French Basics Vocabulary

le – the (masculine), la – the (feminine), les – the (plural), un – a / an (masculine), une – a / an (feminine), des – some, du – some / of the (masculine), de – of / from, à – to / at, et – and, ou – or, mais – but, donc – therefore / so, car – because / for, si – if / yes, que – that / which, qui – who / whom, quoi – what, où – where, quand – when, comme – like / as, pour – for, par – by / through, avec – with, sans – without, sur – on, sous – under, dans – in, entre – between, chez – at the home / at the place of,

je – I, tu – you (singular, informal), vous – you (plural/formal), il – he / it, elle – she / it, nous – we, ils – they (masculine/mixed), elles – they (feminine),

me – me / myself, te – you / yourself, lui – him / her / it, leur – them, se – oneself / themselves,

être – to be, avoir – to have, faire – to do / make, dire – to say / tell, aller – to go, venir – to come, voir – to see, savoir – to know (facts), pouvoir – can / to be able to, vouloir – to want, devoir – must / to have to, prendre – to take, donner – to give, mettre – to put, parler – to speak, trouver – to find, penser – to think, croire – to believe, aimer – to like / love, arriver – to arrive / happen, rester – to stay / remain, travailler – to work, vivre – to live, comprendre – to understand, apprendre – to learn, demander – to ask, répondre – to answer, ouvrir – to open, fermer – to close,

bonjour – hello / good morning, merci – thank you, oui – yes, non – no, s’il vous plaît – please, pardon – sorry / excuse me, excusez-moi – excuse me, d’accord – okay / alright, bien – well / good, mal – bad, beaucoup – a lot / many, peu – little / few, tout – all / everything, rien – nothing, quelque – some / a few, ici – here, là – there, aujourd’hui – today, demain – tomorrow, maintenant – now,

homme – man, femme – woman, enfant – child, ami – friend (male), personne – person, gens – people, maison – house, travail – work, temps – time / weather, jour – day, nuit – night, vie – life, monde – world, ville – city, pays – country, argent – money, eau – water, nourriture – food,