Everyday Essentials + Common Words + Describing Words

Greetings, politeness, and the words you use constantly, the action words you'll need in almost every sentence and high-frequency adjectives to describe almost anything

bonjour

hello

bonsoir

good evening

salut

hi

au voir

goodbye

s’il vous plaît

please (formal)

merci

thank you

pardon

sorry / excuse me

de rien

you’re welcome

excuse-moi

excuse me

désolé

sorry

être

to be

avoir

to have

faire

to do / make

aller

to go

venir

to come

dire

to say

voir

to see

pouvoir

to be able to

vouloir

to want

devoir

to have to

prendre

to take

donner

to give

mettre

to put

trouver

to find

parler

to speak

aimer

to like / love

manger

to eat

boire

to drink

dormir

to sleep

regarder

to watch

écouter

to listen

lire

to read

écrire

to write

attendre

to wait

partir

to leave

arriver

to arrive

savoir

to know (a fact)

connaître

to know (be familiar with)

comprendre

to understand

chercher

to look

demander

to ask

payer

to pay

acheter

to buy

ouvrir

to open

fermer

to close

entendre

to hear

jouer

to play

commencer

to start

finir

to finish

rester

to stay

travailler

to work

apprendre

to learn

oublier

to forget

montrer

to show

grand

tall

petit

small

bon

good

mauvais

bad

beau

beautiful

joli

pretty

nouveau

new

vieux

old

jeune

young

long

long

court

short

haut

high

bas

low

chaud

warm

froid

cold

facile

easy

difficile

difficult

important

important

vrai

true

faux

false

plein

full

vide

empty

propre

clean

sale

dirty

fort

strong

cher

expensive / dear

gentil

kind / nice

méchant

mean / nasty

intelligent

smart

drôle

funny

simple

simple

compliqué

complicated

libre

free

occupé

busy

prêt

ready

possible

possible

différent

different

seul

alone

gros

big / fat

lourd

heavy

léger

light

doux

gentle

rapide

fast

lent

slow