| A | B |
|---|
| à bord (de) | aboard; on board |
| à midi | at noon |
| à pied | by foot |
| à quelle heure | at what time |
| à | to |
| achèter | to buy |
| adorer | to love |
| âge (m) | the age |
| aider | to help |
| aimer | to like; to love |
| algèbre (f) | algebra |
| alors | then; so (sequencing) |
| an (m) | a year |
| anglais (m) | English |
| année (f) | a year |
| anniversaire (m) | the birthday |
| anorak (m) | a parka |
| août | August |
| appartement (m) | the apartment |
| après les cours | after school |
| après-midi (m or f) | (in) the afternoon |
| argent (m) | money; silver |
| arriver | to arrive |
| art (m) | art |
| assez | enough ; quite ; rather |
| attraper | to catch |
| au cinéma | to or at the movies |
| au lit | in bed; to bed |
| aujourd’hui | today |
| automne (m) | autumn |
| aux Etats-Unis | to or in the United States |
| avant les cours | before school |
| avant | before |
| avoir besoin de | to have need of; to need |
| avoir l'intention de faire qqch | to intend to do smthg |
| avoir numéro d’ans | to be a number of years old |
| avoir rendez-vous | to have a date; an appointment; a planned meeting |
| avoir sommeil | to be sleepy |
| avoir | to have |
| avril | April |
| balcon (m) | the balcony |
| barbant | boring |
| bataille (f) | battle |
| bavarder | to chat; to visit with |
| beau, beaux, belle, belles | handsome or beautiful |
| beige | tan |
| biologie (f) | biology |
| blanc; blanche | white |
| bleu clair (inv) | light blue |
| bleu foncé (inv) | dark blue |
| bleu, bleue | blue |
| blouson (m) | jacket (outer wear -- like a windbreaker) |
| Bonne nuit. | Good night. |
| bonnet (m) | a stocking cap |
| brun; brune | brown |
| cadeau (m) | gift |
| carte (f) | map |
| casquette (f) | a cap |
| cassette (f) | a cassette |
| ce [cet]; cette; ces | this, that; these, those |
| chambre (f) | a bedroom |
| chambre à coucher (f) | the bedroom |
| chanson (f) | a song |
| chanter | to sing |
| chapeau (m) | a hat |
| chaussure (f) | shoe |
| chemise (f) | a man's shirt |
| chemisier (m) | a blouse; a woman's shirt |
| chercher | to look for |
| chez elle | at her place |
| chez elles | at their place (f) |
| chez eux | at their place (m or mixed) |
| chez lui ou elle | at his or her place |
| chez lui | at his place |
| chimie (f) | chemistry |
| chorale (f) | chorus |
| chose (f) | thing |
| chouette | neat |
| cinéma (m) | the movies |
| cinquième | fifth |
| clé (f) | a key |
| cochon (m) | a pig |
| comment dit-on ? | how do you say ? |
| complètement | completely |
| compliqué | complicated |
| conduire | to drive |
| copain (m); copine (f) | good friend; pal |
| côte (f) | coast |
| cou (m) | neck |
| couloir (m) | the hallway |
| couper | to cut |
| courageux; courageuse | courageous |
| cours (m) | course (academic) |
| cousin; une cousine | a cousin |
| cuisine (f) | the kitchen; the cooking |
| d’accord | okay |
| date (f) | the date |
| décembre | December |
| décider de faire | to decide to do |
| demain | tomorrow |
| demander | to ask; to ask for |
| demie (et demie) | half (half past or thirty when telling time) |
| dernier; dernière | last |
| des baskets (m) | athletic shoes |
| des bottes (f) | boots |
| descendre l'escalier | to go down the stairs |
| dessin (m) | drawing (a drawn picture ; activity) |
| détester | to dislike; to hate |
| deuxième | second |
| difficile | difficult |
| dîner (m) | the dinner |
| dîner (verbe) | to eat dinner; to dine |
| disque compact (m) | a CD |
| dormir | to sleep |
| dort toujours | still sleeps; is still sleeping |
| du matin | a.m. |
| du soir | p.m. (evening and night) |
| dynamique | dynamic |
| écharpe (f) | a scarf |
| écouter | to listen to |
| éducation physique (f) | PE |
| en classe | in class |
| en désordre | a mess; in a mess |
| en face de | across from |
| enfant; des enfants | a child; children |
| ennuyeux | ennuyeuse |
| ensemble | together |
| entendre | to hear |
| enthousiaste | enthusiastic |
| entre | between |
| entrée (f) | the entry area |
| entrer dans | to enter; to go into |
| épée (f) | sword |
| escalier (m) | the stairs |
| espagnol (m) | Spanish |
| est | east |
| été (m) | summer |
| être d’accord | to be in agreement |
| être en ___ | to be in or wearing ____ |
| être | to be |
| étudier | to study |
| examen (m) | an exam |
| extra | great |
| fâché | angry |
| facile | easy |
| faire attention (à) | to pay attention to; to watch out |
| famille (f) | the family |
| fanfare (f) | band |
| favori, -s, -ite(s) | favorite |
| femme (f) | a wife; a woman |
| fête (f) | a party; a celebration |
| février | February |
| fille (f) | a daughter; a girl |
| film (m) | a movie |
| fort, forte en | strong in or at |
| français (m) | French (language or subject |
| frère (m) | a brother |
| gagner | to earn; to win |
| garage (m) | the garage |
| gens (m) | people (in general) |
| géographie (f) | geography |
| géométrie (f) | geometry |
| grand-mère (f) | a grandmother |
| grand-père (m) | a grandfather |
| grands-parents | grandparents |
| gris, grise | gray |
| gros, grosse | fat |
| grotte (f) | cave |
| gymnastique (f) | PE ; gymnastics ; exercises |
| heure (f) | hour (o’clock when talking about time) |
| histoire (f) | history; story |
| hiver (m) | winter |
| homme (m) | man |
| honnête | honest |
| hôtel (m) | a hotel |
| idée (f) | idea |
| il est X heures | it’s X o’clock |
| il fait beau | it’s beautiful weather |
| il fait bon | it’s nice weather |
| il fait chaud | it’s hot |
| il fait froid | it’s cold |
| il fait mauvais | it’s bad weather |
| il neige | it’s snowing |
| il pleut | it’s raining |
| il, elle a | he, she has |
| il, elle peut | he, she can |
| il, elle sourit | he, she smiles |
| il, elle veut | he, she wants |
| île (f) | island |
| ils veulent | they want |
| ils, elles ont | they have |
| informatique (f) | computer science |
| inviter | to invite |
| j’ai | I have |
| j'ai une idée | I have an idea |
| janvier | January |
| jardin (m) | the yard; garden |
| jaune | yellow |
| je ne sais pas | I don't know |
| je pense que | I think that |
| je veux | I want |
| jeu (m) | a game |
| jeune | young |
| jouer | to play |
| juillet | July |
| juin | June |
| jupe (f) | a skirt |
| langue (f) | language |
| latin (m) | Latin |
| les Caraïbes | the Caribbean |
| les toilettes | the bathroom (toilet and sink) |
| leur, leurs | their |
| libre | free (not busy) |
| lire | to read |
| lis, lit | (I) read; (he) reads |
| lit (m) | bed |
| littérature (f) | literature |
| loin de | far from |
| lunettes (f) | glasses |
| magasin (m) | a store |
| mai | May |
| maigre | thin |
| maison (f) | the house |
| manière (f) | a way or manner (of doing something) |
| manteau (m) | a coat |
| marché (m) | market |
| marcher | to work or function (machines); to walk (people) |
| mari (m) | a husband |
| marron (inv) | brown (chestnut) |
| mars | March |
| maths, mathématiques (f) | "math |
| matière (f) | subject (in school) |
| matin (m) | (in) the morning |
| mauvais, mauvaise | bad |
| même | same; even |
| mer (f) | sea |
| mère (f) | a mother |
| métro (m) | the subway |
| midi | noon |
| mignon | mignonne |
| minuit | midnight |
| moche | ugly |
| moins le | quarter to (telling time) |
| mois (m) | a month |
| mon ; ma ; mes | my |
| monter dans | to get into or on a car, train, etc. |
| monter l' escalier | to go up the stairs |
| monter le volume | to turn up the volume |
| monter | to go up |
| musclé | muscular |
| musique (f) | music |
| navire (m) | ship |
| ne . . . jamais | never |
| ne . . . ni . . . ni . . . | neither . . . nor |
| ne . . . rien | nothing |
| neige (f) | snow |
| neveu (m) | a nephew |
| nièce (f) | a niece |
| noir ; noire | black |
| nord (m) | north |
| note (f) | grade |
| nouveau, nouveaux, nouvelle, nouvelles | new |
| novembre | November |
| nul | nulle en |
| occupé, -e | busy; in use |
| octobre | October |
| oncle (m) | an uncle |
| or | gold |
| orange (inv) | orange |
| oublier | to forget |
| ouest | west |
| pantalon (m) | a pair of pants |
| par heure | per hour |
| par jour | per day |
| par semaine | per week |
| parce que | because |
| parents | parents |
| partir | to leave |
| passer un examen | to take a big test |
| pays (m) | a country |
| pendant | during; for (used with expressions of time) |
| penser à | to think about (in the sense of to have in mind) |
| père (m) | a father |
| permettre | to allow |
| personne ne | no one |
| petit(e) ami(e) | boy(girl) friend |
| petite-fille (f) | a granddaughter |
| petit-fil (m)s | a grandson |
| petits-enfants | grand-children |
| physique (f) | physics |
| place (f) | square (in a town) |
| plus intelligent | more intelligent |
| plus tard | later |
| polo (m) | a polo shirt |
| pomme (f) | apple |
| portable (m) | a cell phone |
| porter un vêtement | to wear an item of clothing |
| porter X | to wear X |
| poser une question | to ask a question |
| pour étudier | in order to study |
| pourquoi | why |
| pouvoir | to be able; can |
| premier ; première | first |
| préparer | to prepare |
| près de | near to |
| printemps (m) | spring |
| prix (m) | a prize; the price |
| problème (m) | problem |
| prof (m | f) |
| professeur (m) | teacher |
| pull (m) | a sweater |
| quand | when |
| quart (et quart) | quarter after (telling time) |
| quartième | fourth |
| quartier (m) | the neighborhood; section of town |
| Quel temps fait-il? | What’s the weather like? |
| Quelle heure est-il ? | What time is it ? |
| quelle horreur! | how awful! |
| quelque chose | something |
| quitter X | to leave X |
| ranger | to clean or tidy up |
| reçu | received ; got |
| regarder | to look at; to watch |
| religion (f) | religion |
| remarquer | to notice |
| rentrer dans | to go back into |
| rentrer | to go home |
| répondre | to answer |
| réservation (f) | a reservation |
| réveiller | to wake someone up |
| revenir | to come back |
| rigoler | to joke around |
| robe (f) | a dress |
| ronfler | to snore |
| rose | pink |
| rouge | red |
| saison (f) | a season |
| salle à manger (f) | the dining room |
| salle de bains (f) | the bathroom |
| salle de séjour (f) | the living room (main living area) |
| salon (m) | the living room (more formal) |
| s'amuser | to have fun |
| sciences (f) | science |
| se défendre | to defend oneself |
| se préparer | to get (oneself) ready |
| se réveiller | to wake (oneself) up |
| semaine (f) | week |
| s'ennuyer | to get or be bored |
| septembre | September |
| seul | seule |
| short (m) | shorts |
| simple | simple |
| singe (m) | a monkey |
| soeur (f) | a sister |
| soir (m) | (in) the evening; (at) night |
| son, sa, ses | his or her |
| sors du lit! | get out of bed! |
| sortir (de) | to go out; to go out (of); to take something or someone from |
| sourire | to smile |
| sous | under |
| sous-vêtements (m) | underwear |
| souvent | often |
| station de métro (f) | the subway station |
| strict | strict |
| sud (m) | south |
| super | great |
| sur | on |
| survêtement (m) | a warm-up or jogging or tracksuit |
| sweat-shirt (m) | a sweatshirt |
| tante (f) | an aunt |
| télé; la télévision (f) | TV; television |
| terrasse (f) | the terrace |
| terrible | great |
| ton; ta; tes | your (fam and sing) |
| toujours | always; still |
| travail (m) | a job |
| travailler | to work |
| tremblement de terre (m) | earthquake |
| trésor (m) | treasure |
| trigonométrie (f) | trigonometry |
| troisième | third |
| trouver | to find |
| t-shirt (m) | a tee-shirt |
| tu as | you (familiar, sing) have |
| tu reviens | you come back |
| tu sais | you know |
| vacances (fpl) ; en vacances | vacation ; on vacation |
| vache (f) | a cow |
| vert ; verte | green |
| veste (f) | a blazer; a man's sports coat |
| vêtements (m) | clothing |
| veut être | wants to be |
| vidéo (f) | a video |
| vieux, vieille | old |
| ville (f) | town; city |
| violet ; violette | violet |
| vivre | to live |
| voiture (f) | car |
| vouloir | to want |
| voyager | to travel |
| week-end (m) | weekend |
| X propre | clean X |
| zut! | heck; darn |
