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Useful Phrases [with pronunciation]
Hello -– Bonjour [bohn-joor]
Good morning — Bonjour
Good afternoon — Bonjour
Good evening –- Bonsoir [bohn-swa]
Good night — Bonne nuit [bun nwee]
How are you? –- Comment ça va? [koh moh sa vah?]
I’m fine. – Ça va bien. [sah vah bee-ehn]
Nice to meet you. – Enchanté [ohn shant ay]
What is your name? — Comment vous appelez-vous? [koh moh vooz appehlay voo?]
My name is… — Je m’appelle… [juh ma pell…]
Goodbye — Au revoir [oh reh vwa]
Thank you –- Merci [mehr see]
You’re welcome — (informal) De rien [deh ree-ehn]
— (formal) je vous en pris [juh vooz ehn pree]
Please — s’il vous plait [seel voo play]
Excuse me/pardon me – Pardonnez-moi [par dohn ay mwa]
I’m sorry -– Je m’excuse [juh mex kooz]
Yes/No – Oui/non [we]/[noh]
What time is it? — Quelle heure est-il? [kell uhr eh teel?]
Do you speak English? — Parlez-vous anglais? [par lay voo ahn glay?]
I don’t speak French. — Je ne parle pas français. [juh nuh parl pah frahnsay.]
I speak a little French. — Je parle un peu de français. [juh parl uhn puh duh frahnsay.]
How do you say…in French?– Comment dit-on…en français? [koh moh deet ohn…ehn frahnsay?]
I understand. — Je comprends. [juh kohm prehn]
I don’t understand. – Je ne comprends pas. [juh nuh kohm prehn pah].
Can you speak more slowly? – Plus lentement, s’il vous plaît. [ploo lehnt mehnt seel voo play.]
How? — Comment ? [koh moh?]
When? — Quand? [kohn]?
Who? — Qui? [kee?]
I/we — Je/Nous [juh/noo]
he/she — Il/Elle [eel/ehl]
you — Tu/Vous (“vous” is used for plural and formal address) [too/voo]
Mr. – Monsieur [mohn see uhr]
Miss/Mrs.– Mademoiselle/Madame [mah dehm mwa zell]/[mah dahm]
Finding Your Way Around
What time does the…leave? – À quelle heure part…..? [ah kell huhr pahr?]
Bus – Le bus [leh boos]
Train — Le train [leh trehn]
Boat — Le bateau [leh bahtoh]
Airplane – L’avion [lah vee-ohn]
Where is…? — Où est? [ooh ay]
Is it far to …? – C’est loin à…. [say lwahn ah…]
the airport? — L’aéroport [lehr-oh-pohr]
the bank? – La banque [lah bahnk]
the bus stop? — L’arrêt de bus [larray duh boos]
the grocery store? — Le marché [leh mahr shay]
the hospital? – L’hôpital [loh pea tahl]
the library? — La biliothèque [lah bib lee oh teck]
the post office? – La poste [lah pohst]
the toilet? — Les toilettes (où sont les toilettes?) [lay twalet]/[ooh sohn lay twalet?]
the train station? — La gare [lah gahr]
left – à gauche [ah gohsh]
right – à droit [ah dwaht]
straight — ahead tout droit [too dwaht]
north — au nord [oh nohr]
south – au sud [oh sood]
east — à l’est [ah lest]
west – à l’ouest [ah loo-est]
Numbers
One –- un [uhn]
Two –- deux [duh]
Three -– trois [twah]
Four -– quatre [kat]
Five –- cinq [sank]
Six –- six [sees]
Seven –- sept [set]
Eight –- huit [weet]
Nine –- neuf [nuhf]
Ten –- dix [dees]
Eleven –- onze [ohnz]
Twelve –- douze [dooz]
Thirteen –- treize [trehz]
Fourteen –- quatorze [katohrz]
Fifteen –- quinze [kanz]
Sixteen –- seize [sayz]
Seventeen — dix-sept [dees-ept]
Eighteen — dix-huit [dees-weet]
Nineteen — dix-neuf [dees nuhf]
Twenty –- vingt [vahn]
Twenty –- one– vingt-et-un [vahn-ay-uhn]
Thirty –- trente [trohnt]
Forty –- quarante [kayrahnt]
Fifty –- cinquante [sankahnt]
Sixty –- soixante [swazahnt]
Seventy — soixante-onze [swazahnt-ohnz]
Eighty – quatre-vingts [katra vahn]
Ninety — quatre-vingts-dix [katra vahn dees]
One hundred – cent [sohn]
Two hundred — deux cent [duh sohn]
Five hundred — cinq cent [sank sohn]
One thousand — mille [meel]
Five thousand — cinq mille [sank meel]
Emergencies
Help! – Au secours! Aidez-moi! [oh sekoor!] [Ayday-mwa!]
Fire! – Feu! [fuh!]
Watch out! – Attention! [ah-tohn-see-ohn!]
Please call a doctor/ambulance/fire brigade. – Appellez un medecin/ pompiers [ahpellay uhn mehdehsehn]/[pohmpea-ay]
I feel ill. – Je suis malade. [juh swee mahlahd]
Get away from me. – Laisse-moi tranquille (laisse-moi). [lehss mwa trahn keel]
Dining
I’m ready to order. –- Je suis prêt(e) à commander. [juh swee preht ah kohmahnday]
I am vegetarian. –- Je suis vegetarien(ne). [juh swee vehjaytahree-ehn]
I am allergic to… — Je suis allérgique… [juh swee ahlehrjeek]
Eggs –- aux oeufs [ohz uhffs]
Nuts –- aux noix [oh nwah]
Wheat — au blé [oh blay]
Dairy/Milk products –- au lait/aux produits laitiers [oh lay]/[oh prodwee lay-tee-ay]
bill/check — l’addition [lah dee-shee-ohn]
Can I have the bill? – L’addition, s’il vous plaît. [lah dee-shee-ohn, see voo play]
Is service included? – La service est comprise? [lah sehrvees ay kompreez?]
It is delicious/not very good. – C’est délicieux/ce n’est pas très bon. [say deh- lee- see- uhz/ suh nay pah tray bohn]
Breakfast – le petit déjeuner [luh pehtee dayjuhnay]
Lunch – le déjeuner [luh dayjuhay]
Dinner — le diner [luh deenay]
Dessert — le dessert [luh dayssehr]
Coffee – le café [luh kahfay]
Beer — la bière [lah bee-a-yer]
Wine – le vin [luh vehn]
Shopping
How much is it? – C’est combien? [say kombee-ehn?]
Can I try this on? – Puis-je l’essayer? [pwee juh less-ay-yay?]
Can you wrap this? Pourriez-vous l’emballer [poovay voo lumballay?]
Do you take credit cards? Acceptez-vous les cartes bleues? [Ahk-septay voo lay kart bluh?]
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