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Friday, March 15, 2013

Essential French - L'Essentiel

Learn basic French vocabulary and phrases.

  Even if you're just going to France for a week, you should know some survival French - a few essential words and phrases that you'll use over and over. This is a somewhat miscellaneous list of the basics, so be sure to follow the links at the end for even more essential French like "hello" and "please."

Je parle (un peu de) français

   I speak (a little) French.

Parlez-vous anglais ?

   Do you speak English?

Comment ?

   What?

Je ne comprends pas.

   I don't understand.

Que veut dire ___ ?

   What does ___ mean?

Répétez, s'il vous plaît.

   Repeat, please.

Plus lentement

   More slowly

Encore une fois

   One more time

Comment dit-on ___ en français ?

   How do you say ___ in French?


Je ne sais pas

   I don't know

J'ai une question

   I have a question

J'ai un problème

   I have a problem


oui
    yes
non
    no
si
    yes (in reponse to a negative question)
d'accord
    OK


et
    and
ou
    or


qui
    who
quoi
    what*
quand
    when
    where
pourquoi
    why
comment
    how

*Be careful, there are several ways to say "what" in French

Source:  http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/essentialfrench.htm

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