| A | B |
| parler (à) | to speak (to) |
| parler au téléphone | to speak on the phone |
| téléphoner (à) | to call |
| écouter | to listen to |
| écouter mon iPod | to listen to my iPod |
| écouter mes CD | to listen to my CD's |
| écouter la radio | to listen to the radio |
| jouer | to play |
| jouer au foot | to play soccer |
| jouer au football amréricain | to play football |
| jouer au basket/au volley/au tennis... | to play basketball... |
| jouer aux jeux vidéo | to play video games |
| étudier | to study |
| rigoler | to laugh/joke around |
| lever la main | to raise one's hand |
| demander (à quelqu'un) | to ask (someone) |
| poser une question (à) | to ask a question |
| travailler | to work |
| habiter (à + a city/en Californie) | to live (in+a city/in CA) |
| arriver | to arrive |
| quitter (a place/building/someone) | to leave (a place/building/person) |
| rentrer (à la maison) | to go home OR to come home |
| aimer | to like/love |
| détester | to hate |
| déjeuner | to have lunch |
| passer un examen | to take an exam |
| passer la jounée (à l'école/à la maison) | to spend the day (at school/at home) |
| regarder | to look at/to watch |
| acheter | to buy |
| payer | to pay |
| coûter | to cost |
| dîner (à la maison) | to have dinner (at home) |
| dîner au restaurant | to eat out |
| to crawl | ramper |
| to prepare meals | préparer les repas |
| to camp | camper |
| to eat | manger |
| to install one's tent | installer sa tente |
| to scramble | escalader des rochers |
| to walk | marcher |
| to observe | observer |