Français Word Collections

Basic French phrases for the first situations anyone faces: bonjour, merci, s'il vous plaît, oui, non, excusez-moi, au revoir. Plus asking for help and admitting you did not understand. Whole phrases, usable as they are.

Ready-made French phrases for travelling: bonjour, excusez-moi, parlez-vous anglais, je ne comprends pas, plus checking in at a hotel, ordering in a restaurant, buying tickets and asking directions. Usable exactly as written.

The French words worth learning before anything else: bonjour, merci, oui, non, s'il vous plaît, au revoir, bonsoir. Plus numbers, everyday objects and the handful of verbs that most simple sentences are built on.

The French words that appear most often in ordinary speech and writing, starting with the verbs everything is built on — être, avoir, faire, dire, pouvoir, aller, voir, savoir. Each with a translation and a sentence showing its use.