French Phrases: Basic French words and phrases

The following pages contain some basic French phrases and French words that will be useful in particular to travellers or those starting out on a French course.

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Basic French vocabulary and phrases

These pages contain essential French phrases and vocabulary that will be useful across many situations. If you are just starting out with French, start here!

Function Words: some Basic French words
Some of the common little 'function' words (prepositions, pronouns etc) that provide the 'glue' for making sentences. Available in Spanish.
Greetings in French
How to say hello, see you later etc. Now available in Spanish.
Basic French adjectives
Some basic adjectives of French such as big, small, nice etc.
Also available: Basic adjectives in Spanish.
NEW! Basic adjectives wordsearch
French nouns denoting people
Words for members of the family and other basic French words relating to people.
NEW! French people wordsearch
Colours in French
A list of basic French colour adjectives, plus more advanced information on complex colour names and colour modifiers.
NEW! French colours wordsearch
Subject pronouns in French
The French words for I, you, he, she etc
Common French verb forms
A list of the most frequently occurring French verb forms, with their English meanings plus links to full conjugation tables. This list gives you a quick way of finding the English meaning of some basic French verbs.
Object pronouns in French
The French words for me, him, her etc.
Basic clothing terms in French
Generic clothing terms plus terms for describing the material of clothes.
US place names in French
How to say where you come from: the French names of US cities and states.

French phrases for particular situations

Getting around town in French
Names of places, buildings and asking directions in French. Now available in Spanish
Around the house in French
Names of parts of the house (room and furniture) in French, plus how to talk about doing the housework in French.
Shopping in French
Names of shops and useful words and phrases for use inside the shop. Kerching!
NEW! Shopping wordsearch
Basic food vocabulary
Names of basic meats, fishes, seafood and fruits and vegetables.
NEW! Fruit and vegetables wordsearch
French menu terms
Understand the 'fancy' words that turn a mundane piece of fish into a blanquette of citronated paving stone.
Jobs and professions in French
Names of common job titles in French, split into various categories.
Taking transport in French
French transport phrases for getting around by taxi, coach, train etc., with a section on taking the train in France.
Computers and the Internet
Some French phrases for asking about Internet access, as well as specific facilities such as printing documents, accessing your penstick etc.
Money
How to change and deal with money in French, covering issues such as paying by credit card.
Time expressions in French
How to say phrases such as see you tomorrow in French, plus items such as names of days of the week.
Health
School subjects in French
List of school and university subjects:
 educational establishments in French.
 phrases for talking about school and education

Watch this space...!

New pages will be added to this section on a regular basis!



Page written by Neil Coffey. Copyright (c) Javamex UK 2008. All rights reserved.
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