French Words & Phrases

Basic French words & phrases

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From please and thank you to good morning and good night you'll have what you need to be polite and win a smile for trying.

English	French	Pronunciation

Yes/No	Oui/Non	wee/nong
Yes, please/No, thank you	Oui, s'il vous plaît/Non, merci	wee, seel voo play/nong, mair-see
Please	S'il vous plaît	seel voo play
Thank you	Merci (madame/monsieur)	mair-see (mah-dahm/mer-syer)
You're welcome	Il n'y a pas de quoi	eel nyah pah der kwah
Here is/are	Voici...	vwah-see
Hello/Good morning/afternoon	Bonjour, (madame/monsieur)	bong-zhoor, (mah-dahm/mer-syer)
Hello/Good evening	Bonsoir (madame/monsieur)	bong-swahr, (mah-dahm/mer-syer)
Goodbye	Au revoir	oh rer-vwahr
Good night	Bonne nuit	bonn nwee
How are you?	Comment allez-vous?	kommahng tahlay voo
Very well, thanks	Très bien, merci	tray byang mair-see
Excuse me	Excusez-moi	ex-kewzay mwah
Do you speak English?	Est-ce que vous parlez anglais?	essker voo pahrlay ahng-glay
Can you help me?	Est-ce que vous pouvez m'aider?	essker voo poovay may-day
I don't understand.	Je ne comprends pas.	zher ner kong-prahng pah
I don't know.	Je ne sais pas.	zher ner say pah
Could you please write it down	Est-ce que vous pouvez l'écrire?	essker voo poovay lay-kreer
Sorry	Désolé(e)	day-zo-lay
Leave me alone!	Laissez-moi tranquille.	lay-say mwah trahng-keel
Where?	Où?	oo
When?	Quand?	kahng
How?	Comment?	kommahng
Why?	Pourquoi?	poor-kwah
Who?	Qui?	kee
Which?	Lequel?/Laquelle?	ler-kell/lah-kell
Where is...?	Où est...?	oo ay
How much?	Combien?	kong-byang
How many?	Combien?	kong-byang
What's that?	Qu'est-ce que c'est?	kessker say
I'd like...	Je voudrais...	zher voodray
I want...	Je veux...	zher ver
I like it.	Ça me plaît.	sahm play
I don't like it.	Ça ne me plaît pas.	sah ner mer play pah
OK/Agreed.	Ça va/d'accord.	sah vah/dah-korr
That's fine.	C'est bien.	say byang

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