High Frequency Words Flashcards

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1
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le

A

the; him, it, them

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la

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the; her, it, them

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de

A

of, from, some, any

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un

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a, an, one (Masculin)

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une

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a, an, one (feminin

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à

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to, at, in (preposition)

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être

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to be (verb) , a being (noun)

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et

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and

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en

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

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avoir

A

to have (verb)

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que

A

that, which, who, whom

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pour

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for, in order to

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dans

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in, into, from

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ce

A

this, that

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il

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he, it

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qui

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who, whom

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ne

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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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sur

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on, upon

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par

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by

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je

A

I

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avec

A

with

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tout (tous, toutes)

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all, very

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faire

A

to do, to make

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son

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

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mettre

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to put, to place

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autre

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other

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on

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we

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28
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mais

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but

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nous

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us, we

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30
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comme

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like, as

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si

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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

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there

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34
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dire

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to say

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elle

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she, her

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36
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devoir

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to have to, owe; duty

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avant

A

prep before

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38
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deux

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two

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même

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same, even and self (e.g. moi-même)

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prendre

A

to take

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41
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aussi

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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

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well

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45
Q

A

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

46
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fois

A

time, times

47
Q

vous

A

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

48
Q

encore

A

again, still, yet

49
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nouveau

A

new

50
Q

aller

A

to go

51
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cela

A

that, it

52
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entre

A

between

53
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premier, première

A

first

54
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vouloir

A

to want

55
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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
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moins

A

less

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

A

none, either, neither, not any

61
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lui

A

to him, to her

62
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temps

A

time, weather, tense - grammatical

63
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très

A

very

64
Q

savoir

A

to know

65
Q

il faut

A

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

66
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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
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dont

A

whose, of which

72
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non

A

no, not

73
Q

an, ans

A

year, years

74
Q

monde

A

world

75
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jour

A

day

76
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monsieur

A

mister, sir, gentleman

77
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demander

A

to ask for

78
Q

alors

A

then, so

79
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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
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part

A

a share, a part, or go

84
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dernier

A

last

85
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venir

A

to come

86
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pendant

A

during

87
Q

passer

A

to pass

88
Q

peu

A

a little

89
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lequel, laquelle

A

who, whom, which

90
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suite

A

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

91
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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
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rester

A

to stay

98
Q

seul

A

alone

99
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année

A

a year

100
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toujours

A

always

101
Q

tenir

A

to hold

102
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porter

A

to wear, to carry

103
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parler

A

to speak

104
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fort, forte

A

strong

105
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montrer

A

to show

106
Q

A

there, here

107
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certain

A

certain, sure

108
Q

la fin

A

the end

109
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tu

A

you, informal

110
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continuer

A

to continue

111
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un mot

A

a word