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1 BASIC PHRASES LES EXPRESSIONS DE BASE
Bonjour bɔ ʒuʀHello Good day Good
morning
Bonsoir bɔ swaʀGood evening
Bonne nuit bɔn nɥiGood night (only said
when going to bed)
Salut salyHi Bye
Au revoir ɔʀ(ə)vwaʀGoodbye
Sil vous plaicirct Sil te
plaicirctsil vu plɛPlease (formal informal)
Merci (beaucoup) mɛʀsi bokuThank you (very much)
De rien də ʀjɛ Youre welcome
Je vous en prie ʒəvu zɑ priYoure welcome (formal)
Go ahead
Bienvenu(e) bjɛ vənyWelcome (also Yourewelcome in Quebec)
Allons-y alɔ ziLets go
A tout agrave lheure
a tu ta lœʀSee you in a little while
A plus tard a ply taʀSee you later
A bientocirct a bjɛ toSee you soon
A demain a dəmɛ See you tomorrow
Je suis deacutesoleacute(e) dezɔleIm sorry
Pardon paʀdɔ Excuse me (pushingthrough a crowd) Sorry (stepped onsomeones foot)
Excusez-moi ekskyze mwaExcuse me (gettingsomeones attention) Imsorry (more formalapology)
Comment allez-vous kɔmɑ tale vuHow are you (formal)
Je vais bien ʒə ve bjɛ Im fine
Tregraves bien mal pas mal tʀɛ bjɛ mal pa malVery good bad not bad
Ccedila va sa vaHow are you (informal)
Ccedila va sa vaIm fine (informalresponse to Ccedila va )
Oui non wi nɔ Yes no
Comment vous appelez-vous kɔmɑ vu zaple vuWhats your name(formal)
Tu tappelles comment
ty tapɛl kɔmɑ Whats your name(informal)
Je mappelle ʒə mapɛlMy name is
Enchanteacute(e) Monsieur Madame Mesdames et Messieurs
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ɑ ʃɑ te Nice to meet you
Mademoiselle məsjoslash madammadwazɛlMister Misses Miss
medam mesjoslashLadies and gentlemen
Vous ecirctes dougrave Vous
venez dougrave vu zɛt du vu vəne duWhere are you from(formal)
Tu es dougrave Tu viens
dougrave ty ɛ du ty vjɛ duWhere are you from(informal)
Je suis de Je viens
deʒə sɥi də ʒə vjɛ dəI am from
Ougrave habitez-vous u abite vuWhere do you live(formal)
Tu habites ougrave ty abit uWhere do you live(informal)
Jhabite agraveʒabit aI live in
Quel acircge avez-vous kɛl ɑʒ ave vuHow old are you (formal)
Tu as quel acircge ty ɑ kɛl ɑʒHow old are you(informal)
Jai ____ ans ʒe __ ɑ I am ____ years old
Parlez-vous franccedilais Tu parles anglais paʀle vu frɑ sɛ ty paʀlɑ glɛ
Do you speak French(formal) Do you speakEnglish (informal)
Je parle allemand ʒə paʀl almɑ
I speak German
Je ne parle pas
espagnol
ʒə nə paʀl pa ɛspaɲɔlI dont speak Spanish
Comprenez-vous Tu
comprends kɔ pʀəne vu ty kɔ pʀɑ Do you understand(formal informal)
Je comprendsʒə kɔ pʀɑ I understand
Je ne comprends pas ʒə nə kɔ pʀɑ paI dont understand
Pouvez-vous maider Tu peux maider puve vu mede ty poslashmedeCan you help me (formal informal)
Bien sucircr bjɛ syʀOf course
Comment kɔmɑ What Pardon
Tenez Tiens təne tjɛ Hey Here (formal
informal)
Je sais ʒə sɛI know
Je ne sais pasʒən sɛ paI dont know
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Ougrave est Ougrave sont u ɛ u sɔ Where is Where are
Voici Voilagrave vwasi vwalaHere isare There itis
Il y a Il y avait il i a il i avɛThere is are Therewas were
Comment dit-on ____ en
franccedilais kɔmɑ di tɔ __ ɑ fʀɑ sɛHow do you say ____ inFrench
Quest-ce que cest que
ccedila kɛs kə sɛ kə saWhat is that
Quest-ce quil y a kɛs kil i aWhats the matter
Ccedila ne fait rien sa nə fɛ ʀjɛ It doesnt matter
Quest-ce qui se passe kɛs ki sə pasWhats happening
Je nai aucune ideacutee ʒə ne okyn ideI have no idea
Je suis fatigueacute(e) Je suismaladeʒə sɥi fatiɡe ʒə sɥimaladIm tired Im sick
Jai faim Jai soif ʒe fɛ ʒe swafIm hungry Im thirsty
Jai chaud Jai froid ʒe ʃo ʒe fʀwɑIm hot Im cold
Je mennuie ʒə mɑ nɥi
Im bored
Ccedila mest eacutegal Je
men fiche sa mɛ teɡal ʒə mɑ fiʃ
Its the same to me Idont care (informal)
Ne vous en faites pas
Ne ten fais pas nə vu ɑ fɛt pa nə tɑ fɛ
pa
Dont worry (formal informal)
Ce nest pas grave sə nɛ pa gʀavIts no problem Itsalright
Jai oublieacute ʒe ublijeI forgot
Je dois y aller ʒə dwa i aleI must go
A vos souhaits A tes
souhaits
a vo swɛ a te swɛBless you (formal informal)
Feacutelicitations
felisitasjɔ Congratulations
Bonne chance
bɔn ʃɑ sGood luck
Cest agrave vous Cest agrave toi
sɛ ta vu sɛ ta twɑIts your turn (formal informal)
Taisez-vous Tais-toi
tɛze vu tɛ twɑShut up Be quiet(formal informal)
Je vous aime Je taime ʒə vu zɛm ʒə tɛmI love you (formal amp
plural informal)
Tu me manques ty mə mɑ kI miss you (informal)
Quoi de neuf kwɑ də nœfWhats new
Pas grand-chose pa gʀɑ ʃoz
Not a whole lot
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2 ALPHABET LALPHABET
a a j ʒi s ɛs
b be k ka t te
c se l ɛl u y
d de m ɛm v ve
e ə n ɛn w dubləve
f ɛf o o x iks
g ʒɜ p pe y igrɛk
h aʃ q ky z zɛd
i i r ɛʀ
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3 PRONUNCIATION LA PRONONCIATION
French Vowels
IPA Phoneticspelling Sample word
s
Generalspelling s
[i] Ee vie midi litriz
i y
[y] ee rounded rue justissu usine
U
[e] Ay bleacute nezcahier pied
eacute etfinal erand ez
[oslash] ay rounded jeu yeuxqueue bleu
Eu
[[[[ǫ]ǫ]ǫ]ǫ] Eh lait ailebalai reine
e egraveecirc ai eiais
[œ] eh rounded sœur œuffleur beurre
œu eu
[a] Ah chat amipapa salade
a agrave acirc
[ɑɑɑɑ] ah longer bas acircnegracirccechacircteau
a acirc
[u] Oo loup coucaillou outil
Ou
[o] Oh eau dosescargothocirctel
o ocirc
[ǤǤǤǤ] Aw sol pommeclochehorloge
O
[əəəə] Uh
fenecirctregenouchevalcerise
E
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French Consonants
ex + vowel egz examen exercice
ex + consonant eks exceptionnel expression
ch (Latin origin) sh architecte archives ch (Greek origin) K orchestre archeacuteologie
ti + vowel (excepteacute)
see deacutemocratie nation
c + e i y or ccedil S cent ceinture maccedilon
c + a o u K caillou car cube
g + e i y zh genou gingembre
g + a o u G gomme ganglion
Th T maths thegraveme thym
J zh jambe jus jeune
qu final q K que quoi grecque
H silent haricot herbe hasard
vowel + s + vowel Z rose falaise casino
x + vowel Z six ans beaux arts
final x S six dix soixante (these 3only)
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4 USEFUL WORDS LES MOTS UTILES
Its Thats cest sɛ There isare il y a il i a
Thereisare
Voilagrave vwala Here isare voici vwasi
and Et e always toujours tuʒuʀ
but Mais mɛ often souvent suvɑ
now maintenant mɛ tnɑ sometimes quelquefois kɛlkəfwa
especially Surtout syʀtu usually dhabitude dabityd
except Sauf sof also too aussi osi
of course bien sucircr bjɛ syʀ again encore ɑ kɔʀ
so socomme
ci comme ccedila kɔm si kɔmsa
late en retard ɑ ʀətaʀ
not bad pas mal pa mal almost presque pʀɛsk
book le livre lə livʀ friend (fem) une amie y nami
pencil le crayon lə kʀɛjɔ friend(masc)
un ami œ nami
Pen le stylo lə stilo woman une femme yn fam
paper le papier lə papje man un homme œ nɔm
Dog le chien lə ʃjɛ girl une fille yn fij
Cat le chat lə ʃa boy un garccedilon œ gaʀsɔ
money largent (m) laʀʒɑ job work le travail lə tʀavaj
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5 SUBJECT PRONOUNS LES PRONOMS SUJETS
Subject Pronouns
je ʒə I nous nu We
tu tyYou(informal)
vous vuYou (formal and
plural)
il
elle
on
ilɛlɔ
HeSheOne
ils
elles
ilɛl
They (masc)They (fem)
Il and elle can also mean it when they replace a noun (il replacesmasculine nouns and elle replaces feminine nouns) instead of apersons name Ils and elles can replace plural nouns as well in
the same way Notice there are two ways to say you Tu is usedwhen speaking to children animals or close friends and relativesVous is used when speaking to more than one person or tosomeone you dont know or who is older On can be translated intoEnglish as one the people we they or you
Tutoyer and vouvoyer are two verbs that have no direct translationinto English Tutoyer means to use tu or be informal with someonewhile vouvoyer means to use vous or be formal with someone
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ɑ ʃɑ te Nice to meet you
Mademoiselle məsjoslash madammadwazɛlMister Misses Miss
medam mesjoslashLadies and gentlemen
Vous ecirctes dougrave Vous
venez dougrave vu zɛt du vu vəne duWhere are you from(formal)
Tu es dougrave Tu viens
dougrave ty ɛ du ty vjɛ duWhere are you from(informal)
Je suis de Je viens
deʒə sɥi də ʒə vjɛ dəI am from
Ougrave habitez-vous u abite vuWhere do you live(formal)
Tu habites ougrave ty abit uWhere do you live(informal)
Jhabite agraveʒabit aI live in
Quel acircge avez-vous kɛl ɑʒ ave vuHow old are you (formal)
Tu as quel acircge ty ɑ kɛl ɑʒHow old are you(informal)
Jai ____ ans ʒe __ ɑ I am ____ years old
Parlez-vous franccedilais Tu parles anglais paʀle vu frɑ sɛ ty paʀlɑ glɛ
Do you speak French(formal) Do you speakEnglish (informal)
Je parle allemand ʒə paʀl almɑ
I speak German
Je ne parle pas
espagnol
ʒə nə paʀl pa ɛspaɲɔlI dont speak Spanish
Comprenez-vous Tu
comprends kɔ pʀəne vu ty kɔ pʀɑ Do you understand(formal informal)
Je comprendsʒə kɔ pʀɑ I understand
Je ne comprends pas ʒə nə kɔ pʀɑ paI dont understand
Pouvez-vous maider Tu peux maider puve vu mede ty poslashmedeCan you help me (formal informal)
Bien sucircr bjɛ syʀOf course
Comment kɔmɑ What Pardon
Tenez Tiens təne tjɛ Hey Here (formal
informal)
Je sais ʒə sɛI know
Je ne sais pasʒən sɛ paI dont know
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Ougrave est Ougrave sont u ɛ u sɔ Where is Where are
Voici Voilagrave vwasi vwalaHere isare There itis
Il y a Il y avait il i a il i avɛThere is are Therewas were
Comment dit-on ____ en
franccedilais kɔmɑ di tɔ __ ɑ fʀɑ sɛHow do you say ____ inFrench
Quest-ce que cest que
ccedila kɛs kə sɛ kə saWhat is that
Quest-ce quil y a kɛs kil i aWhats the matter
Ccedila ne fait rien sa nə fɛ ʀjɛ It doesnt matter
Quest-ce qui se passe kɛs ki sə pasWhats happening
Je nai aucune ideacutee ʒə ne okyn ideI have no idea
Je suis fatigueacute(e) Je suismaladeʒə sɥi fatiɡe ʒə sɥimaladIm tired Im sick
Jai faim Jai soif ʒe fɛ ʒe swafIm hungry Im thirsty
Jai chaud Jai froid ʒe ʃo ʒe fʀwɑIm hot Im cold
Je mennuie ʒə mɑ nɥi
Im bored
Ccedila mest eacutegal Je
men fiche sa mɛ teɡal ʒə mɑ fiʃ
Its the same to me Idont care (informal)
Ne vous en faites pas
Ne ten fais pas nə vu ɑ fɛt pa nə tɑ fɛ
pa
Dont worry (formal informal)
Ce nest pas grave sə nɛ pa gʀavIts no problem Itsalright
Jai oublieacute ʒe ublijeI forgot
Je dois y aller ʒə dwa i aleI must go
A vos souhaits A tes
souhaits
a vo swɛ a te swɛBless you (formal informal)
Feacutelicitations
felisitasjɔ Congratulations
Bonne chance
bɔn ʃɑ sGood luck
Cest agrave vous Cest agrave toi
sɛ ta vu sɛ ta twɑIts your turn (formal informal)
Taisez-vous Tais-toi
tɛze vu tɛ twɑShut up Be quiet(formal informal)
Je vous aime Je taime ʒə vu zɛm ʒə tɛmI love you (formal amp
plural informal)
Tu me manques ty mə mɑ kI miss you (informal)
Quoi de neuf kwɑ də nœfWhats new
Pas grand-chose pa gʀɑ ʃoz
Not a whole lot
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2 ALPHABET LALPHABET
a a j ʒi s ɛs
b be k ka t te
c se l ɛl u y
d de m ɛm v ve
e ə n ɛn w dubləve
f ɛf o o x iks
g ʒɜ p pe y igrɛk
h aʃ q ky z zɛd
i i r ɛʀ
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3 PRONUNCIATION LA PRONONCIATION
French Vowels
IPA Phoneticspelling Sample word
s
Generalspelling s
[i] Ee vie midi litriz
i y
[y] ee rounded rue justissu usine
U
[e] Ay bleacute nezcahier pied
eacute etfinal erand ez
[oslash] ay rounded jeu yeuxqueue bleu
Eu
[[[[ǫ]ǫ]ǫ]ǫ] Eh lait ailebalai reine
e egraveecirc ai eiais
[œ] eh rounded sœur œuffleur beurre
œu eu
[a] Ah chat amipapa salade
a agrave acirc
[ɑɑɑɑ] ah longer bas acircnegracirccechacircteau
a acirc
[u] Oo loup coucaillou outil
Ou
[o] Oh eau dosescargothocirctel
o ocirc
[ǤǤǤǤ] Aw sol pommeclochehorloge
O
[əəəə] Uh
fenecirctregenouchevalcerise
E
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French Consonants
ex + vowel egz examen exercice
ex + consonant eks exceptionnel expression
ch (Latin origin) sh architecte archives ch (Greek origin) K orchestre archeacuteologie
ti + vowel (excepteacute)
see deacutemocratie nation
c + e i y or ccedil S cent ceinture maccedilon
c + a o u K caillou car cube
g + e i y zh genou gingembre
g + a o u G gomme ganglion
Th T maths thegraveme thym
J zh jambe jus jeune
qu final q K que quoi grecque
H silent haricot herbe hasard
vowel + s + vowel Z rose falaise casino
x + vowel Z six ans beaux arts
final x S six dix soixante (these 3only)
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4 USEFUL WORDS LES MOTS UTILES
Its Thats cest sɛ There isare il y a il i a
Thereisare
Voilagrave vwala Here isare voici vwasi
and Et e always toujours tuʒuʀ
but Mais mɛ often souvent suvɑ
now maintenant mɛ tnɑ sometimes quelquefois kɛlkəfwa
especially Surtout syʀtu usually dhabitude dabityd
except Sauf sof also too aussi osi
of course bien sucircr bjɛ syʀ again encore ɑ kɔʀ
so socomme
ci comme ccedila kɔm si kɔmsa
late en retard ɑ ʀətaʀ
not bad pas mal pa mal almost presque pʀɛsk
book le livre lə livʀ friend (fem) une amie y nami
pencil le crayon lə kʀɛjɔ friend(masc)
un ami œ nami
Pen le stylo lə stilo woman une femme yn fam
paper le papier lə papje man un homme œ nɔm
Dog le chien lə ʃjɛ girl une fille yn fij
Cat le chat lə ʃa boy un garccedilon œ gaʀsɔ
money largent (m) laʀʒɑ job work le travail lə tʀavaj
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5 SUBJECT PRONOUNS LES PRONOMS SUJETS
Subject Pronouns
je ʒə I nous nu We
tu tyYou(informal)
vous vuYou (formal and
plural)
il
elle
on
ilɛlɔ
HeSheOne
ils
elles
ilɛl
They (masc)They (fem)
Il and elle can also mean it when they replace a noun (il replacesmasculine nouns and elle replaces feminine nouns) instead of apersons name Ils and elles can replace plural nouns as well in
the same way Notice there are two ways to say you Tu is usedwhen speaking to children animals or close friends and relativesVous is used when speaking to more than one person or tosomeone you dont know or who is older On can be translated intoEnglish as one the people we they or you
Tutoyer and vouvoyer are two verbs that have no direct translationinto English Tutoyer means to use tu or be informal with someonewhile vouvoyer means to use vous or be formal with someone
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Ougrave est Ougrave sont u ɛ u sɔ Where is Where are
Voici Voilagrave vwasi vwalaHere isare There itis
Il y a Il y avait il i a il i avɛThere is are Therewas were
Comment dit-on ____ en
franccedilais kɔmɑ di tɔ __ ɑ fʀɑ sɛHow do you say ____ inFrench
Quest-ce que cest que
ccedila kɛs kə sɛ kə saWhat is that
Quest-ce quil y a kɛs kil i aWhats the matter
Ccedila ne fait rien sa nə fɛ ʀjɛ It doesnt matter
Quest-ce qui se passe kɛs ki sə pasWhats happening
Je nai aucune ideacutee ʒə ne okyn ideI have no idea
Je suis fatigueacute(e) Je suismaladeʒə sɥi fatiɡe ʒə sɥimaladIm tired Im sick
Jai faim Jai soif ʒe fɛ ʒe swafIm hungry Im thirsty
Jai chaud Jai froid ʒe ʃo ʒe fʀwɑIm hot Im cold
Je mennuie ʒə mɑ nɥi
Im bored
Ccedila mest eacutegal Je
men fiche sa mɛ teɡal ʒə mɑ fiʃ
Its the same to me Idont care (informal)
Ne vous en faites pas
Ne ten fais pas nə vu ɑ fɛt pa nə tɑ fɛ
pa
Dont worry (formal informal)
Ce nest pas grave sə nɛ pa gʀavIts no problem Itsalright
Jai oublieacute ʒe ublijeI forgot
Je dois y aller ʒə dwa i aleI must go
A vos souhaits A tes
souhaits
a vo swɛ a te swɛBless you (formal informal)
Feacutelicitations
felisitasjɔ Congratulations
Bonne chance
bɔn ʃɑ sGood luck
Cest agrave vous Cest agrave toi
sɛ ta vu sɛ ta twɑIts your turn (formal informal)
Taisez-vous Tais-toi
tɛze vu tɛ twɑShut up Be quiet(formal informal)
Je vous aime Je taime ʒə vu zɛm ʒə tɛmI love you (formal amp
plural informal)
Tu me manques ty mə mɑ kI miss you (informal)
Quoi de neuf kwɑ də nœfWhats new
Pas grand-chose pa gʀɑ ʃoz
Not a whole lot
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2 ALPHABET LALPHABET
a a j ʒi s ɛs
b be k ka t te
c se l ɛl u y
d de m ɛm v ve
e ə n ɛn w dubləve
f ɛf o o x iks
g ʒɜ p pe y igrɛk
h aʃ q ky z zɛd
i i r ɛʀ
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3 PRONUNCIATION LA PRONONCIATION
French Vowels
IPA Phoneticspelling Sample word
s
Generalspelling s
[i] Ee vie midi litriz
i y
[y] ee rounded rue justissu usine
U
[e] Ay bleacute nezcahier pied
eacute etfinal erand ez
[oslash] ay rounded jeu yeuxqueue bleu
Eu
[[[[ǫ]ǫ]ǫ]ǫ] Eh lait ailebalai reine
e egraveecirc ai eiais
[œ] eh rounded sœur œuffleur beurre
œu eu
[a] Ah chat amipapa salade
a agrave acirc
[ɑɑɑɑ] ah longer bas acircnegracirccechacircteau
a acirc
[u] Oo loup coucaillou outil
Ou
[o] Oh eau dosescargothocirctel
o ocirc
[ǤǤǤǤ] Aw sol pommeclochehorloge
O
[əəəə] Uh
fenecirctregenouchevalcerise
E
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French Consonants
ex + vowel egz examen exercice
ex + consonant eks exceptionnel expression
ch (Latin origin) sh architecte archives ch (Greek origin) K orchestre archeacuteologie
ti + vowel (excepteacute)
see deacutemocratie nation
c + e i y or ccedil S cent ceinture maccedilon
c + a o u K caillou car cube
g + e i y zh genou gingembre
g + a o u G gomme ganglion
Th T maths thegraveme thym
J zh jambe jus jeune
qu final q K que quoi grecque
H silent haricot herbe hasard
vowel + s + vowel Z rose falaise casino
x + vowel Z six ans beaux arts
final x S six dix soixante (these 3only)
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4 USEFUL WORDS LES MOTS UTILES
Its Thats cest sɛ There isare il y a il i a
Thereisare
Voilagrave vwala Here isare voici vwasi
and Et e always toujours tuʒuʀ
but Mais mɛ often souvent suvɑ
now maintenant mɛ tnɑ sometimes quelquefois kɛlkəfwa
especially Surtout syʀtu usually dhabitude dabityd
except Sauf sof also too aussi osi
of course bien sucircr bjɛ syʀ again encore ɑ kɔʀ
so socomme
ci comme ccedila kɔm si kɔmsa
late en retard ɑ ʀətaʀ
not bad pas mal pa mal almost presque pʀɛsk
book le livre lə livʀ friend (fem) une amie y nami
pencil le crayon lə kʀɛjɔ friend(masc)
un ami œ nami
Pen le stylo lə stilo woman une femme yn fam
paper le papier lə papje man un homme œ nɔm
Dog le chien lə ʃjɛ girl une fille yn fij
Cat le chat lə ʃa boy un garccedilon œ gaʀsɔ
money largent (m) laʀʒɑ job work le travail lə tʀavaj
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5 SUBJECT PRONOUNS LES PRONOMS SUJETS
Subject Pronouns
je ʒə I nous nu We
tu tyYou(informal)
vous vuYou (formal and
plural)
il
elle
on
ilɛlɔ
HeSheOne
ils
elles
ilɛl
They (masc)They (fem)
Il and elle can also mean it when they replace a noun (il replacesmasculine nouns and elle replaces feminine nouns) instead of apersons name Ils and elles can replace plural nouns as well in
the same way Notice there are two ways to say you Tu is usedwhen speaking to children animals or close friends and relativesVous is used when speaking to more than one person or tosomeone you dont know or who is older On can be translated intoEnglish as one the people we they or you
Tutoyer and vouvoyer are two verbs that have no direct translationinto English Tutoyer means to use tu or be informal with someonewhile vouvoyer means to use vous or be formal with someone
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2 ALPHABET LALPHABET
a a j ʒi s ɛs
b be k ka t te
c se l ɛl u y
d de m ɛm v ve
e ə n ɛn w dubləve
f ɛf o o x iks
g ʒɜ p pe y igrɛk
h aʃ q ky z zɛd
i i r ɛʀ
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3 PRONUNCIATION LA PRONONCIATION
French Vowels
IPA Phoneticspelling Sample word
s
Generalspelling s
[i] Ee vie midi litriz
i y
[y] ee rounded rue justissu usine
U
[e] Ay bleacute nezcahier pied
eacute etfinal erand ez
[oslash] ay rounded jeu yeuxqueue bleu
Eu
[[[[ǫ]ǫ]ǫ]ǫ] Eh lait ailebalai reine
e egraveecirc ai eiais
[œ] eh rounded sœur œuffleur beurre
œu eu
[a] Ah chat amipapa salade
a agrave acirc
[ɑɑɑɑ] ah longer bas acircnegracirccechacircteau
a acirc
[u] Oo loup coucaillou outil
Ou
[o] Oh eau dosescargothocirctel
o ocirc
[ǤǤǤǤ] Aw sol pommeclochehorloge
O
[əəəə] Uh
fenecirctregenouchevalcerise
E
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French Consonants
ex + vowel egz examen exercice
ex + consonant eks exceptionnel expression
ch (Latin origin) sh architecte archives ch (Greek origin) K orchestre archeacuteologie
ti + vowel (excepteacute)
see deacutemocratie nation
c + e i y or ccedil S cent ceinture maccedilon
c + a o u K caillou car cube
g + e i y zh genou gingembre
g + a o u G gomme ganglion
Th T maths thegraveme thym
J zh jambe jus jeune
qu final q K que quoi grecque
H silent haricot herbe hasard
vowel + s + vowel Z rose falaise casino
x + vowel Z six ans beaux arts
final x S six dix soixante (these 3only)
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4 USEFUL WORDS LES MOTS UTILES
Its Thats cest sɛ There isare il y a il i a
Thereisare
Voilagrave vwala Here isare voici vwasi
and Et e always toujours tuʒuʀ
but Mais mɛ often souvent suvɑ
now maintenant mɛ tnɑ sometimes quelquefois kɛlkəfwa
especially Surtout syʀtu usually dhabitude dabityd
except Sauf sof also too aussi osi
of course bien sucircr bjɛ syʀ again encore ɑ kɔʀ
so socomme
ci comme ccedila kɔm si kɔmsa
late en retard ɑ ʀətaʀ
not bad pas mal pa mal almost presque pʀɛsk
book le livre lə livʀ friend (fem) une amie y nami
pencil le crayon lə kʀɛjɔ friend(masc)
un ami œ nami
Pen le stylo lə stilo woman une femme yn fam
paper le papier lə papje man un homme œ nɔm
Dog le chien lə ʃjɛ girl une fille yn fij
Cat le chat lə ʃa boy un garccedilon œ gaʀsɔ
money largent (m) laʀʒɑ job work le travail lə tʀavaj
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5 SUBJECT PRONOUNS LES PRONOMS SUJETS
Subject Pronouns
je ʒə I nous nu We
tu tyYou(informal)
vous vuYou (formal and
plural)
il
elle
on
ilɛlɔ
HeSheOne
ils
elles
ilɛl
They (masc)They (fem)
Il and elle can also mean it when they replace a noun (il replacesmasculine nouns and elle replaces feminine nouns) instead of apersons name Ils and elles can replace plural nouns as well in
the same way Notice there are two ways to say you Tu is usedwhen speaking to children animals or close friends and relativesVous is used when speaking to more than one person or tosomeone you dont know or who is older On can be translated intoEnglish as one the people we they or you
Tutoyer and vouvoyer are two verbs that have no direct translationinto English Tutoyer means to use tu or be informal with someonewhile vouvoyer means to use vous or be formal with someone
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3 PRONUNCIATION LA PRONONCIATION
French Vowels
IPA Phoneticspelling Sample word
s
Generalspelling s
[i] Ee vie midi litriz
i y
[y] ee rounded rue justissu usine
U
[e] Ay bleacute nezcahier pied
eacute etfinal erand ez
[oslash] ay rounded jeu yeuxqueue bleu
Eu
[[[[ǫ]ǫ]ǫ]ǫ] Eh lait ailebalai reine
e egraveecirc ai eiais
[œ] eh rounded sœur œuffleur beurre
œu eu
[a] Ah chat amipapa salade
a agrave acirc
[ɑɑɑɑ] ah longer bas acircnegracirccechacircteau
a acirc
[u] Oo loup coucaillou outil
Ou
[o] Oh eau dosescargothocirctel
o ocirc
[ǤǤǤǤ] Aw sol pommeclochehorloge
O
[əəəə] Uh
fenecirctregenouchevalcerise
E
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French Consonants
ex + vowel egz examen exercice
ex + consonant eks exceptionnel expression
ch (Latin origin) sh architecte archives ch (Greek origin) K orchestre archeacuteologie
ti + vowel (excepteacute)
see deacutemocratie nation
c + e i y or ccedil S cent ceinture maccedilon
c + a o u K caillou car cube
g + e i y zh genou gingembre
g + a o u G gomme ganglion
Th T maths thegraveme thym
J zh jambe jus jeune
qu final q K que quoi grecque
H silent haricot herbe hasard
vowel + s + vowel Z rose falaise casino
x + vowel Z six ans beaux arts
final x S six dix soixante (these 3only)
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4 USEFUL WORDS LES MOTS UTILES
Its Thats cest sɛ There isare il y a il i a
Thereisare
Voilagrave vwala Here isare voici vwasi
and Et e always toujours tuʒuʀ
but Mais mɛ often souvent suvɑ
now maintenant mɛ tnɑ sometimes quelquefois kɛlkəfwa
especially Surtout syʀtu usually dhabitude dabityd
except Sauf sof also too aussi osi
of course bien sucircr bjɛ syʀ again encore ɑ kɔʀ
so socomme
ci comme ccedila kɔm si kɔmsa
late en retard ɑ ʀətaʀ
not bad pas mal pa mal almost presque pʀɛsk
book le livre lə livʀ friend (fem) une amie y nami
pencil le crayon lə kʀɛjɔ friend(masc)
un ami œ nami
Pen le stylo lə stilo woman une femme yn fam
paper le papier lə papje man un homme œ nɔm
Dog le chien lə ʃjɛ girl une fille yn fij
Cat le chat lə ʃa boy un garccedilon œ gaʀsɔ
money largent (m) laʀʒɑ job work le travail lə tʀavaj
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5 SUBJECT PRONOUNS LES PRONOMS SUJETS
Subject Pronouns
je ʒə I nous nu We
tu tyYou(informal)
vous vuYou (formal and
plural)
il
elle
on
ilɛlɔ
HeSheOne
ils
elles
ilɛl
They (masc)They (fem)
Il and elle can also mean it when they replace a noun (il replacesmasculine nouns and elle replaces feminine nouns) instead of apersons name Ils and elles can replace plural nouns as well in
the same way Notice there are two ways to say you Tu is usedwhen speaking to children animals or close friends and relativesVous is used when speaking to more than one person or tosomeone you dont know or who is older On can be translated intoEnglish as one the people we they or you
Tutoyer and vouvoyer are two verbs that have no direct translationinto English Tutoyer means to use tu or be informal with someonewhile vouvoyer means to use vous or be formal with someone
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French Consonants
ex + vowel egz examen exercice
ex + consonant eks exceptionnel expression
ch (Latin origin) sh architecte archives ch (Greek origin) K orchestre archeacuteologie
ti + vowel (excepteacute)
see deacutemocratie nation
c + e i y or ccedil S cent ceinture maccedilon
c + a o u K caillou car cube
g + e i y zh genou gingembre
g + a o u G gomme ganglion
Th T maths thegraveme thym
J zh jambe jus jeune
qu final q K que quoi grecque
H silent haricot herbe hasard
vowel + s + vowel Z rose falaise casino
x + vowel Z six ans beaux arts
final x S six dix soixante (these 3only)
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4 USEFUL WORDS LES MOTS UTILES
Its Thats cest sɛ There isare il y a il i a
Thereisare
Voilagrave vwala Here isare voici vwasi
and Et e always toujours tuʒuʀ
but Mais mɛ often souvent suvɑ
now maintenant mɛ tnɑ sometimes quelquefois kɛlkəfwa
especially Surtout syʀtu usually dhabitude dabityd
except Sauf sof also too aussi osi
of course bien sucircr bjɛ syʀ again encore ɑ kɔʀ
so socomme
ci comme ccedila kɔm si kɔmsa
late en retard ɑ ʀətaʀ
not bad pas mal pa mal almost presque pʀɛsk
book le livre lə livʀ friend (fem) une amie y nami
pencil le crayon lə kʀɛjɔ friend(masc)
un ami œ nami
Pen le stylo lə stilo woman une femme yn fam
paper le papier lə papje man un homme œ nɔm
Dog le chien lə ʃjɛ girl une fille yn fij
Cat le chat lə ʃa boy un garccedilon œ gaʀsɔ
money largent (m) laʀʒɑ job work le travail lə tʀavaj
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5 SUBJECT PRONOUNS LES PRONOMS SUJETS
Subject Pronouns
je ʒə I nous nu We
tu tyYou(informal)
vous vuYou (formal and
plural)
il
elle
on
ilɛlɔ
HeSheOne
ils
elles
ilɛl
They (masc)They (fem)
Il and elle can also mean it when they replace a noun (il replacesmasculine nouns and elle replaces feminine nouns) instead of apersons name Ils and elles can replace plural nouns as well in
the same way Notice there are two ways to say you Tu is usedwhen speaking to children animals or close friends and relativesVous is used when speaking to more than one person or tosomeone you dont know or who is older On can be translated intoEnglish as one the people we they or you
Tutoyer and vouvoyer are two verbs that have no direct translationinto English Tutoyer means to use tu or be informal with someonewhile vouvoyer means to use vous or be formal with someone
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4 USEFUL WORDS LES MOTS UTILES
Its Thats cest sɛ There isare il y a il i a
Thereisare
Voilagrave vwala Here isare voici vwasi
and Et e always toujours tuʒuʀ
but Mais mɛ often souvent suvɑ
now maintenant mɛ tnɑ sometimes quelquefois kɛlkəfwa
especially Surtout syʀtu usually dhabitude dabityd
except Sauf sof also too aussi osi
of course bien sucircr bjɛ syʀ again encore ɑ kɔʀ
so socomme
ci comme ccedila kɔm si kɔmsa
late en retard ɑ ʀətaʀ
not bad pas mal pa mal almost presque pʀɛsk
book le livre lə livʀ friend (fem) une amie y nami
pencil le crayon lə kʀɛjɔ friend(masc)
un ami œ nami
Pen le stylo lə stilo woman une femme yn fam
paper le papier lə papje man un homme œ nɔm
Dog le chien lə ʃjɛ girl une fille yn fij
Cat le chat lə ʃa boy un garccedilon œ gaʀsɔ
money largent (m) laʀʒɑ job work le travail lə tʀavaj
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5 SUBJECT PRONOUNS LES PRONOMS SUJETS
Subject Pronouns
je ʒə I nous nu We
tu tyYou(informal)
vous vuYou (formal and
plural)
il
elle
on
ilɛlɔ
HeSheOne
ils
elles
ilɛl
They (masc)They (fem)
Il and elle can also mean it when they replace a noun (il replacesmasculine nouns and elle replaces feminine nouns) instead of apersons name Ils and elles can replace plural nouns as well in
the same way Notice there are two ways to say you Tu is usedwhen speaking to children animals or close friends and relativesVous is used when speaking to more than one person or tosomeone you dont know or who is older On can be translated intoEnglish as one the people we they or you
Tutoyer and vouvoyer are two verbs that have no direct translationinto English Tutoyer means to use tu or be informal with someonewhile vouvoyer means to use vous or be formal with someone
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5 SUBJECT PRONOUNS LES PRONOMS SUJETS
Subject Pronouns
je ʒə I nous nu We
tu tyYou(informal)
vous vuYou (formal and
plural)
il
elle
on
ilɛlɔ
HeSheOne
ils
elles
ilɛl
They (masc)They (fem)
Il and elle can also mean it when they replace a noun (il replacesmasculine nouns and elle replaces feminine nouns) instead of apersons name Ils and elles can replace plural nouns as well in
the same way Notice there are two ways to say you Tu is usedwhen speaking to children animals or close friends and relativesVous is used when speaking to more than one person or tosomeone you dont know or who is older On can be translated intoEnglish as one the people we they or you
Tutoyer and vouvoyer are two verbs that have no direct translationinto English Tutoyer means to use tu or be informal with someonewhile vouvoyer means to use vous or be formal with someone
