| A | B |
| janvier | January |
| février | February |
| mars | March |
| avril | April |
| mai | May |
| juin | June |
| juillet | July |
| août | August |
| septembre | September |
| octobre | October |
| novembre | November |
| décembre | December |
| le printemps | spring |
| l'été (m.) | summer |
| l'hiver (m.) | winter |
| l'automne (m | autumn |
| une saison | a season |
| il fait froid. | It's cold out. |
| il fait chaud. | It's warm (hot). |
| Il fait frais. | It's cool out. |
| Il fait beau. | It's nice out. |
| Il fait mauvais. | The weather is bad. |
| il fait (du) soleil. | It's sunny. |
| Il y a du vent. | It's windy. |
| Il pleut. | It's raining. |
| Il neige. | It's snowing. |
| Il commence à faire froid. | It's beginning to get cold. |
| à l'heure | on time |
| en avance | early |
| en retard | late |
| une demi-heure | half an hour |
| puis | then; next |
| tout de suite | right away |
| À tout de suite | See you very soon. |
| un anniversaire | birthday |
| un avion | airplane |
| un bébé | a baby |
| la fête nationale | national holiday |
| une guerre | war |
| le monde | world |
| une place | seat (on a plane or train) |
| le (téléphone) portable | cell phone |
| un problème | a problem |
| une victime | (a victim (male or female) |
| ça ne vous dérange pas? | That doesn't bother you? |
| D'où venez-vous? | Where do you come from? |
| en voiture | by car |
| en été | in summer |
| en automne | in autumn |
| en hiver | in winter |
| au printemps | in spring |
| être originaire de | to be native of |
| Je vous en prie. | Don't mention it; You're welcome; Please do. |
| Parlez-moi de ce voyage. | Talk to me about this trip. |
| Qui est à l'appareil? | Who is speaking (on the phone)? |
| suivant(e) | following; next |
| y | there |
| arriver | to arrive |
| commencer | to begin |
| descendre | to go down; to get out of |
| devenir | to become |
| entrer | to enter |
| monter | to go up; to get into |
| mourir | to die |
| naître | to be born |
| poster | to mail |
| rentrer | to go (come)back; to go (come) home |
| retourner | to go back; to return |
| revenir | to come back |
| tourner | to turn |
| venir | to come |
| venir de + infinitive | to have just . . .(done something) |
| Je viens de manger. | I just ate. |
| Elle vient de partir. | She just left. |
| Nous venons de rentrer. | We just got home. |
| Ils viennent de sortir. | They just went out. |
| le Jour de l'An | New Year's Day |
| Noël | Christmas |
| la Toussaint | All Saints Day |
| Le Jour de Saint Valentin | Valentine's Day |