Basic French: must-know words and phrases in French
Here's your basic welcome vocabulary for a French trip!
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Bonjour | | Hello / Good morning / Good afternoon |
Bonsoir | | Good evening |
Salut | | Hi / Bye |
Au revoir | | Goodbye |
Bonne journée ! | | Have a nice day! |
À bientôt ! | | See you soon! |
À plus tard ! | | See you later! |
oui | | yes |
non | | no |
s'il vous plaît | | please (formal/plural) |
s'il te plaît | | please (informal/singular) |
merci | | thank you |
merci beaucoup | | thank you very much |
de rien | | you're welcome |
excusez-moi | | excuse me (formal/plural) |
excuse-moi | | excuse me (informal/singular) |
pardon | | excuse me / sorry |
désolé | | sorry (m) |
désolée | | sorry (f) |
Où sont les toilettes ? | | Where are the toilets? / Where is the washroom? |
Où est la gare ? | | Where is the train station? |
Combien ça coûte? | | How much is it? |
Parlez-vous anglais ? | | Do you speak English? |
Je ne comprends pas. | | I don't understand. |
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