1. BASIC PHRASES / LES EXPRESSIONS DE BASE Flashcards by Daniël Smith

Hello Good day Good morning

Bonjour

/bɔ̃ʒuʀ/

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Hi Bye

Salut

/saly/

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Thank you (very much)

Merci (beaucoup)

/mɛʀsi boku/

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Welcome (also You’re welcome in Quebec)

Bienvenu(e)

/bjɛ̃vəny/

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See you later

A plus tard

/a ply taʀ/

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I’m sorry

Je suis désolé(e)

/dezɔle/

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How are you? (formal)

Comment allez-vous ?

/kɔmɑ̃ tale vu/

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How are you? (informal)

Ça va ?

/sa va/

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What’s your name? (formal)

Comment vous appelez-vous ?

/kɔmɑ̃ vu zaple vu/

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Nice to meet you.

Enchanté(e)

/ɑ̃ʃɑ̃te/

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Where are you from? (formal)

Vous êtes d’où ? Vous venez d’où ?
/vu zɛt du/
/vu vəne du/

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Where do you live? (formal)

Où habitez-vous ?

/u abite vu/

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How old are you? (formal)

Quel âge avez-vous ?

/kɛl ɑʒ ave vu/

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Do you speak French? (formal) Do you speak English? (informal)

Parlez-vous français ?Tu parles anglais ?
/paʀle vu frɑ̃sɛ/
/ty paʀl ɑ̃glɛ/

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Do you understand? (formal informal)

Comprenez-vous? Tu comprends?

/kɔ̃pʀəne vu/ /ty kɔ̃pʀɑ̃/

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Can you help me? (formal informal)

Pouvez-vous m’aider ? Tu peux m’aider ?
/puve vu mede/
/ty pø mede/

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Hey Here (formal informal)

Tenez Tiens
/təne/
/tjɛ̃/

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Where is … Where are … ?

Où est … Où sont … ?
/u ɛ/
/u sɔ̃/

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How do you say ____ in French?

Comment dit-on ____ en français ?

/kɔmɑ̃ di tɔ̃ __ ɑ̃ fʀɑ̃sɛ/

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It doesn’t matter.

Ça ne fait rien.

/sa nə fɛ ʀjɛ̃/

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I’m tired I’m sick.

Je suis fatigué(e) Je suis malade.
/ʒə sɥi fatiɡe/
/ʒə sɥi malad/

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I’m bored.

Je m’ennuie.

/ʒə mɑ̃nɥi/

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It’s no problem. It’s alright.

Ce n’est pas grave.

/sə nɛ pa gʀav/

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Bless you! (formal informal)

A vos souhaits ! A tes souhaits !

/a vo swɛ/ /a te swɛ/

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It's your turn! (formal informal)

C'est à vous ! C'est à toi ! /sɛ ta vu/ /sɛ ta twɑ/

I miss you. (informal)

Tu me manques. | /ty mə mɑ̃k/

Good evening

Bonsoir | /bɔ̃swaʀ/

Goodbye

Au revoir | /ɔʀ(ə)vwaʀ/

You're welcome.

De rien. | /də ʀjɛ̃/

Let's go!

Allons-y! | /alɔ̃ zi/

See you soon

A bientôt | /a bjɛ̃to/

Excuse me! (pushing through a crowd) Sorry! (stepped on someone's foot)

Pardon ! | /paʀdɔ̃/

I'm fine.

Je vais bien | /ʒə ve bjɛ̃/

I'm fine. (informal response to Ça va ?)

Ça va. | /sa va/

What's your name? (informal)

Tu t'appelles comment ? | /ty tapɛl kɔmɑ̃/

Mister, Misses, Miss

Monsieur, Madame, Mademoiselle | /məsjø/ /madam/ /madwazɛl/

Where are you from? (informal)

Tu es d'où ? Tu viens d'où ? | /ty ɛ du/ /ty vjɛ̃ du/

Where do you live? (informal)

Tu habites où ? | /ty abit u/

How old are you? (informal)

Tu as quel âge ? | /ty ɑ kɛl ɑʒ/

I speak German.

Je parle allemand. | /ʒə paʀl almɑ/̃

I understand

Je comprends | /ʒə kɔ̃pʀɑ̃/

Of course.

Bien sûr. | /bjɛ̃ syʀ/

I know

Je sais | /ʒə sɛ/

Here is are... There it is.

Voici Voilà /vwasi/ /vwala/

What is that?

Qu'est-ce que c'est que ça ? | /kɛs kə sɛ kə sa/

What's happening?

Qu'est-ce qui se passe ? | /kɛs ki sə pas/

I'm hungry I'm thirsty.

J'ai faim J'ai soif. /ʒe fɛ̃/ /ʒe swaf/

It's the same to me I don't care. (informal)

Ça m'est égal. Je m'en fiche. /sa mɛ teɡal/ /ʒə mɑ̃ fiʃ/

I forgot.

J'ai oublié. | /ʒe ublije/

Congratulations!

Félicitations ! | /felisitasjɔ̃/

Shut up! Be quiet! (formal informal)

Taisez-vous ! Tais-toi ! /tɛze vu/ /tɛ twɑ/

What's new?

Quoi de neuf ? | /kwɑ də nœf/

Good night (only said when going to bed)

Bonne nuit | /bɔn nɥi/

Please (formal informal)

S'il vous plaît S'il te plaît | /sil vu plɛ/

You're welcome. (formal) Go ahead.

Je vous en prie. | /ʒəvu zɑ̃ pri/

See you in a little while

A tout à l'heure | /a tu ta lœʀ/

See you tomorrow

A demain | /a dəmɛ̃/

Excuse me! (getting someone's attention) I'm sorry! (more formal apology)

Excusez-moi ! | /ekskyze mwa/

Very good bad not bad

Très bien mal pas mal /tʀɛ bjɛ̃/ /mal/ /pa mal/

Yes no

Oui non /wi/ /nɔ̃/

My name is...

Je m'appelle... | /ʒə mapɛl/

Ladies and gentlemen

Mesdames et Messieurs /medam/ /mesjø/

I am from...

Je suis de... Je viens de... | /ʒə sɥi də/ /ʒə vjɛ̃ də/

I live in...

J'habite à... | /ʒabit a/

I am ____ years old.

J'ai ____ ans. | /ʒe __ ɑ̃/

I don't speak Spanish.

Je ne parle pas espagnol. | /ʒə nə paʀl pa ɛspaɲɔl/

I don't understand

Je ne comprends pas | /ʒə nə kɔ̃pʀɑ̃ pa/

What? Pardon?

Comment ? | /kɔmɑ̃/

I don't know

Je ne sais pas | /ʒən sɛ pa/

There is are... There was were...

Il y a ... Il y avait... /il i a/ /il i avɛ/

What's the matter?

Qu'est-ce qu'il y a ? | /kɛs kil i a/

I have no idea.

Je n'ai aucune idée. | /ʒə ne okyn ide/

I'm hot I'm cold.

J'ai chaud J'ai froid. | /ʒe ʃo/ /ʒe fʀwɑ/

Don't worry (formal informal)

Ne vous en faites pas. Ne t'en fais pas. /nə vu ɑ̃ fɛt pa/ /nə tɑ̃ fɛ pa/

I must go.

Je dois y aller. | /ʒə dwa i ale/

Good luck!

Bonne chance ! | /bɔn ʃɑ̃s/

I love you (formal & plural informal)

Je vous aime Je t'aime | /ʒə vu zɛm/ /ʒə tɛm/

Not a whole lot.

Pas grand-chose. | /pa gʀɑ̃ ʃoz/