Français 1210 - Unité 1 Vocabulary & Grammar

A complete set of vocabulary and grammar flashcards for French 1210 Unit 1.

À bientôt

See you soon.

À demain

See you tomorrow.

À plus tard

See you later.

À tout à l'heure

See you later.

Au revoir

Good-bye.

Bonne journée!

Have a good day!

Bonjour

Good morning.; Hello.

Bonsoir

Good evening.; Hello.

Salut!

Hi!; Bye!

Ça va?

What's up?; How are things?

Comment allez-vous?

How are you? (formal)

Comment vas-tu?

How are you? (fam.)

Comme ci, comme ça

So-so.

Je vais bien/mal

I am doing well/badly.

Moi aussi

Me too.

Pas mal

Not badly.

Très bien

Very well.

Comment vous appelez-vous?

What is your name? (form.)

Comment t'appelles-tu?

What is your name? (fam.)

Enchanté(e)

Delighted.

Et vous/toi?

And you? (form./fam.)

Je m'appelle…

My name is…

Je vous/te présente…

I would like to introduce (name) to you. (form./fam.)

De rien

You're welcome.

Excusez-moi / Excuse-moi

Excuse me (form./fam.)

Il n'y a pas de quoi

It's nothing; You're welcome.

Je vous en prie

Please.; You're welcome. (form.)

Merci beaucoup

Thank you very much.

S'il vous/te plaît

Please. (form./fam.)

Accent aigu

Accent that can appear over e (é); pronounced similarly to 'cake', but shorter and crisper.

Accent grave

Accent over e, a, or u (è, à, ù); indicates e is pronounced similarly to 'bed'.

Accent circonflexe

Accent over a, e, i, o, or u (â, ê, î, ô, û); sometimes used to distinguish between words with similar spellings.

Tréma

Accent over e, i, or u (ë, ï, ü); indicates two vowel sounds are pronounced separately.

La cédille

Mark under c (ç); indicates the c is pronounced like an s.

Je

First person singular subject pronoun: I.

Tu

Second person singular subject pronoun: you (informal).

Il

Third person singular subject pronoun: he/it (masculine).

Elle

Third person singular subject pronoun: she/it (feminine).

On

Third person subject pronoun: refers to people in general (one, they, you) or casual 'we'.

Nous

First person plural subject pronoun: we.

Vous

Second person subject pronoun: formal singular 'you' or plural 'you'.

Ils

Third person plural subject pronoun: they (masculine or mixed gender group).

Elles

Third person plural subject pronoun: they (feminine).

Être

Infinitive verb meaning 'to be'.

Je suis

I am

Tu es

You are (singular informal)

Il/Elle/On est

He/She/It/One is

Nous sommes

We are

Vous êtes

You are (plural/formal)

Ils/Elles sont

They are

C'est / Ce sont

Expressions followed by article and noun to identify people and objects (it's / they are).

Il y a

Expression meaning 'there is' or 'there are'.

Il n'y a pas de/d'

Expression followed by a noun to express 'there isn't a…' or 'there aren't any…'.

Combien de/d'

Expression used to ask how many of something there are.

Une salle de classe

Classroom

Un dictionnaire

Dictionary

Un livre

Book

Un cahier

Notebook

Un stylo

Pen

Un crayon

Pencil

Un sac à dos

Backpack

Un bureau

Desk; office

Un ordinateur

Computer

Une table

Table

Un tableau

Blackboard; painting

La télévision

Television

Une bibliothèque

Library

Un café

Café

Une librairie

Bookstore

Un lycée

High school

Une université

University

Un(e) camarade de chambre

Roommate

Un(e) camarade de classe

Classmate

Un copain/une copine

Friend (fam.)

Un(e) élève

Pupil, student

Un(e) étudiant(e)

Student

Un(e) professeur(e)

Teacher, professor

Un(e) petit(e) ami(e)

Boyfriend/girlfriend

Agréable

Pleasant

Désagréable

Unpleasant

Amusant(e)

Fun

Brillant(e)

Brilliant

Difficile

Difficult

Occupé(e)

Busy

Sympathique (sympa)

Nice

Algérien(ne)

Algerian

Allemand(e)

German

Américain(e)

American

Anglais(e)

English

Canadien(ne)

Canadian

Espagnol(e)

Spanish

Français(e)

French

Italien(ne)

Italian

Japonais(e)

Japanese

Marocain(e)

Moroccan

Mexicain(e)

Mexican

Québécois(e)

From Quebec

Sénégalais(e)

Senegalese

Suisse

Swiss

Vietnamien(ne)

Vietnamese