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1. Everyday Basics
2. Numbers
3. Colors
4. Building Blocks
5. Pronouns & Key Words
6. Essential Verbs I
7. Essential Verbs II
8. Everyday Verbs I
9. Everyday Verbs II
10. More Verbs
11. Describing Things I
12. Describing Things II
13. Describing Things III
14. Quantity & Manner
15. Time & Place
16. Question Words
17. Connectors & Indefinites
18. Everyday Time Nouns
19. People & Family
20. Life & Society
21. Food & Drink
22. Getting Around
23. Around the House & Town
24. Nature & Weather
25. The Body
26. Abstract Ideas
27. Leisure & Seasons
28. Animals
29. More Animals & Nature
30. Clothing & Everyday Objects
31. Emotions, Work & Travel
Chapter 1
Everyday Basics
15 words
salut
hi / bye (informal)
je
I
oui
yes
bonjour
hello / good morning
merci
thank you
de rien
you're welcome
s'il te plaît
please (to someone you call 'tu')
désolé
sorry (m.; f. désolée)
non
no
tu
you (informal, one person)
au revoir
goodbye
vous
you (polite, or plural)
bon
good (m.; f. bonne)
l'eau (f.)
water
manger
to eat
Chapter 2
Numbers
11 words
deux
two
trois
three
quatre
four
cinq
five
six
six
sept
seven
huit
eight
neuf
nine (also 'brand new')
dix
ten
cent
one hundred
mille
one thousand
Chapter 3
Colors
7 words
la couleur
color
rouge
red
bleu
blue
vert
green
noir
black
blanc
white (f. blanche)
jaune
yellow
Chapter 4
Building Blocks
18 words
de
of / from
et
and
le
the (m. sing.)
la
the (f. sing.)
que
that (conjunction)
est
is (from être)
à
to / at
en
in / to (countries, regions, months, seasons, materials)
un
a / an (m.); also the numeral one
pour
for
ne... pas
not (the two-part negation)
une
a / an / one (f.)
se
himself / herself / oneself (reflexive)
avec
with
des
some / any (plural)
les
the (plural, m. and f.)
du
some (m.) / of the (m.)
dans
in / inside
Chapter 5
Pronouns & Key Words
15 words
ce
this / that (before a m. noun)
plus
more
comment
how
mais
but
est-ce que
(introduces a yes/no question)
si
if
être
to be
aussi
also / too
ça
that / it
tout
everything / all
il
he / it (m.)
elle
she / it (f.)
nous
we / us
ils
they (m., or a mixed group)
on
we (informal, standard in speech) / one
Chapter 6
Essential Verbs I
9 words
avoir
to have
faire
to do / to make
dire
to say / to tell
aller
to go
pouvoir
can / to be able to
vouloir
to want
savoir
to know (a fact)
devoir
must / to have to
voir
to see
Chapter 7
Essential Verbs II
12 words
donner
to give
connaître
to know (a person or place)
venir
to come
trouver
to find
parler
to speak / to talk
entendre
to hear
croire
to believe / to think
demander
to ask (for)
mettre
to put
penser
to think
travailler
to work
prendre
to take / to have (food)
Chapter 8
Everyday Verbs I
11 words
comprendre
to understand
passer
to pass / to spend (time)
arriver
to arrive / to happen
entrer
to go in / to come in
sortir
to go out
partir
to leave / to go away
appeler
to call
aimer
to love / to like
plaire
to please (used to say you like something)
boire
to drink
dormir
to sleep
Chapter 9
Everyday Verbs II
12 words
jouer
to play
acheter
to buy
attendre
to wait (for)
écrire
to write
lire
to read
ouvrir
to open
fermer
to close
chercher
to look for
commencer
to start / to begin
finir
to finish
changer
to change
apprendre
to learn
Chapter 10
More Verbs
6 words
se souvenir
to remember
perdre
to lose
vivre
to live
payer
to pay
aider
to help
essayer
to try
Chapter 11
Describing Things I
12 words
beau
beautiful / good-looking (f. belle)
mauvais
bad
grand
big / tall
petit
small
nouveau
new (f. nouvelle)
vieux
old (f. vieille)
jeune
young
content
glad / pleased
triste
sad
fatigué
tired
facile
easy
difficile
difficult
Chapter 12
Describing Things II
14 words
important
important
vrai
true
juste
right / correct
faux
wrong / false (f. fausse)
cher
expensive / dear (f. chère)
libre
free / available
prêt
ready
premier
first (f. première)
dernier
last (f. dernière)
même
same
différent
different
prochain
next
sympa
nice / friendly (informal)
gentil
kind (f. gentille)
Chapter 13
Describing Things III
19 words
fort
strong / loud
faible
weak
chaud
hot / warm
froid
cold
long
long (f. longue)
court
short (in length or time)
malade
sick / ill
bas
low (f. basse)
rapide
fast / quick
lent
slow
plein
full
vide
empty
ouvert
open
fermé
closed
propre
clean
sale
dirty
sûr
sure / certain
possible
possible
autre
other / another
Chapter 14
Quantity & Manner
6 words
très
very
peu
little / not much
beaucoup
a lot / much
trop
too / too much
bien
well
mal
badly
Chapter 15
Time & Place
21 words
ici
here
là-bas
over there
sur
on / on top of
sous
under
maintenant
now
l'heure (f.)
hour / time (on the clock)
aujourd'hui
today
demain
tomorrow
hier
yesterday
toujours
always
jamais
never (with ne)
souvent
often
encore
still / again / yet
déjà
already
devant
in front of
tard
late (in the day); to be late for something = être en retard
à droite
on the right / to the right
à gauche
on the left / to the left
avant
before
après
after
pendant
during / for
Chapter 16
Question Words
6 words
où
where
quand
when
pourquoi
why
qui
who
combien
how much / how many
quel
which / what (before a noun)
Chapter 17
Connectors & Indefinites
17 words
comme
like / as
seul
alone / only (f. seule)
ensemble
together
parce que
because
vraiment
really
peut-être
maybe / perhaps
bien sûr
of course
en fait
actually / in fact
donc
so / therefore
ou
or
alors
so / then
assez
enough / quite
personne
nobody / no one (with ne)
quelque chose
something
quelqu'un
someone
rien
nothing (with ne)
tout le monde
everyone
Chapter 18
Everyday Time Nouns
9 words
lundi
Monday
le temps
time / weather
l'année (f.)
year
le jour
day
la nuit
night
la semaine
week
le mois
month
le matin
morning
le soir
evening
Chapter 19
People & Family
18 words
la personne
person
l'homme (m.)
man
la femme
woman / wife
l'enfant (m. or f.)
child
le garçon
boy
la fille
girl / daughter
l'ami (m.)
friend (f. l'amie)
les gens
people
la famille
family
la mère
mother
le père
father
le fils
son
la grand-mère
grandmother
le frère
brother
la sœur
sister
le mari
husband
les parents (m. pl.)
parents
le grand-père
grandfather
Chapter 20
Life & Society
9 words
la vie
life
le monde
world
le pays
country
la ville
city / town
la rue
street
l'école (f.)
school
le travail
work / job
l'argent (m.)
money / silver
le livre
book (note: la livre = pound)
Chapter 21
Food & Drink
6 words
la nourriture
food
le pain
bread
le jus
juice
le café
coffee / café
le fromage
cheese
le restaurant
restaurant
Chapter 22
Getting Around
4 words
la voiture
car
le train
train
l'avion (m.)
plane
le bus
bus
Chapter 23
Around the House & Town
13 words
la porte
door
la fenêtre
window
la table
table
la chaise
chair
le lit
bed
la chambre
bedroom / hotel room
la cuisine
kitchen / cooking
la salle de bains
bathroom
les toilettes (f. pl.)
restroom / toilet (always plural in French)
le bureau
office / desk
le magasin
store / shop
la maison
house / home
le parc
park
Chapter 24
Nature & Weather
8 words
la mer
sea
la montagne
mountain
le ciel
sky
le soleil
sun
la lune
moon
la pluie
rain
la neige
snow
le vent
wind
Chapter 25
The Body
5 words
l'œil (m.)
eye (pl. les yeux)
la main
hand
la tête
head
le cœur
heart
le pied
foot (à pied = on foot)
Chapter 26
Abstract Ideas
13 words
le mot
word
le nom
name / surname
l'idée (f.)
idea
la question
question
le problème
problem
l'histoire (f.)
story / history
le moment
moment
la fois
time (one occasion)
la chose
thing
la fin
end
le début
beginning
le numéro
number (phone, room)
la réponse
answer
Chapter 27
Leisure & Seasons
9 words
la musique
music
le film
movie / film
le week-end
weekend
le sport
sport
le voyage
trip / journey
l'été (m.)
summer
l'hiver (m.)
winter
le printemps
spring
l'automne (m.)
fall / autumn
Chapter 28
Animals
4 words
l'animal (m.)
animal (pl. les animaux)
le chien
dog
le chat
cat
l'oiseau (m.)
bird
Chapter 29
More Animals & Nature
15 words
le poisson
fish
le cheval
horse (pl. les chevaux)
la vache
cow
le cochon
pig
la poule
hen
le lapin
rabbit
la souris
mouse
le lion
lion
l'ours (m.)
bear
l'arbre (m.)
tree
la fleur
flower
la feuille
leaf / sheet of paper
l'herbe (f.)
grass
la pierre
stone
le jardin
garden
Chapter 30
Clothing & Everyday Objects
18 words
la robe
dress
la chaussure
shoe
le chapeau
hat
le sac
bag
la chemise
shirt
le pantalon
pants
la veste
jacket
la montre
watch
la clé
key
le miroir
mirror
le savon
soap
la brosse à dents
toothbrush
la serviette
towel / napkin
le parapluie
umbrella
la valise
suitcase
le stylo
pen
la carte
card / map / menu
le téléphone
phone
Chapter 31
Emotions, Work & Travel
23 words
en colère
angry
la peur
fear (avoir peur = to be afraid)
surpris
surprised (f. surprise)
amoureux
in love (f. amoureuse)
fier
proud (f. fière)
le taxi
taxi
inquiet
worried (f. inquiète)
heureux
happy (f. heureuse)
curieux
curious (f. curieuse)
le médecin
doctor (also used for a woman: une médecin)
le professeur
teacher (f. la professeure)
l'étudiant (m.)
student (f. l'étudiante)
le serveur
waiter (f. la serveuse)
la police
the police
l'aéroport (m.)
airport
la gare
train station
le billet
ticket / bill (banknote)
le passeport
passport
les vacances (f. pl.)
vacation
l'hôtel (m.)
hotel
la plage
beach
l'addition (f.)
the check / the bill
le pont
bridge