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Below you will find our list of the most common French words sorted by category.
This is a great starting point to discover the popular words used in French and getting familiar with the French pronunciation.
Most popular and common French words
Hello
Hi
Good evening
Nice to meet you
How are you? (informal)
How are you? (formal)
I'm fine, thanks
So-so (informal)
What is your name? (formal)
What is your name? (informal)
My name is…
Where are you from? (formal)
Where are you from? (informal)
I am from…
How old are you? (formal)
How old are you? (informal)
Do you speak English?
Excuse me
Sorry
Too bad
Can you help me?
Of course
Maybe
A vos souhaits
Bless you (sneeze)
What time is it?
I don't understand
Slower please
I am late
Hang in there
Good luck
Goodbye
See you soon
See you later
I am going to bed
Good night
Thank you
Thank you very much
Thanks for everything
I love it
That doesn't matter
You are welcome
Please
Please
That's sweet
Enjoy your meal
Oui
Yes (neutral)
Yes (informal)
Non
No
Chat
Cat
Chien
Dog
Combien ?
How much/many?
How much does it cost?
Où ?
Where?
Qui ?
Who?
Quand ?
When?
Comment ?
How?
Pourquoi ?
Why?
What is it/that?
Agreed/Alright
That's good/fine
That's true
Je veux
I want
Je voudrais
I would like
Jour
Day
Temps
Time
Hier
Yesterday
Aujourd'hui
Today
Matin
Morning
Midi
Noon
Après-midi
Afternoon
Soirée
Evening
Nuit
Night
Minuit
Midnight
Soon
A long time ago
Fille
Girl
Femme
Woman
Mademoiselle
Miss. (unmarried)
Madame
Mrs. (married)
Garçon
Boy
Homme
Man
Monsieur
Mister
For more dedicated pages of basic French words and content:
Funny French vocabulary and words
F*ck
Sh*t
Zut
Damn
Oh darn
Dammit
Waouh
Wow
What's up?
No kidding
It's crazy! (slang)
It's weird (slang)
So-so
I feel lazy
I am angry (slang)
Bottoms up!
More complete guides for funny French words and content here:
Romantic and cute French words for love
Amour
Love
Je t'aime
I love you
Je t'aime tellement
I love you so much
I adore you
I miss you
Cœur
Heart
Soulmate
Je suis amoureux
I am in love (masculine)
You make me happy (masculine)
Tu es l'amour de ma vie
You are the love of my life
Veux-tu m'épouser ?
Will you marry me?
Tu es belle
You are beautiful (to a woman)
J'ai besoin de toi
I need you
I'm thinking about you
Je veux être avec toi
I want to be with you
Do you love me?
Sweetheart
You are the sunshine of my life
Tu es tout pour moi
You are my everything
My baby
My love
I'm going to miss you
I can't wait to see you
Mon coeur t'appartient
My heart is yours
For more romantic French words explained check out other pages:
Pretty French words with beautiful meanings
Bonheur
Happiness
Âme
Soul
Vie
Life
Étoile
Star
Rêver
To dream
Fais de beaux rêves
Sweet dreams
It's never too late
Rien n'est éternel
Nothing lasts for ever
Believe in yourself
The best is yet to come
Never give up
Be yourself
Everything will be fine
Follow you dreams
More explanations for inspirational French words and content below:
French pronunciation made easy
Learn how to pronounce French words
All the dedicated articles that we mentioned before contain the slow pronunciation of French words, but also the normal speed one.
Example with “Qu’est-ce que c’est ?” (What is it?) :
Slow pronunciation
Normal pronunciation
But that’s not it! To make the learning more efficient, we also recorded an audio dialogue for all our articles! Again, here is an example with “Qu’est-ce que c’est ?” (What is it?):
Dialogue audio
For each post you will also find an image of the quote, with its translation and the corresponding dialogue script (see the example below).
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The most complete French audio dictionary online
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