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Top 100 - All Words
100 Most Common French Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| le | the , masculine singular definite article |
| de | some or of |
| un | a/an , masculine singular indefinite article |
| à | to, at or in |
| être | to be |
| et | and |
| en | in or by |
| avoir | to have |
| que | that, which, who or whom (followed by a subject) |
| pour | for, in order to |
| dans | inside |
| ce | this or that (masculine singular) |
| il | he or it |
| qui | who or whom (followed by conjugated verb) |
| ne | not (first half of negation) |
| sur | up or on top of |
| se | his-self or her-self (third person reflexive pronoun) |
| pas | not (second half of negation) or step |
| plus | more or no more (when used in negation) |
| pouvoir | to be able to (can) |
| par | by |
| je | I |
| avec | with |
| tout(e) / tous | all |
| faire | to do or make |
| son | his or hers (masculine singular objects) |
| mettre | to put or place |
| autre | other |
| on | lazy we or general "one" |
| mais | but |
| nous | we or us |
| comme | like or as |
| ou | or |
| si | if |
| leur | their (singular objects) |
| y | there |
| dire | to say |
| elle | she |
| devoir | to have to (must) |
| avant | before |
| deux | two |
| même | same |
| prendre | to take |
| aussi | also |
| celui | this one; that one; the one (m. sing.) |
| donner | to give |
| bien | well (adverb) |
| où | where |
| une fois | one time, once |
| vous | you (plural and/or formal) |
| encore | again |
| nouveau | new (adj) |
| aller | to go |
| cela | that or this |
| entre | between |
| premier | first (masculine) |
| vouloir | to want |
| déjà | already |
| grand | tall or big (adj) |
| mon | my (masculine, singular objects) |
| me | me, to me, myself |
| moins | less |
| aucun | neither, none (can be used with ne) |
| lui | him or her (indirect object pronoun) |
| temps | time |
| très | very |
| savoir | to know (facts) |
| falloir | to be necessary |
| voir | to see |
| quelque | some |
| sans | without |
| une raison | reason (used with avoir means right) |
| notre | our (singular objects) |
| dont | whose, of which |
| non | no or not |
| un an | year |
| le monde | world |
| un jour | day |
| monsieur | Mr. (polite form of address) |
| demander | to ask |
| alors | then or so |
| après | after |
| trouver | to find |
| une personne | a person (male or female) |
| rendre | to give back |
| une part | piece, portion |
| dernier | last (adj) |
| venir | to come |
| pendant | during |
| passer | to pass |
| un peu | a little |
| lequel | the one which (masculine and singular) |
| suite | next |
| bon | good (adjective) |
| comprendre | to understand |
| depuis | since |
| point | used with ne to mean not at all |
| ainsi | thus |
| une heure | hour |
| rester | to stay |