500 Most Common French Words

être

to be; being

avoir

to have

je

I

de

of, from, by, than

ne

not

pas

not; step, pace

le

the; him, it

la

the; her, it

tu

you (informal)

vous

you (formal/plural)

il

he, it

et

and

à

in, to, at

un

a, an; one

l'

the (before vowel)

qui

who, whom; that, which

aller

to go

les

the; them

en

in, into, to; of it, from it

ça

this, that

faire

to do, make

tout

all, everything, any

on

we, you, one

que

that; what; which

ce

this, that

une

a, an; one

mes

my

d'

of, from (before vowel)

pour

for; in order to

se

himself, herself, themselves

des

some

dire

to say, tell

pouvoir

can, to be able to

vouloir

to want

mais

but

me

me, myself

nous

we, us

dans

in, into

elle

she, it

savoir

to know

du

of the, from the

où

where, that

y

it, there

t'

you, yourself (before vowel)

bien

well, very; good

voir

to see

plus

more

non

no

te

you, yourself

mon

my

au

at the, to the

avec

with

moi

I, me

si

if; yes, so

quoi

what

devoir

to have to, must

oui

yes

ils

they

comme

as, like; how

s'

himself, herself (before vowel)

venir

to come

sur

on, upon; over

toi

you, yourself

ici

here

rien

nothing

lui

he, him, it, her

bon

good, right, kind

là

there, here, then

suivre

to follow

pourquoi

why

parler

to speak, talk

prendre

to take, get

cette

this, that

quand

when, whenever

alors

then, so

chose

thing, matter

par

per, by, through

son

his, her, its

croire

to believe, think

aimer

to love, like

falloir

it is necessary, must

comment

how; what

très

very

passer

to pass, spend time

penser

to think

aussi

also, too

jamais

never, ever

attendre

to wait for, expect

trouver

to find

laisser

to leave, allow

petit

small, little

merci

thanks, thank you

même

same; even

sa

his, her, its

ta

your

autre

other, another

arriver

to arrive, happen

ces

these, those

donner

to give

or

now, yet; gold