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

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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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16
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I am…

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Je suis…

zhuh swee

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17
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We are…

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Nous sommes…

noo suhm

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18
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Are you…?

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Êtes-vous…?

eht-voo(z)

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19
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…on vacation

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…en vacances

ahñ vah-kahñs

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20
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…on business

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…en voyage d’affaires

ahñ voy-yahzh dah-fair

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21
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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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23
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Good luck!

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Bonne chance!

buhñ shahñs

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24
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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