Most Common 1000 French Words Flashcards

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être

A

to be

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avoir

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to have

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Je

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I

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de

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of, from, by, than, in, with

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ne

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not

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pas

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not; step, pace

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le

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the; him, it (masculine)

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la

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the; her, it (feminine)

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tu

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you

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vous

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you, yourself

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il

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he, it

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et

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and

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à

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in, to, with

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un

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a, an; one

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l’

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the (used instead of “le” or “la”)

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qui

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who, whom; that, which

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aller

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to go

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les

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the; them (plural noun)

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en

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in, into, to, as

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ça

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this, that

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faire

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to do, make

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tout

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all, everything, any; very, quite

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on

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we, you

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que

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that; what; which

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25
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ce

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this, that

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une

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a, an; one

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mes

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my (plural noun)

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d’

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of, from, by, than, in, with

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pour

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for

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se

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himself, herself, themselves

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des

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some (plural noun)

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32
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dire

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to say, tell

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33
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pouvoir

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can, to be able to

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34
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vouloir

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to want

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35
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mais

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but

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36
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me

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me, myself

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37
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nous

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we, us

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dans

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in, into

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elle

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she, it (feminine)

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savoir

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to know

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du

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(de+le/les); of the, from the

42
Q

A

where; that

43
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y

A

it, there

44
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t’

A

you, yourself (shorten form used before a vowel)

45
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bien

A

well, very; good

46
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voir

A

to see

47
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plus

A

more

48
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non

A

no

49
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te

A

you, yourself

50
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mon

A

my (used before a masculine singular noun)

51
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au

A

at the, to the, in the (contraction of à + le; used with singular masculine noun)

52
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avec

A

with

53
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moi

A

I, me

54
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si

A

yes; if; so, such

55
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quoi

A

what

56
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devoir

A

to have to, must; duty, test

57
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oui

A

yes

58
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ils

A

they (masculine)

59
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comme

A

as, like; how, same

60
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s’

A

himself, herself, themselves (variation of “se” before a vowel)

61
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venir

A

to come, occur

62
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sur

A

on, upon; over (preposition); sour (adjective)

63
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toi

A

you

64
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ici

A

here

65
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rien

A

nothing

66
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lui

A

he, him, it, her

67
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bon

A

good, right, kind

68
Q

A

there, here, then

69
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suivre

A

to follow

70
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pourquoi

A

why

71
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parler

A

to speak, talk

72
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prendre

A

to take, get

73
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cette

A

this, that (feminine singular)

74
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quand

A

when, whenever

75
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alors

A

then; so; hence

76
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une chose

A

thing, matter

77
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par

A

per, by, through, out of

78
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son

A

his, her, its

79
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croire

A

to believe, think

80
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aimer

A

to love, like, be fond of

81
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falloir

A

it is necessary, must, have to

82
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comment

A

how, what

83
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très

A

very

84
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ou

A

or; either

85
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passer

A

to pass, go by, cross

86
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penser

A

to think

87
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aussi

A

also, too

88
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jamais

A

never

89
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attendre

A

to wait for, expect

90
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trouver

A

to find

91
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laisser

A

to leave

92
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petit

A

small, little, young

93
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merci

A

thanks, thank you

94
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même

A

same; even, so much as, as

95
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sa

A

his, her, its (feminine)

96
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ta

A

your

97
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autre

A

other, another, different

98
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arriver

A

to arrive

99
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ces

A

these, those (plural form of “ce” and “cette”)

100
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donner

A

to give, give away