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Appendices
Dates, Time, and Numbers
Exercises
E-F dictionary
F-E dictionary
French authors
Hints and Common Errors
French History
Nations of the World
Phrasebook
Pronunciation Index
Slang
Vocabulary Index
Typing Characters
Verb Dictionary
Web Resources
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Contents 1 Common Phrases 2 V: Greetings 3 V: How are you? 4 Titles 5 V: Courtesy 6 V: Good-bye 7 V: Asking for the day/date/time 8 Physical and mental health 9 Reacting to events 10 Thanking 11 Complementing 12 (Dis)agreeing 13 Invitations 14 Meetings 15 Expressing opinions

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[edit] Common Phrases

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Pronunciation	Literal meaning
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” )	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)”) (“ex-ku-zay-MWA”)
I don’t understand	Je ne comprends pas	/ʒə nə kõpʁɑ̃ pa/	(“zhe ne co(n) m-pro(n) PAH”)
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/ /ʧin/ ||(“sah(n)-TAY”) (“cheen”)	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
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?
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
	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
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
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
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

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