1000 Most Common French Words

être

to be; being

avoir

to have

je

I

de

of, from, by, than, in, with (see #28)

ne

not

pas

not; step, pace

le

the; him, it (refering to a masculine singular noun) (see #8, 15, 18)

la

the; her, it (refering to a feminine singular noun) (see #7, 15, 18)

tu

you

vous

you, yourself

il

he, it

et

and

à

in, to, with

un

a, an; one (used before a masculine singular noun) (see #26, 31)

l'

the (used instead of ''le'' or ''la'' before nouns that begin with a vowel) (see #7, 8, 18)

qui

who, whom; that, which

aller

to go

les

the; them (referring to a plural noun) (see #7, 8, 15)

en

in, into, to, as

ça

this, that (see #203)

faire

to do, make

tout

all, everything, any; very, quite

on

we, you

que

that; what; which

ce

this, that (see #73, 99, 201)

une

a, an; one (used before a feminine singular noun) (see #14, 31)

mes

my (used before plural nouns) (see #50, 108)

d'

of, from, by, than, in, with (used before a vowel or mute h) (see #4)

pour

for

se

himself, herself, themselves (see #60)

des

some (used before a plural noun) (see #14, 26)

dire

to say, tell

pouvoir

can, to be able to

vouloir

to want

mais

but

me

me, myself

nous

we, us

dans

in, into

elle

she, it (refers to a feminine singular noun)

savoir

to know

du

(de + le/les) = of the, from the

où

where, that

y

it, there

t'

you, yourself (shortened form used before a vowel)

bien

well, very; good

voir

to see

plus

more

non

no

te

you, yourself

mon

my (used before a masculine singular noun) (see #27, 108)

au

(à + le) = at the, to the, in the

avec

with

moi

I, me

si

yes, so; if

quoi

what (exclamatory, interrogative, after preposition)

devoir

to have to, must; duty, test

oui

yes

ils

they (refers to a group of masculine or mixed masculine/feminine nouns)

comme

as, like; how, same

s'

himself, herself, themselves (used before a vower) (see #30)

venir

to come, occur

sur

on, upon; over; sour

toi

you, yourself (after preposition)

ici

here

rien

nothing

lui

he, him, it, her

bon

good, right, kind; voucher; then

là

there, here, then

suivre

to follow

pourquoi

why

parler

to speak, talk

prendre

to take, get

cette

this, that (before a feminine noun) (see #25, 99, 201)

quand

when, whenever

alors

then, yet, so

chose

thing, matter

par

per, by, through, out of

son

his (masculine), her (feminine), its (thing)

croire

to believe, think

aimer

to love, like, be fond of

falloir

it is necessary, must, have to

comment

how; what

très

very

ou

or

passer

to pass, go by, cross

penser

to think

aussi

also, too

jamais

never

attendre

to wait for, expect

trouver

to find

laisser

to leave

petit

small, little; child, baby

merci

thanks, thank you

même

same; even, very

sa

his, her, its (feminine)

ta

your (reminine)

autre

other, another, different

arriver

to arrive

ces

these, those (see #25, 73, 201)

donner

to give, give away