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Reading time: 3 minutes Difficulty: Beginner Intermediate Sometimes, it is great tomemorise some phrases that might comehandy when in discussion with a Frenchnative-speaker. So, here I will share 50common phrases in French, which I am sureyou will find useful. If you want to learn evenmore, why dont you check out 2 of myEbooks: the French Phrasebook (useful fortravellers) and French Slang (great for peoplewho want to speak more naturally). I alsooffer an extended version of this blogpost, (90 Common French Phrases,) savedas a PDF (printable for daily use). Clickonthe button right below.

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attendez-nous l wait for us there

avez-vous faim? are you hungry(formal)?

c'est pour vous it is for you (formal)

c'est quoi? what is it?

c'est tout? is that all?

c'est trs gentil it is very nice

cest combien? how much is it?

cest grave? is it serious?

a n'est pas grave no problem

ce nest pas commea

It is not like that

combien cela cote? how much is this?

comment as-tupass... ?

how have youspent...? (informal)

comment t'appelles-tu?

what's your name(informal)?

comment vas-tu? how are you(informal)?

depuis quand? since when?

il est prt he is ready

il veut y aller he wants to go there

j'ai dj dit que I have already saidthat

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jattends mes amis I am waiting for myfriends

je ne comprendspas

I don't understand

je ne sais pas I don't know

je serai I will be at

je suis arriv I have arrived (m)

je suis dsol I am sorry (m)

je suis perdu I'm lost (m)

je suis prs de I am close to

je te tiens aucourant

I'll let you know(informal)

je vais tre en retard I'll be late

ne t'inquite pas! don't worry(informal)!

nous parlerons plustard

we will speak later

o on se retrouve? where do we meet?

o pouvons-nousmanger?

where can we eat?

o sont les toilettes? where is thebathroom?

o veux-tu dner where do you wantto have dinner?(informal)

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parlez-vous anglais? do you speakEnglish? (formal)

pas du tout not at all

pas pour moi not for me

peux-tu m'aider? can you help me(informal)?

pourquoi pas? why not?

pourriez-vousrpter?

can you say it again?(formal)

puis-je faire a? can I do that?

qu'est-ce qui sepasse?

what is happening?

quest-ce que vousrecommandez?

what do yourecommend(formal)?

que voulez-vousfaire?

what do you want todo (formal)?

qui est-ce? who is it?

quoi de neuf? what's new?

tu vas y aller you are going to gothere (informal)

va-t'en! go away!

viens avec moi! come with me!(informal)



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11 Comments

lesley November 20, 2014 at 10:45 am Reply

Merci pour cette liste. Comment diton sit down (informal) assieds-toi?

Frederic December 8, 2014 at 5:07 pm Reply

Asseyez-vous (formal) / Assieds-toi (informal)

Arina November 22, 2014 at 10:00 pm Reply

Hi Frederic,

Im afraid when I open the pdfversion there is only one pagethere!Can you look into this?

Thank you!

Arina

Frederic November 23, 2014 at 11:04 amReply



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I double checked and it isworking from my side. There isin total 4 pages in the pdf.Perhaps your computer orelectronic device cannot open itproperly. I just sent you anemail with the file again.

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Molly December 30, 2014 at 4:22 am Reply

Im not sure I ever heard mygrandfather use toilettes for awashroom he usually saidbcosse or biffy.

Frederic December 30, 2014 at 6:43 amReply

He is not French but Canadian Iguess.

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mary christina May 7, 2015 at 1:30 pm Reply

I love it l need more thank you

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