French Basics

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Section 1

Greetings & Common Phrases (Phrases Courantes)

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Salut

Hello / Hi

Ça va ?

How goes it?

Bonjour

Good morning

Bonne soirée

Good evening

Bonne nuit

Good night

À plus tard

Until later

Je m’appelle…

My name is…

Oui, s’il vous plaît

Yes, please

Non merci

No thank you

De temps en temps

Sometimes

Jamais

Never

Tout le temps

Always

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Section 2

Numbers (Nombres)

Learn how to count in French from 1 to 20:

1

Un

One

2

Deux

Two

3

Trois

Three

4

Quatre

Four

5

Cinq

Five

6

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

Ordinal Numbers — In Order (Numéros Ordinaux)

1stPremier/e

2ndDeuxième

3rdTroisième

4thQuatrième

5thCinquième

6thSixième

7thSeptième

8thHuitième

9thNeuvième

10thDixième

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Section 3

Common Verbs (Verbes Courants)

Verbs are the engine of every sentence. Here are 12 essential French verbs to get you started:

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Parler

to speak

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Manger

to eat

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Boire

to drink

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Faire

to do / to make

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Marcher

to walk

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Voir

to see / to watch

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Être

to be

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Écrire

to write

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Avoir

to have

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Acheter

to buy

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Dormir

to sleep

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Travailler

to work

🤔 French Verb Endings — The -er Rule
Over 90% of all French verbs end in -er (like parler, manger, marcher).
The other two endings are -re (e.g., boire — to drink) and -ir (e.g., dormir — to sleep).
Master the -er pattern first and you’ll unlock hundreds of verbs at once!

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Section 4

Colors (Couleurs)

Rouge

Red

Orange

Jaune

Yellow

Vert/e

Green

Bleu/e

Blue

Violet/te

Purple

Noir/e

Black

Blanc/he

White

Gris/e

Gray

Brun/e

Brown

Clair/e

Light

Foncé/e

Dark

🧠 Grammar Note — Gender Agreement:
In French, most colors agree in gender and number with the noun they describe. For example, “vert” (masculine) becomes “verte” for feminine nouns — “La voiture verte” (the green car) vs. “L’arbre vert” (the green tree).

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Section 5

Days, Weeks & Months (Jours, Semaines et Mois)

📆 Days of the Week

Lundi

Monday

Mardi

Tuesday

Mercredi

Wednesday

Jeudi

Thursday

Vendredi

Friday

Samedi

Saturday

Dimanche

Sunday

⏰ Time Words

Jour

Day

Semaine

Week

Mois

Month

Année

Year

Décennie

Decade

📅 Months of the Year

Janvier

January

Février

February

Mars

March

Avril

April

Mai

May

Juin

June

Juillet

July

Août

August

Septembre

September

Octobre

October

Novembre

November

Décembre

December

💡 Latin Roots: Notice how similar the French months are to English! Both languages share Latin roots — so once you learn months in one language, the other comes very naturally.

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