| A | B |
| À bientôt | See you soon |
| À demain | See you tomorrow |
| À plus tard | See you later |
| Au revoir | Good-bye |
| Bonne journée | Have a good day |
| À tout à l'heure | See you later |
| Bonsoir | Good Evening; hello |
| Bonjour | Hello; good morning |
| Salut | Hello;Good-bye |
| Ça va? | What's up? How are things? How are you? It's going. |
| Comment allez-vous? (form) | How are you? |
| Comment vas-tu? (fam) | How are you? |
| Comme ci, comme ça | So-so |
| Je vais bien/mal | I am doing well/badly |
| Moi aussi | Me, too |
| Pas mal | not badly |
| Très bien | Very well |
| De rien | You're welcome (not as formal as Je vous en prie--literally, It's nothing") |
| Excusez-moi (form) | Excuse me |
| Excuse-moi (form) | Excuse me |
| Il n'y a pas de quoi | You're welcome/It's nothing |
| Je vous en prie (form) | You're welcome |
| Je t'en prie (fam) | You're welcome |
| Merci beaucoup | Thanks a lot |
| Monsieur/Messieurs (M.) | Sir (Mr.) (singular/plural) |
| Madame/Mesdames (Mme.) | Ma'am (Mrs.) (singular/plural) |
| Mademoiselle/Mesdemoiselles (Mlle.) | Miss (singular/plural) |
| Pardon | Pardon (me) |
| S'il vous plaît (form) | Please |
| S'il te plaît (fam) | Please |
| Comment vous appelez-vous? (form) | What is your name? |
| Comment t'appelles-tu? (fam) | What is your name? |
| Enchanté(e) | Pleased to meet you. Delighted. |
| Et vous/ et toi? | And you? |
| Je m'appelle _____ | My name is _____ |
| Je vous présente _____ (form) | I would like to introduce _____ to you |
| Je te présente _____ (fam) | I would like to introduce _____ to you |
| c'est/ce sont | It's/they are |
| Combien? | How many? How much? |
| Il y a | There is/there are |
| ici | here |
| là | there |
| là-bas | over there |
| Qu'est-ce que c'est? | What is it? |
| Qui est-ce? | Who is it? |
| voici | Here is |
| voilà | there is/there are |