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Learning to Speak French is a Worthwhile Goal - and It's Never Too Late!
French is a language which most of us learn throughout school, then never look at ever again. However, along with Italian, French is on my bucket list under 'things to learn before I die', so I thought I'd try and help anyone else who wants to learn by collecting the best internet resources together on one page.
If you are serious about learning French, I would definitely suggest you buy a CD/audio course, because pronunciation is key and this is an extremely hard thing to learn from just books (although owning a relevant book or 2 is necessary for learning spelling and the more technical aspects).
However, if you just want to learn the most useful French words and phrases to get by on your holiday in France, then this page should be all you need! I hope it proves useful :-)
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If you are serious about learning French, I would definitely suggest you buy a CD/audio course, because pronunciation is key and this is an extremely hard thing to learn from just books (although owning a relevant book or 2 is necessary for learning spelling and the more technical aspects).
However, if you just want to learn the most useful French words and phrases to get by on your holiday in France, then this page should be all you need! I hope it proves useful :-)
Photo source.
Common French Words & Phrases
Yes/No = Oui/Non "wee/noh"Yes, please / No, thank you = Oui, s'il vous plaît / Non, merci "wee, seel-voo-play / noh, mare-see"
Please = S'il vous plaît "seel-voo-play"
Thank you = Merci "mare-see"
You're welcome = Il n'y a pas de quoi "eel nyah pah der kwah"
Pardon? = Comment? "kom-mohn"
Here is/are... = Voici... "vwah-see"
Hello (ma'am/sir) = Bonjour (madame/monsieur) "bohn-zhoor, (mah-dahm/mer-syer)"
Hello = Salut (informal) "sah-loo"
Good morning/afternoon = Bonjour "bohn-zhoor"
Good evening = Bonsoir "bohn-swahr"
Goodbye = Au revoir "oh rer-vwahr"
Good night = Bonne nuit "bonn nwee"
How are you? = Comment allez-vous? "kom-mohn tah-lay voo"
Very well, thanks = Très bien, merci "treh bee-ehn, mare-see"
What is your name? = Comment vous appelez-vous? "kom-mohn voo-za-peh-lay voo"
My name is... = Je m'appelle .... "juh mah-pell"
Nice to meet you = Enchanté(e) (has the extra 'e' at the end if you are female) "ohn-shahn-tay"
Excuse me = Excusez-moi "ex-koo-zay mwah"
Do you speak English? = Est-ce que vous parlez anglais? "essker voo pahr-lay ahng-glay"
Can you help me? = Est-ce que vous pouvez m'aider? "essker voo poovay may-day"
I don't understand = Je ne comprends pas. "juh ner kohn-pron pah"
I don't know = Je ne sais pas "juh ner say pah"
Sorry = Désolé(e) "day-zoh-lay"
Where's the toilet? = Où sont les toilettes? "Oo son lay twalet"
What time is it? = Quelle heure est-il? "kel euhr ay-teel"
Where? = Où? "oo"
When? = Quand? "kohn"
How? = Comment? "kom-mohn"
Why? = Pourquoi? "poor-kwah"
Who? = Qui? "kee"
Which? = Lequel?/Laquelle? "ler-kell / lah-kell"
Where is...? = Où est...? "oo ay"
How much/many? = Combien? "kombee-an"
What's that? = Qu'est-ce que c'est? "kessker say"
Where is the tourist information office? = Où est l'office de tourisme? "oo ay loh-fees duh too-rees-muh?"
Where can I change some money? = Où est-ce que je peux changer de l'argent? "oo es-kuh juh puh shongjay duh large-ohn"
I'm lost = Je suis perdu. "juh swee pair-doo"
I'd like... = Je voudrais... "juh voodray"
I want... = Je veux... "juh ver..."
OK/Agreed. = Ça va/d'accord. "sah vah / da-korr"
That's fine. = C'est bien "say bee-an"
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“Pouvez-vous répéter cela, s'il vous plait?
Could you repeat that please?”
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“Un verre de vin rouge/blanc"
A glass of red/white wine”
Basic French For Your Holiday
Do you have...? = Vous avez...? "voo za-vay..."A room = Une chambre "oon shaum-br"
A room with a double bed = une chambre avec un grand lit "oon shaum-br ah-vehk uhn grawn lee"
A room for two people / one person = une chambre pour deux personnes / une personne "oon shaum-br pour douh pair-sohn / oon pair-sohn"
The bathroom = La salle de bains "lah sahl duh bahn"
From... to... = De... Ã ... "duh... ah..."
Your name? = Votre nom? "voh-truh nohm"
3 stars = Trois étoiles "twos eh-twal"
I'd like a room with a bathroom = Je voudrais une chambre avec une salle de bain "juh voo-dray oon shaum-br avek oon sahl duh bahn"
For 2 nights = pour deux soirs "pour douh swa
Do you have a table? = Vouz avez une table? "voo-zavay oon ta-bler"
Are you ready to order? = Vous avez choisi? "voo-zavay shwa-zee"
What is it? = Qu'est-ce que c'est? "kes kuh say"
I'll take/have... = Je prends... "juh pron"
The day's special = Le plat du jour "luh pla duh zhoor"
And to drink? = Et comme boisson? "ay kohm bwo-sohn?"
A tea = Un thé "uhn tay"
A coffee = Un café "uhn ka-fay"
With milk = Au lait "oh lay"
A beer = Une bière "oon byehr"
A jug of water = Une carafe d'eau "oon karaaf doe"
The bill, please = L'addition, s'il vous plaît "la-deeshon, seel voo play"
Is there/Are there...? = Il y a...? "eel ee ah...?"
Near here = Près d'ici "pray dee-see"
A bakery = Une boulangerie "oon boo-lahn-zure-ree"
A grocer's = Une épicerie "oon eh-pee-suree"
A chemist's = Une pharmacie "oon farm-assee"
I would like... = Je voudrais... "juh voo-dray..."
A kilo = Un kilo "uhn kee-loh"
A bottle of... = Une bouteille de... "oon boo-tayuh duh..."
How much is it? = C'est combien? "say cohm-bee-an?"
That's all = C'est tout "say too"
A ticket = Un billet "uhn bee-yeh"
A single = Un aller simple "uhn ah-leur sam-pluh"
A return = Un aller-retour "uhn ah-leur reh-tour"
Where is it? = C'est où? "say oo"
Here = Ici "issee"
Straight ahead = Tout droit "too dwah"
That way = Par la "par lah"
Is it far? = C'est loin? "say luh-wah"
To/on the right = Ã droite "ah dwaht"
To/on the left = Ã gauche "ah gawshe"
Opposite = En face "ohn fass"
Breakfast = Le petit déjeuner "luh puh-tee day-zhuh-nay"
Lunch = Le déjeuner "luh day-zhuh-nay"
Dinner = Le diner "luh deenay"
The menu = La carte "lah kahrte"
Wine = Le vin "luh van"
A glass / A bottle of red/white wine = Un verre / Une bouteille de vin rouge/blanc "uhn vehr / oon boo-tayuh duh van rooje/blon"
A jug of wine = Un pichet de vin "uhn pee-sheh duh van"
An orange juice = Un jus d'orange "uhn joo d'orohnj"
A bottle of (still/fizzy) water = Une bouteille d'eau (plate/gazeuse) "oon boo-tayuh doe (plaht/gah-zuhz)"
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MarcDrei
May 9, 2012 @ 3:51 am | delete
- Great info and i will also like to recommend learn-4free.com which is one of the best websites where you can learn french language online for free.
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lylaburns123
Mar 21, 2012 @ 3:53 pm | delete
- Wow, I would love to not only speak French but also be able to use it by visiting France! I don't have the money yet so I'll stick to my France travel video until I make it there. For those of you who can't afford it yet either, go ahead and buy your own video... http://www.maps2anywhere.com/Travel_Videos/France_video_travel.htm. Thanks for this post!
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Amitabh1702 Oct 23, 2011 @ 10:21 pm | delete
- Ref. Quiz 6: "L'hôtel est à côté du restaurant" be the right answer? I thought "L'hôtel est près du restaurant." would mean 'near the restaurant' and not 'next to the restaurant." Just checking. I am just a learner.
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Studentz
Oct 24, 2011 @ 8:59 am | delete
- You're quite right, so sorry about that. You're better at French than me!
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Greekgeek
Feb 14, 2011 @ 5:39 pm | delete
- I can't believe I scored 100% on that quiz; I've only had about 2 weeks of French 20 years ago.
Anyway, great lens! One tiny suggestion: consider including some kind of pronunciation key for the French to English phrases. French pronunciation doesn't resemble the way its spelled, to an English speaker's eye!
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