| A | B |
| être | to be (irregular) |
| Je suis | I am |
| tu es | you are |
| il est | he is |
| elle est | she is |
| nous sommes | we are |
| vous êtes | you are |
| ils sont | they are |
| elles sont | they are 9f.) |
| à | to/at/in (preposition)(spelling changes when combined with definite articles) |
| ici | here (adverb) |
| en classe | in class |
| en vacances | on vacation |
| au café | at the café |
| à la maison | at home/at the house |
| là | there (adverb) |
| en ville | in town/in the city |
| en | in (preposition/ general sense of "in" NOT the sense of "inside" |
| au | to / at / in (masc.singular) |
| aux | to / at / in (m.& f. plural) |
| à l' | to / at /in (when the noun that follows starts with a vowel) |
| n'est-ce pas? | makes a statement negative when added to the end (ex. ,don't you? / ,isn't he? / ,won't they? / ,can't I? |
| allô | "hello" for telephone greeting only |
| mexicain(e) | Mexican |
| chinois(e) | Chinese |
| japonais(e) | Japanese |
| marocain(e) | Morocan |
| algérien(ne) | Algerian |
| allemand(e) | German |
| grec / greque | Greek |
| de | of/from (preposition / spelling changes when combined with Definite Articles) |
| ou | or |
| et | and |
| mais | but |
| avec | with |
| pour | for |
| je (j') | I |
| tu | you (informal/singular only) |
| il | he |
| elle | she |
| nous | we |
| vous | you (formal if singular/ formal or informal if plural) |
| ils | they |
| elles | they |