Excuzez-moi, on est quel jour aujourdhui?

To answer the question simply say:

Aujourdhui on est __________.
In the blank space fill in the day.
Days of the week
lundi = monday
mardi =tuesday
mercredi = wednesday
jeudi = thurday
vendredi = friday
samedi = saturday
dimanche = sunday
quel temps fait t-il how is the weather?

la mto the weather

le temps the weather

la prvision mto the weather forecast

le climat the climat

la temprature the temperature

il fait chaud its hot out

il fait froid its cold out

il fait frais its cool out

il fait beau its nice out

il fait mauvais its bad weather

il fait humide its humid out

il fait du vent its windy out

il fait du soleil its sunny out

il fait du brouillard its foggy out

il fait nuageux its cloudy out

il fait orageux its stormy out

il pleut its raining

il pleut verse its pouring

il neige its snowing

il gle its freezing

le tonnerre the thunder

lclair the lightning

la grle the hail

le soleil the sun

le nuage the cloud

la pluie the rain

la glace the ice

la tempte the storm

la tempte de neige the blizzard

l'ouragan the hurricane

le cyclone tropical tropical cyclone/typhoon

un temps de chien horrible weather (slang)

a caille its very cold (slang)

le garon the watier

la serveuse the waitress

bon apptit enjoy your meal

une rservation reservation

la carte menu

les spcialits specialities

le pourboire tip/gratuity

laddition bill

le menu set menu

voil! here you go/here it is!

les ingrdients ingredients

le service the service

une boisson beverage

le repas meal

le verreglass

le plat dish

brl burnt

froid cold

pic spicy

la soupe soup

les entres entrees

la salade salad

le plat principal main dish

le dessert dessert

lapritif aperatif

Useful Expressions
cest dlicieux its delicious

cest dgueulasse its disgusting

je tinvite my treat (said to a friend)

je vous invite my treat (polite form)

est-ce que je peux voir la carte sil vous plat? Can I see the menu, please?

Je prendrai la mme chose. Ill have the same thing.

Mes compliments au chef! My compliments to the chef!

Laddition, sil vous plat. The bill, please.

Je nai plus faim. Im full.

Cest gratuit? Is it on the house?

gothique gothic baroque baroque Renaissance Renaissance rococo rococo noclassiq

ue neoclassic art nouveau art nouveau
art dco art deco
le frontation pediment la frise frieze larc arch le chur choir larchitrave architrave le
fleuron finial la colonne pillar la corniche cornice la tour tower le pignon gable la
flche spire la tourelle turret la douve moat le dme dome la cathdrale cathedrale le
gratte-ciel sky-scraper le btiment building le chteau chateau/castle lglise church la
mosque mosque le temple temple la synagogue synagogue le pont bridge

Vocab List
le bb baby

la grossesse pregnancy

l'accouchement delivery

accoucher to give birth

la naissance birth

enceinte pregnant

le nouveau-n newborn baby

la couche pour bb diaper

le nourrisson infant

l'allaitement nursing

les prnoms pour bbs baby names

la nourriture pour bbs baby food

la sucette pacifier

le lit de bb crib

la chaise haute high chair

la chambre de bb baby room

la poussette stroller

les vtements pour bb baby clothes

le landau pram/baby carriage

le bambin toddler

le panier basket
le ballon ball
la ligne de trois points 3point line
la ligne de bout endline
larbitre referee
attrapper to catch

le filet net
lanneau hoop
le panneau backboard
le numro number
la ligne de centre center
le terrain court
line
la ligne de lancer
le cercle central center
franc free-throw line
circle
la ligne de touche sideline lancer to throw
tirer to shoot
sauter to jump
faire rebondir to
bloquer to block
bounce/dribble

marquer to mark
faire un dunk to dunk the
la passe pass
ball
la faute foul
lentre-deux jump ball
hors jeux out of bounds
le joueur player
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la rentre throw-in
le rebond rebound
le basket basket ball

http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/basketball/#sthash.gtTYQF5s.dpuf
la chambre bedroom le lit bed larmoire wordrobe la table de
nuit nightstand le matelas mattress loreiller pillow la lampe de
chevet bedside lamp
la tte de lit headboard la commode bureau le tiroir drawer le
miroir mirror la coiffeuse dressing table
le linge linen la taille doreiller pillowcase le drap sheet la
couvette duvet la frange du lit valance ldredon quilt la
couverture blanket le lit simple single bed
le grand lit double bed
le pied de lit footboard le ressort springs la couverture
chauffante electric blanket
le tapis carpet se coucher to go to bed
sen dormir to fall asleep
se rveiller to wake up
se lever to wake up/get up
faire le lit to make the bed
mettre le rveille to put on the alarm clock
ronfler to snore
arranger la chambre to make the room

la boutillotte hot-water bottle

le rveille alarm clock
la bote de kleenex tissue box - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/bedroom/#sthash.rNXcEZV1.dpuf

Vocabulary List
la tte head

le visage face

les cheveux hair

le front forehead

la poitrine chest

la gorge throat

l'il/les yeux eye/eyes

le nez nose

la bouche mouth

les lvres (f) lips

la joue cheeks

les dents (f) teeth

l'oreille (f) ear

l'estomac stomach

le ventre stomach/belly/tummy

le cou neck

l'paule (f) shoulder

le bras arm

le coude elbow

le poignet wrist

la hanche hip

la main hand

la langue tongue

le menton chin

le doigt finger

l'ongle (m) finger nail

le dos back

le pouce thumb

la jambe leg

la cheville ankle

le genou knee

le pied foot

l'orteil (m) toe

les cuisses (f) thighs

les fesses (f) backside/buttocks

le tibia shin

- See more at: http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/bodyparts/#sthash.NsI1fetf.dpuf

le camping camping le terrain de camping campsite la tente tent camper to camp

le sac de couchage sleeping bag
la caravane caravan/mobile home
le sac dos backpack la bouteille deau water bottle
le thermos thermos/vacuum flask
le cadre tent frame
le tapis de sol ground sheet
le piquet tent peg
le double toit flysheet la corde guy rope

lemplacement pitch monter une tente to pitch/put up a tent

le mt tent pole
le bureau du chef site managers office
les emplacements libres pitches availalbe
complet full le lit de camp camp bed
le banc pique-nique picnic bench les toilettes restrooms les poubelles trash cans
les douches showers la branchement lectrique electric hoop-up le campingcar camper van le hamac hammock la remorque trailer le charbon de
bois charcoal lallume-feu firelighter allumer un feu to light a fire
le feu de camp campfire le spray contre les insects bug repellant
les chaussures de marche walking boots
la lampe torche flashlight/torch la moustiqaire mosquito net
limprmeable waterproofs le rchaud camping stove
le barbecue barbecue le matelat pheumatique air mattress
la lanterne lantern - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/camping/#sthash.J58TaGci.dpuf

apprenons le franais let's learn Frenchrpondez, s'il vous plat answer, please levezvous! stand up!asseyez-vous! sit down! ouvrez le cahier open the notebookouvrez le
livre open the book taisez-vous be quiet!regardez! look! lisez la phrase read the
sentencecomprenez-vous? do you understand? fermez la porte close the doorvenez au
tableau come to the chalkboard rptez repeatcrivez write coutez listenj'ai une
question poser I have a question to ask quelle page? what page?est-ce que je peux
aller aux toilettes? May I go to the bathrom/washroom? comment dit-on ___ en
franais? How do you say ___ in French?que veut dire ___? What does ___ mean? la
classe commence class is beginningvous tes en retard you are late la leon the
lessontous ensemble everybody together dites-le en franais Say it in French!en
franais! In French! - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/classroom/#sthash.nGSa98io.dpuf

Vocabulary List
lordinateur
The computer
(masculine)
Un PC portable

la cl USB
Flash card
le lecteur flash
Flash card

le disque dur
Hard drive
le logiciel
Program

Notebook computer
Un PC de bureau
Desktop computer
limprimante
Printer (feminine noun)
le cble Internet
Internet cable
le cble USB
USB cable
le clavier
Keyboard
le souris
Mouse
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lcran
Screen/monitor
le moniteur
le lien
Monitor
Link
le courriel lectronique tlcharger
E-mail
To download
chatter en ligne
Le site Internet
To chat online
Website
le fichier
Surfer sur lInternet
File
To surf the Internet
Linternet haut-dbit
www.siteinternetexample.com
High-speed Internet
WWW website example dot com

http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/computer/#sthash.4VXdE5VJ.dpuf
la bicyclette bicycle le vlo bicycle la selle saddle/seat le guidon handlebar la
barre crossbar le levier de vitesse gear lever/changer
le levier de frein brake la bouteille deau water bottle
la fourche fork le rayon spoke la roue wheel la bande de roulement tread la valve air
intake valve
la pdale pedal la roue destine cog la chane chain le pneu tire la jante rin les
vitesses gears le moyeu hub le frein brake le cadre frame le tube porte-selle seat post
le tandem tandem (2-person) bicycle
le vle de course racing bike
le vlo tout-terrain mountain bike
le vlo de randone touring bike
le vlo de ville road bike
la bote doutils tool box/repair kit
la piste cyclable bike lane/path
le dmonte-pneu tire lever
la rustine patch la pompe pump lantivol lock la chambre lair inner tube
le sige lenfant i le phare lamp/headlight la bquille kickstand le feu en arrire rear
light
le cataphote reflector la galerie vlo bike rack
les roues dentranement training wheels
le patin de frein brake block
le cble cable le pignon sprocket le panier basket la dynamo dynamo la crevaison (tire)

puncture
le cale-pied toe clip
la lanire toe strap
pdaler to pedal
freiner to brake
faire du vlo to ride a bike
changer de vitesse to change gears - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/cycling/#sthash.nCBkHTQZ.dpuf

la salle manger dining

room

la table table
mettre la table to set the
table

la chaise chair

le sige seat
la vaisselle dishes
les
couverts cutlery/silverware le poivre pepper
le sel salt
lassiette plate dinner
lassiette soupe soup
le couvert place setting
plate
bowl
le rond de
lassiette dessert side
la serviette napkin
serviette napkin ring
plate
la cuiller soupe soup
la fourchette fork
le couteau knife
spoon
le verre tumbler/glass
le verre vin wine glass le bol bowl
lassiette plate
la verrerie glassware
le pot jug
la cafetire French coffee
la thire teapot
le coquetier egg cup
press
la tasse th tea cup
la tasse caf coffee cup la grande tasse mug
avoir faim to be hungry
servir to serve
manger to eat
la nappe tablecloth
le petit djeuner breakfast le djeuner lunch
le dner dinner
le set de table place mat tre rassasi to be full
lhte host
lhtesse hostess
le repas meal
mes compliments au
chef my complements to cest dlicieux! its
linvit guest
delicious!
the chef
- See more at: http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/diningroom/#sthash.LULqm4ci.dpuf

au secours help!Arrtez stop! allez-vous-en! go away!au voleur! thief! au feu! fire!faites

attention! watch out! appelez les pompiers! call the fire department!appelez une
ambulance! call an ambulance! appelez la police! call the police!c'est urgent! it's an
emergency! il y a eu un accient there's been an accidentaidez-moi! help me! avez-vous
un tlphone? do you have a telephone?je suis perdu(e) I'm lost (add 'e' for feminine) je
suis bless(e) I'm injuredemmenez-moi l'hpital take me to the hospital! j'ai perdu
mon passport I lost my passportemmenez-moi l'ambassade Take me to the embassy See more at: http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/emergency/#sthash.lBUBn79x.dpuf

la restauration rapide fast food

le hamburger hamburger
le hot-dog hot dog
les frites French fries
la boisson non-alcoolise soft drink
la paille straw
la serviette en papier paper napkin
le plateau tray
le hamburger avec des frites hamburger meal
la pizza pizza
le tarif price list
le hamburgeur au poulet chicken burger
le petit pain bun
le hamburger vgtarien veggie burger
la moutarde mustard
la saucisse sausage
le sandwich sandwich
le sandwich mixte club sandwich
le canap open sandwich
le taco wrap
la garniture filling
le kbab kebab

la sauce sauce
les beignets de poulet chicken nuggets
sal savoury
les crpes crpes
sucr sweet
le poisson avec des frites fish and chips
les ctes ribs
le poulet frit fried chicken
la pizzeria pizza parlour
le restaurant rapide burger bar
la carte menu
manger sur place eat-in (eat here)
emporter take-away/take out
rchauffer re-heat
le ketchup tomato sauce/ketchup
McDo McDonalds (slang)
le Big-Mac Big Mac - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/fast-food/#sthash.wt8JtGYg.dpuf

Fish And Seasfood

French Fish & Seafood Vocabulary
Here you will find a complete vocabulary list for French fish and seafood words.
If you are traveling in France and want to cook fish/seafood or want to order a
related dish in a restaurant then it will be important to know these words.
French people are big lovers of seafood with popular dishes including lots of
shrimp and fresh oysters. Please note that these fish/seafood words are
generally not related to English and thus demand some extra time for learning.
le poisson fish

le thon tuna

le saumon salmon

la morue cod

la lotte monkfish

la maquereau mackerel

la truite trout

lespadon swordfish

la sole sole

la limande-sole lemon
sole

le merlan whiting

laiglefin haddock

la raie skate

la sardine sardine

le bar sea bass

la daurade sea bream

le fltin halibut

les fruits de
mer seafood

la coquille SaintJacques scallop

le crabe crab

lcrevisse crayfish

lhomard lobster

la crevette prawn/shrimpla moule mussel

lhutre oyster

le couteau razor-shell

la coque cockle

la pieuvre ocopus

la seiche cuttlefish

le calmar squid

le clam clam

la glace ice

surgel frozen

fum smoked

sans peau skinned

prpar cleaned

sal salted

frais fresh

caill descaled

sans artes boned

la longe loin

la tranche steak

le filet fillet

en filets filleted

la queue tail

larte bone

lcaille

- See more at: http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/fishseasfood/#sthash.RpYpkPX0.dpuf

Les Muscles Muscles
le pectoral pectoral

lintercostal intercostal le biceps biceps

les
les
abdominaux abdominals quadriceps quadriceps

le deltode deltoid

le dorsal latissimus dorsi le triceps triceps

le fessier buttocks

les muscles
jumeaux calf

le tendon
le tendon du
dAchille Achilles tendon jarret hamstring

Le Squelette Skeleton
la crne skull

la maxillaire jaw

la clavicule collar bone

lomoplate shoulder
blade

le sternum breast bone lhumrus humerus

la cte rib

la cage thoracique rib

cage

le radius radius

le
mtacarpien metacarpal le bassin pelvis

le rotule knee cap

le fmur femur

le tibia tibia

le
les vetbres
mtatarsien metatarsal cervicales cervical

le cubitus ulna

le pron fibula

vertebrae
les vertbres
thoraciques thoracic
vertebrae

les lombaires lumbar

vertebrae

le coccyx tail bone

la colonene
vrtebrale spine

larticulation joint

le cartilage cartilage

le ligament ligament

los bone

le tendon tendon

Les Organes Internes Internal Organs

la tranche windpipe

la thyrode thyroid gland le poumon lung

le cur heart

lestomac stomach

le foie liver

le duodnum duodenum le rein kidney

le pancras pancreas

lintestin grle small

intestine

lappendice appendix

lpiderme epidermis

la rate spleen

le gros intestin large

intestine

La Tte Head
le cerveau brain

le pharynx pharynx

lpiglotte epiglottis

lsophage esophagus

la gorge throat

le sinus sinus

le palais palate

la langue tongue

le larynx larynx

les cordes vocales vocal la pomme

cords
dAdam Adams apple
Les Organes de Reproduction Reproductive Organs
fminin female

le vagin vagina

le col de lutrus cervix

lutrus uterus

les lvres labia

lurtre urethra

le clitoris clitoris

la vessie bladder

le follicule follicle

Fallopian tube

masculin male

pnis penis

le testicule testicule

le prpuce foreskin

le scrotum scrotum

rectum

la prostate prostate

la vsicule seminal
vesicle

la
le conduit
conduit jaculatoire eja spermatique vas
culatory duct
deferens

luretre ureter

la
reproduction reproducti
on
lovule egg

le sperme sperm

la
la
contraception contracep
fertilisation fertilization tion
lhormone hormone
Les Systemes Du Corps Body Systems
digestif digestive

cardio-vasculaire cardio
respiratoire respiratory vascular

lymphatic lymphatic

endocrine endocrine

nerveux nervous

reproducteur reproducti
ve

urinaire urinary

- See more at:

http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/anatomy/#sthash.Yv0wlK0J.dpuf
une table a tableun sige a seat une chaise a chairun tabouret a stool une
bibliothque a bookcaseun placard a cupboard une table basse a coffee tableun
tiroir a drawer une chemine a fireplaceun fauteuil a armchair une table de chevet a
bedside tableun lit a bed une tagre a shelfun bureau a desk une armoire a
wardrobeun miroir a mrror une commode a dresserun meuble a piece of furniture une
moquette a carpetun oreiller a pillow - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/furniture/#sthash.O7g3oFAQ.dpuf

le golf golf le joueur de golf golfer le parcours de golf golf course le club
de golf golf club le trou hole le dpart teeing ground le green green le
bunker bunker le drapeau flag excuter un swing to swing le
fairway fairway le rough rough lobstacle deau water hazard le
buggy buggy/golf cart la position stance le
pavillion clubhouse lquipement golf golf equipment le tee tee la balle
de golf golf ball le gant glove le caddiegolf trolly le parapluie umbrella le
sac de golf golf bag les pointes spikes la chaussure de golf golf
shoe partir du tee to tee off driver to drive putter to put cocher to chip le
bois wood le putter putter le fer iron la cale wedge le par par le over
par over par le handicap handicap le caddie caddy le swing en
arrire backswing le coup stroke le under par under par le trou en un hole
in one le tournoi tournament les spectateursspectators le swing
dessai practice swing la ligne de jeu line of play - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/golf/#sthash.Q7clk48x.dpuf

Je regarde la tl/tlvision. I
watch TV.

Je vais au thtre. I go to the theater.

Je lis des romans. I read novels.

Je vais la pche. I go fishing.

Je fais de la lecture. I read.

Je joue lordinateur. I play on the

computer.

Je fais du cyclisme/vlo. I ride a

bike.

Je fais du jardinage. I do gardening.

Je joue aux checs. I play chess.

Je fais du shopping. I go shopping.

Jcoute de la musique. I listen to Je fais de la photographie. I do

music.
photography.
Je fais la cuisine. I cook.

Je fais du dessin. I draw.

Je vais au cinma. I go to the

movies.

Jtudie le franais. I study French.

Je fais de la dance. I dance.

- See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/hobbies/#sthash.TnkMTLJ4.dpuf

les bijoux jeweleryune bague ring un anneau ringune bague de

fianailles engagement ring une alliance wedding ringun collier necklace une
montre watchune boucle d'oreille earring un pendentif pendantune broche brooch une
pingle pinun bracelet bracelet un bouton de manchette cufflinkun fixe-cravate tieclip l'or goldl'argent silver un diamant diamondl'or blanc white gold l'or jaune yellow
goldl'or rose pink gold plaqu orgold-platedplaqu argent silver-plated l'acier steel - See
more at: http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/jewelry/#sthash.emGpQzmw.dpuf

French Law Vocabulary

Here you will find a complete list of French legal terms. Youll see that while
several of the words are almost the same as English (for example: la dfence,
defence) there are a few words that can cause a bit of confusion. For example,
the word for bail is la caution. Overall these words should be relatively easy
to learn thank to their closeness with English.
le droit law

le tribunal court

la justice justice

le cour court

le juge judge

lavocat lawyer

le jury jury

le tmoin witness

la salle de
tribunal courtroom

le banc de jurs jury

box

laccusation prosecution la dfence defence

le greffier cour official

le
laccus defendant/accus
stnographe stenograph

er

ed

le procureur de la
Rpublique district
attorney

le procureur prosecutor le procs trial

faire appel to appeal

le verdict verdict

le cabinet lawyers office

le conseil
juridique legal advice

le client client

la dposition statement

le mandat warrant

lassignation summons lacte judicaire writ

la date du procs court

date
le plaidoyer plea

la cause court case

laccusation charge

la preuve proof

innocent innocent

coupable guilty

acquitt acquitted

la
condamnation sentence

la caution bail

la libert
conditionnelle parole

le verdict sentence

la prison prison

la cellule prison cell

le gardien de
prison prison guard

le suspect suspect

le cassier
la photo
judicaire criminal record didentit mugshot

la loi law

le systme
la cour
judiciaire judicial system suprme supreme court

- See more at:

http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/law/#sthash.xGauSSBy.dpuf

les arts martiaux martial arts

les sports de combat combat sports
le karat karate le judo judo le kung-fu kung fu
la boxe thalandaise kickboxing
lakido aikido le kendo kendo le taekwondo tae-kwon-do la
lutte wrestling la boxe boxing la centure belt le protge-tte guard le
gant glove ladversaire opponent le coup de poing punch le coup strike le
coud de pied kick le saut jump le blocage block le coup chop la
chute fall la prise hold la protection throw limmobilisation pin le
ring boxing ring
le round round le combat bout/fight les gants de boxe boxing gloves
le protge-dents mouth guard
lentranement sparring le poing fist le knock-out knock out
le punching-bag punching bag
la ceinture noire black belt

lautodfence self defence

le sumo sumo wrestling
le ta chi tai-chi le ju jitsu jujitsu - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/martial-arts/#sthash.7f6chFS1.dpuf

la viande meat lagneau lamb le boucher butcher lallonge meat hook le

fusil knife sharpener la balance scale le couteau knife le bacon bacon les
saucisses sausages le foie liver les morceaux de viande cuts la
tranche slice le jambon ham la couenne rind la tranche de lard rasher la
viande hache minced/ground meat le filet fillet le rumpsteck rump
steak le bifsteck dalouyau sirloin steak la cte de
buf rib lactelette chop le gras fat los bone le gigot joint le
cur heart la volaille poultry le poulet chicken le poulet prpar dressed
chicken la dinde turkey la peau skin le blanc breast/white meat la
cuisse thigh/leg/dark meat le giber game le faisan pheasant le
canard duck loie goose la caille quail le porc pork le
venaison venison le buf beef le lapin rabbit le veau veal la langue
de buf cows tongue les abats offal sal saltedfum smoked de
ferme free range naturel organic la vinade blanche white meat la viande
rouge red meat la viande maigre lean meat la viande cuite cooked meat la
viande crue raw meat la viande pas cuite raw meat - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/meat/#sthash.xoeYArOs.dpuf
Vocabulary List
NATIONALITY

Masculine

Feminine

American

amricain

amricaine

Australian

australien

australienne

Belgian

belge

(Same as masculine)

Brazilian

brsilien

brsilienne

Canadian

canadien

canadienne

Chinese

chinois

chinoise

Egyptian

gyptien

gyptienne

English

anglais

anglaise

French

franais

franaise

German

allemand

allemande

Indian

indien

indienne

Irish

irlandais

irlandaise

Israeli

israelien

israelienne

Italian

italien

italienne

Japanese

japonais

japonaise

Mexican

mexicain

mexicaine

Moroccan

marocain

marocaine

Dutch

nerlandais

nerlandaise

Polish

polonais

polonaise

Portuguese

portugais

portugaise

Russian

russe

Same as masculine

Swiss

suisse

Same as masculine

Spanish

espagnol

espagnole

Swedish

sudois

sudoise

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http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/nationalities/#sthash.XuLGN1sC.dpuf

la photographie photography lappareil photo camera lappareil

numbrique digital camera
la photo photograph/picture lobjectif lens le flash flash le
dclencheur shutter release
le compteur de vues frame counter
le rglage du temps de pose shutter-speed dial
le rglage de louverture aperature dial le filtre filter le bouchon
dobjectif lens cap lappareil rflex mono-objectif SLR camera
le trpied tripod le flash compact flash gun
le posemtre lightmeter le zoom zoom lappareil photo APS APS camera
lappareil instantan instant camera
lappareil jetable disposable camera
la pellicule film le rouleau de pellicule film spool/roll
mettre au point to focus
le paysage landscape le portrait portrait dveloper to develop

le ngatif negative la chambre noir darkroom lpreuve print mat mat le

sac dappareil photo camera bag
la pose exposure brillant gloss sousexpos underexposed surexpos overexposed flou out of focus
la tache rouge red eye
le logiciel pour modifier les photos photo editing software
lagrandissement enlargement - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/photography/#sthash.5UXTd7mG.dpu
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Vocabulary List
le bureau de travail the office, study
la cuisine the kitchen
le grenier the attic
la salle de bains the bathroom, washroom
le WC water closet, toilet
le salon the living room
le couloir the hallway
le garage the garage
eh haut upstairs

- See more at:

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lcole school linstritutrice teacher llve pupil lcolier schoolboy la

salle de classe classroom le
tableau blackboard/chalkboard luniforme school uniform
le pupitre desk lcolire schoolgirl le cartable school bag
le directeur head teacher/principal
la leon lesson la question questiont
prendre des notes to take notes
la rponse answer les devoirs homework lexamen exam/examination la
rdaction essay la classe year/group of students
la note grade le dictionnaire dictionary le rtroprojecteur overhead
projector
le stylo pen le cahier notebook le livre book/textbook la trousse pencil
case
le rgle ruler le crayon pencil le crayon de couleur color pencil
la taille-crayon pencil sharpener
la gomme eraser/rubber lhistoire history la physique physics les
sciences science les langues languages la littrature litterature la
gographie geography lart art la musique music les
mathmatiques math la chimie chemistry la biologie biology lducation
physique gym

lire to read
crire to read
dessiner to draw
peler to spell
apprendre to learn
discouter to discuss
rpondre to answer (a question)/respond
quesstioner to ask a question
discouter to discuss
- See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/school/#sthash.4cWn9Mkb.dpuf

coudre to sew
le coutre sewing la machine coudre sewing machine
laiguille needle la bobine de fil thread reel
la platine needle plate
le guide de fil thread guide
les ciseaux scissors le patron pattern la pelote
pingles pincushion lpingle pin le tissu material le centimtre tape
measure
la bobine bobbin le fil thread le d coudre thimble la craie de
tailleur tailors chalk
enfiler to thread
coudre to sew
repriser to darn
btir to tack
couper to cut
la tapisserie needlepoint la broderie embroidery le crochet crochet le
macram macram le patchwork patchwork le outage quilting le
dentelle lace-making le tissage weaving le tricot knitting laiguille
tricoter knitting needle
la laine wool la pelote de laine ball of yarn
le nylon nylon la soie silk le polyester polyester le lin linen le
cotton cotton la fermature clair zipper dfaire to uptick
le styliste styliste - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/sewing/#sthash.TlOxrQZc.dpuf

le tourisme sightseeing lattraction touristique tourist attraction

le tourist tourist la guide tour guide
la visite guide guided tour
lininraire itinerary le bus touristique tour bus
les souvenirs souvenirs acheter un souvenir to buy a souvenir
les attractions attractions le monument monument le muse museum le
muse dart art museum

le tableau painting lobject expos exposition/exhibit le monument

historique historic monument
les ruines ruins le parc garden/park le casino casino le parc
national national park
linformation information ouvert open ferm closed le prix
dentre entrance fee/price
le guide guide book
la pellicule film les piles batteries le camscope les
directions directions gauche to the left
droit to the right
tout droit straight ahead
faire la visite to do the tour. - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/sightseeing/#sthash.vXO3PWUi.dpuf
Sports
French Sports Vocabulary
Here you will find a complete list of French sports vocabulary. A lot of names for
sports words are borrowed from English, with only the first word or syllable
being used. For example, volleyball is le volley and basketball is le basket.
Most of the borrowed words use the masculine gender and therefore take the
direct article, Le. An exception is boxing, which is written in the feminine
form: la boxe. NOTE: This is an audio lesson. Click on any of the French words
or pictures below, listen and repeat.

la boxe
la boxe boxing

la course

la course running

la dance

la dance dancing
la gymnastique
la gymnastique gymnastics
la lutte wrestling

la lutte

la marche

la marche walking
la musculation
la musculation bodybuilding
la pche fishing

la plongee

la plonge la plonge
la randonnee

la peche

la randonne hiking/backpacking
la voile sailing

la voile

l'alpinisme

lalpinisme mountaineering
l'athletisme
lathltisme track and field
laviron rowing

l'aviron

le base-ball

le base-ball baseball
le basket
le basket basketball

le cyclisme

le cyclisme biking le foot

le foot soccer/football
le football americain
le football amricain American football le golf
le golf golf

le handball

le handball handball
le hockey sur gazon
le hockey sur gazon field hockeyle hockey sur glace
le hockey sur glace ice hockey

le jogging

le jogging jogging
le parachutisme
le parachutisme skydiving
le parpente paragliding

le parpente

le patinage artistique

le patinage artistique figure skating

le patinage de vitesse
le patinage de vitesse speed skating
le ping-ping ping-ping

le ping-pong

le ski de descente

le ski de descente downhill skiing

le ski nautique
le ski nautique water skiing

le tennis de table

le tennis de table table tennis

le tennis

le tennis tennis
le tir
le tir shooting

le velo

le vlo biking

le volley

le volley volleyball
l'equitation
lquitation horseback riding

les arts martiaux

les arts martiaux martial arts

les sports de combat

les sports de combat combat sports

l'escrime
lescrime (f) fencing

l'halterophilie

lhaltrophilie (f) weightlifting

le rugby

le rugby rugby
- See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/sports/#sthash.8h91VekR.dpuf

Basic Phrases

All Hello

Le tlphone sonne. The phone is ringing.

Est-ce que Jean-Marc est l sil vous plat? Is Jean-Marc there, please?
est l. Yes, hes here.

Oui, il

Non, il nest pas l. No, hes not here. Est-ce que Stphanie est l sil vous
plat? Is Stephanie there, please?
Oui, elle est l. Yes, shes here. Non, elle nest pas l. No, shes not here.
Un moment, sil vous plat. One moment, please.
Un instant, sil vous plat.
One moment, please. (more commonly used in Quebec)
Cest David lappareil.Its David (literally: Its David on the device)
quittez pas. Please hold (literally: dont leave)

Ne

Je vous la passe. Here he is (literally: Ill pass him to you) Voulez-vous laisser
un message? Would you like to leave a message?
Ne raccrochez pas. Dont hang up.
Your telephone number, please.

Votre numro tlphone, sil vous plat.

Mon numro tlphone est le My telephone number is Est-ce quil peut me

rappeler? Can he call me back?
La ligne a t coup. The line cut off.

Merci davoir appel! Thanks for calling!

More Phrases

Dsol, vous vous trompez le numro. Sorry, wrong number.

Qui est-ce? Whos calling?
Est-ce que je peux prendre un message? Can I take a message? Jai t coup.
I was cut off.
La connection est trs mauvaise. The signlal is very poor.
Quel est lindicatif pour? Whats the area/country code for?
Quel est le prix par minute, sil vous plat? Whats the price by minute, please?
Je voudrais tlphoner aux tats-Unis. Id like to place a call to the United
States.
Vendez-vous des cartes tlphoniques? Do you sell phone cards?
Dsol, la carte ne marche pas. Sorry, the card is not working.
- See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/telephone/#sthash.DogUCCOt.dpuf

Present Time Words

maintenant
now

cet aprs midi

this afternoon

ce matin

this morning cette anne

this year

ce soir

tonight/this evening
tout de suite
right now

ce mois

this month

cette semaine

this week

aujourdhui

today
Past Time Words

il y a
ago

il y a une minute

one minute ago

la semaine dernire

last week

la semaine dernire

last week

hier matin

yesterday morning
il y a cinq jours
five days ago

le mois dernier

last month

hier soir

last night

depuis

since hier soir

yesterday night
il y a une heure
an hour ago hier soir
last night

lannee dernire

last year

hier

yesterday

hier aprs-midi

yesterday afternoon
Future Time Words

aprs-demain
day after tomorrow dans quatre mois
in four months

le mois prochain

next month demain matin

tomorrow morning jusqu
until
dans

in

prochain

next

lanne prochaine

next year

demain aprs-midi

tomorrow afternoon

jusqu mardi

until Tuesday
dans un jour
in one day

la semaine prochaine

next week
demain
tomorrow

demain soir

tomorrow night

dici un mois

within one month

More Vocabulary

le jour
day

laprs-midi

afternoon
laube
dawn la journe
the day

avant-hier

before yesterday
la nuit
night le midi
midday

lever de soleil

sun rise

le crpuscule

dusk la veille
day before
le matin
morning

minuit

nidnight

coucher de soleil

sunset

le lendemain

day after/the next day

Text

- See more at: http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/timewords/#sthash.ZLrAl97N.dpuf

le vin wineune bouteille de vin a bottle of wine un bon vin a good winele vin
franais French wine je bois du vin I drink winele vin de table table or common wine un
vin millsime a vintage winele vin rouge red wine le vin blanc white winele vin
ros ros wine (pinking color) dguster un vin to taste a wineun vin de
bordeaux Bordeaux wine un vin de Bourgogne Burgundy winele vin
beaujolais beaujolais wine Cabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignonle
cognac cognac un vin du Medoc Mdoc wineun vin merlot Merlot wine un vin
sauvignon blanc Sauvignon blancun verre de vin a glass of wine - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/wine/#sthash.GnA8MCC3.dpuf

Je taime
I love youJe tadore
I adore you
Je taime beaucoup
I love you a lot
Je taimerai pour toujours
I will love you foreverEst-ce que tu maimes?
Do you love me?
Oui, je taime
Yes, I love you.
- See more at: http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/i-loveyou/#sthash.YhOKqO2Y.dpuf

les instruments de musique musical instruments

la guitare lectrique electric guitar
la guitare basse base guitar

la guitare guitar

la guitare acoustique acoustic guitar

les instruments clavier keyboard instruments

le piano piano

les instruments cordes string instruments

le violon violin

le violoncelle cello

la contrebassela contrebasse upright base

percussion instruments
la batterie drumbs/drum set/kit (UK)

les instruments de percussion

les instruments vent wind instruments

le saxophone saxophone la clarinette clarinette

le hautbois oboe

le basson basoon

la flte flute la flte bec recorder

le piccolo piccolo

la trompette trumpet

le trombone trombone
le clairon bugle

le tuba tuba

l'orgue organ

le cor d'harmonie French horn

la harpe harp

l'accordon accordion
le harmonica harmonica - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/musicalinstruments/#sthash.fa4Dxxsm.dpuf

The most basic way of telling the time is to literally say the numbers. To write
the time the French use the following: 5h15, or five fifteen. Here are some
examples.
1:10
Une heure dix

5:32

Cinq-heures trente-deux 2.52

deux-heures cinquante-deux
2:15
Deux-heures quinze

6:45

Six-heures quarante-cinq 10:25

Dix-heures vingt-cinq
3:50
Trois-heures cinquante

7:20

Sept-heures vingt 11:15

Onze-heures quinze
4:26
Quatre-heures vingt-six

8:05

Huit-heures zro cinq

12:30

Douze-heures trente
While this system is easy there is one problem: You do not know if it is the
morning, afternoon, evening or night. So, to clarify this you must say: The time
+ DE + LE/LA + time of day. Here are the expressions you will need to know:
De laprs-midi = in the afternoon
Du matin = in the morning
Du soir = in the evening
De la nuit = in the night
Example times:
8:05AM
Huit-heures zro cinq du matin 1:00PM
Une-heure de laprs-midi
7:00PM
Sept-heures du soir5:45AM
Cinq-heures quarante-cinq du matin
French Ways of Telling Time

24-clock

There are a few instances where the French use a different system to English
speakers. First one is the use of the 24-hour clock (this is also called military
time). Basically, this makes it so you do not have to use AM and PM. To use this
system all of the hours between 1am and 11am 12pm are the same as the
English system. However, for the hours 1pm through 11pm you must add
twelve hours. For example: 1pm becomes 13h and 6pm becomes 18h. Here are
some practice hours:
1:30PM (13.30)
Treize heures trente

5:45PM (17.45)

Dix-sept quarante-cinq

8:50PM (20.50)

Vingt-heures cinquante

11:15PM (23.15)

Vingt-trois heures quinze

2:15PM (14.15)
Quatorze heures quinze

6:00PM (18.00)

Dix-huit heures

9:40PM (21.40)

Vingt-et-un heures quarant

4:10PM (16.10)

Seize-heures dix
4:50PM (16.50)
Seize heures cinquante

7:30PM (19.30)

Dix-neuf heures trente

10:20PM (22.20)

Vingt-deux heures vingt

8:20PM (20.20)

Vingt-heures vingt
15 Pass, 30 Past & The Moins Construction (play the fourth podcast)

There are a few more particularities to telling time in French that you will have
to learn. Here they are:
To say quarter past or 15 you will use the word et quart, which means
and 1/4 (one-fourth). For example, to say 5:15 you say: Cinq-heures et
quart.
To say half past or 30 you will use the word et demi, which means and
1/2 (half). For example, to say 6:30 you say: Six-heures et demie.
The moins rule: For the minutes between 31 and 59 you say the COMING hour
plus the word MOINS then subtract the number of minutes to go before that
coming hour. For example, to say 9:40 you say, Dix heures moins vingt. To
say 6:50 you say, Sept-heures moins dix. To say 4:45, you say Cinq-heures
moins quart.
- See more at: http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/tellingtime/#sthash.5um0tjRz.dpuf

Another way of saying youre welcome is je vous en prie or je ten pris. You
would use the vous form with somebody older and tu form with somebody
younger. This literally means, I beg of you.
One more way of saying youre welcome if il ny a pas de quoi. This literally
means, there is nothing of what.
Finally, if you are in French-speaking Canada (Quebec) you can say,
bienvenue. This means welcome, as in welcome to a place. While saying
bienvenue is unheard of in France its quite common in Quebec.
- See more at: http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/yourewelcome/#sthash.VBVCQAkl.dpuf

la poste post office

le guichet window le postier postal worker
lenveloppe envelope
code
la balance scale

le timbre stamp

le code postale postal code/zip

le facteur postman la bote aux lettres postbox

la bote aux lettres mail box

le colis package/parcel
la lettre letter

le service de messagerie courier

lexpditeur return address

par avoin airmail

lenvoi en recommand registered mail
la leve collection la distribution delivery
le tarif daffranchissement postage

fragile fragile

le sac postal mailbag

ne pas plier do not bend

laddresse address le tlgramme telegram
Phrases

je voudrais en voyer un colis I want to send a package

je voudrais envoyer une letter I want to send a letter
je voudrais acheter une enveloppe I want to buy an enelope
je voudrais acheter un timbre I want to buy a stamp
envoyez-le par avoin Send it by airmail
envoyez-le en exprs Send it by express mail
envoyez-le en courrier normal Send it by regular mail
envoyez-le par voie de terre Send it by ground mail
attention! cest fragil! Watch out, its fragil!
cela contient It contains
donnez-moi une envoloppe sil vous plait An envelope please.
est-ce quil y a du courrier pour moi? Is there any mail for me?

- See more at: http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/postoffice/#sthash.hEtFgoCn.dpuf

Construction
French Construction Vocabulary
On this page you will find a complete list of French construction (la
construction) vocabulary words. This list covers various kinds of construction
equipment used to build a home (construire une maison), materials (les
matriaux), tools (les outils) and basic machinery (les machines). To learn the
rooms of the house please find a link under the following table.

la construction construction

le chantier building site

le ciment cement
la btonnire cement mixer
le maon builder

la ceinture utils toolbelt

lchaufaudage scaffolding

le chariot de levage fork-lift truck

lchelle ladder
le mur wall

la fentre window le chevron rafter

la palette pallet

construire to build

la casque de scurit hard hat

la poutre grinder

la poutre beam

le bois wood

la brique brick

le bloc de bton concrete block

la tuile roof tile

le niveau bulle spirit level
la truelle

le marteau de forgeron sledgehammer

la pioche pickaxe

la pelle shovel

le rouleau compresseur roller

le tombereau dump truck

la grue crane

le bardeau roof single

- See more at:

http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/construction/#sthash.ZuirTZqD.dpuf
le caf coffee

la tasse de caf cup of coffee

le cafetire coffee pot

le caf instan instant coffee

le caf dcafin decaffeinated coffee

le cappuccino cappuccino
le caf au lait caf au lait le caf crme coffee with cream
le caf noisette strong espresso with milk
le caf americain filtered coffee/americano
le petit noir strong espresso, no milk
le caf glac iced coffee
caf allong slightly diluted espresso
les grains de caf coffee beans
le torrfacteur caf coffee roaster
le caf coffeehouse
le caf filtre filter/drip coffee
le caf irelandais Irish coffee
le caf ligeois Liegeois coffee
le caf noir black coffee
le caf turc Turkish coffee
machine caf coffee/espresso machine/maker
les marcs de caf coffee grounds
le moulin caf coffee mill/grinder
la torrfaction du caf coffee roasting
le caf aribaca Aribaca coffee
le cafetire piston French press
Phrases

jai envie daller boire un caf I want to go drink a coffee

Un caf sil vous plat A coffee, please.
Est-ce que tu veux boire un caf? Do you want to drink a coffee?
Je voudrais un caf, sil vous plat. Id like a coffee, please.
Le caf ici est dlicieux! The coffee here is delicious.
Un sucre, sil vous plat. One sugar, please.

Non, merci. Pas de sucre. No thanks, no sugar.

Du sucre et du lait, sil vous plat. Some sugar and milk, please.
Je ne bois pas le caf. I dont drink coffee.
Jaime boire le caf. I love/like to drink coffee.
- See more at:
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. la biologie biology
la cellule cell le gne gene lespce species lorganisme organism la biochimie
biochemistry
la biologie molculaire molecular biology
la physiologie physiology lcosystme ecosystem lvolution evolution la
slection naturelle natural selection
lhrdit heredity ltre vivant living being
la vie life le biologiste biologist la thorie de lvolution theory of evolution
LOrigine des espces Origin of Species
le gnome genome les formes de vie life forms
la slection artificielle artificial selection
la biodiversit biodiversity le carbone carbon lADN DNA la reproduction
reproduction lanatomie anatomy les organismes vivants living organisms
la taxinomie taxonomy le milieu naturel natural environment
les organismes unicellulaires one-celled organism
lvolution humaine human evolution
la thorie cellulaire cell theory
la gntique genetics la photosynthse photosynthesis le chromosome
chromosome les plantes plants le micro-organisme microoganisms - See more
at: http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/biology/#sthash.YRPIpb0w.dpuf

lHalloween Halloween Le Dguisement d'Halloween

le dguisement dHalloween Halloween costume
Joyeux Halloween
joyeux Halloween Happy Halloween!
le 31 octobre

le 31 octobre October 31 (night of Halloween every year)

L'Automne
lautomne fall/autumn
Le Bonbon
le bonbon candy La Citrouille
la citrouille pumpkin Trick or Treating
passer de maison en maison pour rcolter des bonbons (going from house to
house to get candy, trick-or-treating) La Citrouille d'halloween
la citrouille dHalloween/le Jack la lanterne jack-o-lantern Le Fantome
le fantme ghost/fantom Le Monstre
le monstre monster Le Zombie
le zombie zombie Le Pirate
le pirate pirate La Toussaint
la Toussaint All Saints Day
La Sorciere
la sorcire witch Le Vampire
le vampire vampire Farce ou Frandise!
farce ou friandise! trick or treat! Le Masque
le masque mask L'Araignee
laraigne (f) spider La Maison Hantee
la maison hante haunted house
Le Cimetiere
le cimetire cemetary Le Diable
le diable devil Le Epouvantail
le pouvantail scarecrow Hanter
hanter to haunt
Le Lutin
le lutin goblin Le Squelette
le squelette skeleton La Momie
la momie mummy Trick or Treating

Bonbons sil-vous-plat trick or treat! (used in Quebec)

La Lune Entiere
la lune entire full moon
La Balai
le balai broom - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/halloween/#sthash.L9lNCiMg.dpuf

o se trouve? where is? o est le/la? Where is the? la rue the street
tournez gauche turn to the left tournez droite turn to the right reprez le/la watch
for the allez en face go straight ahead allez tout droit go straight ahead allez en
haut go uphill allez en bas go downhill cest vers le/la it towards cest aprs
le/la its its after the cest avant le/la its before the cest au nord its to the
north cest au sud its south cest lest its to the east cest louest its to the
west cest ct de Its next to.. cest devant Its in front of cest derrire Its in
back of cest prs (de) Its near (to) cest loin (de) Its far (from) lintersection
(f) intersection/junction le carrefour intersection/junction o est lhtel? Where is the
hotel? o est le restaurant? Where is the restaurant? o est le bar? where is the bar? o
sont les sites visiter? Where are the sightseeing spots? o est la gare? Where is the
train station? o est la gare routire? Where is the bus station? o est
laroport? Where is the airport? o est le centre-ville? Where is downtown? o sont
les banlieues? Where are the suburbs? o est la banque? Where is the bank? o est
lglise? (f) Where is the church? o est lpicerie? (f) Where is the grocery store? o
est lhpital? (m) Where is the hospital? o est le muse? Where is the museum? o
est lcole? (f) Where is the school? o est la poste? Where is the post office? o est le
cinma? Where is the movie theater? o est le bureau de change? Where is the money
exchange? - See more at: http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/askingdirections/#sthash.GD3t4t6b.dpuf

Meats Les Viandes

la viande
la viande meat

la volaille

la volaille poultry

l'agneau

lagneau lamb

le bacon en tranches
le bacon en tranches bacon

le boeuf

le buf beef le jambon

le jambon ham
le lapin
le lapin rabbit

le mouton

le mouton sheep

le porc

le porc pork
le poulet
le poulet chicken

le steak de boeuf

le steak de buf beef steak

le veau

le veau veal
les cuisses de grenouilles
les cuisses de grenouilles frogs legs

les saucissons

les saucissons sausages la dinde

la dinde turkey
Breads, Cereals, Grains & Pasta / Les Pains, Les Crales, Les Grains & Les
Ptes

le pain
le pain bread

le pain grill

le pain grill toast le riz

le riz rice
les cereales
les crales cereal les nouilles
les nouilles noodlesles pates
les ptes pasta
Dairy & Eggs / Les Poduits Laitiers & Les ufs

la margarine

la margarine margarine
le beurre butter

le beurre

le fromage

le fromage cheese
le lait
le lait milk

le pudding

le pudding pudding le yaourt

le yaourt yogurt
les oeufs
les oeufs eggs

le fromage de chevre

le fromage de chvre goat cheese

le camembert

le camembert camembert cheese

Baking, Sweets, Deserts & Candy / Le Cuisson, Les Aliments Sucrs, Les
Deserts & Les Bonbons

la confiture
la confiture jam

la farine

la farine flour

la tarte

la tarte pie
le beignet
le beignet doughnut

le chocolat

le chocolat chocolate

le gateau

le gteau cake
le miel
le miel honey

le sucre

le sucre sugar

les biscuits

les biscuits cookies

les bonbons
les bonbons candy les patisseries
les ptisseries cakes/pastries

la mousse au chocolat

la mousse au chocolat chocolate mousse

Vegetables / Les Lgumes

la courgette
la courgette zucchini
la laitue lettuce

la laitue

la salade

la salade salad
l'aubergine
laubergine eggplant
le cleri celery

le celeri

le concombre

le concombre cucumber
le mais
le mas corn les carottes
les carottes carrots les tomates
les tomates tomatoes
les epinards
les pinards spinach

les haricots

les haricots beans les legumes

les lgumes vegetables
les oignons
les oignons onions les pommes de terre
les pommes de terre potatoes

les germes de soja

les germes de soja bean sprouts

Fruits & Nuts / Les Fruits & Les Noix

la noix de coco
la noix de coco coconut

la pasteque

la pastque watermelon le fruit

le fruit fruit
les ananas
les ananas pineapple

les bananes

les bananes bananas

les cerises

les cerises cherries

les noix
les noix nuts les pommes
les pommes apples les raisins
les raisins grapes
Beverages / Les Boissons

la biere
la bire beer le cafe
le caf coffee

le jus

le jus juice
le soda
le soda soda pop
le th tea

le the

le vin

le vin wine
Canned Food / Les Cotes de Conserve

la compote de pomme
la compote de pomme apple sauce

la nourriture pour bebes

la nourriture pour bbs baby food

la soupe

la soupe soup
le potage
le potage soup

le thon

le thon tuna les sardines

les sardines sardines
Condiments, Sauces, Spices & Other / Les Condiments, Les Sauces, Les
picespices & et dautre

la mayonnaise

la mayonnaise mayonnaise
la moutarde mustard

la moutarde

la pizza

la pizza pizza
la sauce bolognaise
la sauce bolognaise bolognaise sause la sauce tomate
la sauce tomate tomato sauce

la vinaigrette

la vinaigrette salad dressing

le ketchup
le ketchup ketchup/tomato sauce (UK) le poivre
le poivre pepper

le sandwich

le sandwich sandwich
le sel
le sel salt

les chips

les chips potato chips

les epices

les pices spices

les frites
les frites French fries/chips (UK) l'huile d'olive
lhuile dolive olive oil

l'huile vgtale

lhuile vgtale vegetable oil

Luxury Foods

le caviar
le caviar caviar

le saumon fume

le saumon fum smoked salmon le pate de campagne

le pt de campagne pt
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lart art les arts et mtiers arts and crafts

lartist artist lartiste peintre artist/painer le tableau painting la
toile canvas le chevalet easel la peinture peinting le pinceau brush la

palette palette les couleurs paints/colors les peintures lhuile oil paints
laquarelle watercolor paint
les pastels pastels lacrylique acrylic paint
la gouache poster paint
le dessin drawing le crayon pencil le fusain charcoal lencre ink le
croquis sketch le carnet croquis sketch pad
limprimerie printing la gravure engraving la sculpture sculpting le
maillet mallet la pierre stone la scupture sur bois woodworking le
bois wood le burin chisel la poterie pottery largile clay le tour de
potier potters wheel
la spatule modelling tool
la joaillerie jewelery making
le paper mch paper mch lorigami origami le modlisme model
making
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la banque the bank

l'argen

l'argent liquide cash

les fon

le paiement payment

un ch

un carnet de chques checkbook

un dp

dposer de l'argent to deposit money

le crd

prter de l'argent to borrow money

les ma

les services financiers financial services

la clien

la commission commission

les fra

une investissement an investment

une in

un virement transfer

le taux

la gestion de l'argent money management

la mon

une transaction a transaction

le bila

un guichet automatique ATM machine

prendr

attendre dans la queue to wait in line

une ca

une carte bancaire banking/ATM card

un em

faire des conomies to save money

retirer

le montant sum/total amount

un com

un compte-chques checking account

un dis

un relev de compte statement

un re

Phrases
O est la banque la plus proche
dici, sil vous plat? Where is the
nearest bank, please?

quelle heure est-ce que la

banque ouvre? When (at what time)
does the bank open?

quelle heure est-ce que la

banque ferme? When (at what time) Est-ce que je peux encaisser un
does the bank close?
chque ici? Can I cash a check here?
Pouvez-vous faire une avance de
crdit? Can you do a cash advance?

Jaimerais retirer de largent, sil

vous plat. Id like to withdraw some
money, please.

Est-ce que je peux changer de

largent ici? Can I change money
here?

O est le guichet automatique, sil

vous plat? Where is the ATM
machine, please?

Avez-vous un bureau de change

ici? Do you have a currency exchange Je ne sais plus mon PIN. I cant
here?
remember my PIN number.
Le guichet automatique ne marche Avez-vous des petites
pas. The ATM machine doesnt work. coupures? Do you have small notes?
Le taux dchange nest pas trs
Votre argent est arriv. Your money bon. The exchange rate isnt very
has arrived.
good.
Le taux dchange est trs
Toutes les banques gagnent de la
favorable. The exchange rate is very commission. All banks earn
favorable.
commission.
- See more at:
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la salle de bains bathroom

les toilettes bathroom

le papier toilette toilet paper

la chasse d'eau flusher

se laver les dents to brush one's teeth

la brosse dents toothbrush

la dentifrice toothpaste

le fil dentaire dental floss

le rince-bouche mouthwash

une serviette towel

un peignoir de bain bathrobe

la douche shower

prendre une douche to take a shower

la baignoire bathtub

le savon soap

le shampooing shampoo

se raser to shave

une lame de rasoir shaving blade

la crme raser shaving cream

un rasoir lectrique electric shaver

le lavabo sink sink

le robinet faucet/tap (UK)

un sche-cheveux hairdryer

le miroir mirror

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Vocabulary List
le citron press
le citron press lemonade fruit juice
le jus de fruit fruit juice
apple juice
le jus de pomme apple juice

orange juice

le jus dorange orange juice

grape juice
le jus de raisin grape juice

tomato juice

le jus de tomate tomato juice

grapefruit juice
le jus de pamplemousse grapefruit juice
le jus d'ananas pineapple juice
water
leau water mineral water

pineapple juice

leau minral mineral water

tap water
l'eau du robinet tap water sparkling water
l'eau gazeuse sparkling water
milk
le lait milk

hot chocolate

le chocolat chaud hot chocolate

coffee
le caf coffee

tea

le th le th
black tea
le th noir black tea

green tea

le th vert green tea

wine
le vin wine

aperitif

l'apritif apritif
champagne
le champagne champagne

white wine

le vin blanc white wine

red wine
le vin rouge red wine

beer

la bire beer
cider
le cidre cideranise drink
le pastis anise drink
diablo menthe
le diablo menthe green mint syrup in soda water
Le Coca Coca-Cola
diet Coke
le Coca light diet Coke

pepsi

Coca-Cola

le Pepsi Pepsi
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le petit djeuner breakfast les crals cereal le lait milk le buffet du petit
djeuner breakfast buffet la table du petit jjeuner breakfast table la
confiture jam/jelly le jambon ham le fromage cheese le biscuit
scandinave crispbread les fruits secs dried fruit la confiture
doranges marmalade le pt pt le beurre butter le jus de fruits fruit juice le
caf coffee le croissant croissant le chocolat chaud hot chocolate le th teales
boissons drinks/beverages la brioche brioche le pain bread le petit djeuner
anglais English breakfast luf sur plat fried egg le toast toast la tomate tomato le
boudin black pudding la saucisse sausage le bacon bacon les kippers kippers le pain
perdu French toast luf coque boiled egg les ufs brouills scrambled eggs
la yaourt aux fruits fruit yoghurt les crpes crpes les gauffres waffles le
porridge porridge les fruits fruits lomelette omelette la baguette baguette - See more at:
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Vocabulary
la voiture car
l'automobile automobile
le char le char (Quebec)
conduire to drive
le volant steering wheel
la roue wheel
le pare-brise windshield/windscreen (UK)
le moteur engine
le frein main handbrake
le tableau de bord dashboard
l'embrayage clutch
le capot hood

la ceinture de scurit seat belt

l'essence gas/petrol (UK)
la portire door
le compteur kilomtrique odometer
la jauge de carburant fuel guage
le pot d'chappement exhaust pipe
les marques de voitures car brands
Renault
Phrases
Jaimerais louer une voiture, sil
vous plat. Id like to rent a car
please.

Avez-vous une voiture

automatique? Do you have an
automatic (car)?

Avez-vous une voiture

manuele? Do you have a manual shift Jaimerais une petite voiture. I
car?
would like a small car.
Jaimerais une grosse voiture. Id
like a big car.

Avec climatisation, sil vous

plat. With air conditioning, please.

Cest combien pour louer par jour, Cest combien pour louer par
sil vous plat? How much is it to rent semaine, sil vous plat? How much
per day, please?
is it to rent per week, please?
Est-ce que lassurance est
comprise? Is insurance included.

Est-ce que je peux acheter de

lassurance? Can I buy insurance?

Voici mon permis de conduire. Here Est-ce que je roulais trop

is my drivers license.
rapidement? Was I driving too fast?
Quelle est la vitesse maximale, sil Est-ce que cest la bonne route
vous plat? Whats the speed limit,
pour Paris? Is this the right road for
please?
Paris?
O est-ce quil y a une stationservice prs dici? Where is there a
gas/service station near here?

Est-ce quon peut stationner

ici? Can one (you) park here?

Le plein, sil vous plat. Fill it up,

please.

Vingt litres, sil vous plat. 20 liters,

please.

Pouvez-vous contrler la pression

Jaimerais changer lhuile, sil vous des pneus? Can you check the tire
plat. Id like to change the oil please. pressure?
Cette voiture utilise lessence
ordinaire. This car uses regular gas.

Cette voiture utilise lessence sans

plomb. This car uses unleaded gas.

Cette camionnette utilise le

diesel. This pick-up/van uses diesel.

La voiture na plus dessence. The

car doesnt have any more gas.

Nous avons eu un accident. We had La voiture est tombe en

an accident.
panne. The car broke down.
La voiture ne dmarre pas. The car Nous avons besoin dun
wont start.
mchanique. We need a mechanic.
Je pense que le pneu est plat. I
think the tire is flat.

Jai ferm les cls dans la voiture! I

locked my keys in the car!

Jaimerais acheter une voiture, sil

vous plat. Id like to buy a new car,
La nouvelle voiture est trs
please.
chique! The new car is very nice!
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la chemise shirt

le pantalon pants/trousers

le tee-shirt t-shirt

le jean jeans

le manteau coat

le haut top

le pull sweater

le short shorts

le pyjama pajamas

le chemisier blouse

la robe dress

la jupe skirt

la minijupe miniskirt

l'impermable raincoat

le blouson jacket

l'anorak (m) ski jacket

le survtement tracksuit

la veste jacket

le maillot (de bain) bathing suit

le soutien-gorge bra

la combinaison slip

le jupon half slip

les bas (m) stockings

le collant pantyhose/tights

la chemise de nuit nightgown

le bikini bikini

le costume suit

le smoking tuxedo

la cravate tie

le nud papillon bow tie

la ceinture belt

le maillot de corps undershirt

le boxer-short boxer shorts

le caleon underwear

les tennis (m) sneakers/trainers

les bottes (f) boots

les sandales (f) sandals

les chaussettes (f) socks

- See more at:

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LAmrique du Nord et Central North & Central America

le Canada Canada
le Guatamala Guatamala
Le Salvador El Salvador
le Panama Panama

le Mexique Mexico
le Blize Belize
le Nicaragua Nicaragua
Cuba Cuba

Hati Haiti
Jamaque Jamaica
la Rpublique
la Trinit-etdominicaine Dominican Tobago Trinidad and
Republic
Tobago
Angigua-et-Barbuda Antig
la Dominique Dominica
ua and Barbuda
Saint-Vincent-et-lesSaint-Kitts-et-Nevis St.
Grenadines St Vincent
Kitts and Nevis
and The Grenadines

les tats-Unis
dAmerique United States
of America (USA)
le Honduras Honduras
le Costa Rica Costa Rica
les Bahamas Bahamas
la Puerto Rico Puerto
Rico

la Barbade Barbados
Sainte-Lucia St Lucia

la Grenade Grenada

LAmrique du Sud South America

le Brsil Brazil
lquateur Equador
les les
Galapagos Galapagos
Islands
la Bolivie Bolivia

le Venezuela Venezuela
le Prou Peru

le Paraguay Paraguay

lUruguay Uruguay

le Surinam Suriname
le Chili Chile

la Colombie Columbia
la Guyane Guyana
la Guyane
franaise French Guyana
lArgentine Argentina
les les
Malouines Falkand Islands

LEurope Europe

le Royaume-Uni United
Kingdom (UK)
le Portugal Portugal

lIrelande Ireland
la France France

lEspagne Spain
la Belgique Belgium

lAndorre Andorra
lAllemagne Germany
la Sude Sweden
lAutriche Austria
lItalie Italy
Malte Malta
lUkraine Ukraine
la Roumanie Romania
la Bulgarie Bulgaria
Chypre Cyprus

les Pays-Bas Netherlands le

Luxembourg Luxembourg
(Holland)
le Danemark Denmark
la Norvge Norway
la Rpublique
la Finlande Finland
tchque Czech Republic
le
la Suisse Switzerland
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
la Cit du Vatacan Vatican
Monaco Monaco
City
la Slovnie Slovenia
la Croatie Croatia
la Blarus Belarus
la Moldavie Maldova
lAlbanie Albania
la Macdonie Macedonia
la Grce Greece
la Turquie Turkey
lAngleterre England
lcosse Scottland

LAfrique Africa

la Gamie Gambia
le Sahara
occidental Western
Sahara

le Sngal Senegal

le Soudan Soudan
Djibouti djibouti

le Moroc Morocco
la Sierra Leone Sierra
Leone
le Mali Mali
la Libye Libya
le Togo Togo
Sao Tom-etPrincipe Sao Tom and
Principe
le Tchad Chad
le Sudan du Sud South
Soudan
lthiopie Ethiopia

le Kenya Kenya
le Gabon Gabon

lOuganda Uganda
le Congo Congo

le Libria Liberia
le Burkina Burkina Faso
la Tunisie Tunisia
le Ghana Ghana

le Nigria Nigeria
le Cameroun Cameroon

la Mauritanie Mauritania
la Cte dIvoire Ivory
Coast
la Guine Guinea
lAlgrie Algeria
le Niger Niger
le Bnin Benin
la Guine
quatoriale Equatorial
Guinea
lgypte Egypte
Lrythre Eritrea
la Somalie Somalia
la Rpublique
centrafricaine Central
African Republic
la Rpublique
dmocratique du

le Rwanda Rwanda
le Burundi Burundi
le
Mozambique Mozambique le Malawi Malawi
le Botswana Botswana
le Lesotho Lesotho
Madagascar Madascar

le Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
le Swaziland Swaziland
lsle Maurice i

Congo Democratic
Republic of the Congo
la Tanzanie Tanzania
la Zambie Zambia
lAfrique du Sud South
Africa
les Comores Comoros
la Runion Reunion

lAsie Asia

la Fderation de
Russie Russian
Federation
lArmnie Armenia
lIrak Iraq

la Chine China
lAzerbadjan Azerbaijan
la Syrie Syria

Isral Israel

la Jordanie Jordan

le Kowet Kuwait

le Quatar Quatar

lOman Oman

le Yman Yemen
le
LOuzbkistan Uzbekista Turkmenistan Turkmenista
n
n
le Tadjikistan Tajikistan le Kirghizistan Kyrgyzstan
lInde india
les Maldives Maldives
la Core du Nord North
la Mongolie Mongolia
Korea
le Japon Japan
le Npal Nepal
le
la
Bangladesh Bangladesh Birmanie Burma/Myanmar
le Laos Laos
le Vietnam Vietnam
la Malaisie Malaysia
Singapour Singapore
le Brunei Brunei
les Philippines Philippines
la Papouasie-Nouvellele Timor oriental East
Timor
Guine Papua New Guinea

la Gorgie Georgia
lIran Iran
le Liban Lebannon
lArabie Saodite Saudi
Arabia
les mirats arabes
unis United Arab Emirates
le
Kasakhastan Kazakhstan

lAfganistan Afganistan
le Pakistan Pakistan
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
la Core du Sud South
Korea
le Bhoutan Bhutan
la Thalande Thailand
le Cambodge Cambodia
lIndonsie Indonesia
Taiwan Taiwan
les les
Salomon Salomon Islands

(PNG)

Vanuatu Vanuatu

La Rpublique des
Fidji Fiji

les les
Salomon Solomon Island
s

lAustralasie Australasie

lAustralie Australia
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je me lve I wake upje prends ma douche I take my shower je me lave les dents I brush
my teethje me lave le visage I wash my face je prends le petit djeuner I eat breakfastje
prends un caf I have a coffee jattends le bus I wait for the busje vais au travail I go to
work je vais l'cole I go to schoolje vais au cabinet I go to the office je prends le
djeuner I have lunchje prends une sieste I have a nap je rentre chez moi I go homeje
fais du sport I do sports/I exercise je rencontre des amis I meet some friendsje vais a la
salle de musculation I go to the gym je prends le dner I have dinnerje regarde la tl I
watch TV je lis un livre I read a bookje me couche I go to bed - See more at:
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les routes roads lautoroute motorway/highway la

circulation traffic lautopont flyover/overpass laccotement stabilis hard shoulder
le passage infreiur underpass le terre-plein central reservation/island
le camion lorry/truck les feux traffic light
le feu rouge red light
le feu vert green light
le carrefour junction/intersection sens unique one-way la bretelle daccs slip
road/interchange
les signalisations road markings
le poste de ptage toll booth
lagent de la circulation traffic policeman
la carte map le parc-mtre parking meter
le passage clout pedestrian crossing
le tlphone de secours emergency phone
le parking rserv aux personnes handicapes disabled parking

lembouteillage traffic jam

le rond-point roundabout/traffic circle
la dviation diversion les travaux roadwork garer to park
doubler to overtake/to pass
conduire to drive
faire marche arrire to reverse
remorquer to tow away
sens interdit no entry
interdit tourner a droite no right turn
arrt interdit no stoppin
danger hazard la limitation de vitesse speed limit - See more at:
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lquitation horse riding
le cheval horse le cavalier horse rider
la selle saddle les rnes reins la bombe riding hat
la crinire mane la queue tail la botte riding boots
ltrier stirrup la sangle girth le jodhpur jodhpurs le fer
cheval horseshoe la cravache riding crop
le mors bit la muserolle noseband le frontail browband la selle de
femme side-saddle le petit galop canter le galup gallop le pas walk le
trot trot le saut jump le valet dcurie stable le
licou halter lenclos paddock larne arena le champs de
courses racecourse la course de plat flat race
le cheval de course racehorse le course de chevaux horse race
le steeple steeplechase la course de trot harness race
le rodo rodeo le jumping showjumping
la course attele carriage race
la randonne trekking le polo polo le dressage dressage - See more at:
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Basic French Feelings

heureux/heureuse hap proccup(e) worried/pr malheureux/malheureus
py
eoccupied
e unhappy
triste sad

inquit(e) worried

malade sick

content(e) happy/conte
nt
du(e) disappointed

press(e) in a rush

laise at ease

fch(e) angry

dtendu(e) relaxed

amoureux/amoureuse in
nerv(e) upset/angry tranquille calm/peaceful love

enthousiaste eager/en
thusiastic
satisfait(e) satisfied
Feelings Phrases
Je suis heureux/heureuse. I am
happy.

Je ne suis pas heureux/heureuse. I

am not happy.

tes-vous content(e)? Are you

content/happy (formal)

Es-tu content(e)? Are you happy

(informal).

Nous sommes trs heureux. We are Nous ne sommes pas heureux. We

very happy.
are not happy.
La fille est triste. The girl is sad.

Le garon est triste. The boy is sad.

Sa femme nest pas satisfaite. His

wife is not satisfied.

Sa femme est satisfaite. His wife is

satisfied.

Ils sont trs heureux

ensemble. They are very happy
together.

Ils ne sont pas heureux

ensemble. They are not happy
together.

Pourquoi est-ce que tu es

triste? Why are you sad?

Pourquoi est-ce que tu

es du? Why are you disappointed?

Est-ce que tu te sents laise? Do

you feel at ease?

Oui, je me sents laise. Yes, I feel

at ease.

Lhomme est un peu inquit. The

man is a bit worried.

La femme nest pas inquite. The

woman is not worried.

Les enfants sont malheureux. The

kids are unhappy.

Les enfants ne sont pas

malheureux. The kids arent unhappy.

Je suis un peu press(e). Im a bit

rushed.

Je ne suis pas press(e). I am not in

a rush.

Ils ont lair dtre amoureux. They

appear to be in love.

La fille est tombe amoureuse. The

girl fell in love.

Je suis tousjours satisfait(e). I am

always satisfied.

Je ne suis jamais satisfait(e). Im

never satisfied.

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la pche fishing la canne pche fishing rod
la ligne line lamorce bait la bote dquipemnt tackle box
le moulinet reel le
plomb weight lappt lure lhameon fishhook lillet eye le
barbillon barb la mouche fly lpuisette landing net
la bourriche keep net
la pche en eau douce freshwater fishing

la pche la mouche fly fishing la pche hauturire deep sea fishing

la pche au lancer en mer surfcating lancer to cast
attraper to catch
ramener to reel in
prendre au filet to net
lcher to release
amorcer to bait
mordre to bite
la matriel de pche tackle limpermable wafterproofs le permis de
pche fishing license
la pche maritime sea/marine fishing
le panier de pche creel la pche sous-marine spearfishing
- See more at:
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le ballon football/soccer ball lavant forward larbitre referee le cercle

central central circle le gardien de but goalkeeper la tenue football
strip/shin guard le joueur de foot soccer player le poteau goalpost le
filet net la barre traversale crossbar le but goal le terrain football
pitch/soccer field dribbler to dribble faire une tte head the ball le
mur wall le coup franc free kick la surface de rparation penalty area la
ligne de butgoal line le dfenseur defender le drapeau de coin corner
flag la rentre en touche throw-in botter to kick faire une passe to pass
(the ball) shooter to shoot (the ball) sauver to save (the ball) tacler to
tackle la stade stadium la faute foul la carton jaune yellow card le
championnat league la prolongation extra time marquer un but score a
goal le corner corner lhors jeu off-side lgalit draw/tie la
remplaant substitute le penalty penalty le carton rouge red
card lexpulsion send off la mi-temps half time le
remplacement substitution - See more at:
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le jeu game les checs chess les dames checkers/draughts

les cartes cards le jeu de cartes card game
lchiquier chessboard le cavalier knight le pion pawn la dame queen le
roi king le fou bishop le tour rook le scrabble scrabble la pice tile/scrabble
piece
le trictrac backgammon les jeux de socit board games
le monopoly monopoly le d dice les dominos dominos les
flchettes darts la cible target donner to deal (cards)
battre to shuffle (cards)
le pique spade las ace le roi king la dame queen le valet jack le
joker joker le carreau diamond le cur heart le trfle club le
coup move jouer to play

jouer un jeu to play a game

le joueur player gagner le jeu to win the game
perdre le jeu to lose the game
le gagnant winner le perdant looser le pari bet le point point la
marque score le poker poker jai gagn! I won! - See more at:
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Vocabulary List
aller chez le coiffeur to go to the
hairdressers
le salon de coiffure hairdressing salon
un coiffeur pour hommes barber
un coiffure cheveux hairstyle/hairdo
le coiffeur hairdresser (masculine)
la coiffeuse hairdresser (feminine)
couper les cheveux to cut hair
une coupe de cheveux haircut
les franges fringes (UK), bangs (US)
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laver les cheveux to wash hair

une permanente a perm
les soins capillaires haircare
un peigne cheveux comb
les ciseaux de coiffure scissors
le fer friser curling iron
le sche-cheveux hairdrier (UK) blowdryer (US)
la coloration des cheveux hair coloring

http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/haircut/#sthash.V3qoPDNe.dpuf

Le Jour de lAn
New Years DayVendredi Saint
Good Friday
Pques
Easter
La Fte du Travail
May Day
Victoire 1945
Victory Day in Europe (Commemorating the end of World War II)
lAscension
Ascension Day
La Pentecte
Pentecost
La Fte Nationale
Bastille Day/National Day
La Toussaint
All Saints Day

Armistice 1918
Veterans Day/Armistice Day/Remembrance Day (Commemorates the end of
World War I)
Nol
Christmas
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Vocabulary List
l'acteur/l'actrice actor

l'artiste (m/f) artist

l'athlte (m/f) athlete

le boulanger/la boulangre baker

le boucher butcher

le charpentier carpenter

le caissier/la caissire cashier

le fonctionnaire (m/f) civil servant

le cuisinier cook

le dentiste (m/f) dentist

le mdecin/le docteur doctor

l'lectricien/l'lectricienne electrician

l'ingnieur engineer

le pompier fireman

le journaliste (m/f) journalist

l'avocat/l'avocate lawyer/barrister

l'ouvrier/l'ouvrire manual worker

la femme de mnage/la domestique maid

le grant/la grante manager

le mcanicien/la mcanicienne mechanic

l'infirmier/l'infirmire nurse

l'officier officer

le peintre painter

le pharmacien/la pharmacienne pharmacist/chemist

le pilote (m/f) pilot

le plombier plumber

le gendarme policeman

l'homme politique/la femme politique politician

le rceptionniste (m/f) receptionist

le chercheur/la chercheuse researcher

le secrtaire (m/f) secretary

l'tudiant/l'tudiante student

le professeur professor

l'enseignant/l'enseignante teacher

le serveur/la serveuse waiter/waitress

l'crivain writer

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le canap sofa
la chemine fireplace
la pendule clock
le tableau painting
le rideau curtain

le sol floor
le coussin cushion
le vase vase
laplique wall light
la bibliothque bookshelf
store vnitien venetian blind
le plafond ceiling
le table basse coffee table
le miroir miroir
la lampe wall lamp
le tapis rug
le fauteuil armchair
la vitrine cabinet
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les mathmatiques math plus plus moins minus fois times/multiplied by

divis par divided by
gale(nt) equals compter to count
soustraire to subtract
additionner to add
multiplier to multiply
diviser to divide
lquation equation le pourcentage percentage la
gomtrie geometry larithmtique arithmetic la calculatrice calculator le
compas compass la rgle ruler le rapporteur protractor lquerre square (set square)
bold italics les mesures measurements laire area la longeur length la largeur width les
dimentions dimensions
la hauteur height la profondeur depth la fraction fraction le numrateur numerator le
dnominateur denominator le volume volume les
lignes lines droit right parallle parallel perpendiculaire perpendicular courbe curved le
s solides solids le cylindre cylinder le cube cube le ct side la pyramide pyramid le
sommet apex la sphre sphere le cne cone la basse base les formes shapes le

cercle circle le centre center le diamtrediameter le rayon radius la

circomfrence circumference larc arc la diagonale diagonal le rectangle rectangle le
triangle triangle langle angle lhypotnuse hypotenuse le
paralllogramme parallelogramme le losange/rhombe rhombus le trapze trapezium le
pentegone pentagon
lhexagone hexagon loctogone octagon lalgbre algebra le calcul calculus - See more
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la moto motorbike/motorycle faire la moto to ride a motorcycle

la motocyclette motorcycle le/la motard(e) motorcyclist le
motocycliste motorcyclist les commandes controls lembrayage clutch le frein brake le
klaxon horn le compteur speedometer le clignotant indicator (UK) /blinker (US)
le guidon handlebars le phare headlight la garde-boue mudguard (UK) /fender (US)
la suspension suspension le pneu tyre/tire la pdale de frein brake pedal
le filtre dair air filter
la bote de vitesses gearbox le rservoir dhuile oil tank
le pot dchappement exhaust pipe
le silencieux silencer le feu en arrire back light/tail light
le rflecteur reflector le sige arrire pillion la selle seat le moteur engine le rservoir
dessence fuel tank
les vtements de moto motorcycle clothing
la genouillre knee pad
la bande flourescente reflector strap
la visire visor les vtements en cuir leathers le casque moto motorcycle helmet
les gants moto motorcycle gloves
la moto de course racing motorcycle
la moto routire touring bike
la moto tout-terrain dirt/off-road bike
le scooter scooter la bquille stand/kickstand le side-car sidecar - See more at:
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FEMININE NOUNS MASCULINE NOUNS

la terre
the world/land le monde
the world la fort
the forest larbre
the tree la feuille

the leaf locan

the ocean la mer
the sea le lac
the lake la montagne
the mountain le fleuve
the river la rivire
the river/stream le glacier
the glacier la valle
the valley ltang
the pond la plage
the beach le dsert
the desert la jungle
the jungle la baie
the bay - See more at:
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Vocabulary List
heureux
heureuse
Happy
triste
Sad
gnreux
gnreuse
Generous
goste
Selfish
ouvert
ouverte
Open/outgoing
timide
Shy/reserved

lche
Cowardly

optimiste
Optimistic

fermement dcid(e)
Determined

pessimiste
Pessimistic

indcis
indcise
Indecisive, unsure

fiable
Reliable

sympatique
Friendly
inamical(e)
Unfriendly
reconnaissant
reconnaissant(e)
Grateful

chaleureux
chaleureuse
Warm/caring

ingrat
ingrat(e)
Ungrateful,
unappreciative

distant
distante
Cold/distant/aloof

travailleur
travailleuse
Hard-working

joyeux
joyeuse

paresseux
paresseuse

peu fiable
Unreliable
sincre
Sincere
peu sincre
Sincere
marrant
marrante
Funny, fun, amusing
srieux
srieuse
Not fun, serious
fort
forte
Strong
faible

Cheerful

Lazy

grincheux
grincheuse
Grumpy

gentil
gentille
Kind

courageux
courageuse
Courageous

pas gentil
pas gentille
Unkind

Weak

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lavion airplane/aircraft lavoin de ligne airliner le cockpit cockpit le
nez nose (of the plane)
le racteur engine le fuselage fuselage laile wing la
queue tail lempennage tailplane la drive fine laireron aileron le train
datterrissage landing gear
la sortie exit la roue de nez nosewheel la cabine cabin le sige seat le
hublot window la sortie de secours emergency exit
lhtesse de lair flight attendant
le casier bagages i le ventilateur air vent la liseuse reading light
la range row la tablette table tray
le couloir aisle laccoudoir armrest la montgolfire hot-air balloon
lULM microlight lhlice propeller lavoin lger light aircraft
lhydravion sea plane
le jet priv private jet
lavion supersonique supersonic jet
lhlicoptre helicopter le bombardier bomber le chasseur fighter plane
le pilote pilot dcoler to take off
le copilote co-pilot atterir to land
laltitude latitude voler to fly
la classe conomique economy class
la classe affaires business class
les bagages main carry-on bags
la ceinture de scurit safety belt
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la voile sailing le yacht yacht la grand-voile mainsail le mt mast le

grement rigging la bme boom larrire stern le
compas compass lancre anchor la voile davant headsail naviguer to
navigate
le taquet cleat le pont de ct sidedeck lavant bow la barre tiller la
coque hull le gilet de sauvetage life jacket
le radeau de sauvetage life raft
la boue de sauvetage lifebuoy la fuse clairante flare les sports

aquatiques watersports la plance voile windsurfing la voile saile la

planche board la bride footstrap le planchiste windsurfer la
planche surfboard le surf surfing le ski nautique waterskiing le
rafting rafting le motonautisme speed boating
le jet-ski jet skiing
le cano canoeing le kayak kayak la pagaie paddle ramer to row
le rameur rower la rame row le bateau rame row boat
le vent wind la vague wave lcume surf les
rapides rapids lquipage team le surfeur surfer le skieur
natique waterskier
lcoute sheet le gouvernail rudder chavirer to capsize la
drive centerboard - See more at:
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le science science la biologie biology la chimie chemistry la

physique physics le laboratoire lab/laboratory lquipement de
laboratoire tools of the laboratory
la balance scale la balance ressort spring balance
le bec Bunsen Bunsen burner
le creuset crucible le trpied tripod lxperience experiment la
bouteille bottle lentonnoir funnel la fiole flask le bouchon stopper la
pince clamp le statif clamp stand
la bote de Ptrie petri dish
la chronomtre timer le support rack lprouvette test tube
le microscope microscope loculaire eyepiece le bouton de mise au
point focusing knob
la lentille de lobjectif objective lens
la platine stage le porte-objet slide le miroir mirror le
themomtre thermometer la seringue syringe la pince fine tweezers le
scalpel scalpel le compte-gouttes (eye) dropper
le forcepts forcepts la pince tongs la spatule spatula le mortier mortar le
pilon pestle le papier filtre filter paper
les lunettes de protection googles le bcher beaker la
pipette pipete laimant magnet la pince crocodile crocodile clip
la pile battery llctrode ngative italics llectrode positive positive
electrode - See more at:
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Vocabulary List
le carr = square
le cercle = circle
le triangle = triangle
lovale (m) = oval
le rectangle = rectangle

loctogone = octagon
le cube = cube
la sphre = sphere
le cylindre = cylinder
le cne = cone

le demi-circle = half circle

ltoile (f) = star
le pentagone (m) = pentagon

la pyramide = pyramid

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Vocabulary List
le ski
la piste
Skiing (the sport)
The ski trail
skier
ltat des pistes
les btons de ski
To ski (verb)
Ski conditions
Ski poles
faire du ski
Un tlsige
la fixation de ski
To ski (verb)
Chairlift
Ski bindings
le surf
une remonte mcanique une combinaison de ski
Snowboarding
Ski lift
Ski suit
le ski alpin
le forfait-skieurs
un fuseau de ski
Alpine/downhill skiing
Lift ticket, ski pass
Ski pants
le ski de fond
les skis
un anorak
Cross-country/nordic skiing The skis
Ski jacket
la montagne
les chausseurs de ski
une casque de ski
The mountain
Ski boots
Ski helmet
une station de ski
les aprs-ski
une masque de ski
A ski resort
Snow boots
Goggles
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le supermarch supermarket/grocery store

le caddie trolley/shopping cart
le panier shopping basket
les provisions groceries les pomotions offers/sales le cassier cashier le
tapis roulant conveyer belt
ltagre shelf la caisse checkout lalle aisle la caisse till/cash register
le sac provisions shopping bag
le code barres bar code
le lecteur optique scanner la crmerie dairy section
la boulangerie bakery les crales cereals les converves canned/tinned
food
la confiserie confectionary/sweets section
les lgumes vegetables la viande et volaille meat and poultry

les fruits fruits le poisson fish la charcuterie deli les produits

surgels frozen food
les boissons beverages
les plats cuisins instant meals
les produits dentretien household (cleaning) products
les articles de toilette toiletries les articles pour bbs baby section
la nourriture pour animaux pet food
llectomneger electrical goods
les magazines/revues magazines - See more at:
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le tennis tennis

les tennis tennis shoes

le joureur de
tennis tennis player

servir to serve

le ramasseur de
balles ballboy

le smash to smash

le filet net

la
racquette racquet/racket le manche handle

la tte head

la corde string

larbitre umpire/referee

la ligne de
service service line

la balle ball

le poignet wristband

le court de tennis tennis

la ligne de ct sideline court
le simple singles
le set set

lgalit deuce

la faute fault

le slice slice

leffet spin

le double doubles

le match match

lavantage advantage

las ace

lchange rally

le juge de
ligne linesman

le jeu game

le tiebreak tiebreak

lamorti dropshot

net! let!

le
championnat champions
hip
le service serve

la volle volley

le retour return

le lob lob

le coup droit forehand

le revers backhand

Roland Garros French

Open

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le jour de la Saint-Valentin
St. Valentines Dayla fte des amoureux
Literally Lovers Holiday but commonly used to refer to Valentines Day in France
une carte de Saint-Valentin
Valentines Day card
Bonne Saint Valentin!
Happy Valentines Day!
mon chri
My dear (when referring to a man)
ma chrie
My dear (when referring to a woman)Je taime
I love you
Je taime de tout mon cur!
I love you with all my heart!
Tu me manques
I miss you
Mon cher + NAME
Dear + NAME Starting a letter to a man
Ma chre + NAME
Dear + NAME Starting a letter to a womenAvec toute mon affection,
With all my affection, A romantic way to end a Valentines day card
Affectueusement
Fondly, another nice way to end a letter
Je tembrasse trs fort
I embrace you strongly One more way to end a love letter
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la
To the/in the manner of
la carte
Restaurant menu items sold separately or individually usually in smaller portions.
la mode
Refers to serving a desert with ice cream, eg apple pie la mode.
propos
regarding/concerning

adieu
good-bye or farewell
amuse-bouche
Small bite-size hors duvre
apritif
A drink taken before a meal, usually alcoholic.
au jus
Culinary term referring to serving a dish with sauce
blas
Not being impressed with something due to over-familiarity
bon apptit
Enjoy your meal said before eating
bon vivant
Somebody who enjoys their life
boy voyage
Enjoy your trip!
bourgeois
Preoccupied with material values and class rank or status
brunette
Usually refers to a female with brown hair
caf
A coffee house
caf au lait
Coffee with milk
chic
Stylish, in fashion
clich
A saying that is used to often
clique
A tight or exclusive group pronounced Click in English.
crche
Nativity scene for christmas
crme brle
Desert with custard and caramelized sugar
crme de la crme
Best of the best

critique
An analysis of ones work
cul-de-sac
dead-end street
dcor
Referring to home decorating
dj vu
Literally already seen but refers to situations that seem like theyve happened
before.
dossier
A file containing information about a person
eau de toilette
Aromatic splashing water used after bathing; a mild perfume or cologne
eau de vie
Whiskey, brandy or other strong alcoholic beverages.
en garde
Take your guard said in the sport of fencing.
entre nous
Between us
entre
The main dish of a meal (US) or the first course of a meal (UK)
faade
A fake persona or false impressions
faux
Adjective for fake, eg faux fur for fake fur
faux pas
Something one must not do in order to remain polite
femme fatale
A seductrice harboring bad intentions.
fianc/e
A woman or man who will be married.
gaffe
Stupid mistake or blunder
genre
Type or kind
haute cuisine
High-end or gourmet cooking

hors duvre
Appetizer
joie de vivre
Joy of living
laissez-faire
Political philosophy referring to non-interference
malaise
Sickness or not feeling comfortable
Mardi Gras
Fat Tuesday, annual festival celebrated in New Orleans.
milieu
Social environment
n, ne
Born, used in writing when referring to a womans maiden name.
nouveau riche
Refers to people who have recently become wealthy but were previously poor.
panache
Flamboyance
par avion
Air mail
prt--porter
Ready to wear
raison dtre
Reason or purpose for existing
rapprochement
Diplomatic term for two states or bodies moving towards each other
renaissance
Literally rebirth Refers to 14-17th century Europe
savant
Knowing or brilliant often used in relation to those with Autism.
soire
Refers to an evening party
soupe du jour
Soup of the day.
tte--tte
Literally head-to-head Refers to two people facing offer in a close debate.

vinaigrette
Oil and vinegar salad dressing
vis--vis
Comparing one thing in relation to another
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mais
but
mais oui!
but, yes!
mais oui bien sr
but, of course!
Jaimerais bien y aller, mais je nai pas de temps
Id like to go but I dont have any time.
Il tudie le Franais mais il ne parle pas couramment.
He studies French but does not speak fluently.
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le paysage landscape la plaine plane le dsert desert le bois woods la

fort forest/woods la fort tropicale rainforest le pr meadow le
marais swamp la prairie grassland le ruiseau stream le lac lake la
cascade waterfall le geyser geyser la falaise cliff la cte coast le rcif de
corail i lesturaire estuary la montagne mountain la rivire river la
colline hill la gorge gorge le plateau plateau la caverne cave la
valle valley - See more at:
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le marteau hammer le tournevis screwdriver la clef molette wrench la

clef anglaise wrench la clef molette adjustable spanner
la clef spanner les embouts de tournevis screwdriver bits
le mtre tapemeasure le couteau knife la douille socket la pince
universelle bull-nose pliers
le clef pipe socket wrench
le niveau spirit level
le joint washer lcrou nut le foret drill bit
le foret metaux metal bit

les forets bois carpentry bits

le foret bois plat flat wood bit
lalsoir reamer le tournevis cruciforme phillips screwdriver
le clou nail la vis screw la pince coupante wire cutters
la pince dnuder wire strippers
le fer soudre soldering iron
le ruban isolant insulating tape
le scie chantourner fretsaw la scie dosseret tenon saw
la scie gone handsaw les lunettes de scurit safety goggles
le rabot plane la bote onglets mitre block
le scie mtaux hacksaw le papier de verre sandpaper la paille de
fer wire wool
la perceuse manuelle hand drill
le burin chisel la lime file la pierre aiguiser sharpening stone
le ventouse plunger la coupe-tube pipe cutter - See more at:
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le lait milk le fromage cheese le lait entier whole milk

le lait de vache cows milk
le lait crm skimmed milk
le lait demi-crm semi-skimmed milk
le carton de lait milk carton
le lait condens condensed milk
le lait de chvre goats milk
le fromage crme cream cheese
le fromage pt soft cheese
le bleu blue cheese
le fromage pt semi-hard cheese
le fromage rp grated cheese
le fromage pt hard cheese
le fromage pt semi-molle semi-soft cheese le cottage cottage cheese
le fromage frais fresh cheese
le beurre butter la crme cream la margarine margarine la crme
allge single cream
la crme paisse double cream
la crme fouette whipped cream
le yaourt yoghurt la glace ice-cream le lait pasturis pasteurized milk
le lait non-pasteuris unpasteurized milk
le milk-shake milkshake le yaourt surgel frozen yoghurt le lait de
brebis sheeps milk
le babeurre buttermilk le lactose lactose le lait
homognis hoomogenised milk
le lait en poudre powdered milk
sans matires grasses fat-free - See more at:
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lconomie economics la production production la

consommation consumption les biens assets/commodities/goods les
services services lchange exchange les sciences conomiques economic
sciences
les thories conomiques economic theories
la gestion management la thorie conomique classique classical
economics
lconomie thorique theoretic economics
la macroconomie macro-economics les cycles conomiques economic
cycles
la microconomie micro-economics le mercantilisme mercantilism la
Richesse des nations Wealth of the Nations
le libre-change free trade
lemploi employment le chmage unemployment les avantages
comparatifs competitive advantages
loffre et de la demande supply and demand
lconomie de march market economy
le marxisme Marxism lquilibre gnral equilibrium lefficience du
march market efficiency la politique montaire monetary policy
linflation inflation la politique budgtaire budgetary policy
la politique fiscale fiscal policy
la croissance conomique economic growth
limposition taxation les dpenses publiques public spending
la rcession recession la dpression depression lintrt interest le taux
dintrt interest rate
le taux de change exchange rate
le Produit National Brut (PNB) GDP (Gross Domestic Product) le Produit
Intrieur Brut (PIB) GNP (Gross National Product) - See more at:
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la physique physics la science naturelle natural science

Aristote Aristotle la nature nature le mouvement motion la
thermodynamique thermodynamics la
chaleur heat llectricit electricity la mcanique mechanics la
force force le
vecteur vector la vlocit velocity lacclration acceleration lelan/quanti
t de mouvement momentum la friction friction la gravit/le
pesanteur gravity le transfert dnergie energy transfer
la
croissance expansion la temprature temperature la lumire light loptiqu
e optics radiation lectromagntique electromagnetic radiation la
rverbration reflection la rfraction refraction le magntisme magnetism
le conducteur conductor le champ electrique electric field
le champ magntique magnetic field

le courent current la rsistance resistance La loi de Faraday Faradays law

La loi de Coulomb Coulombs law
laiment (m) magnet le courant continu DC power
le courant alternatif AC power
la physique moderne modern physics
la physique nuclaire nuclear physics
la physique quantique quantum physics
la radioactivit radioactivity la fission fission la fusion fusion la physique
des semi-conducteurs semiconductor physics la physique
applique applied physics
la physique chimique chemical physics
la physique classique classical physics
la physique molculaire molecular physics
la professeur de physique-chimie physics teacher
la physique thorique theoretical physics - See more at:
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la rligion religion la spiritualit spirituality les
valeurs values b morals les murs morals sacr sacred la
tradition tradition la moralit morality lorigine de la vie origin of life
religious croyant, pieux,religieux le clerg clergy holy sacr le texte
sacr scripture le rituel ritual le sermon sermon le dieu/divinit god
la desse deity le sacrifice sacrifice le festival festival le
festin feast lenterrement funeral le mariage marriage la
prire prayer lart art la dance dance la messe mass la conviction faith la
croyance/le foi belief athe athiest vnrer to worship
le christianisme Christianity lislam Islam lhindouisme Hinduism le boudd
hisme Buddhism le judasme Judaism la Bible Bible le Nouveau
Testament New Testament le
Coran Quran le taosme Taoism le confucianisme Confusianism lAncien
Testament Old Testament
la Torah Torah - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/religion/#sthash.yBu9GuWU.dpuf

To ask somebody the date in French, say:

Quelle est la date aujourdhui?
What is the date today?
There are several ways to answer the question. The easiest way is to use this
form:
Cest + le + number + month
For example, its July 14: Cest le quatorze juillet.

This construction holds true for all of the days of the month except the first. To say
the first of the month you must use the word premier which literally means first (as
in first, second, third, etc).
So, to say, Its January 1, say: cest le premier janvier.
There are two more ways to say the date which you should learn:
1. Nous sommes + le + number + month
2. On est + le + number + month
So, Nous sommes le 5 avril literally means, We are April 5 and On est le 15
november means One is November 15.
Now practice saying some dates:
le 4 avril April 4
le 23 mai May 23
le 25 juin June 25
le premier november November 1
le 10 octobre October 10
le 17 octobre October 17
le 22 fvrier February 22
le 13 avril April 13

Writing the Date in French

Writing the date out in French is different to the North American system. In French,
you must reverse the month and day. This can be a bit confusing at first for
Americans but should not cause any confusion for people from the UK as they use
the same system. Here are some useful examples:
le 5 juin 2012 5/6/2012
June 5, 2012 6/5/2012
le 25 dcembre 2012 25/12/2012
December 25, 2012 12/25/2012
le 3 november 2012 11/03/2012
November 3, 2012 03/11/2012
- See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/dates/#sthash.q9PSuAk1.dpuf

Vocabulary List
le pre the father

la mre the mother

les parents the parents

le frre the brother

la sur the sister

le fils the son

la fille the daughter

lenfant the child

le bb the baby

le mari the husband

la femme the wife

le fianc the fianc

la fiance the fiance

le grand-pre the grandfather

la grand-mre the grandmother

les grand-parents the grandparents

les petits-enfants the grandchildren

loncle the uncle

la tante the aunt

le neveu the nephew

la nice the niece

le beau-pre the step father

la belle-mre the step mother

le cousin the cousin (male)

la cousine the cousin (female)

le beau-frre brother in-law

la belle-sur sister in-law

le beau-pre father in-law

la belle-mre mother in-law

Practice Sentences (From the Video)

Ma mre a 56 ans. Elle est professeur.

My mom is 56 years-old. Shes a teacher.
Mon pre a 57 ans. Il est dentiste.
My father is 57 years-old. Hes a dentist.
Mon papa sappelle Jean et ma maman sappelle Anne.
My dads name is Jean and my moms name is Anne.
Mon frre a 22 ans. Il sappelle Pierre.
My brother is 22 years-old. His name is Pierre.
Ma soeur habite Paris. Elle sappelle Marie.
My sister lives in Paris. Her name is Marie.
Mon cousin travaille ici. Il sappelle Guillaume.
My cousin works here. His name is Guillaume.
Ma cousine est franaise. Elle est trs grande!
My cousin is French. She is very tall!
Mon grand-pre a soixante-et-onze ans. Il sappelle Martin.
My grandfather is 71 years-old. His name is Martin.
Ma grand-mre a soixante-huit ans. Elle sappelle Franoise.
My grandmother is sixty eight years-old. Her name is Franoise.
Jai une petite-fille et un petit-fils.
I have one granddaughter and one grandson.
tienne est le fils de Benoit.
tienne is Benoits son.
Manon est la fille de Nicole.
Manon is Nicoles daughter.

Philippe est un bon mari. Pauline est une bonne femme.

Philippe is a good husband. Pauline is a good wife.
Mon neveau habite Marseille et ma nice habite Lille.
My nephew lives in Marseille and my niece lives in Lille.
Mon beau-pre regarde la tl.
My stepfather/father-in-law is watching TV.
Ma belle-mre travaille au centre-ville.
My stepmother/mother-in-law works downtown.
More Useful Phrases

Avez-vous des frres Do you have any

brothers?
Oui, jai un frre. Yes. I have one
brother.
Avez-vous une femme? Do you have a
wife?
Avez-vous des enfants? Do you have
kids?
Voici mes parents. Here are my
parents.

Avez-vous des soeurs? Do you have

any sisters?
Oui, jai une sur. Yes, I have one
sister.
Oui, jai une femme. Yes, I have a wife.
Oui, jai des enfants. Yes, I have kids.

Voici mon pre. Here is my father.

Voici nos enfants. Here are our
Voici ma mre. Here is my mother.
children.
tes-vous mari(e) Are you married?
Oui, je suis mari(e). Yes, I am married.
Non, je ne suis pas mari(e). No. I am Jhabite avec ma famille. I live with my
not married.
family.
Nous sommes spar(e)s We are
Je suis clibataire. I am single.
separated.
Nous sommes divorcs. We are
Nous vivons ensemble. We live
divorced.
together.
- See more at: http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/familymembers/#sthash.CArTc0dk.dpuf

lours (m) bear le chameau

le chameau camel la poule
la poule chicken le crocodile

le crocodile crocodile le cerf

le cerf deer le dauphin
le dauphin dolphin la baleine
la baleine whale l'ane
lne donkey le canard
le canard duck l'aigle
laigle eagle la grenouille
la grenouille frog l'elephant
llphant elephant la girafe
la girafe giraffe la chevre
la chvre goat le lion
le lion lion le singe
le singe monkey le souris
le souris mouse le cochon
le cochon pig le lapin
le lapin rabbit le rat
le rat rat le requin
le requin shark le mouton
le mouton sheep le serpent
le serpent snake l'cureuil
lcureuil squirrel le loup
le loup wolf la panthere
la panthre panther le tigre
le tigre tiger la chauve-souris
la chauve-souris bat le castor
le castor beaver le buffle
le buffle buffalo le renard
le renard fox le kangourou
le kangourou kangaroo le koala
le koala koala l'elan

llan (m) moose l'oiseau

loiseau bird la vache
la vache cow le chien
le chien dog le cheval
le cheval horse le chat
le chat cat le poisson
le poisson fish - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/animals/#sthash.yqA1sRee.dpuf

Pluton Plutola
Vnus Venusle systme comte comet
lastronomie astronomylespace solaire solar system
le mtore meteor
(m) space
la
la
ltoile (f) star
constellation constellation mtorite meteorite
lastre (m) star
la plante planet
lastrode
lastronome (m&f) astronomer Terre Earth
(m) asteroid
lastronaute (m&f) astronaut
Mars Mars
la nbuleuse nebula
le vaisseau spatial spaceship Jupiter Jupiter
la lune moon
lunivers (m) universe
Saturne Saturne
le soleil sun
la galaxie galaxy
Uranus Uranus
le
Mercure Mercury
Neptune Neptune
tlescope telescope
- See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/astronomy/#sthash.HxtwSH5h.dpuf
le base-ball baseball la batte bat le gant mitt/glove le batteur batter le mont du
lanceur pitchers mound lhomme de base baseman lquipe team le banc de
touche dugout la ligne de pnalit foul line le champ droit right field le champ
extrieur outfield le champ intrieur infield le champ gauche left field le
casque helmet le receveur catcher le lanceur pitcher lancer to throw attraper to
catch courir to run tre en dfense to field (the ball) glisser to slide batter to bat/go to
bat larbitre umpire jouer to play le tour de batte inning premire base first
base deuxime base second base troisime base third base le home run home run le
strike strike mettre hors jeu out le grand chelem grand slam le terrain de baseball baseball diamond - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/baseball/#sthash.lnhohFql.dpuf

les soins de beaut beauty treatments

le masque de beaut face pack
le lit UV sunbed/tanning bed
le soin du visage facial exfolier to exfoliate
la pdicure pedicure lpilation wax la manicure manicure
le vernis ongles nail varnish/polish
le dissolvant nail polish remover
la lime ongles nail file
les ciseaux ongles nail scissors
le coupe-ongles nail clipper
les accessoires de toilette toiletries
le parfum perfume leau de toilette eau de toilette
lautobronzage self-tanning cream
le tonique toner la crme hydratante moisturizer le dmaquillant cleanser le
maquillage make-up le teinture de cheveux hair dye
le crayon sourcils eyebrow pencil
la pince piler tweezers la brosse sourcils eyebrow brush
le pinceau lvres lip brush
le brillant lvres lip gloss
le crayon lvres lip liner
le pinceau brush le correcteur concealer le miroir mirror la poudre face powder
la houppette powder puff
le rouge lvres lipstick le fond de teint foundation le fard joues blush leyeliner eyeliner le mascara mascara le fard paupires eye shadow
le
teint complexion fonc dark sec dry sensible sensitive hypoallergnique hypoallergenic
le ton shade le bronzage tan antirides anti-wrinkle les boules de coton cotton balls See more at: http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/beauty/#sthash.ihPhBZpJ.dpuf

Birthday
French Birthday Vocabulary

In this lesson youll learn how to say happy birthday in French. First, to say
Birthday you say anniversaire. This is a masculine-singular noun so to say

a birthday you say un anniversaire and to say the birthday you say
lanniversaire.

To say Happy Birthday you can say joyeux anniversaire or bon

anniversaire. In French-speaking Canada you can say bonne fte.

Please note dont confuse anniversaire or birthday with the English

wedding anniversary. However, to say wedding anniversary in French you
say: anniversaire de mariage!

Here are some more vocabulary words and phrases associated with birthdays:

un cadeau danniversaire a birthday gift

un gteau danniversaire a birthday cake

quel ge as-tu? how old are you now?

fter un anniversaire to celebrate a birthday

une fte danniversaire birthday party

- See more at:

http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/birthday/#sthash.r9ZUpa3w.dpuf

les affaires business lhomme daffaires businessman

la femme daffaires business woman
le voyage daffaires business trip le djeuner daffaires business lunch
le client client le contrat business deals
le directeur gnral managing director
le chef boss le rendez-vous meeting lordinateur de poche handheld computer
le portable laptop les notes notes la socit company le personnel staff/employees le
sige social head office

la succursale branch le salaire salary le livre de paie payroll le service

marketing marketing department
les services de vente sales department
la comptabilit accounting department
le service de contentieux legal department
le service de ressources humaines human resources department
la gestion/direction management les honoraires fees un entretien interview la
formation training le poste post/job lacheteur buyer le
vendeur seller lassoci partner le bail lease/rental contract
le bnfice profit les biens assets brut gross le chiffre daffaire sales/turnover le chef
dentreprise boss of the company
le concurrent competitor la compte account la
direction management lentrepreneur entrepreneur ltude de march market study
faire faillite to go bankrupt
les frais fees la grance management la gestion management limpt tax la liquidation
liquidation la location rental le main-doeuvre workforce le paiement payment la perte lo
ss la socit anonyme limited company - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/business/#sthash.AGueCYBn.dpuf

Nol Christmasla veille de Nol Christmas eve la fte des Rois Twelfth
NightL'Avent Advent, four Sundays before Christmas Nol deux-mille onze Christmas
2013la Fte de Nol Christmas holiday Joyeux Nol! Merry Christmas!une
crche Christmas nativity scene, manger le vingt-cinq dcembre December 25un
cadeau de Nol Christmas present, gift un jouet de Nol Christmas toyune carte de
Nol Christmas card une carte de vux a greeting cardune bche de Nol Yule Log un
soulier de Nol Christmas stockingun sapin de Nol Christmas tree le repas de
Nol Christmas dinner, mealle rveillon Christmas feast une dcoration de
Nol Christmas decorationoffrir un cadeau to give a gift le jour de Nol Christmas
DayPapa Nol Santa Claus la nourriture de Nol Christmas foodle March de
Nol Christmas market une chanson de Nol Christmas songla musique de
Nol Christmas music Saint-Nicolas Saint NicolasPre Nol Father Christmas, Santa
Claus La messe de minuit midnight massLa nativit de Jsus the birth if
Jesus Meilleurs vux Seasons greetings! Best wishes!le jour de l'an New Years Day See more at: http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/christmas/#sthash.WJuDRs10.dpuf

blanc white
bleu clair light blue
multicolore muli-colored
gris grey
vert green
noir black
argent silver
jaune yellow
orange orange
bordeaux maroon

Gender: Masculine and Feminine For French Colors

One thing that I did not mention in the lesson is that colors are actually
adjectives and in French you need to change the adjective to masculine,
feminine, masculine plural and feminin plural forms depending on the noun
that its describing. For example, if you want to say a white house you would
say, Une maison blanche. Blanche is the feminine singular form of white. If
you want to say white houses you must say, Des maisons blanches. That is
the feminine plural form of white.
In the table below you will see all the colors mentioned in this video as well as
their masculine, singular and plural forms. If this causes confusion please let
me know in the comments section below and I will make a video exploring this
topic.

blue

Masculine
Singular

Feminine
Singular

Masculine
Plural

Feminine
Plural

bleu

bleue

bleus

bleues

purple

violet

violette

violets

violettes

yellow

jaune

jaune

jaunes

jaunes

green

vert

verte

verts

vertes

red

rouge

rouge

rouges

rouges

orange orange

orange

oranges

orange

white

blanc

blanche

blancs

blanches

black

noir

noire

noirs

noires

grey

gris

grise

gris

grises

pink

rose

rose

roses

roses

brown

marron

marron

marron

marron

light
blue

bleu clair

bleu claire

bleu claires

bleu claires

dark
blue

bleu fonc

bleu fonce

bleu foncs

bleu foncees

- See more at:

http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/colors/#sthash.1XD3Aniv.dpuf

Vocabulary List
une croisire
A cruise

un bateau
A boat

faire une croisire

To go on a cruise

litinraire
le restaurant
Itinerary (masculine noun) Restaurant

un navire croisire
Cruise ship

une escale
Stopover

un paquebot
Cruise liner

la destination
Destination

la mer mditerrane
Mediterranean Sea

un passager
A passenger (masculine
noun)

une croisire
mditerrane
Mediterranean cruise
une croisire de luxe
Luxury cruise

le casino
Casino

marseille
Marseille city in southern
France on the
Mediterranean Sea
Nice
Nice another city in
southern France

Venise
Venise city in Italy from
which many
Mediterranean cruises
les tarifs de croisires begin.
une passagre
A passenger (feminine
noun)

Cruise rates
une croisire fluviale
River cruise

une cabine
Cabin sleeping quarters
on a ship

- See more at:

http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/cruise/#sthash.8r0mfds4.dpuf

Vocabulary List
la tarte pie

la tarte aux pommes apple pie

la tarte au sucre sugar pie

le gteau cake

le gteau aux carottes carrot cake

le gteau aux pommes apple cake

le gteau au fromage cheesecake

le gteau au citron lemon cake

la bche de Nol Christmas cake

le gteau au chocolat chocolate cake

les bonbons candy

la mousse au chocolat chocolate mousse

les biscuits cookies

les crpes crepes

la crme anglaise custard

la salade aux fruits fruit salad

la crme glace ice cream

la gelatine jello

le flan flan

les choux la crme cream puffs

la madeleine small cake-like cookie

la brioche sweet bun

les croissants au beurre butter

croissants

les muffins muffins

les gaufres waffles

les desserts franais French desserts

- See more at:

http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/desserts/#sthash.rGTmlEuI.dpuf

l'ducation educationl'cole school une lve pupilles devoirs homework le jardin

d'enfants kindergartenl'cole primaire elementary school le collge junior high schoolle
lyce high school la classe class (group of students)aller en cours to go to
class l'instituteur elementary school teacher (m)l'institutrice elementary school teacher

(f) le professeur high school teacherle prof high school teacher un examen examune
interrogation quiz/testune interro quiz/testle baccalaurat high school diploma le
bac high school diplomale brevet secondary school diploma l'universit universityle
diplme le diplme le DEUG university diplomala matrise master's degree - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/education/#sthash.MIPbN8l7.dpuf

Bonjour hello/good morningAu Revoir Good-bye Salut Hi and Bye - informalBon aprsmidi Good afternoon Bonsoir Good eveningBonne nuit Good
night Oui yesNon No Merci Thank youDe rien Youre welcome Merci beaucoup Thank
you very muchS'il vous plat Please (formal) S'il te plat Please (informal) bientt See
you soon tout l'heure see you later (same day) la prochaine See you next
time Comment tu t'appelles What is your name? (informal)Comment vous appelezvous? What is your name? (formal)
Je m'appelle My name isEnchant Nice to meet you! Avec plaisir With
pleasureComment vas-tu? How are you? (informal) Comment allez-vous? How are
you? (formal)a va? How's it going? Trs bien Very wellJe ne parle pas franais I do not
speak French Pouvez-vous rpter s'il-vous-plat? Can you repeat please?Vous parlez
trop vite. You are speaking too fast. Je comprends I understandJe comprends un peu. I
understand a little. - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/essential/#sthash.WMTEXw3p.dpuf

les premiers secours first aid

la blessure injury blesser to injure
se blesser to injure oneself
laccident accident lurgence emergency la blessure wound la trousse de premiers
secours first aid box (UK) / kit (US)
lentorse sprain la coupure cut to apply
apressure presser/appuyer lcorchure graze la brlure burn le coup de
soleil sunburn la fracture fracture lcharpe sling le coup de lapin whiplash la
minerve neckbrace la contusion bruise la morsure bite lcharde splinter la
piqre sting la pommade ointment la pansement band-aid (US) / plaster (UK)
lpingle de sret safety pin
le bandage bandage les analgsiques painkillers
la serviette antiseptique antiseptic wipe
la pince fine tweezers les ciseaux scissors lantiseptique antiseptic la gaze gauze le

pansement dressing lattelle splint le sparadrap adhesive tape

la ranimation resuscitation lhmorragie haemorrhage lampoule blister la commotion
crbrale concussion lempoisonnement poisoning le choc lectrique electric shock
la traumatisme crnien head injury
le choc shock sans connaissance unconscious le pouls pulse la
respiration breathing touffer to choke
strile sterile - See more at: http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/first-aidinjury/#sthash.73VgcF78.dpuf

le conditionnement physique fitness lexercise exercise sentraner to

train/workout
le vlo dentranement exercise bike
les poids free weights
lappareil de gym gym machine
le banc bench la barre bar le gymnase gym la piscine swimming pool
la machine ramer rowing machine
la tapis roulant treadmill lentraneuse individuelle personal trainer
la machine de randone cross trainer
lescalier dentranement stepping machine
le sauna sauna ltirement stretch la fente en avant lunge la
traction push-up la flexion de jambes squat le redressement assis situp lexercise pour les biceps curls la traction pour les jambes less press
lexercise pour la poitrine chest press
lentranement poids et haltres weight training le
jogging jogging larobic aerobics jogger sur place to jog in-place
schauffer to warm up
tendre to extend
les exercise Pilates Pilates lentranement en circuit circuit training
flxir to flex
tirer to pull up
la saut la corde jumping/skipping rope
- See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/fitness/#sthash.RJ7agb9o.dpuf

la banane bananaapple
la pomme apple orange
lorange (f) orangepear
la poire pear melon
le melon melondate

la datte date grapefruit

le pamplemousse grapefruitgrape
le raisin grape cherry
la cerise cherrylemon
le citron lemon lime
le citron vert limebanana
la fraise strawberry raspberry
la framboise raspberryblackberry
la mre blackberry blueberry
la myrtille blueberrywatermelon
la pastque watermelon peach
la pche peachplum
la prune plum - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/fruit/#sthash.WyqFOTS0.dpuf

le jardin garden le jardin la franaise formal garden

le patio patio garden
le jardin sur le toit roof garden
la rocaille rock garden
le jardin paysan cottage garden
le jardin deau water garden
le parterre flowerbed le pav paving lalle path la pelouse lawn la
haie hedge le potager vegetable garden
la serre greenhouse le tas de compost compost heap
la fontaine fountain le sol soil la terre topsoil le sable sand la vase silt la
chaux chalk largile clay les plantes plants la plante
vivace perennial bisannuel biennial annuel annual le bulbe bulk les
mauvaises herbes weeds le bambou bamboo le jonc rush la
fougre fern lherbe herb larbre tree la plante aquatique water plant
le confire confier le palmier palm feuilles persistantes evergreen
feuilles caduques deciduous la plante alpine alpine la plante
grasse succulent le cactus cactus la topiare topiary la plante en
pot potted plant
la plante dombre shade plant
la plante grimpante climber lherbe grass la plante
rampante creeper larbuste fleurs flowering shrub
les outils de jardin garden tools
le balai gazon lawn rake
la houe hoe la bche spade la fourche fork la grande cisaille long-handled

shears
le rteau rake la tondeuse lawnmower la dondeuse trimmer la
brouette wheelbarrow le panier de jardinier trug le sac lherbe grass
bag
le terreau compost le gravier gravel les gants de jardinage gardening
gloves
le dplantoir trowel le pesticide pesticide le pot fleurs flower pot
larrosage watering larrosoir watering can
larroseur sprinkler le tuyau darrosage hose la pelouse lawn le
parterre flowerbed tondre to mow (the lawn)
ratisser to rake
tailler to trim
semer to sow
bcher to trim
arroser to water
laguer to prune
transplanter to transplant
dsherber to weed
pailler to mulch
cultiver to cultivate
rcolter to harvest
dessiner to landscape
soigner to tend
cueillir to pick
biologique organic lengrais fertalizer lherbicide weedkiller fertiliser to
fertalize
tamiser to sieve
le sous-sol subsoil mettre en pot to prop up
retourner airate le drainage drainage - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/gardening/#sthash.ZsFiijEI.dpuf

la sant healthje suis en bonne sant I am in good health. je ne suis pas

en bonne sant I am not in good health.je me sens bien I feel well je ne me
sens pas bien I don't feel well.je suis malade I am sick. Je me sens mal
l'aise I don't feel at easeje vais chez le mdecin I go to the doctor. je suis
en bonne forme I am well/fitje ne suis pas en bonne forme I am not
well/fit je vais l'hpital I go to the hospitalj'ai mal ici I have pain here. je
pense que j'ai une infection I think I have an infection.c'est un peu
gonfl It's a bit swollen j'ai une allergie ce mdicament I'm allergic to
this medication.je ne fume pas. I don't smoke non, je ne bois pas
d'alcool No, I don't drink alcohol.j'ai du mal respirer I'm having a hard
time breathing je ne prends pas de antibiotique I don't take any
antibiotics.j'ai de l'asthme I have asthma. je n'aime pas les injections I
don't like injectionsest-ce que c'est infectieux? Is it infectious? une
maladie a sickness/disease/illnessun mdicament a medication la
grippe the flu, influenzaje suis enrhum I have a cold. une fivre a feverla

diarrhe diarrhea - See more at:

http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/healthillnesses/#sthash.VwVbo47s.dpuf

linfirmire nurse le chirurgien surgeon la

courbe chart lanesthsiste anaesthetist la salle dopration operating
room le chariot trolley/stretcher la salle des urgence emergency room la
salle ward la chaise roullante wheelchair lanalyse de sang blood
test linjection injection la radio x-ray la
scanographie scan lopration operation admis admitted renvoy discharg
ed la clinique clinic les heures de visite visiting hours la
maternit maternity ward la pdiatrie childrens ward la chambre
prive private room le service de soins intensifs intensive care unit le
malade en consultation externe outpatient la
neurologie neurology lurologie urology lendocrinologie endocrinology la
pathologie pathology le rsultat result loncologie oncology la chirurgie
esthtique plastic surgery lendocrinologie endocrinology lorientation
dun patient referral la pathologie pathology lanalyse test le
spcialiste consultant/specialist lORL ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat) la
cardiologie cardiology lorthopdie orthopeady la
gyncologie gynaecology la kinsithapie physiotherapy la
dermatologie dermatology la pdiatrie paediatrics la
radiologie radiology la chirurgie surgery la maternit maternity la
psychiatrie psychiatry la ophtalmologie opthmalmolgy - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/hospital/#sthash.cb7mZqO0.dpuf

la cuisine kitchen
les ustensiles de cuisine kitchenware
le frigo refrigerator
le four oven le plan de travail kitchen counter
la vaisselle dishes faire la vaisselle to do the dishes
l'argenterie silverware un couteau knife
une fourchette fork une cuillre spoon
une tasse cup un plat plate/dish
un saladier salad bowl un coquetier egg cup
une assiette plate un bol bowlune soupire soup bowl une cafetire coffee maker/potun
grille-pain toaster un mixeur blender/mixerune pole frying pan une
poubelle garbage/rubbish canune passoire colander/strainer une table tableune
chaise chair une planche dcouper cutting boardun hachoir lectrique electric
mincer un tire-bouchon corkscrew/bottle-openerun ouvre-bote can-opener/tin-opener
(UK) une louche ladleun dcapsuleur bottle opener un doseur measuring cupune

nappe tablecloth une serviette de table napkinun napperon doily - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/kitchen/#sthash.92WrzkKm.dpuf

Vocabulary List
le maquillage makeup

les produits cosmtiques cosmetics

se maquiller to wear/put on makeup

le rouge lvres lipstick

le mascara mascara

la crme hydratante moisturizing cream

le fond de teint foundation

la poudre powder

l'anti-cernes concealer

le fard paupires eyeshadow

le eye-liner eyeliner

les faux cils false/fake eyelashes

le crayon sourcils eyebrow pencil

le fard joues blusher/rouge

le baume pour les lvres lip balm

le crayon lvres lip pencil

le gloss lip gloss

le vernis ongles nail polish

le parfum perfume

la peau skin

le visage face

les yeux eyes

les joues cheeks

le soin pour la peau skincare

la beaut beauty

le maquilleur makeup artist

les marques de maquillage makeup brands

Yves Rocher

Chanel

Dior

Lancme

L'oral

- See more at:

http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/makeup/#sthash.kYGdPpkp.dpuf

Vocabulary List
le poids weight

mesurer (v) to measure

la superficie area

le pied carr square foot

le metre carr square meter

la distance distance

le kilomtre kilometer

le mile mile

la livre pound

l'once ounce

le kilogramme kilogram

le gramme gram

le yard yard

le mtre meter

la tonne ton

le milligramme milligram

le pied foot

le millimtre millimeter

le centimtre centimeter

le pouce inch

la longeur length

la capacit capacity

le litre liter

le gallon gallon

- See more at:

http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/measurement/#sthash.aI0wYfMB.dpuf
Vocabulary List
la musique music

couter la musique to listen to music

les genres de musique types of music

j'coute la musique I listen to music

la musique rock rock music

la musique classique classical music

la musique romantique romantic music

la musique jazz jazz music

la musique contemporaine contemporary music

couter la radio to listen to the radio

une chanson a song

une chanson d'amour a love song

une vieille chanson an old song

chanter to sing

jouer de la musique to play music

les hits du moment top hits

un concert a concert

les instruments de musique musical instruments

un musicien un musicien

une musicienne une musicienne

- See more at:

http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/music/#sthash.zuxWOHzz.dpuf

le bureau office le bureau desk lordinateur computer le tlphone telephone la

corbeille papier wastepaper basket
le clavier keyboard la chaise tournante swivel chair
le meuble tiroirs drawer unit
le tiroir drawer le meuble-classeur filing cabinet
le carnet notebook le classeur file la corbeille arrive in-file la
corbeille dpart out-tray
le fax fax machine
le fax fax limprimante printer len-tte letterhead lenveloppe envelope la fiche
compliments compliments slip
le clipboard clipboard le bloc-notes notepad le porte-dossiers concertina file
le dossier suspendu hanging file
lagenda personal organizer
le dossier-classeur box file
lagrafeuse stapler les agrafes staples le scotch scotch tape
le dvidoir de scotch scotch tape dispenser
le perforateur hole puncher

le cachet rubber stamp

le tampon enceur ink pad
llastique rubber band/elastic
la pince dessin large clip
le trombone paper clip
le panneau daffichage notice board
la punaise thumb tack
imprimver to print
agrandir to enlarge
photocopier to photocopy
- See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/office/#sthash.sfzTDCAp.dpuf

la pharmacie pharmacy/chemist le pharmacien pharmacist/chemist le

mdicament medicine les vitamines vitamines la glule capsule la pilule pill le
sirop syrup les soins dentaires dental care
lhygine fminine feminine hygene
les dodorants deodorants lofficine dispensary le mdicament pour la
toux cough medicine
les soins pour la peau skincare lherboristerie herbal remedies
linhalateur inhaler la crme cream la pommade ointment le gel gel le
suppositoire suppository le seringue syringe les gouttes drops le spray spray la
poudre powder lcran solaire sunscreen le produit anti-insecte insect repellant
la lingette humide wet wipe
le protge-slip panty liner
le tampon tampon la serviette hyginique sanitary napkin
le kleenex kleenex/tissue linsuline insulin les effets secondaires side-effects
la date dexpiration expiration date
les cachets antiaupathiques travel sickness pills
le fer iron le calcium calcium le magnsium magnesium le mdicament
multivitamine multivitamins jetable disposible la
posologie dosage soluble soluble la mdication medication la pastille pour la
gorge throat lozenge

la diarrhe diarrhoea le laxatif laxative le

mdicament medicine lanalgsique painkiller le sdatif sedative/sleeping pill
le somnifre sleeping pill
lanti-inflammatoire anti-inflamatory lantacide antacid - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/pharmacy/#sthash.FY2z14Xi.dpuf

les roches rocks les minraux minerals le granit granite lobsidienne obsidian le
basalte basalt la pierre ponce pumice sdimentaire sedimentary le
calcaire limestone la craie chalk le silex flint le charbon coal le
conglomrat conglomerate le grs sandstone mamorphique metamorphic
le gneiss gneiss le marbre marble le schiste schist lardoise slate les
gemmes gems le rubis ruby laigue-marine aquamarine le
jade jade lmeraude emerald le saphir saphire la toumaline toumaline le
topaze topaz le grenat garnet la pierre de lune moonstone lopale opal le
jais jet lamthyste amethyst
le rubis ruby les minraux minerals lonyx onyx lagate agate la
graphite graphite la turquoise turquoise la
malachite malachite lhmatite hematite la calcite calcite le souphre sulpher le
mica mica le quartz quartz les mtaux metals lor gold largent silver le
platine platinum le fer iron le nickel nickel le zinc zinc le
mercure mercury laluminium aluminium ltain tin le cuivre copper - See more
at: http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/rocksminerals/#sthash.sW2FQFua.dpuf

les langues trangres foreign languagesle

Franais French l'espagnol Spanishl'allemand German l'anglais Englishl'italien Italian l'
art artla littrature literature le dessin drawingla biologie biology la chimie chemistryla
gymnastique gymnastics le Grec Greekl'histoire history l'histoire-go history and
geographyla gographie geography le latin Latinles
mathmatiques math l'algbre algebrala gomtrie geometry la
physiquephysicslinformatique computers le commerce commerce, businessle
thtre theater - See more at: http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/schoolsubjects/#sthash.qmKyYZi1.dpuf

Vocabulary List
l't
summer

l'automne
in autumn

en t
in the summer

en automne
in the summer

En t j'aime aller la plage

In the summer I like to go to the beach.

En autumne il commence faire frais.

In autumn the weather starts to be cool.

l'hiver
winter

le printemps
spring

en hiver
in winter

au printemps
in spring

En hiver j'aime faire du ski.

I like to ski during the winter.

Au printemps il pleut souvent.

In the spring it rains often.

- See more at:

http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/seasons/#sthash.uVKIVnQ1.dpuf

O est-ce quil y a?
Oo esk-k-eel yee a?
Where is?
Un supermarch?
Uhn soo-pair mar-shay?
A supermarket
Un grand magasin?
Uhn grahn-magah-zihn
A department store
Faire le shopping
Fair leh shoh-ping
To go shopping
Cest combien
Say kom-byun
How much is it?

Je voudrais acheter
Zhuh voo-dray ash-tay
I want to buy
Je cherche
Zhuh Sh-ersh
Im looking for
Une carte de crdit
Ehn kart duh cray-dee
A credit card
Une carte de dbit
Ehn kart de day-beat
Debit card
Des chques de voyage
day shek duh voay-yage
Travelers checks
Cest trop cher
Say troh shayr
Its too expensive
Mois cher
Mwun chayr
Cheaper
Occasion
Oh-kah-zion
Bargain
Soldes
Sold
Sale
- See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/shopping/#sthash.7T80UpvZ.dpuf

Vocabulary List
le football Soccer

le match de foot soccer game

le terrain de foot soccer field/pitch

le fan de foot soccer fan

l'entraneur de football soccer coach

le footballeur soccer player

le joueur de football soccer player

le footeux soccer player (slang)

l'entranement de foot (m) soccer practice

le ballon de football/foot soccer ball

les chaussures crampons cleats

l'quipe de foot (f) soccer team

le maillot de foot soccer jersey

le short de foot soccer shorts

les protge-tibias shin guards

le gardien de but goalkeeper/goalie

le dfenseur defense

l'avant centre center forward

l'alier gauche left wing

l'alier droit right wing

le milieu gauche left mid-fielder

le milieu droit right mid-fielder

l'arbitre (m) referee

la Fdration Internationale de Football Association FIFA

la Coupe du Monde de Football Soccer World Cup

l'actualit du football soccer news

- See more at:

http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/soccer/#sthash.zsUd4N6U.dpuf

la natation swimming nager to swim la piscine swimming pool les styles lde
natation swimming styles le crawl front crawl la brasse breaststroke le dos
crawl backstroke/back crawl le papillon butterfly la nage stroke le coup de pied kick la
brassire armband les lunettes protectrices goggles la pince pour le nez nose clip la
planche float/kickboard le maillot de bain swimsuit le couloir lane leau water le plot de
dpartstarting block le slip de bains trunks le bonnet de natation swim cap le
tremplin springboard/diving board plonger to dive le plongeur diver le tour turn le
nageur swimmer le plongeon dive nager sur place to tread water les casiers lockers le
water-polo water polo le petit bassin shallow end la crampe cramp le plongeon de haut
vol high dive le dpart plong racing dive le matre nageur lifeguard le grand
bassin deep endla nage synchronise synchronized swimming la plonge scuba
diving la combinaison de plonge wetsuit la bouteille dair air tank le tuba snorkel le
rgularteur regulator la palme flipper - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/swimming/#sthash.i5QDS5zC.dpuf

Vocabulary

le thtre theatre
le public audience

le dcor set
lacteur actor

la scne stage
les places seating
la loge box

la fauteil seat
le balcon balcony
la corbeille circle

le costume costume
la bande sonore sound
track
la distribution cast

le placeur usher

le rideau curtain
lorchestre orchestra
la deuxime galerie upper
circle
lalle aisle
la range row
la musique
classique classical music

le bis encore
le texte script

la partition musical score

la toile de fond backdrop
le metteur en
lactrice actrice
la pice de thtre play scne director
la premire first night
lentracte interval
le programme program
la fosse
la comdie
dorchestre orchestra pit le concert concert
musicale musical
lopra opera
la comdie comedy
le thriller thriller
la comdie
le film dhorreur horror
romantique romance
film

le film de sciencele film

le film
fiction sci-fi
daventures adventure film danimation animated film
le cinma cinema/movies le pop-corn popcorn
le foyer lobby
la salle de cinma movie
lcran movie screen
la caisse box office
hall
Phrases

Jaimerais bien voir un film. Id like to

see a film.
Quest qui passe au cinma ce
soir? Whats showing at the cinema
tonight?
Est-ce que cest sous-titr? Is it subtitled?

Jaimerais bien voir une pice de

thtre. Id like to see a play

Est-ce que cest en Anglais ou

Franais? Is it in English or French?
Je naime pas les films doubls. I dont
like dubbed movies.
Excusez-moi, ces places sont
Avez-vous un programme? Do you
prises. Excuse me, these seats are
have a program?
taken.
Est-ce que tu as vu ce film dj? Have Oui, je lai dj vu. Yes, Ive seen it

already.
you already seen this film?
Qui est la vedette dans le film? Who is Je ne sais pas qui a ralis le film. I
the star in the movie?
dont know who directed the movie.
Est-ce que tu as aim le film/la
Oui, jai lai aim Yes, I liked it. Non, je
pice? Did you like the movie/play?
ne lai pas aim. No. I didnt like it.
Jadore les films franais! I love French Je naime pas les films trop longs. I
cinema!
dont like movies that are too long.
Jaime cet acteur/cette actrice! I love Cet acteur est trs connu. This actor is
this actor/actresse.
very well known.
- See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/theatre/#sthash.RmwSE2lJ.dpuf

le haricot vert French/green bean la fve broad bean le petit pois garden
pea le mas corn la germe de soja bean sprout le
bambou bamboo lokra okra lendive chicory le fenouil fennel les curs
de palmier palm hearts la roquette rocket le cresson watercress le
cleri celery le chou de Bruxelles brussel sprout la bette swiss chard le
radicchio raddicchio le chou fris kale loseille sorrel la chicore endive le
chou chinoispak-choi les pinards spinich le pissenlit dandelion le
chou cabbage le brocoli broccoli la laitue lettuce le chou prcoce spring
greengs le chou-fleur cauliflower lartichaut artichoke le
radis radish lonion onion la pomme de terre potato le poivron pepper le
piment chilli le navet turnip la courge marrow la patate douce sweet
potato ligname yam la bettrave beetroot le rutabaga swede le
topinambour Jerusalem artichokele raifort horseradish le panais parsnip le
gingembre ginger laurbergine aubergine/egg plant la tomate tomato la
ciboule spring onion le poireau leek lchalote shallot lail garli le
champignon mushroom le truffle truffle le concombre cucumber la
courgette courgette la courge musque butternut squash la courge
gland acorn squash la citrouille pumpkin la tomoate cerise cherry
tomato la carotte carrot le taro taro rootle fruit de larbre pain bread
fruit - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/vegetables/#sthash.G2APlP03.dpuf

Vocabulary List
Jai faim.
Im hungry.

Jai soif.
Im thirsty.

Est-ce que tu as faim?

Are you hungry?

Est-ce que tu as soif?

Are you thirsty?

Oui, jai faim.

Yes, Im hungry.

Oui, jai soif.

Yes. Im thirsty.

Non, je nai pas faim.

No. I am not hungry.

Non, je nai pas soif.

No. I am not thirsty.

Jai trs faim.

Im very hungry.

Jai trs soif.

Im very thirsty.

- See more at:

http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/hungry/#sthash.5o6Jt8YN.dpuf

French months
janvier = January
fvrier = February
mars = March
avril = April
mai = May
juin = June

juillet = July

aot = August
septembre = September
octobre = October
novembre = November
dcembre = December
- See more at: http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/months-of-theyear/#sthash.rhvXkQ1t.dpuf

Example Sentences
Phrases with vraimentJtais
vraiment heureux
I was really happy.

Phrases with Ah BonSpeaker 1: Je

viens de gagner une nouvelle voiture.
Speaker 2: Ah bon?

Elle est vraiment sympatique.

She is very nice.

Speaker 1: I just won a new car.

Speaker 2: Really?

Ctait vraiment dommage.

It was really a pity.

Speaker 1: Je lai fait dix fois. Speaker

2: Ah bon?
Speaker 1: I did it ten times. Speaker 2:

You are very strange.

Really?
Speaker 1: Je ne lai jamis fait dans ma
vie. Speaker 2: Ah bon?
Speaker 1: I never did it in my life.
Speaker 2: Really?
Speaker 1: Je parle cinq langues.
Speaker 2: Ah bon?
Speaker 1: I speak five languages.
Speaker 2: Really?
Tu es vraiment bizarre.
He really needs to learn French.
Il a vraiment besoin dapprendre le
Franais.

Speaker 1: Jai une autre maison dans

la compagne. Speaker 2: Ah bon?
Speaker 1: I have another house in the
countryside. Speaker 2: Really?

- See more at:

http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/really/#sthash.0hsypkEq.dpuf

1. O sont les toilettes?

Where is the bathroom?
2. Do vennez-vous?
Where are you from? (formal or plural)
3. Do viens-tu?
Where are you from? (informal)
4. O est la gare?
Where is the train station?
5. O est lhtel?
Where is the hotel?
6. O est la France?
Where is France?
7. O est la bibliothque?
Where is the library?
8. O est Jean-Marc?
Where is Jean-Marc?
9. O est-ce que tu habites?
Where do you live?
10. O est-ce que je peux apprendre le Franais?
Where Can I learn French?

- See more at:

http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/where/#sthash.QApKNUZ4.dpuf

les pices spices les herbes herbs le piment chilli (pepper)

le paprika paprika le poudre de curry curry powder
la cardamome cardamom la safran saffron le fenugrec fenugreek le grain
de poivre peppercorn le poivre de la Jamaque allspice le bouquet
garni bouquet garni
le cumin cumin le curcuma tumeric le macis mace la noix de
muscade nutmeg la vanille vanille le bouquet garni bouquet garni
la cannelle cinnamon le clou de girofle cloves la citronnelle lemon grass
lanis toill star anise
le gingembre ginger la feuille de laurier bay leaf
le persil parsley les graines de fenouil fennel seeds
le fenouil fennel la menthe mint le thym thyme la sauge sage la
ciboulette chives le basilic basil la
marjolaine marjoram lestragon tarragon lorigan oregano laneth dill la
coriandre coriander le roumarin rosemary lchalote shallot la graine de
mutarde mustard seed - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/herbs-spices/#sthash.3lQT55y1.dpuf

la ferme farm lagriculture agriculture le

fermier farmer lagriculteur farmer les terres cultives farmland
le champ field la grange barn le pr pasture le btail livestock la
clture fence la barrire gate la haie hedge la maison
dhabitation farmhouse
le tracteur tractor la moissonneuse-batteuse combine harvester
la ferme de culture arable farm
la ferme latire dairy farm
la ferme dlevage de moutons sheep farm
la ferme dlevage porcin pig farm
la ferme daviculture poultry farm
lexploitation frutire fruit farm
labourer to plough
semer to sow
arroser to water
rcolter to harvest
le silo silo lauge trough planter to plant
les cultures crops le bl wheat le mas corn lorge barley le
colza rapeseed le tabac tobacco la luzerne alfalfa le foin hay le
tournesol sunflower le th tea le caf coffee le riz rice le coton cotton la
canne sucre sugarcane le lin flax le germe de soja soybeans la
vache cow le veau calf le cochon pig le porcelet piglet le taureau bull le

mouton sheep lne donkey le cheval chorse le poulain foal la

chvre goat lagneau lamb le coqrooster le dindon turkey le
poulet chicken le poussin chick le canard duck le
caneton duckling lenclos pen le poulailler chicken coop
la porcherie pigsty/pigpen lcurie stable - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/farm/#sthash.nuufXpOt.dpuf

le pain bread
la boulangerie bakery la baguette baguette le pain tranch sliced bread
le pain de seigle rye bread
le pain blanc white bread
la crote crust le pain loaf (of bread)
le pain de son wholemeal bread
le pain complet granary bread
la tranche de pain slice of bread
le pain de mas corn bread
le pain au levain sourdough bread
le pain plat flat bread
le pain au bicarbonate de soude soda bread
le petit pain rond bap le petit pain roll le pain aux raisins secs fruit
bread
le bagel bagel le naan nan bread
le pita bitta bread
le pain aux graines seeded bread
le biscuit scandinave crispbread le pain au chocolat chocolate bread
la matza/le pain non lev matzo le boulanger baker la farine
blanche white flour
la farine complte brown flour
la farine brute wholemeal flour
la levure yeast la faine traite strong flour
la farine avec la levure self-raising flour
la machine couper bread slicer - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/breads/#sthash.3QlUp03W.dpuf

la chimie chemistry les lments chimiques chemical elements

latome (m) atom lion (m) ion les liaisons chimiques chemical bonds
la molcule molecule la matire matter la raction chimique chemical
reaction
llment element le tableau priodique Periodical Table of Elements
le noyau atomique nuculeas llectron electron le compos
chimique chemical compound
la formule chimique chemical substance
lacide acid lanode (f) anode la catalyse catalyst la chimie
organique organic chemistry

cintique chimique chemical kinetics

combustible (adj.) combustible la combustion combustion le
compos naturel natural compound
le compos synthtique synthetic compound
ldifice chimique (ou molcule) chemical (or molecular) structure
leffet de serre greenhouse effect
lestrification esterification lhydrocarbure hydrocarbon le
neutron neutron oxyder to oxydize
loxydation oxydation la particule particule la ptrole petrol/oil le
phH pH le raffinage refining lacide et bases acidity and basicity - See more
at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/chemistry/#sthash.dWqOI7a6.dpuf

Vocabulary
le bar bar

le barman bartender

le comtoir bar counter

le tabouret de bar bar

stool

le tirebouchon corkscrew

le shaker
cocktails cocktail shaker

la pompe biere beer

la caisse cash register/till tap

le percolateur coffee
machine

le dessous de
verre coaster

le seau glace glass

bucket

les verres glasses

le gin tonic gin tonic

le scotch leau scotch le rhum coca rum and

and water
coke

le vodka
lorange vodka and
orange

le cocktail cocktail

le vin wine

le martini martini

la bire beer

le coup shot

le coup simple single

shot

le coup double double

shot

les amuse-guele bar

snacks

les chips chips/crisps

les noix nuts

les
cacahoutes peanuts

les amandes almonds

les noix de
cajou cashew nuts

les olies olives

Phrases
Excusez-moi! Excuse me!

Cest mon tour. Im next.

Non, merci. Pas de glaons. No

thanks, no ice.

Est-ce que je peux toffre un

verre? May I buy you a drink?

Quest ce que tu prends? What will

Je ne bois pas dalcool. I dont drink

you have?

alcohol.

Cest ma tourne! Its my round!

La prochaine tourne cest toi qui

payes, daccord? You pay the next
round, okay?

Est-ce quon peut manger dans ce

bar? Can you eat in this bar?
Sant!/Tchin tchin! Cheers!
- See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/bar/#sthash.AREPmSeV.dpuf
la calla calla Daffodil
la jonquille daffodil La Marguerite
la marguerite daisy La Rose
la rose rose La Tulipe
la tulipe tulip L'Aster
laster (m) aster Bouquet de Fleurs
le bouquet de fleurs flower bouquet
Le Chrysanthme
le chrysanthme chrysanthemum Le Freesia
le freesia freesia Le Glaeul
le glaeul gladiolus Le Lys
le lys lily Le Tournesol
le tournesol sunflower L'Iris
liris (m) iris L'oeillet
lillet (m) carnation L'orchide
lorchide (f) orchid - See more at:
http://www.frenchlearner.com/vocabulary/flowers/#sthash.y39Yjxuo.dpuf

Part 1: Informal Greetings

In this lesson you will learn basic informal greetings in French. This is a
conversation between Marc and Sylvie, two good friends who meet in the
street. Listen to the phrases and repeat.

Marc:
Salut Sylvie, a va?
Marc: Hi Sylvie! Hows it going?
Sylvie:
Bien, merci. Et toi?
Sylvie: Fine, thank you. And you?
Marc:
a va. Tout va bien!
Marc: Im okay. Everything is going well.
Sylvie: Trs bien! bientt!
Sylvie: Very good! See you soon!
Marc Salut, Sylvie!
Marc: Bye, Sylvie!

Part 2: Formal Greetings

In the second part of this lesson we introduce a conversation between Madame

Dubois and Monsieur Dupont. They are two adults and are just acquaintances.
Therefore, they have to use the formal or vous form of verbs. Also, they call
each other Madame (mam) and Monsieur (sir). Furthermore, they say
Bonjour and Au Revoir (Hello and Good-bye) rather than Salut (informal hi
and bye).
Madame Dubois: Bonjour, Monsieur. Comment allez-vous?
Madame Dubois: Hello, Sir. How are?
Monsieur Dupont: Bonjour, Madame. Trs bien, merci. Et vous?
Monsieur Dupont: Hello, Mam. Very well, thank you. And you?
Madame Dubois: Je vais trs bien. Au revoir, Monsieur.
Madame Dubois: I am very well. Good-bye, Sir.
Monsieur Dupont: Monsieur Dupont: Au revoir, Madame.
Monsieur Dupont: Good-bye Mam.

Further explanation of the usage of Aller (to go) in greetings

In the French language the verb to go (aller) is used when asking how are you.
(Here you can see our lesson on the irregular ER verb aller). So, rather than
saying I am fine you would say, I go fine. Heres how to ask somebody how
theyre doing using both the tu form (informal) or vous form (you plural and
formal for somebody who you dont know):
Informal: Comment vas-tu? How are you?
Formal: Comment allez-vous?
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Goodbye in French
Goodbye in French
In this lesson you will learn how to say goodbye in French. There are two ways
to say this: Au revoir (more formal) and Salut (Same as informal hi and used
in informal situations). Just as its important to say hello in French it is also
important to say goodbye when you part ways. Just like English there are many
ways of saying goodbye. The most polite way is to say au revoir. This literally
means until I see you again. You can make it more polite by adding madame or
monsieur to the end of it.

More Ways of Saying Goodbye

To say see you soon say bientt. This is very common if you are going to
see the person in the coming hours, days or even weeks. If you are want to see
somebody very shortly you can also say plus. This would be regarded as a
very casual. Also, another casual way to say goodbye is simply Salut!

One final way is to simply to say la prochaine. This would also be regarded
as quite casual and that means see you next time as prochaine means next.

More Phrases

Here are some more useful and common phrases that you can use when saying
goodbye to somebody youve just met. Below this table youll also find some
links to lessons covering greetings and introductions!

Reste en contact! Stay in touch!

Ravi davoir fait ta connaissance! Happy to have met you!
Est-ce que je peux te trouver sur let net? Can I find you online?
Si tu reviens tu peux me rendre visite! If you come back you can visit me!
Si tu reviens tu peux rester chez moi. If you come back you can stay at my
place.
Quel est ton e-mail? What is your email?
Quel est ton adresse? What is your address?
changeons nos e-mails. Lets exchange emails.
Au revoir mon ami(e)! Goodbye my friend!
Au revoir mes amis! Goodbye my friends!
Prends soin de toi. Take care of yourself.
Bonne continuation! Good continuation, used when saying goodbye to
somebody youve met briefly and probably wont be seeing again
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French Expressions & Phrases

One of the most important aspects to learning French, whether youre a
beginner or an advanced student, is to master basic phrases and idiomatic
expressions. Indeed, while a lot of words and phrases can be translated directly
into French, many are totally different and must be learned. This is a list of the
top-100 phrases you must know. All of the French words listed here have audio.
That means you can click, listen and practice your pronunciation!
cause de because of, due to

la fois at the same time

la limite at most la rigueur or even, if need be

mon avis in my opinion peine hardly
peu prs about, just about
priori at first glance, in principle
tes souhaits bless you (familiar)

vos souhaits bless you (formal)

ah bon? oh really, I see, oh well allons-y! lets go!

au cas o just in case

au contraire on the contrary

au fait by the way au fur et mesure as, while

au lieu de instead of, rather than

bien dans sa peau content, at ease

bien entendu of course, understood

bien sr of course
blague part seriously, all kidding aside

bon dbarras! good riddance!

bon march inexpensive, cheap a marche ok, that works

a mest gal its okay, works with me!a ne fait rien never mind, it doesnt
matter
a ne sert rien Its not worth it a va(?) hows it going?, Im fine
a vaut le coup Its worth it

a suffit! thats enough!

ce nest pas grave! Its no big deal

ce nest pas possible That is not possible

ce nest pas terrible Its not very good cest parti here we go/were off
cest pas vrai! no way!

cest its

cest--dire thats to say/I mean

dailleurs moreover, might I add

dis donc wow, by the way du coup as a result

du jour au lendemain overnight du tout not/none at all
en effet indeed, thats right
en retard late

en fait in fact

enfin well, I mean

entre chien et loup at dusk, twilight

et jen passe and thats not all

et patati et patata and so on and so forth

weekend

faire le pont to make it a long

fais gaffe watch out, be careful fais voir let me see

figure-toi guess what, get this
grce thanks to

fin well, I mean

il est it is

il faut que its necessary that il y a quelque chose qui cloche somethings
amiss
il y a there is, there are

jarrive! Im on my way!/Im coming!

je nen sais rien I dont know anything about that

believe it

je nen reviens pas I cant

je ny peux rien Theres nothing else I can do.

je taime I love you

jen passe et des meilleures and thats not all jen peux plus I cant take (it) any
more

merde! good luck! mtro, boulot, dodo the rat race

nimporte quoi! No way! Youre full of it!
nimporte qui nobody
oh l l oh dear, oh no

on ne sait jamais you never know

on y va! lets go!

par contre whereas, on the other hand
par exemple for example pas du tout not at all
pas mal not bad, quite a bit

plus a change the more things change

prendre une dcision to make a decision

same

quand mme anyway, just the

quand on parle du loup speak of the devil

the subject at hand

revenons nos moutons back to

rien voir nothing to do with

sans blague seriously, no joke

si tu veux if you will (familiar)

si vous voulez if you will (formal)

tant mieux its just as well, even better

tout coup all of a sudden

tant pis oh well, too bad, tough

tout fait definitely, exactly

tout lheure in a moment, a moment ago

immediately
tout dun coup all of a sudden
ends well

tout de suite right away,

tout est bien qui finit bien all that starts well

tu connais la musique you know the routine tu mtonnes are you kidding me?
tu te rends compte? can you imagine? un coup de fil phone call
un coup dil a glance, quick look

voil there is, thats it

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How Old Are You

In this lesson you will learn how to say how old are you in French. Youll also
learn how to say your age. To ask, say: Quel ge as-tu? This literally means,
What age have you? The verb youre using is to have or avoir. This is informal
and youd use it for somebody who is your age or younger. If youre talking to a
stranger or somebody older than yourself youll have to use the formal: Quel
ge avez-vous? When you answer you say: Jai + Number of years + ans,

which means I have + Number + Years. For example, to say Im twenty years
old youd say: Jai vingt ans.

Salut, Marc!
Quel ge as-tu?
Jai 17 (dix-sept) ans.

Hi, Marc! How old are you?

Im 17 years old.

Salut, Marie!
Quel ge as-tu?
Jai 6 (six) ans.

Hi, Marie! How old are you?

Im 6 years old.

Salut, Pascal!
Quel ge as-tu?
Jai 25 (vingt-cinq) ans.

Hi, Pascal! How old are you?

Im 25 years old.

Salut, Franoise!
Quel ge as-tu?
Jai (vingt-deux) ans.

Hi, Francoise! How old are you?

Im 22 years old.

Salut, Patrice!
Quel ge as-tu?
Jai (douze) ans.

Hi, Patrice! How old are you?

I am 12 years old.

Bonjour, Robert!
Quel ge avez-vous?
Jai 65 (soixante-cinq) ans.

Hello, Robert! How old are you?

Im 65 years old.

Bonjour, Gertrude!
Quel ge avez-vous?
Jai 82 (quatre-vingts deux) ans.

Hello, Gertrude! How old are you?

Im 82 years old.

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Language Difficulties
French Language Difficulties
In this lesson you will learn some basic phrases that have to do with French
language difficulties. Whether you are traveling in France or are talking with a
non-English speaking French person at home these are some words and phases
that youll definitely find helpful!

Je ne parle pas franais.

I dont speak French.

Je parle un peu.
I speak a little.

Jai besoin dun traducteur.

I need a translator.

Parlez lentement sil vous plat.

Speak slowly please.

Rptez sil vous plat.

Repeat please.

Que veut dire vouloir?

What does vouloir mean?

Parlez-vous anglais?
Do you speak English?

Comprenez-vous?
Do you understand?

Je comprends
I understand.

Je ne comprends pas.
I dont understand

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Thank You in French

In this lesson you will learn how to say thank you (Merci) and please (sil vous
plat) in French. You will also learn familiar and formal ways to say please as
well as how to say thank you very much. Manners are very important in
French culture and it is a very good idea to learn how to say please and thank
you. To say thank you simply say merci. To say thank you very much you can
say merci beaucoup. Please note that in French culture that people do not
necessarily say thank you as often as in English speaking culture.

Thank You in French

There are two ways to say please: the familiar polite. Say please and the polite
form say sil vous plat. If you are saying pleased to a friend, peer for
somebody who is younger than yourself say sil te plat.
There are several ways of saying youre welcome. The easiest and most
common way of saying this is de rien. You can also say pas de problme for
no problem. Another way of saying youre welcome is a common expression il
ny a pas de quoi.
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Nice To Meet You in French

In this lesson will teach you how to say nice to meet you in French (enchant).
The easiest way is to simply say enchant. Please note that if you are a
woman you would pronounce this in the same way that would add an e to
write enchante as you must make adjectives that describe yourself in the
feminine form.

Nice To Meet You in French

To make a whole sentence that reads I am happy to make your acquaintance
you can say Je suis enchant(e) de faire votre/ta connaissance. Please note
that if you are speaking to a stranger or to somebody who is older than
yourself are going to want to say votre which means your in the polite form.
If youre speaking to somebody who is your only each order to somebody who
is younger ta and they say which means youre in the familiar form.

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In this lesson you will learn how to say excuse me (excusez-moi) and how to
say sorry (je suis dsol) in French. To say sorry to somebody you can say je
suis dsol. Please note that if you are a woman you would add an e to
dsol as you must write the adjective and the feminine form. Thus you would
write je suis dsole.
To say excuse me to a stranger or somebody who is older than yourself say
excusez-moi. If youre speaking to somebody who is a peer or younger than
yourself you can simply say excuse-moi.
If you are in a situation where you accidentally bump into somebody else or
you would like to grab their attention you can simply say pardon. If the
person is older than you were stranger you can say pardonez-moi.
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French Love Phrases

In this lesson you will learn some basic French love and romance phrases.
Whether you are dating in France or Valentines day is coming up and you want
to say something romantic then this is then this vocabulary list should be
perfect for you! All of the words below have audio. Just click on any of them,
listen and practice the pronunciation!
Je t'aime. I love you. Zheh tem. Je t'aime beaucoup. I love you a lot. Zheh tem
boh-kou.
Je taimerai pour toujours. I love you a lot. Zheh temeray poor too-zhor.
Je tadore. I adore you. Zheh tadoor.
Tu es trs jolie. (to a woman) You are very pretty. Too ay tray zhohly.
trs belle. (to a woman) You are very beautiful. Too ay tray bell.

Tu es

Tu es trs beau. (to a man) You are very handsome. Too ay tray boh.
que tu maimes? Do you love me? Ehs-keh too mehm?

Est-ce

Je pense toi. I am thinking about you. Zheh pehns ah towah.

toi. I need you. Zhay buh-zwh duh towah.

Jai besoin de

Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi. I cannot live without you. Zheh newh puh paw
veevreh sahs towah.
Je suis amoureux. (said by a man) I am in love. Zheh
sweez-amour-euh.

Je suis amoureuse. (said by a woman) I am in love. Zheh sweez-amour-uhz.

Te me rends heureuse. (said by a woman) You make me happy. Too meh
renh hur-ewz.
Tu me rends heureux. (said by a man) You make me happy. Too meh renh hurugh. Tu es la fille de me rves. You are the girl of my dreams. Too ay lah fee
deh may rayv.
Tu est lhomme de mes rves. You are the man of my dreams. Too ay lhome
deh may rayv.
Je veux passer toute ma vie toi. I want to spend my entire
life with you. Zheh vuh pass-ay toot mah vee avek twah.
Tu es lamour de ma vie. You are the love of my life. Too ay lam-oor deh mah
vee. Veux-tu mpouser? Do you want to marry me? Vuh too m-ay-poz-ay?
Embrasse-moi. Kiss me. Ehm-brass mowah.
Valentine's Day! Bun seih vah-leih-teih.

Bonne Saint-Valentin! Happy Saint

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French Pick Up Lines

Learn how to say some basic pick-lines in French! These are great for romance
and dating or if you go out and meet somebody you like!
Tu me fais penser quelquun que je connais.
You look like somebody I know.
Tu es de quel signe?
What sign are you?
Nous allons prendre de lair?
Shall we get some fresh air?
Tu dances trs bien!
You dance very well!
Est-ce que je peux masseoir ici?
May I sit here?
Est-ce que tu viens ici souvent?
Do you come here often?
Est-ce que tu as un petit ami?
Do you have a boyfriend?

Do you have a girlfriend?

Est-ce que tu as une petite amie?
Tu as de beaux yeux.
You have beautiful eyes.
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French Regular IR Verbs

On this page youll find complete conjugation tables for French regular IR verbs.
There are the second group of regular verbs that you must master after having
learned the regular ER verbs (note next youll learn regular RE verbs). Verbs
under this form have the following endings: -is, -is, -it, -issons, -issez and
-issent. Below youll see the verb finir, to finish, conjugated under the
following tenses: present, future, past, imperfect, subjunctive and conditional.
The following table highlights some commonly used IR verbs. NOTE: You can
click on any of the words, listen to the audio and practice your pronunciation.

French Regular IR Verbs

Present
je finis I finish
tu finis you finish
il finit he finishes
nous finissons we finish
vous finissez you finish
ils finissent they finish

Past

j'ai fini I finished

tu as fini you finished
il a fini he finished
nous avons fini we finished
vous avez fini you finished
ils ont fini they finished

Imperfect

je finissais I used to finish

tu finissais you used to finish

il finissait he used to finish

nous finissions we used to finish
vous finissiez you used to finish
ils finissaient they used to finish
Conditional
je finirais I would finish
tu finirais you would finish
il finirait he would finish
nous finirions we would finish
vous finiriez you would finish
ils finiraient they would finish

Future

je finirai I will finish

tu finiras you will finish
il finira he will finish
nous finirons we will finish
vous finirez you will finish
ils finiront they will finish Subjunctive
que je finisse that I finish
que tu finisses that you finish
qu'il finisse that he finish
que nous finissions that we finish
que vous finissiez that you finish
qu'ils finissent that they finish
Common Regular IR Verbs
accomplir accomplish

avertir to warn

btir to build

bnir to bless

choisir to chose

envahir to invade

tablir to establish tourdir to stun

grandir to grow up grossir to get fat

maigrir to lose weight
punir to punish

embellir to make beautiful

gurir to cure

nourrir to feed, nourish

rflchir to reflect, think

obir to obey

remplir to fill

runir to reunite

rflchir to reflect, think

russir to succeed

rougir to blush, turn red

vieillir to grow old, age

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French Regular RE Verbs

French Regular RE Verbs
The third group of regular are verbs consists of the regular RE verbs. After
having leaned the regular ER and regular IR verbs you should find this set to be
quite easy. The verb endings are as follows: -s, -s, -, -ons, -ez and -ent. The
conjugation chart below includes the following tenses: present, pass compos
(past), imperfect, conditional, future and subjunctive. Weve also included a
table highlighting several common regular RE verbs. NOTE: You can click on
any of the blue linked French words, listen to the audio, repeat and practice
your pronunciation.

French Regular RE Verbs

Conjugation Patterns for Regular RE Verbs

Present (Vendre = to Sell)

je vends I sell
tu vends you sell
il vend he sells
nous vendons we sell
vous vendez you sell
ils vendent they sell

Past

j'ai vendu I sold

tu as vendu you sold
il a vendu he sold
nous avons vendu we sold

vous avez vendu you sold

ils ont vendu they sold

Imperfect

je vendais I used to sell

tu vendais you used to sell
il vendait he used to sell
nous vendions we used to sell
vous vendiez you used to sell
ils vendaient they used to sell
Conditional
je vendrais I would sell
tu vendrais you would sell
il vendrait he would sell
nous vendrions we would sell
vous vendriez you would sell
ils vendraient they would sell

Future

je vendrai I will sell

tu vendras you will sell
il vendra he will sell
nous vendrons we will sell
vous vendrez you will sell
ils vendront they will sell Subjunctive
que je vende that I sell
que tu vendes that you sell
qu'il vende that he sells
que nous vendions that we sell
que vous vendiez that you sell
qu'ils vendent they they sell
List of Common Regular RE Verbs

attendre to wait

dfendre to defend dpendre to depend on

descendre to descend, go down entendre to hear

stretch
fendre to split

fondre to melt

perdre to lose

pondre to lay an egg

rendre to render, give back

respond
tendre to tighten

ntendre to spread out,

pendre to hang, susptend

prtendre to claim

rpandre to spread rpondre to answer,

vendre to sell

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French Conditional Tense

Conditional Endings

The conjugations are very simple and there is very little to memorize. For
regular ER, IR verbs all you have to do is add on the imperfect endings to the
infinitive, or mother forms of the verbs. For example, to say I would like you
say, jaimerais with aimer being the infinitive form of the verb and ais
being the ending. For Re verbs drop off the final E on the infinitive before
adding on the imperfect endings.
Regular Verbs
Aimer = To Like
jaimerais
tu aimerais
il/Elle/on aimerait
nous aimerions
vous aimeriez
ils/elles aimeraient Finir To Finish
je finirais
tu finirais
il/elle/on finirait
nous finirions
vous finiriez

ils/elles finiraient

Vendre = To Sell

je vendrais
tu vendrais
il/elle/on vendrait
nous vendrions
vous vendriez
ils/elles vendraient
Irregular Verbs
The endings of irregular verbs in the conditional are the same as regular verbs.
However, you must use the same irregular stems that youd use in the future
tense. Heres the list:
Infinitive
aller to go
apercevoir to perceive/notice
avoir to have
devoir must/have to
tre to be
faire to make/do
savoir to know
venir to come
voir to see
vouloir to want
jirais
japercevrais
jaurais
je devrais
je serais
je ferais
je saurais
je viendrais

First Person

je verais
je voudrais
Uses of the Conditional

The French conditional tense is used when you want to say that you would do
something.It has many uses.
2. The first use is when youd like to express a wish or suggestion. Here are
some examples:
Je voudrais aller en France pendant les vacances dhiver.
Id like to go to France during winter holiday.
Sarah aimerait devenir la patrone de la socit un jour.
Sarah would like to become the companys boss one day.
Its also used to say a statement in a more formal manner. For example:
Pourriez-vous passer chez moi a 20.00h ce soir?
Could you come by my place at 8pm tonight?
Voudriez-vous apporter la salade la fte?
Would you bring the salad to the party?
This reads better and is more polite than:
Pouvez-vous passer chez moi at 20.00h ce soir? and
Voulez-vous apporter la salade la fte?
3. The second use of of the conditional is to express si or if clauses. In
these sentences the main part is in the conditional while the second part is in
the imperfect. Examples:
Jirais si javais le temps.
Id go if I had the time.
La famille aurait un chat si elle ntait pas allergique.
The family would have a cat if she werent allergic.
Je parlerais mieux Franais si jtudiais plus souvent.
Id speak better French if I studied more often.
Lhomme voyagerait plus souvent sil avait plus dargent dans la banque.
The man would travel more often if he had more money in the bank.

To make the learning process easier you can also read through some example
phrases. For further practice you can also try to make your own sentences.
Practice Sentences
Jirais la plage mais je nai pas de temps.
I would go to the beach but I dont have time.
Je mangerais mais je nai pas faim.
I would eat but Im not hungry.
Il achterait la maison mais na pas dargent.
He would buy the house he doesnt have any money.
Je viendrais mais je suis occup.
I would come but Im busy.
Je finirais mes devoirs mais je dois aller au magasin.
I would finish my homework but I have to go tot he store.
Nous pourrions y aller sil nest pas trop tard.
We would be able to go there if it is not too late.
Jachterais du fromage franais si javais plus dargent.
I would be some French cheese if I had more money.
Il ferait plus dexercice sil avait plus de temps libre.
He would do more exercise if he had more free time.
Nous irions en vacances mais mon pre doit travailler.
We would go on vacation but my father must work.
Il aimerait vendre sa voiture mais il la encore besoin.
He would like to sell his car but he still needs it.
Exercises
Here are some translation sentences. Translate the following into French then
see how you did by looking at the answers below!
English sentences:
Id like to go to France this summer to learn French.
He would like to lose weight but he doesnt have time to exercise.
Id travel in Europe if I had more money.

Id move California if I had a job over there.

Wed be very happy if you (vous) invited Marc.
Id speak French better if I studied more.
Mr. Duval would buy the car if it were on sale.
Would you (tu) prefer to visit us in France or in Italy?
Id like to speak with the manager, please.
Its be really nice if you could come to my place tomorrow afternoon.
Answers:
Jaimerais aller en France cet t pour apprendre le Franais.
Il aimerait maigrir mais il na pas le temps pour faire de lexercise
Je voyagerais en Europe si javais plus dargent.
Je dmnagerais en Californie si javais un travail l-bas.
Nous serions trs heureux si vous invitiez Marc.
Je parlerais mieux. Francais si jtudiais plus.
M. Duval acheterait la voiture si elle tait en solde.
Est-ce que tu prfrerais nous rendre visite en France ou en Italie?
Jaimerais parler avec le grant, sil vous plat.
a serait sympa si tu pouvais passer chez moi demain aprs-midi.
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French Future Tense

Of all the verb tenses in French the future is one of the easiest to learn. Similar
to the conditional tense (what you use to say would) all you have to do is add
on an ending to the infinitive form of each verb. What makes matters quite
easy is that all of the endings are the same across the board for ER, IR & RE
regular verbs as well as irregular verbs. First watch this movie then below you
can read through the endings on the verb conjugation tables as well through
some practice sentences.
Regular Verbs

Manger = To Eat
jmangerai - I will eat
tu mangeras You will eat
il/Elle/on mangera He/she/on will eat
nous mangerons We will eat
vous mangerez You (pl, formal) will eat
ils/elles mangeront They will eat
Finir To Finish
je finirai
tu finiras
il/elle/on finira
nous finirons
vous finirez
ils/elles finiront
Vendre = To Sell
je vendrai
tu vendras
il/elle/on vendra
nous vendrons
vous vendrez
ils/elles vendront
Irregular Verbs
tre To be
je serai
tu seras
il/elle/on sera
nous serons
vous serez
ils/elles seront
Avoir To Have

jaurai
tu auras
il/elle/on aura
nous aurons
vous aurez
ils/elles auront
Aller To Go
jirai
tu iras
il/elle/on ira
nous irons
vous irez
ils/elles irons
Pouvoir To Be Able
je pourrai
tu pourras
il/elle/on pourra
nous pourrons
vous pourrez
ils/elles pourront
Faire = To Make/Do
je ferai
tu feras
il/elle/on fera
nous ferons
vous ferez
ils/elles feront
Practice Sentences
Nous mangerons quand il arrivera.
We will eat when he arrives.

Jirai ds que je pourrai.

I will go as soon as I can.
Nous finirons le project lanne prochaine.
We will finish the project next year.
Tu auras lopportunit trs bientot.
You will have the opportunity very soon.
On y sera sept heures.
We will be there at seven oclock.
Jachterai une Rolex quand je serai riche!
I will buy a rolex when I am rich!
Tu apprendras trs rapidement le Franais en France.
You will learn French very fast in France.
Ils arriveront de laroport vingt heures.
They will arrive from the airport at 8pm.
Si tu fais plus dexercises tu perdras cinq kilogrammes.
You will lose five kilograms if you do more exercise.
Nous apprendrons plus rapidement en regardant les vidos.
We will learn faster watching videos.
Review Exercise: Translate the following into French.
English
Ill follow you to your house.
Well dine with you and Jacques next Saturday.
Youll hear a loud noise.
Ill look for a new job in August.
Well go to France together in 2015.
Ill always love you!
Well work together in the same office.
Ill go to England when Im 65 years-old.
Well become very rich with this project!
Shell know the response in three months.

Hell leave on holiday for three weeks in July.

Ill send my son to France when hes 16 years-old.
Shell run a marathon in Paris in June.
Ill study Spanish after having learned French.
Well leave Africa in one month.
French
Je te suivrai jusqu chez toi.
Nous dnerons avec toi et Jacques samedi prochain.
Tu endentras un bruit fort.
Je chercherai un nouveau boulot en aot.
Nous irons en France ensemble en 2015.
Je taimerai pour toujours!
Nous travaillerons ensemble dans le mme bureau.
Jirai en Angleterre quand jaurai 65 ans.
Nous deviendrons trs riches avec ce projet.
Elle saura la rponse dans trois mois.
Il partira en vacances pendant trois semaines en juillet.
Jenverrai mon fils en France quand il aura 16 ans.
Elle courra un marathon Paris au mois de juin.
Jtudierai lEspagnol apres avoir tudi le Franais.
Nous quitterons lAfrique dans un mois.
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French Imperfect Tense

What is limparfait?

The imperfect tense (limparfait) is one of the hardest tenses to master for
students of the French language. This is because the concept behind the tense
doesnt really exist in English. While the past tense (pass compos) is used to

describe actions that happened in the past at specific time or moment, the
imperfect describes a) things that happened over a period of time, or used to
happen and b) states of mind and and feelings.
Imperfect Endings

Its quite easy to get the endings for the imperfect tense. Simply take the
nous form of the verb in the present tense. Delete the ons ending and add
the following endings: ais, ais, ait, ions, iez and aient.
Regular Verbs
-ER (Parler To Speak)

-IR (Finir To Finish)

je parlais

je finissais

jattendais

tu parlais

tu finissais

tu attendais

il parlait

il finissait

il attendait

nous parlions

nous finissions

vous parliez vous finissiez

-RE (Attendre To Wait)

nous attendions

vous attendiez

ils parlaient ils finissaientils attendaient

Irregular Verbs
tre To be avoir To Have

aller To Go Savoir To Know

jtais javaisjallais je savais

tu tais

tu avais

il tait il avait

tu allais

il allait

tu savais

il savait

nous tions nous avions nous allions nous savions

vous tiez

vous aviez

vous alliez

vous saviez

ils taient

ils avaient

ils allaient

ils savaient

Imperfect versus Pass Compos

The following are several example sentences. The first are written using the
pass compos and the second are written in the imperfect. Can you see the
difference between these sentences?
Jai parl en Franais hier. I spoke in French to yesterday.
Je parlais en Franais quand jtais jeune. I used to speak French when I was
young.

Tu est arriv en retard hier. You arrived late yesterday.

Tu arrivais en retard quand tu tais tudiant. You used to arrive late when you
were a student.
Il a mang sept heures. He ate at seven oclock.
Il mangait vers huit heures. He used to eat around eight oclock.
Il a trop bu hier soir. He drank to much last night.
Il buvait tous les jours. He used to drink every day.
Jai trop travaill cette semaine. I worked too much this week.
Je travaillais trop quand jtais en France. I used to work too much when I was
in France.
Jai tudi le Franais hier. I studied French yesterday.
Jtudais le Franais lcole. I used to study French at school.
Uses of the Imperfect

The imperfect is used for actions that have been done habitually or repeatedly.
Here are some examples.
Je nagais tous les deux jours. I swam every two days.
Jallais au parc le dimache soir. I went to the park on Sunday evenings.
Nous tudions la bibliothque chaque week-end. We used to study at the
library each weekend.
The imperfect is often used to describe a mental or physical state of being.
Examples:
Javais trs faim hier soir. I was very hungry yesterday night.
Nous tions trs tonns quand elle est partie. We were very surprised when
she left.
Il semblait trs heureux! He looked very happy!
Elle avait trs honte! She was very ashamed!
The imperfect is also used to express an action that was happening when
another action (using the pass compos) interrupted it. Examples:
Elle travaillait quand son pre a tlphone. She was working when her dad
called.
Il faisait ses devoirs quand son ami est arriv. He was doing his homework
when his friend arrived.

Nous parlions quand quelquun a frapp la porte. We were talking when

somebody knocked on the door.
Imperfect Exercises

Now its your turn to practice the French imperfect tense. Here are some
sentences below to translate. Ill put the answers below.
I used to go to the movies with my parents.
She used to ride a bike in the park.
I was working when the boss came in the room.
The family used to go skiing every Sunday.
I used to share a room with my brother.
The kids used to play basketball in high school.
They used to travel to Australia during summer vacation.
It was hot during the summer last year.
I was playing the violin when dad came home.
She use to work in a shoe store during summer.
We were sleeping when the car passed in front of the house.
He used to go to the bar after work.
She seemed very sad yesterday morning.
He was skiing when his dad arrived at the mountain.
He used to study French every day and now he speaks very well!
Answers:
Jallais au cinma avec mes parents.
Elle faisait du vlo au parc.
Je travaillais quand le patron est entr dans la salle.
La famille faisait du ski le dimanche.
Je partagais une chambre avec mon frre.
Les enfants jouaient au basket au lyce.
Ils voyagaient en Australie pendant les grands vacances.
Il faisait chaud pendant lt lanne dernire.

Je jouais du violin quand papa est rentr la maison.

Nous dormions quand la voiture est pass devant la maison.
Il allait au bar aprs le travail.
Elle semblait trs triste hier matin.
Il faisait du ski quand son pre est arrive la montagne.
Il tudiais le Franais tous les jours et maintenant il parle trs bien!
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French Subjunctive

In this lesson you will learn the basics of understanding the subjunctive (le
subjonctif) tense in French. Too many non-native speakers this can be one of
the hardest parts of learning the language. My goal here is to demystify the
subjunctive by providing some good example phrases. In the video tutorial
lesson I will offer lots of practice sentences which Ill also write out below.
According to About.com: The subjunctive mood is used to express actions or
ideas which are subjective or otherwise uncertain: will/wanting, emotion, doubt,
possibility, necessity, judgment.
Based on my personal experience speaking French on a daily basis for over 20
years I can tell you that the subjunctive is not very hard and is very useful
when youre trying to express yourself. Indeed, in situations where youre
expressing a strong desire that something got done you will use the
subjunctive.
The basic grammar is like this:
Subject + Verb + QUE + Subject 2 + Verb in Subjunctive + Object
Heres an example:
Je veux que tu manges du pain.
I want you to eat some bread.
In the situation you see that Je veux is the first subject in first for, QUE is
that, tu manges is the second subject in second verb and du pain is the
object. The verb manges is in the subjunctive tense because it is the action
that is required by the first subject (je).
Subjunctive Phrases

Il est ncessaire que tu viennes demain.

Its necessary that you come tomorrow.
Je veux que tu fasses tes devoirs.
I want you to do your homework.
Il faut que nous partions.
It is necessary that we leave.
Il est urgent que le mdecin arrive.
Its urgent that the doctor comes.
Je veux que tu sois gentil!
I want you to be nice!
Il est dommage quil pleuve aujourdhui.
Its a pity that its raining today.
Je prfre que tu que tu enlves tes chaussures.
I prefer that you take off your shoes.
Il est rare que les Amricains parlent Franais.
Its rare that Americans speak French.
Subjunctive Endings:

-Regular Verbs-ER (Parler To Speak)

-IR (Finir To Finish)

-RE (Attendre To Wait)

que je parle finisseattende

que tu parles

finisses

que ils/elle/on parle

attendes

finisseattende

que nous parlions finissions

attendions

que vous parliez

finissiez

attendiez

que ils parlent

finissent

attendent

-Common Irregular Verbstre To be avoir To Have

que je sois

aie

aille

sache

aller To Go Savoir To Know

que tu sois

aies

ailles saches

que il/elle/on soit

ait

aille

sache

que nous soyons

ayons allionssachions

que vous soyez

ayez alliez sachiez

que ils soient

aient aillent sachent

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French Pass Compos Regular Verbs

In this video tutorial lesson you will learn the past tense or pass compos for
regular French ER, IR and RE verbs. Watch this video now and then you can
read further explanation below along with some practice sentences. The key
here is that you use avoir (to have) in the present tense and then put in whats
called the past participle. In the video I forgot to mention that some verbs do
not use avoir for the past tense conjugation and use the verb tre. In a future
lesson I will cover these verbs. If you want to say I liked you would say, jai
aim. So, what youre doing is taking jai, which means I have been putting
in aim, which is the past participle for the verb aimer, to like.
ER Verbs
Aimer = To Like
jai aim (I liked)
tu as aim (You liked, singular, familiar)
il/elle/on a aim (He she or one liked)
nous avons aim (We liked)
vous avez aim (You liked, plural or formal)
ils/elles ont aim (They liked)
IR Verbs
Below you can see how to conjugate regular IR verbs in the past tense. Youll
see that you need to follow the same pattern of using avoir in the present
tense then adding in the past participle. For choisir (to choose) its, choisi.
Choisir = To Choose
jai choisi

tu as choisi
il/elle/on a choisi
nous avons choisi
vous avez choisi
ils ont choisi
RE Verbs
Finally, the next group of verbs is the regular RE verbs. For example we will use
the verb, attendre, which means to wait. You will follow the same rules as for
the regular ER and IR verbs mentioned above.
Attendre = To Wait
jai attendu
tu as attendu
il/elle/on a attendu
nous avons attendu
vous avez attendu
ils/elles ont attendu
The section below you can read some example sentences. In our previous
lessons about regular ER IR and RE verbs enlisted out some common verbs and
Im taking verbs for the sentences from those lessons.
Example Sentences
ER Verbs
Jai ador le film!
I loved the movie!
Jai regard la tlvision pendant trois heures.
I watched TV for three hours.
Elle a tlphon a son pre mais il ntait pas l.
She called her father but he was not there.
La fille a danc avec le garon.
The girl danced with the boy.
Je nai pas travaill hier.
I did not work yesterday.

Le jeune homme a rencontr une belle fille.

The young man met a beautiful girl.
IR Verbs
Tu nas rien accompli cette semaine.
You did not accomplish anything this week.
La fille a grandi trs rapidement.
The girl grew very fast.
Je nai pas choisi un nom pour ma chatte.
I did not choose a name for my cat.
Ils ont bti un nouveau centre commercial pas loin de chez moi.
They built a new shopping mall not far from my place.
Le professeur a puni le garon.
The teacher punished the boy.
Elle a russi son examin.
she passed her test.
Nous avons rempli la bouteille.
We filled the bottle.
RE Verbs
Ils ont dfendu leur pays.
They defended their country.
Je nai rien entendu.
I did not hear anything.
La poule a pondu des ouefs.
The hen laid some eggs.
Jai perdu cinq kilos!
I lost five kilograms.
Il a rpondu la question.
He answered the question.
Ils ont vendu la maison.
They

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French Reflexive Verbs

In this lesson you will learn the basics of reflexive verbs in French. English and
other non-Latin-based languages do not really have these kinds of verbs and
this can cause some confusion for students. However, once you get your head
around reflexive verbs youll find that they are very easy to deal with and
actually quite useful. This basic definition of a reflexive verb is that it is an
action that one does to oneself.
For example, Elle se lave. This means she washes herself. If I were to write,
Elle lave that would mean she washes as in she washes her car. That se is
referred to as the reflexive pronoun. It must agree with the subject of the
sentence (elle in this case). In the following two tables below Ill provide five
common reflexive verbs in both the present and past tense.
NOTE: Reflexive verbs use tre as an auxiliary verb when conjugated in the
past tense and follow the rules as outlined in our previous tre past tense
lesson.
Conjugations Present Tense

Sappeler
To Be Namedje me appelle
tu te appelles
il se appelle
nous nous appelons
vous vous appelez
ils se appellent

Se Rveiller

To Wake Upje me rveille

tu te rveilles
il se rveille
nous nous rveillons
vous vous rveillez

ils se rveillent

Se Coucher

To Go To Bedje me couche
tu te couches
il se couche
nous nous couchons
vous vous couchez
ils se couchent

Se Laver

To Washje me lave
tu te laves
il se lave
nous nous lavons
vous vous lavez
ils se lavent Se Lever
To Get Upje me lve
tu te lves
il se lve
nous nous levons
vous vous levez
ils se lvent
Conjugations Past Tense

Sappeler
To Be Namedje me suis appel
tu tes appel
il sest appel
nous nous sommes appels
vous vous tes appels
ils se sont appels Se Rveiller
To Wake Upje me suis rveill
tu tes rveill

il sest rveill
nous nous sommes rveills
vous vous tes rveills
ils se sont rveills Se Coucher
To Go To Bedje me suis couch
tu tes couch
il sest couch
nous nous sommes couchs
vous vous tes couchs
ils se sont couchs Se Laver
To Washje me suis lav
tu tes lav
il sest lav
nous nous sommes lavs
vous vous tes lavs
ils se sont lavs

Se Lever

To Get Upje me suis lev

tu tes lev
il sest lev
nous nous sommes levs
vous vous tes levs
ils se sont levs
List of Reflexive Verbs

sadresser to address, speak to

sapprocher de to approach
sasseoir to sit down
se baigner to bathe, swim
se brosser to brush
se casser to break

se coiffer to fix ones hair

se coucher to go to bed
se couper to cut oneself
se dpcher to hurry
se dshabiller to get undressed
se doucher to take a shower
snerver to get annoyed
se taire to be quiet
se soler to get drunk

senrhumer to catch a cold

se fcher to get angry

se fatiguer to get tired
se fier to trust
shabiller to get dressed
shabituer to get used to
simaginer to imagine
sintresser to be interested in
se laver to waxh
se lever to get up
se maquiller to put on makeup
se marier (avec) to get married (to)
se mfier de to mistrust
se moquer de to make fun of
se souvenir de to remember

se moucher to blow ones nose

se noyer to drown
se peigner to comb ones hair
se promener to take a walk
se raser to shave
se refroidir to cool down, get cold
se regarder to look at oneself
se reposer to rest

se rveiller to wake up
Practice Sentences
Je me lve cinq heures du matin.
I wake up at 5am.
Elle se se fche facilement.
She gets angry easily.
Je me suis assis dans la cuisine.
I sat down in the kitchen.
Je mhabille rapidement.
I get dressed quickly.
La fille ne se maquille jamais.
The girl never puts on makeup.
Ils se sont maris lanne dernire.
They got married last year.
Est-ce que tu te moques de moi?
Are you making fun of me?
Il sest mfi de son patron.
He was careful of his boss.
Nous nous sommes reposs aprs le voyage.
We took a rest after the trip.
Mon voisin se sole tous les jours.
My neighbor gets drunk every day.
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tre Conjugation Chart

Etre Conjugation
On this page you will find complete conjugation charts for the French verb,
tre, which means to be. This is an extremely import and one of the most
commonly used verbs in the French language. In addition to needing to know it

for general sentence and phrases formation in daily conversation, you will also
need to use for many past tense formations (find complete lessons on that here
and here).
Audio Conjugation Chart
Present - tre (to be)
je suis I am
tu es you are
il est he is
nous sommes we are
vous tes you are
ils sont they are

Past

j'ai t I was
tu as t you were
il a t he was
nous avons t we were
vous avez t you were
ils ont t they were

Imperfect

j'tais I used to be
tu tais you used to be
il tait he used to be
nous tions we used to be
vous tiez you used to be
ils taient they used to be
Conditional
je serais I would be
tu serais you would be
il serait he would be
nous serions we would be
vous seriez you would be
ils seraient they would be Future

je serai I will be
tu seras you will be
il sera he will be
nous serons we will be
vous serez you will be
ils seront they will be

Subjunctive

que je sois that I be

que tu sois that you be
qu'il soit that he be
que nous soyons that we be
que vous soyez that you be
qu'ils soient that they be
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French Regular ER Verbs
When learning French verbs the first verb form youll need to master is
Regular Er Verbs. These verbs are called regular because all of the verb
forms or endings follow the same pattern. Learn this group first is beneficial
as itll train your mind for learning the next to major groups: Regular IR Verbs
and Regular RE Verbs. Verbs under the regular ER group are the easiest to
conjugate and take the least time to learn! Regular ER verbs are verbs that end
in ER in the infinitive (or mother) form (meaning to love rather than love. My
example here is aimer, to love. In the table below youll find the following
forms: Present, Past, Imperfect, Conditional, Future & Subjunctive. NOTE: You
can click on any of the blue linked words and listen to the audio and practice
your pronunciation!

French Regular ER Verbs

Present
j'aime I love
tu aimes you love
il aime he loves
nous aimons we love
vous aimez you love

ils aiment they love

Past

j'ai aim I loved

tu as aim you loved
il a aim he loved
nous avons aim we loved
vous avez aim they loved
ils ont aim they love

Imperfect

j'aimais I used to love

tu aimais you used to love
il aimait he used to love
nous aimions we used to love
vous aimiez you used to love
ils aimaient they used to love
Conditional
j'aimerais I would love
tu aimerais you would love
il aimerait he would love
nous aimerions we would love
vous aimeriez you would love
ils aimeraient they would love

Future

j'aimerai I will love

tu aimeras you will love
il aimera he will love
nous aimerons we will love
vous aimerez you will love
ils aimeront they will love Subjunctive
que j'aime that I love
que tu aimes that you love
qu'il aime that he love
que nous aimions that we love

que vous aimiez that you love

qu'ils aiment that they love
Here is a list of common regular ER verbs that you will hear in everyday
language. Theyre all conjugated the same as aimer.
adorer to adore

chanter to sing

demander to ask for

commencer to start/begin

dpenser to spend dtesterto hate

couter to listen

tudier to study

habiter to live

jouer to play laver to wash

montrer to show

nager to swim

penser to think

porter to wear/carry

rencontrer to meet rester to stay

skier to ski

fermer to close

parler to speak/talk
prsenter to introduce

rver to dream

tlphoner to call/telephone

travailler to work

chanter to sing

visiter to visit

voler to fly/steel

danser to dance

donner to give

goter to taste

manger to eat

passer to pass/spend time

sembler to seem

trouver to find

regarder to watch/look at

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Avoir Conjugation Table

Avoir Conjugation
On this page you will find a conjugation table for the French irregular verb,
avoir, which means to have. This is a very important irregular verb in the
French language as youll need it to make phrases and sentences in the past
tense (Pass Compos). Here youll find all the important tenses youll need to
learn including the present, future, past, imperfect and conditional. Click on
any of the blue words and listen to the audio!
Irregular Verb: Avoir (to have)
Present - avoir (to have)
j'ai I have
tu as you have

il a he has
nous avons we have
vous avez you have
ils ont they have

Past

j'ai eu I had
tu as eu you had
il a eu he had
nous avons eu we had
vous avez eu you had
ils ont eu they had Imperfect
j'avais I used to have
tu avais you used to have
il avait he used to have
nous avions we used to have
vous aviez you used to have
ils avaient they used to have
Conditional
j'aurais I would have
tu aurais you would have
il aurait he would have
nous aurions we would have
vous auriez you would have
ils auraient they would have

Future

j'aurai I will have

tu auras you will have
il aura he will have
nous aurons we will have
vous aurez you will have
ils auront they will have
que j'aie that I have

Subjunctive

que tu aies that you have

qu'il ait that he has
que nous ayons that they have
que vous ayez that you have
qu'ils aient that they have
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Aller Conjugation Chart

Aller
On this page youll find a verb conjugation table for the French verb aller,
meaning to go. This is an extremely important irregular verb to learn in
French as its used very often. Youll find all the important tenses below
including the present, imperfect, past tense (pass compos) and subjunctive.
Click on any of the blue French words and listen to the audio.
Present
je vais I go
tu vas you go
il va he goes
nous allons we go
vous allez you go
ils vont they go

Past

je suis all I went

tu es all you went
il est all he went
nous sommes alls we went
vous tes alls you went
ils sont alls they went
j'allais I used to go
tu allais you used to go
il allait he used to go

Imperfect

nous allions we used to go

vous alliez you used to go
ils allaient they used to go
Conditional
j'irais I would go
tu irais you would go
il irait he would go
nous irions we would go
vous iriez you would go
ils iraient they would go

Future

j'irai I will go
tu iras you will go
il ira he will go
nous irons we will go
vous irez you will go
ils iront they will goSubjunctive
que j'aille that I go
que tu ailles that you go
qu'il aille that he go
que nous allions that we go
que vous alliez that you go
qu'ils aillent that they go
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Faire Conjugation Chart

Faire
Irregular Verb: Faire (To Make & To Do)

Here you will find a complete conjugation table for the French irregular verb,
faire, which means to make or do. The verb is highly irregular and important to
learn as its extremely useful for making basic to advanced phrases and
sentences. Below youll find the verb conjugated in the present, future, past,
imperfect and subjunctive endings.
Present
je fais I do
tu fais you do
il fait he does
nous faisons we do
vous fates you do
ils font they do

Past

j'ai fait I did

tu as fait you did
il a fait he did
nous avons fait we did
vous avez fait you did
ils ont fait they did Imperfect
je faisais I used to do
tu faisais you used to do
il faisait he used to do
nous faisions we used to do
vous faisiez you used to do
ils faisaient they used to do
Conditional
je ferais I would do
tu ferais you would do
il ferait he would do
nous ferions we would do
vous feriez you would do
ils feraient they would do Future

je ferai I would do
tu feras you would do
il fera he would do
nous ferons we would do
vous ferez you would do
ils feront they would do

Subjunctive

que je fasse that I do

que tu fasses that you do
qu'il fasse that he do
que nous fassions that we do
que vous fassiez that you do
qu'ils fassent that they do
Practice Sentences

Here are some sentences in English which you may translate into French using
the verb faire. The answers appear below in French.
English Sentences
I make my bed (lit, m) every morning.
What are you doing Tuesday evening? Are you available (libre)?
Were making a cake. Do you want to eat with us (avec nous)?
What are you (vous) doing this spring? Are you traveling in France?
What are you doing after the concert?
Id like to take a trip in July but Im very busy (occup[e]) this summer.
The boys like to take a walk in the park with their parents on Sundays.
Her daughter will play a basketball game at school ( lcole) on Tuesday.
What are they doing for Christmas (Nol) and new years eve (rveillon, m)?
You should (tu dois) pay attention to your pronunciation when you speak
French!
French Translations
Je fais mon lit chaque matin.

Quest-ce que tu fais mardi soir? Est-ce que tu es libre?

Nous faisons un gateau. Est-ce que tu veux manger avec nous?
Quest-ce que vous faites au printemps? Est-ce que vous voyagez en France?
Quest0ce que tu fais aprs le concert?
Jaimerais faire un voyage au mois de juillet mais je suis trs occup cet t.
Les garons aiment faire une promenade au parc avec leurs parents le
dimanche.
Sa fille va faire un match de basket lcole ce mardi.
Quest-ce quils font pour Nol et pour le rveillon?
Tu does faire attention ta pronunciation quand tu parles Franais.
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Boire Conjugation
Boire ConjugationOn this page youll conjugation of the irregular IR verb boire
(to drink). Youll find all the useful tenses including the present, past, future,
conditional and imperfect, etc. Following the verb table youll also find several
practice example sentences and phrases. Please note that the French also use
the verb, prendre, or to take for describing the action of drinking. Find more
on prendre here.
Conjugation Table

Present
je bois - I drink
tu bois - you drink
il/elle/on boit - he/she/one drinks
nous buvons - we drink
vous buvez - you drink (plural/formal)
ils/elles boivent they drink

Past

j'ai bu - I drank
tu as bu - you drank
il/elle/on a bu - he/she/one drank

nous avons bu - we drank

vous avez bu - you drank
ils/elles ont bu - they drank

Imperfect

je buvais - I used to drink

tu buvais - you used to drink
il buvait - he/she/one used to drink
nous buvions - we used to drink
vous buviez - you used to drink
ils/elles buvaient - they used to drink
Conditional
je boirais - I would drink
tu boirais - you would drink
il/elle/on boirait - he/she/one would drink
nous boirions - we would drink
vous boiriez - you would drink
ils/elles boiraient - they would drink

Future

je boirai - I will drink

tu boiras - you will drink
il/elle/on boira - he/she/one will drink
nous boirons - we will drink
vous boirez - you will drink
ils/elles boiront - they will drink Subjunctive
que je boive - that I drink
que tu boives - that you drink
qu'il/elle/on boive - that he/she/one drinks
que nous buvions - that we drink
que vous buviez - that you drink
qu'ils boivent - that they drink
Practice Sentences

Je ne bois pas.
I do not drink.Quest-ce que tu veux boire?
What do you want to drink?
Elle boit du Coca-Cola.
She drinks Coca-Cola.
Quand il tait petit il buvait du lait.
He used to drink milk when he was little.
Je boirais de leau mais je nai pas soir.
I would drink some water but Im not thirsty.Hier jai bu du jus de pomme.
Yesterday I drank apple juice.
Je veux que tu boives plus deau pendant la journe.
I want you to drink more water during the day.
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Devoir Conjugation

Devoir
In this video tutorial lesson you will learn how to conjugate the irregular French
verb, Devoir in French. This word has many meanings and the language and
it is quite important to learn. The first meaning of the verb Devoir is must.
For example, Je dois retourner en France cette semaine. That means, I must
return to France this week. Another meaning of the verb is to owe, in terms of
having to give something back to somebody else. In this situation Devoir
becomes a reflexive verb. For example to say, He owes me fifty Euros, you
would say, Il me doit cinquante Euros.
Devoir = Must/Have To/To Owe
devoir must/have to
je dois
tu dois
il/elle/on doit
nous devons
vous devez

ils/elles doivent
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tre Verbs Pass Compos

In this lesson you will learn all about French verbs which are conjugated with
tre (to be) in the past tense or pass compos. First watch this movie then
learn more with the explanations below. You can also check out this Dr. & Mrs.
Vandertramp song video to help you learn.
Most French verbs use avoir as the auxiliary verb in the past tense. For
example, in nous avons mang avons is the ancillary verb and mang is the
past participle.
However, there are several verbs that use the verb tre (to be) as the past
tense auxiliary verb. For example, in Nous sommes alls (we went) sommes is
the auxiliary verb and alls is the past participle.
Furthermore, in the past tense verbs using tre must have the subject and past
participle agree in both gender and number. Here are some examples:
il est all
he went
Elle est alle
She went
They went (group of men only or men + women)
ils sont alls
They went (group of women)
Elles sont alles
The list of verbs which are conjugated with tre is as follows. Luckily the list is
not too long. However, it is important to learn as being able to distinguish
between tre and avoir firms in the past tense you want to sound fluent in
French. Notice that most of the verbs all have to do with coming and going.
Hence just by studying the nature of these verbs you should be able to get a
grasp of when you need to use tre in the past tense or not. Here are the
List of tre verbs:

Aller = to go
Arriver = to arrive
Decendre = to do down
Entrer = to enter

Monter = to climb

Mourir = to die
Natre = to be born
Partir = to leave

Passer = to pass

Rester = to stay
Retourner = to return
Sortir = to go out

Tomber = to fall

Venir = to come
Devenir = to become
Revenir = to come back
Now we will go through some example sentences. I have written a clearly
different forms for different people so that you can get a sense of when you
need to make the gender and numbers of the past participles matched the
subjects. As an exercise you could also go ahead and make some sentences of
your own after watching the video above. Also, note that in the sentences
below the form for Je is always masculine because I am speaking for myself.
If you are a woman
and speaking in the first person je form then you must add 1/8 the end of the
past participle in order to make the subject and past participle matching
gender.
Practice Sentences

Arriver To Arrive
Je suis arriv.
I arrived.
Elle est arrive.
She arrived.
ils sont arrivs
They arrived. (men + women or men only)

Elles sont arrives.

They arrived. (Women only)
Venir To Come
Je suis venu.
I came.
Elle est venue.
She came.
ils sont venus.
They came. (men + women or men only)
Elles sont venues.
They came. (women only)
Rester To Stay
Je suis rest.
I stayed.
Elle est reste.
She stayed.
Nous sommes rests.
We stayed. (men + women or men only)
ils sont rests.
They stayed. (men + women or men only)
Elles sont restes.
They stayed. (women only)
Tomber To Fall
Je suis tomb.
I fell.
Elle est tombe.
She fell.
Nous sommes tombs.
We fell. (men + women or men only)
ils sont tombs.

They fell. (men + women or men only)

Elles sont tombes.
They fell. (women only)
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Irregular Verbs Pass Compos

In this tutorial lesson you will learn how to conjugate several irregular French
verbs in the past tense or pass compos. Just like in the previous lesson that
we just did about regular verbs you have to follow the same basic construction:
subject + avoir + past participle. First watch the movie then you can read
through the verbs written out below as well as several practice sentences.
Please note that all of the verbs in this lesson are conjugated with avoir in the
past tense. In another lesson we will take a look at verbs which are conjugated
with tre.
Example Verb Boire: To Drink
jai bu (I drank)
tu as bu (You drank, singular, familiar)
il/elle/on a bu (He/she/one drank)
nous avons bu (We drank)
vous avez bu (You drank)
ils/elles ont bu (They drank)
As you can see the process is quite simple. Simply add the past participle bu
after this subject and corresponding conjugated form of avoir.
Here are some more regular verbs conjugated in the past tense. Rather than
going through all of the different speakers I will just write out the verbs in the
first-person singular (je) form. The rest of the speakers follow the standard
present tense conjugation of avoir and all you have to do is add the past
participle.
Irregular Verbs

tre = to be
jai t (I was)avoir = to have

jai eu (I had)
faire = to make or do
jai fait = I did
pouvoir = can/to be able to
jai pu = I was able tovouloir = to want
jai voulu = I wanted to
savoir = to know
jai su = I knew
connatre = to know (a person)
jai connu = I knewdevoir = must
jai d = I had to
voir = to see
jai vu I saw
Example Sentences

Il a fait froit au Qubec.

It was cold in Quebec.
Il a t gentile.
He was nice
Tu as eu de la chance.
You were lucky.
Je nai pu pas le faire.
I could not do it.
Est-ce que tu a pu arriver lheure?
Were you able to arrive on time?
Quest ce que tu a voulu dire?
What did you want to say?
Nous navons pas voulu y aller.
We did not want to go there.
Elles nont pas voulu le manger.

They (group of women) did not want to eat it.

Jai connu le prsident de la France.
I knew the president of France.
Elle na pas connu lhomme.
She didnt know the man.
Jai du y aller.
I had to go there.
Elle a du le faire.
She had to do it.
Vous avez du vous rveiller de bonne heure.
You (plural or formal) had to wake up early.
Tu a vu llphant?
Did you see the elephant?
Je ne lai pas vu.
I did not see it.
On la vu.
We saw it.
Nous avons vu la montagne.
We saw the mountain.
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Essayer Conjugation

Essayer
In this video tutorial lesson you will learn the French word for to try, the present
tense conjugation and also provide some example sentences. In the infinitive
or mother form the verb is Essayer. However, when we conjugate verb we
need to delete the Y and use an I. This is because the French language has
evolved over time and the modern language an I is now used.
Essayer = To Try
jessaie

tu essaies
il/elle/on essaie
nous essayons
vous essayez
ils/elles essaient
Youll notice that for the nous, vous and iles/elles pronouns the S is linked to
the first letter of Essayer. This is because the first letter of the verb is a vowel
and leaving out that S sound would not sound good to the French year.
Example phrases: Practice the sentences and it will help you to get used to
using the verb to try.
Jessaie dapprendre le Franais. (I try to learn French.)
Tu essaies de perdre du poids. (You try to lose weight.)
On essaie daller plus vite. (We try to go faster.)
Ils essaient darriver lheure. (They try to arrive on time.)
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Jouer Conjugation
Here you will find the verb conjugation table for Jouer, meaning to play in
French. This is a regular ER verb and follows simple conjugation patterns.
Tenses presented here include the following: Present, Past, Future, Imperfect,
Conditional and Subjunctive. Below the chart you will find several example
sentences.
Conjugation Chart For Jouer (To Play).
Present
je joue - I play
tu joues - you play
il/elle/on joue he/she/one plays
nous jouons - we play
vous jouez - you play
ils/elles jouent - they play Past
j'ai jou - I played
tu as jou - you played

il/elle/on a jou - he/she/one played

nous avons jou - we played
vous avez jou - you played
ils/elles ont jou - they played

Imperfect

je jouais - I used to play

tu jouais - you used to play
il/elle/on jouait - he/she/one used to play
nous jouions - we used to play
vous jouiez - you used to play
ils/elles jouaient - they used to play
Conditional
je jouerais - I would play
tu jouerais - you would play
il/elle/on jouerait - he/she/one would play
nous jouerions - we would play
vous joueriez - you would play
ils/elles joueraient - they would play

Future

je jouerai - I will play

tu joueras - you will play
il/elle/on jouera - he/she/one will play
nous jouerons - we will play
vous jouerez - you will play
ils/elles joueront - they will play Subjunctive
que je joue - that I play
que tu joues - that you play
qu'il/elle/on joue - that he/she/one plays
que nous jouions - that we play
que vous jouiez - that you play
qu'ils/elles jouent - that they play
Example Sentences

Il joue au foot.
He plays soccer.Nous avons jou avec leurs amis.
We played with their friends.Il jouera au tennis demain.
He will play tennis tomorrow.

Je veux que tu joues un peu moins.

I want you to play less.

Il faut quon joue ensemble.
Its necessary that we play together.
Quand jtais petit je jouais aux checs.
I used to play checkers when I was little.
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Manger Conjugation
Here you will find the conjugation chart for manger, meaning to eat in
French. Manger is a regular ER verb and following the same conjugation pattern
as jouer (to play). In the table below youll find the main tenses including the
present, pass compos (past) imperfect, conditional, future and subjunctive.
Below weve also included some example sentences.
Present
je mange - I eat
tu manges - you eat
il/elle/on mange - he/she/one eats
nous mangeons - we eat
vous mangez - you eat
ils/elles mangent - they eat

Past

j'ai mang - I ate

tu as mang - you ate
il/elle/on a mang - he/she/one ate
nous avons mang - we ate
vous avez mang - you ate
ils/elles ont mang - they ate
je mangeais - I used to eat

Imperfect

tu mangeais - you used to eat

il/elle/on mangeait - he/she/one used to eat
nous mangions - we used to eat
vous mangiez - you used to eat
ils/elles mangeaient - they used to eat
Conditional
je mangerais - i would eat
tu mangerais - you would eat
il/elle/on mangerait - he/she/one would eat
nous mangerions - we would eat
vous mangeriez - you would eat
ils/elles mangeraient - they would eat Future
je mangerai - I will eat
tu mangeras - you will eat
il/elle/on mangera - he/she/one will eat
nous mangerons - we will eat
vous mangerez - you will eat
ils/elles mangeront - they will eat

Subjunctive

que je mange - that I eat

que tu manges - that you eat
qu'il/elle/on mange - that he/she/one eats
que nous mangions - that we eat
que vous mangiez - that you eat
qu'ils/elles mangent - that they eat
Practice Sentences
Je mange tous les jours midi.
I eat at noon everyday.
Quest-ce que tu veux manger?
What do you want to eat?
Quand elle tait petite elle mangeait beaucoup de fromage.

She used to eat a lot of cheese when she was little.

Je mangerais mais je nai pas faim.
I would eat but Im not hungry.
Nous mangerons tous ensemble demain.
We will all eat together tomorrow.
Je souhaite que tu manges un peu plus.
I wish that youd eat a little more.
Nous avons dj mang.
We already ate.
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Prendre Conjugation

Prendre Conjugation
In this video tutorial lesson will teach you how to conjugate the regular French
verb prendre, which means to take. This is a very useful verb in French when
it comes to eating and drinking. For example, to say Im drinking a coffee you
can say Je prends un caf. Another example would be Je un gteau au
chocolat, which means Im having or eating chocolate cake.
prendre = to take
je prends
tu prends
il/elle/on prend
nous prenons
vous prenez
ils/elles prennent
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To Sit in French Sasseoir

In this lesson you will learn how to say to sit (sasseoir) in French. Ill also
teach you how to say sit down. Please watch this video tutorial first then read
through the explanations below. What makes this verb a bit challenging is that
1) Its a reflexive verb and 2) It has two pronunciations. Based on my
experience of over 20 years of speaking with French people on a daily basis Ive
noticed that both pronunciations are used. In fact, I use both pronunciations
myself!
Conjugation
je me assieds / ois
tu te assieds / ois
il/elle/on se assied / oit
nous nous asseyons / oyons
vous vous asseyez / oyez
ils/elles se asseyent / oient
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To Kiss in French Sembrasser

In this lesson you will learn how to say to kiss in the French language. Indeed,
kissing is a big part of French culture and it is a good idea to learn the
vocabulary words associated with how to give a kiss before going to France.
The main verb for to kiss translates as embrasser. This is very similar to the
word embrace an English. It is conjugated like a regular ER verb. If you want to
say I kiss you you would say, je tembrasse. In this situation embrasser
becomes a reflexive verb and you need to add the reflexive pronoun, te
which signifies to you. If you want to say kiss me you would say, embrassemoi.
Another way to say to kiss in French is, Faire un bisou or Faire une bise.
Basically, un bisou (masculine noun) is a kiss and this word can be shortened
to une bise (feminine noun). Reprints it is very common for men and women
or women and women to give each other two to four cases on the cheeks.
While this might seem a bit shocking to English-speaking North Americans it is
very common throughout Europe and South America. To say it communicates
you could also say, Fais-moi un bisou, or Fais-moi une bise.

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Savoir Vs. Connaitre

In this video tutorial lesson you will learn how to say to know (savoir) in French.
It is very important to note that there are two ways of saying to know in French.
The first one is savoir. Basically you use this verb to describe factual
information. You can use it to describe your abilities and things that you know
how to do by heart. Most importantly you use this to describe facts that you
know to be true or not.

If you wish to say whether or not you know a person or you are familiar with a
certain field of expertise or a place you would use a different verb for to know:
Connatre. The distinction between these two verbs can cause issues for people
who are learning French.
Note that Spanish, Italian and Portuguese also differentiate between these two
ways of saying to know in the same manner. In a future lesson I will go into this
subject further with example sentences to help you better understand the
difference.
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To Hide in French Se Cacher

In this lesson you will learn how to say, to hide in French. The verb is
cacher. For example, if you want to say, I hide the bottle youd say, je
cache la bouteille. However, if youd like to say youre personally hiding or
youre hiding yourself, youd say Je me cache (Im hiding).
In this case cacher becomes a reflexive verb and you need to add that me
in for the Je form. In the video I teach you how to say, the cat is hiding. You
say: Le chat se cache. In this case you need the Se before the verb because
the cat is hiding himself.

Conjugation

Se Cacher = To Hide Oneself

je me cache = I hide myself

tu te caches = You hide yourself

il/elle/on se cache = He/She/One hides himself
nous nous cachons = We hide ourselves
vous vous cachez = You hide yourselves
ils/elles se cachent = They hide themselves
Further explanations: Thus, if youre saying a sentence where somebody a
group of people are hiding themselves you need to use this reflexive forming of
adding me, te, se etc. However, if youre saying a simple sentence where the
subject is hiding an object you do not need to use this reflexive form.
Example Sentences

Reflexive
Je me cache dans ma chambre.
I hide in my room.
Le chat se cache sous les plantes.
The cat is hiding under the plants.
La fille ne se cache jamais.
The girl never hides.
Tu peux courir mais tu ne peux pas te cacher.
You can run but you cannot hide.
Ils se cachent ensemble.
They are hiding together.
Normal non-reflexive
La mre cache les bonbons.
The mother hides the candy.
Elle cache sa lettre quelque part.
She is hiding her somewhere.
Est-ce que tu as quelque chose cacher?
Do you have something to hide?
O est-ce que tu cache ton argent?
Where do you hide your money?

Je le cache dans un endroit secret.

I hide it in a secret place.
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Se Rendre Compte To Realize

In this video tutorial youll learn how to say to realize in French: Se rendre
compte. In the table below youll see the conjugation in the present tense.
je me rends compte I realize
tu te rends compte You realize (singular, familiar)
il/elle/on se rend compte He/she/one realizes
nous nous rendons compte We realize
vous vous rendez compte You realize (plural, formal)
ils/elles se rendent compte They realize
Next you can read through the practice sentences from the movie. Youll see
that se rendre compte is always followed by que, which means that. Also,
please note that you must conjugate the past tense with tre as this is a
reflexive verb.
Est-ce que tu te rends compte que tu nas plus dargent?
Do you realize that youre out of money?
Je me rends compte que nous sommes presque l.
I realize we are almost there.
Je me suis rendu compte que jtais en retard.
She realized she was late.
Maintenent tu te rends compte que les verbes franais ne sont pas faciles.
Now you realize that French verbs are not easy.
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Venir Conjugation Chart

On this page you will find a complete conjugation chart for the French irregular
verb, venir, which means to come. Youll find conjugations in the following
tenses: present, pass compos (past), imperfect, conditional, future and
subjunctive. NOTE: All of the linked blue words below have audio. Just click,
listen to the pronunciation, practice and repeat.
Irregular Verb: Venir (To Come)
Present
je viens I come
tu viens you come
il vient he come
nous venons we come
vous venez you come
ils viennent they come

Past

je suis venu I came

tu es venu you came
il est venu he came
nous sommes venus we came
vous tes venus you came
ils sont venus they came Imperfect
je venais I used to come
tu venais you used to come
il venait he used to come
nous venions we used to come
vous veniez you used to come
ils venaient they used to come
Conditional
je viendrais I would come
tu viendrais you would come
il viendrait he would come
nous viendrions we would come
vous viendriez you would come

ils viendraient they would come Future

je viendrai I will come
tu viendras you will come
il viendra he will come
nous viendrons we will come
vous viendrez you will come
ils viendront they will come

Subjunctive

que je vienne that I come

que tu viennes that you come
qu'il vienne that he come
que nous venions that we come
que vous veniez that you come
qu'ils viennent that they come
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Vouloir Conjugation To Want

Vouloir Conjugation To Want

In this video lesson you will learn how to say I want in French. The verb to
learn is vourloir (to want). Please note that in French culture is slightly
inappropriate to use the words je veux when asking for something from
somebody else. Indeed, the tone of these words sounds quite demanding and
saying this will definitely put some French people off.
In this lesson I will teach you for other simple ways that you can use to express
desire and provide example sentences. Here are some other useful phrases you
can use when you want something from somebody else:

Je voudrais = I would want This is very. in French and you can use it for
ordering food in a restaurant, for example.

Je souhaite = I wish this is another way of expressing that you want

something. However, it is used to express desire for something that you wish
were deeply.
Jaimerais = I would like This is another good way of expressing that you want
something and is used very commonly.
a serait sympa si = It would be nice if You can start any sentence with
this phrase. After the word si, which means if, you would say what you
want. Please note that the word sympa is short for the word sympatique,
which means nice.
Vouloir = To Want

je veux
tu veux
il/elle/on veut
nous voulons
vous voulez
ils/elles veulent

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Avoir Besoin To Need

In this lesson you will learn how to say to need in French. To say to need you
must use the following grammatical construction: avoir besoin de. This
literally means to have the need of. In order to make a proper sentence you
must also conjugate the verb avoir. In this video I will teach you how to say,
My cat needs a name. I have had my little kitty for about eight months now
and she still doesnt have a name! To say this in French you say:
Ma chatte a besoin dun nom.
My cat needs a name
or
Elle a besoin dun nom.
She needs a name.

My cat is female and the word for a girl cat is une chatte. Because I am saying,
my cat I must say ma chatte. If he were a male I would say mon chat in
the masculine form. The next thing I do is conjugate avoir in the third person,
singular (a). After the word besoin comes the word de which means of. The
word for name in French is nom. I write d' un because begins with a vowel
and it would be incorrect to write de un in French. Please watch the movie
below and let me know if you have any questions.

Example sentences

Jai besoin dun caf.

I need a coffee.
Tu as besoin daller aux toilettes.
You need to go to the bathroom.
Nous avons besoin dtudier le Franais.
We need to study French.
Les enfants ont besoin daller lcole.
The children need to go to school.
Le professeur a besoin dtre sympatique.
The teacher needs to be nice.
Le chien a besoin de manger.
The dog needs to eat.
Tu as besoin de lire le journal.
You need to read the newspaper.
Elle a besoin de rentrer chez elle.
She needs to go home.
Nous avons besoin de cuisiner la viande.
We need to cook the meat.
The man needs to walk faster.
Lhomme a besoin de marcher plus vite.
Vous avez besoin de parler plus lent.
You (plural) need to speak slower.

Nous avons besoin dapprendre des langues trangres

We need to learn foreign languages.
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Going To in French

In this lesson you will learn a really easy way of saying what you want to do in
the near future. Unlike the future tense which requires lots of more complicated
conjugations this way is much faster to learn. Basically, youre going to learn
how to say, I am going to then add what youre actually going to do.
Heres the construction for this grammar:
Je vais + reverb in the infinitive form + object.
Going To in French - Je Vais + InfinitiveJe vais is the first person of the verb,
aller, which means to go (here you can see the rest of the conjugations for
the verb aller in the present tense).
In the lesson the sentence that Im making is, I am going to eat cheese. In
French, the sentence reads: Je vais manger du fromage. Manger, a regular ER
verb, means eat and is written with an ER, making it the infinitive or mother
form, to eat.
You also notice that there is the word du in the sentence. That means some.
You could also say, Je vais manger le fromage. That means I am going to eat
the cheese. And the lesson I also teach a few other sentences and phrases.
Vocabulary Used in Lesson
cest dlicieux = its delicious
le meilleur du monde = best in the world
fromange franais = french cheese

maintenent = now

mon avis = in my opinion

un morceau de fromage = a piece of cheese je le mange = I eat it (the le
signifies the word, it)
je prends = I take
comme a = like that

cest trs bon = its very good

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Uses of tre
The verb tre is probably the most widely used verb in the French language.
Here well learn several of the most common ways to use this verb.

1. Describing a state of being.

The first usage is to say how youre doing. In this case youd say: Je suis +
adjective.

Here are some examples:

Je suis heureux / heureuse (I am happy)

Je suis fatigu(e) (I am tired)

2. The second most common use is to describe your location. Examples:

Je suis en France (Im in France)

Je suis en Angleterre (Im in England)
Je suis aux tats-Unis (Im in the United States)

3. Agreeing or disagreeing with somebody.

If youre talking with somebody and you want to express that you agree with
them say:

Je suis daccord avec vous (I agree with you) or

Je ne suis pas daccord avec vous (I dont agree with you)

tes-vous daccord avec moi (Do you agree with me?)

4. To be in middle of doing something

If youre in the middle of doing an activity use the following construction:

tre en train de + infinitive

Examples:

Je suis en train de travailler (I am working)

Je suis en train dtudier ces verbes (Im learning these verbs)
Je suis en train de laver la voiture (Im washing the car)

5. Possession of an object

To describe ownership or possession of an object you can use the following:

tre + name of person or stress pronoun (moi, toi, lui, elle etc)

Examples:

Ly stylo est moi (The pen is mine or belongs to me)

La voiture est elle (The car is hers or belongs to her)
La maison est eux (The house is theirs)

6. Being on time, early or late

You can also use tre to describe punctuality. Examples:

Je suis lheure (Im on time)

Je suis en avance (Im early)
Je suis en retard (Im late)

- See more at: http://www.frenchlearner.com/verbs/uses-ofetre/#sthash.PE4GaHOx.dpuf

Uses of Avoir
In French one most useful and common verbs is avoir, which means to
have. In fact, the verb is used in quite a few situations where wed use to be
in English. Here are some of the most common uses of the French verb avoir.

1. Expressing Age

To say how old you are in French say:

Jai + NUMBER + ans. Which means, I have X years. For example:

Jai vingt ans (Im twenty years-old)
Jai dix-sept ans (Im seventeen years-old).

Do not say Je suis vingt ans because that would be wrong. Say: Jai vingt ans.

2. Describing feelings and states of mind

Jai faim (Im hungry). Again, dont say je suis faim because that would be
wrong.
Jai chaud (Im hot) -> Literally: I have hot
Jai raison (Im right)
Jai peur (Im afraid) -> Literally: I have fear
Jai sommeil (Im tired/sleepy)
Jai de la chance (Im lucky)

3. Expressing need and want/desire

To say, I need use the following expression:

Jai besoin de + noun OR verb in the infinitive. Examples:

Jai besoin dargent (I need money)

Jai besoin dune voiture (I need a car)
Jai besoin dtudier (I need to study)
Jai besoin de travailler (I need to study)

To express wanting or desiring to do something use:

avoir envie de + noun or verb in the infinitive. Examples:

Jai envie dune pizza (I want a pizza)

Jai envie de manger une pizza (I want to eat a pizza)
Jai envie de parler avec mon ami (I want to speak with my friend)
Jai envie dapprendre le Franais (I want to learn French)
Jai envie daller en France (I want to go to France)

4. To express how somebody seems

Use the following: avoir lair + adjective)

Examples:

La fille a lair heureuse (The girl seems happy)

Le garon a lair fatigu (The boy seems tired)
Lhomme a lair sympathique (The man seems nice)

La femme a lair gentille (The woman seems nice)

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Immediate Future Tense

One of the most useful and easiest tenses to learn in French is the immediate
future tense. This is used to describe things that youre going to do. It can be used
to describe both things youll do right away as well as in the more distant future.
The construction is quite straight forward. What you do is take the present tense of
aller (to go) and follow it with a verb in the infinitive.
It would be helpful here to review the verb aller (to go) in the present tense.
ALLER
Je vais = I go
tu vas = You go
Il/elle/on va = He/she/one goes
Nous allons = We go
Vous allez = You (pl or formal) go
Ils/elles vont = They go
Heres a basic example of the immediate future tense. To say, Im going to eat,
say: Je vais manger.
This simply means Im going to eat but you could also follow it by different times.
For example:
Je vais manger demain. Im going to eat tomorrow.
Je vais manger midi. Im going to eat at noon.
Now lets look at some more examples.
Je vais acheter une nouvelle voiture. Im going to buy a new car.
Nous allons acheter une nouvelle voiture. Were going to buy a new car.
Ils vont regarder un film ce soir. Theyre going to watch a movie tonight.
Tu vas voyager en France. Youre going to travel in France.

Elle va faire ses devoirs. Shes going to do her homework.

Je vais aller au travail. Im going to go to work.
Il va faire du ski. Hes going to go skiing.
Les enfants vont nager. The kids are going to go swimming.
Vous allez jouer de la guitare. Youre going to play the guitar.
Je vais dner au restaurant. Im going to eat in the restaurant.
Review: Again, what weve just learned is the immediate future. Its used to talking
about things were going to do. Use the present of aller plus an infinitive.
Last example: Je vais apprendre ces verbes. Im going to learn these verbs

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6 French Verb Tenses You Must Know

October 16, 2015 by david 0 Comments

One of the hardest aspects to learning French in the verbs. This is because
there are lots of different verb tenses and learning to conjugate them can be a
total nightmare for a lot of people.

My name is David Issokson. Ive spent my whole life learning French and now
Im a full time online teacher. When I first faced French verbs in 1987 in junior
high school I was baffled by this subject.

So, in this article Id like to help you by explaining which verb tenses you
should focus on in your studies.

If you look at a French verb conjugation website such as conjugation-fr.com

youll find that are a ton of different tenses. Actually, 18 in total! While this
looks very daunting at first its not so bad.

Actually, I suggest focusing on six tenses. If you get really comfortable with
these six tenses and know how to use them inside and out then youll be
perfectly well equiped to engage in fluent French conversation.

So, what are the tenses?

Present Tense

The first tense which youll need to focus on the present tense. For this simple
article well use the verb, parler which is a regular ER verbs and means to
speak. Heres the conjugation:

Je parle
Tu parles
Il/elle parle
Nous parlons
Vous parlez

Ils/elles parlent

Simply put in the first person singular form (je, meaning I) this means either
1) I speak or 2) I am speaking. This is the verb tense that youll use most of the
time when youre speaking French.

One common mistake is for people to say Je suis parle when they want say I
am speaking. The correct way to say this is simply: Je parle because the I
am + ing bit is built into the verb.

However, if you just speak in the present tense you might make yourself
understood but you wont be able to express yourself very effectively. So, there
are more tenses youll have to learn.

Pass Compos

The second these which youll have to learn is called the Pass Compos.
Simply put, this is the past tense. Lets take a look at it using the verb parler:

Jai parl
Tu as parl
Il/elle a parl
Nous avons parl
Vous avez parl
Ils/elles ont parl

In the je form this would mean: I spoke. You use this verb tense to describe
things that happened in the past at specific times. For example, if you wanted
to say, I spoke with James at 6 oclock youd use the past tense. Jai parl
avec James.

Imperfect Tense

With just the present tense and the pass compos you can talk about what
youre doing and what you did. However, if you want to describe things that
you used to do or things that took place over a period of time you need to use
the imperfect tense or limparfait. You also use this tense when youre
describing the background of a story.

Je parlais
Tu parlais
Il/elle parlait
Nous parlions
Vous parliez
Ils parlaient

So, here Je parlais means I used to speak. Because of the usage of this verb
tense theres no way to say used to in French. To say used to you must
conjugate the verb in the imperfect tense.

Future Tense

Just as the name implies you use this tense to talk about things youll do in the
future. Its very straight forward and little explanation is needed. Heres the
conjugation:

Je parlerai
Tu parleras
Il/elle parlera
Nous parlerons
Vous parlerez
Ils/elles parleront

So, Je parlerai means I will speak.

In addition to the future these theres another tense that you can use for
describing things youre doing to do. This is called the Near Future or Future
Proche tense. It works like this:

Je vais parler.

So basically, you have je vais (I go) + INFINITIVE (PARLER to speak), or Im

going to speak. You can use both the Future Proche AND Future Tense for
describing things youll do in the future.

Conditional

After the future tense you will want to focus on the conditional tense. This is
the tense used to express would. Heres the conjugation:

Je parlerais
Tu parlerais
Il/elle parlerait
Nous parlerions
Vous parleriez
Ils/elles parleraient

As you can see construction of the tense is very similar to the future. Take the
infinitive then put on the appropriate endings.

So, Je parlerais means I would speak. No more explanation needed.

Present Subjunctive

This is a big stickler for many students because the concept of the subjunctive
really doesnt exist in English. Basically, the French have a specific verb tense
thats used to describe 1) Wish, 2) Emotion and 3) Doubt. Heres how it looks:

que je parle
que tu parles
quil parle
que nous parlions
que vous parliez
quils parlent

Que tu parles, for example means that you speak. So if I said, je veux que
tu parles that would be the subjunctive because it expresses a wish.

Imparative

This is the final tense which I suggest you learn. Its the commanding tense.
For example in English if you said, Eat! as in Eat your dinner! that would be
the equivalant of the imparative tense. Heres how it looks for parler:

Parle!
Parlons!
Parlez!

So, Parle! means Speak! in the tu form (to a peer or somebody younger
than you). Parlons means Lets speak and Parlez! means Speak! to a
group of people or somebody who you dont know.

I sincerely hope this short article has helped to answer the question of which
verb tenses to focus on. There are many others but learning them is actually
more of an academic exercise than anything else.

Focus on these six tenses and youll be well on your way to speaking fluently!

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French O Sound
November 5, 2015 by david 0 Comments

One of the single hardest sounds to pronounce in French is the O sound. While
this would seem very easy at first due to the straight forward nature of the sound
(not complicated like other sounds such as the nasty eur), its hard to pronounce.
This is due to the non-native speakers tendency to pronounce the O in French as
if he or she were speaking his or her native language.
What I mean by this is taking the word, opinion for example, and saying lopinion
in French but using the English uh sound for the O. This is the first think I
explain in the video.
Then, I go through several words which start with the letter O. Almost all of these
words are the same in both English and French. The key thing that Im trying to
emphasize is that you must pronounce the O sound like Oh in French and not
the Uh in English while staying the word in French. Heres the list of words I gave
in the video.
lorange = orange
lopportunit = opportunity
loppos = opposite
lorigine = origine
lhotage = hostage
olympique = Olympic
lobjet = object
occup = occupied
optimiser = to optimise
objectif = objective
loncle = uncle
lomelette = omelette
I included both words that start with O and words that have an O within the
them.

Florence (female name)

encore = again
global = global
le dcor = dcor
le roman = novel
phontique = phonetic
le fromage = cheese
stoque = stoic
Finally, I spent a few minutes discussing the words notre (our) and votre (your) as
many students have difficulties pronouncing these words. Again, its important to
pronounce the Os in these words with the Oh sound.
I hope this short video lesson has helped. If youd still struggling or would like some
personalized help please sign up for a trial Skype lesson at no cost. Also, I must
suggest to use an online course such as Rocket French as they offer a fantastic
pronunciation tool.

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French Tu Vs. Vous

November 4, 2015 by david 0 Comments
If youre new to learning French then one of the most confusing areas to master is
learning the difference between when to use the personal pronounstu and and
vous.
My name is David Issokson. I offer French lessons via Skype and have spent my
entire life learning and mastering French. I used to struggle with the distinction

between tu an vous. However, I now have several guidelines on when to use tu and
when to use vous and would like to share them with you today.
What Are Tu & Vous?
First I must explain what is tu and what is vous. Basically, there are two ways of
saying you in French. This is very tricky for English speakers because we have
one simple word: you.
The word tu means you in the singular, meaning when youre talking to one
specific person. More importantly, tu is the familiar form of you, meaning you
use it when youre talking to somebody you already know (a peer) or somebody
whos younger than yourself.
Vous is the plural form of you, meaning that you use it when youre talking to a
group of people. It would equate to yaall in the American south or you guys in
other regions of the country. Vous is also used as the formal you when youre
speaking to a stranger or somebody older than yourself.
In my online teaching I always use tu with my students. This is because I believe
it helps to foster a friendly learning atmosphere. In many online courses such
as Rocket French, tu as the creators of the course were aiming for a casual
approach when they wrote the lessons.
With Strangers Always Start With Vous
A key question is who should I use vous with. The answer is simple: Use it with
people who you dont know and with your elders. This includes anybody whod
youd meet working in a place of business such as a shop, restaurant, train station,
etc.
Youd also use vous initially with your French teacher as well as friends and
relatives of your French friends. If youre working in France youd use vous with
your boss, supervisors and with colleagues who you dont know very well.
While you might be tempted to use tu when you first meet somebody its always
wise to start with vous. Then, let them tell you to use tu. Based on my
experience some people have told me to use tu right away while others never told
me to use tu and Ive used vous with them for many years!

One really tricky question is which to use with somebody your own age who you
meet in a social setting such as a party. The French will often use vous in these
situations and this might seem a bit strange to you as an English speaker.My
suggestion is to just go with the flow and use vous. If you really feel comfortable
with the person you could suggest using tu.
In Some Situations Using Tu Is 100% Okay
There are lots of situations where it would be very awkward to use vous and
youre expected to use tu. The main one is when talking to kids. More specifically
this refers to both children and adolescents. In French culture if you were to say
vous to a child it would appear very strange. That said, if a child were to use tu
with you as an adult and foreign visitor it would appear as very rude and
disrespectful.
If youre speaking to a group of kids you still must use vous because vous
means you plural, as mentioned above.
How To Tell Somebody To Use Tu Or Vous
The French actually have specific verbs which describe call me tu or call me
you. The verb for call me tu or say tu is: tutoyer. So, to tell somebody, You
can use tu with me say: Tu peux me tutoyer. The verb for to say vous is
vouvoyer. If a young person is inappropriately using tu with you you can tell him
or her: Tu dois me vouvoyer! or You must say vous to me!. If youd like to ask an
older person if its okay to use tu you may ask, Est-ce que je peux vous tutoyer?
You Can Learn From My Mistakes!
Ive goofed up with tu and vous a few times over the years. While these situations
seem funny to me now I really did learn a lot from them.
When I first arrived in France in 1992 I met my French host family in the train
platform in Douai, France. When I got off the train and met my host mother for the
first time on the platform I asked her, Comment tappelles-tu?, or Whats your
name? in the tu form.
My mistaken logic for using tu at that time was that since I was going to see her
everyday for one year I may as well be friendly from the get-go. However, I was
totally unaware that its seen as extremely rude in French culture to use tu initially

with an older stranger. Nobody said anything that day but at a later date I was told
Id been out of place.
A second situation where I wanted to put my foot in my mouth was with a university
professor at McGill University in Montreal, Canada in 1993. I was taking a French
composition course with the native French-speaking students. The professor was
very young probably just out of university herself. Furthermore, she was
extremely friendly and had a wonderful demeanor.
Thus, I decided to use tu with her in front of all the other students. This went on
for a few weeks until she pulled me aside and told me that saying tu to a
university professor is very rude. I put my tail between my legs and said, Excusezmoi, madame.
Conclustion
I hope this short article on when to use tu and when to use vous has helped. In
summary, use vous with both strangers and people older then yourself. When in
doubt use vous initially and let them tell you to use tu. Also, use vous with a
group of people as vous also means you plural. Use tu with kids and
remember that to use vous with them would be seen as awkward.

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5 Reasons Why Is French So Hard

October 28, 2015 by david 0 Comments
If youre new to learning French or are considering learning the language you
may have heard people warning you that its very hard. My name is David
Issokson and Im an online French teacher.

Ill be very upfront with you right now and say, Yes, French is indeed very
hard! In this article Id like to talk about what exactly makes French so
difficult. My goal here is to show you some of the tricky aspects to learning
French then offer some potential solutions which may help you.

The Pronunciation Seems Impossible

In my estimation the single hardest aspect to learning French is the

pronunciation. This is because there are a lot of sounds that simply dont exist
in the English language. In the beginning learning to say these sounds might
seem very awkward and frustrating.

Personally, I think taking an online course such as Rocket French would help
because they have an amazing pronunciation section. Also, Id suggest finding
a good online teacher as I specialize in French pronunciation training and could
help you to overcome accent issues.

The Words All Run Into Each Other

This is a big complaint that I get all the time from both beginners and even
intermediate and advanced students. The reason that its hard to tell when one
word stops and another starts is because words literally run into one another
due to something called the liason.

This is when one word ends with a consonant and the following word starts with
a vowel. The two words become connected in order to sound nicer to the
listeners ear. Furthermore, what makes this difficult is that its very easy to
forget to do the liason when its required. Again, I specialize in helping in this
area in my online lessons.

The Verbs Are A Total Nightmare

One aspect to learning French that you cannot get around is learning verb
conjugations. This means learning the endings of the verbs depending on who
is speaking (I, you, he/she, etc.) Learning how to conjugate verbs is totally
foreign for English speakers who have never learned a foreign language.
Whats more, there are no short cuts in this area.

While some teachers might like to suggest quick loopholes and shortcuts, my
experience is that the best results are obtained through learning the oldfashioned way: memorization, repetition and finally application in the real
world.

I Cant Stand The Masculine-Feminine Thing!

One aspect to learning French thats outright baffling to students is the gender
of nouns. This means that some nouns are masculine and are proceeded with
Le for the word the and some nouns are feminine and are proceeded by
La. Unlike Spanish, where its easy to distinguish masculine and feminine
because the feminine words tend to end in a, theres no hard and fast gender
rules in French.

While there are lots of patterns there are also a ton of exceptions. So, again
memorization is required here. That said, I will say that after some time
learning French (maybe nine months to one year) you should develop a sense
of which words sound masculine and which words sound feminine.

The Prepositions Give Me A Headache!

Another area where many people struggle is learning French prepositions. One
of the main reasons that theyre so hard is because you have to memorize the
gender (masculine or feminine) of the noun that theyre introducing. Also, you
must consider whether the noun is singular or plural. For example, If you say,
Im going to Canada and Im going to France the word for to would be
au for the Canada because its masculine and en for France because France
is feminine.

A lot of students also get confused over which word to use for in because
there are two words: en and dans, with specific rules dictating when to use
which word.

This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to prepositions. There are other
instances where verbs are married to various prepositions such as de
(from) and (to) and this also causes a ton of stress for students. One great
resource for this is the book, Practice Makes Perfect: French Pronouns and
Prepositions. I also spend lots of time on prepositions in my private lessons.

Conclusion

Learning to speak French isnt exactly easy but at the same time its not
impossible. Ive just come up with five areas where students struggle and
offered some common-sense solutions. Whats been your experience with
common difficulties learning French? Please let me know in the comments
section below!

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3 Hardest Sounds To Pronounce In French

October 12, 2015 by david 0 Comments

Thank you for visiting this page! This is David Issokson here and Im here to
help you with your French pronunciation.

As you know, pronunciation is probably the single hardest aspect to learning. In

this video lesson Im going to teach you the three single hardest sounds to
pronounce in the language. Of course there are others but if you can get these
three sounds down from the very start youll be well on your way!

The first sound that a lot of students have a lot of trouble with is the eur
sound. A lot of French words end in this sound and its totally unnatural for nonnative speakers.

To say it you basically say eu (almost pronounced uh as as if you were

punched in the stomach) and combine it with the French R. Example words
provided in the video are: Fleur (flower), Acteur (actor) and Heure (hour).

The second sound we go over is the French u. I call this the pointed u
because you kind of point your lips forward into a whistling position. Example
words in the video are Tu (you, familiar), Jupe (skirt) and Pue (stinks).

The third sound is the French . Its a combination of the letters o and e
and makes a really weird sound that doesnt exist at all in English. Youll have
to watch the video to hear how it sounds as writing it out phonetically is a bit
tricky! Example words in the video are: Cur (heart), il (eye) and sur
(sister).

I sincerely hope this video has helped! If youre struggling with French
pronunciation please let me know in the comment section below and Id love to
help!

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Slang Verbs
June 28, 2015 by david 0 Comments
Knowing how to speak formal French is fantastic. But, the language is loaded with
lots of rich and exciting slang words, called largot. Here youll learn eleven useful
French slang verbs which youll hear every commonly in everyday conversation if
you ever take a trip to France. In addition to giving the vocabulary words the video
lesson does a great job offering example sentences. Video
source: ielanguages.com.
Bosser = Travailler = To Work
Louper = Manquer = To Miss (train, bus, etc.)

Piquer = Voler = To Steal

Bouffer = Manger = To Eat
Chopper = Attraper = To Catch
Mater = Regarder = To Look At
Balancer = Jeter = To Throw Out
Gueuler = Crier = To Yell At
Paumer = Perdre = To Lose
Bousiller = Casser = To Break
Filer = Emprunter = To Lend/Give
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In this tutorial you will learn how to make a negative sentence, or negation in
French. This is called a ne pas sandwich and what you have to do is say the
subject first, then say ne, insert your verb and add pas at the end. We call
this a sandwich because ne and pas are wrapped around the verb.
Making a negative sentence is a little bit complicated in French and require
some attention. The word order is the following:
subject + ne + verb + pas
An example phrase is Je ne sais pas, which means I dont know. In this
example je is the subject and sais and is the verb and means to know in
the first person. The ne + pas is wrapped around the verb sais. Another
example is Je ne mange pas or I do not eat.
Now thats a little bit harder. This sentence has two verbs or two verbs which
make up one action word such as want to eat then the ne and pas go around
the first of verb and not around the second. N. example of this would beje ne
veux pas manger. Notice the ne and pas go around veux, the first verb.
There is another situation where this can get a little bit complicated. If a
sentence has a second negative word in it then delete the pas at the end of
the sentence. For example, je nai rien faire means I have nothing to do. In
this sentence je is the subject ai is the first verb meaning to have and
rien is the second negative word meaning nothing. The words faire mean
to do. Here you delete the pas after nai because rien is a negative word.
Finally, if there is no verb in the phrase then omit the pas. Two examples here
are pas mal meaning not bad and pas encore meaning not yet.
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French Adverbs
In this video tutorial lesson I will provide a basic overview of French adverbs.
First of all, what is an adverb? An adverb is a word in grammar which qualifies
the action of the verb and specifies how the action is performed. In the English
language examples of adverbs would be slowly, quickly and fortunately. And
the phrase, I eat slowly, slowly is the adverb as it follows the verb each and
specifies how the eating is done.

As you can see in English to make an adverb we add the letters ly to the end
of an adjective. In French we add the letters ent to the end of an adjective in
the same manner.
For example, in French to say slowly we say lentement. We take the additive,
lent, which means slow and add an ent to the end of it to get lentement.
To use this word and a sample sentence in French we could say Il mange
lentement, which means he eats slowly.
Examples

dernirement lately

immdiatement immediately

normment enormously naturellement naturally

franchement frankly
gentiment kindly

profondment profoundly

prcdemment previously

prcisment precisely

premirement first

rapidement rapidly

rarement rarely

srieusement seriously
Sample Sentences:

In the lesson I also provide some sample sentences which use adverbs. The
sentences are as follows along with their English translations. Ive put the
adverbs in italics.
Les enfants vont rarement la plage./The children go rarely to the beach.
Il vient immdiatement./He comes immediately.
Tu parles rapidement./You speak rapidly.
Les arbres poussent naturellement./The trees grow naturally.
Il est srieusement en retard./He is seriously late.
As you can see these really are not too difficult at all. Given that all you have to
do is add an ENT to the end of the agitated put it after the main verb in the

sentence creating more practice sentences should be easy. Give it a try and let
me know if you have any questions!
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French Prepositions

French PrepositionsIn this video tutorial you will learn the French prepositions.
This is a word in grammar that occurs before what youre trying to talk about.
For example in the sentence The dog under the chair under is the
preposition.
In this video lesson you will learn the prepositions for the following words:
aprs (after), (at and to) and avant (before). Some more preposition words
which you might find useful in French include derrire (behind), devant
(before), chez (among or at somebodys house or business), dans (in), de
(from), depuis (since), en (in, to, on), pour (for), sans (without), sur (on) and
vers (towards).
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French Question Words

French Question WordsIn this video tutorial you will learn the common French
question words. They are not very tricky and easy to master. For each question
word I have provided an example sentence.
Question Words
how = comment
what = quest que
what = que
when = quand
who = qui
why = pourquoi
where = o

Examples
how = comment vas-tu? (How are you?)
what = quest que cest? (What is it?)
what: que voulez-vous? (What do you want?)
when = quand est-ce que tu pars? (When do you leave?)
who = qui est l? (Who was there?)
why = pourquoi est-ce tu manges? (Why are you eating?)
where: o sont les toilettes? (Where is the restroom?)
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Avoir Envie To Want To

In this lesson you will learn a really easy way of expressing something that you
want to do. The grammar construction is: Avoir envie de + verb in the infinitive
form (that means a verb in its mother form such as parler or to speak). Before
doing this lesson you might find it useful to go through our lesson covering the
conjugation of avoir (to have).
Practice Phrases
Martin a envie daller la plage.
Martin wants to go to the beach.
Explanation: In this situaiton you write d' rather than the word de because
the verb, aller, begins with a voyel. If you said de aller it would sound funny
to the French ear.
Jai envie de manger.
I want to eat.
Quest-ce que tu a envie de faire?
What do you want to do?
As-tu envie de rester ici?
Do you want to stay here?

Explanation: In this situation as-tu is simply tu as (you have inverted). When

you invert tu as you form a question: Do you have? You could also replace
as-tu with, est-ce que tu as?
Elles ont envie daller la fte.
They want to go to the party.
Explanation: This is a sentences which really makes you work on your liasions.
French people do not like the sound of linking to vowels together without a
liasion. So, between Elles and ont you need to sound out the S on Elles into
a Z sound. Then, between ont and envie you need to pronounce that T
because envie starts with a vowel.
Dsol, je nai pas envie de faire a.
Sorry, I dont want to do that.
Explanation: You can also make avoir envie de into the negative by saying,
ne + avoir conjugated + pas + envie de + verb.
Il a envie de jouer au tennis.
He wants to play tennis.
Avez-vous envie de nager?
Do you want to swim?
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Since in French Depuis

Since in French Depuis

Depuis ImageIn this lesson you will learn how to say since or for in French. The
word for this is depuis. This is a follow-up lesson to another one we just about
the word ago (il y a).
First watch this movie then read through the example sentences below.

Rules to Learn:

1. When followed by a period of time depuis indicates the duration of an action

and means has been + verbing for.

2. When followed by an event or point of time it indicates since or have +

verb-ed + since/for

For now dont get too caught up in the details. By reading these sentences
youll start to get the idea:

Practice Sentences

Situation 1: Followed by a time duration

Japprends le Franais depuis trente ans.
I have been learning French for thirty years.

Elle ne fume pas depuis deux mois.

He has not been smoking for two months.

Il habite au Canada depuis six mois.

He has been living in Canada for six months.

Je fais rgime depuis trois mois.

I have been dieting for three months.

Situation 2: Followed by a point in time

Je suis heureux depuis mon arrive
I have been happy since I arrived.

Elle travaille dans la mme socit depuis novembre.

She has worked in the same company since November.

Tu joues au tennis depuis ton cinqime anniversaire.

You have played tennis since your third birthday.

Jhabite dans le mme endroit depuis janvier, 2010.

I have lived in the same place since January, 2010

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En Train De
In this lesson you will learn how to say you are in the middle of doing
something in French. The grammatical structure which will learn is en train
de, or to be doing.

En Train DeThe word order for en train de is like this:

I am + en train de + verb in the infinitive or mother form.
In this video my cats are sleeping. I have two lovely cats. The older black one is
named Samantha and the younger calico kitty still does not have a name. In
the video the To sleeping. So, my example sentence is, The cats are sleeping.
Heres how it looks in French:
Les chats sont en train de dormir
The cats are sleeping.
Notice that we use the word, sont, which is tre conjugated in the third
person plural.
Example Phrases

Je suis en train de manger.

I am eating.Elle est en train dtudier.Elle est en train dtudier.
She is studying.Les garons sont en train de courir.
The boys are running.Lhomme est en train de travailler.
The man is working.Les enfants sont en train de jouer.
The children are playing. Les chiens sont en train de marcher.
The dogs are waling.Nous sommes en train de parler.

We are talking.Ils sont en train de venir.

They are coming.Je suis en train denseigner le Franais.
I am teaching French.Tu es en train dapprendre ces mots.
You are learning these words.
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Ago in French Il y a

In this lesson you will learn how to say something that you did in the past in
French and in particular how to express ago. To say ago in French you must
use the word Il y a. The pronunciation for this is Eel yee a and it has two
definitions: There are and Ago.
Please watch the movie below then read through the practice sentences and
explanations. In the first group of practice sentences (see below video) youll
see Il y a used in its first meaning: There are. In the second group youll see it
used in its second meaning: Ago. By the way Ive also introduced this lesson
as it gives you a good chance to practice the pass compos (past tense).
Also, please note that there are two other great ways of expressing events that
took place in the past: a fait, which means, Its been and depuis, which
means since. Well explore these terms in future lessons.
Practice Phrases

First Meaning There Areil y a deux filles.

There are two girls.il y a quelquun dans la maison.
There is somebody in the house.
il y a beaucoup de gens au chmage.
There are a lot of unemployed people.
Second Meaning Ago
Je suis all il y a sept ans.
I went seven years ago.
Elle est venue la premire fois il y a un an.

She came for the first time one year ago.

Ago (continued)Jai lu le livre il y a deux semaines.
I read the book two weeks ago.Il a vcu en France il y a vingt ans.
He lived in France twenty years ago.
Nous sommes alls aux tats-Unis il y a un an.
We went to the USA one year ago.
Vous tes venus la deuxime fois il y a trois mois.
You came for the second time three months ago.
Elle a commenc ses tudes en langues trangres il y a dix ans.
She started her studies in foreign languages ten years ago.
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Immediate Past Tense

In this lesson youll learn how to describe something that you just did in French.
The name for this tense is the Pass Rcent because it describes something
you did in the recent past. If you want to say something that youre about to
do, use the Immediate Future Tense.

The construction is quite simple. What you do is say the verb venir in the
present tense, add de and then add the infinitive of a verb.

Lets look at an example.

Je viens de voir un bon film. I just saw a good movie.

Before we move onto more examples lets do a quick review of the irregular
verb venir (to come).

Je viens = I come
Tu viens = You come

Il/elle/on vient = He/she/on comes

Nous venons = We come
Vous venez = You come
Ils/elles viennent = They come

More examples:

Je viens de commander une pizza. I just ordered a pizza.

Tu viens de manger une salade. You just ate a salad.
Il vient daller au magasin. He just went to the store.
Nous venons dacheter une voiture. We just bought a car.
Je viens daller la piscine. I just went to the pool.
Ils viennent de voyager en France. They just traveled in France.
Je viens de couper le fromage. I just cut the cheese.
Tu viens de parler mon ami. You just spoke to my friend.
Elle vient de tlphoner sa mre. She just called her mother.
Elles viennent de finir le repas. They (f) just finished the meal.
Il vient de commencer un nouveau projet. He just stared a new project.
Ils viennent de danser ensemble. They just danced together.
Il vient de jouer au foot. He just played soccer.
Je viens de chanter une chanson. I just sang a song.
Nous venons de faire la vaisselle. We just did the dishes.
Elle vient dcrire une lettre. She just wrote a letter.
Tu viens de ranger ta chambre. You just tidied up your room.
Je viens daller lcole. I just went to the school.
Elle vient dacheter une nouvelle moto. She just bought a new motorbike.
Je viens de boire un caf. I just drank a coffee.
Tu viens de finir cette leon. You just finished this lesson.

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Chez
French Preposition Chez
French has a preposition which has long baffled many students. This is the word
chez. It has two different uses:

To be at somebodys house
To be in somebodys country/place of residence
Lets look at some examples based on peoples homes with translations.

Julien est chez Marie. Julien is at Maries (house).

Je vais chez une amie. Im going to a friends home/home.
Jean reste chez lui. Jean is staying at his place/home.
Marc ne va pas chez Jean aujourdhui. Marc isnt going to Jeans place today.
In the second contact mentioned above chez is used as a preposition for
indicating in ones country or place of residence. Here are some examples.

Chez moi on parle Franais. In my country one speaks French (French is

spoken).
Chez nous on mange avec des baguettes. People eat with chopsticks in our
country.
Est-ce que vous parlez Anglais ou Franais chez vous? Do you speak English or
French in your country?
a se fait pas chez nous! That isnt done (dont do that) in our country!
One common question is Do I need to use the preposition together with
chez? The answer is NO. For example, you would not say:

Tu viens chez nous ce soir? Are you coming to our place/home tonight?

Youd say:

Tu viens chez nous ce soir?

Practice Sentences

Below youll find several translation sentences with the preposition chez. The
translations in French can be found below.

English Sentences

I go to your place tonight.

Im staying at home today.
She goes to his place.
Were having dinner at your place.
They go to his place every Sunday evening.
We are eating at grandmothers place tonight.
I am going to my aunts place this weekend.
Youre going to the doctors tomorrow at 11.30am.
She is going to her cousins ( f ) place in Detroit.
Im going to the dentist next week.
Theyre going (group of women) to Joes place in Paris
Hes going to his mothers place to sleep.
Shes going to get a haircut this afternoon.
She goes to her Uncles place every other month.
I go to Marceys place every Sunday but this week Im not going.
French Translations

Je vais chez toi ce soir.

Je reste chez moi aujourdhui.
Elle va chez lui.

Nous dnons chez vous.

Ils vont chez lui chaque dimanche soir.
Nous mangeons chez grand-mere ce soir.
Je vais chez ma tante ce week-end.
Tu vas chez le mdecin demain 11h30.
Elle va chez sa cousine Dtroit.
Je vais chez le dentiste la semaine prochaine.
Elles vont chez Joe Paris.
Il va chez sa mre pour dormir.
Elle va chez le coffeur cet aprs-midi.
Elle va chez son oncle tous le deux mois.
Je vais chez Marcy le dimanche mais cette semaine je ne vais pas.

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French Imperative Impratif

The imperative (limpratif) is a very tense or mood thats used to give
commands and orders as well as make requests. Its also used to give advice
and make suggestions.
Imperative Endings

The endings are quite straight forward. Simply take the tu, nous and vous
forms of the present tense. For regular -er verbs get rid of the -s in the present
tu form.
PARLER to speak
parle! speak!
parlons! lets speak!
parlez! speak!
FINIR to finish
finis! finish!
finissons! lets finish!

finissez! finish!
VENDRE to sell
vends! sell!
vendons! lets sell!
vendez! sell!
Lets look at a few example sentences:
Vendez voture voiture!
Sell you car!
Allons la plage!
Lets go to the beach!
Ferme la porte!
Shut the door!
Ouvre la fentre!
Open the window!
Lisez les phrases suivantes.
Read the following sentences.
Faites attention!
Watch out!
Rentrez la maison avant minuit!
Come home before midnight!
Tlphone ta mre!
Call you mother!
Apprends tes verbes!
Learn your verbs!
Imperative in the Negation

Negative sentences are simply formed by putting a ne and pas around the
verb. Here are some sample sentences:
Ne conduisez pas si rapidement!
Dont drive so fast!

Ne bois pas mon caf!

Dont drink my coffee!
Noublie pas ce que je te dis!
Dont forget what Im telling you!
Ne mange pas ses bonbons!
Dont eat their candy!
Ne parle pas Anglais avec moi!
Dont speak English with me!
Irregular Forms of the Imparative

The verbs avoir (to have) etre (to be) and savoir (to know) have irregular forms
in the imperative. The verb vouloir (to want to) is always used in the vous
form: veuillez and it translates loosly to please.
AVOIR
aie! have
ayons lets have
ayez have
TRE
sois be
soyons lets be
soyez be
SAVOIR
sache know
sachons lets know
sachez know
Here are some more example sentences:
Sil vous plat, soyez prudent!
Please be careful.
Sachez que le prof a raison!
Know that the teacher is right!

Veuillez parler en Franais sil vous plat.

Aie un peu de patience!
Have a little patience!
Imperative with Reflexive Verbs

When youre using the imperative mood with reflexive (or pronominal) verbs
you have to be careful of the position of the pronoun. In affirmative commands
the pronoun comes after the verb and me/te become moi and toi. In negative
commands the pronoun comes before the verb. Here are some examples:
Appelle-moi ce soir!
Call me tonight!
Ne mappelle pas ce soir!
Dont call me tonight!
Dpche-toi! On va tre en retard!
Hurry up! Were going to be late!
Ne te dpche pas! On a le temps!
Dont hurry! We have time!
Special Situations
There are certain situations in affirmative commands where pronouns follow
the verb and are attached with a hyphen.
Allez-y! go ahead!
Mange-le! eat it!
Donne-le-moi! Give it to me!
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