont (are)
Sont is the third person plural present of the verb tre (to be). Itsequivalent to are in English.
Ils sont partis
They are gone
Elles sont fatigues
They are tired
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Cette (this)
Cette is the French for this. Its used before feminine singular nouns.
Jadore cette chanson
I love this song
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Quand (when)
Quand means when.
Quand est-ce que tu pars ?
When are you leaving?
Quand seras-tu prt ?
When will you be ready?
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Par (by)
The preposition par has many different meanings. Most of the time, itmeans through, by or per.
Elle a jet son tlphone par la fentre
She threw her phone through the window
Il a t pris par surprise
He was taken by surprise
20 km par heure
20 km per hour
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Son (his)
Son is a singular masculine possessive adjective. Its only used beforemasculine nouns, while sa is used before feminine nouns. It can either
mean his, her or its.
Il a oubli son livre
He forgot his book
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Ton (your)
Ton means your. However its only used in casual situations before asingular masculine noun.
Cest ton livre?
Is it your book?
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Peux (can)
Peux is the first person singular form of the verb pouvoir (can).
Je peux y aller demain
I can go there tomorrow
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Vais (go)
Vais is the first person singular form of the verb aller (to go).
Je vais lcole tous les jours
I go to school everyday
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Dire (to say)
Dire is the verb to say
Je ne sais pas quoi dire
I dont know what to say
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Alors (then, so)
Alors is a conjunction meaning then (consequence of something) orso.
Alors, quand est-ce quon y va ?
So, when are we going?
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Comment (how)
Comment is the French for how.
Alors, comment est-ce que cest arriv ?
So, how did it happen?
Comment vas-tu ?
How are you doing (non formal)
Comment allez-vous ?
How are you doing? (formal)
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Avez (have)
Avez is the second person plural form of avoir (to have). It can also beused when talking to a person you need to address to formally.
Vous avez raison
You are right (literally : you have right)
Combien d'enfants avez-vous ?
How many children do you have?
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Bon (good)
Bon means "good".
Jaime le chocolat, cest bon
I like chocolate, its good
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Ou (or)
Ou means or. Not to be confused with o with an accent, whichmeans where.
Cet t, je voudrais aller au Japon ou Costa Rica
This summer I would like to go to Japan or to Costa Rica.
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Trs (very)
Trs is the French for very.
Cest trs amusant
Its very funny
Jtais trs inquiet
I was very worried.
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Merci (thank you)
Here is a word you probably know already. Merci means thank you.
Merci beaucoup
Thank you very much
Merci pour ton cadeau, je laime beaucoup
Thank you for your gift, I like it a lot
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Ont (have)
Ont is the third person plural present of the verb avoir (to have). Itsalso an auxiliary verb used in compound tenses.
Ils ont une maison en Bretagne
They have a house in Brittany
Ils ont eu trs peur
They got really scared
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Mme (even, same)
Mme means even as an adverb or same as a noun.
Cest la mme voiture quhier
Its the same car as yesterday
Ce nest mme pas vrai
Its not even true.
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Jamais (never)
Jamais is the French for never
Il nest jamais en retard
He is never late
Je ne suis jamais fatigu
I am never tired
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Aussi (also)
Aussi means also, or as if used in a comparison
Elle est aussi belle que sa soeur
She is as beautiful as her sister
Jaime aussi ce manteau
I like this coat too.
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Voir (to see)
Voir is the French for to see.
Je ne vois rien
I dont see anything
Viens voir, jai quelque chose te montrer
Come here (lit : come see), I have something to show you
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Chose (thing)
Chose means thing.
Il ny a pas grand chose voir
There isnt much (thing) to see.
Jai quelque chose te montrer
I have something to show you
As you can see, chose is often used with other words and rarely alone.
Quelquechose : something
Pas grand chose : not much
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Allez (go)
Allez is the second person plural present form of the verb aller (to go).Its also the polite form you use when talking to someone you dont know
well.
O est-ce que vous allez dimanche ?
Where are you going Sunday?
Comment allez-vous ?
How are you doing? (literally : how do you go?)
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Tous (all)
Tous is the French for all or everybody.
Ils sont tous partis
They are all gone
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Deux (two)
This is the number two.
Cest deux heures dici
Its two hours away from here
Je voudrais deux croissants sil-vous-plat
I would like two croissants please
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Ces (these)
Ces is the French for these and those. There is actually no distinctionbetween these and those in French.
Jaime beaucoup ces chaussures
I really like these shoes
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Faut (have to)
Faut is the third person singular present form of the verb falloir (tohave to).
Il faut y aller
We have to go (lit : its necessary to go).
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Sa (his, her, its)
Sa is the feminine possessive adjective. It can mean his, her or its.
Le singe mange sa banane
The monkey is eating his banana
sa is used here because banane is a feminine word.
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tes (are)
tes is the second person plural present form of tre (to be). Its alsothe polite form.
Vous tes fous
You are crazy (when talking to a person you dont know well or to several
people)
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t
t is the past participle of tre (to be) and also mean summer
Quest-ce que tu fais cet t ?
What are you doing this summer?
Il a t en Colombie lt dernier
He went to Colombia last summer.
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Ta (your)
Ta is a feminine possessive adjective. It means you, and is only usedbefore feminine nouns.
Est-ce que cest ta soeur?
Is she your sister ?
Jai visit ta ville hier
I visited your city yesterday
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Fais (do)
Fais is the first person singular present form of the verb faire (to do, tomake).
Je fais de mon mieux
I do my best