| A | B |
| Qu'est-ce qu'il te faut? | What do you need? (more emphatic) |
| Il me faut... | I need... (more emphatic) |
| De quoi est-ce que tu as besoin? | What do you need? |
| J'ai besoin de... | I need... |
| Vous avez...? | Do you have...? |
| Pas grand-chose. | Not much. |
| Rien de special | Nothing special |
| Quand? | When? |
| tout de suite | right away |
| Ou? | Where? |
| devant | in front of |
| au metro | at the subway |
| chez | at someone's house |
| dans | in |
| avec qui? | With whom? |
| a quelle heure | at what time |
| il est comment | what is he like |
| Tu t'appelles comment? | What's your name? |
| Je m'appelle | My name is... |
| Il s'appelle comment? | What's his name? |
| Il s'appelle .... | His name is... |
| Elle s'appelle comment? | What's her name? |
| Elle s'appelle... | Her name is... |
| Tu as quel age? | How old are you? |
| J'ai .... ans. | I'm ..... years old. |
| Tu as quels cours lundi? | What classes do you have Monday? |
| Tu as quoi lundi? | What do you have Monday? |
| Vous avez les maths? | Do you have math? |
| Tu as les maths a quelle heure? | What time do you have math? |
| Nous avons les maths | We have math. |
| J'ai les maths | I have math |
| a deux heures | at 2:00 |
| a deux heures quinze | at 2:15 |
| a deux heures trente | at 2:30 |
| a deux heures quarante-cinq | at 2:45 |
| Je regrette | I'm sorry |
| Je n'ai pas de... | I don't have... |
| C'est combien? | How much is it? |
| Merci | Thank you |
| A votre service | At your service |
| Pardon | Pardon me |
| Excusez-moi | excuse me |
| s'il vous plait | please |
| pas de quoi | you're welcome (very formal) |
| je vous en prie | you're welcome (formal) |
| de rien | you're welcome (least formal) |
| Monsieur | Mr., sir |
| Madame | Mrs., ma'am |
| Mademoiselle | Miss |
| Qu'est-ce que tu fais comme sport? | What kinds of sports do you play? |
| Qu'est-ce que tu fais pour t'amuser? | What do you do for fun? |
| Il est comment? | What's he like? |
| Elle est comment? | What's she like? |
| Ils sont comment? | What are they like? |
| Il est.. | He is |
| Elle est | She is |
| Ils sont | They are |