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English to French cheat sheet, with useful words and phrases to take with you on holiday.

French - Greetings and Pleasa­ntries

monsieur, madame
sir, madam
bonjour, salut
hello, hi
bonsoir
good evening
bonne nuit
good night
au revoir
goodbye
à bientôt
see you later
je m'appelle Earl
my name is Earl
comment allez-­vous?
how are you?
pardon?
excuse me?
désolé
i'm sorry
merci, de rien
thankyou, it's nothing

French - Days and Time

lundi
monday
mardi
tuesday
mercredi
wednesday
jeudi
thursday
vendredi
friday
samedi
saturday
dimanche
sunday
aujour­d'hui
today
demain
tomorrow
hier
yesterday
maintenant
now
plus tard
later
heure
hour, o'clock
matin, après-midi
morning, afternoon

French - Months

janvier
January
février
February
mars
March
avril
April
mai
May
juin
June
juillet
July
aôut
August
septembre
September
octobre
October
novembre
November
décembre
December

French - Transport

billet, aller-­retour
ticket, return
emmenez moi a ...
take me to ...
pour aller a ...
how do I get to ...

French - Buildings and Shops

gendar­merie, gendarme
police station, policeman
pharmacie
pharmacy / chemist
hôpital, médecin
hospital, doctor
magasin
shop
boutique
small shop
(super­)marché
(super­)market
boulan­gerie
bakery
boucherie
butcher
poisso­nnerie
fishmonger
pâtisserie
cake shop
musée
museum
banque
bank
bureau de change
money exchange
poste (timbre)
post office (stamp)
 

French - Pronouns

je, tu, il, elle
I, you, he, she
nous, vous
we, you (pl)
le, la, les
the (m, f, pl)
un, une, des
a (m, f, pl)
ce, ça
this, that
mon, ma
my (m, f)
nos, votre
our, your
m = male, f = female, pl = plural

French - Lost Items

J'ai perdu ...
I have lost ...
mon portef­euille
my wallet
mon passeport
my passport
mon argent
my money
ma carte de crédit
my credit card
mon billet
my ticket
mes clés
my keys
ma valise
my case
je suis perdu
i am lost

French - Directions

à gauche, à droite
left, right
à côté de
next to
tout droit
straight ahead
ici, là
here, there
près (de)
near (to)
loin (de)
far (from)
avant, après
before, after
devant, derrière
ahead, behind

French - Numbers

0 - zéro
16 - seize
1 - un
17 - dix-sept
2 - deux
18 - dix-huit
3 - trois
19 - dix-neuf
4 - quatre
20 - vingt
5 - cinq
30 - trente
6 - six
40 - quarante
7 - sept
50 - cinquante
8 - huit
60 - soixante
9 - neuf
70 - soixan­te-dix *
10 - dix
80 - quatre­-vingt
11 - onze
90 - quatre­-vi­ngt-dix *
12 - douze
100 - cent
13 - treize
1000 - mille
14 - quatorze
+/- - plus/moins
15 - quinze
* Some localities say "­sep­tan­te" for 70 and "­non­ant­e" for 90.

French - Colours

noir
black
blanc
white
rose
pink
rouge
red
orange
orange
jaune
yellow
vert
green
bleu
blue
violet
purple
marron
brown
 

French - Essential Phrases

Parlez­-vous Anglai­s ?
Do you speak English?
Parlez plus lentement, s'il vous plaît.
Speak more slowly please.
Répétez encore une fois, s'il vous plaît.
Please repeat once more.
A quelle heure est le prochain train ?
What time is the next train?
Comment dit-on "­wor­d" en frança­is ?
How do you say “word” in french?
Aidez-moi, s'il vous plaît.
Help me, please.
Où est la gare routiè­re ?
Where is the bus station?
C'est combien pour un verre de vin ?
How much is it for a glass of wine?
Puis-je avoir un horair­e ?
May I have a timetable?
J'ai besoin de louer une voiture.
I need to rent a car.
Est-ce qu'il y a un distri­buteur près d'ici ?
Is there an ATM near here?
Merci de m'avoir aidé.
Thankyou for your help.
L'ordi­nateur ne marche pas.
The computer is not working.
J'ai une maladie qui s'appelle "­x".
I have an illness called "­x".
All two-part punctu­ation symbols in French ( : ; « » ! ? % $ # ) should be preceded and followed by a space.

French - Signs

ouvert, fermé
open, closed
tirez, poussez
pull, push
entrée, sortie
entry, exit

French - Friends and Family

mari, femme
husband, wife
père, mère
father, mother
fils, fille
son, daughter
frère, sœur
brother, sister
ami
friend

French - Miscel­laneous Words

oui, non
yes, no
tout, rien
all, nothing
bien, mauvais
good, bad
et, ou, si
and, or, if
parce que
because
avec, sans
with, without
petit, grand
small, large
sur, sous
on, under
beaucoup, peu
a lot, a little
encore
again
(pas) comme
(not) like, as
                       
 

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Comments

Hello Dave,
How to contribute to the French Cheat Sheet? I noticed some few mistakes.

Hi LeDavid. You can leave a comment here, or email me at dave@addedbytes.com. Or you can make a better one! :)

This one is good enough. There is no need to make another one.
I think we can just make this one perfect.

I will email you asap...

Hello, here are some corrections (I'm french) :

- 17 is "dix-sept", not "six-sept"
- "père, mère" instead of "pere, mere"
- "frère" instead of "frere"
- "Merci de m’avoir aidé" instead of "Merci de m’avoir aider"
- "A quelle heure est le prochain train?" instead of "Quelle heure est le prochain train?"
- "Aidez-mois, s’il vous plaît." instead of "Aidez-moi, s’il vous plaît"
- "Où est la gare routière?" instead of "Ou est la gare routière?"
- "Puis-je avoir un horaire?" instead of "Puis j’avoir un horaire?"
- portefeuille instead of portfeuille

Thanks for your work !

Sorry...

- "Aidez-moi, s’il vous plaît." instead of "Aidez-mois, s’il vous plaît"

Hi eduens. I've corrected those issues. Thanks for letting me know about them.

In the essential phrases you could add something for going to the restroom/washroom :

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir ?

;-)

DaveChild DaveChild, 07:35 6 Jan 12

Good idea about the washroom bit.

Sorry, but even though the idea is good, I can't reward you for it like that ... :)

"C’est combien pour un verre de vin ?" instead of "C’est combien pour une verre de vin ?"

DaveChild DaveChild, 22:38 1 Feb 12

Quite right - thanks Faruk, I've corrected that.

Hi, just for information there is 2 way to say 70 and 90
French from France (see up)
French from Belgium and Switzerland : 70 : "septante" and 90 : "nonante"
:)

I like a lot your cheat sheets !
I can help for this one :
- "billet, aller-retour" instead of "billet, allez retour"
- "Parlez­-vous anglais ?" instead of "Parlez­-vous Anglais?" (no capital)
- "sœur" instead of "soeur"
- Ponctuation : in french you have to put a space before the signs ? ! : ;
- maybe "Thank you for your help" instead of "Thankyou for your help" ;-)
- Maybe you can also add that the adjectives have to agree with the noun or the subject : "Je suis perdu" for a male become "Je suis perdue" for a female... "Désolé" become "Désolée"

Hope it can can help...

DaveChild DaveChild, 11:02 9 May 14

Thanks, Matthieu, I've made some changes. Sorry it took so long!

Perhaps you could also add words for holiday accommodation eg hotels, motels, apartments, BnBs etc...as lots of tourists travel to France

In the comment section, the apostrophes and accented characters come through as weird character combinations.

Hello sir,
in the "French - Months" section, the accent on august month is put on 'o'. It should be on 'u'.

Really good work (from a french point of view too).

Bruno.

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