200 Must-Know French Words and Phrases from Popular Movies and Netflix Series

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 life online: publier, fil d'actualité, aimer, partager, commentaire, s'abonner, abonné. Plus the abbreviations filling comment threads and the internet slang no textbook covers.

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.

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 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 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 vocabulary for crime and public safety: le crime, la police, le policier, l'enquêteur, le suspect, la victime, le témoin. Covers news coverage, the legal terms behind it and reporting an incident.

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.