French Basics Flashcards

Meeting and Greeting Essentials Where? How Much? How Many? When? Struggling with French? Handy Questions Le Yin et le Yang Big Little Words Quintessentially French Expressions (251 cards)

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Good day / good morning.

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Bonjour.

bohñ-zhoor

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Good evening.

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Bonsoir.

bohñ-swar

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Good night.

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Bonne nuit.

buhñ nwee

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Hi / bye / so long!

informal

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Salut.

sah-lew

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Welcome!

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Bienvenue!

bee-añ-vuh-new

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Mr.

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Monsieur

muhs-yur

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Mrs.

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Madame

mah-dahm

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Miss

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Mademoiselle

mahd-mwah-zehl

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How are you?

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Comment allez-vous?

koh-mahñt ah-lay-voo

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Very well, thank you.

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Très bien, merci.

treh bee-añ mehr-see

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And you?

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Et vous?

ay voo

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My name is ___.

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Je m’appelle ___.

zhuh mah-pehl

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What’s your name?

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Quel est votre nom?

kehl ay voh-truh nohñ

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Pleased to meet you.

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Enchanté.

ahñ-shahñ-tay

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Where are you from?

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D’où êtes-vous?

doo eht voo

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I am…

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Je suis…

zhuh swee

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We are…

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Nous sommes…

noo suhm

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Are you…?

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Êtes-vous…?

eht-voo(z)

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…on vacation

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…en vacances

ahñ vah-kahñs

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…on business

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…en voyage d’affaires

ahñ voy-yahzh dah-fair

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See you later.

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À bientôt.

ah bee-añ-toh

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Goodbye.

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Au revoir.

oh reh-vwar

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Good luck!

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Bonne chance!

buhñ shahñs

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Have a good trip!

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Bon voyage!

bohñ voy-yahzh

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Do you speak English?
Parlez-vous anglais? | par-lay-voo ahñ-glay
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Yes.
Oui. | wee
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No.
Non. | nohñ
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I don't speak French.
Je ne parle pas français. | zhuh nuh parl pah frahñ-say
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I'm sorry.
Désolé. | day-zoh-lay
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Please.
S'il vous plaît. | see voo play
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Thank you.
Merci. | mehr-see
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Thank you very much.
Merci beaucoup. | mehr-see boh-koo
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No problem.
Pas de problème. | pah duh proh-blehm
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Good.
Bien. | bee-añ
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Very good.
Très bien. | treh bee-añ
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Excellent.
Excellent. | ehk-sehl-ahñ
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You are very kind.
Vous êtes très gentil. | vooz eht treh zhahñ-tee
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Excuse me. | to pass
Pardon. | par-dohñ
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Excuse me. | to get attention
Excusez-moi. | ehk-skew-zay-mwah
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It doesn't matter.
Ça m'est égal. | sah meht ay-gal
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You're welcome.
Je vous en prie. | zhuh vooz ahñ pree
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Sure.
Bien sûr. | bee-añ suhr
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O.K.
D'accord. | dah-kor
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Let's go.
Allons-y. | ahl-lohñ-zee
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Where is...?
Où est...? | oo ay
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...the tourist information office
...l'office du tourisme | loh-fees dew too-reez-muh
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...a cash machine
...un distributeur automatique | uhñ dee-stree-bew-tur oh-toh-mah-teek
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...the train station
...la gare | lah gar
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...the bus station
...la gare routière | lah gar root-yehr
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Where are the toilets?
Où sont les toilettes? | oo sohñ lay twah-leht
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men
hommes | ohm
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women
dames | dahm
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How much is it, please?
Combien, s'il vous plaît? | kohñ-bee-añ see voo play
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Write it?
Ecrivez? | ay-kree-vay
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Is it free?
C'est gratuit? | say grah-twee
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Included?
Inclus? | añ-klew
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Do you have...?
Avez-vous...? | ah-vay-voo
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Where can I buy...?
Où puis-je acheter...? | oo pwee-shuh ah-shuh-tay
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I would like...
Je voudrais... | zuhu voo-dray
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We would like...
Nous voudrions... | noo voo-dree-ohñ
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...this.
...ceci. | suh-see
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...just a little.
...un petit peu. | uhñ puh-tee puh
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...more.
...plus. | plew
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...a ticket.
...un billet | uhñ bee-yay
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...a room.
...une chambre. | ewn shahñ-bruh
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...the bill.
...l'addition. | lah-dee-see-ohñ
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one
un | uhñ
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two
deux | duh
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three
trois | twah
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four
quatre | kah-truh
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five
cinq | sañk
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six
six | sees
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seven
sept | seht
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eight
huit | weet
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nine
neuf | nuhf
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ten
dix | dees
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At what time?
À quelle heure? | ah kehl ur
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open
ouvert | oo-vehr
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closed
fermé | fehr-may
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Just a moment.
Un moment. | uhñ moh-mahñ
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Now.
Maintenant. | mañ-tuh-nahñ
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Soon.
Bientôt. | bee-añ-toh
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Later.
Plus tard. | plew tar
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Today.
Aujourd'hui. | oh-zhoor-dwee
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Tomorrow.
Demain. | duh-mañ
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A teeny weeny bit?
Un tout petit peu? | uhñ too puh-tee puh
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Please speak English.
Parlez-anglais, s'il vous plaît. | par-lay ahñ-glay see voo play
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You speak English well.
Vous parlez bien anglais. | voo par-lay bee-añ ahñ-glay
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We don't speak French.
Nous ne parlons pas français. | noo nuh par-lon pah frahñ-say
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I speak a little French.
Je parle un petit peu français. | zhuh parl uhñ puh-tee puh frahñ-say
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Sorry, I speak only English.
Désolé, je ne parle qu'anglais. | day-zoh-lay zhuh nuh parl kahñ-glay
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Sorry, we speak only English.
Désolé, nous ne parlons qu'anglais. | day-zoh-lay noo nuh par-lon kahñ-glay
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Does somebody nearby speak English?
Quelqu'un près d'ici parle anglais? | kehl-kuhñ preh dee-see parl ahñ-glay
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Who speaks English?
Qui parle anglais? | kee parl ahñ-glay
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What does this mean?
Qu'est-ce-que ça veut dire? | kehs-kuh sah vuh deer
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How do you say this in French?
Comment dit-on en français? | koh-mahñ dee-tohñ ahñ frahñ-say
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How do you say this in English?
Comment dit-on en anglais? | koh-mahñ dee-tohñ ahñ ahñ-glay
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Repeat?
Répétez? | ray-pay-tay
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Speak slowly, please.
Parlez lentement, s'il vous plaît. | par-lay lahñ-tuh-mahñ see voo play
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Slower.
Plus lentement. | plew lahñ-tuh-mahñ see voo play
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I understand.
Je comprends. | zhuh kohñ-prahñ
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I don't understand.
Je ne comprends pas. | zhuh nuh kohñ-prahñ pah
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Do you understand?
Vous comprenez? | voo kohñ-preh-nay
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How much / many?
Combien? | kohñ-bee-añ
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How long is the trip?
Combien de temps dure le voyage? | kohñ-bee-añ duh tahñ dewr luh voy-yahzh
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How many minutes?
Combien de minutes? | kohñ-bee-añ duh mee-newt
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How many hours?
Combien d'heures? | kohñ-bee-añ dur
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How far?
C'est loin? | say lwañ
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Can you help me?
Vous pouvez m'aider? | voo poo-vay may-day
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Can you help us?
Vous pouvez nous aider? | voo poo-vay nooz ay-day
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Can I...?
Puis-je...? | pwee-zhuh
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Can we...?
Pouvons-nous...? | poo-vohñ-noo
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...have one
...avoir un | ah-vwar uhñ
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...go in for free
...aller gratuitement | ah-lay grah-tweet-mahñ
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...borrow that for a moment
...emprunter ça pour un moment | ahñ-pruhñ-tay sah poor uhñ moh-mahñ
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...borrow that for an hour
...emprunter ça pour une heure | ahñ-pruhñ-tay sah poor ewn ur
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...use the toilet
...utiliser les toilettes | oo-tee-lee-zay lay twah-leht
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How / what (didn't hear)?
Comment? | koh-mahñ
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What is this?
Qu'est-ce que c'est? | kehs kuh say
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What is better?
Qu'est-ce qui vaut mieux? | kehs kee voh mee-uh
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What's going on?
Qu-est-ce qui se passe? | kehs kee suh pahs
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When?
Quand? | kahñ
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What time is it?
Quelle-heure est-il? | kehl ur ay-teel
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At what time?
À quelle heure? | ah kehl ur
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On time?
A l'heure? | ah lur
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Late?
En retard? | ahñ ruh-tar
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How long will it take?
Ça prend combien de temps? | sah prahñ kohñ-bee-añ duh tahñ
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At what time does this open?
À quelle heure c'est ouvert? | ah kehl ur say oo-vehr
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At what time does this close?
À quelle heure c'est fermé? | ah kehl ur say fehr-may
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Is this open daily?
C'est ouvert tous les jours? | say oo-vehr too lay zhoor
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What day is this closed?
C'est fermé quel jour? | say fehr-may kehl zhoor
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Do you have...?
Avez-vous...? | ah-vay-voo
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Where is...?
Où est...? | oo ay
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Where are...?
Où sont...? | oo sohñ
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Where can I find...?
Où puis-je trouver...? | oo pwee-zhuh troo-vay
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Where can I buy...?
Où puis-je acheter...? | oo pwee-zhuh ah-shuh-tay
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Where can we find...?
Où pouvons-nous trouver...? | oo poo-vahñ-noo troo-vay
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Where can we buy...?
Où pouvons-nous acheter...? | oo-poo-vahñ-nooz ah-shuh-tay
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Is it necessary?
C'est nécessaire? | say nay-suh-sair
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Is it possible...?
C'est possible...? | say poh-see-bluh
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...to enter
...d'entrer | dahñ-tray
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...to picnic here
...de pique-niquer ici | duh peek-neek-ay ee-see
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...to sit here
...de s'assoir ici | duh sah-swar ee see
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...to look
...de regarder | duh ray-gar-day
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...to take a photo
...de prendre une photo | duh prahñ-druh ewn foh-toh
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...to see a room
...de voir une chambre | duh vwar ewn shahñ-bruh
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Who?
Qui? | kee
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Why?
Pourquoi? | poor-kwah
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Why not?
Pourquoi pas? | poor-kwah pah
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Yes or no?
Oui ou non? | wee oo nohñ
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good
bon | bohñ
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bad
mauvais | moh-vay
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best
le meilleur | luh meh-yur
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worst
le pire | luh peer
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a little
un peu | uhñ puh
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lots
beaucoup | boh-koo
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more
plus | plew
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less
moins | mwañ
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cheap
bon marché | bohñ mar-shay
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expensive
cher | shehr
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big
grand | grahñ
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small
petit | puh-tee
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hot
chaud | shoh
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cold
froid | frwah
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warm
tiede | tee-ehd
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cool
frais | fray
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cool (nice)
sympa | sahñ-pah
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not cool
pas sympa | pah sahñ-pah
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entrance
entrée | ahñ-tray
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exit
sortie | sor-tee
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push
pousser | poo-say
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pull
tirer | tee-ray
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early
tôt | toh
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late
tard | tar
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soon
bientôt | bee-añ-toh
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later
plus tard | plew tar
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fast
vite | veet
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slow
lent | lahñ
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here
ici | ee-see
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there
là-bas | lah-bah
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near
près | preh
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far
loin | lwañ
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indoors
l'intérieur | lañ-tay-ree-yoor
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outdoors
dehors | duh-or
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mine
le mien | luh mee-añ
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yours
le vôtre | luh voh-truh
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this
ce | suh
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that
cette | seht
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everybody
tout le monde | too luh mohñd
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nobody
personne | pehr-suhñ
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easy
facile | fah-seel
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difficult
difficile | dee-fee-seel
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left
à gauche | ah gohsh
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right
à droite | ah dwaht
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up
en haut | ahn oh
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down
en bas | ahn bah
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above
au-dessus | oh-duh-sew
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below
en-dessous | ahñ-duh-soo
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young
jeune | zhuhñ
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old
vieux | vee-uh
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new
neuf | nuhf
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heavy
llourd | loor
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light (weight)
léger | lay-zhay
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dark
sombre | sohñ-bruh
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light (brightness)
clair | klair
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happy (m, f)
content, contente | kohñ-tahñ, kohñ-tahñt
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sad
triste | treest
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beautiful
beau | boh
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ugly
laid | leh
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nice
gentil | zhahñ-tee
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mean
méchant | may-shahñ
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intelligent
intelligent | añ-teh-lee-zhahñ
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stupid
stupide | stew-peed
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vacant
libre | lee-bruh
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occupied
occupé | oh-kew-pay
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with
avec | ah-vehk
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without
sans | sahñ
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I
je | zhuh
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you (formal)
vous | voo
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you (informal)
tu | tew
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we
nous | noo
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he
il | eel
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she
elle | ehl
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they
ils | eel
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and
et | ay
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at
à | ah
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because
parce que | pars kuh
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but
mais | may
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by (train, car, etc.)
par | par
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for
pour | poor
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from
de | duh
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if
si | see
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in
en | ahñ
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it (m, f)
le, la | luh, lah
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not
pas | pah
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now
maintenant | mañ-tuh-nahñ
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only
seulement | suhl-mahñ
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or
ou | oo
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very
très | treh
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Enjoy your meal!
Bon appétit! | bohn ah-pay-tee
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How are you? (informal)
Ça va? | sah vah
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I'm fine (response to Ça va?)
Ça va. | sah vah
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That's cool.
C'est chouette. | say shweht
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It's not true!
Ce n'est pas vrai! | suh nay pah vray
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That's the way it is.
C'est comme ça. | say kohm sah
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So so.
Comme ci, comme ça. | kohm see kohm sah
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O.K.
D'accord. | dah-kor
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Great!
Formidable! | for-mee-dah-bluh
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My God!
Mon Dieu! | mohn dee-uh
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Right away.
Tout de suite. | toot sweet
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Here it is.
Volià. | vwah-lah