Real Conversations
Light Conversation: French words for real conversations
The “Light Conversation” set from the “Real Conversations” goal. These are French words you can actually use — with translation, examples and pronunciation.
Words in the “Light Conversation” set
56 · FrenchThese French words are already in the VibeLing dictionary — 56 with translation, an example and audio. Tap a word to open its page.
rester en contact
[ʁɛste ɑ̃ kɔ̃takt]
keep in touch
phrase
prendre des nouvelles
[pʁɑ̃dʁ de nuvɛl]
catch up
phrase
je me demandais
[ʒə mə dəmɑ̃dɛ]
I was wondering
phrase
au fait
[o fɛt]
by the way
phrase
dis-m'en plus
[di mɑ̃ plys]
tell me more
phrase
c'est chouette
[sɛ ʃwɛt]
that's cool
phrase
ça a l'air amusant
[sa a lɛʁ amyzɑ̃]
sounds fun
phrase
ça a l'air intéressant
[sa a lɛʁ ɛ̃teʁesɑ̃]
sounds interesting
phrase
ça a l'air agréable
[sa a lɛʁ aɡʁeabl]
sounds nice
phrase
que s'est-il passé
[kə sɛt il pase]
what happened
phrase
informations locales
[ɛ̃fɔʁmasjɔ̃ lɔkal]
local news
noun
comment ça se passe
[kɔmɑ̃ sa sə pas]
how's it going
phrase
ça va
[sa va]
what's up
phrase
jour de congé
[ʒuʁ də kɔ̃ʒe]
day off
noun
Journée de travail
[ʒuʁne də tʁavaj]
workday
noun
pause déjeuner
[poz deʒøne]
lunch break
noun
pause café
[poz kafe]
coffee break
noun
film préféré
[film pʁefeʁe]
favorite movie
noun
nourriture préférée
[nuʁityʁ pʁefeʁe]
favorite food
phrase
voyage
[vwajaʒ]
trip
noun
vacances
[vakɑ̃s]
vacation
noun
temps libre
[tɑ̃ libʁ]
free time
noun
passe-temps
[pastɑ̃]
hobby
noun
pas mal
[pa mal]
not bad
phrase
nouvelle
[nuvɛl]
news
noun
lieu préféré
[ljø pʁefeʁe]
favorite place
noun
journée tranquille
[ʒuʁne tʁɑ̃kil]
quiet day
phrase
journée chargée
[ʒuʁne ʃaʁʒe]
busy day
phrase
intempéries
[ɛ̃tɑ̃peʁi]
bad weather
noun
information
[ɛ̃fɔʁmasjɔ̃]
information
noun
fin de semaine
[fɛ̃ də səmɛn]
weekend
phrase
enfin bref
[ɑ̃fɛ̃ bʁɛf]
anyway
phrase
en fait
[ɑ̃ fɛt]
actually
phrase
Comment ça va ?
[kɔmɑ̃ sa va]
how's it going
phrase
comment as-tu été
[kɔmɑ̃ta ty ete]
how have you been
phrase
comme d'habitude
[kɔm dabityd]
same as usual
phrase
cela fait longtemps qu'on ne s'est pas vu
[səla fɛ lɔ̃tɑ̃ kɔ̃ nə sɛ pa vy]
long time no see
phrase
beau temps
[bo tɑ̃]
nice weather
phrase
banalités
[banalite]
small talk
noun
ça va
what's up
phrase
week-ends
weekends
noun
jour de semaine
weekday
noun
rattraper le retard
to catch up
phrase
pour être honnête
to be honest
phrase
comme d'habitude
same as usual
phrase
poursuite
pursuit
noun
plutôt bon
pretty good
phrase
beau temps
nice weather
phrase
élément
item
noun
comment tu vas depuis
how’ve you been
phrase
jour férié
Holiday
noun
hanter
haunt
verb
content de te voir
good to see you
phrase
rattrape son retard
catching up
phrase
de toute façon
at any rate
phrase
en tout cas
At all events
phrase
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