High Frequency Words Flashcards
We will add to this list as we go. This is the top 100 or so.
le
the; him, it, them
la
the; her, it, them
de
of, from, some, any
un
a, an, one (Masculin)
une
a, an, one (feminin
à
to, at, in (preposition)
être
to be (verb) , a being (noun)
et
and
en
in, by (can be an adverb, preposition, or pronoun)
avoir
to have (verb)
que
that, which, who, whom
pour
for, in order to
dans
in, into, from
ce
this, that
il
he, it
qui
who, whom
ne
a statement of negation, e.g. not. Does not usually stand alone. Needs another word like, pas, jamais etc. (Exeption: Ne explétif)
sur
on, upon
par
by
je
I
avec
with
tout (tous, toutes)
all, very
faire
to do, to make
son
Pronoun: his, her, its; Noun: a sound
mettre
to put, to place
autre
other
on
we
mais
but
nous
us, we
comme
like, as
si
if, whether, so (Aujourd’hui, notre économie va si mal – Today our economy is going so poorly)
leur
them, their, theirs
y
there
dire
to say
elle
she, her
devoir
to have to, owe; duty
avant
prep before
deux
two
même
same, even and self (e.g. moi-même)
prendre
to take
aussi
too, also, as
celui
this one, that one
donner
to give
bien
well
où
where (note the accent, without it, it changes the meaning.)
fois
time, times
vous
You, formal or plural (More than one person.)
encore
again, still, yet
nouveau
new
aller
to go
cela
that, it
entre
between
premier, première
first
vouloir
to want
déjà
already
grand, grande (Sound pronunciation is with an e)
great, big, tall
mon, ma
my
me
me, to me, myself
moins
less
aucun, aucune (Sound file is aucune with an e)
none, either, neither, not any
lui
to him, to her
temps
time, weather, tense - grammatical
très
very
savoir
to know
il faut
It is required, it must. (Verb, falloir)
voir
to see
quelque
some
sans
without
raison
reason
notre
our
dont
whose, of which
non
no, not
an, ans
year, years
monde
world
jour
day
monsieur
mister, sir, gentleman
demander
to ask for
alors
then, so
après
after
trouver
to find
personne
person, people, anybody, anyone, nobody
rendre
to render, return, yield, give up
part
a share, a part, or go
dernier
last
venir
to come
pendant
during
passer
to pass
peu
a little
lequel, laquelle
who, whom, which
suite
result, follow-up, rest, continuation (e.g. pattern)
bon, bonne
good
comprendre
to understand
depuis
since, for
point
point
ainsi
thus
heure
hour
rester
to stay
seul
alone
année
a year
toujours
always
tenir
to hold
porter
to wear, to carry
parler
to speak
fort, forte
strong
montrer
to show
là
there, here
certain
certain, sure
la fin
the end
tu
you, informal
continuer
to continue
un mot
a word
