french phrases & key words (aqa gcse)

of, from

de**/d'**

of the, from (the) (m)

du**/de l'**

of the, from (the) (f)

de la**/de l'**

of the, from (the) (pl)

des**

at, to, in, on

à

at the, to the, in the, on the (m)

au/à l'

at the, to the, in the, on the (f)

à la/à l'

at the, to the, in the, on the (pl)

aux

in, by, to

en*

for, in order to

pour

in

dans

on

sur

by, per

par

with

avec

before; before + verb

avant; avant de + infinitive

between

entre

without

sans

after

après

during

pendant

for, since

depuis

against

contre

under

sous

to, up to, until

jusque

towards

vers

from, as soon as

dès

in front of

devant

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

chez

according to

selon

among

parmi

despite, in spite of

malgré

except

sauf

right, there, here

voilà

behind

derrière

nearby, close

proche

here is

voici

several, many

plusieurs

your (formal) (m, f)

votre

your (formal) (pl)

vos

your (sing informal) (m, f before a vowel or h)

ton

your (sing informal) (f)

ta

your (sing informal) (pl)

tes

like

comme

because of

à cause de

on the left

à gauche

goodbye

au revoir

as…as

aussi…que/qu'

I'm not bothered

ça m'est égal

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

ça va / ça va ?

at the moment

en ce moment

late

en retard

questioning device

est-ce que/est-ce qu' ?

firework display

feu d'artifice

it is/it's + time

il est + time

it is/it's (nice)

il fait (beau)

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

il faut + infinitive

it rains | it's raining

il pleut

same sex marriage

mariage du même sexe

on the other hand

par contre

please (informal)/please (formal)

s'il te plaît/s'il vous plaît

everyone, everybody

tout le monde

after having + pp

après avoir + pp

in addition, also

en plus

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

être en train de + infinitive

it is/it's (difficult) + verb

il est (difficile) de + infinitive

…is missing

il manque…

it is/it's worth + verb

il vaut la peine de + infinitive

it is/it's better + verb

il vaut mieux + infinitive

there is | there are | there was | there were | there used to be | there is going to be | there will be

il y a | il y avait | il y aura

neither…nor

ne… ni

not anymore, no longer

ne… plus

(to) have just + pl

venir de + infinitive

they look happy

ils ont l'air heureux

it is necessary that

il faut que

only, nothing but

ne… que

not (any)

ne… pas (de)

more (...than)

plus (…que/qu')

even

même

also, too, as well

aussi

well

bien

again

encore

already

déjà

less (…than)

moins (…que/qu’)

very

très

no, not

non

so, well, then

alors

a bit, (a) little

(un) peu

always

toujours

there, here

là

together

ensemble

only

seulement

a lot

beaucoup

here

ici

never, not ever

ne… jamais

maybe, perhaps

peut-être

now

maintenant

too much, too many, too

trop

better

mieux

(the) best

le mieux

nearby, close by, near

près

then, so

puis