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In this section, we will go over the alphabet, and words using those letters, as well as special sounds.
Listen for those words combined in a complete sentence.
Ecoutez et rptez :
Listen and repeat:

A
lappartement the apartment
lAmrique America
lappareil photo the camera
aller to go
la gare to the train station
avec with
acheter to buy
laddition the addition, or the bill
Madame, laddition sil vous plat! The bill, please!

B
bonjour hello, or good morning
bonsoir good evening
bienvenue welcome
bientt see you soon
les bagages the luggage
Bonjour monsieur, vos bagages sil vous plat? Hello sir, your luggage, please?

C
la carte de crdit the credit card
la carte postale the postcard
le Canada Canada
la capitale the capitol
Comment allez-vous? How are you doing?
le centre commercial the mall
le centre ville downtown
voici here is
Voici le centre commercial. Here is the mall.

C is an additional letter in French, making the S sound.

comme ci, comme a so-so
le garon the boy
le Franais the Frenchman
la Franaise the Frenchwoman
la leon the lesson
Je parle franais, et vous? I Speak French, and you?
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D
dsirer to desire, to wish
la date the date
demander to ask
dposer to deposit
dsol sorry
dans in, inside
Je dsire dposer cent dollars. I wish to deposit a hundred dollars.

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E
le the (masculine)
de from
je I
demain tomorrow
an E at the end of the word is silent, such as:
la lettre the letter
Demain, je me relaxe. Tomorrow, I relax

F
la France France
la femme the woman, or the wife
la famille the family
faire to do
Ma famille est en France. My family is in France.

G
la biologie biology
gentil nice
manger to eat
grand tall
gris gray
le guide the guide
garder to keep
Le guide est gentil. The guide is nice.

H
The H is mostly silent in French.
lhomme the man
lhpital the hospital

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habiter to live, to inhabit

Lhomme habite Paris. The man lives in Paris.

I
il he, it
le livre the book
lire to read
la librairie the bookstore
le cinma the movie theater
difficile difficult
facile easy
le prix the price
Il lit un livre. He reads a book.

J
le jardin the garden

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K
le kangourou the kangaroo

L
le the (masculine)
la the (feminine)
les the (plural)
elle she
elles they (feminine, plural)
Le livre est elle. The book is hers.

M
le mot the word
le monument the monument
leau minrale the mineral water
mon my (when preceding a masculine noun)
ma my (when preceding a feminine noun)
Une eau minrale, sil vous plat. A mineral water, please.

N
nous we
notre our

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O
laroport the airport
All Hello (on the phone)
le chocolat the chocolate
lalcool the alcohol
All, laroport sil vous plat. Hello, the airport please.

P
parce que because
le portable the cell phone
Excusez-moi, votre portable, monsieur! Excuse me, your cell phone, sir!

Q
lAmrique America
que that, than

R
rester to stay
le rendez-vous the appointment
largent the money
merci thank you
retirer to withdraw
mercredi Wednesday
Voulez-vous retirer de largent? Would you like to withdraw some money?

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S
sa his, or her (when preceding a feminine noun)
son his, or her (when preceding a masculine noun)
suis am
sr sure
la rose the rose
grise grey
Je ne suis pas sr. Im not sure.

T
tu you (familiar)
toujours always
trs very
Tu es toujours trs gentil. You are always very nice.

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V
vite quickly
vous you (formal)
venez come
votre your
Vite, venez avec moi! Hurry, come with me!

W
le wagon the train car
le web the web
le week-end the week-end

X
faxer to fax

Y
les yeux the eyes
y a-t-il is there
le stylo the pen
le crayon the pencil
Il y a beaucoup de crayons. There are lots of pencils.

Z
zro zero

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There are special sounds in French.

Ecoutez, et rptez:
Listen and repeat:

luniversit the university

larrive the arrival
le dpart the departure

ER
rserver to reserve
le petit djeuner the breakfast
le djeuner the lunch
le dner the diner

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EZ
voulez-vous do you want (polite form)
Voulez-vous dner avec moi? Would you like do diner with me?

AI,
laffaire the business
faire to do
la caisse the cashier
la monnaie the currency, or the change
la bire the beer
la mre the mother
le pre the father
Mon pre est homme daffaires. My father is a business man.

AU
lauto the car
lautoroute the express way
lauberge the inn
aussi also

EAU
Leau the water
beau beautiful (masculine)
le Bordeaux the burgundy
chaud hot
A Bordeaux, il fait chaud. In Bordeaux, its hot.

UI
le fruit the fruit
la cuisine the kitchen, or the cooking
bien cuit well done
gratuit free
aujourdhui today
Aujourdhui, tout est gratuit. Today, everythings free.

EU
heureux happy
lheure the time
dlicieux delicious
jeudi Thursday
leau gazeuse the sparkling water
Leau gazeuse est dlicieuse. The sparkling water is delicious.
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AN
anglais English
lAngleterre England
lassurance the insurance
le restaurant the restaurant

AM
la chambre the room
le champagne the champagne
le camping the campground

EN
vendredi Friday
la tente the tent
En anglais, sil vous plat! In English, please!

OU
la route the road
la douche the shower
beaucoup de a lot of
la boutique the shop
la boulangerie the bakery
vous you (plural or formal)
nous we
Il y a beaucoup de boutiques. There are a lot of shops.

ION
la destination the destination
lavion the plane
attention be careful
la rservation the reservation
Attention la destination. Watch out for the destination.

CH
attacher to attach
acheter to buy
le chat the cat
le chef the chef
Achetez-le! Buy it!

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AIN
le pain the bread
amricain American

IN
le vin the wine

IM
important important
Vive le pain parisien! Live the French bread!

OI
bonsoir good evening
le croissant the croissant
le poisson the fish
avoir to have
au revoir good bye
boire to drink
froid cold
Bonsoir, madame. Good evening, madam.

ON, or OM
contacter to contact
la boisson the drink
la consommation the drink (when in a bar or caf)
bon good
Cette boisson est bonne. This drink is good.

GN
gagner to earn, or to win
le Sauvignon blanc the white sauvignon
le Cognac the cognac
Ce cognac est trs bon. This cognac is very good.

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Ecoutez et rptez:
Listen and repeat:

Bonjour monsieur, vos bagages sil vous plat.

Good morning sir, your luggage please!

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Comment allez-vous?
How are you doing?

Je parle franais, et vous?

I speak English, and you?

En anglais sil vous plat!

In English, please!

Voulez-vous retirer de largent?

Would you like to withdraw some money?

Je dsire dposer cent dollars.

I would like to deposit one hundred dollars.

Voici le centre commercial.

Here is the mall.

Cest la rue du supermarch.

Its the supermarket street.

Il y a beaucoup de boutiques.
There are a lot of shops.

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Excusez-moi, votre portable, monsieur!
Excuse me, your cell phone please!

All, laroport sil vous plat!

Hello, the airport please!

Une eau minrale sil vous plat!

A mineral water, please.

Leau gazeuse est dlicieuse.

The sparkling water is delicious.

Cette boisson est bonne.

This drink is good.

Ce Cognac est trs bon.

This cognac is very good.

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Vive le pain parisien!

Long live the Parisian bread!

Madame, laddition sil vous plat!

Madam, the bill please!

Aujourdhui tout est gratuit.

Today everything is free.

Vite, venez avec moi.

Hurry, come with me.

Attention la destination.
Look out for the destination.

Mon pre est homme daffaires.

My father is a businessman.

Ma famille est en France.

My family is in France.

Le guide est gentil.

The guide is nice.

Lhomme habite Paris.

The man lives in Paris.

Il lit un livre.
He reads a book.

Le livre est elle.

The book is hers.

Achetez-le!
Buy it!

Demain, je me relaxe.
Tomorrow, I relax.

Tu es toujours trs gentil.

You are always very nice.

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A Bordeaux il fait chaud.

In Bordeaux it is hot.

Je ne suis pas sr.

I am not sure.

Bonsoir, madame!
Good evening, madam!

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Quest-ce que cest en anglais? What is it in English?
Listen and translate:

bonjour hello, good morning

bonsoir good evening
sil vous plat please
je parle franais I speak French
leau minrale the mineral water
leau gazeuse the sparkling water
le pain parisien the Parisian bread
la boisson the drink
la consommation the drink (in a bar or caf)
le prix de la consommation the price of the drink
le prix de la bire the price of the beer
le prix du vin the price of the wine
le prix du Bordeaux the price of the Bordeaux
la voiture the car
lautoroute the express way
la route the road
la rue the street
laddition the addition, the bill
lappartement the apartment
la chambre the bedroom
lhomme the man
la femme the woman, the wife

Quest-ce que cest en franais? What is it in French?

Listen and translate:

the book le livre

the book le livre
the bookstore la librairie

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the bookstore la librairie

the hotel lhtel
the hotel lhtel
the wine le vin
the wine le vin
good morning, hello bonjour
good morning, hello bonjour
good evening bonsoir
good evening bonsoir
please sil vous plat
please sil vous plat
excuse me excusez-moi
excuse me excusez-moi
the cell phone le portable
the cell phone le portable
the bedroom la chambre
the bedroom la chambre
the street la rue
the street la rue
the price le prix
the price le prix
tomorrow demain
tomorrow demain

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