#When the pronoun tout is used in the plural

[some-siren]

What’s puzzling to me is why people say Aziraphale’s French is bad, like-

No it’s not. It’s quite good even. Sure he has a thick (no really) accent but that’s about it. Everything he says to Justine is something you can hear in the streets, and it’s correct too-

Az: Euuh.. Bonjour Justine ! Euh, pardonnez-moi ! Euh, mais euhm... [Uuh.. Hello Justine! Uh, excuse me (formal)! Uh, but uum...] J: Mister Fell, I speak fluent English. I’ve been living here for fifteen years.

Az: Excellent. Excellent !.. Uuh, well erm. Bien (alt. Viens) ! Maintenant, j’ai une réunion de l’association de tout les (alt. des) commerçants de la rue, dont (alt. dans) mon magasin de livres — des! — des livres. Uh, je serais honoré si vous pouviez venir. Il y aura des vol-au-vents. [Excellent. Excellent !.. Uuh, well erm. Good(alt. Come!)¹! Now², I have a reunion of the association of all the (alt. of the)³ merchants of the street, of which (alt. in)⁴ my store of books — of the! — of the books.⁵ Uh, I would be honoured if you could come. There will be vol-au-vents.] J: Mister Fell, if it’s about the street traders meeting, I can be there, but only until seven, as we start to get really busy then. Az: Oh, merci bien ! Uuh, il est à six heures trente. [Oh, thank good!⁶ Uuh, it⁷ is at six hours thirty.⁸] J: Yes, six-thirty. See you there. Az: (incomprehensible) Au revoir! [(incomprehensible)⁹ Goodbye!]

¹ "Viens" (Come!) instead of "Bien" (Good, well) would be weird in this situation for a couple of reasons: firstly "Viens" is the informal form of the imperative for "venir" (to come), the form one would use with people one is close to — like friends or family —, which is in contradiction with the formal way he first addresses Justine. Secondly, while it could — emphasis on could — be "Viens" on a purely phonological basis (when I say his accent is thick I mean it), it isn't correct in this context, same as English.

² "Now, " is perfectly correct in English, but it is weird in French. "Maintenant" will most of the time mean "right now" in French, and it is no exception here. Therefore what Aziraphale says is grammatically incorrect, because it would suppose the object of the sentence (the association meeting) is either currently happening or is just about to start. Although don't get me wrong, it's a very minor mistake; the sentence is still entirely comprehensible.

³ "des" (of the; plural) is what I hear instead of "les" (the; plural). If he is indeed saying the former, then it is a grammatical error, because it would be like he is saying "a reunion of all of the traders". "tout" (all) expects a direct object after it (all what?) and "des", here, is an indefinite article, a bit like "some" in English, and induces an indirect object. On the other hand if he is saying "les", then the sentence is correct because it is an (definite) article introducing a direct object. It's slightly confusing to hear, but that's about it.

⁴ I am almost certain he is saying "dans" (in, inside of) but because of his (BLOODY THICK) accent it sounds like "dont" (which, in/of which). If he says "dont" his sentence is missing an indirect object. "Dont" is a relative pronoun (here referring to the subject, aka the association reunion) which induces a new proposition, so like a new part of the sentence, that here is dependent of the first proposition. Basically it needs a verb but it doesn't have one. Which is to say his sentence if he used "dont" should have been "dont mon magasin de livres fait partie" (which my bookshop is a part of). On the other hand, if he said "dans", his sentence is correct.

⁵ "of books — of the! — of the books", just as bad in French as it sounds in English. Aziraphale was right when he said "de" and wrong when he corrected to "des". I could not if my life depended on it explain why it's wrong but it is. Made me wince.

⁶ "Oh, thank good" sounds weird in English but it's quite a common (although slightly fancy and old-fashioned) figure of speech in French. It doesn't have a real equivalent in English and most of the time will be translated to "thank you very much" or "thanks a lot"

⁷ "il" (he, it; masculine, can take on a neutral gender) is referring to the reunion, which is feminine in French. Wrong gender, mate

⁸ "six hours thirty", is a perfectly correct and normal construction. We say "hours" in French, it's usually translated to "o'clock" in English.

⁹ An utterly incomprehensible pile of sound vaguely resembling "(au) revoir", only understandable thanks to context.

Ok I know it's not very flattering but like. This angel speaks great French, especially for someone who learnt the hard way. Like suuuuure her accent is terrible, but in that weirdly endearing way British people speak French (also I have heard WAY WORSE), so really we're giving her a hard time for no real reason

#i didn't plan on making this #leave my boy alone #also please keep in mind i'm a native from france #someone from quebec/canada or africa might say different things about az's french than what I say #good omens #good omens 2 #aziraphale #aziraphale's french #french #french is hard #trust me i'm french #justine good omens

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Les autres pronoms

Possessive pronouns (mine, ours)

Masc. sg.: le mien, le tien, le sien, le nôtre, le vôtre, le leur 

Fem. sg.: la mienne, la tienne, la sienne, la nôtre, la vôtre, la leur

Masc. pl.: les miens, les tiens, les siens, les nôtres, les vôtres, les leurs

Fem. pl.: les miennes, les tiennes, les siennes, les nôtres, les vôtres, les leurs

Ex: tu pensais que tu avais pris tes lunettes mais c'étaient les miennes - you thought you had taken your glasses but they were mine

Demonstrative pronouns

They replace demonstrative determiners followed by a noun

They can be one of three types: prepositional (c'est celle de Laure - it's Laure's), relative (les robes en soie sont celles que je préfère - silk dresses are the ones I prefer), or nominal (j'ajoute à cette lettre celle de mon fils - I add to this letter the one of my son).

Singular - celui (m), celle (f): celle en bleu - the blue one

Plural - ceux (m), celles (f): ceux-là sont mieux - those are better

Neutral - ceci - this (rare), cela - that, ça - this (short for cela): ça ira - that will be fine, c’/ce*: c’est un chien - this is a dog, ce sont des chats - those are cats

N.B. Adverbial particles -ci (short for ici) and -là are added to indicate the distance. Celui-ci means this one (close), celles-là those ones (far away).

*Do not mix up the masculine singular demonstrative determiner ce that is followed by a singular masculine noun (ce chat est blanc - this cat is white) and the demonstrative pronoun ce that is followed by est/sont (is/are) or a relative pronoun (c'est ce qu'il m'a dit - that is what he told me; ce sont les chaussures qu'il a choisies - those are the shoes he chose)

N.B. C'est is used with a noun: c'est un gentil garçon - he's a nice boy, an adverb: c'est si joli - it's so pretty, or a masculine singular adjective when talking about a situation or activity: c'est facile - it's easy. Il/Elle est is used with adjectives when talking about living beings or things: elle est grande - she's tall, in expressions: il était une fois - there one was, before a past participle: elle est partie - she's gone.

Relative pronouns

Relative pronouns represent the nouns placed in front of them

Que/qui

subject (qui), when talking about living beings or things and describing them, placed before a verb: la fille qui porte un pull rouge aime la glace - the girl that is wearing a red jumper likes ice cream

indirect object (qui), when talking about people, after a preposition, placed before either a determiner and a noun or a pronoun (la fille à qui tu as parlé aime la glace - the girl you talked to likes ice cream)

direct object (que), when talking about living beings or things, placed before either a determiner and a noun or a pronoun (la fille que tu aimes aime la glace - the girl you love likes ice cream)

Quoi

object, when talking about things, often vague (something, nothing): c’est ce à quoi j’ai pensé toute la journée - that is what I thought about all day long

Dont

possessive phrase (complément de nom): je bois dans une tasse dont la anse est cassée - I’m drinking from a mug that has a broken handle

indirect object, equivalent of "of which": le livre dont je t’ai parlé est sorti - the book I told you about is out

adjective object: les filles sont allées à un concert de Rihanna, dont elles sont fan: the girls have gone to a Rihana’s concert, whom they are fans of

Où

adverbial phrase of place: la chambre où je dors est la plus grande de la maison - the room I sleep in is the biggest in the house

adverbial place of time: septembre est le mois où je suis née - September is the month in which I was born

Compound relative pronouns

Auquel, duquel, lequel (marriage of prepositions à, de, le and of simple relative pronouns)

subject - rare, literary: j’ai appelé ma mère, laquelle m’a informée de ton accident - I called my mum who told me about your accident)

object, about things or animals: les chaises sous lesquelles je suis cachée sont en bois - the chairs under which I am hidden are made of wood; c’est l’endroit duquel il est parti - this is the place from which he left; les hommes auxquels elle parle sont allemands - the men she is talking to are German

Neutral relative pronouns

They are built by adding ce, which can be roughly translated as "the thing", to dont, que, qui and used when the antecedent isn't mentioned or when it's a clause often after a comma.

Ce qui is the subject of the verb that follow: je ne sais pas ce qui est tombé - I don’t know what fell down (word by word I don't know the thing that has fallen), j’ai eu un accident, ce qui explique pourquoi je suis en retard - I got in an accident, which explains why I’m late

Ce que or ce qu' is used as a direct object and is generally followed by a subject and a verb: ce que je te demande, c’est d’être à l’heure - what I’m asking you is to be on time (word by word the thing that I ask of you it is to be on time), c’est ce que je voulais dire - that’s what I meant

Ce dont is used as the preposition de’s object: ce dont j’ai peur, c’est qu’il revienne - what I'm afraid of is that he will come back (word by word the thing of which I'm afraid, it is that he comes back), c’est précisément ce dont je veux te parler - that is precisely what I want to talk to you about 

N.B. To stress a point, we can use ce qui/que/dont + c’est/ce sont: ce qui me plaît le plus, c’est ta robe - what I most like is your dress.

Movie: Pierrot le fou - Jean-Paul Godard, 1965

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[coquelicoq]

good news! i am currently at my parents' house and one of the ways my father and i bond is me asking him questions about french. re: si, this was taught to me, but i did also double-check it with him, the actual native french speaker, and he confirmed it as well. you're not crazy, it is indeed a thing. re: tous, the s is pronounced when it's standing in for a noun phrase. e.g. tous (silent s) les élèves sont assemblés? oui, ils sont touS (s pronounced) là.

this is very good news indeed!! thank you for asking your dad my french questions and reporting back!

i'm feeling very relieved about si. phew. weight off my shoulders there. maybe they just don't teach americans about it because spanish is more common here and they're worried it might confuse us? "si means yes, but only if you are answering no to a negative question? so does it mean yes or no?? preposterous!" that's my working theory. (i'm mostly joking.)

the tous shortcut i have come up with is: when tous occurs in the construction tous les [plural noun], the s is silent, and otherwise, it's pronounced. which i think is more or less what you're saying? what do we think about that? yes? no? yes and no?

#you and your dad: my heroes #also i love that this is how you guys bond. man i WISH my family was this nerdy #the way my textbook explains tous is #When the pronoun tout is used in the plural #referring to people or things #the final s is pronounced. Ils sont tous ici. Elle les achète tous. Nous tous! #Whereas if tous is an adjective #the s is not pronounced. Il boit du café tous les jours. Ils vont en France tous les ans. Elle se lève à six heures tous les matins. #but i don't...really understand what any of that means. isn't tous kind of an adjective in the first group of examples? #is it referring to the noun? or is it modifying it? it's modifying a pronoun as far as i can tell #and why are all the tous phrases in the second group of examples units of time? #is that just a coincidence? tous les élèves is not a unit of time so i think it is a coincidence #but it seems weird because the 'pronounce the s' part specifies 'referring to people or things' #and all the examples under 'don't pronounce the s' aren't people or (concrete) things #luckily you gave me an example with tous les [people] so that helps a lot thank you #(unit of time isn't really the correct term but idk what to call it. a morning isn't really a unit) #(but hopefully you know what i mean) #french #asks #not anon

[gwendolynlerman]

French grammar

Indefinite adjectives and pronouns

Indefinite adjectives

Indefinite adjectives are used to indicate a quantity and are followed by a noun.

Quantity = 0

nul(le) (no) – Nul être humain au monde n’en est capable (No human being in the world can do that)

aucun(e) (no) – Il n’y a aucune raison pour que tu échoues à ton test (There’s no reason for you to fail your test)

Quantity = 1

chaque [invariable] (every) – Chaque candidat doit passer un examen de français (Every candidate has to take a French exam)

 tout(e) (all) – Tout candidat doit passer cet examen (All candidates have to take this exam)

Undetermined quantity

un(e) autre/d’autres/les autres (another/others/the others) – Il a fait la même chose une autre fois (He has done the same thing once again)

quelques [always in plural; masculine and feminine] (a few) – Il ne vous reste plus que quelques jours pour completer votre dossier (You only have a few days left  to complete your file)

certains/certaines (some) – Les notes ont été plutôt bonnes mais je remarque que certaines élèves n’ont rien compris! (The grades were pretty good but I noticed that some students hadn’t understood anything!)

plusieurs [invariable] (many) – Il y a plusiers questions d’histoire et de géographie au test de naturalisation (There are many questions about history and geography in the naturalization test)

Totality

tous/toutes (all) – Presque toutes les personnes qui passent le test de français ont un bon résultat (Almost all the people who take the French exam have a good result)

Indefinite pronouns

Indefinite pronouns are used to indicate a quantity and replace a noun.

Quantity = 0

personne (nobody) – Il pense que personne ne l’aime ! (He thinks nobody loves him)

rien (nothing) – Il n’a rien trouvé sur Internet parce qu’il n’a pas su chercher (He hasn’t found anything on the Internet because he didn’t know how to look)

nul(le) (no one) – Nul n’est certain de son avenir (No one is sure about their future)

aucun(e) (none) – Il y avait 30 candidates. Aucune n’a échoué au test (There were 30 candidates. None failed the test)

Quantity = 1

chacun(e) (everyone) – À chacun sa vie : c’est le secret de l’amitié (To each his life: it’s the secret of friendship

quelqu’un (someone) – Quelqu’un n’a pas de questionnaire ? (Does someone not have a questionnaire?)

Undetermined quantity

d’autres (others)  – Elle me parle d’autres (She talks to me about others)

quelques-uns/quelques-unes [always in plural] (a few) – Quelqu’un m’a dit qu’il allait pleuvoir (Someone told me it was going to rain)

certains/certaines (some) – Il y a beaucoup de questions sur le sport et la chanson dans le test. Je trouve que certaines sont difficiles (There are a lot of questions about sport and songs in the test. I find that some are difficult)

plusieurs (several) – On est toujours moins perdu lorsqu’on est plusieurs (We are always less lost when we are several)

Totality

tout/tous/toutes (all) – Elles ont toutes été naturalisées (They have all been naturalized)

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How to Conjugate Magic Verb FAIRE in French + Expressions

As part of my new shorter & simpler how to learn french online, I’ve decided to fully & clearly conjugate for you all the absolutely crucial basic French verbs, in the present tense, in 2 steps:

 Step 1: just the verb, the whole verb conjugated with each subject.

Step 2: that same conjugated verb but this time in a sentence to give you context.

So far we’ve conjugated avoir, être, et aller, fell free to go back to these latest videos if you need  a little review, and this week we are going to conjugate another super important verb… FAIRE = TO DO / TO MAKE.

 Why must you know FAIRE?

Think of how many times you use the verbs to do or to make in English!

Well, in French we say this even more! Why? Because we use faire in countless expressions and sayings, which in English are not translated by to do or to make.

I will share plenty of these expressions with you in french immersion course and french language learning

Let’s conjugate faire in the present tense with every single subject pronoun, and then, I’ll put it in a short sentence USING these expressions so YOU can learn and use them. C’est parti!

 Let’s conjugate FAIRE

To do / to make = Faire

That’s called the infinitive, l’infinitif, which means it is not conjugated. Now let’s conjugate it, in the present tense.

I do / I make = Je fais I hike in the countryside with my dogs = Je fais de la randonnée avec mes chiens

So, to hike = faire de la randonnée

You do / you make = Tu fais (casual) You always pack your bags at the last moment = Tu fais toujours tes valises au dernier moment

So, to pack one’s bags = faire ses valises

She does / she makes = Elle fait Elle fait pipi avant de voyager car elle déteste les toilettes publiques  = She pees before traveling because she hates public bathrooms

So, to pee = faire pipi

He does / he makes = il fait He’s sulking because she didn’t kiss him = Il fait la tête parce qu’elle ne l’a pas embrassé

So, to sulk = faire la tête

We do / we make = on fait On is the singular subject pronoun for we. Is it strange to think of we as singular? Think of a unit, think of a couple. A couple is made up of 2 people so it’s plural yet you say “a couple IS” so it’s also singular. On is more used in spoken French, it’s the more casual way to say we.

We get into trouble every time our parents go out of town = On fait des bêtises chaque fois que nos parents s’absentent

So, to get into trouble = faire des bêtises

We do / we make = nous faisons Nous is the plural subject pronoun for we. It’s less used in spoken French than on, which  we just saw, and it’s the more formal, the more proper way to say we.

*Just to be sure you understand; the above 2 sentences mean the exact same thing and that is “We are not going on vacation this year” The only difference is that “on” is more casual and “nous” is more “formal”

We get into trouble every time our parents go out of town = Nous faisons des bêtises chaque fois que nos parents s’absentent

Same sentence as the one above, same meaning, only this time, we, sound more formal.

On fait des bêtises chaque fois que nos parents s’absentent = Nous faisons des bêtises chaque fois que nos parents s’absentent

You do / you make = vous faites (formal or you all) Why are you pretending to listen to me? = Pourquoi faites-vous semblant de m’écouter?

So, to pretend = faire semblant

They do / they make = Elles font (for an exclusively feminine group) They ride their bikes every weekend = Elles font du vélo chaque week-end

So, to ride one’s bike = faire du vélo

They do / they make = Ils font (for a masculine or a mixed group) They party all night long and I can’t sleep = Ils font la fête toute la nuit et je ne peux pas dormir

So, to party = faire la fête

Et voilà! So! What did I tell you? We use faire like in English when we want to express to do or to make but also for lots of expressions, which in English are not translated by to do or to make. That’s why it’s doubly important to know how to conjugate this verb without hesitation.You can easily do french language courses from our provided platform.

 One more time!

FAIRE = TO DO, TO MAKE

je fais = I do / I make

tu fais = you do / you make (casual)

elle fait = she does / she makes

il fait = he does / he makes

on fait = we do / we make (singular + casual)

nous faisons = we do / we make (plural + formal)

vous faites = you do / you make (formal or you all)

elles font = they do / they make (feminine)

ils font = they do / they make (masculine or mixed)

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French in 300 Words

This is inspired by this post by funwithlanguages because it’s such a great concept and I thought it would be helpful to make it in French. Also if there are any mistakes or anything you’d like to add please help me because I am still just learning!

First Verbs

to be - être

there is - il y a

to have - avoir

to make / do - faire

to go - aller

to want - vouloir

to be able to / can - pouvoir

to need - avoir besoin

to think - penser

to know - savoir (a fact or how to do something) or connaître (a person, place, or thing)

to say - dire

to like - aimer

to speak - parler

to learn - apprendre

to understand - comprendre

Conjunctions

that (as in “I think that...”) - que

and - et

or - ou

but - mais

because - parce que

though - bien que

so (meaning “therefore”; e.g. “I wanted it, so I bought it”) - donc

if - si

Prepositions

of - de

to - à

from - de

in - dans / en (Here is a link to help understand how to use them)

at - à

with - avec

about - sur

like - comme

before - avant

after - après

during - durant

Question Words

who - qui

what - que

where - où

when - quand

why - pourquoi

how - comment

how much - combien

which - quel(le/s/les)

Adverbs

a lot - beaucoup

a little - un peu

well - bien

badly - mal

only - seulement

also - aussi

very - très  

too ( as in “too tall”) - trop

so (as in “so tall”) - si / tellement (Here is a link to help understand how to use them)

so much - si / tellement / tant (Here is a link to help understand how to use them)

more - plus

less - moins

as...as - aussi... que...

best - mieux

worst - pire

now - maintenant

then - alors

here - ici

there - y / là (Here is a link to help understand how to use them)

maybe - peut-être  

always -  toujours

usually - d’habitude / normalment / habituellement

often - souvent

sometimes - parfois / quelquefois

never - jamais

today - aujourd’hui

yesterday - hier

tomorrow - demain

soon - bientôt  

almost - presque

already - déjà  

still - encore / toujours (Here is a link to help understand how to use them)

enough - assez

Adjectives

Since French has grammatical gender, adjectives must agree with the nouns they describe. Most adjectives are made feminine by just adding the letter “e” and most are also made plural by adding the letter “s”. 

the - le (m.s.), la (f.s.), l’ (singular; used when the next word starts with a vowel or the letter h), or les (p.)

a / an - un (m.) or une (f.)

this & that - ce (m.), cet (m.; used when the next word starts with a vowel or the letter h), or cette (f.)

good - bon(ne/s/nes)

bad - mauvais(e/es)

all - tout (m.s.), toute (f.s.), tous (m.p.), or toutes (f.p.)

no - zéro

many - beaucoup de

few - quelques

other - autre

same - même  

different - différent(e/s/es)

enough - assez

one - un(e)

two - deux

first - premier (m.), première (f.)   

second (in an order) - deuxième 

second (like “another”; e.g. “she was like my second mother) - second(e)

last - dernier (m.), dernière (f.)

easy - facile

hard - difficile

early - tôt

late - en retard

important - important(e/s/es)

interesting - intéressant(e/s/es)

fun (about an activity) - amusant(e/s/es)

fun (about a person) - drôle(s) or marrant(e/s/es)

boring - ennuyeux (m.), ennuyeuse (s) (f.)

beautiful - beau (m.s.), bel (m.s.; used when the next word starts with a vowel or an h), belle (f.s.), beaux (m.p.), belles (f.p.)

big - gros(se/ses) or grand(e/s/es) (Here is a link to help understand how to use them)

small - petit(e/s/es)

happy - heureux (m.), heureuse(s) (f.) 

sad - triste(s)

busy - occupé(e/s/es)

excited - enthousiamé(e/s/es)

tired - fatigué(e/s/es)

ready - prêt(e/s/es)

favorite - préféré(e/s/es) (more common) or favori(te/s/tes)

new - nouveau (m.s.), nouvel (m.s.; used when the next word begins with a vowel or an h), nouvelle (f.s.), nouveaux (m.p.), nouvelles (f.p.)

right (meaning “correct”) - bon(ne/s/nes)

to be right - avoir rasion

wrong - mauvais(e/s/es)

to be wrong - avoir tort

true - vrai(e/s/es)

Pronouns

I - je

you (singular and informal) - tu

he - il

she - elle

one / we - on

we - nous

you (formal or plural) - vous

they - ils (when all male or mixed), elles (when all female)

Nouns

Since French has grammatical gender, it is easier to learn nouns as “the [noun]” with “the” in the correct gender. This will help you remember the gender of each noun.

everything - tout

something - quelque chose

nothing - rien

everyone - tout le monde

someone - quelqu’un

no one - personne (when used in the negative. Here is a link to help understand how to use it.)

French - le français

English - l’anglais (m.)

thing - chose

person - la personne

place (meaning a location) - l’endroit (m.) or le lieu (Here is a link to help understand how to use them)

time (as in “a long time”) - le temps

time (as in “I did it 3 times”) - la fois

friend - l’ami(e)

woman - la femme

man - l’homme (m.)

money - l’argent (m.)

country - le pays

(name of your home country; the United States) - les États-Unis

city - la ville

language - la langue

word - le mot

food - la nourriture or l’aliment (m.) (Here is a link to help understand how to use them)

house - la maison

store - le magasin

office - le bureau

company - l’entreprise (f.)

job - le travail

work (as in “I have a lot of work to do”) - le travail

problem - le problème

question - le question

idea - l’idée (f.)

life - la vie

world - le monde

day - le jour

year - l’an (m.), l’année (f.) (Here is a link to help understand difference and use)

week - la semaine

month - le mois

hour - l’heure (f.)

mother, father, parent - la mère, le père, le parent

daughter, son, child - la fille, le fils, l’enfant (either gender)

sister, brother - la sœur, le frère 

wife, husband - la femme, le mari

girlfriend, boyfriend - la copine, le copain

More Verbs

to work (as in a person working) - travailler

to work (meaning “to function”, e.g. “the TV works”) - marcher

to see - voir

to use - utiliser

to believe - croire

to practice - pratiquer

to seem - sembler

to come - venir

to leave - partir

to return (aka “to go back”) - retourner

to give - donner

to take - prendre

to bring - apporter

to look for - chercher

to find - trouver

to get (meaning “to obtain”) - obtenir

to receive - recevoir

to buy - acheter

to try - essayer

to start - commencer

to stop (doing something) - arrêter

to finish - finir

to continue - continuer

to wake up - se réveiller

to get up - se lever

to eat - manger

to eat breakfast - prendre le petit-déjeuner

to eat lunch - déjeuner

to eat dinner - dîner

to happen - arriver

to feel - se sentir

to create (aka “make”) - faire

to cause - causer

to meet (meeting someone for the first time) - faire la connaissance de

to meet (meaning “to bump into”) - rencontrer

to meet (an arranged meeting) - retrouver

to ask (a question) - demander (use the phrase “poser des questions” to say “to ask questions”)

to ask (aka “request”) - demander

to wonder (meaning “to be amazed”) - s’émerveiller

to wonder (meaning “to reflect”) - réfléchir

to wonder (meaning “to ask oneself”) - se demander

to reply - répondre

to mean - vouloir dire

to read - lire

to write - écrire

to listen - écouter

to hear - entendre

to remember - se souvenir or se rappeler (Here is a link to help understand difference and use)

to forget - oublier

to choose - choisir

to decide - décider

to be born - naître

to die - mourir

to kill - tuer

to live - vivre or habiter (meaning to live on a street or in a house, etc)

to stay - rester

to change - changer

to help - aider

to send - envoyer

to study - étudier

to improve - améliorer   

to hope - espérer

to care (meaning to worry) - s’inquiéter

Phrases

hello - bonjour

goodbye - au revoir

thank you - merci

you’re welcome - de rien

excuse me (to get someone’s attention) - s’il vous plaît or excusez-moi (either could also be followed by monsieur or madame)

sorry - Je suis désolé(e)

it’s fine (response to an apology) - Ce n’est pas grave.

please - s’il vous plaît (formal or plural), s’il te plaît (informal and singular)

yes - oui  

no - non

okay - okay

My name is - Je m’appelle

What’s your name? - Comment tu t’appelles?

Nice to meet you. - enchanté (if you’re male you’d say this) or enchantée (if you’re female you’d say this)

How are you? - Comment ça va?

I’m doing well, how about you? - ça va bien, et toi? (change toi to vous to be more formal)

Sorry? / What? (if you didn’t hear something) - quoi? (very informal), comment?, or Je n’ai pas entendu. Vous pouvez répéter s’il vous plaît (most polite)

How do you say _____? - Comment dit-on ____?

What does _____ mean? - Qu’est-ce que le mot ____ veut dire?

I don’t understand. - Je ne comprends pas.

Could you repeat that? - Vous pouvez répéter s’il vous plaît? (formal) or Tu peux répéter s’il te plaît? (informal)

Could you speak more slowly, please? - Pourriez-vous parler plus lentement, s’il vous plaît?

Well (as in “well, I think...”) - donc

Really? - Vraiment?

I guess that - Je suppose que

It’s hot. (talking about the weather) - Il fait chaud. 

It’s cold. (talking about the weather) - Il fait froid.

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300 French Words

First Verbs

be -  être

there is - il y a

have - avoir

do - faire

go - aller

want - vouloir

can - pouvoir

need - avoir besoin de

think - penser

know - savoir

say - dire

like - aimer

speak - parler

learn - apprendre

understand - comprendre

Conjunctions

that (as in “I think that…” or “the woman that…”) - que

and - et

or - ou

but - mais

because - parce que

though - bien que / quequoi

so (meaning “therefore”; e.g. “I wanted it, so I bought it”) -  de façon à ce que (in order that) /  donc / par conséquent / alors

if - si

Prepositions

of - de

to - pour (indicates aim of the action) /  à, vers (indicates where sb or sth is going)

from -  de, à partir de (indicates where sb or sth starts OR indicates origin of sb or sth) / de, de la parte de (given or provided by sb) / de, à partir de (indicates a starting time)

in - dans

at (a place) -  à

at (a time) -  à

with - avec

about - sur / de

like (meaning “similar to”) - comme

for (warning, this one has several meanings that you need to take care of) - pour

before (also as a conjunction) - avant

after (also as a conjunction) - après

during - au cours de or it is usually omitted

Question Words

who - qui

what - quel (determiner) / qu’est ce qui (subject) / qu’est ce que (object) / quoi (after preposition) 

where -  où

when - quand

why - pourquoi

how - comment

how much - combien

which - quel

Adverbs

a lot - beaucoup

a little - un peu

well - bien 

badly - mal

only - seulement, ne ... que

also - aussi

very -  très

too (as in “too tall”) - trop

too much - trop

so (as in “so tall”) - si / aussi / tellement

so much - tellement

more (know how to say “more … than …”) - plus ... que ...

less (know how to say “less … than …”) - moins ... que ...

as … as … (e.g. “as tall as”) - aussi ... que ...

most - le plus

least - le moins

better - meilleur

best - meilleur 

worse - pire / plus mal

worst - le/la pire

now - maintenant

then -   alors, à cette époque (at a time in the past or the future) / puis, ensuite (indicates what happens next) / donc, en ce cas ( indicates what you assume to be true because of sth that has been said) / si ... alors (if ... then) / bon, alors (okay, then)

here - ici 

there - y / là / voilà

maybe -  peut-être

always - toujours

usually - d’habitude

often - souvent

sometimes - parfois

never - jamais

today - aujourd’hui

yesterday - hier 

tomorrow - demain

soon -  bientôt / peu après

almost - presque

already - déjà

still - encore / toujours

even - encore

enough - assez / suffisamment

Adjectives

the, a (technically articles) - le, un

this - ce

that - ce

good - bon

bad - mauvais

all - tout

some - du, de la (indicates an unspecified amount ) / des (indicates an unspecified number) / quelques, certains (indicates part of a number or amount of people or things, not all of them)

no - non

any - aucun, quelque (in questions and negative sentences) / n’importe quel (no matter which one)

many - beaucoup de

few - peu de / quelques

most - le plus (greatest quantity of) / la plupart (majority of something)

other - autre

same - même

different - différent

enough - assez

one - un

two - deux

a few - quelques

first - premier

next = prochain

last (meaning “past”, e.g. “last Friday”) - dernier

last (meaning “final”) - dernier

easy - facile

hard - difficile

early -  tôt

late - tard

important - important

interesting -  intéressant

fun -  drôle / amusant

boring - ennuyeux 

beautiful - beau

big - grand 

small - petit

happy - heureux / content

sad - triste

busy -  occupé

excited -  excité/emballé

tired -  fatigué

ready - prêt

favorite -  favori/-ite, préféré/-ée

new - nouveau

right (meaning “correct”) - exact, juste (correct according to facts) / bon (right according to a particular situation)

wrong - faux, maivause (not correct) / pas le bon (not right, appropriate, or wrong correctly)

true - vrai (factual/correct) / véritable, réel (real/genuine)

Pronouns

Know them in the subject (“I”), direct object (“me”), indirect object (“to me”), and possessive (“my”) forms.

I - je / moi / me / mon

you - tu / toi / te / ton

she - elle / elle / se / sa

he - il / lui / se / son

it - il / ça / ça / son

we - nous / nous / nous / notre

you (plural) - vous / vous / vous / votre

they - ils, elles / se / eux, elles / leur

Nouns

If your language has grammatical gender, then learn each noun as “the [noun]” with “the” in the correct gender. (e.g. in Spanish, instead of learning language = “idioma”, learn language = “el idioma”.) This will help you remember the gender.

everything - tout

something - quelque chose

nothing - rien

everyone - chacun / tout le monde

someone - quelqu’un

no one - personne

(name of the language you’re studying) - le français

English - l’anglais

thing - le chose

person - la personne

place - le lieu

time (as in “a long time”) - le longtemps

time (as in “I did it 3 times”) - la fois

friend - l’ami (masculine) / l’amie (feminine)

woman - la femme

man - l’homme (masculine)

money - l’argent (masculine)

country - le pays

(name of your home country) - des Philippines

city - la ville

language - la langue

word - le mot

food - la nouritture

house - la maison

store - le magasin

office - le bureau

company - la compagnie

manager - le directeur, la directrice / le manager / le gérant, la gérante

coworker - le/la collègue

job - le travail

work (as in “I have a lot of work to do”) - travail

problem - le problème

question - le question

idea - l’idée (feminine)

life - la vie

world - le monde

day - le jour

year - l’an (masculine) / l’annee (feminine)

week - la semaine

month - le mois

hour - l’heure (feminine) 

mother, father, parent -  mère, père, parent

daughter, son, child - fille / fils / enfant

wife, husband - femme / mari

girlfriend, boyfriend - petite amie / petit ami

More Verbs

work (as in a person working) - travailler

work (meaning “to function”, e.g. “the TV works”) - marcher

see - voir

use - utiliser

should - devrais / devrait / devrions / devriez / devraient

believe - croir

practice -  s’entraîner

seem - sembler

come - venir

leave - partir

return - revenir / retourner

give - donner

take - prendre

bring - apporter

look for - chercher

find - trouver

get (meaning “obtain”) - avoir / trouver / acheter

receive - recevoir

buy - acheter

try - essayer

start -  commencer /  débuter / se mettre à

stop (doing something) -  arrêter / cesser

finish - finir

continue - continuer / se poursuivre

wake up - se reveiller

get up - se lever

eat- manger

eat breakfast (in several languages, this is a verb) - manger le petit déjeuner

eat lunch - manger déjeuner

eat dinner - manger dîner

happen - arriver / se passer

feel - senter

create (aka “make”) - faire / fabriquer

cause (aka “make”) - faire / rendre

meet (meeting someone for the first time) - rencontre / se recontre

meet (meaning “to bump into”) - renctontre

meet (an arranged meeting) - se rejoindre

ask (a question) - poser

ask for (aka “request”) - demander

wonder - se demander

reply - répondre

mean - signifier (to have a particular meaning OR to result in) / vouloir dire (intending to say or mean sth) / avoir l’intention de (to intend sth you do to have a particular effect) 

read - lire

write - écrire

listen - écouter

hear - entendre

remember - se rappeler / se souvenir de

forget - oublier

choose - choisir

decide - decider 

be born - naître

die - mourir

kill - tuer

live - vivre

stay - rester

change - changer

help - aider

send - envoyer

study -  étudier

improve - améliorer

hope - espérer

care -  s’intéresser à / se soucier de

Phrases

hello - bonjour

goodbye - au revoir

thank you - merci 

you’re welcome - de rien

excuse me (to get someone’s attention) - excuse-moi / excusez-moi

sorry - désolé

it’s fine (response to an apology) - c’est bon

please - s’il te plaît / s’il vous plaît

yes - oui

no - non

okay - d’accord

My name is - Je m’appelle

What’s your name? - Quel est votre nom ? / Quel est ton nom ?

Nice to meet you. - Enchanté.

How are you? - Comment ça va ?

I’m doing well, how about you? - Je vais bien, et toi ?

Sorry? / What? (if you didn’t hear something) - Pardon ?

How do you say ______? - Comment est-ce que tu dis ____ ?

What does ______ mean? - Qui signifie le/la ____ ?

I don’t understand. - Je ne comprends pas.

Could you repeat that? - Pourries-tu répéter ça ? / Pourriez-vous répéter ça ?

Could you speak more slowly, please? - Pourriez-vous parler plus lentement, s’il vous plait ? / Pourries-tu parler plus lentement, s’il te plait ?

Well (as in “well, I think…”) - Eh bien / Enfin

Really? - Vraiment ?

I guess that - Je suppose que

It’s hot. (talking about the weather) - Il fait chaud.

It’s cold. (talking about the weather) - Il fait froid.

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