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
zéro
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
⚪
blanc
white
⚫
noir
black
🔴
rouge
red
🔵
bleu
blue
🟡
jaune
yellow
🟢
vert
green
🟣
violet
purple
🟤
marron
brown
🟠
orange
orange
🌸
rose
pink
⭐
or
gold
🌑
argent
silver
☁️
gris
grey
3. Animals
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
chien
dog
🐱
chat
cat
🐴
cheval
horse
🐮
vache
cow
🐷
cochon
pig
🐦
oiseau
bird
🐟
poisson
fish
🐭
souris
mouse
🦊
renard
fox
🐇
lapin
rabbit
🐻
ours
bear
🐼
panda
panda
🐨
koala
koala
🐘
éléphant
elephant
🐢
tortue
turtle
🦒
girafe
giraffe
🦆
canard
duck
🕷️
araignée
spider
4. People
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
famille
family
🧔
homme
man
👩
femme
woman
👦
garçon
boy
👧
fille
girl
👶
enfant
child
👨🦳
père
father
👩🦳
mère
mother
👴
grand-père
grandfather
👵
grand-mère
grandmother
🧑🦰
frère
brother
👩🦱
sœur
sister
🧑
ami
friend
👥
gens
people
🙋
personne
person
5. Objects
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
maison
house
🏢
bâtiment
building
🏫
école
school
🏪
magasin
store
🛣️
route
road
🌆
ville
city
🌳
arbre
tree
💧
eau
water
☀️
soleil
sun
☁️
nuage
cloud
📚
livre
book
🖊️
stylo
pen
📱
téléphone
phone
🔑
clé
key
🚗
voiture
car
6. Food
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
pomme
apple
🍌
banane
banana
🍞
pain
bread
🧀
fromage
cheese
🥩
viande
meat
🥛
lait
milk
☕
café
coffee
🍵
thé
tea
💧
eau
water
🍺
bière
beer
🍷
vin
wine
🍽️
nourriture
food
🍳
œuf
egg
🍚
riz
rice
🥕
légumes
vegetables
7. Time
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
☀️
jour
day
🌙
nuit
night
⏰
heure
hour
🗓️
semaine
week
📅
mois
month
🗓️
année
year
🗓️
lundi
Monday
🗓️
mardi
Tuesday
🗓️
mercredi
Wednesday
🗓️
jeudi
Thursday
🗓️
vendredi
Friday
🗓️
samedi
Saturday
🗓️
dimanche
Sunday
🌅
matin
morning
🌆
soir
evening
🕛
maintenant
now
🔜
bientôt
soon
🕒
temps
time
8. Verbs
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
parler
to speak
🚶
marcher
to walk
🏃
courir
to run
🍽️
manger
to eat
🍷
boire
to drink
😴
dormir
to sleep
📖
lire
to read
✍️
écrire
to write
👀
voir
to see
👂
entendre
to hear
💭
penser
to think
🤔
savoir
to know
❤️
aimer
to love
👍
aimer
to like
👋
venir
to come
🚪
ouvrir
to open
🔒
fermer
to close
💡
apprendre
to learn
➕
donner
to give
💸
acheter
to buy
9. Adjectives
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
heureux
happy
😢
triste
sad
😠
fâché
angry
👍
bon
good
👎
mauvais
bad
⬆️
grand
big
⬇️
petit
small
🆕
nouveau
new
🕰️
vieux
old
💯
beaucoup
many
🤏
peu
few
🥵
chaud
hot
🥶
froid
cold
💪
fort
strong
👶
faible
weak
✨
beau
beautiful
👹
laid
ugly
✅
correct
correct
❌
faux
wrong
⚡
rapide
fast
10. Connectors
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
➕
et
and
➡️
mais
but
👉
ou
or
🤔
parce que
because
👉
donc
so
🤨
cependant
however
🤔
donc
therefore
➕
aussi
also
🕒
quand
when
🤔
si
if
🕒
avant
before
🕒
après
after
🕒
depuis
since
🕒
pendant
while
11. Professions
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
professeur
teacher
🧑⚕️
médecin
doctor
👩💻
ingénieur
engineer
👨🍳
chef
chef
🧑🌾
agriculteur
farmer
👮
policier
police officer
🧑🎨
artiste
artist
🧑💼
employé de bureau
office worker
🔬
scientifique
scientist
🛒
vendeur
salesperson
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