Learn French Language Easily

Lesson 01 - French Basic Phrases

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Lesson 01 - French Basic Phrases

Bonjour bohn-zhoor Hello / Good day	Bonsoir bohn-swahr Good evening	Bonne nuit bun nwee Good night
Salut sah-lew Hi / Bye	Au revoir ohr-vwah Goodbye	S'il vous plaît seel voo pleh Please
Merci (beaucoup) mair-see boh-koo Thank you (very much)	De rien. / Je vous en prie. duh ree-ahn / zhuh voo zawn pree You're welcome.	Bienvenu(e) bee-ahn-vuh-new Welcome (also You're welcome in Quebec)
A tout à l'heure / A plus tard ah too tah luhr / ah plew tahr See you later	A bientôt ah bee-ahn-toh See you soon	A demain ah duh-mahn See you tomorrow
Désolé(e)! day-zoh-lay Sorry!	Pardonnez-moi! pahr-dohn-nay-mwah Excuse me!	Allons-y! ah-lohn-zee Let's go!
Comment allez-vous ? koh-mawn tahl-ay voo How are you? (formal)	Ça va ? sah vah How are you? (informal)	Très bien / mal / pas mal treh bee-ahn / mahl / pah mahl Very good / bad / not bad
Je vais bien zhuh vay bee-ahn I'm fine.	Ça va. sah vah I'm fine. (informal)	Oui / non wee/nohn Yes / no
Comment vous appelez-vous ? koh-mawn voo zah-play voo What's your name? (formal)	Tu t'appelles comment ? tew tah-pell koh-mawn What's your name? (informal)	Je m'appelle... zhuh mah-pell My name is...
Enchanté(e) awn-shawn-tay Nice to meet you.	Monsieur, Madame, Mademoiselle muh-syuh, mah-dahm, mahd-mwah-zell Mister, Misses, Miss	Mesdames et Messieurs meh-dahm eh meh-syuh Ladies and gentlemen
Vous êtes d'où ? voo zet doo Where are you from? (formal)	Tu es d'où ? tew ay doo Where are you from? (informal)	Je suis de... zhuh swee duh I am from...
Où habitez-vous ? ooh ah-bee-tay voo Where do you live? (formal)	Tu habites où ? tew ah-beet ooh Where do you live? (informal)	J'habite à... zhah-beet ah I live in...
Quel âge avez-vous ? kell ahzh ah-vay voo How old are you? (formal)	Tu as quel âge ? tew ah kell ahzh How old are you? (informal)	J'ai ____ ans. zhay ____ awn I am ____ years old.

French Language Phrases

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Basic French Phrases

Parlez-vous français ? par-lay voo frahn-say Do you speak French? (formal)	Tu parles anglais ? tew parl on-glay Do you speak English? (informal)	Je (ne) parle (pas)... zhuh nuh parl pah I (don't) speak...
Comprenez-vous? / Tu comprends? kohm-pren-ay-voo / tew kohm-prawn Do you understand? (formal / informal)	Je (ne) comprends (pas) zhuh nuh kohm-prawn pah I (don't) understand	Je (ne) sais (pas) zhuhn say pah I (don't) know
Pouvez-vous m'aider ? / Tu peux m'aider ? poo-vay voo meh-day / tew puh meh-day Can you help me? (formal / informal)	Bien sûr. bee-ahn sir Of course.	Comment? kohm-mawn What? Pardon?
Où est ... / Où sont ... ? ooh eh / ooh sohn Where is ... / Where are ... ?	Voici / Voilà vwah-see / vwah-lah Here is... / Here it is.	Il y a ... / Il y avait... eel-ee-ah / eel-ee-ah-veh There is / are... / There was / were...
Comment dit-on ____ en français ? kohm-mawn dee-tohn ___ on frahn-say How do you say ____ in French?	Qu'est-ce que c'est que ça ? kess kuh seh kuh sah What is that?	Qu'est-ce qu'il y a ? kess keel-ee-ah What's the matter?
Ça ne fait rien. sah nuh feh ree-ahn It doesn't matter.	Qu'est-ce qui se passe ? kess kee suh pahs What's happening?	Je n'ai aucune idée. zhuh neh oh-kewn ee-day I have no idea.
Je suis fatigué(e) / malade. zhuh swee fah-tee-gay / mah-lahd I'm tired / sick.	J'ai faim / soif. zhay fawn / swahf I'm hungry / thirsty.	J'ai chaud / froid. zhay show / fwah I'm hot / cold.
Je m'ennuie. zhuh mawn-nwee I'm bored.	Ça m'est égal. / Je m'en fiche. sah meh-teh-gahl / zhuh mawn feesh I don't care.	Ne vous en faites pas. / Ne t'en fais pas. nuh voo zawn fett pah / nuh tawn feh pah Don't worry (formal / informal)
Ce n'est pas grave. suh neh pah grahv It's no problem. / It's alright.	J'ai oublié. zhay oo-blee-ay I forgot.	Je dois y aller. zhuh dwah see ah-lay I must go.
A vos souhaits ! / A tes souhaits ! ah voh soo-eh / a teh soo-eh Bless you! (formal / informal)	Félicitations ! fay-lee-see-tah-see-ohn Congratulations!	Bonne chance ! bun shahns Good luck!
C'est à vous ! / C'est à toi ! set ah voo / set a twah It's your turn! (formal / informal)	Taisez-vous ! / Tais-toi ! tez-zay voo / teh twah Shut up! / Be quiet! (formal / informal)	Je vous aime / Je t'aime zhuh voo zem / zhuh tem I love you (formal & plural / informal)
Tenez / Tiens tuh-nay / tee-ahn Hey / Here (formal / informal)	Quoi de neuf ? / Ça boume ? kwahd nuhf / sah boom What's new? / What's up?	Pas grand chose. pah grahn shohz Not a whole lot.

Notice that French has informal and formal ways of saying things. This is because there is more than one meaning to "you" in French (as well as in many other languages.) The informal you is used when talking to close friends, relatives, animals or children. The formal you is used when talking to someone you just met, do not know well, or someone for whom you would like to show respect (a professor, for example.) There is also a plural you, used when speaking to more than one person.

Also notice that some words take an extra e, shown in parentheses. If the word refers to a woman or is spoken by a woman, then the e is added in spelling; but in most cases, it does not change the pronunciation.

To make verbs negative, French adds ne before the verb and pas after it. However, the ne is frequently dropped in spoken French, although it must appear in written French.

French Language Alphabets & Pronunciation

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Pronunciation

French letter(s)	English Sound
a, à, â	ah
é, et, and final er and ez	ay
e, è, ê, ai, ei, ais	eh
i, y	ee
o	oh
o	shorter and more open than aw in bought
ou	oo
oy, oi	wah
u	ew
u + vowel	wee
c (before e, i, y)	s
ç (before a, o, u)	s
c (before a, o, u)	k
g (before e, i, y)	zh
ge (before a, o)	zh
g (before a, o, u)	g
gn	nyuh
h	silent
j	zh
qu, final q	k
r	rolled
s (between vowels)	z
th	t
x	ekss, except as s in six, dix, and soixante in liaisons, like z

Note: French pronunciation is tricky because it uses nasal sounds which we do not have in English and there are a lot of silent letters. However, if a word ends in C, R, F or L (except verbs that end in -r) you usually pronounce the final consonant. Their vowels tend to be shorter as well. The French slur most words together in a sentence, so if a word ends in a consonant that is not pronounced and the next word starts with a vowel or silent h, slur the two together as if it were one word.

More about Pronunciation

1. The "slurring" that I mentioned is called liaison. It is always made:

after a determiner (words like un, des, les, mon, ces, quels)
before or after a pronoun (vous avez, je les ai)
after a preceding adjective (bon ami, petits enfants)
after one syllable prepositions (en avion, dans un livre)
after some one syllable adverbs (très, plus, bien)
after est

It is optional after pas, trop fort, and the forms of être, but it is never made after et.

2. Sometimes the e is dropped in words and phrases, shortening the syllables and slurring more words.

rapid(e)ment, lent(e)ment, sauv(e)tage (pronounced ra-peed-mawn, not ra-peed-uh-mawn)
sous l(e) bureau, chez l(e) docteur (pronounced sool bewr-oh, not soo luh bewr-oh)
il a d(e) bons copains (eel ahd bohn ko-pahn, not eel ah duh bohn ko-pahn)
il y a d(e)... , pas d(e)... , plus d(e)... (eel yahd, pahd, plewd, not eel ee ah duh, pah duh, or plew duh)
je n(e), de n(e) (zhuhn, duhn, not zhuh nuh or duh nuh)
j(e) te, c(e) que (shtuh, skuh, not zhuh tuh or suh kuh - note the change of the pronunciation of the j as well)

3. In general, intonation only rises for yes/no questions, and all other times, it goes down at the end of the sentence.

4. Two sounds that are tricky to an American English speaker are the differences between the long and short u and e. The long u is pronounced oooh, as in hoot. The short u does not exist in English though. To pronounce is correctly, round your lips as if to whistle, and then say eee. The long and short e are relatively easy to pronounce, but sometimes it is difficult to hear the difference. The long e is pronounced openly, like ay, as in play. The short e is more closed, and pronounced like eh, as in bed.

5. And of course, the nasals. These are what present the most problems for English speakers. Here are the orthographical representations, and approximate pronunciations. Nasal means that you expel air through your nose while saying the words, so don't actually pronounce the n fully.

My Representation	Pronunciation	Orthographical Representation
ahn	an apple	in, im, yn, ym, ain, aim, ein, eim, un, um, en, eng, oin, oing, oint, ien, yen, éen
awn	on the desk	en, em, an, am, aon, aen
ohn	my own book	on, om

In words beginning with in-, a nasal is only used if the next letter is a consonant. Otherwise, the in- prefix is pronounce een before a vowel.

Alphabet

a	ah	j	zhee	s	ess
b	beh	k	kah	t	teh
c	seh	l	ell	u	ooh
d	deh	m	em	v	veh
e	uh	n	en	w	doo-blah-veh
f	eff	o	oh	x	eeks
g	zheh	p	peh	y	ee-grek
h	ahsh	q	koo	z	zed
i	ee	r	air

French Language Numbers / Ordinals

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Numbers

Zero	Zéro	zay-roh
One	Un	ahn
Two	Deux	duh
Three	Trois	twah
Four	Quatre	kat
Five	Cinq	sahn
Six	Six	seess
Seven	Sept	set
Eight	Huit	weet
Nine	Neuf	nuhf
Ten	Dix	deess
Eleven	Onze	ohnz
Twelve	Douze	dooz
Thirteen	Treize	trehz
Fourteen	Quatorze	kah-tohrz
Fifteen	Quinze	kanz
Sixteen	Seize	sez
Seventeen	Dix-sept	dee-set
Eighteen	Dix-huit	deez-weet
Nineteen	Dix-neuf	deez-nuhf
Twenty	Vingt	vahn
Twenty-one	Vingt et un	vahn tay ahn
Twenty-two	Vingt-deux	vahn duh
Twenty-three	Vingt-trois	vahn twah
Thirty	Trente	trawnt
Thirty-one	Trente et un	trawnt ay uhn
Thirty-two	Trente-deux	trawnt duh
Forty	Quarante	kuh-rawnt
Fifty	Cinquante	sank-awnt
Sixty	Soixante	swah-ssawnt
Seventy	Soixante-dix	swah-ssawnt deez
(Belgium & Switzerland)	Septante	seh-tahnt
Seventy-one	Soixante et onze	swah-ssawnt ay ohnz
Seventy-two	Soixante-douze	swah-ssawnt dooz
Eighty	Quatre-vingts	ka-truh vahn
(Belgium & Switzerland)	Huitante	weet-ahnt
Eighty-one	Quatre-vingt-un	ka-truh vahn tahn
Eighty-two	Quatre-vingt-deux	ka-truh vahn duh
Ninety	Quatre-vingt-dix	ka-truh vahn deez
(Belgium & Switzerland)	Nonante	noh-nahnt
Ninety-one	Quatre-vingt-onze	ka-truh vahn ohnz
Ninety-two	Quatre-vingt-douze	ka-truh vahn dooz
One Hundred	Cent	sawnt
One Hundred One	Cent un	sawnt ahn
Two Hundred	Deux cents	duh sawnt
Two Hundred One	Deux cent un	duh sawnt ahn
Thousand	Mille	meel
Two Thousand	Deux mille	duh meel
Million	Un million	ahn meel-ee-ohn

Note: French switches the use of commas and periods. 1,00 would be 1.00 in English. Belgian and Swiss French use septante, huitante and nonante in place of the standard French words for 70, 80, and 90. Also, when the numbers 5, 6, 8, and 10 are used before a word beginning with a consonant, their final consonants are not pronounced.

Ordinal Numbers

first	premier, première
second	deuxième
third	troisième
fourth	quatrième
fifth	cinquième
sixth	sixième
seventh	septième
eighth	huitième
ninth	neuvième
tenth	dixième
eleventh	onzième
twelfth	douzième
twentieth	vingtième
twenty-first	vingt et unième
thirtieth	trentième

Note: The majority of numbers become ordinals by adding -ième. But if a number ends in an e, you must drop it before adding the -ième. After a q, you must add a u before the -ième. And an f becomes a v before the -ième.

Family Members in French Language

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Family / La famille

Family	la famille		fah-mee
Relatives	des parents		pahr-awn
Grand-parents	les grands-parents		grawn-pahr-awn
Parents	les parents		pahr-awn
Mom	la mère, maman		mehr, ma-ma
Stepmother/Mother-in-Law	la belle-mère		bell-mehr
Dad		le père, papa	pehr, pa-pa
Stepfather/Father-in-Law		le beau-père	boh-pehr
Daughter		la fille	fee
Son		le fils	feess
Sister		la sœur	sir
Half/Step Sister		la demi-sœur	duh-mee-sir
Sister-in-Law		la belle-sœur	bell-sir
Stepdaughter/Daughter-in-Law		la belle-fille	bell-fee
Brother		le frère	frehr
Half/Step Brother		le demi-frère	duh-mee-frehr
Brother-in-Law		le beau-frère	boh-frair
Stepson/Son-in-Law		le beau-fils	boh-feess
Twins (m)		les jumeaux	zhoo-moh
Twins (f)		les jumelles	zhoo-mell
Uncle		l'oncle	ohnk-luh
Aunt		la tante	tawnt
Grandmother		la grand-mère	grawn-mehr
Grandfather		le grand-père	grawn-pehr
Cousin (f)		la cousine	koo-zeen
Cousin (m)		le cousin	koo-zahn
Wife		la femme	fawn
Husband		le mari	mah-ree
Woman		la femme	fawn
Man		l'homme	ohm
Girl		la fille	fee
Boy		le garçon	gar-sohn
Niece		la nièce	nee-ess
Nephew		le neveu	nuh-vuh
Grandchildren		les petits-enfants	puh-tee-zawn-fawn
Granddaughter		la petite-fille	puh-teet fee
Grandson		le petit-fils	puh-tee feez
Distant Relatives		des parents éloignés	pahr-awn zay-lwawn-yay
Single		célibataire	say-lee-bah-tair
Married		marié(e)	mah-ree-ay
Separated		séparé(e)	say-pah-ray
Divorced		divorcé(e)	dee-vor-say
Widower / Widow		veuf / veuve	vuhf / vuhv

Slang Words for Peoples

The entire family	toute la smala	toot lah smahlah
Grandma	mémé	meh-meh
Grandpa	pépé	peh-peh
Children	des gosses, gamins	gohss, gah-mahn
Woman	une nana	nah-nah
Man	un mec / type / gars	mek / teep / gahr
Sister	la frangine	frahn-zheen
Brother	le frangin	frahn-zhan
Aunt	tata / tatie	tah-tah / tah-tee
Uncle	tonton	tohn-tohn

Countries & Nationalities in French Language

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Countries and Nationalities / Les pays et les nationalités

	Nation		Nationality
France	la France	frahns
			français/e	frawn-say/sez
Switzerland	la Suisse	sweess	suisse	sweess
Italy	l'Italie	lee-tah-lee	italien/ne	ee-tahl-ee-awn/enn
Germany	l'Allemagne	lahl-mawn-yuh	allemand/e	ahl-mawn/d
Spain	l'Espagne	leh-spawn-yuh	espagnol/e	es-pan-yohl
Belgium	la Belgique	bell-zheek	belge	belzh
Netherlands	les Pays-Bas	pay-ee-bah	néérlandais/e	neh-ehr-lawn-deh/dehz
China	la Chine	sheen	chinois/e	sheen-wah/wez
Great Britain	la Grande-Bretagne	grahnd bruh-tawn-yuh	britannique	bree-tahn-eek
England	l'Angleterre	lawn-gluh-tair	anglais/e	an-glay/ez
Russia	la Russie	roo-see	russe	rewss
Poland	la Pologne	poh-lohn-yuh	polonais/e	poh-lon-ay/ez
Canada	le Canada	kah-nah-dah	canadien/ne	kah-nah-dee-ahn/enn
Mexico	le Mexique	meks-eek	mexicain/e	mek-see-kahn/enn
Japan	le Japon	zhap-ohn	japonais/e	zhah-poh-nay/nez
Portugal	le Portugal	pore-tew-gahl	portugais/e	por-tew-gay/gez
Brazil	le Brésil	bray-zeel	brésilien/ne	bray-zeel-ee-awn/enn
United States	les États-Unis	ay-tah-zew-nee	américain/e	ah-may-ree-kahn/kenn
Sweden	la Suède	soo-ed	suédois/e	soo-ed-wah/wez
Norway	la Norvège	nor-vehzh	norvégien/ne	nor-vehzh-ee-awn/enn
Finland	la Finlande	feen-lahnd	finlandais/e	feen-lan-day/dez
Denmark	le Danemark	dahn-mark	danois/e	dahn-wah/wez
Greece	la Grèce	grehs	grec/grecque	grek
Austria	l'Autriche	loh-treesh	autrichien/ne	oh-trees-ee-ahn/enn
Australia	l'Australie	loh-strah-lee	australien/ne	oh-strahl-ee-ahn/enn
Africa	l'Afrique	lah-freek	africain/e	ah-free-kahn/kenn
India	l'Inde	lahnd	indien/ne	ahn-dee-ahn/enn
Ireland	l'Irlande	leer-lawnd	irlandais/e	eer-lahn-day/dez
Algeria	l'Algérie	lahl-zhay-ree	algérien/ne	ahl-zhay-ree-ahn/enn
Morocco	le Maroc	mah-rohk	marocain/e	mah-roh-kahn/kenn
Tunisia	la Tunisie	tew-nee-zee	tunisien/ne	tew-nee-zee-ahn/enn
Senegal	le Sénégal	say-nay-gahl	sénégalais/e	say-nay-gah-leh/lez
Egypt	l'Egypte	ay-zheep	égyptien/ne	ay-zheep-tee-ahn/enn
Vietnam	le Vietnam	vee-et-nahm	vietnamien/ne	vee-et-nahm-ee-ahn/enn
Cambodia	le Cambodge	kahm-bohdg	cambodgien/ne	kahm-bohd-gee-ahn/enn
Taiwan	le Taiwan	ty-wahn	taïwanais/e	tah-ee-wah-neh/nez

Note: When the nationalities are used as adjectives, they must agree with the subject of the verb (masculine vs. feminine, and singular vs. plural.) The extra ending shown above is added to signify a feminine subject. To make them plural, just add an -s (unless it already ends in an -s, then add nothing.) The masculine forms of the nationalities are also used to signify the language. And the definite article is not used before a language when it follows the verb parler (to speak.)

Holiday Phrases in French Language

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Holiday Phrases

Merry Christmas	Joyeux Noël	zhoy-uh no-ell
Happy New Year	Bonne Année	bun ah-nay
Happy Thanksgiving	Bonne Action de grâces	bun ak-see-ohn de grahss
Happy Easter	Joyeuses Pâques	zhoy-uhss pawk
Happy Halloween	Bonne Halloween	bun ah-loh-ween
Happy Valentine's Day	Bonne Saint-Valentin	bun sahnt-val-awn-tahn
Happy Birthday	Bon Anniversaire	bun ahn-nee-vair-sair

Days of the Week in French Language

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Days of the Week / Les jours de la semaine

Monday	lundi	lahn-dee
Tuesday	mardi	mahr-dee
Wednesday	mercredi	mare-kruh-dee
Thursday	jeudi	zhuh-dee
Friday	vendredi	vahn-druh-dee
Saturday	samedi	sahm-dee
Sunday	dimanche	dee-mahnsh
day	le jour	luh zhoor
week	la semaine	lah suh-men
today	aujourd'hui	oh-zhoor-dwee
yesterday	hier	ee-air
tomorrow	demain	duh-mahn

Note: Articles are not used before days, except to express something that happens habitually on a certain day, such as "on Mondays." (You would use le before the day, as in "le lundi")

Time - Hours, Minutes, Second and the way in French Language !!

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Time / Le temps

What time is it?	Quelle heure est-il ?	kell urr ay-teel
It is...	Il est...	eel ay
one o'clock	une heure	oon urr
two o'clock	deux heures	duh zurr
noon	midi	mee-dee
midnight	minuit	meen-wee
a quarter after three	trois heures et quart	twa zurr ay car
one o'clock sharp	une heure précise	oon urr pray-sees
four o'clock sharp	quatre heures précises	ka-truh urr pray-sees
twelve thirty	midi (minuit) et demi	meee-dee (meen-wee) ay duh-mee
six thirty	six heures et demie	see zurr ay duh-mee
a quarter to seven	sept heures moins le quart	set urr mwahn luh car
five twenty	cinq heures vingt	sank urr vahn
ten fifty	onze heures moins dix	ohnz urr mwan dees
in the morning/AM	du matin	doo mah-tahn
in the afternoon/PM	de l'après-midi	duh lah-pray mih-dee
in the evening/PM	du soir	doo swahr

Note: Official French time is expressed as military time (24 hour clock.)

Animals in French Language

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Animals / les animaux

Dog	le chien / la chienne	shee-ahn / shee-enn
Cat	le chat / la chatte	shah / shaht
Puppy	le chiot	shee-oh
Kitten	le chaton	shah-tohn
Pig	le cochon	koh-shohn
Rooster	le coq	kohk
Rabbit	le lapin	lah-pahn
Cow	la vache	vahsh
Horse	le cheval	chuh-val
Duck	le canard	kah-nahr
Goat	la chèvre	shev-ruh
Goose	l'oie	lwah
Sheep	le mouton	moo-tohn
Lamb	l'agneau	lon-yoh
Donkey	l'âne	lon
Mouse	la souris	soo-ree

Slang words for people and pets:

Dog	le cabot / clébard	kah-boh / kleh-bahr
Cat	le minou / minet(te)	mee-noo / mee-net

Fruits , Vegetables & Meat in French Language

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Fruits , Vegetables & Meat

fruit	un fruit	fwee
apple	une pomme	pohm
apricot	un abricot	ah-bree-koh
banana	une banane	bah-nahn
blueberry	une myrtille	meer-tee
cherry	une cerise	suh-reez
coconut	une noix de coco	nwah duh koh-koh
date	une datte	daht
fig	une figue	feeg
grape	un raisin	reh-zahn
grapefruit	un pamplemousse	pahm-pluh-moos
lemon	un citron	see-trohn
lime	un limon	lee-mohn
melon	un melon	mel-ohn
olive	une olive	oh-leev
orange	une orange	oh-ranzh
peach	une pêche	pesh
pear	une poire	pwahr
pineapple	un ananas	ah-nah-nah
plum	une prune	prewn
prune	un pruneau	proo-noh
raisin	un raisin sec	reh-zahn sek
raspberry	une framboise	frwahm-bwahz
strawberry	une fraise	frez
watermelon	une pastèque	pah-stek
vegetable	un légume	leh-goom
artichoke	un artichaut	ar-tee-sho
asparagus	des asperges	ahs-pehrzh
beet	une betterave	bett-rahv
broccoli	le brocoli	broh-coh-lee
cabbage	un chou	shoo
carrot	une carotte	cah-roht
cauliflower	un chou-fleur	shoo-flir
celery	un céleri	say-luh-ree
corn	le maïs	mah-eez
cucumber	un concombre	cohn-cohn-bruh
eggplant	une aubergine	oh-behr-zheen
lettuce	la laitue	leh-tew
mushroom	un champignon	shahm-pee-nyohn
onion	un oignon	wawn-yohn
peas	les pois	pwah
pepper	un piment	pee-mawn
potato	une pomme de terre	pohm duh tehr
pumpkin	une citrouille	see-troo-ee
rice	le riz	ree
spinach	des épinards	ay-pee-nar
squash	une courge	koorzh
tomato	une tomate	to-maht
turnip	un navet	nah-vay
zucchini	des courgettes	koor-zhett
meat	la viande	vee-awnd
bacon	du lard, du bacon	lar, bah-kohn
beef	le bœuf	buhf
chicken	le poulet	poo-lay
duck	le canard	kah-nar
goat	la chèvre	shev-ruh
ham	le jambon	zhahm-bohn
lamb	l'agneau	awn-yoh
liver	le foie	fwah
meatballs	des boulettes de viande	boo-lett duh vee-awnd
pork chop	une côtelette de porc	kote-lett duh pork
rabbit	le lapin	lah-pahn
hamburger	le steak haché	stayk ah-shay
sausage	la saucisse	so-seess
dried sausage	le saucisson	so-see-sohn
turkey	la dinde	dahnd
veal	le veau	voh
venison	le chevreuil	shuv-ruh-ee

Food and Meals in French Language

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Food and Meals / La Nourriture et Les Repas

Breakfast	le petit déjeuner	puh-tee day-zhew-nay
Lunch	le déjeuner	day-zhew-nay
Dinner	le dîner	dee-nay
Cup	la tasse	tahss
Slice	la tranche	trawnsh
Bowl	le bol	bohl
Glass	le verre	verr
Salt and Pepper	le sel et le poivre	luh sell ay luh pwahv-ruh
Fork	la fourchette	foor-shett
Spoon	la cuillère	kwee-yehr
Knife	le couteau	koo-toh
Plate	l'assiette (f)	ah-syett
Napkin	la serviette	ser-vyett
Ice cream	la glace	glahss
Juice	le jus	zhew
Fruit	le fruit	fwee
Cheese	le fromage	froh-mawzh
Chicken	le poulet	poo-lay
Cereal	des céréales	say-ray-all
Oil	l'huile	lweel
Vinegar	le vinaigre	vee-nah-gruh
Yogurt	le yaourt	noo-ee
Egg	l'œuf (m)	luff
Cake	le gâteau	gah-toh
Pie	la tarte	tart
Milk	le lait	leh
Coffee	le café	kah-fay
Butter	le beurre	burr
Water	l'eau	loh
Ham	le jambon	zham-bohn
Fish	le poisson	pwah-sohn
Tea	le thé	tay
Salad	la salade	sah-lahd
Jam	la confiture	kon-fee-chur
Meat	la viande	vee-awnd
French fries	les frites (f)	freet
Beer	la bière	bee-ehr
Wine	le vin	vahn
Sugar	le sucre	soo-kruh
Soup	le potage	poh-tawzh
Ketchup	le ketchup	keh-chup
Mustard	la moutarde	moo-tahrd
Mayonnaise	la mayonnaise	may-oh-nez
Pasta	des pâtes	paht

In France, it is common to use déjeuner to mean to have breakfast as well as to have lunch. In Quebec, the meals are le déjeuner, le dîner, and le souper. The plural of un œuf is des œufs, but fs is not pronounced: uhn-uff / day-zuh. Food is generally divided into two categories: sucré (sweet/sugary) and salé (savoury/salty). Le pain is the general word for bread; if you want to specify white bread, use le pain de mie. Because the French eat dinner so late in the evening (8 pm), young children have l'heure de goûter (snack time) after school. Le yaourt refers to fruit yogurts and sweet puddings and they are eaten as desserts in France. La glace is also a common dessert, and you can find several parfums (flavors). The word for scoops (of ice cream) is boules. Many restaurants now offer take out food options, which is called à emporter (to take away).

Download English to French Language Mobile Dictionary Softwares

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Commands

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Commands

Use the vous, tu and nous forms for commands.
Vous form	Polite and Plural	Same as verb form	Restez !	Stay!
Tu form	Familiar	Same as verb form, but drop -s for -er verbs	Regarde !	Watch!
Nous form	Let's...	Same as verb form	Allons !	Let's go!

Note: With using pronominal verbs as commands, the pronoun is placed after the verb connected by a hyphen. Tu te dépêches becomes Dépêche-toi !
And in negative commands, the pronoun precedes the verb, as in Ne nous reposons pas.

Irregular Command Forms
être (be)			avoir (have)			savoir (know)
tu	sois	swah	tu	aie	ay	tu	sache	sahsh
nous	soyons	swah-yohn	nous	ayons	ay-yohn	nous	sachons	sah-shohn
vous	soyez	swah-yay	vous	ayez	ay-yay	vous	sachez	sah-shay

Ne sois pas méchant avec ta sœur ! Don't be mean to your sister!
N'ayez pas peur ! Don't be afraid!
Sachez que j'apprécie votre aide. Know that I appreciate your help.

Etre Verbs

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Etre Verbs

Sixteen "house" verbs and all pronominal verbs are conjugated with être, and they must agree in gender and number with the subject. The house verbs are:

aller-to go	sortir-to go out	venir-to come	mourir-to die
arriver-to arrive	partir-to leave	devenir-to become	monter-to go up
entrer-to enter	tomber-to fall	revenir-to come back	rester-to stay
rentrer-to return home	naître-to be born	passer-to go by (pass)	descendre-to go down

Most have regular past participles, except venir-venu, devenir-devenu, revenir-revenu, mourir-mort, and naître-né. And five of these verbs, monter, descendre, sortir, rentrer, and passer can sometimes be conjugated with avoir if they are used with a direct object.

Conjugation of an être verb
Je suis resté(e)	Nous sommes resté(e)s
Tu es resté(e)	Vous êtes resté(e)(s)
Il est resté	Ils sont restés
Elle est restée	Elles sont restées

You add the e for feminine and s for plural. Vous can have any of the endings.

Conjugation of a Pronominal Verb
Je me suis amusé(e)	Nous nous sommes amusé(e)s
Tu t'es amusé(e)	Vous vous êtes amusé(e)(s)
Il s'est amusé	Ils se sont amusés
Elle s'est amusée	Elles se sont amusées

There are only two cases with pronominal verbs where the past participle does not agree:
1. When the pronominal verb is followed by a direct object.
Compare: Elles se sont lavées, but: elles se sont lavé les mains.
2. With verbs where the reflexive pronoun is an indirect object, such as
se parler, se demander, se dire, s'écrire, se sourire, and se téléphoner.
Ils se sont téléphoné.