| A | B |
| Bonjour | Hello/good day |
| Bonsoir | Hello/good evening |
| Salut | Hi / bye |
| Tchau | Hi / bye (of Italian origin but universal in Europe) |
| Comment t'appelles-tu? | What's your name? |
| Je m'appelle... | My name is... |
| moi | me |
| et toi? | and you? |
| oui | yes |
| non | no |
| et | and |
| ou | or |
| aussi | also / too |
| français(e) | French |
| anglais(e) | English |
| américain(e) | American |
| canadien(ne) | Canadian |
| italien(ne) | Italian |
| africain(e) | African |
| vietnamien(ne) | Vietnamese |
| martiniquais(e) | from Martinique |
| je suis.. | I am |
| tu es.. | you are |
| au revoir | goodbye |
| Monsieur (M.) / un monsieur | Mr./ Sir / a gentleman |
| Madame (Mme) / une dame | Mrs./ma'am / a lady |
| Mademoiselle (Mlle) / une mademoiselle | Miss/ ma'am / a young lady |
| Ça va? | How's it going? / How's everything? How are you? |
| Ça va! | fine/okay/everything okay |
| Zut! / Zut alors! | Darn! |
| Ça va mal | It's going badly! |
| merci | thank you |
| bien | well |
| très bien | fine / very well |
| comme ci, comme ça | so so |
| très mal | very badly |
| un garçon | a boy |
| une fille | a girl |
| un ami | a friend (masculine) |
| une amie | a friend (feminine) |
| des amis | some friends |
| les amis | friends |
| un copain | pal / buddy (masc.) (lighter degree of friendship) |
| une copine | a pal / buddy (fem.)(lighter degree of friendship) |
| tiens! | Hey! |
| Voilà.... | There's.... |
| Qui est-ce? | Who's that? |
| C'est... | He's.../ She's.../ It's..../ That's..... |
| un/une | a(an) [Indefinite Article: identifies the gender of a noun as masc. or fem.] |
| des | some/any [Indefinite Article: plural] |
| tout le monde | everybody |
| levez la main | raise your hand |
| ouvrez | open |
| le livre | the book |
| un stylo | a pen |
| le papier | paper |
| les devoirs | homework |
| un crayon | a pencil |
| un sac à dos /un sac | a backpack / a bag |
| un cahier | a notebook |
| écoutez | listen |
| répétez | repeat |
| écrivez | write |
| passez | pass |
| allez | go |
| parlez | speak |
| ne parlez pas | don't speak |
| continuez | continue |
| arretez | stop |
| tournez | turn |
| pratiquez | practice |
| comptez | count |
| la rentrée | Back-to-School |