Top one-thousand french words

je

I

tu

you (informal)

il

he/it

elle

she/it

nous

we

vous

you (formal/plural)

ils

they (masc)

elles

they (fem)

le

the (masc)

la

the (fem)

les

the (plural)

un

a/an (masc)

une

a/an (fem)

des

some

de

of/from

du

of the (masc)

à

to/at

et

and

ou

or

mais

but

donc

so

car

because

si

if/yes

en

in/by

y

there

ce

this/that

cette

this (fem)

ces

these/those

cela

that

ça

that (informal)

qui

who

que

that/what

quoi

what

où

where

quand

when

comment

how

pourquoi

why

combien

how much/how many

être

to be

avoir

to have

faire

to do/make

aller

to go

dire

to say

voir

to see

savoir

to know (fact)

connaître

to know (person/place)

pouvoir

to be able to

vouloir

to want

devoir

to have to

falloir

to be necessary

prendre

to take

mettre

to put

donner

to give

parler

to speak

aimer

to like/love

penser

to think

croire

to believe

demander

to ask

répondre

to answer

entendre

to hear

regarder

to look/watch

écouter

to listen

vivre

to live

arriver

to arrive/happen

partir

to leave

rester

to stay

comprendre

to understand

tenir

to hold

porter

to carry/wear

attendre

to wait

sortir

to go out

entrer

to enter

lire

to read

écrire

to write

boire

to drink

manger

to eat

ouvrir

to open

fermer

to close

jouer

to play

travailler

to work

étudier

to study

marcher

to walk

courir

to run

tomber

to fall

aider

to help

commencer

to start

finir

to finish

changer

to change

utiliser

to use

montrer

to show

revenir

to come back

devenir

to become

sentir

to feel/smell

sembler

to seem

laisser

to let/leave

continuer

to continue

trouver

to find