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Table of Contents

About the bookAbout the author

Copyright

The ultimate guide to learning vocabulary

Je (I)

De (from and possession)

Est (is)

Pas (not)

Le (the)

Vous (formal you)

La (feminine the)

Tu (formal you)

Que (that)

Un (one)

Il (he/it)

Et (and)

(to, at)

A (has)

Ne (not)

Les (plural the)

Ce (this, that)

En (of it)

On (one, we)

a (it, that)

Une (feminine a, an)

Ai (I have)

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Pour (for)

Des (plural article)

Moi (me)

Qui (who, whom, which)

Nous (we)Y

Mais (but)

Me (myself)

Dans (in)

Du (of the, some)

Bien (well, good)Elle (she)

Si (if)

Tout (all)

Plus (more, anymore)

Non (no)

Mon (my)

Suis (am)

Te (yourself)

Au (to the)

Avec (with)

Va (go)

Oui (yes)

Toi (you)

Fait (form of to do/ to make)

Ils (they)

As (you have)

tre (to be)

Faire (to do, to make)

Se (herself)

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Comme (like)

Etait (was)

Sur (on)

Quoi (what)

Ici (here)

Sais (I know)

Lui (him)

Veux (want)

Ma (my)

L (there)

Rien (nothing)Dit (said)

Es (are)

O (where)

Votre (your)

Pourquoi (why)

Sont (are)

Cette (this)

Quand (when)

Par (by)

Son (his)

Ton (your)

Peux (can)

Vais (go)

Dire (to say)

Alors (then, so)

Comment (how)

Avez (have)

Bon (good)

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Trs (very)

Merci (thank you)

Ont (have)

Mme (even, same)

Jamais (never)

Aussi (also)

Voir (to see)

Chose (thing)

Allez (go)

Tous (all)

Deux (two)Ces (these)

Faut (have to)

Sa (his, her, its)

tes (are)

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Fais (do)

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About the book

Traditional learning methods require you to learn a huge amount ofwords. Most of which you will never use.

At French Together, we are huge fans of the Pareto Principle, a principle

stating that that 20% of efforts produce 80% of results.

Applied to language learning, this rule means that you will use the 20%

same words 80% of the time.

So we wondered? Could we apply this law to learning French? The

answer is YES!

This ebook contains the 100 most frequently used French words. These

are words you will hear all the time when talking to French people or

reading French articles. As such, they are absolutely essential.

Each word comes with its translation as well as examples of use. This

way you immediately know how to use each word.

If you have a question or suggestion regarding the ebook, feel free to

contact us via :

Our Facebook page

Email to [email protected]

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About the Author

Bonjour, I am Benjamin!I am a French student passionate about language learning

and travelling.

I am currently learning German and Korean, but would like to add many

more languages to the list.

After a first experience teaching French as a volunteer in South Korea, I

decided to go further and to create French Together, a blog where I

share advice to learn French in a fun and effective way using innovative

methods.

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Copyright

Author[Benjamin Houy]

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This ebook is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-

Alike License,

Fell free to distribute it and share it with anyone.

Its based on the top 5000 French words listfrom

www.opensubtitles.org.

While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book,

the publisher and authors assume no responsibility for errors or

omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of the informationcontained herein.

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The ultimate guide to learning vocabulary

Needless to say that these frequently used French words are only usefulif you know them. So now you may be wondering how to memorize

them. This article from the blogwill teach you everything you need to

know in order to use this list as effectively as possible.

There is no such thing as good and bad memory

Its not my fault, I have a bad memory

learn vocabulary

WRONG! Truth be told, the people who can remember things as soon as

they read it and seem to have an awesome memory worked for it. Sure,

we arent all created equal and it can be slightly more difficult for someto learn. But you want to know the truth? Only two elements really matter

when it comes to learning a language :

How you learn

How motivated you are

The bad memory argument is nothing else than an excuse. Unless you

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suffer from some kind of disease, how effective your memory is mainly

depends on the way you use it and train it. As harsh as it may sound, its

actually a very good news. It means you can become good at

remembering too. All you need is love motivation.

Three steps to an awesome memoryRemember how you learnt your native language as a kid? You didnt

repeat a list of vocabulary for hours, no instead you spent days listening

to people talking around you. Unfamiliar sounds progressively became

words, and unknown words known words. Then you repeated those

words you heard, again and again untill you could finally speak. Your

native language is the one you know the best after all, so why not learn a

second language the same way you learnt it?

1) Always learn words from context

Think about it, there are many inconvenients to learning a word in

isolation :

You have no idea how to use it

Its harder to memorize

You may learn a word that no one uses

remember vocabularyRemember that strange list of vocabulary your teacher asked you to learn

by heart? That list of words you never read or heard anywhere but in that

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list. Many words are very specific and absolutely useless to most people.

These are not the words you want to learn when you study a language.

Instead you want to learn the words that people actually use everyday.

Thats exactly what you do if you learn words from context. Instead of

picking some random words in a dictionary, you learn words you read in

a book, heard in a movie or saw in the street. Real words used by real

people in everyday situations.

On top of that, the context in which you discovered the words helps you

remember it more easily, and when the time comes to use it, you know

exactly how to do that.

If you use a SRS software (see below), you can directly add sentences to it

which has many benefits compared to adding a single word. Among

them :

You learn the word in context

You learn the phrase structure

You learn expressions

You learn grammar by observing

2) Be regular

Multiple studies have shown the benefits of regularity to memorize.

When it comes to learning, 20 minutes everyday are better than 2 hours

once a week.

The words learnt with regularity are much more likely to remain in your

memory than the ones you reviewed only once. Now you certainlywonder how to review words everyday and organize all that. Well, some

softwares do that perfectly.

3) G et exposure to your target language

Its essential that you spend a lot of time reading and listening to your

target langugae. That way you will not only discover new useful words,

but reading and hearing words you just learnt will help you memorize

them for good. In addition to that, listening to the sound of the language

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you learn will train your ear and your brain and make it easier for you to

pronounce the language correctly.

One software to rule them all : the magic of SRS

memrise

Okay now you know how to associate words with ideas and pictures and

how to better remember. But how do you study all those words

with pictures? Printing every word you learn would be long and boring,

so here is a better solution : use a SRS software.

SRS stands for Spaced Repetition System. Simply said, these softwares

manage the words for you and ask you to study them just before you

start to forget them. This allows for a long term memorization.

Spaced repetition is a learning technique that incorporates increasing intervals

of time between subsequent review of previously learned material in order to

exploit the psychological spacing effect. Wikipedia

Spaced repetition softwares are extremely practical because they allow

you to memorize lots of vocabulary without spending hours doing it. It

never takes me more than 20 minutes per day. And you can do that

everywhere, in the subway, at home, while waiting for your bus etc.

All you have to do is enter the vord you want to learn (preferably in asentence), its translation, and if possible an association. Then the

software will tell you when you need to study. Now, here are a few

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softwares you can use :

Memrise.com

Memriseis certainly the most user friendly SRS software. Its a website as

well as an iphone and android app on which people share courses. For

example there are many courses to learn basic French vocabulary. In

addition to these courses already created, you are free to create your

own. Memrise tells you when to study to make it easier for you. Apps are

also available for IOS and android.

Memrise is cool to get started, but if you want to study more seriously,

you may want to switch to anki, which is much more flexible.

Discover French courses on memrise!

Anki

Like memrise, ankiis a SRS software. You can download it on your

computer or smartphone. Its less user-friendly but much more powerful

and flexible.

Called king of the SRS, anki is the favorite of many language lovers.

Mosalingua : the recommended solution for beginn ers

Mosalinguais like anki and memrise an application using the SRS

system. Its different though as it guides you through the learning

process. Concretely the app asks you how well you speak French and

then suggests vocabulary to learn. In addition to that, some very good

advice and bonuses become available as you learn more and more

words. Its a paid app but is really worth it in my opinion. Unfortunately,

it is only available on android and IOS devices, although a web version is

on the way.

Learn more about mosalingua for iphone and ipad

Learn more about mosalingua for android

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What if you could easily remember lots of words?

Imagine how much faster you could learn if you had an awesome

memory, if you were the kind of person who only needs to read a text to

remember it. You would be surprise by how easy it actually is to have a

good memory.

In fact, contrary to the popular belief, there is no such thing as bad

memory. There are only people who know how to learn and people who

dont.

How to learn is precisely what Anthony Metivier, creator of the Magnetic

Memory method teaches you in his online course.

With these softwares and learning advice in mind, learning should now

be considerably easier.

I strongly recommend you to use these softwares to learn the 100 most

frequently used French words.

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Je (I)

Je is a pronoun corresponding to the English I

Je suis fatigu

I am tired

Je suis ici

I am here

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De (from and possession)

De, the second most used French words also has a lot of differentmeanings. This preposition can be used to :

Express possession

Give the origin of something

Describe something

Express a cause

Here are a few example sentences to help you better understand the use

of de :

La maison de Julien

Juliens house

Cet avion vient de Paris

This plane comes from Paris

Un verre deau

A glass of water

Je meurs de faim

I am starving (literally : I am dying of hunger)

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Est (is)

Est is the third person singular present form of the verb tre (to be).

Il est grand

He is tall

Il n'est pas l

He is not there

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Pas (not)

Pas is the translation of not.

Il nest pas ici

He is not here

Je ne suis pas fatigu

I am not tired

Je n'ai pas encore mang

I didn't eat yet

Note that n is part of the negation. Its very common to omit it and itisnt something a beginner

should worry about. Thats why you are not going to learn more about it

in this ebook.

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Le (the)

In French there are several ways to say the depending on whether theobject of the sentence is masculine or feminine. Le is the for

masculine words.

Le chat

The cat

Le chat noir est dans le jardin

The black cat is in the garden

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Vous (formal you)

Unlike English, French has two ways of saying you. Tu and vous.

Vous is used to talk to people who are older than you, to strangers and

generally anytime a formal language is required.

"Vous" is also used if you are talking to several persons.

If you are not sure which one to use, vous is always a safe choice.

Although most people wont be offended if they see a French learner

mistake the two.

Vous avez beaucoup de choix

You have a lot of choice

Qu'est-ce que vous avez fait aujourd'hui ?

What did you do today?

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La (feminine the)

You already know that le is the masculine form of the (see 5). Now itstime to discover the feminine form la.

"La" is used before feminine words.

La montre de mon pre

My fathers watch

Tu as de la chance

You have luck/ you are lucky

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Tu (formal you)

Tu is the formal way of saying you. You can use it with kids, friends,and people you know well.

Tu vas Bordeaux

You go to Bordeaux (Bordeaux is a beautiful French city mainly known for

its delicious wine).

Qu'est-ce que tu fais ce soir ?

What are you doing tonight?

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Que (that)

Que has a few different meanings. Its most frequently used to saythat.

Jespre que tu seras l

I hope (that) you will be there

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Un (one)

Un both means one and a.

Un caf sil-vous-plat

A cofee please

Il y a un an

One year ago

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Il (he/it)

Il is the translation of he. When talking about people, its used exactlylike he in English. But you can also use it to talk about masculine

objects, then its like it in English.

Il est gentil

He is nice

Le magazin est ouvert, il est ouvert

The shop is open, it is open

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Et (and)

Et means and.

Il a un fils et une fille

He has a son and a daughter

Jaime les macarons et les gteaux

I like macarons and cakes

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(to, at)

is a preposition used to indicate :

Destination (to)

Express duration (from... to)

To indicate location (at)

To indicate time

Je vais Bordeaux

I go to Bordeaux

Je travaille de 8 heures 16 heures

I work from 8 AM to 4 PM

Il est la maison

He is at home

Dont forget the accent, it totally changes the meaning

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A (has)

a without accent is the conjugated form of the verb avoir (to have). Itsused with il (he) and elle (she.

Il a un chat

He has a cat

Elle a deux frres

She has two brothers

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Ne (not)

Negative sentences in French are normally in two parts. There is first neright before the verb, and pas right after. Together ne and pas

express the negation. Ne however is often omitted, and nobody will

blame you for not using it.

Je ne veux pas aller lcole

I dont want to go to school

Ne pleure pas

Do not cry

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Les (plural the)

Les is the for plural.

Les amis de Marie sont l

Maries friends are here

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Ce (this, that)

Ce is a pronoun used before male words. It translates as this, orthat.

Ce matin

This morning

Ce parfum est cher

This perfume is expensive

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En (of it)

En is a pronoun used as the object of a verb to indicate a quantity. Itcan also indicate location, time, means etc. It has a lot of different

meanings, and I strongly advise you to learn each meaning as you

encounter it in a sentence or a conversation. That way you will only learn

it when you need it, and you will know how to use it.

Combien de livres as-tu ?

How many books do you have ?

Jen ai trois

I have three books

Je suis en France

I am in France

Jen ai marre

I am tired of it

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On (one, we)

On is an indefinite pronoun which can mean one or we.

On fait quoi ce soir ?

What do we do tonight?

On ne devrait pas faire a

One shouldn't do that

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a (it, that)

a is a shortened form of the pronoun cela. It can mean it or that.

a suffit

its enough

Est-ce que tu penses que a vaut le coup ?

Do you think its worth it?

Je voudrais a pour mon anniversaire

I would like that for my birthday

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Une (feminine a, an)

Une is a feminine indefinite article equivalent to a an. Its usedbefore feminine words. Its also the feminine form of un (one).

Une pomme sil-vous-plat

An apple please

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Ai (I have)

Ai is the first person present form of avoir (to have) in the presenttense.

Jai une pomme

I have an apple

Jai mal

It hurts (literally : I have pain)

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Pour (for)

The French preposition Pour means for when followed by a noun. Italso has other meanings, but they are less frequent.

Jai quelque chose pour toi

I have something for you

Jai fait a pour toi

I did it for you

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Des (plural article)

Des is a plural indefinite article Its used to refer to several objects orpersons.

Jai des amis en Italie

I have friends in Italy

La boulangerie vend des croissants

The bakery sells croissants

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Moi (me)

Moi is like me in Englih

Cest moi

Its me

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Qui (who, whom, which)

Qui as an interrogative pronoun means who or whom. It can also beused as a relative pronoun, in which case it means which, who,

whom or that.

Qui est l ?

Who is there?

Le personne qui est venue ce matin

The person who came, this morning

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Nous (we)

The personal pronoun nous means we in English.

Nous sommes contents

We are happy

Nous mangeons du pain

We eat/ are eating bread

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Y

Y is a pronoun used to refer to a place already mentioned in theconversation.

Nous allons Montral

We go/ are going to Montreal

Nous y allons

We are going there

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Mais (but)

The conjunction mais is used like but in English.

Il veut en parler, mais il a peur

He wants to talk about it, but he is afraid (he has fear)

Jaime les fraises, mais je naime pas les oranges

I like strawberries but I dont like oranges.

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Me (myself)

Me is a reflexive pronoun (only used with pronominal verbs). It can beequivalent to me or myself in English.

Je me rveille 8 heures tous les jours

I wake up at 8 Am everyday

Elle me parle

She is talking to me

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Dans (in)

Dans is a preposition meaning in or inside. It can also be used tosay within a period of time.

Il habite dans ce quartier

He lives in this district

Elle est dans lavion

She is in the plane

Je serai Montral dans deux heures

I will me in Montreal in two hours

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Du (of the, some)

Du is the contraction of de and le (of the). It can also mean some.

Je mange du pain

I eat bread

Est-ce que tu veux du chocolat ?

Do you want chocolate?

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Bien (well, good)

Bien as an adverb can mean well. As a noun it means good.

Cest bien

Its good

Jai bien dormi

I slept well

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Elle (she)

Elle correspond to the personal pronoun she. Its also used todesignate female animals.

Elle est gentille

She is nice

Elle nest pas l

She is not here/ around here

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Si (if)

Si is a conjunction equivalent to if. It's also used to deny whatsomeone just said.

Je ne sais pas si elle viendra

I dont know if she will come

Tu ne viens pas ? Si je viens

You don't come? I do

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Tout (all)

Tout is an adjective meaning all. As a pronoun it means everything.

Elle a tout mang

She ate everything

Cest tout ce que je veux

Its all I want

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Plus (more, anymore)

Plus is an adverb used to make comparisons.

Jean est plus grand que Marc

Jean is taller than Marc (lit : Jean is more tall than Marc)

Va plus vite !

Go faster! (lit : go more fast)

Le plus facile

The easiest

Used with the negative particle ne, it means any more

Je ne veux plus y aller

I dont want to go there anymore

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Non (no)

Non means no.

Tu veux manger ? Non, je nai plus faim

Do you want to eat? No I am not hungry anymore

a va ? Non je suis triste

Are you okay? No I am sad

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Mon (my)

Mon is a singular masculine possessive adjective. Its used like my inEnglish, but only before masculine words and words starting with a

vowel .

Mon ami habite dans cette maison

My friend lives in this house

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Suis (am)

Suis is the first person singular present form of the verb tre (to be).

Je suis fatigu

I am tired

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Te (yourself)

Te is an object pronoun placed just before the verb.

Il te parle

He is talking to you

Je taime

I love you (te becomes t before a vowel)

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Au (to the)

Au is the contraction of le (to the). Its only used before masculinewords.

Je vais au cinma

I am going to the cinema

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Avec (with)

Avec means with.

Il mange avec Sarah

He is eating with Laura

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Va (go)

Va is a form of the verb aller (to go). It can be either the third personsingular present form, or the second person singular imperative.

Va lcole!

Go to school

Le train va Paris

The train is going to Paris

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Oui (yes)

An easy one :). Oui is the opposite of non. It means yes.

Est-ce que tu as faim?

Are you hungry?

Oui, jai faim

Yes, I am hungry

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Toi (you)

Toi is a pronoun you use when you want to say with you, for you,thanks to you, next to you....

Il est avec toi

He is with you

Je ne suis rien sans toi

I am nothing without you

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Fait (form of to do/ to make)

Fait is the third person singular present of the verb faire (to do, tomake). Used as a noun it can also mean fact.

Il fait chaud, cest un fait

Its hot, its a fact (lit : its doing hot)

Il fait des macarons

He is making macarons

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Ils (they)

Ils is the equivalent of they. However, if you are talking about womenonly, you need to use elles.

Ils sont en vacance

They are on vacation

Ils sont partis

They are gone

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As (you have)

As is the second person singular present of the verb avoir (to have).

Est-ce que tu as du temps ?

Do you have time?

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tre (to be)

tre means to be.

tre ou ne pas tre, telle est la question

To be or not to be that is the question

a ne peut pas tre vrai

It can not be true

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Faire (to do, to make)

Faire means to do, to make.

Je ne sais pas quoi faire

I dont know what to do

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Se (herself)

Se is the third person singular and plural reflexive pronoun in French. Itcan be used with a pronominal verb, or with the passive voice.

Elle se regarde dans le miroir

She is looking at herself in the miror

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Comme (like)

The conjunction comme can mean like, how, as or since

Cest comme a

Its like this

Comme tu es belle

You are so beautiful

Comme tu es fatigu, je vais y aller

Since you are tired, I will go there

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Etait (was)

Etait is the third person singular imperfect of the verb tre (to be).

Comme elle tait malade, elle nest pas venue

Since she was sick, she didnt come

Ctait gnial

It was awesome

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Sur (on)

The preposition sur has a few different meanings on, on top of,above, out of.

Le livre est sur la table

The book is on the table

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Quoi (what)

Quoi means what. However, in many situations, other terms are used(que for example). You use quoi when you ask a question but keep the

normal setence word order. Or when what is the object of a

preposition.

Tu fais quoi ?

What are you doing? (lit : you are doing what?)

De quoi est-ce que tu parles ?

What are you talking about?

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Ici (here)

Ici means here.

Ce nest pas ici :

Its not here

Que fais-tu ici ?

What are you doing here?

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Sais (I know)

Sais is the first person singular present of the verb savoir (to know).

Je sais comment y aller

I know how to go there

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Lui (him)

Lui is the French for him.

Elle lui parle

She is talking to him

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Veux (want)

Veux is the first and second person singular present of the verbvouloir (to want).

Je veux manger

I want to eat

Quest-ce que tu veux faire demain ?

What do you want to do tomorrow?

Est-ce que tu veux aller au concert ?

Do you want to go to the concert?

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Ma (my)

Ma is the French for my. Its used before feminine nouns.

Cest ma faute

Its my fault

Il tait avec ma mre

He was with my mother

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L (there)

L is the French for there. However, French sometimes use l whenhere would be used in English. In fact, l can also mean around

here.

Elle nest pas l

She is not there (sometimes she is not around here)

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Rien (nothing)

Rien is the French for nothing and sometimes anything.

Il ny a rien faire ici

There is nothing to do here

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Dit (said)

Dit is the third person singular present and past participle of dire (tosay).

Il a dit quil navait rien fait

He said he didnt do anything

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Es (are)

Es is the second person singular present of tre (to be).

Tu es au restaurant avec Paul

You are in the restaurant with Paul

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O (where)

O is the French for where

.

O es-tu ?

Where are you?

O est la cuisine ?

Where is the kitchen?

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Votre (your)

Votre is one of the way to say your in French. Its used in formalsettings before a singular noun.

Cest votre problme

Its your problem

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Pourquoi (why)

Pourquoi is the French for why.

Pourquoi est-ce que tu pleures ?

Why are you crying?

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Sont (are)

Sont is the third person plural present of the verb tre (to be). Itsequivalent to are in English.

Ils sont partis

They are gone

Elles sont fatigues

They are tired

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Cette (this)

Cette is the French for this. Its used before feminine singular nouns.

Jadore cette chanson

I love this song

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Quand (when)

Quand means when.

Quand est-ce que tu pars ?

When are you leaving?

Quand seras-tu prt ?

When will you be ready?

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Par (by)

The preposition par has many different meanings. Most of the time, itmeans through, by or per.

Elle a jet son tlphone par la fentre

She threw her phone through the window

Il a t pris par surprise

He was taken by surprise

20 km par heure

20 km per hour

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Son (his)

Son is a singular masculine possessive adjective. Its only used beforemasculine nouns, while sa is used before feminine nouns. It can either

mean his, her or its.

Il a oubli son livre

He forgot his book

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Ton (your)

Ton means your. However its only used in casual situations before asingular masculine noun.

Cest ton livre?

Is it your book?

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Peux (can)

Peux is the first person singular form of the verb pouvoir (can).

Je peux y aller demain

I can go there tomorrow

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Vais (go)

Vais is the first person singular form of the verb aller (to go).

Je vais lcole tous les jours

I go to school everyday

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Dire (to say)

Dire is the verb to say

Je ne sais pas quoi dire

I dont know what to say

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Alors (then, so)

Alors is a conjunction meaning then (consequence of something) orso.

Alors, quand est-ce quon y va ?

So, when are we going?

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Comment (how)

Comment is the French for how.

Alors, comment est-ce que cest arriv ?

So, how did it happen?

Comment vas-tu ?

How are you doing (non formal)

Comment allez-vous ?

How are you doing? (formal)

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Avez (have)

Avez is the second person plural form of avoir (to have). It can also beused when talking to a person you need to address to formally.

Vous avez raison

You are right (literally : you have right)

Combien d'enfants avez-vous ?

How many children do you have?

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Bon (good)

Bon means "good".

Jaime le chocolat, cest bon

I like chocolate, its good

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Ou (or)

Ou means or. Not to be confused with o with an accent, whichmeans where.

Cet t, je voudrais aller au Japon ou Costa Rica

This summer I would like to go to Japan or to Costa Rica.

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Trs (very)

Trs is the French for very.

Cest trs amusant

Its very funny

Jtais trs inquiet

I was very worried.

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Merci (thank you)

Here is a word you probably know already. Merci means thank you.

Merci beaucoup

Thank you very much

Merci pour ton cadeau, je laime beaucoup

Thank you for your gift, I like it a lot

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Ont (have)

Ont is the third person plural present of the verb avoir (to have). Itsalso an auxiliary verb used in compound tenses.

Ils ont une maison en Bretagne

They have a house in Brittany

Ils ont eu trs peur

They got really scared

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Mme (even, same)

Mme means even as an adverb or same as a noun.

Cest la mme voiture quhier

Its the same car as yesterday

Ce nest mme pas vrai

Its not even true.

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Jamais (never)

Jamais is the French for never

Il nest jamais en retard

He is never late

Je ne suis jamais fatigu

I am never tired

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Aussi (also)

Aussi means also, or as if used in a comparison

Elle est aussi belle que sa soeur

She is as beautiful as her sister

Jaime aussi ce manteau

I like this coat too.

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Voir (to see)

Voir is the French for to see.

Je ne vois rien

I dont see anything

Viens voir, jai quelque chose te montrer

Come here (lit : come see), I have something to show you

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Chose (thing)

Chose means thing.

Il ny a pas grand chose voir

There isnt much (thing) to see.

Jai quelque chose te montrer

I have something to show you

As you can see, chose is often used with other words and rarely alone.

Quelquechose : something

Pas grand chose : not much

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Allez (go)

Allez is the second person plural present form of the verb aller (to go).Its also the polite form you use when talking to someone you dont know

well.

O est-ce que vous allez dimanche ?

Where are you going Sunday?

Comment allez-vous ?

How are you doing? (literally : how do you go?)

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Tous (all)

Tous is the French for all or everybody.

Ils sont tous partis

They are all gone

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Deux (two)

This is the number two.

Cest deux heures dici

Its two hours away from here

Je voudrais deux croissants sil-vous-plat

I would like two croissants please

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Ces (these)

Ces is the French for these and those. There is actually no distinctionbetween these and those in French.

Jaime beaucoup ces chaussures

I really like these shoes

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Faut (have to)

Faut is the third person singular present form of the verb falloir (tohave to).

Il faut y aller

We have to go (lit : its necessary to go).

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Sa (his, her, its)

Sa is the feminine possessive adjective. It can mean his, her or its.

Le singe mange sa banane

The monkey is eating his banana

sa is used here because banane is a feminine word.

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tes (are)

tes is the second person plural present form of tre (to be). Its alsothe polite form.

Vous tes fous

You are crazy (when talking to a person you dont know well or to several

people)

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t

t is the past participle of tre (to be) and also mean summer

Quest-ce que tu fais cet t ?

What are you doing this summer?

Il a t en Colombie lt dernier

He went to Colombia last summer.

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Ta (your)

Ta is a feminine possessive adjective. It means you, and is only usedbefore feminine nouns.

Est-ce que cest ta soeur?

Is she your sister ?

Jai visit ta ville hier

I visited your city yesterday

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Fais (do)

Fais is the first person singular present form of the verb faire (to do, tomake).

Je fais de mon mieux

I do my best

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