french vocab 1

à

in, to, with

accord

agreement, accord, harmony

acheter

to buy

affaire

affiar, business

ah

ah!

aider

to help, aid

aimer

to love, like, be fond of

ainsi

like this, in this way

air

air; look, appearance, manner

aller

to go

alors

then, yet, so

ami

friend; friendly

amour

love, love affair, cupid

an

year

année

year

appeler

to call, ring

apporter

to bring, supply

apprendre

to learn, to hear (about)

après

after, afterwards, later

argent

silver, money

arme

weapon

arrêter

to stop

arriver

to arrive

asseoir

to sit down, sit up

assez

enough, quite, fairly

attendre

to wait for, expect

attention

attention

au

(à + le) \= at the, to the, in the

aucun

no, not any; none (see \#399)

aucune

no, not any, in no way (see \#349)

aujourd'hui

today, nowadays

aussi

also, too

autre

other, another, different

autres

other

aux

(à + les) \= of the

avant

before

avec

with

avoir

to have

beau

beautiful, lovely, pretty; fine, nice (weather)

beaucoup

much, many, a lot

besoin

need, demand, necessity

bien

well, very; good

boire

to drink (consume alcohol), to soak up

bon

good, right, kind; voucher; then

bonjour

hello (see \#207)

bouger

to move

ça

this, that (see \#203)

car

because, for (see \#186)

cas

case, instance

cause

cause, reason

ce

this, that (see \#73, 99, 201)

cela

this, that (used in formal contexts and expressions) (see \#20)

celui

the one, that one (singular masculine) (see \#408, 543)

certain

certain, sure

ces

these, those (see \#25, 73, 201)

cet

this, that (before vowel and mute h) (see \#25, 73, 99)

cette

this, that (before a feminine noun) (see \#25, 99, 201)

chambre

bedroom, chamber

chance

luck, fortune, chance

changer

to change, exchange

chaque

each, every

chercher

to look for, seek

chéri

darling, loved; boyfriend, girlfriend, beloved

chez

at, to, in

chien

dog

chose

thing, matter

coeur

core, heart

combien

how much, how many

comme

as, like; how, same

commencer

to start, begin

comment

how; what

comprendre

to understand

compter

to count

connaître

to know, experience

continuer

to continue, go on

contre

against

corps

body

côté

coast, slope, side

coup

blow, shot, kick, punch

croire

to believe, think

d'

of, from, by, than, in, with (used before a vowel or mute h) (see \#4)

d'autres

others; more

dans

in, into

de

of, from, by, than, in, with (see \#28)

décider

to decide

déjà

already, before

demain

tomorrow

demander

to ask, ask for, be looking for

depuis

since, from, for

dernier

last, latest

des

some (used before a plural noun) (see \#14, 26)

descendre

to take down, go down, come down

désolé

contrite, desolate, afraid, sorry

désoler

to distress, upset

deux

two

devant

in front, ahead; in front of, ahead of, past, before

devenir

to become

devoir

to have to, must; duty, test

dieu

god

dire

to say, tell