COMMON FRENCH PERSONAL PRONOUNS

FRENCH WORDS ENGLISH DEFINITIONS PART OF SPEECH / TENSE

1. je i 1st person
2. nous we 1st person plural
3. tu you 2nd person
4. vous you, yourself 2nd person plural
5. il he, it 3rd person
6. elle she 3rd person
7. ils they 3rd person plural, masculine
8. elles they 3rd person plural, feminine

COMMON FRENCH ARTICLES

FRENCH WORDS ENGLISH DEFINITIONS PART OF SPEECH / TENSE
9. le the, him it definite article (referring to a masculine singular noun)

10. la the, her it definite article (referring to a feminine singular noun)

11. I’ the define article (used instead of le or la before nouns

beginning with vowel)
12. les the, them definite article / pers. pronoun (referring to a plural
pronoun)
13. au at the, to the, in the definite article (used with a singular masculine noun0

14. aux (a+les) of the definite article

15. un a, an one indefinite article (used before a feminine singular

noun)
16. une a, an one indefinite article (used before a feminine or masculine
plural noun)
17. des some, any indefinite/partitive article (used before a m or f plural
noun)
18. du some/ any partitive article (masculine singular)

19. de la some/ any partitive article (feminine singular)

COMMON FRENCH CONJUCTIONS

FRENCH WORDS ENGLISH DEFINITIONS
20. mais but
21. ou or
22. et and
23. donc thus, therefore
24. or now, yet
25. ni neither

26. car for, because

 COMMON FRENCH NOUNS
FRENCH WORDS ENGLISH DEFINITIONS PART OF SPEECH / TENSE
27. etre being noun
28. dire according to noun, masculine
29. tout all, everything, any adj, indefeinite adj.
30. poviour power noun, masculine
31. bien well, very good adverb noun
32. devoir duty noun, masculine
33. une chose thing, matter noun, feminine
34. un petit kid, child noun
35. merci thanks, thank you noun
not much, not very,
36. un peu noun, adverb
few
37. un homme man noun
38. un femme woman, wife noun
39. le temps weather, time, times noun
40. la vie life, lifetime, existence noun
41. le jour day, daytime noun
42. un dieu god noun
43. personne anyone, anybody indefinite pronoun, noun, feminine
44. un pere father noun
45. une fille daughter, girl, gal noun
46. le monde world, people noun
47. un ami friend, friendly noun, adjective
need, demand,
48. besoin noun, masculine
necessity
49. accord agreement, accord, harmony noun, masculine
50. monsieur gentleman. Mr. noun, masculine
51. madame madam, Mrs. noun. feminine
52. enfant child, infant noun
big, tall, large, great,
53. grand adjective, noun
big girl, big boy
54. mere mother noun, feminine
55. maman mummy, mama, mom noun
56. maison house, home noun, feminine
57. nuit night noun. feminine
58. peur fear, fright noun
59. probleme problem noun, masculine
60. argent silver, money noun, masculine
61. dernier last, latest adjective, noun, masculine
62. tete head, face noun, feminine
63. amour love, love affair noun, masculine
64. nouveau new, fresh noun, adjective
65. revoir to see again, review noun, masculine
66. fait event, fact noun, masculine
67. affaire affair, business noun, feminine
68. frere brother noun, masculine
69. histoire history, story noun, feminine
young, youthful,
70. jeune noun, masculine
young person
71. porte gate, door noun, feminine
72. annee year, noun feminine
73. meillur better, the best one adjective, noun
74. place room, square. seat noun, feminine
75. ville town, city noun feminine

COMMON FRENCH VERBS

FRENCH WORDS ENGLISH DEFINITIONS
76. etre to be
77. avoir to have
78. faire to do, make
79. dire to say, tell
80. aller to go
81. voir to see
82. savoir to know
83. pouvoir can, to be able to
84. falloir to be necessary
85. vouloir to want
86. devoir to have to, must
87. venir to come, occur
88. suivre to follow
89. parler to speak, talk
90. prendre to take, get
91. croire to believe, think
92. aimer to love, like, be fond of
93. passer to pass, go by, cross
94. penser to think
95. laisser to leave
96. arriver to arrive
97. donner to give, give away
98. reagrder to look at, watch
99. appeler to call, ring
100. rester to stay, remain
101. mourir to die, pass away
102. demander to ask, ask for. be looking for
103. comprendre to understand
104. sortir to go out, take out
105. entendre to hear, listen to, understand
106. chercher to look for, seek
107. revenir to come back, return
108. jouer to play
109. finir to finish, end
110. perdre to lose, miss

COMMON FRENCH ADJECTIVES

Physical Qualities - People
FRENCH WORDS ENGLISH DEFINITIONS
111. petit small, short
112. grand large, tall
113. jeune young
114. vieux old (masculine)
115. vielle old (feminine)
116. beau handsome; beautiful (with masculine noun)
117. belle beautiful (with feminine person, or noun)
118. fort strong
119. faible weak (person or object)
Physical Qualities - Object
FRENCH WORDS ENGLISH DEFINITIONS
120. froid cold
121. chaud hot
122. bien chaud warm
123. long long
124. court short
125. clair clear, bright (light); thin (soup)
126. bas low
127. haut high, tall
128. leger light (as in not heavy)
129. lourd heavy
130. sale dirty
131. plein full
132. vide empty
133. sec dry
134. humide damp, wet
135. fraise fresh, chilly, wet (paint)
Descriptors – less physical qualities
FRENCH WORDS ENGLISH DEFINITIONS
136. bon good, right
137. mauvais bad, wrong
138. nouveau new
139. proche near
140. facile easy
141. difficile difficult
142. dur hard (as in difficult, lor not soft)
143. pauvre poor
144. riche rich
Feelings / Health / Emotions
FRENCH WORDS ENGLISH DEFINITIONS
145. heureux happy
146. content happy, satisfied
147. triste sad, unhappy
148. malade ill
149. gentil kind, nice
150. sympathetique nice, friendly

COMMON FRENCH ADVERBS

FRENCH WORDS ENGLISH DEFINITIONS TYPES OF ADVERBS
151. actuellement currently adverb of time
152. assez quite, fairly adverb of quantity
153. aujord’hui today adverb of time
154. aussi as comparative adverb
155. beaucoup a lot adverb of quantity
156. bien well adverb of manner
157. bientot soon adverb of time
158. deja already adverb of time
159. demain tomorrow adverb of time
160. enfin finally adverb of time
161. ensuite next, then adverb of time
162. heuresement fortunately adverb of manner
163. hier yesterday adverb of time
164. ici here adverb of place
165. la there adverb of place
166. la-bas over there adverb of place
167. long temps for a long time adverb of time
168. mal poorly adverb of manner
169. parfois sometimes adverb of frequency
170. partout evrywhere adverb of place
171. moins less comparative adverb
172. peu few, little adverb of quantity
173. quelque part somewhere adverb of place
174. rarement rarely adverb of frequency
175. souvent often adverb of frequency
176. tard late adverb of time
177.
178. tot early adverb of time
179. toujours always adverb of frequency
180. tres very adverb of quantity
181. trop too much adverb of quantity
182. vite quickly adverb of manner