100 most common words in French Flashcards

1
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le

A

the (masculine)

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2
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la

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the (feminine)

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3
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les

A

the (plural)

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l’

A

the (for words that start with a vowel)

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5
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un

A

one, a (masc)

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une

A

one, a (fem)

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7
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et

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and

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mais

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but

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je

A

I

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10
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tu

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you

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11
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nous

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we

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12
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vous

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you (plural or formal)

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13
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pour

A

for

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14
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dans

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in

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15
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il

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he

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16
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elle

A

she

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17
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ils

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they

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18
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elles

A

they (all women/girls)

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19
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me

A

me :) different pronounciation!

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20
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moi

A

me, myself

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21
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fois

A

time, occurence
“une fois” == once, one time
“cette fois” == this time

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22
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tout

A

everything, all

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23
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jamais

A

never

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24
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même

A

same OR even (like, even more…)

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25
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trop

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too (much)

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26
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avec

A

with

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27
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maintenant

A

now

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28
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ne … pas

A

not

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29
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avais / avait / avaient

A

had (past tense)

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30
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c’est

A

it is

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31
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mon/ma/mes

A

my

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32
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ton/ta/tes

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your

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33
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son/sa/ses

A

his or her

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34
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aimer

A

to love

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35
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passer

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to pass, spend time

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36
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arriver

A

to arrive

also: to succeed in doing something, to manage

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37
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donner

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to give

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38
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penser

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to think

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39
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attendre

A

wait (think: attend)

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40
Q

A

where NOTICE THE ACCENT

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41
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ou

A

or NOTICE NO ACENT

42
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ici

A

here

43
Q

A

there

44
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aussi

A

also

45
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dans

A

in

46
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sur

A

over, on top of (think: surface)

47
Q

chez

A

at the house of

48
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sans

A

without (also used in English, like sans serif)

49
Q

alors

A

then, so

50
Q

tellement

A

so much (like: so sad…)

51
Q

(la) gens

A

people

52
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ainsi

A

like that, in that way

53
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bien

A

good, really, well

54
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qui

A

who

55
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rien

A

nothing

56
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plus

A

more, in addition

57
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leur

A

them, their

58
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faire, fais, fait

A

to do or make

59
Q

ce que, ceux que

A

the thing that…

60
Q

vais, vas, va, vont

A

to go something

can also be “going to do something”

61
Q

comme

A

just like

62
Q

enfin

A

finally

63
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mais

A

but

64
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beaucoup

A

a lot

65
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parce que

A

because

66
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toujours

A

always

67
Q

pourquoi

A

why?

68
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serai, serais, serait

A

will be

69
Q

juste

A

just

correct, right, fair

70
Q

etre

A

to be

71
Q

derrière

A

behind

72
Q

sous

A

underneath

73
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sûr

A

sure, certain

74
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moins

du moins / au moins

A

less

at least

75
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aujourd’hui

A

today

76
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quelqu’un

A

someone

77
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quelque chose

A

something

78
Q

la chose

A

the thing

79
Q

une fois

A

one time, once

fois = a time, an occurence

80
Q

sinon

A

if not, if that’s not true

81
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allez

A

go!

82
Q

qu’est-ce que c’est

A

what is it?

83
Q

peux, peut

A

can, is able to

84
Q

veux, veut

A

want

85
Q

doit

A

should

86
Q

il faut que…

A

it is necessary to…

87
Q

pareil

A

the same, similar

88
Q

comment

A

how?

89
Q

quand

A

when?

90
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d’accord

A

ok, fine, agreed

91
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a envie de

A

feel like doing something

92
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a l’air de

A

look like, seem like (have the air of)

93
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déjà

A

already (déjà vu = already seen)

94
Q

sais, sait

A

knows

95
Q

quoi

A

what?

96
Q

vas-y, allons-y

A

get going! let’s go!

97
Q

peu

A

a little

98
Q

chaque

A

each, every

99
Q

ce, cet, cette, ces, cettes

A

this/these

100
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n’importe quoi

A

it doesn’t matter