French/Appendices/Phrasebook
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[edit] Common Phrases
| Translation | Phrase | IPA | Pronunciation | Literal meaning |
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| French | français | /frɑ̃sɛ/ | (“fraw(n)-SAY”) | |
| hello | bonjour | /bɔ̃ʒuʁ/ | (“boh(n)-ZHURE”) | good day |
| good-bye | au revoir | /o ʁəvwaʁ/ | (“oh-reh-VWAR”) | to the seeing-again |
| please | s'il vous plaît | /sil vu plɛ/ | (“seal voo PLAY”
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if it pleases you |
| thank you | merci | /mɛʁsi/ | (“mare-SEE”) | |
| you're welcome | je vous en prie, de rien | /ʒə vu zɑ̃ pʁi/ |
(“zhe voo zah(n) pree”, “de ree ah(n)”) |
I beg you of it, (It's) nothing |
| that one | cela | /səla/ | (“suh-LAH”) | |
| this one | ceci | /səsi/ | (“suh-SEE”) | |
| how much? | combien | /kɔ̃bjɛ̃/ | (“ko(n)m-BYEN”) | |
| English | anglais | /ɑ̃glɛ/ | (“ah(n)-GLAY”) | |
| yes | oui | /wi/ | (“wee”) | |
| no | non | /nɔ̃/ | (“noh(n)”) | |
| sorry | pardon excusez-moi |
/paʁdɔ̃/ /ɛkskyze mwa/ ||(“pahr-DO(n)”) |
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| I don’t understand | Je ne comprends pas | /ʒə nə kõpʁɑ̃ pa/ |
(“zhe ne co(n) m-pro(n) PAH”) |
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| where's the toilet? | Où sont les toilettes ? | /u sɔ̃ le twalɛt/ | (“ooh so(n) lay twa-LET”)8 | Where are the toilets? |
| generic toast | Santé ! Tchin ! (familiar) |
/sɑ̃te/
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Santé ! = Health! | |
| Do you speak English? | Parlez-vous anglais ? | /paʁle vu ɑ̃glɛ/ | (“par-lay voo ah(n) -GLAY”) | |
| Excuse me, I don’t speak French very well. | Pardonnez-moi, mais je ne parle pas
très bien français || /paʁdɔne mwa mɛ ʒə nə paʁlə pa trɛ bjɛ̃ frɑ̃sɛ/ || (par-dohn-ay MWAH may zheu neuh parl pah tray byen frah(n)-SAY) |
Pardon me, but I do not speak very well French. |
[edit] V: Greetings
French Vocabulary • Phrasebook •  audio (info •276 kb • help) Greetings  Les salutations |
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| Salut | Hi./Bye. | (informal) | |
| Bonjour | Hello | (more formal than salut) (all day) | |
| Bonsoir | Good evening | ||
| Bonne nuit | Good night | bun nwee | |
| Quoi de neuf ? | What's up (about you)? (lit. what's new) | ||
| Pas grand-chose. | Not much. (lit. no big-thing) | ||
[edit] V: How are you?
| French Vocabulary • Phrasebook • audio (info •311 kb • help) How are you? Ça va? |
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| Comment allez-vous? (formal), Comment vas-tu? (informal), Comment ça va?/Ça va ? (informal) |
How are you? |
| Ça va (très) bien | I'm doing (very) well (lit. It's going (very) well) |
| Oui, ça va. | Yes, it goes. |
| Très bien, merci. | Very well, thanks. |
| Pas mal. | Not Bad |
| pas si bien/pas très bien | not so well |
| (très) mal | (very) bad |
| Comme ci, comme ça. | So-So. |
| Désolé(e). | I'm sorry. |
| Et toi? Et vous? |
And you? (informal) And you? (formal) |
[edit] Titles
| French Vocabulary • Phrasebook • audio (info •325 kb • help) Titles Les titres |
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| French | Abbr. | Pronunciation | English, Usage | |
| Singular Plural |
Monsieur Messieurs. |
M. | muhsyu mehsyu |
Mr., Sir. Gentlemen. |
| Singular Plural |
Madame Mesdames |
Mme | mahdahmn maydahm |
Mrs., Ma'am. Ladies |
| Singular Plural |
Mademoiselle Mesdemoiselles |
Mlle | mahdmwoizell maydmwahzell |
Miss, Young lady Young ladies |
[edit] V: Courtesy
| French Vocabulary • Phrasebook • audio (info •434 kb • help) Courtesy La politesse |
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| Please | S'il te plaît. | (Lit: If you please.) | ||
| S'il vous plaît. | (formal). | |||
| Thanks (a lot) | Merci (beaucoup). | |||
| You're welcome. | De rien. | (Lit: Of nothing.) | ||
| Pas de quoi. | (Lit: Not of what.) (No problem.) | |||
| Je t'en prie. | shtahn pree (informal) | |||
| Je vous en prie | jzuh vooz ahn pree (formal) | |||
[edit] V: Good-bye
| French Vocabulary • Phrasebook • audio (info •202 kb • help) Good-bye Au revoir |
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| Salut. | Hi./Bye. | (informal) |
| Au revoir. | Good-bye. | ohrvwahr (ev not pronounced) |
| À demain. | See you tomorrow. | ah duhman (Lit: To/Until Tomorrow) |
| Au revoir, à demain. | Bye, see you tomorrow. | |
| À tout à l'heure. | See you (later today)! | ah tootah luhr |
| À la prochaine. | See you (tomorrow)! | ah lah proh shayn |
| À bientôt. | See you soon. | ah byantoe |
| Ciao | Bye. | chow (Italian) |
[edit] V: Asking for the day/date/time
| French Vocabulary • Phrasebook • audio (info •612 kb • help) Asking For The Day, Date, Time Demander le jour, la date, le temps |
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| Asking for the day. | |||
| 1a | Aujourd'hui c'est quel jour? | Today is what day? | ojzoordwee say kell jzoor |
| 1b | Aujourd'hui c'est [jour]. | Today is [day]. | |
| 2a | Demain c'est quel jour | Tomorrow is what day? | Duhman say kell jzoor |
| 2b | Demain c'est [jour]. | Tomorrow is [day]. | |
| Asking for the date. | |||
| 3a | Quelle est la date (aujourd'hui)? |
What is the date (today)? |
kell ay lah daht |
| 3b | C'est le [#] [month]. | It's [month] [#]. | |
| Asking for the time. | |||
| 4a | Quelle heure est-il? | What hour/time is it? | kell er ayteel |
| 4b | Il est quelle heure? | eel ay kell er | |
| 5 | Il est [nombre] heure(s). | It is [number] hours. | eelay [nombre] er |
[edit] Physical and mental health
[edit] Reacting to events
[edit] Thanking
[edit] Complementing
[edit] (Dis)agreeing
[edit] Invitations
[edit] Meetings
[edit] Expressing opinions
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