Common Words

First person

je	I	first person
nous	we	second person
tu	you	singular
vous	you	plural
il	he, it	third person
elle	she	third person
ils	they	third person
elles	they	third person

French articles

– le – the; him, it

– la – the; her, it

– l’ – the

– les – the, them

– au – at the, to the, in the

– aux – (a+ les) of the

– un – a, an, one

– une – a, an, one

– des – some, any

– du – some/any

– de la – some/any

Conjuctions

– mais – but

– ou – or

– et – and

– donc – thus, therefore

– or – now, yet

– ni – neither

– car – for, because

Nouns

un homme – man – noun

– une femme – woman, wife – noun

– le temps – weather, time, times – noun

– la vie – life, lifetime, existence – noun

– le jour – day, daytime – noun

– personne – anyone, anybody – indefinite pronoun, noun

– un père – father – noun

– une fille – daughter, girl, gal – noun

– le monde – world, people – noun

– un ami – friend, friendly – noun, adjective

– besoin – need, demand, necessity – noun

– monsieur – gentleman, Mr. – noun

– madame – madam, Mrs. – noun

– enfant – child, infant – noun

– mère – mother – noun

– maman – mummy, mama, mom – noun

– maison – house, home – noun

– nuit – night – noun

– peur – fear, fright – noun

– problème – problem – noun

– argent – silver, money – noun

Verbs

– être – to be

– avoir – to have

– faire – to do, make

– dire – to say, tell

– aller – to go

– voir – to see

– savoir – to know

– pouvoir – can, to be able to

– falloir – to be necessary

– vouloir – to want

– devoir – to have to, must

– venir – to come, occur

– suivre – to follow

– parler – to speak, talk

– prendre – to take, get

– croire – to believe, think

– aimer – to love, like, be fond of

– passer – to pass, go by, cross

– penser – to think

– laisser – to leave

– arriver – to arrive

– donner – to give, give away

– regarder – to look at, watch

– appeler – to call, ring

– rester – to stay, remain