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First useful words: French words for beginners
The “First useful words” set from the “For beginners” goal. These are French words you can actually use — with translation, examples and pronunciation.
Words in the “First useful words” set
145 · FrenchThese French words are already in the VibeLing dictionary — 145 with translation, an example and audio. Tap a word to open its page.
trop
[tʁo]
too
adverb
Là-bas
[la ba]
there
adverb
devant
[d(ə)vɑ̃]
ahead
adverb
plus que
[ply kə]
than
conjunction
tel quel
As well as it is
phrase
ne pas se mêler de
Stay out of
phrase
sortir
Come out
verb
spécialement
specially
adverb
très probablement
most likely
adverb
je suppose
I suppose
phrase
je vais
Gonna
verb
puissant
Mighty
adjective
de long en large
To and fro
adverb
sans
if it hadn't been for
conjunction
arrière
Rear
adjective
partout
All over
phrase
en bas
Downstairs
adverb
En particulier
[ɑ̃ paʁtikylje]
especially
adverb
Presque
[pʁɛsk]
almost
adverb
au revoir alors
Good bye then
phrase
Pourrait
[puʁɛ]
could
verb
Sauf
[sof]
except
preposition
Malgré
[malɡʁe]
despite
preposition
Entre-temps
[ɑ̃tʁətɑ̃]
meanwhile
adverb
pouvoir
[puvwaʁ]
can
verb
bien au-delà de
Far beyond
preposition
très
[tʁɛ]
very
adverb
tout à fait
[tut a fɛ]
completely
adverb
sur
[syʁ]
on
preposition
sous
[su]
under
preposition
sinon
[sinɔ̃]
otherwise
conjunction
si
[si]
so
adverb
Seulement
[sœlmɑ̃]
only
adverb
Seul
[sœl]
lonely
adjective
sérieusement
[seʁjøzmɑ̃]
seriously
adverb
sauf si
[sof si]
unless
conjunction
sans
[sɑ̃]
without
preposition
s'il te plaît
[sil tə plɛ]
please
phrase
réellement
[ʁeɛlmɑ̃]
really
adverb
probablement
[pʁɔbabləmɑ̃]
probably
adverb
pour
[puʁ]
for
preposition
Plutôt que
[plyu.to k]
instead
phrase
peut-être
[pø.t ɛtʁ]
perhaps
adverb
peut
[pø]
can
verb
Partout
[paʁtu]
everywhere
adverb
Oui
[wi]
yes
adverb
non
[nɔ̃]
no
adverb
Merci
[mɛʁsi]
thanks
interjection
même
[mɛm]
even
adverb
mais
[mɛ]
but
conjunction
loin
[lwɛ̃]
away
adverb
le long de
[lə lɔ̃ də]
along
preposition
juste
[ʒyst]
right
adjective
ici
[isi]
here
adverb
et
[e]
and
conjunction
entre
[ɑ̃tʁ]
between
preposition
ensemble
[ɑ̃sɑ̃bl]
together
adverb
en fait
[ɑ̃ fɛt]
actually
phrase
donc
[dɔ̃k]
therefore
conjunction
Devez
[dəve]
have to
verb
derrière
[dɛʁjɛʁ]
behind
preposition
dehors
[dəɔʁ]
out
adverb
de
[də]
from
preposition
dans
[dɑ̃]
into
preposition
d'accord
[dakɔʁ]
okay
interjection
contre
[kɔ̃tʁ]
against
preposition
comme
[kɔm]
as
conjunction
Cependant
[səpɑ̃dɑ̃]
however
adverb
car
[kaʁ]
because
conjunction
Bonjour
[bɔ̃ʒuʁ]
hello
interjection
bien que
[bjɛ̃ kə]
although
conjunction
bien
[bjɛ̃]
well
adverb
avec
[avɛk]
with
preposition
avant
[avɑ̃]
by
preposition
Aussi
[osi]
also
adverb
au-dessus de
[o dəsy də]
over
preposition
au-delà
[odəla]
beyond
adverb
au revoir
[o ʁəvwaʁ]
goodbye
interjection
assez
[ase]
quite
adverb
à travers
[a tʁavɛʁ]
across
preposition
à l'intérieur
[a lɛ̃teʁjœʁ]
inside
adverb
à côté de
[a kote də]
beside
preposition
à
[a]
at
preposition
plus de
more than
preposition
à cause de
on account of
phrase
voudriez
Would
verb
dans
within
preposition
va
Will
verb
si
whether
conjunction
où que
wherever
conjunction
ça va
what's up
phrase
sur
upon
preposition
vers le haut
up
adverb
faire plaisir à
To please
verb
tout au long de
throughout
preposition
bien que
Though
conjunction
sûr
sure
adjective
tel
such
adjective
quelque part
somewhere
adverb
si
so
adverb
plus lisse
smoother
adjective
simplement
simply
adverb
devoir
should
verb
assez
quite
adverb
peut-être
perhaps
adverb
au-dessus de
over
preposition
dehors
out
adverb
Ou
or
conjunction
enlevé
off
adverb
nulle part
nowhere
adverb
pouvoir
Might
verb
pouvoir
may
verb
gauche
left
adjective
est-ce que c'est
Is that
phrase
dans
into
preposition
à la place
Instead
adverb
si cela ne te dérange pas
If you Don't mind
phrase
je suppose
I guess
phrase
pute
hooker
noun
se remettre de
Get over
phrase
de
from
preposition
faire suivre
forwarded
verb
en avant
forward
adverb
juste
Fair
adjective
supplémentaire
extra
adjective
même si
Even though
conjunction
même
even
adverb
entièrement
entirely
adverb
attendu
Due
adjective
en bas
down
adverb
par conséquent
consequently
adverb
santé
Cheers
interjection
avant
by
preposition
à côté de
beside
preposition
au-dessous de
below
preposition
en arrière
backward
adverb
dos
Back
noun
loin
away
adverb
à
at
preposition
aussi
As well
phrase
comme
as
conjunction
n'importe où
anywhere
adverb
à côté de
alongside
preposition
devant
ahead
adverb
à travers
across
preposition
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