| Term | Definition |
| une bière | a beer |
| un café | a coffee |
| un (café) crème | a coffee with steamed milk |
| un chocolat chaud | a hot chocolate |
| un Coca (light) | a (diet) coke |
| un demi | a glass of draft beer |
| une eau minérale | mineral water |
| un jus d'orange | an orange juice |
| un thé au lait | a hot tea with milk |
| un thé citron | a hot tea with lemon |
| un thé nature | a hot tea (plain) |
| un (verre de vin) rouge | a (glass of) red wine |
| une addition | a check |
| une carte | a menu |
| un sandwich jambon beurre | a ham sandwich with butter |
| il fait trente degrés | It's thirty degrees |
| il fait beau | it's nice weather |
| il fait chaud | It's hot |
| il fait froid | it's cold |
| il fait mauvais | it's bad weather |
| il neige | it's snowing |
| il pleut | it's raining |
| il y a des nuages | it's cloudy |
| il y a du soleil | it's sunny |
| il y a du vent | it's windy |
| la neige | snow |
| le soleil | sun |
| le vent | wind |
| aller en boîte | to go to a club |
| aller voir | to go see |
| apprendre | to learn |
| attendre | to wait for |
| boire | to drink |
| commander | to order |
| comprendre | to understand |
| descendre | to go downstairs; to get off (a bus, plane etc.) |
| désirer | to want |
| devoir | must, to have to; to owe |
| discuter (de) | to discuss |
| dormir | to sleep |
| entendre | to hear |
| faire la connaisaance (de) | to meet; to make someone's acquaintance |
| inviter | to invite |
| laisser un message | to leave a message |
| partir | to leave, to depart |
| perdre | to lose |
| pouvoir | to be able to |
| prendre | to take; to have food |
| rendre | to return (something) |
| rendre visite à | to visit (a person) |
| répondre | to answer |
| sortir | to exit |
| vendre | to sell |
| vouloir | to want |
| chaud(e) | hot |
| désolé(e) | sorry |
| frais (fraîche) | cool |
| froid(e) | cold |
| impossible | impossible |
| libre | free, available |
| pris(e) | taken, not available |
| seul(e) | alone |
| moi | me |
| toi | you |
| elle(s) | her (them) |
| lui | him |
| nous | us |
| vous | you |
| eux | them |
| combien (de) | how much (how many) |
| comment | how (what, huh) |
| (d') ou | from where |
| pourquoi | why |
| quand | when |
| que | what |
| quel(le) | which, that |
| quoi | what |
| avec | with |
| une boîte (de nuit) | a night club |
| un courriel, un e-mail, un mél | an e-mail message |
| d'accord | okay |
| d'habitude | usually |
| ensemble | together |
| parce que | because |
| toujours | all the time, always |
| peut-être | maybe |
| une place | a seat |
| pour | for |
| quelque chose (à boire) | something (to drink) |
| quenqu'un | someone |
| un rendez-vous | an appointment, a date |
| Tu veux sortir ce soir? | Do you want to go out tonight? |
| Tu aimerais faire quelque chose? | Would you like to do something? |
| Qu'est ce que tu vas faire ce week-end? | What are you going to do this weekend? |
| Oui, je veux bien | Sure, I'd like to. |
| Désolé(e). Je suis occupé(e) | Sorry. I'm busy. |
| Malheureusement, je ne peux pas. | Unfortunately, I can't. |
| D'ou êtes-vous? | Where are you from? |
| Je vous (te) connais? | Do I know you? |
| Pardon, est-ce que cette place est libre? | Excuse me, is this seat free? |
| Quel beau temps, n'est pas? | What nice weather, isn't it? |
| Vous attendez (tu attends) quelqu'un? | Are you waiting for someone? |
| un jus de pomme | apple juice |
| il fait doux | it's mild |
| it fait lourd | it's humid |
| il y a des éclaircies | it's partly cloudy |
| it y a des orages | it's stormy |
| il y a du brouillard | it's foggy |
| appeler | to call |
| continuer | to continue |
| diminuer | to diminish |
| rappeler | to call back |
| C'est pas grave. | It's not important |
| quand méme | anyway |
| Ne quittez pas. | Please hold |
| une soirée | an evening (party) |
| une terrasse | an outdoor sitting area of a café |