Planning a trip to la belle France? French society is based on politeness. Learning just a few basic phrases will help you more easily navigate your vacation in France--and maybe make a few Gallic friends while you're at it.
Instructions
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The Basics:
Bonjour (bohn-zhoor) "Hello"
Au revoir (oh-rev-vwha) "Goodbye"
Je ne parle pas franais. (Zhe ne parl pah frahn-say) "I don't speak French"
Parlez-vous anglais? (par-lay voo ahn-glay) "Do you speak English?"
Je m'appelle (Zhe mah-pel) "My name is"
S'il vous plat (seel-voo-play) "Please"
Merci (mare-cee) "Thank you"
Pas de quoi (Pah-de-kwah) "You're welcome"
Je ne comprends pas. (Zhe ne cohmp-ron pas) "I don't understand"
Oui (we) "Yes"
Non (noh) "No"
Excusez-moi (ex-koo-say mhwa) "Excuse me"
2Learn who, what, when and where:
Qui? (kee) "Who?"
Quoi? (kwah) "What?"
Pourquoi? (poor-kwah) "Why?"
Quand? (kahn) "When?"
O? (Oo?) "Where?"
O se trouve? O est... ? (oo-ce-troove/oo eh) "Where is...?"
O est la banque la plus proche? (oo eh lah bahnk lah ploo proch) "Where is the nearest bank?"
O est la gare? (oo eh la gahr) "Where is the train station?"
O est la toilette? (oo eh la twa-let) "Where are the toilets?"
3Shopping:
Ouvert (ouw-ver) "Open"
Ferm (fair-may) "Closed"
Je voudrais... (Zhe voo-dray) "I would like"
Combien a cote? (Cohm-by-en sah coot) "How much does that cost?"
Puis-je l'essayer? (Pwee zhe leh-say-AY) "May I try it on?"
Je le prendrai (Zhe le prawn-dray) "I'll take it"
Le magasin (le mah-gah-zahn) "Store"
La robe (la rub) "Dress"
La jupe (la zjoop) "Skirt"
La chemise (la shem-eez) "Shirt"
Les pantalons (pahn-ta-lon) "Pants"
Chausseurs (show-seh) "Shoes"
Chausettes (show-set) "Socks"
4Numbers:
1 un (uhn)
2 deux (deh)
3 trois (twah)
4 quatre (kahtr)
5 cinq (sank)
6 six (sees)
7 sept (set)
8 huit (wheet)
9 neuf (nuhf)
10 dix (dees)
100 cent (sohn)
200 deux cent (duh-sohn)
5At the restaurant:
Monseiur/Madame (m'syhur/mah-dam) "Waiter" (Do not say "garcon." It's considered a bit of an insult)
Je prendrai... (zhe prawn-dray) "I'll have..."
Avez-vous...? (ah-vay voo) "Do you have...?"
L'addition (lah-di-shyon) "The check"
Une tasse (oon tahs) "Cup"
Une verre (oon vehr) "Glass"
Une fourchette (oon foor-shet) "Fork"
Une cuillre (oon kuy-ehr) "Spoon"
Un couteau (uhn koo-toh) "Knife"
Du sel/poivre (dew sehl/pwahv) "Some salt/pepper"
La soupe (la soop) "Soup"
Les entrees (lays-on-tray) "Appetizers"
Les plats (Lay plah) "Main Courses"
Les desserts (Lay day-ser) "Desserts"
Le caf (le cah-fay) "Coffee or a cafe"
Le th (le tay) "Tea"
Le sucre (le sook) "Sugar"
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