| A | B |
|---|
| Salutations | Greetings |
| Monsieur | Sir |
| Madame | Ma?am (Mrs.) |
| Mademoiselle | Miss |
| Bonjour, Monsieur | Good day (Hello), Sir |
| Bonsoir | Good evening |
| Au revoir | Goodbye |
| Salut! | Hi! |
| ? tout … l?heure! | See you in a little while. (same day) |
| ? ce soir. | See you this evening. |
| ? demain. | See you tomorrow. |
| ? bient“t. | See you soon. (probably not on the same day) |
| Comment vous appelez-vous? | What?s your name? (formal) |
| Comment tu t?appelles? | What?s your name? (informal) |
| Je m?appelle... | My name is... |
| Comment allez-vous? | How are you? (formal) |
| Comment vas-tu? | How are you? (informal) |
| Je vais trŠs bien, merci. | I am very well, thank you. |
| Je vais bien, merci. | I am fine, thank you. |
| Pas mal, merci. | Not bad, thank you. |
| Bien, merci! | Great, thanks! |
| Comment ‡a va? | How are things going? |
| €a va (bien)? | Are things going (well)? |
| €a va bien. | Things are going well. |
| Et vous? Vous ˆtes d?o—? | And you? Where are you from? (formal) |
| Et toi? Tu es d?o—? | And you? Where are you from? (informal) |
| Pr‚sentations | Introductions |
| Monsieur, je vous pr‚sente... | Sir, I would like to introduce to you... (formal) |
| Je te pr‚sente... | I would like to introduce to you.... (informal) |
| Voici... | This is... |
| Qui est-ce? | Who is it? |
| C?est... | It?s... |
| Ce sont... | They are... |
| Comment s?appelle-t-il/elle? | What?s his/her name? |
| Il/Elle s?appelle... | His/Her name is... |
| Il/Elle est de... | He/She is from... |
| Comment s?appellent-ils/elles? | What are their names? |
| Ils/Elles s?appellent... | Their names are... |
| Qu?est-ce qu?il/elle fait? | What does he/she do? |
| Qu?est-ce qu?ils/elles font? | What do they do? |
| Il est... Elle est... | He/She is a/an... |
| acteur / actrice | actor / actress |
| architecte | architect |
| chanteur / chanteuse | singer |
| coiffeur / coiffeuse | hair dresser |
| dentiste | dentist |
| ing‚nieur | engineer |
| journaliste | journalist |
| m‚decin | doctor |
| professeur | teacher, professor |
| retrait‚ / retrait‚e | retired man/woman |
| stagiaire | intern |
| La salle de classe | The classroom |
| Qu?est-ce que c?est? | What is it? |
| C?est... | It?s... |
| C?est une salle de classe. | It?s a classroom. |
| Dans la salle de classe, il y a... | In the classroom, there is... |
| une porte | door |
| une fenˆtre | window |
| un tableau (noir) | blackboard |
| une t‚l‚vision | television |
| une carte (du monde) | map (of the world) |
| une affiche | poster |
| une chaise | chair |
| un bureau | desk |
| Sur le bureau, il y a... | On the desk, there is... |
| une craie | chalk |
| un crayon | pencil |
| un stylo | pen |
| un cahier | notebook? |
| un livre | book |
| un dictionnaire | dictionary |
| un sac … dos | backpack |
| Au labo, il y a... | In the lab, there are... |
| des ordinateurs (m) | computers |
| Les ‚tudiants travaillent! | The students work! |
| des devoirs (m) | homework |
| un exercice | exercise |
| un examen | test |
| En classe | In class |
| �coutez. | Listen. |
| �crivez. | Write. |
| Levez le doigt. | Raise your finger (hand). |
| R‚p‚tez. | Repeat. |
| Ouvrez vos livres. | Open your books. |
| Ouvrez le livre … la page... | Turn to page... |
| s?il vous plaŒt | please |
| Vous comprenez? | Do you understand? |
| Oui, je comprends. | Yes, I understand. |
| Non, je ne comprends pas. | No, I don?t understand. |
| Que veut dire...? | What does... mean? |
| Comment dit-on ?? | How do you say...? |
| Voici... | Here is ? (here are...) |
| Voil…... | There is? (there are...) |
| Il y a... | There is, there are... |
| Il y a combien de...? | There are how many...? |
| La date | The date |
| le calendrier | calendar |
| le jour | day |
| Quels sont les jours de la semaine? | What are the days of the week? |
| lundi | Monday |
| mardi | Tuesday |
| mercredi | Wednesday |
| jeudi | Thursday |
| vendredi | Friday |
| samedi | Saturday |
| dimanche | Sunday |
| C?est quel jour? | What day is it? |
| C?est lundi. | It?s Monday. |
| aujourd?hui | today |
| demain | tomorrow |
| la semaine | week |
| la semaine prochaine | next week |
| la semaine derniŠre | last week |
| Quelle est la date? | What?s the date? |
| C?est le premier septembre. | It?s September 1st. |
| C?est le deux octobre. | It?s October 2nd. |
| C?est le 30 ao–t. | It?s August 30th. |
| le mois | month |
| Quels sont les mois de l?ann‚e? | What are the months of the year? |
| janvier (not capitalized in French) | January |
| f‚vrier | February |
| mars | March |
| avril | April |
| mai | May |
| juin | June |
| juillet | July |
| ao–t | August |
| septembre | September |
| octobre | October |
| novembre | November |
| d‚cembre | December |
