| A | B |
|---|
| bonjour | hello |
| salut | hi; bye |
| au revoir | good bye |
| merci | thank you |
| excusez-moi | excuse me |
| de rien | you're welcome |
| Madame | Mrs. / Ma'am |
| Monsieur | Sir / Mr. |
| s'il vous plaît | please |
| où | where |
| oui | yes |
| non | no |
| ici | here |
| là | there |
| je m'appelle | my name is |
| je voudrais | I would like... |
| c'est | It is |
| comment | how? |
| un feu | a fire |
| un stylo | a pen |
| un crayon | a pencil |
| un bureau | a desk; office |
| un tableau | a (black)board |
| un café | a coffee; a coffee shop |
| un dragon | a dragon |
| une chose | a thing |
| une table | a table |
| une chaise | a chair |
| une porte | a door |
| apprendre /appris | to learn / learned |
| comprendre /compris | to understand / understood |
| une fille | a girl; a daughter |
| grand(e) | tall (m/f) |
| petit(e) | short; little (m/f) |
| un père | a father |
| une carte | a map; menu; card |
| un livre | a book |
| un classeur | a binder |
| bon; bonne | good (masculine form; feminine form) |
| fou; folle | crazy (masculine; feminine) |
| fermer | to close; shut |
| présent(e) | present; here |
| absent(e) | absent; not here |
| un poisson | a fish |
| un bébé | a baby |
| un sac à dos | a backpack |
| une horloge | a clock |
| une fenêtre | a window |
| un mur | a wall |
| un(e) étudiant(e) | a student (m/f) |
| demain | tomorrow |
| bonsoir | Good Evening |
| pourquoi | Why? |
| qui | Who? |
| aller | to go |
| Je vais au marché | I'm going to the market. |
| noir(e) | black (m/f) |
| rouge | red |
| jaune | yellow |
| enchanté(e) | Nice to meet you (masc./fem.) |
| un bateau | a boat |
| un lycée | a high school |
| un mot | a word |
| une mère | a mother |
| une montre | a watch |
| Tu vas à la piscine | You are going to the pool. (you - familiar and singular) |
| quoi | What? |
| il y a | there is; there are |
| voici | Here is; here are |
| voilà | There is; there are |
| combien (de) | How many; how much |
| un copain = un ami | a guy friend |
| une copine = une amie | a female friend |
| une chambre | a room; a bedroom |
| bonne journée | Have a nice day! |
| bientôt | soon |
| Comment allez-vous? | How are you? (formal/plural) |
| une semaine | a week |
| un homme | a man |
| une femme | a woman; a wife |
| un ordinateur | a computer |
| parler | to speak |
| manger | to eat |
| chanter | to sing |
| une chanson | a song |
| pas mal | not bad |
| écouter | to listen to |
| un acteur; une actrice | an actor; an actress |
| mort(e) | dead (m/f) |
| une pomme | an apple |
| sans | without |
| une leçon | a lesson |
| un professeur | a teacher; professor |
| américain(e) | American (m/f) |
| français(e) | French (m/f) |
| suisse | Swiss |
| allemand(e) | German |
| japonais(e) | Japanese |
| chinois(e) | Chinese |
| facile | easy |
| occupé(e) | busy (m/f) |
| fatigué(e) | tired (m/f) |
| amusant(e) | fun; funny (m/f) |
| timide | shy |
| riche | rich |
| pauvre | poor |
| poli(e) / impoli(e) | polite (m/f) / impolite (m/f) |
| la chimie | the chemistry |
| le droit | the law; the right |
| une note | a grade |
| un couteau | a knife |
| surtout | especially |
| utile / inutile | useful / not useful; useless |
| un restaurant = un resto | a restaurant |
| un cours | a course; a class |
| aimer | to like; to love |
| le mouton | the sheep |
| détester | to hate |
| l'histoire (f) | the history; the story |
| une école | a school |
| les devoirs (m) | the homework |
| étudier | to study |
| voyager | to travel |
| commencer | to begin; start |
| chercher | to look for |
| donner | to give |
| le vin | the wine |
| le lait | the milk |
| le chien | the dog |
| le chat | the cat |
| vert(e) | green (m/f) |
| marron | brown (This adjective doesn't change - it only has this one form.) |
| un jour | a day |
| une heure | one hour |
| bon week-end | Have a good weekend! |
| canadien(ne) | Canadian (m/f) |
| mexicain(e) | Mexican (m/f) |
| anglais(e) | English (m/f) |
| espagnol(e) | Spanish (m/f) |
| italien(ne) | Italian (m/f) |
| cher; chère | expensive; dear (m/f) |
| la forêt | the forest |
| dessiner | to draw |
| habiter (à) | to live (in/at) |
| oublier | to forget |
| partager | to share |
| travailler | to work |
| regarder | to look at |
| bien sûr | of course |
| peut-être | maybe |
| parce que | because |
| dehors | outside |
| un an | a year |
| aujourd'hui | today |
| le soir | the evening |
| le matin | the morning |
| un mois | a month |
| le problème | the problem |
| j'ai vingt ans | I'm twenty years old. |
| avoir soif | to be thirsty |
| avoir faim | to be hungry |
| avoir chaud | to be hot |
| avoir froid | to be cold |
| la chasse | (the) hunting |
| le vélo | the bike |
| le nord | the north |
| la famille | the family |
| le frère | the brother |
| le singe | the monkey |
| la vache | the cow |
| le sud | the south |
| blanc; blanche | white (m/f) |
| le thé / du thé glace | the tea / (some) iced tea |
| le pain / du pain grillé | the bread / (some) toast |
| le fromage | the cheese |
| le soldat | the soldier |
| le médecin | the doctor |
| malade | sick |
| mince | thin |
| amuse-toi bien! | Have fun! (familiar/singular) |
| avare | stingy; greedy |
| la soeur | the sister |
| mourir | to die |
| épouser = se marier | to marry |
| discuter | to discuss |
| le père | the father |
| inventer | to invent |
| le billet | the ticket |
| la tête | the head |
| le nez | the nose |
| le jeu | the game |
| le placard | the closet |
| le coeur | the heart |
| espérer; l'espoir (m) | to hope; the hope |
| le neveu | the nephew |
| un oiseau | a bird |
| violet, violette | purple |
| rose | pink |
| la voiture | the car |
| le camion | the truck |
| célibataire | single |
| marié(e) | married |
| veuf/veuve | widowed (m/f) |
| une ville | a city; a town |
| voler | to fly; to steal |
| un(e) voisin(e) | a neighbor (m/f) |
| un mari | a husband |
| la cicatrice | the scar |
| un nid | a nest |
| un arbre | a tree |
| la main | the hand |
| un époux; une épouse | a spouse (m/f) |
| attraper | to catch; to capture |
| jeune | young |
| cracher | to spit |
| un hibou | an owl |
| vieux, vieille | old (m/f) |
| sérieux, sérieuse | serious (m/f) |
| nerveux, nerveuse | nervous (m/f) |
| un(e) enfant unique | an only child (m/f) |
| un(e) cousin(e) | a cousin (m/f) |
| la tante | the aunt |
| une étoile | a star |
| les cheveux (m) | the hair (It’s usually used in the plural in French.) |
| les yeux (m) | the eyes |
| jouer | to play |
| le bruit | the noise |
| un fils | a son |
| un petit-fils; une petite-fille | a grandson; a granddaughter |
| casser | to break |
| un cheval | a horse |
| un(e) avocat(e) | a lawyer (m/f) |
| montrer | to show |
| faible | weak |
| court(e) | short (m/f) |
| long, longue | long (m/f) |
| fort(e) | strong; overweight (m/f) |
| brun(e) | brunette (m/f) |
| drôle = amusant(e) | funny (2 ways) |
| laid(e) | ugly (m/f) |
| prêt(e) | ready (m/f) |
| vrai(e) | true; real (m/f) |
| faux, fausse | false; fake; wrong (m/f) |
| triste | sad |
| une araignée | a spider |
| mauvais(e) | bad (m/f) |
| le cauchemar | the nightmare |
| gros(se) | fat (m/f) |
| lent(e) | slow (m/f) |
| rapide = vite | fast; quick |
| méchant(e) | mean (m/f) |
| génial(e) | great; cool; fantastic (m/f) |
| bronzé(e) | tanned (m/f) |
| le sang | the blood |
| une jupe | a skirt |
| gentil(le) | nice; kind (m/f) |
| un chapeau | a hat |
| fumer | to smoke |
| pleurer | to cry |
| lâche | coward(ly); fearful |
| nouveau, nouvelle | new (m/f) |
| sportif, sportive | athletic (m/f) |
| un cadeau | a gift |
| vomir | to vomit |
| au secours! | Help! |
| un cochon | a pig |
| la banque | the bank |
| la poste = le bureau de poste | the post office |
| les gens (m) | the people |
| la vie | the life |
| la santé | the health |
| la librairie | the bookstore |
| le beurre | the butter |
| le citron | the lemon |
| un sorcier; une sorcière | a wizard; a witch |
| géant(e) | giant (m/f) |
| jaloux, jalouse | jealous (m/f) |
| courageux, courageuse | brave (m/f) |
| ennuyeux, ennuyeuse | boring (m/f) |
| un crapaud | a toad |
| la robe | the dress; gown; robe |
| enseigner | to teach |
| un siècle | a century |
| dangereux, dangereuse | dangerous (m/f) |
| patiner | to skate |
| inviter | to invite |
| le soleil | the sun |
| un marché | a market |
| nager | to swim |
| le but | the goal; aim; purpose |
| le cours | the course; the class |
| le pied | the foot |
| rire | to laugh |
| un lieu = un endroit | a place |
| un magasin | a store |
| un musée | a museum |
| la bouteille | the bottle |
| la banlieue | the suburbs |
| une fleur | a flower |
| le courrier | the mail |
| la confiture | the jam |
| Nous allons au cinéma | We're going to the movies. |
| une église | a church |
| pas du tout | not at all |
| le chemin | the path; the way; the road |
| un truc | a thing; a thingy |
| près (de) | near (to) |
| loin (de) | far (from) |
| gris(e) | gray |
| trouver | to find |
| jurer | to swear; to curse |
| la clé | the key |
| acheter | to buy |
| vous faites de la natation | You (formal and/or plural) swim. |
| d'accord | okay |
| la crème | the cream |
| courir / couru | to run / ran (This IR verb has an unusual conjugation: je cours / nous courons) |
| le visage | the face |
| un avion | a plane |
| la lumière | the light |
| mordre / mordu | to bite / bit |
| le jambon | the ham |
| bavarder | to chat |
| la lune | the moon |
| la boulangerie | the bakery |
| la bibliothèque = la bibli | the library |
| aveugle | blind |
| le roi | the king |
| la poche | the pocket |
| une épicerie | a grocery store |
| la terre | the earth |
| des frites (f) | some fries |
| quelqu'un | someone |
| la glace / la glace à la menthe | the ice cream; the ice; the mirror / the mint ice cream |
| un verre (de) / un verre de vin / un verre d'eau | a glass (of) / a glass of wine / a glass of water |
| une boîte | a box; a can; a night club |
| la fumée | the smoke |
| le pays | the country (as in France, the U.S.) |
| il faut | it is necessary |
| la souris | the mouse |
| siffler | to whistle |
| un serveur; une serveuse | a server (m./f.) |
| un pourboire / laisser un pourboire | a tip / to leave a tip |
| la neige | the snow |
| la fin | the end |
| devant | in front of |
| partir | to leave |
| jamais | never |
| encore | again; still; yet |
| jouer aux cartes (f) | to play cards |
| jouer du piano | to play the piano |
| dormir | to sleep |
| maintenant | now |
| faire de la natation = nager | to swim |
| faire la cuisine = cuisiner | to cook |
| la viande | the meat |
| une ferme | a farm |
| faire son lit | to make one's bed (m.) |
| faire du vélo | to ride bikes |
| un repas | a meal |
| choisir | to choose |
| tuer | to kill |
| brûler | to burn |
| le choix | the choice |
| trop (de) | too much (of) |
| quelque chose | something |
| un morceau de pain (m) | a piece of bread |
| plusieurs | several |
| les toilettes (f) | the restrooms |
| laisser | to let; allow; leave |
| le temps | the weather; time |
| la pluie | the rain |
| déjà | already |
| un nuage | a cloud |
| croire / cru | to believe / believed |
| en été (m) | in summer |
| longtemps | a long time |
| en hiver (m) | in winter |
| au printemps (m) | in spring |
| une montagne | a mountain |
| une fois | one time; once |
| Joyeux Noël | Merry Christmas |
| Il fait du vent | It's windy (out). |
| Il fait du soleil | It's sunny (out). |
| Il neige | It's snowing. |
| Il pleut | It's raining. |
| un pantalon | a pair of pants (singular in French) |
| une chaussette | a sock |
| un oeil | an eye |
| le jardin | the garden |
| envoyer | to send ("y" goes to "i" in the boot.) |
| préférer | to prefer (the "é" in the second syllable goes to "è" in the boot) |
| une pierre | a rock; a stone |
| aider | to help |
| de temps en temps | from time to time |
| la saison | the season |
| un légume | a vegetable |
| une fraise | a strawberry |
| un gâteau au chocolat | a chocolate cake |
| une blague | a joke |
| une tarte aux pommes | an apple pie |
| la glace à la vanille | vanilla ice cream |
| une bière | a beer |
| un match / un match de tennis | a game / a tennis match |
| Quel temps fait-il? | What's the weather like? |
