Learn Basic French

Here are some useful French words, that are used every day, with pronunciation tips…

ENGLISH                                  PRONUNCIATION                           FRENCH

Do you speak English?            par-lay voo zon-glay                            Parlez-vous anglais?

Excuse me/sorry                      ex-koo-zay mwah                                  Excusez-moi

Fine thanks and you?              bee-ehn mer-see ay voo?                   Merci et vous?

Glad to meet you                       on-shohn-tay                                          Enchanté

Good-bye                                      oh ruh-vwar                                            Au revoir

Good evening                              bon-swar                                                   Bon soir

Good morning/good day       bon-zhoor                                                 Bon jour

Hello                                               sah-loo                                                       Salut

Here                                                ee-see                                                          Ici

How are you?                              kom-mohn tah-lay voo                       Comment allez-vous?

I don’t understand                    jhuhn kom-prohn pah                         Je ne comprends pas

I’m sorry                                      day-zoh-lay/pahr-dohn                     Desolé/Pardon

My name is                                  juh mah-pell                                           Je m’appelle

No                                                   nohn                                                           Non

Ok                                                   dah-core                                                   d’accord

Pardon me                                  pahr-dohn                                                Pardon

Please                                           seel voo play                                           S’il vous plaît

Thank you                                   mare-see                                                   Merci

There                                             lah                                                               Là

Very well                                     treh bee-ehn                                           Très bien

What?                                            kom-mohn                                               Comment?

When                                             kohn                                                           Quand

Where                                           oo                                                                 Où

You’ re welcome                      dah ree-ehn                                              De rien