French1: Basic French Phrases
This page corresponds to the 1st page of the printed booklet
This page contains audio for each of the phrases in Basics: the first page of the booklet. There is also a single audio file you can download and listen to that has the English and the French all in one, so that you can listen on the go. I recommend listening to the audio with the booklet in hand!
| English | French | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | Bonjour | |
| Hi/bye! | Salut! | |
| Goodbye | Au revoir | |
| Yes | Oui | |
| No | Non | |
| How are you? | Comment-allez vous? | |
| Good thanks, and you? (formal) | Bien, merci, et vous? (formal) | |
| Good thanks, and you? (informal) | Bien, merci, et toi? (informal) | |
| Very well, thanks. | Très bien, merci. | |
| Thank you | Merci | |
| Thank you very much. | Merci beaucoup. | |
| You're welcome | De rien. (informal) | |
| Please (formal) | S'il vous plaît. (formal) | |
| (often abbreviated s.v.p. in written French) | ||
| Please (informal) | S'il te plaît. (informal) | |
| Good day | Bonjour (til 6PM) | |
| Good evening | Bonsoir (after 18:00) | |
| Good night | Bonne nuit | |
| See you later | À bientôt. | |
| What's up? | Comment ça va? (informal) | |
| What's up? | Ça va? (slang) | |
| Cheers! (toast) | Santé! | |
| Good. | Bon (adjective) | |
| Bien (adverb) | ||
| May I? | Vous permettez? | |
| Sorry! | Pardon! | |
| Very good. | Très bon (adj) | |
| Very good. | Très bien. (adv) | |
| Open | ouvert |  No audio available |
| Closed | fermé | No audio available |
| Pull | tirez | No audio available |
| Push | poussez | No audio available |
| Small | petit/petite (m/f) | No audio available |
| Excuse me! | Excusez-moi! | No audio available |
| Big | grand/grande (m/f) | No audio available |
| Do you speak English? | Parlez-vous anglais? | |
| A little. | Un peu. | |
| I don't speak French. | Je ne parle pas français. | |
| I only speak a little French. | Je parle un peu français. | |
| I understand. | Je comprends. | |
| I don't understand. | Je ne comprends pas. | |
| Could you please say that again? | Est-ce que vous pourriez répéter, s'il vous plaît. | |
| Could you please speak more slowly? | Est-ce que vous pourriez parler plus lentement, s'il vous plaît | |
| Could you please write that down? | Est-ce que vous pourriez écrire ça, s'il vous plaît | |
| My bag was stolen! | On m'a volé mon sac. | |
| My wallet was stolen! | On m'a volé mon porte-monnaie. | |
| My passport was stolen! | On m'a volé mon passeport! | |
| I need a doctor! | J'ai besoin d'un médecin! | |
| Call the police! | Appelez la police! | |