Some very basic French vocab to get you started
English | French | Pronunciation (stress placed on bold) | |
Excuse me/sorry | Excusez-moi | ex-koo-zay mwah | |
Fine thanks and you? | Bien merci et vous? | bee-ehn mer-see ay voo? | |
Glad to meet you | Enchanté | on-shohn-tay | |
Good-bye | Au revoir | oh ruh-vwar | |
Good evening | Bon soir | bon-swar | |
Good morning/good day | Bonjour | bon-zhoor | |
I don’t understand | Je ne comprends pas | jhuhn kom-prohn pah | |
I’m sorry | Desolé/Pardon | day-zoh-lay/pahr-dohn | |
My name is | Je m’appelle | juh mah-pell | |
OK (agreed) | d’accord | dah-core | |
Please | S’il vous plaît | seel voo play | |
Please speak slowly | Parlez lentement | par-lay lehn-ta-mohn | |
Not bad | Pas mal/comme çi, comme ça | Pah mall | |
Thank you | Merci | mare-see | |
That’s ok/you’re welcome | De rien | dah ree-ehn | |
There | Là | lah | |
Here | Ici | Ee see | |
Very well | Très bien | treh bee-ehn | |
What? (pardon) | Comment? | kom-mohn | |
What’s your name? | Comment vous appelez-vous? | kom-mohn voo-za-peh-lay voo | |
When | Quand | kohn | |
Where | Où | oo | |
How are you? | Comment allez-vous? | kom-mohn tah-lay voo | |
Do you speak English? | Parlez-vous anglais? | par-lay voo on-glay |