150 Essential French Social Media and Internet Vocabulary for the Digital Age

French vocabulary for everyday technology: le smartphone, l'ordinateur portable, la tablette, le chargeur, la batterie, l'écran, le clavier. Plus apps and accounts and the words for a fault or a setting.

French words and phrases pulled from films and series people actually watch: Dix pour cent, Les Choristes, La Haine, Engrenages, Le Bazar de la Charité. Each with the context of the scene it appears in.

French vocabulary for looking after an animal: l'animal de compagnie, le chiot, le hamster, le perroquet, la tortue, le cochon d'Inde. Plus feeding, grooming and describing a symptom at the vet.

French vocabulary for celebrations: le mariage, l'anniversaire, la fête, la célébration, le jour férié, le cadeau, l'invitation. Plus everyone involved in a wedding and the toasts that are expected.

French vocabulary for music: la musique, la chanson, le chanteur, le groupe, le concert, la guitare, le piano, la batterie. Covers genres and instruments plus everything around a live show, tickets to encore.

French vocabulary for getting around by road: la voiture, le conducteur, le moteur, le pneu, la roue, le volant, le frein. Plus road signs and traffic rules and the phrases for a petrol station or rental desk.

French vocabulary for building and renovating: la rénovation, la construction, la réparation, l'entrepreneur, le maçon, l'architecte. Covers tools and materials and explaining a job to a contractor.

French vocabulary for finding somewhere to live: loyer, locataire, propriétaire, bail, caution, studio, meublé. Covers reading a listing, understanding a lease and the paperwork a French landlord expects.

French phrases for the phone, where there is no body language to help: puis-je parler à…?, c'est de la part de qui?, j'appelle au sujet de ma commande. Covers messages, transfers and customer service calls.

Whole French sentences from conversations that actually happen: salut comment ça va, je vais bien merci, enchanté, à plus tard, bonne journée. Ready to use as they stand, each with a translation and its context.

French proverbs still used in ordinary conversation: qui vivra verra, mieux vaut tard que jamais, l'habit ne fait pas le moine, petit à petit l'oiseau fait son nid. Each with its meaning and English equivalent.

French word pairs that say the same thing at different levels of formality: je ne sais pas and je sais pas, nous and on, cela and ça, il faut and faut. Shows which version fits an interview and which does not.