French | English |
avoir | to have |
j’ai | I have |
tu as | you have, informal |
il a | he has |
elle a | she has |
nous avons | we have |
vous avez | you have, formal or plural |
ils ont | they have, masculine or mixed |
elles ont | they have, feminine |
un âge | an age |
quel âge ? | what age? |
Tu as quel âge ? | How old are you? |
Vous avez quel âge ? | How old are you? formal or plural |
J’ai vingt ans. | I am twenty years old. |
ans | years, used for age |
d’où | from where |
où | where |
de | from / of |
du | from the, masculine singular |
des | from the, plural |
Tu es d’où ? | Where are you from? |
Vous êtes d’où ? | Where are you from? formal or plural |
Je suis de Calgary. | I am from Calgary. |
Je suis de Beijing. | I am from Beijing. |
Je suis du Canada. | I am from Canada. |
Je suis de Chine. | I am from China. |
Je suis de France. | I am from France. |
Je suis des États-Unis. | I am from the United States. |
la nationalité | nationality |
de quelle nationalité ? | of what nationality? |
Tu es de quelle nationalité ? | What nationality are you? |
Vous êtes de quelle nationalité ? | What nationality are you? formal or plural |
canadien | Canadian, masculine |
canadienne | Canadian, feminine |
chinois | Chinese, masculine |
chinoise | Chinese, feminine |
français | French, masculine |
française | French, feminine |
américain | American, masculine |
américaine | American, feminine |
Il est comment ? | What is he like? / What is it like? |
Elle est comment ? | What is she like? |
C’est comment ? | What is it like? |
grand | big / tall, masculine |
grande | big / tall, feminine |
petit | small / short, masculine |
petite | small / short, feminine |
intéressant | interesting, masculine |
intéressante | interesting, feminine |
amusant | funny / entertaining, masculine |
amusante | funny / entertaining, feminine |
jeune | young |
calme | calm |
facile | easy |
difficile | difficult |
beau | beautiful / handsome, masculine |
belle | beautiful, feminine |
bon | good, masculine |
bonne | good, feminine |
nouveau | new, masculine |
nouvelle | new, feminine |
vieux | old, masculine |
vieille | old, feminine |
blanc | white, masculine |
blanche | white, feminine |
une personne | a person |
une ville | a city |
une maison | a house |
un café | a café |
un restaurant | a restaurant |
une leçon | a lesson |
De quelle couleur est-ce ? | What colour is it? |
C’est de quelle couleur ? | What colour is it? casual |
la couleur | colour |
rouge | red |
bleu | blue, masculine |
bleue | blue, feminine |
noir | black, masculine |
noire | black, feminine |
vert | green, masculine |
verte | green, feminine |
gris | grey, masculine |
grise | grey, feminine |
jaune | yellow |
rose | pink |
orange | orange |
marron | brown |
violet | purple, masculine |
violette | purple, feminine |
masculin | masculine |
féminine | feminine |
singulier | singular |
pluriel | plural |
un adjectif | an adjective |
les formes des adjectifs | forms of adjectives |
intelligent | intelligent, masculine |
intelligente | intelligent, feminine |
riche | rich |
fatigué | tired, masculine |
fatiguée | tired, feminine |
en retard | late |
avoir faim | to be hungry |
J’ai faim. | I am hungry. |
avoir soif | to be thirsty |
J’ai soif. | I am thirsty. |
avoir chaud | to be hot |
J’ai chaud. | I am hot. |
avoir froid | to be cold |
J’ai froid. | I am cold. |
avoir raison | to be right |
J’ai raison. | I am right. |
avoir tort | to be wrong |
J’ai tort. | I am wrong. |
avoir peur | to be afraid |
J’ai peur. | I am afraid. |
avoir besoin de | to need |
J’ai besoin de ___ . | I need ___ . |
avoir envie de | to want / to feel like |
J’ai envie de ___ . | I want ___ . / I feel like ___ . |
avoir de la chance | to be lucky |
J’ai de la chance. | I am lucky. |
une question | a question |
un problème | a problem |
l’aide | help |
une pause | a break |
dormir | to sleep |
étudier | to study |
parler français | to speak French |
ne… pas | not / do not |
ne… jamais | never |
Je ne suis pas ___ . | I am not ___ . |
Je n’ai pas de ___ . | I do not have ___ . |
Je ne suis jamais ___ . | I am never ___ . |
Je n’ai jamais ___ . | I never have ___ . / I am never ___ . |
oui | yes |
non | no |
si | yes, used to contradict a negative question |
Tu es étudiant ? | Are you a student? |
Tu as faim ? | Are you hungry? |
Tu as soif ? | Are you thirsty? |
Tu as froid ? | Are you cold? |
Tu as chaud ? | Are you hot? |
Tu as un stylo ? | Do you have a pen? |
Tu as une question ? | Do you have a question? |
moi aussi | me too |
et toi ? | and you? informal |
et vous ? | and you? formal |
