French High-Use Words and Phrases

A vocabulary study list of high-use French words and their English definitions directly extracted from the provided transcript.

je

I

tu

you (singular)

il

he/it

elle

she/it

on

we/one

nous

we/us

vous

you (formal/plural)

ils

they (masculine/mixed)

elles

they (feminine)

moi

me

toi

you

lui

him/her

eux

them

homme

man

femme

woman

enfant

child

enfants

children

ami

friend

amie

female friend

famille

family

fils

son

mari

husband

parent

parent

parents

parents

gens

people

peuple

people/nation

avoir

to have

faire

to do/make

aller

to go

venir

to come

pouvoir

can/to be able to

vouloir

to want

devoir

must/to have to

savoir

to know (a fact/how)

dire

to say/tell

voir

to see

donner

to give

prendre

to take

mettre

to put

trouver

to find

penser

to think

parler

to speak/talk

aimer

to like/love

demander

to ask

comprendre

to understand

croire

to believe

laisser

to leave/let

partir

to leave/depart

sortir

to go out

entrer

to enter

rester

to stay

vivre

to live

mourir

to die

tenir

to hold

porter

to carry/wear

ouvrir

to open

fermer

to close

commencer

to start

finir

to finish

continuer

to continue

chercher

to look for

attendre

to wait

regarder

to watch/look at

lire

to read

apprendre

to learn

travailler

to work

jouer

to play

manger

to eat

boire

to drink

dormir

to sleep

courir

to run

marcher

to walk

acheter

to buy

vendre

to sell

payer

to pay

gagner

to win/earn

perdre

to lose

utiliser

to use

essayer

to try

changer

to change

choisir

to choose

expliquer

to explain

montrer

to show

oublier

to forget

rencontrer

to meet

appeler

to call

envoyer

to send

recevoir

to receive

aider

to help

suivre

to follow

conduire

to drive

tomber

to fall

monter

to go up

descendre

to go down

revenir

to come back

rentrer

to return home

partager

to share

construire

to build

servir

to serve

devenir

to become