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Common phrases
[edit | edit source]Translation | Phrase | IPA | Pronunciation | Literal meaning |
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French | français | /fʁɑ̃sɛ/ | (frah(n)-seh) | |
hello | bonjour | /bɔ̃ʒuʁ/ | (boh(n)-zhoor) | good day |
good-bye | au revoir | /o ʁəvwaʁ/ | (oh ruh-vwahr) | to the seeing-again |
please | s'il vous plaît | /sil vu plɛ/ | (seel voo pleh) | if it pleases you |
thank you | merci | /mɛʁsi/ | (mehr-see) | |
you're welcome | je vous en prie, de rien | /ʒə vu zɑ̃ pʁi/ | (zhuh voo zah(n)-pree, duh ree-ah(n)) | I beg you of it, (It's) nothing |
that one | cela | /səla/ | (suh-lah) | |
this one | ceci | /səsi/ | (suh-see) | |
how much? | combien | /kɔ̃bjɛ̃/ | (koh(n)-bya(n)) | |
English | anglais | /ɑ̃glɛ/ | (ah(n)-gleh) | |
yes | oui | /wi/ | (wee) | |
no | non | /nɔ̃/ | (noh(n)) | |
sorry | pardon excusez-moi |
/paʁdɔ̃/ /ɛkskyze mwa/ |
(pahr-doh(n)) (ehk-skew-zay mwah) | |
I don’t understand | Je ne comprends pas | /ʒə nə kɔ̃pʀɑ̃ pa/ | (zhuh nuh koh(n)-prah(n) pah) | |
where's the toilet? | Où sont les toilettes ? | /u sɔ̃ le twalɛt/ | (oo soh(n) lay twah-leht)8 | Where are the toilets? |
generic toast | Santé ! Tchin-Tchin ! (familiar) |
/sɑ̃te/ /ʧɛn-ʧɛn/ |
(sah(n)-tay) (chehn-chehn) |
Santé ! = Health! |
Do you speak English? | Parlez-vous anglais ? | /paʀle vu ɑ̃glɛ/ | (pahr-lay voo ah(n)-gleh) | |
Excuse me, I don’t speak French very well. | Pardonnez-moi, mais je ne parle pas très bien français | /paʁdɔne mwa mɛ ʒə nə paʁlə pa trɛ bjɛ̃ frɑ̃sɛ/ | (pahr-dohn-ay mwah meh zhuh nuh pahrl pah treh bya(n) frah(n)-seh) | Pardon me, but I do not speak very well French. |
V: Greetings
[edit | edit source]Vocabulary Greetings · Les salutations | |||
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Salut | Hi./Bye. | (informal) | |
Bonjour | Hello | (more formal than salut) (all day) | |
Bonsoir | Good evening | ||
Bonne nuit | Good night | (bohn nwee) | |
Quoi de neuf ? | What's up (about you)? (lit. what's new) | ||
Pas grand-chose. | Not much. (lit. no big-thing) |
V: How are you?
[edit | edit source]Vocabulary How are you · Ça va? | |
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Comment allez-vous? (formal/plural), Comment vas-tu? (informal), Comment ça va?/Ça va ? (informal) |
How are you? |
Ça va (très) bien | I'm doing (very) well (lit. It's going (very) well) |
Oui, ça va. | Yes, it goes. |
Très bien, merci. | Very well, thanks. |
Pas mal. | Not Bad |
pas si bien/pas très bien | not so well |
(très) mal | (very) bad |
Comme ci, comme ça. | So-So. |
Désolé(e). | I'm sorry. |
Et toi? Et vous? |
And you? (informal/) And you? (formal/plural) |
Titles
[edit | edit source]Vocabulary Titles · Les titres | |||
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French | Abbr. | Pronunciation | English, Usage |
Monsieur | M. | /mə.sjø/ (muh-syuhew) | Mr., Sir |
Messieurs | M. | /mesjø/ (maysyuhew) | Gentlemen |
Madame | Mme | /ma.dam/ (mah-dahm) | Mrs., Ma'am |
Mesdames | Mme | /me.dam/ (maydahm) | Ladies |
Mademoiselle | Mlle | /mad.mwa.zɛl/ (mahd-mwah-zehl) | Miss, Young lady |
Mesdemoiselles | Mlle | /med.mwa.zɛl/ (mayd-mwah-zehl) | Young ladies |
- Do not forget to laison if saying Mesdames et Messieurs /me.dam z‿e me.sjø/ (may-dam-zay-maysyuhew).
V: Courtesy
[edit | edit source]Vocabulary Courtesy · La politesse | ||||
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Please | S'il te plaît. | (Lit: If it pleases you.) | ||
S'il vous plaît. | (formal/plural). | |||
Thanks a lot / thank you very much | Merci beaucoup. | |||
You're welcome. | De rien. | (Lit: Of nothing.) | ||
Pas de quoi. | (Lit: Not of what.) (No problem.) | |||
Je t'en prie. | (zhuh tah(n) pree) (informal) | |||
Je vous en prie | (zhuh voo-zah(n) pree) (formal/plural) | |||
Pas du tout | (pah dew too) (not at all) |
V: Good-bye
[edit | edit source]Vocabulary Good-bye · Au revoir | ||
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Salut. | Hi./Bye. | (informal) |
Au revoir. | Good-bye. | (oh ruh-vwahr) (ruh- optional) |
À demain. | See you tomorrow. | (ah duh-ma(n)) (Lit: To/Until Tomorrow) |
Au revoir, à demain. | Bye, see you tomorrow. | |
À tout à l'heure. | See you (later today)! | (ah too-tah lewr) |
À la prochaine. | See you (tomorrow)! | (ah lah proh-shehn) |
À bientôt. | See you soon. | (ah bya(n)-toh) |
À plus tard | See you later | (ah plew tahr) |
À plus | See you | (ah plews) |
Ciao | Bye. | (chow) (Italian) |
V: Asking for the day/date/time
[edit | edit source]Vocabulary Asking For The Day, Date, Time · Demander le jour, la date, le temps | |||
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Asking for the day. | |||
1a | Aujourd'hui c'est quel jour? | Today is what day? | (oh-zhur-dewee seh kehl zhoor) |
1b | Aujourd'hui c'est [jour]. | Today is [day]. | |
2a | Demain c'est quel jour | Tomorrow is what day? | (duh-ma(n) seh kehl zhoor) |
2b | Demain c'est [jour]. | Tomorrow is [day]. | |
Asking for the date. | |||
3a | Quelle est la date (aujourd'hui)? |
What is the date (today)? |
(kehl eh lah daht) |
3b | C'est le [#] [month]. | It's [month] [#]. | |
Asking for the time. | |||
4a | Quelle heure est-il? | What hour/time is it? | (kehl ewr eh-teel) |
4b | Il est quelle heure? | (eel eh kehl ewr) | |
5 | Il est [nombre] heure(s). | It is [number] hours. | (eel eh [nombre] ewr) |
=Physical and mental health
[edit | edit source]Reacting to events
[edit | edit source]Thanking
[edit | edit source]Complementing
[edit | edit source](Dis)agreeing
[edit | edit source]Invitations
[edit | edit source]Meetings
[edit | edit source]Expressing opinions
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