Basic Words

Other Basic French Words

pour	puʁ	for
par	paʁ	by; via
sur	syʁ	on
dans	dɑ̃	in2
en	ɑ̃	in2
avec	avɛk	with
dehors	dəɔʁ	outside, out
là	la	here, there; now
ici	isi	here
là-bas	laba	there, over there
mon	mõ	my (masculine)
ma	ma	my (feminine)
mes	me	my (plural)
votre	vɔtʁə	your
parce que	paʁsk(ə)	because
près de...	pʁe də, pʁɛd	near to...
près d'ici	pʁɛdisi	nearby, near here
loin	lwæ̃	far
très	tʁe	very
peu	pø	little, hardly
bien	bjæ̃	well; rather
assez	ase	quite; enough, sufficiently
trop	tʁo	too; too much
trop de...	tʁod	too much...; too many...
pas	pa	not
jamais	ʒame	never
toujours	tuʒuʁ	always; still
encore	ɑ̃kɔʁ	still, yet
plus	ply, plys	more
moins	mwæ̃	less, fewer
que	kə	that; what

Basic French Phrases

A few basic French phrases that might come in handy while visiting France might include: please, thank you, hello, goodbye, directions, bathroom, transportation and maybe even some menu items. It probably wouldn’t hurt to know the words hospital, emergency and police. Sure, you probably don’t like to think you might find yourself in a situation to need those words, but wouldn’t you rather be safe than sorry? Of course, if you can think of any other basic French phrases that you think you might need, by all means, learn them.

Common Basic French Phrases will include:

Bonjour;Good Day
Bonne nuit: Goodnight
Salut : Hi
Comment Ca Va? How do you do?
      >> Answer : ca va bien merci (when you are fine)   and Ca ne va pas (when you are not fine)
Au revoir: Goodbye
Au revoir mon ami : Goodbye my friend
D'accord: Ok
Oui ; Yes pronounce as sound {wi}
Non: No pronounces as English {No}
Monsieur: Mr.
Madame: Madame
Je voudrais=I want
Je veux atteindre …= I wanna go to …
Au secours!=help!