FRENCH LESSON - BASIC FRENCH WORDS / PHRASES Useful everyday words and phrases in French Yes No Please Thank

you You're welcome Excuse me (getting attention) Excuse me (you're in my way) Excuse me (begging pardon) I'm sorry I don't understand I can't speak French [well]. Do you speak English? Is there someone here who speaks English? Where's the toilet? Help! Look out! Oui. (WEE) Non. (NOHNG) S'il vous plat. (seell voo PLEH) Merci. (mehr-SEE) De rien. (duh RYANG) S'il vous plat (seell voo PLEH) Pardon. (pahr-DOHNG) Excusez-moi. (ehks-kuu-zay MWAH) Dsol(e). (day-zoh-LAY) Je ne comprends pas. (ZHUH nuh kohm-PRAHNG pah) Je ne parle pas [bien] franais. ( zhuh nuh PAHRL pah [byahng] frahng-SEH) Parlez-vous anglais? (PAHR-lay VOOZ ahng-LEH?) Est-ce qu'il y a quelqu'un ici qui parle anglais? (ess keel-ee-AH kel-KUHNG ee-SEE kee PAHRL ahng-LEH?) O sont les toilettes ? (OOH sohng lay twa-LEHT?) Au secours ! (os-KOOR!) (ah-TAHNG-see-ohng)

Saying Hello in French / Introducing Yourself / Saying Goodbye in French

You can hear these and other common everyday words and phrases in French with this link: Saying hello in French and other common phrases Hello Hello (informal / to friends) Good morning Good evening How are you? Fine thank you. What is your name? My name is... Nice to meet you Goodbye Goodbye (informal / to friends) Good night (to sleep) Bonjour. (bohng-ZHOOR) Salut. (sah-LUU) Bonjour. (bohng-ZHOOR) Bonsoir. (bohng SWAHR) Comment allez-vous? (kuh-mahng tah-lay VOO?) Bien, merci. (byahng, mehr-SEE) Comment vous appelez-vous? (kuh-MAWNG vooz ah-puhll-ay VOO?) Je m'appelle ..... (zhuh mah-PEHLL......) Enchant(e). (ahng-chahng-TAY) (takes the extra 'e' at the end if you are female) Au revoir. (oh RVWAHR) Salut. (sah-LUU) (yes, the same word as hello!) Bonne nuit. (buhn NWEE)

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huit (wheat) neuf (neuf) dix (deeceor dee) onze (ohnz) douze (dooz) treize (trayz) quatorze (kat-ORZ) quinze (cans) seize (sayz) dix-sept (dee-SET) dix-huit (dee-ZWEET) dix-neuf (dee-ZNEUF) vingt (vang) vingt-et-un (vang-tay-UNG) vingt-deux (vang-DEU) vingt-trois (vang-TRWA) trente (trongt) quarante (kar-AHNGT) cinquante (sank-AHNGT) soixante (swah-SAHNGT) soixante-dix (swah-sahngt-DEE) quatre-vingt (katr-VANG) quatre-vingt-dix(katr-vang-DEE) cent (sahng) deux cent (deusahng) trois cent (trwasahng) mille (meel) deux mille (deumeel) un million (ungmee-LYOHNG)

half less more

demi (deh-MEE),moiti (mwah-tee-AY) moins (mwang) plus (pluu)

Wer is the_____? Ou se trouve_____?(oostroov)

the airport? the town centre /downtown? the suburbs? the youth hostel? the _____ hotel? l'aroport ? (lah-ay-roh-POR? le centre-ville ?(luh sahng-truh-VEEL?) la banlieue ? (lahbahng-LYEU?) l'auberge de jeunesse ?(law-BEHRZH duh zhuhNESS) l'htel _____ ?(loh-TEL)

Where are there a lot of... O y'a-t-il des... (oo yah-TEELday) hotels? restaurants? bars? sights to see? htels? (z oh-TELL) restaurants? (res-taw-RAHNG) bars? (bahr) sites visiter ? (seetsah vee-zee-TAY)

Can you show me on the map? Pouvez-vous me montrer sur la carte ?(poo-vay-VOO muh mohn-TRAY suur lah KAHRT?) street left / turn left right / turn right straight ahead towards the _____ beforethe _____ watchfor the _____ intersection north south east west uphill downhill rue (ruu) gaude (GAWSH) / tournez gauche. (toor-nay ahGAWSH) droite (DRWAHT) / tournez droite. (toor-nay ahDRWAHT) en face (ahng fahs) vers le/la _____ (vehr luh/lah)

past the _____ aprsle/la _____ (ah-PREH luh/lah) avantle/la _____ (ah-VAHNG luh/lah) reprez le/la _____. (ruh-pay-RAYluh/lah) intersection (ang-tehr-seck-SYOHNG) nord (nohr) sud (suud) est(est) ouest (west) en haut (ahng OH) en bas (ahng BAH