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The 1,500 most common French words.
Grouped into 60 short lessons, in the order Misu teaches them, with audio for every word. Lesson 1 is below in full.
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Lesson 01 · 27 words
First steps.
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l'eau
water
NOUN · FEMININE
Le and la both mean the. Before a vowel sound they shrink to l', which hides the gender: eau is feminine.
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le café
coffee; café
NOUN · MASCULINE
In a French café, café on its own gets you a small, strong espresso. For a big milky one, ask for a crème.
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le thé
tea
NOUN · MASCULINE
French th is a plain t, and é is a clean ay with no glide at the end: thé is a short tay.
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s'il vous plaît
please
EXPRESSION
Thé, s'il vous plaît.
Tea, please.
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merci
thank you; thanks
EXPRESSION
Merci, Léo !
Thanks, Léo!
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oui
yes
ADVERB
Oui, merci !
Yes, thanks!
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non
no
ADVERB
Non, merci.
No, thanks.
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bonjour
hello
EXPRESSION
Bonjour, Madame Laurent !
Hello, Madame Laurent!
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madame
ma’am; Ms.
NOUN · FEMININE
Merci, madame !
Thank you, ma’am!
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monsieur
sir; Mr.
NOUN · MASCULINE
Bonjour, monsieur !
Hello, sir!
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au revoir
goodbye
EXPRESSION
Au revoir, Misu !
Bye, Misu!
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je
I
PRONOUN
J is the s in measure, not the j in jam: je is zhuh, and bonjour ends in zhoor.
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vous
you
PRONOUN · FORMAL OR PLURAL
Like most final consonants, the s of vous is silent. Before a vowel it’s said z and joins on: vous êtes (you are), voo-zet.
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être
to be
VERB · IRREGULAR
Bonjour, je suis Anna.
Hi, I’m Anna.
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ce
it; that
PRONOUN
C'est Léo !
It’s Léo!
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de
of; from
PREPOSITION
Je suis de Londres.
I’m from London.
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le
the
ARTICLE
C'est le thé d'Anna.
That’s Anna’s tea.
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un
a; one
ARTICLE
Un café, s'il vous plaît.
A coffee, please.
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le pain
bread
NOUN · MASCULINE
Du pain, Léo ?
Some bread, Léo?
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le lait
milk
NOUN · MASCULINE
C'est du lait ?
Is this milk?
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vouloir
to want
VERB · IRREGULAR
Je veux du pain !
I want some bread!
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et
and
CONJUNCTION
Un café et un thé ?
A coffee and a tea?
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boire
to drink
VERB · IRREGULAR
Je bois du thé.
I drink tea.
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manger
to eat
VERB · REGULAR -ER
Misu mange du pain !
Misu’s eating bread!
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bon
good
ADJECTIVE
Le pain est bon !
The bread’s good!
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très
very
ADVERB
Merci, c'est très bon.
Thank you, it’s very good.
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plus
more
QUANTITY WORD
Vous voulez plus de lait ?
Would you like more milk?
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Lessons 02 to 60
Lesson 02People around you 29 words
- tu you
- salut hi; bye
- il he; it
- elle she; it
- ici here
- nous we
- on we; people
- avoir to have
- l'ami friend
- mon my
- le nom name; last name
- le prénom first name
- comment how
- appeler to call
- qui who
- la personne person
- l'homme man
- la femme woman; wife
- l'enfant child
- la famille family
- avec with
- toi you
- là there; here
- aussi also; too
- mais but
- pouvoir can; to be able to
- parler to speak; to talk
- français French
- anglais English
Lesson 03A little every day 25 words
- à to; at
- aller to go
- où where
- faire to do; to make
- bien well; fine
- maintenant now
- aujourd'hui today
- demain tomorrow
- hier yesterday
- le jour day
- l'heure hour; time
- le temps time; weather
- le matin morning
- le soir evening
- la nuit night
- deux two
- trois three
- quatre four
- cinq five
- six six
- sept seven
- huit eight
- neuf nine
- dix ten
- quand when
Lesson 04Make yourself at home 25 words
- la maison house; home
- dans in; inside
- la table table
- sur on
- sous under
- devant in front of
- la porte door
- derrière behind
- près near; close
- loin far; far away
- la chaise chair
- la fenêtre window
- la chambre bedroom
- le lit bed
- la cuisine kitchen; cooking
- la salle room; hall
- prendre to take; to have
- les toilettes restroom; toilet
- petit small; little
- grand big; tall
- beau beautiful; nice
- nouveau new
- vieux old
- voir to see
- regarder to look at; to watch
Lesson 05Find the words 28 words
- aimer to like; to love
- ton your
- que that; which
- quoi what
- pour for; in order to
- pas not
- ne not
- tout everything; all
- rien nothing
- quelque a few; some
- la chose thing
- quelqu'un someone
- ça that; this
- cela that
- savoir to know
- connaître to know
- penser to think
- croire to believe; to think
- comprendre to understand
- dire to say; to tell
- l'aide help
- aider to help
- demander to ask; to ask for
- répondre to answer; to reply
- écouter to listen to
- entendre to hear
- préférer to prefer
- le besoin need
Lesson 06Out and about 27 words
- acheter to buy
- payer to pay; to pay for
- l'addition check
- le prix price; prize
- l'argent money; silver
- la monnaie change; currency
- l'euro euro
- combien how much; how many
- cher expensive; dear
- bon marché cheap
- le magasin store; shop
- le marché market
- vendre to sell
- donner to give
- recevoir to receive; to get
- trouver to find
- chercher to look for
- attendre to wait for
- encore still; again
- seulement only; just
- beaucoup a lot; very much
- peu little; not much
- assez enough; quite
- trop too; too much
- autre other; another
- même same; even
- sans without
Lesson 07Connect the ideas 26 words
- me me; to me
- te you; to you
- se himself; herself
- lui to him or her; him
- leur to them; their
- y there
- en some; of it
- notre our
- votre your
- son his; her
- quel which; what
- chaque each; every
- plusieurs several
- certain some; sure
- aucun no; not any
- ou or
- donc so; therefore
- pourquoi why
- parce que because
- si if; yes
- alors so; then
- comme like; as
- avant before
- après after
- pendant during; for
- depuis since; for
Lesson 08One day at a time 27 words
- venir to come
- partir to leave
- arriver to arrive
- rester to stay
- reposer to rest; to put down
- rentrer to go home; to come back
- sortir to go out
- entrer to come in; to go in
- passer to go past; to stop by
- mettre to put
- ouvrir to open
- fermer to close; to shut
- commencer to start; to begin
- finir to finish
- travailler to work
- étudier to study
- apprendre to learn; to teach
- lire to read
- écrire to write
- dormir to sleep
- lever to raise; to lift
- laver to wash
- habiller to dress
- marcher to walk; to work
- courir to run
- vivre to live
- habiter to live
Lesson 09Around the table 27 words
- la faim hunger
- la soif thirst
- le repas meal
- le petit-déjeuner breakfast
- le déjeuner lunch
- midi noon; lunchtime
- dîner to have dinner
- le restaurant restaurant
- le menu set menu; menu
- la carte menu; card
- le plat dish; course
- l'assiette plate
- le verre glass
- la tasse cup
- la bouteille bottle
- la fourchette fork
- le couteau knife
- la cuillère spoon
- la serviette napkin; towel
- le sucre sugar
- le sel salt
- le poivre pepper
- le fromage cheese
- l'œuf egg
- la viande meat
- végétarien vegetarian
- le poisson fish
Lesson 10Something to enjoy 28 words
- le poulet chicken
- le riz rice
- la pâte pasta; dough
- la pomme apple
- la banane banana
- l'orange orange
- le fruit fruit
- le légume vegetable
- la pomme de terre potato
- la frite French fry
- la tomate tomato
- la salade salad; lettuce
- chaud hot; warm
- la soupe soup
- le sandwich sandwich
- le jambon ham
- le gâteau cake
- le chocolat chocolate
- le croissant croissant
- le beurre butter
- l'huile oil
- le jus juice
- le vin wine
- la bière beer
- froid cold
- la boisson drink
- frais fresh; cool
- délicieux delicious
Lesson 11A little more each day 27 words
- le travail work; job
- le métier trade; line of work
- le bureau desk; office
- l'école school
- l'université university; college
- le cours class; course
- la leçon lesson
- les devoirs homework
- le livre book
- le cahier notebook
- le stylo pen
- le crayon pencil
- le papier paper
- le mot word
- la phrase sentence
- la langue language; tongue
- la question question
- la réponse answer; reply
- l'exemple example
- l'idée idea
- le problème problem
- la raison reason
- la façon way; manner
- le niveau level
- facile easy
- difficile difficult; hard
- important important
Lesson 12The people in your life 25 words
- le père father
- la mère mother
- le parent parent; relative
- le fils son
- la fille daughter; girl
- le frère brother
- la sœur sister
- le mari husband
- le grand-père grandfather
- le couple couple
- le bébé baby
- l'adulte adult
- le garçon boy
- le copain friend; boyfriend
- le voisin neighbor
- le collègue colleague; coworker
- le professeur teacher
- l'étudiant student
- le médecin doctor
- le client customer; client
- les gens people
- le monde world; people
- la vie life
- l'âge age
- l'an year
Lesson 13Notice the differences 28 words
- jeune young
- âgé elderly; old
- heureux happy
- triste sad
- le dommage a pity; damage
- content pleased; glad
- fatigué tired
- avoir l'air to look; to seem
- malade sick; ill
- gentil kind; nice
- méchant mean; nasty
- sympa nice; friendly
- sérieux serious
- drôle funny; strange
- calme calm; quiet
- rapide fast; quick
- lent slow
- fort strong; loud
- faible weak
- long long
- court short
- haut high; tall
- bas low
- propre clean; own
- sale dirty
- les soldes the sales
- plein full
- vide empty
Lesson 14In your own time 27 words
- l'année year
- le mois month
- la semaine week
- le week-end weekend
- la date date
- l'examen exam; test
- le moment moment
- la fois time; occasion
- la minute minute
- la seconde second
- tôt early
- tard late
- le retard delay; lateness
- toujours always; still
- souvent often
- parfois sometimes
- jamais never
- déjà already
- bientôt soon
- vite fast; quickly
- lentement slowly
- ensemble together
- seul alone; only
- surtout especially; above all
- presque almost; nearly
- vraiment really; truly
- peut-être maybe; perhaps
Lesson 15Through the year 28 words
- lundi Monday
- mardi Tuesday
- mercredi Wednesday
- jeudi Thursday
- vendredi Friday
- samedi Saturday
- dimanche Sunday
- les vacances vacation
- janvier January
- février February
- mars March
- avril April
- mai May
- l'anniversaire birthday
- juin June
- juillet July
- août August
- septembre September
- la rentrée back to school
- octobre October
- novembre November
- décembre December
- la fête party; celebration
- la saison season
- le printemps spring
- l'été summer
- l'automne fall; autumn
- l'hiver winter
Lesson 16Count on it 25 words
- onze eleven
- douze twelve
- treize thirteen
- quatorze fourteen
- quinze fifteen
- seize sixteen
- dix-sept seventeen
- dix-huit eighteen
- dix-neuf nineteen
- vingt twenty
- trente thirty
- quarante forty
- cinquante fifty
- soixante sixty
- soixante-dix seventy
- quatre-vingts eighty
- quatre-vingt-dix ninety
- cent a hundred
- mille a thousand
- premier first
- deuxième second
- dernier last
- prochain next
- la moitié half
- le nombre number
Lesson 17Find your way 25 words
- la ville town; city
- le village village
- le pays country
- la rue street
- la route road
- le chemin way; path
- la place seat; square
- l'adresse address
- le numéro number
- la gare train station
- le train train
- le bus bus
- le métro subway; metro
- la voiture car
- le vélo bike
- l'avion plane
- l'aéroport airport
- le billet ticket; bill
- le ticket ticket
- le voyage trip
- voyager to travel
- conduire to drive
- monter to go up; to get on
- descendre to go down; to get off
- tourner to turn
Lesson 18Say a little more 23 words
- par through; by
- contre against
- dont whose; of which
- voilà here’s; there’s
- chez at or to someone’s place
- juste just; fair
- ainsi this way; thus
- le cas case
- la partie part
- car because; as
- mal badly
- la fin end
- mieux better
- puis then
- celui the one
- vers toward; around
- l'histoire story; history
- le compte account
- l'état state; condition
- la politique politics; policy
- également also; equally
- le point point; period
- eux them
Lesson 19Make things happen 25 words
- falloir to be necessary
- devoir must; to have to
- désolé sorry
- tenir to hold; to keep
- laisser to leave; to let
- porter to carry; to wear
- apporter to bring
- emporter to take along
- sentir to smell; to feel
- sembler to seem
- devenir to become
- revenir to come back
- retourner to go back; to turn over
- rendre to give back; to return
- perdre to lose
- gagner to win; to earn
- choisir to choose
- essayer to try; to try on
- utiliser to use
- changer to change
- expliquer to explain
- montrer to show
- oublier to forget
- rappeler to call back; to remind
- arrêter to stop
Lesson 20A clearer picture 25 words
- meilleur better
- pire worse
- mauvais bad
- vrai true; real
- faux wrong; false
- possible possible
- impossible impossible
- nécessaire necessary
- prêt ready
- libre free; available
- occupé busy; taken
- proche close; nearby
- différent different
- la gauche left
- la direction direction; way
- droit straight; right
- le côté side
- le milieu middle
- le centre center
- le bout end; bit
- l'endroit place; spot
- le lieu place
- partout everywhere
- ailleurs somewhere else
- dehors outside
Lesson 21How you feel 25 words
- le corps body
- la tête head
- le visage face
- l'œil eye
- l'oreille ear
- le nez nose
- la bouche mouth
- la dent tooth
- la main hand
- le bras arm
- la jambe leg
- le pied foot
- le dos back
- le cœur heart
- le cheveu a hair; hair
- la peau skin
- le sang blood
- la santé health
- la douleur pain
- la peur fear
- sourire to smile
- rire to laugh
- pleurer to cry
- tomber to fall
- bouger to move
Lesson 22What you take with you 28 words
- le vêtement garment; clothes
- la chemise shirt
- le tee-shirt T-shirt
- le pantalon pants
- le jean jeans
- la robe dress
- la jupe skirt
- le manteau coat
- la veste jacket
- le pull sweater
- la chaussure shoe
- la chaussette sock
- le chapeau hat
- le sac bag
- la clé key
- la poche pocket
- la montre watch
- les lunettes glasses
- la taille size; height
- la couleur color
- blanc white
- noir black
- rouge red
- bleu blue
- vert green
- jaune yellow
- rose pink
- gris gray
Lesson 23A place of your own 28 words
- l'appartement apartment
- le mur wall
- le sol floor; ground
- le plafond ceiling
- l'escalier stairs; staircase
- l'étage floor; story
- le toit roof
- le jardin garden; yard
- le balcon balcony
- le canapé sofa; couch
- le fauteuil armchair
- le meuble piece of furniture
- l'armoire wardrobe
- l'étagère shelf; shelving unit
- la lampe lamp
- la lumière light
- l'électricité electricity
- le chauffage heating; heat
- la douche shower
- le bain bath
- le savon soap
- le miroir mirror
- la glace ice cream; mirror
- la brosse brush
- casser to break
- nettoyer to clean
- le ménage housework; cleaning
- réparer to fix; to repair
Lesson 24Step outside 26 words
- le soleil sun
- le ciel sky
- la lune moon
- l'étoile star
- le nuage cloud
- la pluie rain
- la neige snow
- le vent wind
- l'air air
- le feu fire
- la terre earth; soil
- la mer sea
- la plage beach
- la rivière river
- le lac lake
- la montagne mountain
- la forêt forest
- l'arbre tree
- la fleur flower
- l'herbe grass; herb
- l'animal animal
- le chien dog
- le chat cat
- l'oiseau bird
- la nature nature
- la météo weather forecast
Lesson 25Keep in touch 28 words
- jouer to play
- le jeu game
- le football soccer
- la musique music
- la chanson song
- chanter to sing
- danser to dance
- le film movie; film
- le cinéma movie theater; movies
- la télévision television; TV
- la radio radio
- la photo photo
- l'image picture; image
- la vidéo video
- le téléphone phone; telephone
- le portable cell phone
- l'ordinateur computer
- l'écran screen
- internet internet
- le message message
- le texto text message
- la lettre letter
- le mail email
- envoyer to send
- le lien link; bond
- le site website; site
- la page page
- appuyer to press
Lesson 26Try it out 27 words
- pleuvoir to rain
- neiger to snow
- souffler to blow
- briller to shine
- allumer to turn on; to light
- éteindre to turn off; to put out
- couper to cut
- brancher to plug in
- charger to charge; to load
- télécharger to download
- cliquer to click
- connecter to connect
- fonctionner to work; to function
- réussir to succeed; to pass
- échouer to fail
- rater to miss; to fail
- l'essai try; test
- l'erreur mistake; error
- l'attention attention; care
- le danger danger
- dangereux dangerous
- la sécurité safety; security
- protéger to protect
- éviter to avoid
- permettre to allow; to let
- interdire to forbid; to ban
- obliger to force; to oblige
Lesson 27Working things out 26 words
- le groupe group
- l'équipe team
- la société company; society
- l'entreprise company; business
- le service service
- le projet project; plan
- le plan plan; map
- le programme program; schedule
- le système system
- l'information information
- la nouvelle piece of news; news
- l'article article; item
- le document document
- le dossier file; folder
- la liste list
- la course race; errand
- le résultat result
- l'effet effect
- le changement change
- la situation situation
- la condition condition
- la règle rule; ruler
- la loi law
- l'accord agreement
- la décision decision
- le choix choice
Lesson 28Be more specific 24 words
- personnel personal
- public public
- privé private
- général general
- particulier special; particular
- simple simple; easy
- normal normal
- sûr sure; safe
- exact exact; correct
- réel real
- entier whole; entire
- total total
- principal main
- national national
- local local
- international international
- fréquent frequent; common
- rare rare
- habituel usual
- récent recent
- ancien former; old
- moderne modern
- présent present; here
- absent absent; away
Lesson 29Useful things 27 words
- le journal newspaper; the news
- l'actualité current events; news
- l'événement event
- la culture culture
- l'art art
- l'artiste artist; performer
- l'acteur actor
- l'auteur author; writer
- la librairie bookstore
- la livraison delivery
- la commande order
- le produit product
- l'objet object; thing
- l'outil tool
- la machine machine
- l'appareil device; appliance
- le bouton button
- la batterie battery; drums
- la pile battery
- le fichier file
- l'application app; application
- le logiciel software; program
- le réseau network; signal
- compter to count; to plan to
- mesurer to measure
- vérifier to check
- noter to write down; to grade
Lesson 30Making connections 25 words
- selon according to
- le coup blow; hit
- tant so much; so many
- la suite the rest; what’s next
- le genre kind; type
- le sens meaning; direction
- non plus either; neither
- jusqu'à until; as far as
- ni nor; neither
- enfin finally; at last
- le parti political party
- le rapport report; relationship
- dès from; as early as
- autant as much; as many
- soit either … or
- cependant however
- pourtant and yet; even so
- sinon otherwise; or else
- malgré despite; in spite of
- entre between; among
- durant during
- autour de around
- en face de across from; opposite
- auprès de with; next to
- concernant concerning; about
Lesson 31The bigger picture 26 words
- mort dead
- le gouvernement government
- gros big; fat
- la guerre war
- le passé past
- la ligne line
- le président president
- la cause cause
- le dieu god
- le début beginning; start
- le conseil piece of advice; tip
- notamment especially; notably
- le tour turn; tour
- la vue view; eyesight
- dessus on it; on top
- dessous underneath; under it
- ensuite then; next
- la forme shape; fitness
- or yet; now
- plutôt rather; instead
- le chef boss; chef
- le titre title; headline
- l'avenir future
- la paix peace
- le roi king
- la reine queen
Lesson 32Getting things done 26 words
- suivre to follow
- agir to act
- obtenir to get; to obtain
- exister to exist
- offrir to give; to offer
- servir to serve; to be useful
- produire to produce
- créer to create
- ajouter to add
- enlever to remove; to take off
- garder to keep; to look after
- occuper to take up; to occupy
- rencontrer to meet
- retrouver to find again; to meet
- accepter to accept; to agree
- refuser to refuse; to turn down
- proposer to suggest; to offer
- décider to decide
- continuer to continue; to go on
- préparer to prepare; to make
- organiser to organize
- développer to develop
- présenter to introduce; to present
- participer to take part
- considérer to consider; to see as
- atteindre to reach
Lesson 33People and perspectives 23 words
- le type type; kind
- afin de in order to
- le retour return; way back
- l'amour love
- la base base; basis
- la journée day
- le nord north
- grâce à thanks to
- le moyen means; way
- l'ordre order
- le but goal; aim
- la manière way; manner
- la pierre stone
- le sujet subject; topic
- le truc thing; trick
- le ministre minister
- le sud south
- la région region; area
- longtemps a long time; long
- le match game; match
- lorsque when
- la police police
- la série series; TV show
Lesson 34Thoughts and circumstances 25 words
- parmi among
- la peine trouble; sorrow
- tellement so; so much
- l'époque era; time
- le doute doubt
- la force strength; force
- la recherche search; research
- la voix voice
- l'avis opinion
- nombreux numerous; many
- environ about; around
- le fond bottom; back
- l'affaire matter; business
- l'envie wish; desire
- le siècle century
- le terme term
- la population population
- l'action action
- l'emploi job; employment
- la période period; time
- la chance luck
- la confiance trust; confidence
- le manque lack; shortage
- la mode fashion
- le plaisir pleasure
Lesson 35Roles and relationships 25 words
- la classe class; classroom
- la formation training; education
- le rôle role; part
- l'esprit mind; spirit
- le membre member
- million a million
- milliard a billion
- le développement development
- la rencontre meeting; encounter
- l'armée army
- tel such; like that
- étranger foreign
- manquer to miss; to be missing
- valoir to be worth
- coûter to cost
- paraître to seem; to look
- contenir to contain; to hold
- concerner to concern; to affect
- représenter to represent; to depict
- remplacer to replace; to fill in
- dépendre to depend
- appartenir to belong
- reconnaître to recognize; to admit
- construire to build
- détruire to destroy
Lesson 36Describing what matters 27 words
- intéressant interesting
- ennuyeux boring
- utile useful
- inutile useless; unnecessary
- complet full; complete
- disponible available; free
- capable able; capable
- incapable unable
- responsable responsible; in charge
- gratuit free
- urgent urgent
- pratique handy; practical
- compliqué complicated
- clair clear; light
- sombre dark; gloomy
- léger light
- lourd heavy
- doux soft; mild
- dur hard; tough
- sec dry
- humide damp; humid
- profond deep
- nager to swim
- large wide
- étroit narrow; tight
- rond round
- carré square
Lesson 37Words into action 26 words
- raconter to tell; to recount
- discuter to talk; to discuss
- réfléchir to think; to think over
- imaginer to imagine
- espérer to hope
- souhaiter to wish; to want
- promettre to promise
- mentir to lie; to tell lies
- le mensonge lie
- prouver to prove
- remarquer to notice
- observer to observe; to watch
- exprimer to express
- répéter to repeat; to rehearse
- prononcer to pronounce
- traduire to translate
- corriger to correct; to grade
- enseigner to teach
- réviser to review; to study
- retenir to remember; to retain
- décrire to describe
- inscrire to enroll; to write down
- réserver to book; to reserve
- annuler to cancel
- confirmer to confirm
- signer to sign
Lesson 38Learning and arrangements 25 words
- le texte text; piece of writing
- la lecture reading
- l'écriture writing; handwriting
- l'étude study
- le diplôme diploma; degree
- l'exercice exercise
- la note note; grade
- la faute mistake; fault
- l'orthographe spelling
- la réunion meeting
- le rendez-vous appointment; date
- la conversation conversation
- la discussion discussion; talk
- l'appel call
- le contact contact
- le contrat contract
- la signature signature
- la demande request; application
- l'offre offer
- la réservation reservation; booking
- l'annulation cancellation
- la facture bill; invoice
- le reçu receipt
- le paiement payment
- la banque bank
Lesson 39Amounts and measures 26 words
- la somme sum; amount
- le montant amount; total
- le budget budget
- le salaire salary; pay
- le revenu income
- la dépense expense
- l'économie economy; savings
- l'impôt tax
- la taxe tax; charge
- la réduction discount; reduction
- la remise discount; handing over
- le pourcentage percentage
- le coût cost
- la valeur value; worth
- la qualité quality
- la quantité quantity; amount
- le poids weight
- la mesure measurement; measure
- la distance distance
- la vitesse speed
- la température temperature
- le degré degree
- le mètre meter
- le kilomètre kilometer
- le kilo kilo
- le gramme gram
Lesson 40Places and possibilities 28 words
- l'intérieur inside; interior
- la terrasse terrace; outdoor seating
- l'intérêt interest; point
- le mouvement movement; move
- la grève strike
- l'origine origin
- la sortie exit; release
- la justice justice; the courts
- l'occasion opportunity; chance
- le risque risk
- la scène stage; scene
- le concert concert
- voici here is; here are
- le cadre frame; setting
- la production production; output
- sauf except
- la source source; spring
- la campagne countryside; campaign
- la cour courtyard; schoolyard
- la plupart most
- chacun each one; everyone
- la donnée piece of data; data
- hors outside; out of
- lequel which one
- le poste job; position
- le contrôle check; test
- la position position; stance
- la république republic
Lesson 41Everyday public life 25 words
- le succès success; hit
- l'activité activity
- l'association association; nonprofit
- la création creation; setting up
- l'expérience experience; experiment
- la fonction function; role
- l'impression impression; printing
- simplement simply; just
- à travers through; across
- l'annonce ad; announcement
- demi half
- le directeur director; manager
- l'espace space; room
- la liberté freedom; liberty
- le mariage wedding; marriage
- l'organisation organization; planning
- le passage passage; way through
- la présence presence; attendance
- la zone zone; area
- la compagnie company
- l'entrée entrance; appetizer
- la moyenne average
- la presse press; news media
- la réalité reality
- social social
Lesson 42News and shared interests 26 words
- la sorte sort; kind
- l'œuvre work; work of art
- le musée museum
- l'accès access; way in
- la commission fee; committee
- le départ departure; start
- puisque since; as
- le taux rate
- la voie track; lane
- finalement in the end; after all
- la marque brand; mark
- la pièce room; coin
- la victoire victory; win
- la vérité truth
- économique economic; economical
- américain American
- européen European
- mondial global; worldwide
- l'élection election
- le vote vote; voting
- voter to vote
- la démocratie democracy
- le loisir leisure; hobby
- le sport sport; exercise
- le joueur player
- l'entraînement training; practice
Lesson 43Feelings and impressions 27 words
- le sentiment feeling
- l'émotion emotion
- la joie joy
- la colère anger
- la surprise surprise
- l'espoir hope
- l'amitié friendship
- le respect respect
- le courage courage
- la patience patience
- l'humour humor
- l'humeur mood
- le rêve dream
- le souvenir memory; souvenir
- l'habitude habit
- le goût taste
- l'odeur smell
- le bruit noise
- le silence silence
- le signe sign
- le geste gesture
- le regard look; gaze
- la pensée thought
- amoureux in love
- inquiet worried
- inquiéter to worry
- fier proud
Lesson 44On the move 25 words
- l'hôtel hotel
- l'accueil welcome; reception
- la réception front desk; reception
- le touriste tourist
- la visite visit; tour
- visiter to visit; to tour
- le séjour stay
- le bagage bag; luggage
- la valise suitcase
- le passeport passport
- l'identité identity
- la frontière border
- étrange strange; odd
- bizarre strange; weird
- l'est east
- l'ouest west
- la destination destination
- l'arrêt stop
- la station station
- le quai platform; quay
- le port port; harbor
- le bateau boat; ship
- le pont bridge
- le trafic traffic
- l'accident accident
Lesson 45Adding precision 26 words
- absolument absolutely
- certainement certainly; most likely
- probablement probably
- évidemment obviously; of course
- heureusement luckily; fortunately
- malheureusement unfortunately
- exactement exactly
- directement directly; straight
- rapidement quickly
- facilement easily
- difficilement with difficulty; hardly
- normalement normally; in principle
- généralement generally; usually
- régulièrement regularly
- rarement rarely; hardly ever
- récemment recently
- actuellement currently; at present
- désormais from now on
- à partir de from … on; starting at
- autrefois in the past; formerly
- aussitôt immediately; right away
- soudain suddenly
- d'abord first; first of all
- davantage more
- moins less; minus
- suffisamment enough; sufficiently
Lesson 46Working through ideas 26 words
- l'effort effort
- l'objectif goal; objective
- le progrès progress
- la solution solution
- débrouiller to manage; to get by
- la réussite success
- l'échec failure
- l'importance importance
- la possibilité possibility; option
- la nécessité necessity; need
- la difficulté difficulty
- la différence difference
- la relation relationship; connection
- la communauté community
- la ressource resource
- la responsabilité responsibility
- l'explication explanation
- la preuve proof; evidence
- la définition definition
- la méthode method
- l'étape step; stage
- le détail detail
- l'élément element; part
- la part share; slice
- l'aspect aspect; look
- la limite limit
Lesson 47Everyday movements 26 words
- asseoir to sit; to seat
- coucher to put to bed
- réveiller to wake; to wake up
- le réveil alarm clock
- rêver to dream
- respirer to breathe
- tousser to cough
- soigner to treat; to look after
- guérir to heal; to get better
- souffrir to suffer; to be in pain
- toucher to touch
- attraper to catch
- lancer to throw; to launch
- jeter to throw; to throw away
- la poubelle trash can
- tirer to pull; to shoot
- pousser to push; to grow
- baisser to lower; to go down
- soulever to lift; to raise
- poser to put down; to place
- ramasser to pick up; to gather
- cacher to hide
- couvrir to cover
- découvrir to discover; to uncover
- remplir to fill; to fill out
- vider to empty
Lesson 48Health and the body 26 words
- la maladie illness; disease
- la fièvre fever
- le rhume cold
- le médicament medicine; medication
- la pharmacie pharmacy
- l'ordonnance prescription
- l'hôpital hospital
- le patient patient
- l'infirmier nurse
- l'urgence emergency; urgency
- le soin care; treatment
- le traitement treatment
- l'opération operation; surgery
- la blessure injury; wound
- la fatigue tiredness
- le repos rest
- le sommeil sleep; sleepiness
- l'énergie energy
- le cerveau brain
- le ventre belly; stomach
- la gorge throat
- l'épaule shoulder
- le genou knee
- le doigt finger
- l'ongle nail; fingernail
- le muscle muscle
Lesson 49Common ground 22 words
- le domaine field; estate
- le peuple people; nation
- l'administration administration
- le code code
- l'honneur honor
- la matière subject; material
- la soirée evening; party
- la version version
- la construction construction; building
- double double
- la mission mission; assignment
- particulièrement particularly; especially
- la technique technique; method
- l'union union
- le bord edge; side
- contraire opposite; contrary
- courant common; current
- second second
- le style style
- le terrain land; field
- l'église church
- la défense defense
Lesson 50Speaking more broadly 24 words
- l'instant moment; instant
- la majorité majority
- le modèle model; example
- outre besides; beyond
- tandis que while; whereas
- l'assemblée assembly; meeting
- la bande group; strip
- la commune town; municipality
- le vol flight; theft
- la critique criticism; review
- le discours speech
- le maître teacher; master
- la prison prison; jail
- l'éducation education; upbringing
- l'attaque attack; offense
- l'avance advance; lead
- ceci this
- grave serious
- le média media outlet; medium
- le régime diet; system
- toutefois however; nevertheless
- l'arrière back; rear
- le commerce shop; trade
- complètement completely; totally
Lesson 51Home and daily tasks 25 words
- le bâtiment building
- le logement housing; place to live
- l'immeuble apartment building
- l'ascenseur elevator
- le propriétaire owner; landlord
- le loyer rent
- la location rental; renting
- le locataire tenant; renter
- louer to rent; to rent out
- déménager to move
- installer to install; to set up
- chauffer to heat; to warm up
- cuisiner to cook
- cuire to cook; to bake
- le four oven
- goûter to taste; to try
- verser to pour; to pay in
- mélanger to mix; to mix up
- peser to weigh
- partager to share; to split
- économiser to save
- dépenser to spend
- emprunter to borrow
- prêter to lend
- rembourser to pay back; to refund
Lesson 52Everyday conversation 23 words
- physique physical
- le quartier neighborhood; district
- le territoire territory
- unique unique; only
- la vente sale; selling
- via via; through
- la parole word; speech
- l'habitant inhabitant; resident
- parisien Parisian
- l'arme weapon
- quant à as for
- le permis license; permit
- pardon sorry; excuse me
- excuser to excuse
- déranger to disturb; to bother
- bienvenue welcome
- bravo well done; bravo
- allô hello
- ah ah; oh
- oh oh
- hein right?; huh?
- ben well; um
- tant pis oh well; too bad
Lesson 53Connecting and moving 25 words
- échanger to exchange; to swap
- commander to order
- livrer to deliver
- publier to publish; to post
- annoncer to announce
- informer to inform
- conseiller to advise; to recommend
- inviter to invite
- remercier to thank
- saluer to greet; to say hello
- féliciter to congratulate
- félicitations congratulations
- accueillir to welcome; to host
- accompagner to go with; to accompany
- quitter to leave
- rejoindre to join; to meet up with
- traverser to cross; to go through
- avancer to move forward
- reculer to move back; to back up
- déplacer to move
- approcher to approach
- éloigner to move away
- séparer to separate
- réunir to bring together
- réduire to reduce; to cut
Lesson 54People and qualities 26 words
- intelligent intelligent; smart
- bête silly; stupid
- la séance showing; session
- curieux curious
- surpris surprised
- déçu disappointed
- satisfait satisfied
- nerveux nervous
- stressé stressed
- timide shy
- poli polite
- honnête honest
- prudent careful; cautious
- incertain uncertain
- probable likely; probable
- évident obvious
- injuste unfair
- égal equal
- commun common; shared
- ordinaire ordinary
- extraordinaire extraordinary; amazing
- spécial special
- professionnel professional
- officiel official
- actuel current
- indépendant independent
Lesson 55Ideas and institutions 24 words
- le principe principle
- l'édition edition; publishing
- l'analyse analysis
- assurer to assure; to insure
- la carrière career
- la durée length; duration
- l'espèce species; kind
- le ministère ministry
- le secteur sector; field
- le soutien support
- le concours contest; competitive exam
- fou crazy
- la gestion management
- le juge judge
- l'ouverture opening
- suivant next; following
- bref brief; in short
- le combat fight; struggle
- le comité committee
- la mémoire memory
- la protection protection
- l'album album
- la crise crisis
- historique historic; historical
Lesson 56Around us 27 words
- l'industrie industry
- l'usine factory
- militaire military
- l'île island
- le département department
- l'environnement environment; setting
- final final
- le maire mayor
- le parc park
- véritable real; genuine
- cool cool; laid-back
- l'enquête investigation; survey
- la ligue league
- parfait perfect
- le transport transportation
- le dollar dollar
- la lutte struggle; wrestling
- la pression pressure
- la puissance power; strength
- la religion religion
- établir to establish; to draw up
- soutenir to support; to back
- gérer to manage; to run
- la tante aunt
- exiger to demand; to require
- augmenter to increase; to raise
- diminuer to decrease; to reduce
Lesson 57Making things happen 26 words
- empêcher to prevent; to stop
- traiter to treat; to deal with
- tenter to try; to tempt
- subir to undergo; to endure
- résoudre to solve; to resolve
- fournir to provide; to supply
- profiter to enjoy; to benefit
- risquer to risk; to be likely to
- sauver to save; to rescue
- terminer to finish; to end
- admettre to admit; to let in
- retirer to withdraw; to remove
- le colis package; parcel
- rapporter to bring back; to report
- contrôler to check; to control
- joindre to reach; to attach
- intéresser to interest
- naître to be born
- mourir to die
- tuer to kill
- apparaître to appear
- disparaître to disappear
- lutter to fight; to struggle
- diriger to lead; to manage
- durer to last
- déclarer to declare; to report
Lesson 58People and culture 26 words
- le stade stadium; stage
- le théâtre theater
- le spectacle show
- la volonté will; willpower
- l'élève pupil; student
- l'évolution development; evolution
- adorer to love; to adore
- le camp camp; side
- le débat debate; discussion
- pauvre poor
- la science science
- l'utilisation use
- l'absence absence
- la connaissance knowledge; acquaintance
- le royaume kingdom
- russe Russian
- la référence reference
- le secret secret
- totalement totally; completely
- l'usage use; custom
- l'émission program; show
- la chaîne channel; chain
- chinois Chinese
- classique classic; classical
- la dame lady
- direct direct
Lesson 59Describing the world 25 words
- divers various; diverse
- envers toward; to
- l'expression expression
- le fer iron
- le fil thread; wire
- le futur future; future tense
- le gaz gas
- pareil the same; alike
- le procès trial; lawsuit
- la révolution revolution
- le tableau painting; board
- la tendance tendency; trend
- le boulot work; job
- la communication communication
- la côte coast; rib
- humain human
- le parlement parliament
- la surface surface; floor area
- uniquement only; solely
- la victime victim
- l'épisode episode
- allemand German
- l'avocat lawyer; avocado
- le bonheur happiness
- le caractère character; personality
Lesson 60Looking ahead 23 words
- la consommation consumption; use
- dedans inside; in it
- l'enseignement teaching; education
- le lendemain the next day
- magnifique magnificent; gorgeous
- populaire popular
- le prince prince
- la province province; the provinces
- la retraite retirement
- le secrétaire secretary
- le siège seat; headquarters
- supérieur higher; superior
- l'acte act; action
- la capacité ability; capacity
- le contexte context
- l'extérieur outside; exterior
- la hauteur height
- la naissance birth
- l'opposition opposition
- le processus process
- le candidat candidate; applicant
- le capitaine captain
- la capitale capital city
French words
What are 20 basic French words?
The first 20 words of lesson 1: l'eau (water), le café (coffee), le thé (tea), s'il vous plaît (please), merci (thank you), oui (yes), non (no), bonjour (hello), madame (ma’am), monsieur (sir), au revoir (goodbye), je (I), vous (you), être (to be), ce (it), de (of), le (the), un (a), le pain (bread) and le lait (milk).
What are 100 basic French words?
Lessons 1 to 4 on this page, 106 words in all: First steps, People around you, A little every day, and Make yourself at home.
What are the most common words in French?
Short, everyday words you meet in almost every conversation: pronouns like je (I) and vous (you), verbs like être (to be) and vouloir (to want), and expressions like s'il vous plaît (please), merci (thank you) and bonjour (hello). This page lists the 1,500 that Misu’s French course teaches.
How many French words do I need?
The 1,500 most common words are enough to start on real shows, books and podcasts. After that, learn the words your own shows and books use.
Why are the words in lessons, not ranked?
Each lesson groups words you can use together, and each example sentence only uses what earlier flashcards taught, so you can read all of it.
Can I learn these words as flashcards?
Yes. Every word on this page is a ready-made flashcard in Misu, with a picture and audio.