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Everyday French: 28 lessons, from hello to the news

997 words, in teaching order

Words 1–100
bonjour
greetings; hello (general salutation)
Noun
salut
wave (of the hand); bow (inclination of the body); salvation
Noun
bonsoir
good evening
Interjection
bonne nuit
good night (a phrase uttered upon a farewell)
Interjection
au revoir
goodbye
Interjection
à bientôt
see you soon, see you later, laters (an informal farewell wish)
Interjection
merci
thank you
Interjection
merci beaucoup
thank you very much
Interjection
de rien
you're welcome, it's nothing
Phrase
s'il vous plaît
please, if you please; here you go, here you are
Phrase
s'il te plaît
please; here you go, here you are
Phrase
pardon
excuse me; sorry
Interjection
désolé
desolate, forsaken; sorry; apologetic
Adjective
excusez-moi
excuse me
Interjection
oui
yes
Adverb
non
no
Adverb
d'accord
sure!, OK!, of course!, naturally!
Interjection
bien
well; indeed; so; a lot (of); very; really; much (more, less, better, etc.); Used to confirm or ask for confirmation
Adverb
quoi
what; what, (that) which; enough (of something specific); nothing; whatever
Pronoun
qui
who, whom; who, which, that; whom (after a preposition); he who, who(m)ever; what
Pronoun
où
where (interrogative); where (relative pronoun); at that time; when; whither, to where
Adverb
ceci
this
Pronoun
cela
that
Pronoun
ça
that (distal demonstrative pronoun); this (proximal demonstrative pronoun); it (alternative form of ce as a subject of être in tenses other than the present and imperfect indicative); it, that, they, them (reduplicated pronoun referring to an indefinite or generic noun phrase); it (dummy pronoun); used to indicate actions happening generally without specifying an agent, like on but with a greater suggestion of mass, generalized, unattributable, or confused action; people; creates isolated emphatic forms of the interrogatives qui, où, quand, comment and pourquoi; he, she, it (third-person singular subject pronoun); him, her, it (third-person singular object pronoun); they (third-person plural subject pronoun); …
Pronoun
il y a
ago
Preposition
bon
good; right, correct, appropriate; sexy, hot, smoking hot; generous, agreeable; nice, fine
Adjective
mauvais
bad; wrong, incorrect
Adjective
aussi
too, also, as well; as (used for equal comparisons)
Adverb
seulement
only
Adverb
très
very
Adverb
ici
here
Adverb
là
referring to physical place; there; here; present (used with être); referring to an abstract destination or goal; there; used to emphasize a statement or question
Adverb
enchanté
enchanted, delighted
Adjective
comment ça va
how are you
Phrase
bienvenue
welcome
Noun
nom
name; last name, family name; forms expletive interjections; noun; noun or adjective; used in nom adjectif and nom substantif
Noun
je
I
Pronoun
tu
you (singular)
Pronoun
vous
the plural personal pronoun in the second person; you (all); you, to you (indirect object pronoun); plural or singular personal pronoun in the second person
Pronoun
il
he (third-person singular masculine subject pronoun for human subject); it (third-person singular subject pronoun for grammatically masculine objects); Impersonal subject; it
Pronoun
elle
she; it (feminine gender third-person singular subject pronoun)
Pronoun
nous
the plural personal pronoun in the first person; we; us, to us; we (as the royal we)
Pronoun
on
one, people, you, someone (an unspecified individual); we
Pronoun
ils
they (male or mixed group); they (female)
Pronoun
elles
they (female)
Pronoun
s'appeler
to be called; to have the name of
Verb
de
from (used to indicate origin); of (indicates possession, association or relationship); of (used to indicate cause); of (indicates an amount); used attributively, often translated into English as a compound word; from (used to indicate the start of a time or range); by (an amount); introduces the indirect object of some verbs; variously translated in English; used before infinitive phrases; often corresponding to an English to-infinitive or gerund; after certain verbs; …
Preposition
avec
with
Preposition
dans
in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state); to (indicates direction towards certain large subdivisions, see usage notes); in, within (a longer period of time); during; out of, from; in; in the works of; Used in dans les (“about, around”)
Preposition
à
to (destination); at, in, on (said of a particular place); at (said of a particular time); to (until); on the, to (some directions); from (origin); of (belonging to); by; to (used to express something not completed); used to make compound nouns to state what something is used for; …
Preposition
pour
for (meant for, intended for); for (in support of); for (as a consequence for); for (an intended destination); to (to bring about an intended result); for, to (according to)
Preposition
sur
on, upon; on top of; from on top of; above; out of; in the case of; about, concerning; in (a place)
Preposition
sans
without (not having); without (not doing or having done)
Preposition
chez
to, at, in or into the place of; by extension, to, at or in the country of; in; among (a group of things or people of the same type); in the work of (an author or artist)
Preposition
maintenant
now, currently
Adverb
aujourd'hui
today; nowadays
Adverb
demain
tomorrow
Adverb
hier
yesterday
Adverb
toujours
always; still
Adverb
jamais
never; ever
Adverb
parfois
sometimes
Adverb
ou
or; either...or
Conjunction
mais
but, although
Conjunction
parce que
because
Conjunction
et
and
Conjunction
alors
then (at that time); so, hence (as a consequence)
Adverb
le
the (definite article); the; my, your, etc.; a, an, per; on
Article
la
her, it (direct object)
Pronoun
un
an, a
Article
une
front page (of a publication)
Noun
être
to be; to be located; to be situated; to denote time, day, or date; used to form compound tenses and structures, such as the perfect and pluperfect; certain intransitive verbs that indicate movement or a change of state (see the full list); all reflexive verbs; the passive voice
Verb
avoir
to have; to own; to possess; to get; to have (to experience or suffer from a state or condition); to have (an age); used to form the compound tenses of most verbs, such as the perfect and pluperfect.; to have (to), must; (chiefly in se faire avoir) to have (to trick; to con)
Verb
personne
person
Noun
homme
man (adult male human); man, Man (species); man (employee); husband; boyfriend
Noun
femme
woman; wife
Noun
enfant
child (someone who is not yet an adult); child (offspring of any age); son, native (of a place)
Noun
garçon
boy; young man; man; Generic name of a male employee in some industries
Noun
fille
girl; daughter; prostitute, wench
Noun
père
father (parent); father (clergyman); Sr. (senior) (postnominal title used to indicate a father that shares the same name as the son)
Noun
mère
mother
Noun
papa
papa, a child's father; also as form of address: dad, daddy; pops, any man of roughly fatherly age and appearance
Noun
maman
mummy, mommy, mom, mum
Noun
fils
son; any male descendant; any direct descendant, male or female; Jr. (postnominal designator indicating a son with the same name as the father); darling, dear (term of affection for a male beloved)
Noun
frère
brother (son of the same parents as another person); brother (male fellow member of a religious community); bro (male comrade or friend)
Noun
sœur
sister (a daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling); nun
Noun
grand-père
grandfather
Noun
grand-mère
grandmother
Noun
oncle
uncle
Noun
tante
aunt; homosexual (man); faggot, fag (US); poof (UK)
Noun
famille
family (group of related people); family
Noun
parent
relative, relation, family member; parent; ancestors; parents
Noun
mari
husband; cannabis, marijuana
Noun
bébé
baby
Noun
ami
friend (one who is affectionately attached to another)
Noun
amie
friend
Noun
copain
friend, chum, mate (UK), pal, buddy
Noun
adulte
adult
Noun
jeune
young; who has recently acquired a new status, who has newly become something (without being necessarily young in absolute terms)
Adjective
vieux
old
Adjective
voisin
neighbour, neighbor
Noun