French Introductory Vocabulary and Phonics

Vocabulary and phonetic flashcards covering beginner French greetings, conversational expressions, diphthongs, nasal vowels, and word endings compiled from lecture notes.

Comment tu t'appelles ?

An informal French question meaning 'What is your name?' (noted as 'Как тебя зовут?' / 'kā tevi sauc').

Comment vas-tu ?

An informal French greeting phrase meaning 'How are you?' (noted as 'kā tev iet').

Comment allez-vous ?

A formal or plural French phrase meaning 'How are you?' (noted as 'kā jums iet?').

Bien

French word meaning 'good' or 'well' (noted as 'labi').

Très bien

French expression meaning 'very good' or 'very well' (noted as 'ļoti labi').

Comme ci, comme ça

A French idiom meaning 'so-so' or 'okay' (noted as 'it kā labi').

Beurk

A French interjection expressing disgust or distaste (noted as 'плохо').

moi

A French letter combination pronounced as [wa], as seen in words such as 'moi', 'toi', 'trois', 'voiture', and 'voilà'.

voilà

Here you go

voiture

car

trois

three

toi

you

coin

corner

loin

far

soin

care

pointu

sharp

chaud

hot

chapeau

hat

bateau

boat

auto

car

jaune

yellow

deux

two

œuf

egg

cœur

heart

sœur

sister

bleu

blue

peu

a little

sans

without

ensemble

together

temps

weather

enfant

child

chambre

room

dans

in

bon

okay

nom

name

mon

my

ombre

shadow

tomber

to fall

non

no

qu

A French consonant digraph typically pronounced as [k], found in words such as 'question'.

Soleil

The French noun for 'sun', recorded phonetically in student notes as 'Zaleil'.

-tion

A French noun suffix pronounced as [sjɔ̃], exemplified in words such as 'nation', 'attention', and 'information'.

information

information

nation

nation

vision

vision

décision

decision

discussion

discussion

mission

mission