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Everyday French: 28 lessons, from hello to the news

997 words, in teaching order

Words 101–200
monsieur
mister, sir (a title or form of address for a man, used with or without the name in direct or third-person address); gentleman
Noun
madame
a title or form of address for a woman, formerly for a married woman and now commonly for any adult woman regardless of marital status, used both in direct and third-person address; madam, Mrs. or Ms.; a title used with a woman's full name or surname, or (in childish language) her first name; lady, woman; the female employer of a domestic servant
Noun
mademoiselle
A form of address or title for an unmarried woman: Miss; A form of address or title for a young woman, regardless of marital status: Miss; A form of address or title for a young girl: Miss
Noun
gens
set of people
Noun
cousin
cousin (male); cranefly; mosquito; people who stick to others without mutual benefit: parasites, bloodsuckers
Noun
neveu
nephew
Noun
petit-fils
grandson
Noun
petite-fille
granddaughter (daughter of one's child)
Noun
deux
two
Numeric
trois
three
Numeric
quatre
four
Numeric
cinq
five
Numeric
six
six
Numeric
sept
seven
Numeric
huit
eight
Numeric
neuf
brand new, very new
Adjective
dix
ten
Numeric
onze
eleven
Numeric
douze
twelve
Numeric
vingt
twenty
Numeric
trente
thirty
Numeric
cent
hundred
Numeric
mille
thousand, one thousand, a thousand
Numeric
zéro
zero, nought, oh (in reading numbers); zero, nought; a zero, a person of very poor value
Noun
nombre
number
Noun
numéro
number; phone number; issue (of a publication)
Noun
premier
first; prime (number etc)
Adjective
deuxième
second
Adjective
dernier
last; latest (most recent); latter (usually preceded by the determiner ce); see: ce dernier
Adjective
moitié
half; significant other
Noun
beaucoup
much, very much, a lot; very
Adverb
peu
few; little
Noun
un peu
a little, a bit; Used to soften an order or casualize a statement.
Adverb
tout
all; totally; completely; however; no matter how
Adverb
combien
how much (for uncountable nouns and portions); how much (for money); how many (with countable nouns)
Adverb
plus
used to express the comparative and superlative of a following adjective or adverb; more, -er (comparative); most, -est (superlative); more, most (to a greater / the greatest extent); the more ...; more (a greater amount); [with de] more of a following noun; [with de or que] more than a following number or fraction; more, in addition; plus; …
Adverb
moins
minus; negative
Adverb
fois
time (an instance or repetition of something happening)
Noun
paire
a pair; a couple
Noun
douzaine
twelve; dozen; about twelve
Noun
quelque
some (singular)
Determiner
rien
nothing; anything
Pronoun
quelque chose
something (an indefinite or indeterminate object)
Pronoun
nourriture
food, nourishment
Noun
boisson
act of drinking, consumption of a liquid; drinking (the activity of consuming alcoholic beverages); drink (consumable liquid); drink (a serving of drink)
Noun
manger
to eat
Verb
boire
to drink
Verb
eau
water, a liquid that is transparent, colorless, odorless, and tasteless in its pure form, the primary constituent of lakes, rivers, seas, and oceans; In particular, rain; the chemical compound with molecular formula H₂O existing in the form of ice, liquid water or steam; Natural liquid quantities or expanses; Fluids such as sweat, formed and found in the body of man or animal
Noun
pain
bread; piece of bread; food; bread-and-butter needs, basic sustenance; breadwinner; punch (a hit with the fist); a block (of ice, of salt, of soap …) with the shape and size of bread; mistake during a performance (false note, forgot an intro, wrong solo, …); hottie, fox
Noun
lait
milk; an individual serving of milk; milk, semen
Noun
œuf
egg; egg; ovum; gondola lift
Noun
fromage
cheese
Noun
viande
meat; food; an object of sexual desire; a piece of meat
Noun
poulet
chicken; policeman (especially a plain-clothes police detective); love letter
Noun
poisson
fish (marine animal)
Noun
légume
vegetable; vegetable, cabbage (someone in a vegetative state); legume; pod; couch potato
Noun
fruit
fruit
Noun
pomme
apple (fruit); any of several objects of approximately the same shape and size; the faucet or nozzle of a watering can or showerhead; a decorative motif in the shape of an apple; the fruit part of several vegetables, such as the heart of a cabbage or lettuce; the head or face; ninny, nitwit, idiot; potato (from pomme de terre); crown, prize, especially in regards to beauty (from the association with the Judgment of Paris); an Amerindian person considered to have assimilated into White society
Noun
banane
banana (the fruit); chopper, copter, whirlybird (a two-rotor helicopter); bum bag (UK, Australia), fanny pack (US, Canada), moon bag (South Africa); pompadour, quiff (hairstyle); idiot, fool
Noun
orange
orange (fruit); orange (colour)
Noun
tomate
tomato (plant); tomato (fruit)
Noun
pomme de terre
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
Noun
riz
rice
Noun
salade
salad (raw vegetables in general); salad (a serving of raw vegetables); bullshit, nonsense; sallet
Noun
soupe
soup
Noun
thé
tea (especially made from leaves of the tea plant)
Noun
café
coffee (drink); coffee colour; public house; cafe, coffee shop
Noun
sucre
sugar
Noun
sel
table salt, i.e. sodium chloride (NaCl); salt; smelling salts; spice
Noun
beurre
butter
Noun
vin
wine
Noun
bière
beer; bier; coffin
Noun
jus
juice; coffee; electricity; energy; power; juice; speech; address; presentation
Noun
gâteau
a sponge cake, i.e. a cake made with a chemical leavening agent (e.g. baking powder), making it light and airy (as opposed to a denser torte); a cookie
Noun
chocolat
chocolate; hot chocolate
Noun
petit déjeuner
breakfast (morning meal); a small or light breakfast
Noun
déjeuner
lunch, luncheon; breakfast
Noun
dîner
dinner, evening meal; lunch, midday meal
Noun
restaurant
restaurant
Noun
serveur
waiter (in restaurant); server
Noun
menu
detailed list; menu; a set meal on a menu
Noun
carte
card; chart; map; menu, bill of fare
Noun
addition
addition (operation of adding a number to another); bill, check (written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge, in a bar or a restaurant)
Noun
délicieux
delicious; delightful
Adjective
faim
hunger (desire of food); hunger (strong desire)
Noun
soif
thirst; thirst, desire
Noun
fourchette
fork (for eating); diner, eater; wishbone; range; fork; band, bracket (as of taxes); frog (part of a horse's hoof)
Noun
cuillère
spoon
Noun
couteau
knife; razor clam; any bivalve in the genus Solen.
Noun
assiette
manner of being seated, situation; seat; trim, attitude, pitch attitude; basis; dish (the food); plate, dish (the crockery); plateful
Noun
cuisiner
to cook (prepare food); to grill (bombard with questions)
Verb
croissant
increasing, augmenting
Adjective
baguette
stick, rod, any long thin object; baguette, French stick; chopstick; drumstick; (conductor's) baton; wand; gun-stick, rod for stuffing the gun with ammunition; the barrel of a gun
Noun
faire
to do; to make; to say (of a person), to go (of an animal or device); to make (cause someone or something to do something); to act like (something); to be (of the weather or various situations); to do, to make (oneself); to be, to get (used for a passive action); to ripen (of fruit), to mature; to become used to, to get used to; …
Verb
vouloir
to want, wish, desire; to expect; to think; forms rhetorical questions, perhaps better translated to English by rephrasing with would or should; to see oneself as; to give the impression of, to seem; to please do something
Verb
aimer
to love (usually of a person, otherwise the meaning is closer to English like); to like (often with bien)
Verb
savoir
to know (something); to know how (to do something); to be able to, to be apt to (especially in the negative or interrogative conditional; used in the positive in Belgium); to find out
Verb
connaître
to know (of), to be familiar with (a person, place, fact, event); to know, to experience (glory, hunger, problems etc.); to know (sexually); to be knowledgeable (en about); to hear or examine judicially; to judge or decide judicially
Verb
comprendre
to understand, comprehend; to comprise, include; to know each other (well); to get on well, to get along well; to be comprehensible or conceivable
Verb
parler
to speak, talk; to be able to communicate in a language; to speak; to cant; (of a coat of arms) to make a pun of its bearer's name
Verb