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NCEA french vocab
Level 1 (year 11) verbs for ncea
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| À | at, to, in |
| au, à l', à la, aux | at the, to the |
| à bientôt | see you soon |
| à cause de | because of |
| à côté | de next to |
| à l’intérieur | inside |
| acheter | to buy |
| l’ addition (f) t | he bill |
| adorer | to love |
| l’ adresse (f) | address |
| l’ aéroport (m) | airport |
| les affaires (f) | belongings, things |
| affreux, affreuse | awful |
| l’ âge (m) | age |
| âgé (de) (m) | aged |
| agréable | pleasant |
| aider (à) | to help |
| aimer | to love |
| aimer mieux | to prefer |
| l' Allemagne (f) | Germany |
| aller | to go |
| aller chercher | to go and look for |
| aller voir | to go to see |
| allô | hello (on the phone) |
| alors | so |
| l’ ami (m), amie (f) | friend |
| amusant | fun |
| s’ amuser | to have fun |
| l’ an (m) | year |
| l’ anglais (m) | English (language) |
| l’ animal (m) | animal |
| l’ année (f) | year |
| l’ anniversaire (m) | birthday |
| août (m) | August |
| l’ appartement (m) | apartment |
| s’ appeler | to be called |
| apprendre (à + infinitive) | to learn (to…) |
| après | after |
| l’ après-midi (m) | afternoon |
| l’ arbre (m) | tree |
| l’ argent (m) | money |
| arrêter | to stop |
| l’ arrivée (f) | arrival |
| arrive | to arrive |
| assis | seated |
| assez (de) | enough |
| attendre | to wait |
| au bord de | beside |
| au bout de | at the bottom of |
| au coin de | on the corner of |
| au milieu de | in the middle of |
| au revoir | goodbye |
| aujourd’hui | today |
| aussi | also, too |
| aussi…que | as…as |
| l' Australie (f) | Australia |
| l’ autobus (m), | le bus bus |
| l’ automne (m) | autumn |
| l’ autoroute (f) | motorway |
| autour (de) | around |
| autre | other |
| avant | before |
| avec | with |
| l’ avion (m) | aeroplane |
| avoir | to have |
| avoir l’air (de) | to seem |
| avoir besoin | de to need |
| avoir chaud | to be hot |
| avoir envie de + infinitive | to want to |
| avoir faim | to be hungry |
| avoir froid | to be cold |
| avoir l'intention de + infinitive | to intend to |
| avoir mal (à) | to be sick, have a sore…. |
| avoir peur | to be afraid |
| avoir soif | to be thirsty |
| avril (m) | April |
| le bagages (m) | luggage |
| se baigner | to swim |
| la balle | ball (small) |
| le ballon | ball (big) |
| la banana | banana |
| la banque | bank |
| le basketball | basketball |
| le bateau | boat |
| le bâtiment | building |
| beau, belle, bel | handsome, beautiful |
| beaucoup | lots |
| beaucoup de | lots of, many |
| beaucoup de monde | lots of people |
| le bébé | baby |
| la Belgique | Belgium |
| bête | stupid |
| le beurre | butter |
| la bibliothèque | library |
| bien | well |
| bien sûr | of course |
| bientôt | soon |
| le billet ticket, | bank note |
| un (billet) aller simple | a single, one way ticket |
| un (billet) aller-retour | a return ticket |
| blanc, blanche | white |
| bleu | blue |
| blond | blond |
| boire | to drink |
| la boisson | a drink |
| la boîte | a box, tin, can, a nightclub |
| le bol | bowl |
| bon, bonne | good |
| le bonbon | lolly, sweet |
| bonjour | hello |
| bonne nuit | goodnight |
| bonsoir | good evening |
| la bouche | mouth |
| la boucherie | butcher's shop |
| la boulangerie | the bakery |
| le bout | the end (e.g of a street) |
| la bouteille | bottle |
| le bras | arm |
| le brouillard | fog |
| le bruit | noise |
| brun | brown |
| le bureau | office |
| ça ( | cela) |
| ça va? | how are you? |
| c’est ça | that's it, that's right |
| le cadeau | present |
| le café | coffee |
| le cahier | exercise book |
| la caisse | the till, checkout |
| la campagne | countryside |
| le camping | camping ground, camping |
| leCanada | Canada |
| la cantine | canteen |
| la capital | capital |
| la carotte | carrot |
| carré | square |
| la carte menu, | card, map |
| la carte postale | post card |
| casser | to break |
| la cathédrale | cathedral |
| à cause (de) | because |
| le CD | CD |
| c'est it is, | this is |
| ce n’est pas | it isn't |
| ce, cet, cette, ces | this, these |
| un cédérom | CD rom |
| cela | that |
| le centime (d'euro) | (Euro) cent |
| le centre-ville | town centre |
| le centre commercial | shopping centre, mall |
| À | at, to, in |
| au, à l', à la, aux | at the, to the |
| à bientôt | see you soon |
| à cause de | because of |
| à côté | de next to |
| à l’intérieur | inside |
| acheter | to buy |
| l’ addition (f) t | he bill |
| adorer | to love |
| l’ adresse (f) | address |
| l’ aéroport (m) | airport |
| les affaires (f) | belongings, things |
| affreux, affreuse | awful |
| l’ âge (m) | age |
| âgé (de) (m) | aged |
| agréable | pleasant |
| aider (à) | to help |
| aimer | to love |
| aimer mieux | to prefer |
| l' Allemagne (f) | Germany |
| aller | to go |
| aller chercher | to go and look for |
| aller voir | to go to see |
| allô | hello (on the phone) |
| alors | so |
| l’ ami (m), amie (f) | friend |
| amusant | fun |
| s’ amuser | to have fun |
| l’ an (m) | year |
| l’ anglais (m) | English (language) |
| l’ animal (m) | animal |
| l’ année (f) | year |
| l’ anniversaire (m) | birthday |
| août (m) | August |
| l’ appartement (m) | apartment |
| s’ appeler | to be called |
| apprendre (à + infinitive) | to learn (to…) |
| après | after |
| l’ après-midi (m) | afternoon |
| l’ arbre (m) | tree |
| l’ argent (m) | money |
| arrêter | to stop |
| l’ arrivée (f) | arrival |
| arrive | to arrive |
| assis | seated |
| assez (de) | enough |
| attendre | to wait |
| au bord de | beside |
| au bout de | at the bottom of |
| au coin de | on the corner of |
| au milieu de | in the middle of |
| au revoir | goodbye |
| aujourd’hui | today |
| aussi | also, too |
| aussi…que | as…as |
| l' Australie (f) | Australia |
| l’ autobus (m), | le bus bus |
| l’ automne (m) | autumn |
| l’ autoroute (f) | motorway |
| autour (de) | around |
| autre | other |
| avant | before |
| avec | with |
| l’ avion (m) | aeroplane |
| avoir | to have |
| avoir l’air (de) | to seem |
| avoir besoin | de to need |
| avoir chaud | to be hot |
| avoir envie de + infinitive | to want to |
| avoir faim | to be hungry |
| avoir froid | to be cold |
| avoir l'intention de + infinitive | to intend to |
| avoir mal (à) | to be sick, have a sore…. |
| avoir peur | to be afraid |
| avoir soif | to be thirsty |
| avril (m) | April |
| le bagages (m) | luggage |
| se baigner | to swim |
| la balle | ball (small) |
| le ballon | ball (big) |
| la banana | banana |
| la banque | bank |
| le basketball | basketball |
| le bateau | boat |
| le bâtiment | building |
| beau, belle, bel | handsome, beautiful |
| beaucoup | lots |
| beaucoup de | lots of, many |
| beaucoup de monde | lots of people |
| le bébé | baby |
| la Belgique | Belgium |
| bête | stupid |
| le beurre | butter |
| la bibliothèque | library |
| bien | well |
| bien sûr | of course |
| bientôt | soon |
| le billet ticket, | bank note |
| un (billet) aller simple | a single, one way ticket |
| un (billet) aller-retour | a return ticket |
| blanc, blanche | white |
| bleu | blue |
| blond | blond |
| boire | to drink |
| la boisson | a drink |
| la boîte | a box, tin, can, a nightclub |
| le bol | bowl |
| bon, bonne | good |
| le bonbon | lolly, sweet |
| bonjour | hello |
| bonne nuit | goodnight |
| bonsoir | good evening |
| la bouche | mouth |
| la boucherie | butcher's shop |
| la boulangerie | the bakery |
| le bout | the end (e.g of a street) |
| la bouteille | bottle |
| le bras | arm |
| le brouillard | fog |
| le bruit | noise |
| brun | brown |
| le bureau | office |
| ça ( | cela) |
| ça va? | how are you? |
| c’est ça | that's it, that's right |
| le cadeau | present |
| le café | coffee |
| le cahier | exercise book |
| la caisse | the till, checkout |
| la campagne | countryside |
| le camping | camping ground, camping |
| leCanada | Canada |
| la cantine | canteen |
| la capital | capital |
| la carotte | carrot |
| carré | square |
| la carte menu, | card, map |
| la carte postale | post card |
| casser | to break |
| la cathédrale | cathedral |
| à cause (de) | because |
| le CD | CD |
| c'est it is, | this is |
| ce n’est pas | it isn't |
| ce, cet, cette, ces | this, these |
| un cédérom | CD rom |
| cela | that |
| le centime (d'euro) | (Euro) cent |
| le centre-ville | town centre |
| le centre commercial | shopping centre, mall |
| la chaise | chair |
| la chambre | bedroom |
| le champ | field |
| chante | to sing |
| chaque | each |
| la charcuterie | delicatessen |
| le château | castle |
| le chat | cat |
| chaud | hot |
| la chaussette | sock |
| la chaussure | shoe |
| le chemin | path, way |
| la chemise | shirt |
| cher, chère | dear, expensive |
| chercher | to look for |
| le cheval | horse |
| les cheveux (m) | hair |
| chez | at the house of, at someone's place |
| chez moi | at my house, my place |
| chic | stylish, smart, friendly |
| le/la chien, chienne | dog |
| les chips (m) | potato chips |
| le chocolat | chocolate |
| la chose | thing |
| le ciel | sky |
| le cinema | cinema |
| la circulation | traffic |
| la classe | class |
| la clef, la clé | key |
| le climat | climate |
| le coca | coca cola |
| le coin | corner |
| le collège | junior high school |
| la colline | hill |
| combien (de) ? | how much, how many? |
| ça fait combien? | how much is that? |
| Commander | to order |
| Comme | like, such as, as |
| commencer (à+ infinitive) | to begin (to….) |
| comment? | how? what? |
| comprendre | to understand |
| conduire | to drive |
| confortable | comfortable |
| connaître | to know (to be acquainted) |
| content | happy |
| continuer (à) | to continue |
| contre | against |
| le contrôle | assessment, test |
| le copain, la copine | friend |
| le/la correspondant, correspondante | penfriend |
| la côte | coast |
| à côté (de) | next to |
| se coucher | to go to bed |
| la couleur | colour |
| le concert | concert |
| couper | to cut |
| la cour | the play ground, yard |
| courir | to run |
| le cours | lesson |
| les courses (f) | the (grocery)shopping |
| court | short |
| le cousin | cousin (male) |
| la cousine | cousin (female) |
| coûter | to cost |
| couvert | overcast |
| le crayon | pencil |
| croire | to think, believe |
| le croissant | croissant |
| la cuisine | kitchen |
| dangereux (m), dangereuse (f) | dangerous |
| dans | in |
| danser | to dance |
| la date | date |
| de | of, from |
| de rien | don't mention it |
| d’abord | first of all |
| d’accord | OK |
| d’habitude | usually |
| décembre | December |
| décider (de+infinitive) | to decide to… |
| décrire | to describe |
| dedans | inside |
| défense de… | …is prohibited |
| dehors | outside |
| déjà | already |
| déjeuner | to have lunch |
| le déjeuner | lunch |
| délicieux, délicieuse | delicious |
| demain | tomorrow |
| demander (à….de+infinitive) | to ask ( someone to….) |
| demi(e) | half |
| et demi(e) | half past |
| une demi-heure | a half hour |
| se dépêche | r to hurry |
| le depart | departure |
| depuis | for, since |
| dernier, dernière l | ast |
| derrière | behind |
| des | some |
| désagréable | unpleasant |
| descendre | to go down, descend |
| desirer | to want |
| désolé (m) | sorry |
| le dessert | dessert |
| le dessin | art |
| dessiner | to draw |
| detester | to hate |
| devant | in front |
| devoir | to have to, must, owe |
| les devoirs (m) | homework |
| différent | different |
| difficile | difficult |
| le dimanche (m) | Sunday |
| le diner | to dine |
| dîner | dinner, evening meal |
| dire | to say, tell |
| donc | so, therefore |
| donner | to give |
| dormer | to sleep |
| le dos | back |
| la douche | shower |
| à droite | on the right, to the right |
| drôle | funny, strange |
| du, de l', de la, des | some, of the, from the |
| le DVD | DVD |
| l’ eau (f) | water |
| l’ eau minérale (f) | mineral water |
| l’ école (f) | school |
| écoute | r to listen to |
| écrire | to write |
| l’ éducation physique (f) | PE |
| l' EPS | PE |
| l’ église (f) | church |
| l’ élève (m or f) | pupil |
| elle | she, it |
| elles | they, them (f) |
| s' embrasser (je t'embrasse) | to kiss |
| l’ émission (f) | t.v.programme |
| l’ emploi du temps (m) | timetable |
| en | of it, of them, in or to (with countries), by (withvehicles) |
| encore | again, still |
| encore de…? | some more…? |
| l’ endroit (m) | place |
| en face de | opposite |
| l’ enfant (m or f) | child |
| enfin f | inally, at last |
| ennuyeux, ennuyeuse | boring |
| énorme | enormous |
| ensemble | together |
| ensuite | next |
| entendre | to hear |
| entre | between |
| l' entrée (f) | entrance |
| entrer (dans) | to enter ( go into) |
| l’ enveloppe (f) | envelope |
| envoyer | to send |
| l’ épicerie (f) | grocer, dairy |
| l’ équipe (f | ) team |
| l’ escalier (m) | staircase |
| l'Espagne | Spain |
| espagnol | Spanish |
| espérer (+infinitive) t | o hope (to…) |
| essayer | to try, try on |
| l’ est (m) | East |
| est-ce que? | is it? does it? |
| et | and |
| l’ étage (m) f | loor, storey |
| l’ été (m) | summer |
| l’ étranger | foreigner, stranger |
| à l’étranger | overseas, abroad |
| être | to be |
| être en train de | to be in the middle of |
| étudier | to study |
| l' euro (m) | € the Euro |
| l' Europe (f) | Europe |
| l' Eurostar (m) | the Eurostar train |
| eux | them (m) |
| l’ examen (m) | exam |
| excusez-moi | excuse me |
| en face (de) | opposite |
| fâché | angry |
| facile | easy |
| faible | weak |
| faire | to make, do |
| faire du camping | to go camping |
| faire les courses | to do the grocery shopping |
| faire la cuisine | to do the cooking |
| faire le lit | to make the bed |
| faire le ménage | to do the housework |
| faire un pique-nique | to go on a picnic |
| faire une promenade | to go for a walk |
| faire du ski | to go ski-ing |
| faire le tour | to go around (sight see) |
| faire la vaisselle | to do the dishes |
| il fait beau | it is lovely weather |
| il fait chaud | it is hot |
| il y a du soleil | it is sunny |
| il y a du vent | it is windy |
| il fait froid | it is cold |
| il fait mauvais | it is bad weather |
| il faut + infinitive | it is necessary to…,you have to |
| la famille family | |
| fatigué | tired |
| faux, fausse | wrong, false |
| la femme | woman, wife |
| la fenêtre | window |
| la ferme | farm |
| fermer | to shut, close |
| la fête | festival, party |
| le feu | fire, a traffic light |
| les feux (m) | traffic lights |
| février (m) | February |
| la fiche | form, file |
| la fille | girl, daughter |
| le film | film |
| le fils | son |
| la fin | end |
| finir | to end, finish |
| la fleur | flower |
| la fois t | ime, occasion |
| le le foot (ball) | soccer |
| fort (en) | strong, good (at) |
| la fraise | strawberry |
| la France | France |
| français | French |
| le français | French (language) |
| le/la Français, Francaise | Frenchman/Frenchwoman |
| le frère | brother |
| le frigo | fridge |
| les frites (f) | fries, hot chips |
| le froid | the cold |
| le fromage | cheese |
| le fruit | fruit (single item) |
| les fruits | fruit |
| gagner | to win, earn |
| le garage | garage |
| le garcon | boy |
| garder | to look after, keep |
| la gare | station |
| le gâteau | cake |
| à gauche | on the left, to the left |
| génial | cool, great |
| le genou | knee |
| les gens (m) | people |
| gentil, gentille | nice, kind |
| la géographie | Geography |
| la glace | ice cream |
| le goûter | afternoon tea |
| le gramme | gram |
| grand | big, tall |
| la grand-mère | grandmother |
| le grand-père | grandfather |
| grave | serious |
| gris | grey |
| gros, grosse | fat |
| le guichet t | icket desk, counter |
| la guitare | guitar |
| habiter | to live |
| d’ habitude | usually |
| le hamburger | hamburger |
| haut(e) | high |
| hier | yesterday |
| l‘ heure (f) | time |
| heureusement | fortunately, luckily |
| heureux, heureuse | happy, fortunate |
| hier | yesterday |
| l’ histoire (f) | story, History |
| l’ hiver | winter |
| l’ homme (m) | man |
| l’ hôpital (m) | hospital |
| l’ horaire (m) | timetable (trains, buses etc.) |
| le hors d’oeuvre (m) | appetizer(s) |
| l’ hôtel (m) | hotel |
| ici | here |
| l’ idée (f) | idea |
| il | he, it |
| ils | they (m) |
| il y a | there is, are |
| l’ île (f) | island |
| l’ image (f) | picture |
| l’ immeuble (m) | apartment building |
| important | important |
| impossible | impossible |
| les informations (f) | the news |
| l' informatique (f | ) ICT |
| insupportable | unbearable |
| intelligent | intelligent |
| intéressant | interesting |
| l’ intérieur (m) | inside |
| l’ Internet (m) | internet |
| inviter (à) | to invite (to) |
| l' Italie (f) | Italy |
| italien, italienne | Italian |
| la jambe | leg |
| le jambon | ham |
| janvier (m) | January |
| le jardin | garden |
| jaune | yellow |
| je | I |
| le jean | jeans |
| jeter | to throw |
| le jeu | game |
| le jeu informatique | computer game |
| jeudi (m) | Thursday |
| jeune | young |
| joli | pretty |
| jouer (à) or (de) | to play ( sport) or (instrument) |
| le jour | day |
| huit jours | a week |
| quinze jours | a fortnight, two weeks |
| le jour de congé | a day off |
| le journal | newspaper |
| la journée | day, daytime |
| joyeux, joyeuse | happy (Christmas etc.) |
| juillet (m) | July |
| juin (m) | June |
| la jupe | skirt |
| le jus de fruit | fruit juice |
| jusqu’à | until |
| le kilo (de) | kilo |
| le kilomètre | kilometre |
| le kiwi kiwi, | kiwifruit |
| le, l', la, les | the,him,her, it, them |
| là | there |
| là-bas | over there |
| là-haut | up here |
| le lac | lake |
| laisser | to leave (something behind), let |
| le lait | milk |
| large | wide |
| laver | to wash |
| se laver | to have a wash, (wash oneself) |
| léger, légère | light |
| les légumes (m) | vegetables |
| lent | slow |
| lentement | slowly |
| la letter | letter |
| leur, leurs | their |
| se lever | to get up |
| la librairie | book shop |
| libre | free |
| la limonade | lemonade |
| lire | to read |
| le lit | bed |
| le litre (de) | litre (of) |
| le livre | book |
| loin de | far from |
| long, longue | long |
| le long de … | along … |
| longtemps | for a long time |
| louer | to hire |
| lourd | heavy |
| lui | him, to him, her |
| lundi (m) | Monday |
| les lunettes (f) | glasses |
| le lycée | senior high school |
| madame | Mrs |
| mademoiselle | Miss |
| le magasin | shop |
| le magazine | magazine |
| magnifique | wonderful, magnificent |
| mai | May |
| la main | hand |
| maintenant | now |
| la mairie | town hall |
| mais | but |
| la maison | house |
| mal | bad |
| malade | ill, sick |
| malheureusement | unfortunately |
| maman (f) | mum |
| manger | to eat |
| manqué | to miss |
| maori | Maori |
| le maori | Te Reo Maori |
| le/la marchand, marchande | the sales person |
| marcher | to work (function), to walk |
| le marché | market |
| mardi (m) | Tuesday |
| le mari | husband |
| marron | brown |
| mars (m) | March |
| les mathématiques (f), les maths | Maths |
| la matière | subject (at school) |
| le matin | morning |
| à 7 heures du matin | at 7 o'clock in the morning |
| mauvais | bad |
| me me, | to me |
| méchant | naughty, fierce(dog) |
| meilleur | better |
| même | even, same |
| le ménage | household, the home |
| le menu | set menu, menu |
| la mer | sea |
| merci | thank you |
| mercredi (m) | Wednesday |
| la mère | mother |
| la météo | weather forecast |
| le mètre | metre |
| le métro | The Metro (Paris underground train) |
| metre | to put, put on |
| mettre | la table to set the table |
| mince | slim |
| midi | midday, noon |
| mieux | better |
| minuit | midnight |
| la minute | minute |
| moi | me |
| chez moi | at my house, my place |
| moi aussi | me too |
| moi non plus | me neither |
| moins | less, minus |
| moins..que | less .. than |
| le mois | month |
| le moment | moment |
| mon, ma, mes | my |
| la monnaie | change |
| monsieur (m) | Mr, sir |
| la montagne | mountain |
| monter | to climb |
| monter à cheval | to ride a horse |
| montrer | to show |
| le morceau | a bit, piece |
| mort | dead |
| le mot | word |
| mourir | to die |
| le mouton | sheep |
| moyen(ne) | average |
| le musée | museum |
| la musique | music |
| nager | to swim |
| la nationalité | nationality |
| la natation | swimming |
| ne...pas | not |
| ne…jamais | never |
| ne..personne | no one |
| ne..plus | no more, no longer |
| ne…rien | nothing |
| n’est-ce pas? | isn't it? |
| né | born |
| neiger | to snow |
| la neige | snow |
| néo-calédonien, néo-calédonienne | New Caledonian |
| le/la Néo-Calédonien, Néo-Calédonienne | New Caledonian |
| néo-zélandais | New Zealand |
| le/la Néo-Zélandais, Néo-Zélandaise | New Zealander |
| le neveu | nephew |
| le nez | nose |
| la nièce | niece |
| Noël (m) | Christmas |
| Noir | black |
| le nom | name, noun |
| non | no |
| le non-fumeur | non-smoking |
| le nord | North |
| la note | grade, mark (at school) |
| nous | we, us |
| notre, nos | our |
| nouveau, nouvelle, nouvel, nouveau | new |
| la Nouvelle-Calédonie | New Caledonia |
| la Nouvelle-Zélande | New Zealand |
| novembre (m) | November |
| le nuage | cloud |
| la nuit | night |
| nul, nulle | no good, rubbish |
| le numéro | number |
| occupé | busy |
| l' océan (m) | ocean |
| octobre (m) | October |
| l’ oeil (m) (les yeux) | eye (eyes) |
| l' oeuf (m) | egg |
| offrir | to give (a gift), offer |
| on | one, you, we, they |
| l’ oncle (m) | uncle |
| l' orange (f) | orange |
| l' orangina (m) orangina, | fizzy orange drink |
| l’ ordinateur (m) | computer |
| l' oreille (f) ear | |
| ou | or |
| où | where |
| oublier (de + infinitive) | to forget ( to do ….) |
| l' ouest (m) | West |
| oui | yes |
| ouvrir | to open |
| le Pacifique | The Pacific |
| la page | page |
| le pain | bread |
| le pantaloon | trousers |
| papa (m | dad |
| le papier | paper |
| Pâques (m) | Easter |
| le paquet | parcel, packet |
| par by, | through |
| le parc | Park |
| parce que | because |
| pardon | pardon |
| les parents (m) | parents |
| paresseux, paresseuse l | azy |
| le parking | car park |
| parler | to speak |
| partir | to depart, leave |
| partout | everywhere |
| pas cher | not expensive |
| pas de | no, not any of |
| pas mal | not bad |
| le passeport | passport |
| passer | to spend (time), to pass (something), to sit (anexam) |
| passionnant | exciting |
| la patisserie | cake shop |
| payer | to pay |
| le pays | country |
| le paysage | countryside |
| pendant | during |
| penser (que) | to think (that) |
| perdre | to lose |
| le père | father |
| la personne | person |
| petit | little, small |
| le petit déjeuner | breakfast |
| les petits pois (m) | peas |
| un peu (de) | a little, small amount of… |
| peut-être | perhaps |
| la pharmacie | pharmacy |
| la photo | photo |
| le piano | piano |
| la pièce | room, coin, play (in theatre) |
| le pied | foot |
| à pied | on foot |
| le pique-nique | picnic |
| la piscine | swimming pool |
| la place | square, seat, space |
| la plage | beach |
| le plat | dish |
| plein | full |
| pleurer | to cry |
| pleuvoir | to rain |
| la pluie | rain |
| plus | more |
| plus… que | more than |
| plus tard | later |
| le poisson | fish |
| la pomme | apple |
| la pomme de terre | potato |
| le pont | bridge |
| le port | port |
| le portable | cell phone |
| la porte | door |
| porter to wear, | to carry |
| possible | possible |
| la poste | post office |
| le pot (de | a pot of |
| le poulet | chicken |
| pour | for |
| pour + infinitive | in order to |
| pour aller (à) | how do I get to the…? |
| Pourquoi | why |
| pouvoir | to be able to, can |
| pratique | practical |
| préférer | to prefer |
| préféré | favourite |
| premier, première | first |
| prendre | to take, to have |
| prendre un bain | to have a bath |
| prendre une douche | to have a shower |
| prendre rendez-vous | to make an appointment |
| préparer | to prepare |
| près (de) | near to |
| presenter | to introduce |
| presque | almost |
| le printemps | Spring |
| le prix | price, prize |
| le problème | problem |
| prochain (m) prochain (f) | next |
| le professeur | teacher |
| la promenade | a walk, a ride |
| propre | clean |
| puis | then |
| le pull-over, le pull | jersey |
| le quai | platform |
| quand | when |
| quart | quarter |
| et quart | quarter past |
| moins le quart | quarter to |
| le quart d’heure | quarter of an hour |
| que t | hat, which, whom |
| qu’est-ce que? | what? |
| qu’est-ce que c’est? | what is it? |
| qu’est-ce que tu as? | what's wrong? (informal) |
| qu’est-ce que vous avez? | what's wrong? (formal) |
| quel, quelle, quels, quelles? | which, what? |
| quel âge as-tu? | how old are you? |
| quel temps fait-il? | what is the weather like? |
| à quelle heure? | at what time? |
| quelle heure est-il? | what time is it? |
| quelqu’un | someone |
| quelque | chose something |
| quelquefois | sometimes |
| la question | question |
| qui | who, which |
| qui est-ce? | who is it? |
| Quitter | to leave (a place) |
| quoi? c'est quoi? | what? what is it? |
| la radio | radio |
| ranger | to tidy |
| rapide | fast |
| recevoir | receive |
| la/la récréation, récré | interval/break |
| regarder | to watch |
| la region | region |
| regretter | to be sorry |
| remplir | to fill (in/out) |
| rencontrer | to meet |
| le rendez-vous | a meeting, appointment |
| la rentrée | first day back at school |
| rentrer | to return home |
| réparer | to repair |
| le repas | meal |
| repeater | to repeat |
| répondre | to reply, answer |
| la réponse | the reply, response, answer |
| se reposer | to rest |
| réserver | to reserve, book |
| le restaurant | restaurant |
| rester | to stay |
| en retard | late |
| le retour | return |
| retourner | to return |
| se retrouver | to meet |
| réussir (à) | to succeed, manage, pass an exam |
| se réveiller | to wake up |
| ridicule | ridiculous, stupid |
| la rivière | river |
| la robe | dress |
| rond (m) ronde (f) | round |
| rose | pink |
| rouge | red |
| la route | road |
| roux, rousse | red (hair) |
| la rue | street, road |
| le rugby | rugby |
| le sac | bag |
| la saison | season |
| la salade | salad, lettuce |
| sale | dirty |
| la salle | room |
| la sale | à manger dining room |
| la sale | de bains bathroom |
| la salle de classe | classroom |
| le salon | lounge, living room |
| salut | hi, bye |
| samedi (m) | Saturday |
| le sandwich | sandwich |
| sans | without |
| sans doute | no doubt, without doubt |
| savoir | to know (facts) |
| les sciences (f) | Science |
| sec, sèche | dry |
| au secours! | help! |
| la semaine | week |
| sentir | to feel, to smell |
| se sentir bien | to feel well |
| se sentir mal | to feel ill |
| se sentir mieux | to feel better |
| septembre (m) | September |
| le serveur | waiter |
| la serveuse | waitress |
| service compris | service charge included |
| seul (m) | alone/by oneself |
| seulement | only |
| le short | shorts |
| si | so,if, yes (emphatic-after negatives) |
| s’il te plaît | please (informal) |
| s’il vous | plait please (formal) |
| la soeur | sister |
| le soir | evening |
| la soirée | evening |
| le soleil | sun |
| son, sa, ses | his, her, its |
| la sortie | exit |
| sortir | to go out |
| soudain | suddenly |
| la soupe | soup |
| sous | under |
| souvent | often |
| le sport | sport |
| le sportif, sportive | sporty |
| le stade | stadium |
| le steak | steak |
| le stylo | pen |
| sucre | sugar |
| sud (m) | South |
| la Suisse | Switzerland |
| suivre | to follow |
| super | great, neat, super |
| le supermarché | supermarket |
| sur | on |
| sur | le point de on the point of |
| surtout | especially |
| sympa(thique) | nice |
| la table | table |
| Tahiti (m) | Tahiti |
| la taille | size |
| le/la Tahitien, Tahitienne | Tahitian |
| la tante | aunt |
| tard | late |
| la tarte | pie, tart, flan |
| la tasse | cup |
| le taxi | taxi |
| te | you/to you |
| le telephone | phone |
| téléphoner (à) | to telephone |
| la television | t.v. |
| la température | temperature |
| le temps | weather, time |
| le tennis | tennis |
| le terrain | ground |
| la terrasse | patio, outdoor dining area |
| la tête | head |
| le texto | text message |
| le TGV (Train Grande Vitesse) | French High Speed train |
| le thé | tea |
| le theatre | theatre |
| timide | shy |
| toi | you |
| les toilettes (f) | toilets |
| la tomate | tomato |
| tomber | to fall |
| ton, ta, tes | your (informal) |
| tôt | early |
| toujours | still, always |
| le tour tour | , trip, ride, turn |
| le/la touriste | tourist |
| tourner | to turn |
| tout, tous, toute, toutes | all |
| tous les jours | every day |
| tout le monde | every body |
| tout de suite | immediately |
| tout droit | straight ahead |
| pas du tout | not at all |
| le train | train |
| la tranche | slice |
| tranquille | peaceful |
| travailler | to work |
| traverse | to cross |
| très | very |
| triste | sad |
| se tromper (de) | to get the wrong…, make a mistake |
| trop | too |
| trop de | too much of |
| le trottoir | pavement |
| trouver | to find, to think |
| se trouver | to be situated |
| tu | you (informal) |
| un, une | one, a, an |
| un peu (de) | a bit (of) |
| l’ uniforme (m) | uniform |
| unique | only |
| fils unique, fille unique | only child |
| les vacances (f) | holidays |
| la vache | cow |
| la valise | suitcase |
| le vélo | bike |
| vendre | to sell |
| vendredi (m) | Friday |
| le vendeur, la vendeuse | shop assistant |
| venir | to come |
| venir de | to have just … |
| le vent | wind |
| le verre | glass |
| vers | about (time), towards (direction) |
| vert | green |
| les vêtements (m) | clothes, clothing |
| la viande | meat |
| vide | empty |
| la vie | life |
| vieux, vieille, vieil, vieilles | old |
| le village | village |
| la ville | town |
| le vin | wine |
| le visage | face |
| visiter | to visit (a place) |
| vite | quick, quickly |
| voici | here is |
| viola | there is |
| voir | to see |
| le/la voisin, voisine | neighbour |
| la voiture | car |
| le vol | flight |
| votre, vos | your (formal) |
| vouloir (+infinitive) | to want (to…) |
| je voudrais | I'd like to |
| vous | you (formal) |
| le voyage | journey |
| voyager | to travel |
| le voyageur | traveller |
| vrai | correct, true |
| vraiment really | |
| la vue | view |
| le weekend | weekend |
| y | there |
| les yeux (m) | eyes |
| le zoo | zoo |
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