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Vocabulary Lists ▶ French Key Phrase List

French Key Phrase List

24 Words • 94 Comments
Nice to meet you.
Enchanté de vous rencontrer.
Nice to meet you.
Enchanté de vous rencontrer, Monsieur.
Nice to meet you, sir.
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Hello.
Bonjour.
Hello.
Quand je rencontre une personne pour la première fois, je dis "Bonjour".
When I first meet someone, I like to say, "Hello."
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Hi.
Salut.
Hi.
Quand je répondrai au téléphone, je dirai juste salut.
When I answer the phone I just say hi.
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Good morning.
Bonjour.
Good morning.
Good afternoon.
Bon après-midi.
Good afternoon.
Good evening.
Bonsoir.
Good evening.
Bonsoir. Bienvenue.
Good evening. Welcome.
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Good night.
Bonne nuit.
Good night.
How are you?
Comment vas-tu ?
How are you?
Ça fait longtemps, comment vas-tu?
It's been a long time, how are you?
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Thank you!
Merci !
Thank you!
Merci, mais je n'ai pas commandé ça.
Thank you, but I didn't order this.
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You're welcome.
De rien.
You're welcome.
What's your name?
Comment t'appelles-tu ?
What's your name?
Je m'appelle Peter. Comment t'appelles-tu ?
My name is Peter. What's your name?
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Where are you from?
D'où venez-vous ?
Where are you from?
Vous semblez être britannique. D'où venez-vous ?
You sound British. Where are you from?
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No.
Non.
No.
signe "non"
"no" sign
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I'm sorry.
Je suis désolé.
I'm sorry.
Je suis désolé de vous avoir blessé.
I'm sorry that I hurt your feelings.
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Excuse me.
Excusez-moi.
Excuse me.
Excusez-moi, vous pouvez m'indiquer la gare, s'il vous plaît?
Excuse me, would you please direct me to the train station?
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Please.
S'il vous plaît.
Please.
Goodbye.
Au revoir.
Goodbye.
Thank you very much.
Merci beaucoup.
Thank you very much.
I'm (name).
Je m'appelle (name).
I'm (name).
Where is the bathroom?
Où sont les toilettes ?
Where is the bathroom?
I'm fine.
Je vais bien.
I'm fine.
May I sit here?
Puis-je m'asseoir ici ?
May I sit here?
Yes.
Oui.
Yes.
Congratulations!
Félicitations.
Congratulations!
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Friday at 3:36 pm
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Hey listeners! What phrases would you add to our list? Write them down here!


P.S. Learn even more useful and unique French vocab and phrases: https://www.frenchpod101.com/french-vocabulary-lists/

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Monday at 8:30 pm
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Bonjour Jane,

Merci pour ton commentaire !


Belle journée,

Marion

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Jane lia singh
Monday at 1:06 pm
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Saturday at 1:14 am
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Bonjour Neha,

Thank you for the suggestion!


Bonne journée,

Marion

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Salut neha
Tuesday at 1:45 am
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it's very nice but it should be slow so that we understand

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Friday at 4:08 pm
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Salut Maria,


You are very welcome. 😇

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

We wish you good luck with your language studies.


Bonne journée,

Levente

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Maria
Friday at 2:29 pm
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Thank you for using different voices speaking in French.

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Monday at 5:55 pm
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Bonjour Moj,

No, unfortunately we don't add phonetics onto documents but I'll definitely forward your message to the Content Team so they know you'd be interested in that! 👍


Bonne journée,

Marion

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Moj
Friday at 6:23 am
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Bonjour, Are there any written documents here with written pronunciations please? I know there is a document with pronunciations of the the alphabet, but it would be very helpful to have the written pronunciation for the words as well!


Merci,

moj

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Thursday at 5:54 am
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Salut Cheryl,


Thank you very much for your like! We hope you enjoy studying with us.😇

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Bonne journée,

Levente

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Cheryl
Monday at 4:31 pm
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👍👍👍😄Good!