Learn basic French phrases every beginner should know
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| Non. |
| Merci. |
| De rien. |
| What do these words mean? |
| Stick around. |
| In this quick lesson, you'll learn basic French phrases all beginners must know. |
| Before we start, did you know that in French, simply choosing how to say you can show if you're friends or not? |
| Keep watching for the answer at the end. |
| Oui. |
| Yes. |
| Oui. |
| Oui. |
| French speakers often say ouais instead of oui in informal speech. |
| It's exactly the same as English for yeah compared to yes. |
| Tom helps Oscar at an electronics store. |
| Tu aimes cette marque? |
| Oui, je pense que c'est une bonne marque. |
| Non. |
| No. |
| Non. |
| Non. |
| In the same idea as ouais for oui, we can say non for non in an informal speech. |
| Jack mistakes Steve for a student. |
| Tu es étudiant ici? |
| Non, je ne suis pas étudiant. |
| Je suis juste de passage. |
| Encore une fois. |
| One more time. |
| Encore une fois. |
| Encore une fois. |
| Have you heard encore at the end of a concert? |
| It's literally asking for the artist to do it one more time. |
| Encore une fois. |
| Lina asks Daphne for a clarification. |
| Excusez-moi, je n'ai pas compris. |
| Encore une fois s'il vous plaît. |
| Bien sûr. |
| Lentement. |
| Slowly. |
| Lentement. |
| Lentement. |
| You can turn many words into an adverb by adding m'en at the end. |
| Lent. |
| Lentement. |
| Or the opposite, rapide. |
| Rapidement. |
| Susan needs clarification when asking Jeffrey for directions. |
| Excusez-moi lentement s'il vous plaît. |
| Prenez la première à gauche, puis à droite. |
| Excusez-moi. |
| Excuse me. |
| Excusez-moi. |
| Excusez-moi. |
| Excusez-moi is a polite way to say sorry or excuse me. |
| But you can also use the more informal pardon to mean the same thing. |
| Jack expresses interest in an item at a store. |
| Excusez-moi, combien ça coûte? |
| C'est 20 euros. |
| Voudriez-vous l'acheter? |
| Je suis désolé. |
| I'm sorry. |
| Je suis désolé. |
| Je suis désolé. |
| A more casual way to say it is to use the single word désolé. |
| But the most polite way to say it is to use the full sentence je suis désolé. |
| Steve apologizes to Oscar for a misunderstanding. |
| Je suis désolé. |
| C'était une erreur de ma part. |
| Ce n'est rien. |
| Pas de problème. |
| Merci. |
| Merci is a quick and nice way to say thank you. |
| But you can add beaucoup which means a lot. |
| Merci beaucoup means thank you very much. |
| Susan thanks Lina for her party invite. |
| Merci beaucoup pour l'invitation. |
| De rien. |
| Another way to say de rien is il n'y a pas de quoi. |
| Anne provides legal advice to Steve. |
| Merci beaucoup pour ton aide. |
| De rien. |
| S'il vous plaît. |
| S'il vous plaît. |
| Did you know that in French, tu is for friends or family, vous is more formal? |
| Choosing the right form shows respect and affects how others view your relationship. |
| Thanks for watching. Don't forget to practice these new words and phrases. |
| See you next time! |
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