| Term | Definition |
|---|
| oui | yes |
| non | no |
| bonjour | hello(formal) |
| bonsoir | good evening(say at night) |
| bonne nuit | good night(I'm going to bed now) |
| salut | hi, hey, bye(informal) |
| au revoir | good bye(formal) |
| s'il vous plait | please(formal) |
| s'il te plait | please(informal) |
| merci | thank you |
| de rien | you're welcome, it's nothing |
| je vous en prie | you're welcome(formal, sophisticated, go right ahead) |
| je t'en prie | you're welcom(informal, sophisticated, go right ahead) |
| excusez-moi | excuse me, I'm sorry |
| ça va? | are you ok? |
| ça va. | I'm ok. |
| A' plus tard | see you later |
| A' toute a l'heure | see you soon |
| D'accord | ok |
| maintenant | now |
| Alors | therefore, ok, well done |
| et | and |
| ou | or |
| avec | with |
| a | to, at |
| de | of, from, about |
| sur | on |
| levez-vous | stand up(group) |
| asseyez-vous | sit down(group) |
| marchez | walk(group) |
| rapidement | fast |
| lentement | slow |
| arrêtez | stop(group) |
| tournez | spin or turn(group) |
| avancez | walk forward(group) |
| reculez | walk backward(group) |
| sautez | jump(group) |
| levez | raise |
| baissez | lower |
| d' une autre personne | of another person |
| criez | say, said |
| doucement | quietly, softly |
| bruyamment | loudly |
| touchez | touch |
| montrez | point |
| la tête | head |
| les yeux | eyes |
| la bouche | lips |
| les genoux | knee |
| les pieds | feet |
| les oreilles | ears |
| la jambe | leg |
| le nez | nose |
| la main | arm |
| Quelle heure est-il? | What time is it? |
| et quart | 15 minutes |
| et demie | 30 minutes |
| moins le quart | minus 15 minutes |
| midi | 12 pm |
| minuit | 12 am |
| du matin | in the morning |
| de l'après-midi | in the afternoon |
| du soir | in the evening |
| Il est huit heures du matin. | It is 8 o'clock in the morning. |
| La classe de française | French class |
| est a(grave) | is at |
| zéro | zero |
| un | one |
| deux | two |
| trois | three |
| quatre | four |
| cinq | five |
| six | six |
| sept | seven |
| huit | eight |
| neuf | nine |
| dix | ten |
| onze | eleven |
| douze | twelve |
| treize | thirteen |
| quatorze | fourteen |
| quinze | fifteen |
| seize | sixteen |
| dix-sept | seventeen |
| vingt | twenty |
| vingt et un | twenty-one |
| vingt-deux | twenty-two |
| trente | thirty |
| quarante | fourty |
| cinquante | fifty |
| soixante | sixty |
| soixante-dix | seventy |
| soixante et onze | seventy-one |
| quatre-vingt | eighty |
| quatre-vingt-un | eighty-one |
| quatre-vingt-dix | ninty |
| cent | one hundred |
| plus | plus(math) |
| moins | minus(math) |
| fois | times(math) |
| divise' par | divided by |
| font | equals |
| égalent | equals |
| La dernière cloche | the last bell of the day |
| Le concert | concert |
| l' épaule | shoulder |
| le corps | body |
| touchez | touch |
| le mur | wall |
| le crayon | pencil |
| au plaford | ceiling |
| le plancher | floor |
| ouvrez | open |
| la porte | door |
| fermez | close |
| le livre | book |
| posez | put, place |
| le stylo | pen |
| la chaise | chair |
| montrez | point |
| la fenêtre | window |
| bien | good |
| mal | bad |
| très | very |
| comment vas-tu? | how are you going/doing? |
| comment allez-vous? | how are you doing? |
| comment ça va? | how are you?(informal) |
| le garçon | man |
| la fille | woman |
| frappez | tap(group) |
| s'assied | sat(complying) |
| le canard | duck |
| écrivez | write |
| effacez | erase |
| dessinez | draw |
| au tableau | board |
| un marqueur | marker |
| un cercle | circle |
| une feuille de papier | a piece of paper |
| une gomme | eraser |
| un rectangle | rectangle |
| écrit | she write |
| bleu | blue(masculine) |
| bleue | blue(feminine) |
| blanc | white(masculine) |
| blanche | white(feminine) |
| rouge | red |
| rose | pink |
| orange | orange |
| violet | purple(masculine) |
| violette | purple(feminine) |
| noir | black(masculine) |
| noire | black(feminine) |
| gris | gray(masculine) |
| grise | gray(feminine) |
| vert | green(masculine) |
| verte | green(feminine) |
| jaune | yellow |
| marron | brown |
| La chaise est noire. | The chair is brown. |
| Comment t'appelles-tu? | What is your name? |
| Je m'appelles... | My name is... |
| Comment s'appelle-t-il? | Do you know his name? |
| Il s'appelle... | his name is... |
| Comment s'appelle-t-elle? | Do you know her name? |
| Elle s'appelle... | her name is... |
| maillot | swimsuit |
| horloge | clock |
| vocabulaire | vocabulary |
| moquette | carpet |
| ordinateur | computer monitor |
| mouchoirs | kleenex's |
| ma copine | my girlfriend |
| mon copain | my boyfriend |
| A' quelle heure est...? | At what hour is...? |
| américain | American(masculine) |
| américaine | American(feminine) |
| un ami | friend(male) |
| une amie | friend(female) |
| anglais | English(masculine) |
| anglaise | English(feminine) |
| ans | years |
| aussi | too |
| C'est | it's, that's, he's, she's |
| canadien | Canadian(masculine) |
| canadienne | Canadian(feminine) |
| un chat | cat |
| un chien | dog |
| comme ci, comme ça | I'm ok, so-so |
| comment | what's, how |
| un copain | friend(male) |
| une copine | friend(female) |
| un cousin | cousin(male) |
| une cousine | cousin(female) |
| une dame | lady |
| elle | her, it(feminine) |
| Elle a cinq ans. | She is five years old. |
| elle est | she is |
| une famille | relatives(female) |
| français | French(masculine) |
| française | French(feminine) |
| un frère | brother |
| une grand-mère | grandmother |
| un grand-père | grandfather |
| il | he |
| Il a cinq ans. | He is five years old. |
| indien | Indian(masculine) |
| indienne | Indian(feminine) |
| J'ai | I have/am |
| J'ai un rendez-vous a'... | I have an appointment with... |
| je | I |
| je m'appelle | I call myself |
| je suis | I am |
| je suis de | I am from |
| l' | substitute for la and le before a vowel |
| la | the(feminine) |
| le | the(masculine) |
| ma | my(feminine) |
| une mère | mother |
| mexicain | Mexican(masculine) |
| mexicaine | Mexican(feminine) |
| moi | me |
| mon | my(masculine) |
| un monsieur | mister, sir |
| un oncle | uncle |
| un père | father |
| un prof | teacher(masculine) |
| une prof | teacher(feminine) |
| Quel age as-tu? | How old are you? |
| Quel age a...? | How old is |
| Qui est-ce? | Who is that? Who is it? |
| une sœur | sister |
| ta | your(feminine) |
| une tante | aunt |
| Tiens! | Hey! Look! |
| toi | you |
| ton | your(masculine,possessive) |
| tu | do |
| tu connais | Do you know |
| tu es | you are |
| tu es de | you are from |
| un | a(masculine) |
| une | a(feminine) |
| une heure | one hour |
| voici | This is, Here come(s) |
| Voila' | That is, this is, there is |
| la(grave)-bas | over there |
| la rentrée | back to school, first day back |
| le prénoms | names |
| la cantine | cafeteria |
| tu as la chance | you are lucky |
| mademoiselle | unmarried woman |
| madame | married woman |
| l'heure | time |
| Oh la' la' | uh oh |
| A' bientôt! | See you soon! |
| Les Québécois | Quebec people, descendants of French settlers who came to Canada in the 17th and 18th centuries |
| Montréal | second largest city in Canada, second-largest French speaking city in the world |
| nourriture et boissons | food and drinks |
| je voudrais | give me(formal) |
| du beurre | some butter |
| du fromage | some cheese |
| du lait | some milk |
| mange | eat |
| une orange | an orange |
| une pomme | an apple |
| une banane | a banana |
| de la confiture | some jam |
| Tu veux...? | Do you want...? |
| du jambon | some pig |
| du poulet | some chicken |
| du poisson | some fish |
| du beouf | some beef |
| donne-moi | give me(informal) |
| donnez-moi | give me(formal) |
| une baguette | a, some baguette |
| un pain au chocolat | a, some pain au chocolat |
| un croissant | a cresant |
| une pâtisserie | a, some pastry |
| une crêpe | a, some crep |
| une carotte | a, some carrot |
| de petits pois | some peas |
| du mais | some corn |
| un gâteau | some cake |
| une tarte | some tarte |
| une glace | some ice-cream |
| un yaourt | a,some yogurt |
| un soda | a, some soda |
| une limonade | a, some lemonade(clear beverage) |
| un jus d' orange | a, some orange juice |
| un jus de pomme | a, some apple juice |
| un jus de tomate | a, some tomatoe juice |
| un jus de raison | a, some grape juice |
| boit/bois | drink |
| un café | a, some coffee |
| un café crème | a, some coffee with cream |
| un thé | a, some tea |
| un chocolat chaud | a, some hot chocolate |
| de l'eau | a, some water |
| de l'eau minérale | a, some mineral water |
| J'ai faim. | I'm hungry. |
| Tu as faim? | Are you hungry? |
| Qu'est-ce que tu veux? | What would you like? |
| Vous désirez? | What would you like?(waiter/waitress) |
| J'ai soif. | I'm thirsty. |
| Tu as soif? | Are you thirsty? |
| J'aime... | I like... |
| Je n'aime pas... | I do not like... |
| J'adore... | I absolutely love... |
| Je préfère.. | I prefer... |
| Je déteste... | I absolutely do not like... |
| Je ne deteste pas... | I do not absolutely not like... |
| Vous avez faim? | Are you hungry?(formal) |
| Vous avez soif? | Are you thirsty?(formal) |
| Est-ce que tu aimes...? | Do you like...(informal) |
| Est-ce que vous aimez...? | Do you like...(formal) |
| le petit déjeuner | breakfast |
| le déjeuner | lunch |
| le gouter | snack |
| le diner | dinner |
| le cochon | pig |
| petit | small |
| un hamburger | a, some hamburger |
| un hotdog | a, some hotdog |
| un sandwich | a, some sandwich |
| une salade | a, some salad |
| une omelette | an, some omelette |
| une pizza | a, some pizza |
| un steak-frites | a, some steak and fries |
| végétarien | vegetarian(male) |
| végétarienne | vegetarian(female) |
| aimer, adorer, détester, préférer | articles must be le, la l', or les |
| definate articles: the | le, la, l's, les |
| indefinate articles: a, an, some(plural) | un, une, des |
| partitive articles: some(a part of) | du, de la, de l' |
| Il fait beau. | It is perfect.(weather) |
| Il fait bon. | It is ok.(weather) |
| Il fait mauvais. | It is crappy.(rainy, windy, cloudy) |
| Il fait chaud. | It is hot. |
| Il fait frais. | It is warm. |
| Il fait froid. | It is cold. |
| Il fait du soleil. | It is sunny. |
| Il fait du vent. | It is windy. |
| Il est nuageux. | It is cloudy. |
| Il pleut. | It is raining. |
| Il niege. | It is snowing. |
| Quel temps fait-il? | What is the weather like? |
| l'hiver | winter |
| en hiver | in winter |
| le printemps | spring |
| au printemps | in spring |
| l'été | summer |
| en été | in summer |
| l'automne | autumn, fall |
| en automne | in autumn, fall |
| regarde | look |
| écoute | listen |
| parce | because |
| le temps | the weather |
| aujourd'hui | today |
| C'est combien? | How much is it? |
| Ça fait combien? | How much does that come to? |
| Ca fait... | That's... that comes to... |
| Combien coute...? | How much does... cost? |
| Il/Elle coute... | It costs... |
| Prête-moi | lend me... loan me...(informal) |
| porte-monnale | wallet |
| l'argent européen | European money |
| euro | equivalent to .75 American dollar |
| Prêtez-moi | lend me... loan me...(formal) |
| une saison | season |
| un voitur | neighbor(male) |
| une voiture | neighbor(female) |
| faisons connaissance | Let's get acquainted |
| en avant | Let's begin |
| salutations | greetings |
| une bise | the kissing each other on the cheeks |
| et toi? | and you? |
| les prenoms | first names |
| Comment t'appelles-tu? | What is your name? |
| l'accent aigu | acute accent |
| l'accent grave | grave accent |
| l'accent circonflexe | circumflex |
| le trema | diaeresis |
| la cedille | cedilla |
| Martinique | a small island in the Caribbean, known for their flowers |
| l'lle Aux Fleurs | Island of Flowers |
| creole | a dialect |
| zut! | darn |
| A' quelle heure est...? | At what time is...? |
| un jeu | game |
| parlez | speak |
| L'amitie' | friendship |
| vrai | true |
| faux | false |
| Tu connais...? | Do you know...? |
| Quelle coincidence! | What a coincidence! |
| Montreal et la province de Quebec | second-largest city in Canada, second-largest French-speaking city in the world |
| vraiment trop curieux | really too curious |
| disc donc | hey there |
| ton | your(male) |
| ta | your(female) |
| lundi | Monday |
| mardi | Tuesday |
| mercredi | Wednesday |
| jeudi | Thursday |
| vendredi | Friday |
| samedi | Saturday |
| demanche | Sunday |
| demain | tomorrow |
| aujourd'hui | today |
| Quelle est la date? | What's the date? |
| C'est le 12 octobre. | It is October 12. |
| C'est le premier juin. | It is June first. |
| janvier | January |
| fevrier | February |
| mars | March |
| avril | April |
| mai | May |
| juin | June |
| juillet | July |
| aout | August |
| semptembre | September |
| octobre | October |
| decembre | December |
| le premier | first day of the month |
| une boulangerie | bakery |
| un fast-food | fast-food restaurant |
| On va dans...? | Shall we go to...? |
| Je t'invite | I'm treating(inviting) you |
| pour | for |
| regarde | look |
| super | great |
| pourquoi? | why? |
| le pique-nique | picnic |
| Ecoute ca n'a pas d'importance. | Listen, it's not important(that has no importance). |
| parce que Papa va nous inviter au restaurant. | Because Dad is going to take us out(invite us) to a restaurant. |
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