French phrases
Foreign Phrases, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French
If you're visiting France in the near future and you thought merci was a plea for help (along with having mistaken the Metro for a small car) it's time to grasp a little French lingo for your trip to our neighbours across the channel. From getting around on public transport to ordering a meal in a local bistro, you can learn the essentials right here.
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| English | French translation | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Hello/Hi | Bonjour | Bon-juurr |
| Goodbye | Au revoir | Aw rev-waa |
| Yes | Oui | Wee |
| No | Non | Non |
| Please | S'il vous plaît | Si' voo play |
| Thank you | Merci | Mur-see |
| Excuse me | Pardon | Par-don |
| What is your name? | Comment vous appelez-vous? | Common vooz appellay voo? |
| My name is … | Je m'apelle … | Juh mappell |
| Do you speak English? | Parlez-vous anglais? | Par-lay voo on-glay? |
| I don't speak French | Je ne parle pas Français | Juh nuh parlay pah fron-say |
| I don't understand | Je ne comprends pas | Juh nuh com-prond pah |
| Please respeat | Répétez, s'il vous plaît | Repett-ay, s' voo play |
| What time is it? | Quelle heure est-il? | Kell er eh-teel? |
| How much is that? | C'est combien? | Seh com-bien? |
| English | French translation | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Where can I get a taxi? | Où est-ce que je peux prendre un taxi? | Oo es-kuh jay puh prond oon tax-ee? |
| Where is the restuarant? | Où est le restuarant? | Oo eh luh restua-ron? |
| Where is the bar? | Où est le bar? | Oo eh luh bar? |
| Where is the nearest bank? | Où est la banque la plus proche? | Oo eh la bank la plew prosh? |
| Is there a bureau de change nearby? | Y a-t-il un bureau de change près d'ici? | Yateel un bur-eau duh shonge preh di-see? |
| Where is the petrol station? | Où est la station-service? | Oo eh la sta-shon ser-veese? |
| Where is the swimming pool? | Où se trouve la piscine? | Oo suh troov lah pi-seen? |
| Do you accept credit card? | Acceptez vous les cartes de crédit? | Accept-ay voo leh carts duh cred-eet? |
| (Turn) Left | (Tournez) à gauche | (Toornay) ah gowsh |
| (Turm) Right | (Tournez) à droite | (Toornay) ah dwat |
| Straight on | Tout droit | Too dwah |
| Stop! | Arrêtez! | Ar-rettay! |
| English | French translation | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Can I have a menu please? | La carte, s'il vous plaît. | La cart, si' voo play. |
| When is breakfast? | A quelle heure servez-vous le petit déjeuner? | Ah kelle urr ser-vay voo luh petty day-jur-nay? |
| When is lunch? | A quelle heure servez-vous le déjeuner? | Ah kelle urr ser-vay voo luh day-jur-nay? |
| When is dinner? | A quelle heure servez-vous le dîner? | Ah kelle urr ser-vay voo luh dee-nay? |
| I would like a beer, please | Je voudrais une bière, s'il vous plait | Juh voodray oon bi-err, si' voo play |
| I would like a glass of white wine, please | Je voudrais un verre de vin blanc, s'il vous plaît | Juh vood-ray un vare duh van blonk, si' voo play |
| I would like a glass of red wine, please | Je voudrais un verre de vin rouge, s'il vous plaît | Juh vood-ray un vare duh van rooge, si' voo play |
| I would like a bottle of white/red wine, please | Je voudrais une bouteille de vin blanc/rouge, s'il vous plaît | Juh vood-ray oon boot-ey duh van blonk/rooge, si' voo play |
| I would like a glass of water, please | Je voudrais un verre de l'eau fraîche, s'il vous plait | Juh vood-ray un vare duh low fresh, si' voo play |
| A cup of tea/coffee with milk, please | Un thé/café au lait, s'il vous plait | Un tay/caffay oo lay, si' voo play |
| Cheers! | Sante! | Son-tay! |
| The bill, please | L'addition, s'il vous plaît | La-deeshon, si' voo play |
| Where are the toilets? | Où sont les toilettes? | Oo sont leh twa-letts? |
| English | French translation | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Help! | A l'aide! | Ah led! |
| Where is the hospital? | Où est l'hopital? | Oo eh l'op-it-aal? |
| Where is the nearest pharmacy? | Où est le pharmacie? | Oo eh luh phar-ma-cee? |
| Where is the dentist? | Où est le/la dentiste? | Oo eh luh/la don-teest? |
| Where is the nearest police station? | Où est le poste de police? | Oo eh luh pohst duh pohleese? |
| English | French translation | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Zero | Zero | Zayro |
| One | Un / Une | An / Oon |
| Two | Deux | Duh |
| Three | Trois | Twah |
| Four | Quatre | Kat-ruh |
| Five | Cinq | Sank |
| Six | Six | Seess |
| Seven | Sept | Set |
| Eight | Huit | Wheat |
| Nine | Neuf | Nurrf |
| Ten | Dix | Deess |
| Eleven | Onze | Onz |
| Twelve | Douze | Dooz |
| Thirteen | Treize | Trez |
| Fourteen | Quatorze | Kattorz |
| Fifteen | Quinze | Kanz |
| Sixteen | Seize | Sez |
| Seventeen | Dix-sept | Deess-set |
| Eighteen | Dix-huit | Deess-wheat |
| Nineteen | Dix-neuf | Deess-nurrf |
| Twenty | Vingt | Van |
| One hundred | Cent | Sonn |
| Five hundred | Cinq-cents | Sank-sonn |
| One thousand | Mille | Meel |
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