300 Most Common French Words

être

To be

avoir

To Have

je

I

de

of/from/by/than/in/with

ne

not

pas

not; step, pace

le

the; him, it (masculine

la

the; her, it (feminine)

tu

you

vous

you, yourself

il

he, it

et

and

à

in, to, with

un

a, an; one

l'

the (word starts with a vowel)

qui

who, whom; that, which

aller

to go

les

the; them (plural)

en

in, into, to, as

ça

this, that

faire

to do, make

tout

all, everything, any; very, quite

on

we, you

que

that; what; which

ce

this, that

une

a, an; one

mes

my (plural)

de

of, from, by than, in, with

pour

for

se

himself, herself, themselves

des

some

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

savoir

to know

du

de+le/les = of the, from the

où

where, that

y

it, there

te

you, yourself

bien

well, very good

voir

to see

plus

more

non

no

te

you, yourself

mon

my (masculine)

au

at the/to the/in the (a+le)

avec

with

moi

me, I (for emphasis)

si

yes; if; so, such

quoi

what (exclamatory)

devoir

to have to, must

oui

yes

ils

they (masc. or mostly masc.)

comme

as, like; how, same

se

himself, herself, themselves

venir

to come, occur

sur

on, upon

toi

you

ici

here

rien

nothing

lui

he, him, it, her

bon

good, right, kind

là

there, here, then

suivre

to follow

pourquoi

why

parler

to speak

prendre

to take, get

cette

this, that

quand

when, whenever

alors

then; so; hence

une chose

thing, matter

par

per, by, through, out of

song

his, her, its

croire

to believe, think

aimer

to love, like

falloir

it is necessary, must, have to

comment

how; what

très

very

ou

or; either... or

passer

to pass, gy by, cross

penser

to think

aussi

also, too

jamais

never

attendre

to wait for, expect

trouver

to find

laisser

to leave

petit

small, little, young

merci

thanks, thank you

même

same; even, so much as, as

sa

his, her, its (feminine)

ta

your (feminine)

autre

other, another, different

arriver

to arrive

ces

these, those (plural of ce or cette)

donner

to give, give away