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First nouns: French words for beginners

The “First nouns” set from the “For beginners” goal. These are French words you can actually use — with translation, examples and pronunciation.

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Words in the “First nouns” set

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étudiant learner noun massif [masif] Massive adjective entraîneur coach noun Rue [ʁy] street noun argument [aʁɡymɑ̃] point noun questionné questioned verb affaires [a.fɛʁ] business noun mot [mo] word noun artère thoroughfare noun appeler Call up verb atouts strengths noun forces Forces noun décret decree noun se diriger vers Make for verb feuilleter Dip into verb parents et enfants Parents and children noun subir un entretien Undergo maintenance verb Martin Martin noun le hasard du tirage the luck of the draw phrase marché aux puces Flea market noun jeter le doute sur Cast doubt on phrase noyau Core noun ligne tracée à la règle Ruler line noun élève Pupil noun vieux bonhomme geezer noun loi [lwa] law noun ligne [liɲ] line noun côté [kote] side noun eau [o] water noun Prix [pʁi] price noun Boutique [butik] shop noun Accident [aksidɑ̃] accident noun plan [plɑ̃] plan noun pouvoir [puvwaʁ] power noun voix [vwa] voice noun Voiture [vwatyʁ] car noun voie [vwa] way noun visage [vizaʒ] face noun ville [vil] city noun Vie [vi] life noun travail [tʁavaj] job noun train [tʁɛ̃] train noun téléphone [telefɔn] phone noun table [tabl] desk noun système [sistɛm] system noun solution [sɔlysjɔ̃] answer noun société [sɔsjete] company noun service [sɛʁvis] service noun Semaine [səmɛn] week noun route [ʁut] road noun résultat [ʁezylta] result noun réponse [ʁepɔ̃s] answer noun quartier [kaʁtje] area noun Professeur [pʁɔfesœʁ] teacher noun problème [pʁɔblɛm] problem noun porte [pɔʁt] door noun pays [pei] country noun partie [paʁti] part noun ordinateur [ɔʁdinatœʁ] computer noun œil [œj] eye noun numéro [nymeʁo] number noun nuit [nɥi] night noun Nourriture [nuʁityʁ] food noun nom [nɔ̃] name noun monde [mɔ̃d] realm noun mois [mwa] month noun membre [mɑ̃bʁ] member noun matin [matɛ̃] morning noun marcher [maʁʃe] walk verb marché [maʁʃe] market noun maison [mɛzɔ̃] house noun main [mɛ̃] hand noun livre [livʁ] book noun lit [li] bed noun langue [lɑ̃ɡ] language noun la personne [la pɛʁsɔn] person noun juste [ʒyst] right adjective jour [ʒuʁ] day noun interrogation [ɛ̃teʁɔɡasjɔ̃] question noun information [ɛ̃fɔʁmasjɔ̃] information noun Idée [ide] idea noun homme [ɔm] man noun histoire [istwaʁ] story noun heure [œʁ] hour noun groupe [ɡʁup] group noun gouvernement [ɡuvɛʁnəmɑ̃] government noun gare [ɡaʁ] station noun futur [fytyʁ] future noun fois [fwa] occasion noun fenêtre [fənɛtʁ] window noun femme [fam] woman noun famille [famij] family noun expérience [ɛkspeʁjɑ̃s] experience noun exemple [ɛɡzɑ̃pl] example noun étudiant [etydjɑ̃] student noun enfant [ɑ̃fɑ̃] child noun endroit [ɑ̃dʁwa] place noun emploi [ɑ̃plwa] job noun école [ekɔl] school noun communauté [kɔmynote] community noun commencer [kɔmɑ̃se] begin verb commande [kɔmɑ̃d] order noun chose [ʃoz] thing noun changement [ʃɑ̃ʒmɑ̃] change noun chance [ʃɑ̃s] chance noun chambre [ʃɑ̃bʁ] room noun chaise [ʃɛz] chair noun bien [bjɛ̃] well adverb année [ane] year noun ami [ami] friend noun projet [pʁɔʒɛ] project noun équipe [ekip] team noun autoroute Highway noun russe Russian adjective ans years noun où te vois-tu where do you see yourself phrase façons Ways noun varier vary verb prévoir to plan verb faire face à to face verb fois times noun fourrer Thrust verb affaires things noun histoire Story noun commence starts verb commençant starting verb commencer start verb mettre en valeur showcase verb accord settlement noun services services noun chambre room noun routes Roads noun droits Rights noun juste Right adjective réserver reserve verb raison reason noun grade Rank noun questions questions noun poser Put down phrase pouvoir power noun points points noun argument Point noun projets plans noun endroits places noun ramasser pick up phrase téléphone phone noun sentier path noun papier Paper noun Tenue outfit noun Résultat outcome noun Commander Ordered verb chiffres numbers noun nommé named verb mois months noun argent money noun esprit mind noun pouvoir Might verb place de marché marketplace noun niveau Level noun gamin kid noun foyer home noun chaleur Heat noun cœur Heart noun tête Head noun s'entendre avec Get along with phrase espace gap noun ferme firm adjective se brouiller Fall out phrase fait fact noun même even adverb énergie energy noun fin end noun pâte dough noun différence difference noun pli crease noun coût cost noun affronter Confront verb concept Concept noun entreprise company noun enfants Children noun chance chance noun chaises Chairs noun cas case noun entreprises businesses noun corps body noun corps bodies noun plan blueprint noun bar bar noun avenue avenue noun quartier area noun la pomme Apple noun n'importe quoi anything pronoun

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