Common French Phrases
In this lesson of the Aderalingua French Vocabulary course, you'll learn some useful French phrases. These phrases will be very helpful in everyday French conversations, so it's a good idea to review this lesson often. Learning these phrases will go a long way towards helping you communicate in the French language.
Online flashcards and a quiz are included at the end of the lesson to help you learn these useful French phrases.
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Phrases
Listen to each of the following sentences and practice speaking them. The approximate pronunciation is given in parentheses.
Oui.(we) |
Yes. |
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Non. (non) |
No. |
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Le plus tôt possible. (luh plew toe possibluh) |
As soon as possible. |
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Êtes-vous sûr? (et voo sewr) |
Are you sure? |
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Puis-je vous aider? (pweezh vouzayday) |
Can I help you? |
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Pouvez-vous m'aider? (poovay voo mayday) |
Can you help me? |
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Le voulez-vous? (luh voolay voo) |
Do you want it? |
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Viens avec moi. (vyen avec mwah) |
Come with me. |
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Pouvez-vous me dire ___? (poovay voo muh deer) |
Can you tell me ___? |
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Est-ce que vous les connaissez? (eskuh voo lay connessay) |
Do you know them? |
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Est-ce que vous le voyez? (eskuh voo luh voyay) |
Do you see it? |
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Ne vous inquiétez pas! (ne vooz ankyaytay pah) |
Don't worry! |
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Pardon. (pardon) |
Excuse me. |
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Bonne chance! (bon shons) |
Good Luck! |
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Il est en route. (eel et on root) |
He's on his way. |
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Combien ça coûte? (konbyan sa koot) |
How much is it? |
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Je peux le faire.
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I can do it. |
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Je ne peux pas le croire!
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I can't believe it! |
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Je n'ai pas le temps. (juh nay pah luh tan) |
I don't have time. |
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Je n'aime pas. (juh nem pas) |
I don't like it. |
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Je ne sais pas. (juh nuh seh paw) |
I don't know. |
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Je me sens mieux.
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I feel better. |
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Je l'ai trouvé.
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I found it. |
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Je crois que oui.
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I think so. |
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Je comprends. (juh conpron) |
I understand. |
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Je ne comprends pas. (juh nuh conpron paw) |
I don't understand. |
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Je suis désolé. (juh swee dayzolay) |
I'm sorry. |
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J'en ai l'habitude.
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I'm used to it. |
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Est-ce que c'est loin?
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Is it far? |
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Est-ce que c'est vrai?
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Is that true? |
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C'est facile. (set faseel) |
It's easy. |
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C'est ici. (set eesee) |
It's here. |
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C'est l'heure de partir.
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It's time to go. |
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C'est trop tard.
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It's too late. |
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C'est vrai.
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It's true. |
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Allons-y.
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Let's go. |
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S'il vous plaît. (seel voo pleh) |
Please. (polite) |
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S'il te plaît. (seel te pleh) |
Please. (informal) |
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Tout de suite. (too de suit) |
Right now. |
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Merci. (mehrsee) |
Thanks. |
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Merci beaucoup. (mehrsee bohcoo) |
Thank you very much. |
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C'est correct.
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That's correct. / That's right. |
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C'est bien.
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That's fine. |
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C'est intéressant.
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That's interesting. |
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Mais oui! (meh we) |
That's right! |
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Pensez-y.
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Think about it. |
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On verra.
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We'll see. |
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Que se passe-t-il? (kuh suh pasteel) |
What's going on? |
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Qu'est-ce qui ne va pas? (kesskee nuh vah pah) |
What's wrong? |
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Qu'est-ce que vous avez dit? (kesskuh voozavay dee) |
What did you say? |
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Qu'en pensez-vous? kan pansay voo) |
What do you think? |
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Qu'est-ce que c'est? (kesskuh seh) |
What is that? |
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Quelle heure est-il? (kell eur eteel) |
What time is it? |
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Où allez-vous? (oo allayvoo) |
Where are you going? |
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Où est-elle? (oo et ell) |
Where is she? |
Flashcards
Here are some flashcards to help you learn the useful French phrases included in this lesson.
Practice
Here are some practice questions to help you learn the useful French phrases included in this lesson.
Drag the French word on the right to the matching phrase on the left.
Quiz
Here is an online quiz to help you learn the common French phrases introduced in
this lesson. Each time you take the quiz, the questions will be a bit different. Press
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