100 most common words in French

Question 1

le

Answer 1

the (masculine)

Question 2

la

Answer 2

the (feminine)

Question 3

les

Answer 3

the (plural)

Question 4

l’

Answer 4

the (for words that start with a vowel)

Question 5

un

Answer 5

one, a (masc)

Question 6

une

Answer 6

one, a (fem)

Question 7

et

Answer 7

and

Question 8

mais

Answer 8

but

Question 9

je

Answer 9

I

Question 10

tu

Answer 10

you

Question 11

nous

Answer 11

we

Question 12

vous

Answer 12

you (plural or formal)

Question 13

pour

Answer 13

for

Question 14

dans

Answer 14

in

Question 15

il

Answer 15

he

Question 16

elle

Answer 16

she

Question 17

ils

Answer 17

they

Question 18

elles

Answer 18

they (all women/girls)

Question 19

me

Answer 19

me :) different pronounciation!

Question 20

moi

Answer 20

me, myself

Question 21

fois

Answer 21

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

Question 22

tout

Answer 22

everything, all

Question 23

jamais

Answer 23

never

Question 24

même

Answer 24

same OR even (like, even more…)

Question 25

trop

Answer 25

too (much)

Question 26

avec

Answer 26

with

Question 27

maintenant

Answer 27

now

Question 28

ne … pas

Answer 28

not

Question 29

avais / avait / avaient

Answer 29

had (past tense)

Question 30

c’est

Answer 30

it is

Question 31

mon/ma/mes

Answer 31

my

Question 32

ton/ta/tes

Answer 32

your

Question 33

son/sa/ses

Answer 33

his or her

Question 34

aimer

Answer 34

to love

Question 35

passer

Answer 35

to pass, spend time

Question 36

arriver

Answer 36

to arrive

also: to succeed in doing something, to manage

Question 37

donner

Answer 37

to give

Question 38

penser

Answer 38

to think

Question 39

attendre

Answer 39

wait (think: attend)

Question 40

où

Answer 40

where NOTICE THE ACCENT

Question 41

ou

Answer 41

or NOTICE NO ACENT

Question 42

ici

Answer 42

here

Question 43

là

Answer 43

there

Question 44

aussi

Answer 44

also

Question 45

dans

Answer 45

in

Question 46

sur

Answer 46

over, on top of (think: surface)

Question 47

chez

Answer 47

at the house of

Question 48

sans

Answer 48

without (also used in English, like sans serif)

Question 49

alors

Answer 49

then, so

Question 50

tellement

Answer 50

so much (like: so sad…)

Question 51

(la) gens

Answer 51

people

Question 52

ainsi

Answer 52

like that, in that way

Question 53

bien

Answer 53

good, really, well

Question 54

qui

Answer 54

who

Question 55

rien

Answer 55

nothing

Question 56

plus

Answer 56

more, in addition

Question 57

leur

Answer 57

them, their

Question 58

faire, fais, fait

Answer 58

to do or make

Question 59

ce que, ceux que

Answer 59

the thing that…

Question 60

vais, vas, va, vont

Answer 60

to go something

can also be “going to do something”

Question 61

comme

Answer 61

just like

Question 62

enfin

Answer 62

finally

Question 63

mais

Answer 63

but

Question 64

beaucoup

Answer 64

a lot

Question 65

parce que

Answer 65

because

Question 66

toujours

Answer 66

always

Question 67

pourquoi

Answer 67

why?

Question 68

serai, serais, serait

Answer 68

will be

Question 69

juste

Answer 69

just

correct, right, fair

Question 70

etre

Answer 70

to be

Question 71

derrière

Answer 71

behind

Question 72

sous

Answer 72

underneath

Question 73

sûr

Answer 73

sure, certain

Question 74

moins

du moins / au moins

Answer 74

less

at least

Question 75

aujourd’hui

Answer 75

today

Question 76

quelqu’un

Answer 76

someone

Question 77

quelque chose

Answer 77

something

Question 78

la chose

Answer 78

the thing

Question 79

une fois

Answer 79

one time, once

fois = a time, an occurence

Question 80

sinon

Answer 80

if not, if that’s not true

Question 81

allez

Answer 81

go!

Question 82

qu’est-ce que c’est

Answer 82

what is it?

Question 83

peux, peut

Answer 83

can, is able to

Question 84

veux, veut

Answer 84

want

Question 85

doit

Answer 85

should

Question 86

il faut que…

Answer 86

it is necessary to…

Question 87

pareil

Answer 87

the same, similar

Question 88

comment

Answer 88

how?

Question 89

quand

Answer 89

when?

Question 90

d’accord

Answer 90

ok, fine, agreed

Question 91

a envie de

Answer 91

feel like doing something

Question 92

a l’air de

Answer 92

look like, seem like (have the air of)

Question 93

déjà

Answer 93

already (déjà vu = already seen)

Question 94

sais, sait

Answer 94

knows

Question 95

quoi

Answer 95

what?

Question 96

vas-y, allons-y

Answer 96

get going! let’s go!

Question 97

peu

Answer 97

a little

Question 98

chaque

Answer 98

each, every

Question 99

ce, cet, cette, ces, cettes

Answer 99

this/these

Question 100

n’importe quoi

Answer 100

it doesn’t matter