French - Basic Vocabulary
This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the French language, including around 200 words.
1. Numbers
Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions
0
zรฉro
zero
1
un
one
2
deux
two
3
trois
three
4
quatre
four
5
cinq
five
6
six
six
7
sept
seven
8
huit
eight
9
neuf
nine
10
dix
ten
11
onze
eleven
12
douze
twelve
13
treize
thirteen
14
quatorze
fourteen
15
quinze
fifteen
16
seize
sixteen
17
dix-sept
seventeen
18
dix-huit
eighteen
19
dix-neuf
nineteen
20
vingt
twenty
30
trente
thirty
40
quarante
forty
50
cinquante
fifty
60
soixante
sixty
70
soixante-dix
seventy
80
quatre-vingts
eighty
90
quatre-vingt-dix
ninety
100
cent
hundred
1K
mille
thousand
1M
million
million
2. Colors
Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you
โช
blanc
white
โซ
noir
black
๐ด
rouge
red
๐ต
bleu
blue
๐ก
jaune
yellow
๐ข
vert
green
๐ฃ
violet
purple
๐ค
marron
brown
๐
orange
orange
๐ธ
rose
pink
โญ
or
gold
๐
argent
silver
โ๏ธ
gris
grey
3. Animals
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
๐ถ
chien
dog
๐ฑ
chat
cat
๐ด
cheval
horse
๐ฎ
vache
cow
๐ท
cochon
pig
๐ฆ
oiseau
bird
๐
poisson
fish
๐ญ
souris
mouse
๐ฆ
renard
fox
๐
lapin
rabbit
๐ป
ours
bear
๐ผ
panda
panda
๐จ
koala
koala
๐
รฉlรฉphant
elephant
๐ข
tortue
turtle
๐ฆ
girafe
giraffe
๐ฆ
canard
duck
๐ท๏ธ
araignรฉe
spider
4. People
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ
famille
family
๐ง
homme
man
๐ฉ
femme
woman
๐ฆ
garรงon
boy
๐ง
fille
girl
๐ถ
enfant
child
๐จโ๐ฆณ
pรจre
father
๐ฉโ๐ฆณ
mรจre
mother
๐ด
grand-pรจre
grandfather
๐ต
grand-mรจre
grandmother
๐งโ๐ฆฐ
frรจre
brother
๐ฉโ๐ฆฑ
sลur
sister
๐ง
ami
friend
๐ฅ
gens
people
๐
personne
person
5. Objects
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
๐
maison
house
๐ข
bรขtiment
building
๐ซ
รฉcole
school
๐ช
magasin
store
๐ฃ๏ธ
route
road
๐
ville
city
๐ณ
arbre
tree
๐ง
eau
water
โ๏ธ
soleil
sun
โ๏ธ
nuage
cloud
๐
livre
book
๐๏ธ
stylo
pen
๐ฑ
tรฉlรฉphone
phone
๐
clรฉ
key
๐
voiture
car
6. Food
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
๐
pomme
apple
๐
banane
banana
๐
pain
bread
๐ง
fromage
cheese
๐ฅฉ
viande
meat
๐ฅ
lait
milk
โ
cafรฉ
coffee
๐ต
thรฉ
tea
๐ง
eau
water
๐บ
biรจre
beer
๐ท
vin
wine
๐ฝ๏ธ
nourriture
food
๐ณ
ลuf
egg
๐
riz
rice
๐ฅ
lรฉgumes
vegetables
7. Time
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
โ๏ธ
jour
day
๐
nuit
night
โฐ
heure
hour
๐๏ธ
semaine
week
๐
mois
month
๐๏ธ
annรฉe
year
๐๏ธ
lundi
Monday
๐๏ธ
mardi
Tuesday
๐๏ธ
mercredi
Wednesday
๐๏ธ
jeudi
Thursday
๐๏ธ
vendredi
Friday
๐๏ธ
samedi
Saturday
๐๏ธ
dimanche
Sunday
๐
matin
morning
๐
soir
evening
๐
maintenant
now
๐
bientรดt
soon
๐
temps
time
8. Verbs
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
๐ฃ๏ธ
parler
to speak
๐ถ
marcher
to walk
๐
courir
to run
๐ฝ๏ธ
manger
to eat
๐ท
boire
to drink
๐ด
dormir
to sleep
๐
lire
to read
โ๏ธ
รฉcrire
to write
๐
voir
to see
๐
entendre
to hear
๐ญ
penser
to think
๐ค
savoir
to know
โค๏ธ
aimer
to love
๐
aimer
to like
๐
venir
to come
๐ช
ouvrir
to open
๐
fermer
to close
๐ก
apprendre
to learn
โ
donner
to give
๐ธ
acheter
to buy
9. Adjectives
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
๐
heureux
happy
๐ข
triste
sad
๐
fรขchรฉ
angry
๐
bon
good
๐
mauvais
bad
โฌ๏ธ
grand
big
โฌ๏ธ
petit
small
๐
nouveau
new
๐ฐ๏ธ
vieux
old
๐ฏ
beaucoup
many
๐ค
peu
few
๐ฅต
chaud
hot
๐ฅถ
froid
cold
๐ช
fort
strong
๐ถ
faible
weak
โจ
beau
beautiful
๐น
laid
ugly
โ
correct
correct
โ
faux
wrong
โก
rapide
fast
10. Connectors
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
โ
et
and
โก๏ธ
mais
but
๐
ou
or
๐ค
parce que
because
๐
donc
so
๐คจ
cependant
however
๐ค
donc
therefore
โ
aussi
also
๐
quand
when
๐ค
si
if
๐
avant
before
๐
aprรจs
after
๐
depuis
since
๐
pendant
while
11. Professions
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
๐จโ๐ซ
professeur
teacher
๐งโโ๏ธ
mรฉdecin
doctor
๐ฉโ๐ป
ingรฉnieur
engineer
๐จโ๐ณ
chef
chef
๐งโ๐พ
agriculteur
farmer
๐ฎ
policier
police officer
๐งโ๐จ
artiste
artist
๐งโ๐ผ
employรฉ de bureau
office worker
๐ฌ
scientifique
scientist
๐
vendeur
salesperson
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