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 |
"être" forms
I am |
je suis |
You are |
tu es |
He/She is |
il'elle est |
We are |
nous sommes |
You are |
vous êtes (.p, formal) |
They are |
ills/elles(.f) sont |
In English, am, is, and are all have the same meaning. They all mean to be. However, the form (conjugation) changes depending on the person that the verb is used with.
Each of the words above mean to be (= être in French). It's just that the conjugation changes based on the word in front of it (i.e., the person).
Other small words
from |
de |
in |
à, en |
but |
mais |
for |
depuis |
then |
alors |
too |
aussi |
comment |
How? or What |
The plural articles
Where are the chips? |
Où sont les chips |
Are you going to have some olives? |
Vous prenez des olives |
The definite article in the plural is always les
While there is no indefinite plural article in English, in French the articles des is always used.
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Conjugation or regular "er' verbs
j'habite |
I live |
to habites |
you (sg. informal) live |
il/elle habite |
he/she lives |
nous habitons |
we live |
vous habitez |
you (pl.) live |
ils/elles habitent |
they live |
To conjugate verbs ending in "er", just drop the -er and add the following endings: e, es, e, ons, ez, ent
Verbs that end in -er
to live |
habiter |
to speak |
parler |
to listen |
écouter |
to watch |
regarder |
to play |
jouer |
to eat |
manger |
to work |
travailler |
to fail |
échouer |
to like/love |
aimer |
to change |
changer |
to ask |
demander |
to stay |
rester |
to find |
trouver |
to want/desire |
désirer |
to keep |
garder |
Je is abbreviated to j' when it comes before verbs that begin with a vowel or an h.
These words belong to the large group of French verbs that end in -er in the infinitive, e.g. parler.
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These are children |
Ce sont des enfants |
There are/is children |
il y a des enfants |
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Common responses
I am learning french |
j'apprends le français |
me neither |
moi non plus |
that's crazy! |
c'est fou! |
I live in London |
J'habite a Londres |
no problem |
de rein |
of course |
bien sûr |
agree/ok |
d'accord |
I am going to get some tea |
Je vais aller chercher du thé |
I am back |
Je suis de retour |
you suck |
tu crains |
Asshole |
Trou du cul |
At the moment |
En ce moment |
it's not |
ce n'est pas |
I am back |
je suis de retour |
That's awesome! |
c'est génial |
close your mouth |
ferme la bouche |
I'll have (lit. I take) une bouteille d'eau |
I'll have (lit. I take) a bottle of water |
Common questions
Where's Obed? |
Où est Obed ? |
how do you do it? |
comment to fais ? |
What are you having(lit. taking)? |
Qu'est-ce que to prends? |
Apex calls
He's/She's up ahead |
il/elle est devant |
look left/right |
regarde à gauche/droite |
He/She is cracked |
il/elle est fêlé (pronounced philly) |
Above |
au dessus (pronounced des-you) |
Below |
en dessous (pronounced des-oo) |
There! |
Là |
I agree |
Je suis d'accord |
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