100 most common French Words

1. le

the/ him, her, it, them (pron.)

2. de

some, any/of, from (prep.)

3. un

a, an/one (adj., pron.)

4. à

to, at, in

5. être

to be/ being (noun [m.])

6. et

and

7. en

in/ by

8. avoir

to have/assets (noun [m.])

9. que

that, which, who, whom (adv., pron., conj.)

10. pour

for/in order to

11. dans

in, into, from

12. ce

this/ that

13. il

he, it

14. qui

who, whom (pron.)

15. ne

not

16. sur

on, upon/ sour (adj.)

17. se

oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves

18. pas

not/ (noun [m.]) footstep

19. plus

more/ no more

20. pouvoir

to be able to, can/ power (noun [m.])

21. par

by

22. je

I

23. avec

with

24. tout

all/very

25. faire

to do, make

26. son

his, her its/ sound,bran (noun [m.])

27. mettre

to put, place

28. autre

other

29. on

one, we

30. mais

but

31. nous

we,us

32. comme

like, as

33. ou

or

34. si

if, whether/ so

35. leur

their, theirs, them

36. y

there/ it (pron.)

37. dire

to say/ saying (noun [m.])

38. elle

she, her

39. devoir

to have to, owe/duty (noun [m.])

40. avant

before/front (noun [m.])

41. deux

two

42. même

same (pron)/even (adv)

43. prendre

to take

44. aussi

to, also/ as

45. celui

that, the one, he, him

46. donner

to give

47. bien

well(adv)/(noun [m.]) good

48. où

adv., pron.) where

49. fois

noun [f.]) time(s)

50. vous

pron.) you

51. encore

adv.) again, yet

52. nouveau

adj.) new; (noun [m.]) new (thing)

53. aller

verb) to go

54. cela

pron.) that, it

55. entre

prep.) between

56. premier

det., adj.) first

57. vouloir

verb) to want; (noun [m.]) will, desire

58. déjà

adv.) already

59. grand

adj., adv.) great, big, tall

60. mon

det.) my

61. me

pron.) me, to me, myself

62. moins

adv.) less; (prep., noun [m.]) minus

63. aucun

det., adj., pron.) none, either, neither, not any

64. lui

pron.) him, her

65. temps

noun [m.]) time

66. très

adv.) very

67. savoir

verb) to know; (noun [m.]) learning, knowledge

68. falloir

verb) to take, require, need

69. voir

verb) to see

70. quelque

det., adj., adv.) some

71. sans

prep.) without

72. raison

noun [f.]) reason

73. notre

det.) our

74. dont

pron.) whose, of which

75. non

adv.) no, not

76. an

noun [m.]) year

77. monde

noun [m.]) world, people

78. jour

noun [m.]) day

79. monsieur

noun [m.]) mister, sir, gentleman

80. demander

verb) to ask for

81. alors

adv.) then, so

82. après

adv., prep.) after

83. trouver

verb) to find

84. personne

noun [f.]) person; (pron.) anyone, nobody

85. rendre

verb) to render, return, yield, give up

86. part

noun [f.]) share

87. dernier

adj). last

88. venir

verb) to come

89. pendant

adj.) during; (prep.) for; (noun [m.]) pendant

90. passer

verb) to pass

91. peu

adv.) little

92. lequel

pron.) who, whom, which

93. suite

noun [f.]) result, follow-up, rest

94. bon

adj., adv.) good; (noun [m.]) coupon, voucher

95. comprendre

verb) to understand

96. depuis

prep., adv.) since

97. point

adv.) at all; (noun [m.]) point

98. ainsi

adv.) thus

99. heure

noun [f.]) hour

100. rester

verb) to stay