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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.

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145 · French

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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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