French Expression | Pronunciation | English Meaning |
Bonjour | bohn-joor | Good morning / afternoon |
Bonsoir | bohn-swahr | Good evening |
Bonne nuit | bohn nwee | Good night |
Salut | sah-loo | Hi / Hello |
Bienvenue | byehn-vnyoo | Welcome |
French Expression | Pronunciation | English Meaning |
Comment ça va ? | kohr-mohn sah-vah | How are you? |
Ça va bien | sah-vah byehn | I am fine |
Je suis fatigué(e) | juh swee fah-tee-gay | I am tired |
Je suis malade | juh swee mah-lahd | I am sick |
French Expression | Pronunciation | English Meaning |
Au revoir | oh vwahr | Goodbye |
À plus tard | ah plyoo tahr | See you later |
À demain | ah duh-mehn | See you tomorrow |
French Expression | Pronunciation | English Meaning |
Comment t’appelles-tu ? | kohr-mohn tah-pehl-too | What is your name? (informal) |
Comment vous appelez-vous ? | kohr-mohn voo zah-pay-lay voo | What is your name? (formal) |
Je m’appelle | juh mah-pehl | My name is |
Monsieur / Madame | moh-syoh / mah-dahm | Mister / Mrs |
Mademoiselle | mahd-mwah-zehl | Miss |
Mesdames et messieurs | may-dahm ay may-syohr | Ladies and gentlemen |
Enchanté(e) | ohn-shon-tay | Nice to meet you |
French Expression | Pronunciation | English Meaning |
Merci | mehr-see | Thank you |
De rien | duh ryehn | You’re welcome |
Désolé(e) | day-zoh-lay | Sorry |
Pardon / Excusez-moi | pahr-dohn / ay-skoo-zay mwahr | Excuse me |
Bonne chance | bohn shons | Good luck |
Félicitations | fay-lee-see-tah-syohn | Congratulations |
French Expression | Pronunciation | English Meaning |
J’ai faim | jay fehn | I am hungry |
J’ai soif | jay swahf | I am thirsty |
Tu me manques | tuh muh mohnk | I miss you |
Je t’aime | juh tehm | I love you |
Je vais chez moi | juh vay shay mwah | I am going home |
Il y a / Il y avait | eel yah / eel yah-veh | There is / There was |
Comme ci, comme ça | kohm see kohm sah | So-so |
Parfois | pahr-fwah | Sometimes |
French Expression | Pronunciation | English Meaning |
Où habites-tu ? | oo ah-beet too | Where do you live? (informal) |
Où habitez-vous ? | oo ah-bee-tay voo | Where do you live? (formal) |
Vous êtes d’où ? / Tu es d’où ? | voo eht doo / too eh doo | Where are you from? (formal/informal) |
Je suis de | juh swee duh | I am from |
Où vas-tu ? / Où allez-vous ? | oo vah too / oo ah-lay voo | Where are you going? (informal/formal) |
Tu comprends ? / Vous comprenez ? | too kohn-pron / voo kohn-pruh-nay | Do you understand? (informal/formal) |
Je ne comprends pas | juh nay kohn-prohn pah | I don’t understand |
French Expression | Pronunciation | English Meaning |
Oui / Non | wee / nohn | Yes / No |
Et / Aussi | ay / oh-see | And / Also |
Maintenant / Toujours | ment-nohn / too-joor | Now / Always |
Mais / Encore | meh / on-kohr | But / Again |
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