French sayings

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Bonsoir (bon-swa)
Good evening, Hello (formal)
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À bientôt (ah byan-toe)
See you soon
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À demain (ah duh-man)
See you tomorrow
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Bonne journée! (bun zhoor-nay)
Have a good day!
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Au revoir (oh ruh-vwar)
Goodbye
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Comme ci, comme ça (kom see, kom sa)
So-so / Like this, like that
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Je vais bien/mal (zhuh vay byan/mal)
I’m doing well/bad
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Moi aussi (mwa oh-see)
Me too
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Comment t'appelles-tu? (koh-mahn ta-pell too)
What is your name? (familiar)
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Je vous/te présente... (Je voo/teh pre-zahnt)

I introduce you to... (formal/familiar)
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De rien (duh ryen)
You’re welcome
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Excusez-moi (ex-koo-zay-mwah)
Excuse me (formal)
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Excuse-moi (ex-koo-mwah)
Excuse me (familiar)
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Merci beaucoup (mehr-see boh-cu)

Thank you very much
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Pardon (par-dohn)
Sorry / Excuse me
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S'il vous/te plaît (seel voo/teh pleh)
Please (formal/familiar)
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Je vous en prie (zhuh voo-zahn pree)
You’re welcome (formal)
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Monsieur (M.) (muh-syuh)
Mister / Sir
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Madame (Mme) (ma-dahm)
Mrs. / Ma’am
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Mademoiselle (Mlle) (mad-mwah-zel)
Miss
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ici (easy)

Here
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là (lah)
There
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là-bas (lah-bah)
Over there
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un (uhn)
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deux (duh)
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trois (twa)
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quatre (katr)
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cinq (sank)
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six (sees)
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sept (set)
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huit (weet)
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neuf (nurf)
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dix (dees)
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onze (onz)
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douze (dooz)
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treize (trez)
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quatorze (ka-torz)
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quinze (kanz)
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seize (zez)
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dix-sept (dees-set)
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dix-huit (dees-weet)
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dix-neuf (dees-nurf)
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vingt (van)
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vingt et un (van tay uhn)
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vingt-deux (van duh)
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vingt-trois (van twa)
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vingt-quatre (van katr)
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vingt-cinq (van sank)
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vingt-six (van sees)
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vingt-sept (van set)
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vingt-huit (van weet)
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vingt-neuf (van nurf)
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trente (tront)
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Il y a (eel ee ah)
There is/There are
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Il n’y a pas (eel nee ah pah)
There is not/There are not
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Il y a combien de/d’ (eel ee ah kohm-byaⁿ duh/dee)
How many… are there?
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Qu’est-ce que c’est? (kes-kuh say)
What is it?/What’s that?
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C’est (say)
It is/This is/That is
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Ce sont (suh soⁿ)
These are/Those are
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Qui est-ce? (kee ess)
Who is it?/Who’s that?
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Quoi? (kwah)
What?
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Quelle est ta/votre nationalité? (kel ay tah/vo-truh nah-syo-na-lee-tay)
What is your nationality?
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Tu es de quelle origine? (tew ay duh kel o-ree-zheen)
What is your origin?/Where are you from?
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Je suis de nationalité _ (zhuh swee duh nah-syo-na-lee-tay _)
I am of _ nationality
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Je suis d’origine _ (zhuh swee doh-ree-zheen _)
I am of _ origin
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Est-ce que (es-kuh)
Do / Does / Is / Are (used to form yes/no questions) ➡ Example: Est-ce que tu aimes le café ? (es-kuh too em luh kah-fay) — Do you like coffee?🪶 “Est-ce qu’” is used before a vowel or silent ‘h’. Example: Est-ce qu’il arrive ? (es-keel ah-reev) — Is he arriving?
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N’est-ce pas ? (ness-pah)
Right? / Isn’t it? / Don’t you agree?➡ Used at the end of a sentence to ask for confirmation. Example: Tu es étudiant, n’est-ce pas ? (too eh eh-tew-dyahn ness-pah) — You’re a student, right?
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D’accord ? (dah-kor)
Okay? / Right? ➡ Used informally to seek agreement or confirmation. Example: On y va, d’accord ? (ohn ee vah dah-kor) — We’re going, okay?
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Inversion Questions
Formal way to form questions by inverting subject and verb ➡ Example: Vous parlez anglais → Parlez-vous anglais ? (voo par-lay ahn-glay → par-lay voo ahn-glay) — Do you speak English? 📘 If the verb ends in a vowel and the subject pronoun begins with one (il, elle, on), insert -t- for smooth sound: Ii aime → Aime-t-il ? (eel em → em-teel) — Does he like?
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Inversion of C’est (say)
That is / It is ➡ C’est → Est-ce… ? Example: C’est ton livre ? → Est-ce ton livre ? (say tohn leevr → es tohn leevr) — Is that your book?
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Inversion of Il y a (eel ee ah)
There is / There are ➡ Il y a → Y a-t-il…? (eel ee ah → yah-teel) Example: Y a-t-il un problème ? (yah-teel uh pro-blem) — Is there a problem? 💡 The “-t-” is inserted fo pronunciation.
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Pourquoi (poor-kwah)
Why ➡ Used to ask for a reason. Example: Pourquoi étudies-tu le français ? (poor-kwah ay-tew-dee too luh frahn-say) — Why are you studying French?
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Parce que (par-skuh)

Because  Used to answer “Pourquoi.”Example: J’étudie le français parce que j’aime la langue. (zhay-tew-dee luh frahn-say par-skuh zhem lah lahng) — I study French because I like the language.

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Moi/toi non plus (mwah/twah nohn ploo)
Me/you neither
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(Mais) non (meh nohn)
Of course not / No, not at all
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Pas du tout (pah dew too)
Not at all
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Peut-être (puh-tetr)
Maybe / Perhaps
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Quel jour sommes-nous ? (kel zhoor sohm noo)
What day is it?
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Un an (uhn ahn)
One year
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Une/cette année (ewn/set ah-nay)
A/this year
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Après (ah-pray)
After
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Après-demain (ah-pray duh-mahn)
The day after tomorrow
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Un/cet après-midi (uhn/set ah-pray-mee-dee)
An/this afternoon
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Aujourd’hui (oh-zhoor-dwee)
Today
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Demain (duh-mahn)
Tomorrow
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Demain matin (duh-mahn mah-tahn)
Tomorrow morning
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Demain après-midi (duh-mahn ah-pray-mee-dee)
Tomorrow afternoon
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Demain soir (duh-mahn swar)
Tomorrow evening
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Un jour (uhn zhoor)
A day
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Une journée (ewn zhoor-nay)
A day (duration)
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Un/ce matin (uhn/suh mah-tahn)
A/this morning
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La matinée (lah mah-tee-nay)
Morning (duration)
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Un mois/ce mois-ci (uhn mwah/suh mwah-see)
A month/this month
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Une/cette nuit (ewn/set nwee)
A/this night
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Une/cette semaine (ewn/set suh-men)
A/this week
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Un/ce soir (uhn/suh swar)
An/this evening
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Une soirée (ewn swar-ray)
An evening (duration)
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Un/le/ce week-end (uhn/luh/suh week-end)
A/the/this weekend
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Dernier/dernière (dehr-nyay/dehr-nyair)
Last (masc./fem.)
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Premier/première (pruh-myair/pruh-myair)
First (masc./fem.)