1- Ultra High Frequency Words Flashcards

This is the 100 most commonly used words in French. Make sure you understand these to make your life easier!

1
Q

le

A

the; him, it, them

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la

A

the; her, it, them

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3
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de

A

of, from, some, any

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4
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un

A

a, an, one (Masculin)

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5
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une

A

a, an, one (feminin

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6
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à

A

to, at, in (preposition)

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7
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être

A

to be (verb) , a being (noun)

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8
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et

A

and

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en

A

in, by (can be an adverb, preposition, or pronoun)

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10
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avoir

A

to have (verb)

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11
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que

A

that, which, who, whom

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12
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pour

A

for, in order to

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13
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dans

A

in, into, from

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14
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ce

A

this, that

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15
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il

A

he, it

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16
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qui

A

who, whom

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17
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ne

A

a statement of negation, e.g. not. Does not usually stand alone. Needs another word like, pas, jamais etc. (Exeption: Ne explétif)

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18
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sur

A

on, upon

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19
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par

A

by

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20
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je

A

I

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21
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avec

A

with

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22
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tout (tous, toutes)

A

all, very

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23
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faire

A

to do, to make

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24
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son

A

Pronoun: his, her, its; Noun: a sound

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25
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mettre

A

to put, to place

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26
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autre

A

other

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27
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on

A

we

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28
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mais

A

but

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29
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nous

A

us, we

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30
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comme

A

like, as

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31
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si

A

if, whether, so (Aujourd’hui, notre économie va si mal – Today our economy is going so poorly)

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32
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leur

A

them, their, theirs

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33
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y

A

there

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34
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dire

A

to say

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35
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elle

A

she, her

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36
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devoir

A

to have to, owe; duty

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37
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avant

A

prep before

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38
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deux

A

two

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39
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même

A

same, even and self (e.g. moi-même)

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40
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prendre

A

to take

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41
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aussi

A

too, also, as

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42
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celui

A

this one, that one

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43
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donner

A

to give

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44
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bien

A

well

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45
Q

A

where (note the accent, without it, it changes the meaning.)

46
Q

fois

A

time, times

47
Q

vous

A

You, formal or plural (More than one person.)

48
Q

encore

A

again, still, yet

49
Q

nouveau

A

new

50
Q

aller

A

to go

51
Q

cela

A

that, it

52
Q

entre

A

between

53
Q

premier, première

A

first

54
Q

vouloir

A

to want

55
Q

déjà

A

already

56
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grand, grande (Sound pronunciation is with an e)

A

great, big, tall

57
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mon, ma

A

my

58
Q

me

A

me, to me, myself

59
Q

moins

A

less

60
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aucun, aucune (Sound file is aucune with an e)

A

none, either, neither, not any

61
Q

lui

A

to him, to her

62
Q

temps

A

time, weather, tense - grammatical

63
Q

très

A

very

64
Q

savoir

A

to know

65
Q

il faut

A

It is required, it must. (Verb, falloir)

66
Q

voir

A

to see

67
Q

quelque

A

some

68
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sans

A

without

69
Q

raison

A

reason

70
Q

notre

A

our

71
Q

dont

A

whose, of which

72
Q

non

A

no, not

73
Q

an, ans

A

year, years

74
Q

monde

A

world

75
Q

jour

A

day

76
Q

monsieur

A

mister, sir, gentleman

77
Q

demander

A

to ask for

78
Q

alors

A

then, so

79
Q

après

A

after

80
Q

trouver

A

to find

81
Q

personne

A

person, people, anybody, anyone, nobody

82
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rendre

A

to render, return, yield, give up

83
Q

part

A

a share, a part, or go

84
Q

dernier

A

last

85
Q

venir

A

to come

86
Q

pendant

A

during

87
Q

passer

A

to pass

88
Q

peu

A

a little

89
Q

lequel, laquelle

A

who, whom, which

90
Q

suite

A

result, follow-up, rest, continuation (e.g. pattern)

91
Q

bon, bonne

A

good

92
Q

comprendre

A

to understand

93
Q

depuis

A

since, for

94
Q

point

A

point

95
Q

ainsi

A

thus

96
Q

heure

A

hour

97
Q

rester

A

to stay

98
Q

seul

A

alone

99
Q

année

A

a year

100
Q

toujours

A

always

101
Q

tenir

A

to hold

102
Q

porter

A

to wear, to carry

103
Q

parler

A

to speak

104
Q

fort, forte

A

strong

105
Q

montrer

A

to show

106
Q

A

there, here

107
Q

certain

A

certain, sure

108
Q

la fin

A

the end

109
Q

tu

A

you, informal

110
Q

continuer

A

to continue

111
Q

un mot

A

a word