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The following French tutorial was written by a soon to be graduate student in linguistics named Jennifer Wagner, who runs a fantastic website called Indo-European Languages - ielanguages.com. We thank her for generously allowing us to post her work here!

1. Some Basic French Phrases

Bonjour
(bohn-zhoor)
Hello / Good day
Bonsoir / Bonne nuit
(bohn-swahr/bun nwee)
Good evening / Good night (only said when going to bed)
Au revoir!
(ohr-vwah)
Goodbye!
S'il vous plaît
(seel voo pleh)
Please
Merci beaucoup
(mair-see boh-koo)
Thank you very much
Je vous en prie / de rien (In Canada: Bienvenu)
(zhuh voo zawn pree/duh ree-ahn/bee-awn-vuh-new)
You're welcome.
Oui / non
(wee/nohn)
Yes / no
Monsieur, Madame, Mademoiselle
(muh-syuh, mah-dahm, mahd-mwah-zell)
Mister, Misses, Miss
Comment allez-vous?
(koh-mawn tahl-ay voo)
How are you? (formal)
Ça va?
(sah vah)
How are you? (informal)
Je vais bien
(zhuh vay bee-ahn)
I'm fine
Ça va bien / mal / pas mal
(sah vah bee-ahn/mahl/pah mahl)
I'm good / bad / not bad
Je suis fatigué(e)
(zhuh swee fah-tee-gay)
I'm tired
Je suis malade
(zhuh swee mah-lahd)
I'm sick
J'ai faim
(zhay fawn)
I'm hungry
J'ai soif
(zhay swahf)
I'm thirsty
Comment vous appelez-vous?
(koh-mawn voo zah-play voo)
What's your name? (formal)
Comment t'appelles-tu?
(koh-mawn tah-pell tew)
What's your name? (informal)
Je m'appelle...
(zhuh mah-pell)
I am called...
Mon nom est...
(mohn nohm ay)
My name is...
Vous êtes d'où?
(voo zet doo)
Where are you from? (formal)
Tu es d'où?
(tew ay doo)
Where are you from? (informal)
Où habitez-vous?
(ooh ah-bee-tay voo)
Where do you live? (formal)
Où habites-tu?
(ooh ah-beet tew)
Where do you live? (informal)
Je suis des Etats-Unis / du Canada.
(zhuh swee day zay-tahz-ew-nee/dew kah-nah-dah)
I am from the United States / Canada.
J'habite aux Etats-Unis / au Canada.
(zhah-beet oh zay-tahz-ew-nee/ oh kah-nah-dah)
I live in the U.S. / Canada.
Vous avez quel âge?
(voo za-vay kell ahzh)
How old are you? (formal)
Tu as quel âge?
(tew ah kell ahzh)
How old are you? (informal)
J'ai ____ ans.
(zhay ____ awn)
I am ____ years old.
Parlez-vous français?
(par-lay voo frahn-say)
Do you speak French? (formal)
Parles-tu anglais?
(parl tew on-glay)
Do you speak English? (informal)
Italien, Allemand, Espagnol
(ee-tahl-ee-ahn, ahll-uh-mawn, es-pahn-yol)
Italian, German, Spanish
Russe, Japonais, Chinois
(rooss, zhah-po-neh, shee-nwah)
Russian, Japanese, Chinese
Je parle...
(zhuh parl)
I speak...
Je ne parle pas...
(zhuh nuh parl pah)
I don't speak...
Je (ne) comprends (pas)
(zhuh nuh com-prawn pah)
I (don't) understand
Je (ne) sais (pas)
(zhuhn say pah)
I (don't) know
Excusez-moi / Pardonnez-moi
(eg-scew-zay mwah/par-dohn-ay mwah)
Excuse me / Pardon me
Je regrette / Je suis désolé(e)
(zhuh re-gret/zhuh swee day-zoh-lay)
I'm sorry
A tout à l'heure / A bientôt
(ah too tah luhr/ah bee-ahn-toh)
See you later / See you soon
Salut
(sah-lew)
Hi / Bye
Je t'aime
(zhuh tem)
I love you (singular)
Je vous aime
(zhuh voo zem)
I love you! (plural)

 

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