| A | B |
| adorer | to love |
| aimer | to like; to love |
| aimer mieux | to prefer |
| arriver | to arrive |
| chercher | to look for |
| commencer | to begin, to start |
| dessiner | to draw; to design |
| détester | to hate |
| donner | to give |
| étudier | to study |
| habiter (à) | to live (in) |
| manger | to eat |
| oublier | to forget |
| parler (au téléphone) | to speak (on the phone) |
| partager | to share |
| penser (que/qu') | to think (that) |
| regarder | to look (at), to watch |
| rencontrer | to meet |
| retrouver | to meet up with; to find (again) |
| travailler | to work |
| voyager | to travel |
| J'adore... | I love... |
| J'aime bien... | I like... |
| Je n'aime pas tellement... | I don't like... very much. |
| Je déteste... | I hate... |
| être reçu(e) à un examen | to pass an exam |
| bien sûr | of course |
| d'accord | OK, all right |
| Est-ce que/qu'...? | question phrase |
| (mais) non | no (but of course not) |
| moi/toi non plus | me/you neither |
| ne... pas | no, not |
| n'est-ce pas? | isn't that right? |
| oui/si | yes |
| parce que | because |
| pas du tout | not at all |
| peut-être | maybe, perhaps |
| pourquoi? | why? |
| assister | to attend |
| demander | to ask |
| dîner | to have dinner |
| échouer | to fail |
| écouter | to listen (to) |
| enseigner | to teach |
| expliquer | to explain |
| passer un examen | to take an exam |
| préparer | to prepare (for) |
| rentrer (à la maison) | to return (home) |
| téléphoner à | to telephone |
| trouver | to find; to think |
| visiter | to visit (a place) |
| l'architecture (f.) | architecture |
| l'art (m.) | art |
| la biologie | biology |
| la chimie | chemistry |
| le droit | law |
| l'économie (f.) | economics |
| l'éducation physique (f.) | physical education |
| la géographie | geography |
| la gestion | business administration |
| l'histoire (f.) | history |
| l'informatique (f.) | computer science |
| les langues (étrangères) (f.) | (foreign) languages |
| les lettres (f.) | humanities |
| les mathématiques (maths) (f.) | mathematics |
| la philosophie | philosophy |
| la physique | physics |
| la psychologie | psychology |
| les sciences (politiques / po) (f.) | (political) science |
| le stylisme de mode (m.) | fashion design |
| une bourse | scholarship, grant |
| un cours | class, course |
| un devoir | homework |
| un diplôme | diploma, degree |
| l'école (f.) | school |
| les études (supérieures) (f.) | (higher) education; studies |
| le gymnase | gymnasium |
| une note | grade |
| un restaurant universitaire | university cafeteria |
| (un resto U) | univ. Cafeteria (slang) |
| Quel jour sommes-nous? | What day is it? |
| un an | year |
| une année | one year |
| cette année | this year |
| après | after |
| après-demain | day after tomorrow |
| un après-midi | an afternoon |
| cet après-midi | this afternoon |
| aujourd'hui | today |
| demain | tomorrow |
| demain matin | tomorrow morning |
| demain après-midi | tomorrow afternoon |
| demain soir | tomorrow evening |
| un jour | day |
| une journée | day |
| (le) lundi | (on) Monday(s) |
| (le) mardi | (on) Tuesday(s) |
| (le) mercredi | (on) Wednesday(s) |
| (le) jeudi | (on) Thursday(s) |
| (le) vendredi | (on) Friday(s) |
| (le) samedi | (on) Saturday(s) |
| (le) dimanche | (on) Sunday(s) |
| un matin | a morning |
| ce matin | this morning |
| la matinée | morning |
| un mois | a month |
| ce mois-ci | this month |
| une nuit | a night |
| cette nuit | this night |
| une semaine | a week |
| cette semaine | this week |
| un soir | an evening |
| ce soir | this evening |
| une soirée | evening |
| un week-end | a weekend |
| le week-end | the weekend |
| ce week-end | this weekend |
| dernier/dernière | last |
| premier/première | first |
| prochain(e) | next |
| difficile | difficult |
| facile | easy |
| inutile | useless |
| utile | useful |
| surtout | especially; above all |
| avoir | to have |
| avoir... ans | to be... years old |
| avoir besoin (de) | to need |
| avoir chaud | to be hot |
| avoir de la chance | to be lucky |
| avoir envie (de) | to feel like |
| avoir froid | to be cold |
| avoir honte (de) | to be ashamed (of) |
| avoir l'air | to look like |
| avoir peur (de) | to be afraid (of) |
| avoir raison | to be right |
| avoir sommeil | to be sleepy |
| avoir tort | to be wrong |
| Quelle heure est-il? | What time is it? |
| Quelle heure avez-vous? | What time do you have? |
| Il est six heures. | It's six o'clock. |
| Il est une heure. | It's one o'clock. |
| Il est quatre heures cinq. | It's 4:05. |
| Il est onze heures vingt. | It's 11:20. |
| Il est une heure et quart. | It's 1:15. |
| Il est sept heures et demie. | It's 7:30. |
| Il est trois heures moins dix. | It's 2:50. |
| Il est une heure moins le quart. | It's 12:45. |
| À quelle heure? | (At) what time/when? |
| de l'après-midi | in the afternoon |
| du matin | in the morning |
| du soir | in the evening |
| en avance | early |
| en retard | late |
| midi | noon |
| minuit | midnight |
| presque | almost |
| tard | late |
| tôt | early |
| vers | about |