AQA GCSE French (8652) Vocabulary

Practice vocabulary flashcards for GCSE French (8652) covering high-frequency prepositions, pronouns, verbs, nouns, adjectives, multi-word phrases, and cultural terms.

à

at, to, in, on

en

in, by, to

pour

for, in order to

dans

in

sur

on

avec

with

sans

without

sous

under

chez

(to) (the place of), at (the place of), at, with

devant

in front of

derrière

behind

entre

between

pendant

during

selon

according to

qui | qui ?

who, that | who?

que/qu' ?

what?

combien ?

how many?, how much?

pourquoi ?

why?

comment ?

how?

ne… rien

not anything, nothing

être

(to) be | being

avoir

(to) have | having

pouvoir

(to) be able to, can | being able to

faire; faire de + noun

(to) do, make, go on/for + noun | doing, making, going on/for + noun; (to) do + -ing, go + -ing, play + noun | doing + -ing, going + -ing, playing + noun

mettre; se mettre à (+ noun) (+ infinitive)

(to) put (on) | putting (on); (to) start, begin (+ noun) (+ verb) | starting, beginning (+ noun) (+ verb)

dire; dire (à … de + infinitive)

(to) say, tell | saying, telling; (to) tell (someone + verb) | telling (someone + verb)

devoir

(to) have to, must | having to

prendre

(to) take | taking

aller

(to) go | going

vouloir

(to) want (to) | wanting (to)

savoir

(to) know (how to), can | knowing (how to)

voir

(to) see | seeing

venir

(to) come | coming

trouver; se trouver

(to) find | finding; (to) be situated | being situated

comprendre

(to) understand | understanding

suivre

(to) follow | following

connaître

(to) know, be familiar with | knowing, being familiar with

croire

(to) believe | believing

entendre; s'entendre (avec …)

(to) hear | hearing; (to) get on, get along (with someone) | getting on, getting along (with someone)

attendre

(to) wait (for), expect | waiting (for), expecting

partir

(to) leave | leaving

arriver; arriver à + infinitive

(to) arrive | arriving; (to) manage + verb, succeed in + verb | managing + verb, succeeding in + verb

recevoir

(to) receive | receiving

vivre

(to) live | living

choisir

(to) choose | choosing

perdre; se perdre

(to) lose | losing; (to) get lost | getting lost

gagner

(to) win, earn, gain | winning, earning, gaining

réussir (à + infinitive) (à + noun)

(to) succeed (in + verb), pass (an exam) | succeeding (in + verb), passing (an exam)

apprendre; apprendre à …

(to) learn | learning; (to) teach someone | teaching someone

écrire

(to) write | writing

arrêter (de + infinitive)

(to) stop (+ verb) | stopping (+ verb)

interdire (à …)

(to) forbid, ban (from someone) | forbidding, banning (from someone)

finir (de + infinitive)

(to) end, finish | ending, finishing; (to) finish (+ verb) | finishing (+ verb)

se souvenir (de + noun)

(to) remember (+ noun) | remembering (+ noun)

courir

(to) run | running

devoirs

homework

temps

time, weather

heure; heure(s)

hour, time; o'clock

travail

work (sing), job, task

bureau

desk, office

maison

house, home

école

school

sécurité

security, safety

santé

health

campagne

countryside

espoir

hope

peur

fear

voiture

car

faim

hunger

soif

thirst

grève

strike

logement

accommodation

stage

work experience

apprentissage

apprenticeship

chômage

unemployment

nouveau

new (m)

grand

tall, big, large (m)

petit

short, small, little (m)

bon

good (m)

seul

alone (m)

fort

strong (m), loud

meilleur(e)(s)

better, best (m) (f) (pl)

facile

easy (m, f)

difficile

difficult (m, f)

bientôt; à bientôt !

soon; see you soon!

à cause de

because of

au revoir

goodbye

ça va / ça va ?

It's fine, I'm fine, it's OK/how's it going?, how are you?

en retard

late

est-ce que/est-ce qu' ?

questioning device

il faut + infinitive

it is/it’s necessary + verb, must + verb

s'il te plaît/s'il vous plaît

please (informal)/please (formal)

tout le monde

everyone, everybody

être en train de + infinitive

(to) be in the middle of + verb | being in the middle of + verb

venir de + infinitive

(to) have just + pp

Fête Nationale

Bastille Day, French national holiday

le Tour de France

Tour de France

baccalauréat/bac

high school final exam (like A levels)

Manche

English Channel

Aïd

Eid