Contents
French Pronunciation
Numbers, Calendar, and Time
Meeting People
Getting Around
Accommodation
Food and Drink
Services and Transactions
Health
Culture and Entertainment
Shopping
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Meeting People
Greetings
Hello! / Hi! |
Bonjour! / Salut! |
bawn-zhoor / sa-loo |
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Good morning. |
Bonjour. |
bawn-zhoor |
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Good afternoon. |
Bon après-midi. |
bawn ah-pray-mee-dee |
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How are you? (singular) |
Comment ça va? |
ko-mahn sah vah |
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How are you? (plural) |
Comment allez-vous? |
ko-mahn tal-lay-voo |
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How’s it going? |
Ça va? |
sah vah |
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I’m doing very well. |
Ça va (très) bien. |
sah vah (tray) byahn |
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And you? (singular) |
Et toi? |
eh twah |
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And you? (plural) |
Et vous-même? |
eh voo-mem |
Introductions
What’s your name? |
Comment vous appelez-vous? |
ko-mahn voo ah-peh-lay voo |
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My name is . . . |
Je m’appelle . . . |
zhuh mah-pel |
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I’d like to introduce you to . . . . |
J’aimerais vous présenter . . . |
jeh-meh-ray voo pray-sen-tay |
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Pleased to meet you. |
Enchanté(e). |
ehn-shan-tay |
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Mr. |
Monsieur |
mun-syuh |
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Mrs. |
Madame |
ma-dam |
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Miss |
Mademoiselle |
mad-mwa-zel |
Yes and No
yes |
oui |
wee |
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no |
non |
nohn |
Making Conversation
Phrases to Say
I come from . . . |
Je viens . . . |
zhuh vyahn |
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the United States |
des Etats-Unis |
days ay-taz-oo-nee |
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I’m traveling alone. |
Je voyage seul. |
zhuh vwa-yazh suhl |
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I’m traveling with . . . |
Je suis avec . . . |
zhuh swees ah-vek |
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my family |
ma famille |
mah fa-mee |
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my husband / wife / partner |
mon mari / ma femme /
mon compagnon /
ma compagne |
mohn ma-ree / mah fem /
mohn kom-pah-nyon /
mah kom-pah-nyuh
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my boyfriend / girlfriend |
mon petit ami /
ma petite amie
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mohn pe-teet a-mee /
mah pe-teet a-mee
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my friend (man / woman) |
mon copain (man) /
ma copine (woman) |
mohn co-pan /
mah co-peen
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my friends |
mes copains |
may co-pan |
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I am a student. |
Je suis étudiant(e). |
zhuh sweez eh-too-dyahnt |
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I work . . . |
Je travaille . . . |
zhuh trav-ay |
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I am . . . years old. |
J’ai . . . ans. |
zhay . . . ahn |
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I am staying . . . |
Je reste . . . |
zhuh rest |
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I will meet you . . . |
Je vous retrouverai . . . |
zhuh voo ruh-troo-vehr-ay |
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Leave me alone! |
Laissez-moi tranquille! |
less-say-mwah tran-keel |
Phrases You May Hear
Where are you from? |
D’où venez-vous? |
doo ve-nay voo |
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With whom are you traveling? |
Voyagez-vous avec quelqu’un? |
vwa-yazh-ay voo av-ek
kel-kuhn
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What do you do? |
Qu’est-ce que vous faites comme métier? |
kes-kuh voo fet
kum may-tyay |
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How old are you? |
Quel âge avez-vous? |
kel azh ah-vay-voo |
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Where are you staying? |
Où restez-vous? |
oo rest-ay-voo |
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Are you on vacation? |
Vous êtes en vacances? |
vooz eht ahn va-kans |
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How long are you here for? |
Combien de temps
êtes-vous ici? |
kom-byahn duh tomp
eht-vooz ee-see
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Do you have plans
for . . . ? |
Avez-vous des plans
pour . . . ? |
ah-vay-voo day plahn
poor |
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When /
Where shall we meet? |
À quelle heure /
où retrouvons-nous?
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ah kel urh /
oo ruh-troov ohns-noo
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Come on, let’s go! |
Partons! |
par-tohn |
Farewells
goodbye / farewell |
au revoir / adieu |
oh re-vwahr / ad-yuh |
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bye |
salut |
sa-loo |
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Good night. |
Bonne nuit. |
bun nwee |
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See you later. |
À tout à l’heure. |
ah toot ah luhr |
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See you tomorrow. |
À demain. |
ah duh-mehn |
Clarification
Do you speak English? |
Parlez-vous anglais? |
parlay-voo an-glay |
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I don’t speak French well. |
Je ne parle pas
le français (bien).
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zhuh nuh parl pah
luh frahn-say (byahn)
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How do you say . . . ? |
Comment dit-on . . . ? |
ko-mahn deet-ohn |
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I understand. |
Je comprends. |
zhuh kom-prahnd |
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I don’t understand. |
Je ne comprends pas. |
zhuh nuh kom-prahnd pah |
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Do you understand? |
Comprenez-vous? |
komprehnay-voo? |
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Could you repeat that, please? |
Répétez, s’il vous plaît. |
reh-peh-tay, seel voo play |
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Could you speak more slowly? |
Pouvez-vous parler
plus lentement?
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poo-vay-voo par-lay
ploo lahnt-ment
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Please write it down. |
Pouvez-vous l’écrire,
s’il vous plaît?
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poo-vay-voo lay-kreer,
seel voo play? |
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What does this mean? |
Qu’est que ça veut dire? |
kes-kuh sah vuh deer |
Thanks and Apologies
Thanks. |
Merci. |
mehr-see |
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Thank you very much. |
Merci beaucoup. |
mehr-see boh-koo |
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That’s very kind. |
Très gentil. |
tray jahn-tee |
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You’re welcome. |
De rien. |
duh ree-ehn |
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With pleasure. |
Avec plaisir. |
a-vek play-zeer |
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Excuse me. (attention) |
Excusez-moi |
ex-kew-zeh-mwah |
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Excuse me. (pardon) |
Pardon. |
pahr-don |
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I’m sorry. |
Je suis désolé(e). |
zhuh swee day-so-lay |
Questions and Requests
Please |
S’il vous plaît |
seel voo play |
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I’d like to make a reservation (for) . . . |
Je voudrais faire une
réservation (pour) . . .
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je voo-dray fer oon
ray-zehr-vah-syon (poor)
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How much does it cost? |
Combien ça coûte? |
kom-byahn sa koot |
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Can you help me, please? |
Pouvez-vous m’aider,
s’il vous plaît?
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poo-vay-voo meh-day,
seel voo play
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Who? |
Qui? |
kee |
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What? |
Quoi? |
kwah |
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When? |
Quand? |
kand |
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Where? |
Où? |
oo |
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Which? |
Quel(le)? |
kel |
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Why? |
Pourquoi? |
poor kwa |
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How? |
Comment? |
ko-mahn |
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Is there . . . ? |
Y a-t-il . . . ? |
ya teel |
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There is . . . |
Il y a . . . |
eel yah |
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Where is it? |
Où est-ce que? |
oo es kuh |
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Where’s the bathroom? |
Où est la salle de bains? |
oo ay la sal duh behn |
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I’d like . . . |
Je voudrais . . . |
zhuh voodray . . . |
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Why not? |
Pourquoi pas? |
poor-kwah pah |
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Because . . . |
Parce que |
pars kuh |
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I don’t know. |
Je ne sais pas. |
zhuh nuh say pah |
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I need . . . |
J’ai besoin de . . . |
zhay beh-zwan duh |
Opinions
I like . . . |
J’aime . . . |
jehm |
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I don’t like . . . |
Je n’aime pas . . . |
zhuh nehm pah |
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probably |
probablement |
pro-bable-ment |
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maybe |
peut-être |
puh-teh-truh |
| Acknowledgments & Disclaimer |






