ENGLISH

FRENCH

accident
ambulance
to injure
pile up
doctor
fire
policeman
nurse
pharmacy
police
fireman
emergency exit

l'accident (m)
l'ambulance (f)
blesser
le carambolage
le docteur
le feu
le gendarme
l'infirmier
la pharmacie
la police
le pompier
le sortie de secours
Useful French Phrases

Au secours ! : Help !

Appeler les pompiers : Call the fire bridage

Appeler la police : Call the police

Il y a un accident : There is an accident

Il y a le feu : There is a fire

La fille est tombe : The girl has fallen

Le monsieur c'est bless: the man hurt himself

Il y a une accident de la route : There is an accident on the road.

ENGLISH

FRENCH

Building
House
Appartment
Farm
Barn
Church
Cathedral
Factory
School
College
Grammar school
University
Hospital
Shop

Market
Castle
Mansion
Town hall
Une btiment
La maison
L'appartement (m)
La ferme
La grange
L'glise (f)
La cathdrale
L'usine(f)
L'cole(f)
Le collge
Le lyce
L'universit(f)
L'hpital (m)
Le magasin, La boutique
Le march
Le chteau
Le manoir
La mairie
Useful French Phrases

Le magasin est ferm.

The shop shop is closed

Les magasins sonts ouvert.

The shops are open

Il y a un march chaque lundi matin.

There is a market each Monday morning.

L'glise est trs ancienne.

The church is very old

Mon appartement est petit.

My apartement is small.

La ferme de mes parents a beaucoup de terre.

The farm of my parents as much land.

L'hpital est vers le sud.

The hospital is towards the south
ENGLISH

FRENCH

Red

Le Rouge

Yellow

Le Jaune

Blue

Le Bleu (m), bleue (f)

Black

Le Noir (m), noire (f)

White

Le Blanc (m), Blanche (f)

Green

Le Vert (m), Verte (f)

Orange

L'Orange

Grey

Le Gris (m), grise (f)

Pink

Le Rose

Silver

L' Argent (m)

Gold

L' Or (m)

Grey (Eng) / gray (USA)

Le Gris (m), Grise (f)

Brown

Le Marron

Purple

Le Pourpre

Violet

Le Violet (m), Violette (f)

Steering wheel

Le volant

Hand brake Le frein main

Driver seat

Le sige conducteur

Seat belt

La ceinture de scurit

Horn Le klaxon
Dash board Le tableau de bord
Indicator

Le clignotant

Head light

Le phare

Full beam lights

Les feux de route, (plein phare)

Dipped lights

Les feux de croisement

Rear view mirror/ wing mirror

ClutchL'embrayage
Brake Le frein
Accelerator L'acclrateur (m)

Le rtroviseur

Gear box

La boite vitesse

Gear stick

Le levier de vitesse

Sky-light

Le toit ouvrant

Soft-top

La dcapotable, Le cabriolet

Head rest

L'appui-tte (m)

Motor Le moteur
Hood Le capot
Rear Boot

Le coffre arrire

Wing L'aile (f)

Petrol/gas tank

Le rservoir

Oil Dip stick La jauge huile

Spark plug

La bougie (=candle)

Piston Le piston
Cylinder

Le cylindre

Sump Le carter
Valve La soupape
Radiator

Le radiateur

Fan belt

La courroie de ventilation

Spare wheel La roue de secours

Wheel La roue
Wheel hub

L'enjoliveur (m)

Distributor cap
Battery

La tte de delco

La batterie

Windscreen
Rear windscreen

Le pare-brise

La lunette arrire
Jack

Le cric

Warning/Distress lights

Le feu de dtresse

Windscreen wiper L'essuie glace (m)

Tyre

Le pneu

Snow tyres

Le pneu neige

Studded tyreLe pneu clout

Glove box

Le boite gants

Door La portire
Exhaust pipeLe pot d'chappement
Shock absorber

L'amortisseur (m)

Driving licence

Le permis de conduire

Log book

La carte grise

Number plate

La plaque d'immatriculation

Userful phrases about the car

Je dmarre la voiture : I start the car

Le moteur est en panne : The motor is broken down
Je gonfle les pneus : I inflate the tyres
Je contrle le niveau d'huile : I control the oil level
Je roule trs doucement. I drive very slowly
Je roule trs vite : I drive very fast
Je vais au garage : I'm going to the garage
Je fais du covoiturage : I do co-driving
Il vrifie le moteur. He verifies the motor
Il ne regarde jamais dans le rtroviseur. He never looks in the rear view mirror
Elle coupe son tlphone en voiture. She cuts (switches off) her telephone in
the car
Il coute la radio en voiture. He listens to the radio in the car
Le pot d'chappement fait beaucoup de bruit. The exhaust pipe makes much
noise
Je change mes pneus demain. I change my tyres tomorrow
Je n'aime pas conduire la nuit : I d not like driving at night
Elle ne veut pas conduire lorsqu'il pleut. She does not want to drive when it
rains
Le plein de gazole s'il vous plat : Fill up with desiel please

40 litres de sans plomb : 40 litres of lead free

Cette autoroute est payante : This is a paying autoroute
La gare de page est a 10 kilomtres. The toll gate is in 10 kilometres

FRENCH

ENGLISH

L'Algrie
L'Afrique du sud
L'Angleterre
L'Allemagne
L'Arabie Saoudite
L'Australie
L'Autriche
La Belgique
Le Brsil
La Chine
La Core du Sud
Le Danemark
L'Ecosse
L'Egypte
L'Espagne
Les Etats-Unis
Le Finlande
La France
La Grande Bretagne
L'Inde
L'Italie
L'Iraq
Le Japon
Le Liban
La Norvge

La Nouvelle Zlande
Le Pays de Galle
Les Pays-Bas
Les Philippines
La Pologne
La Russie
La Slovnie
La Sude
La Suisse
Algeria
South Africa
England
Germany
South Arabia
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazile
China
South Korea
Denmark
Scotland
Egypt
Spain
The United States
Finland
France
Great Britain
India
Italy

Iraq
Japan
Lebanon
Norway
New Zealand
Wales
The Netherlands
The Philippines
Poland
Russia
Slovania
Swedan
Switzerland
The continents

FRENCH

ENGLISH

L'Amrique America
L'Asie Asia
L'Afrique

Africa

L'Europe

Europe

L'Ocanie

Oceania

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sounds without hesitating.

The world regions

FRENCH

ENGLISH

Le moyen orient
L'extrme orient
Le Maghreb
The Middle East
The Far East
Northern Africa (Tunisia, Algeria, Marroco)

ENGLISH

FRENCH

North
East
South
West

Le Nord
L'Est (m)
Le Sud
L'Ouest

Up

Le haut

Down le bas
Left

La Gauche

Right La droite
Front l'avant (m)
Behind

l'arrire (m)

Example French Phrases

Il va vers le nord : He goes to the North

La maison est sur la gauche : The house is on the left

La voiture est sur votre droite : The car is on your right

La main droite : The right hand

Applying for a job

You should send a letter of motivation which is hand written explaining why you
are applying for the post, your CV can be printed. You do not have to include a
photo.

Remember that the employment laws are very strict in France and that you
must be employed with a signed and agreed contract, which will stipulate your
functions, obligations, hours, holidays and salary.

All salaries must be paid by a bankers cheque, bank transfer or employment

cheque. You should never be paid in cash.

Common abbreviations

The following list contains common abbreviations concerning employment and

work

Pole Emploi : Job centre

A.N.P.E (Agence nationale pour l'emploi) : Job centre
C.D.D (Contrat dure dtermine) : Contract for a limited period of time
C.D.I (Contrat dure indtermin) : Contract for an unlimited period of time
C.N.E (Contrat nouvelle embauche) : Contract for a new employment

R.T.T (Rcupration du temps travail) : Recuperation of working hours (from the

35 hour working week)

Vocabulary

Les 3 - 8's (les trois huit)= 8 hour shift work

Le boulot = the work (familiar)
L(a)'allocation chmmage = the unemployment benefit
Le cadre = the middle manager
Le chmmage = the unemployment
Le chmeur/euse = the unemployed person
Le cong = holiday/ rest day
Les cong pays = holiday pay
Le contrat = the contract
L'employ/e = the employee
L'employeur/euse = the employer
L(e)'emploi = the employment
L(e)'emploi saisonnier = the seasonal employment
L(e)'entretien = the interview
L(a)'embauche = to be contracted/employed
Le feuille de paye = the pay slip
La fin de contrat = the end of the contract
Les heures supplmentaire = the over time hours
La priode d'essai = the trial period
Le pravis = the notice
La prime = the bonus
Le salaire = the salary
Le salaire brut = the salary before deductions and social charges
Le salaire net = the salary after deductions and social charges
Le travail = the work

Travailler = to work
Les vacances = the holidays

The meals

FRENCH

ENGLISH

Le repas
Le petit djeuner
Le djeuner
Le goter
Le dner
Le souper
L'entre
Le plat principale
Le salade
Le dsert
Le plat
The meal
The Breakfast
The Lunch
The Snack
The Dinner
The Soup (light evening soup)
The appertiser
The main course
The salade
The desert
The dish

Table items

FRENCH

ENGLISH

L'assiette
L'argenterie
La bouteille
Le bol
La carte
La carte des vins
Le couvert
Le couteau
La cuillre
La fourchette
Le menu
La nappe
La table
Le verre
The plate
Silverware
The bottle
The bowl
The menu
The wine menu
The cutlery
The knife
The spoon
The fork
The menu
The table cloth
The table
The glass

Le petit djeuner

FRENCH

ENGLISH

Le biscuit
Le caf
Le caf au lait
Les crales (la)
Le chocolat chaud
La confiture
Le croissant
Le jus de fruits
Le lait
Le miel
Le pain / la baguette
Le pain aux rasins
La tartine
Le th
Le yaourt
The biscuit
The coffee
The milk coffee
The cereals
The hot chocolate
The jam
The croissant
The fruit juice
The milk
The honey

The bread / French loaf

The bread (with raisins)
Slice of bread with butter
The tea
The yogurt

Give way traffic sign.

This means that there is a junction ahead and the "priorit droite" rule
applies
main road priority
Junction ahead, but you have the priority
Priority sign
Priority road, you do not have to give way

End of priority

End of priority on this road, you must now apply the "priority to the right" rule
roundabout
Roundabout, give way to the left when entering the roundabout Giveway
Give way "Cdez le passage". You will also see the sign ahead of a "STOP" sign
with the distance to the stop indicated below.

Phrases and words you may see on road signs or whilst driving in France
Page Toll fee
Douane

Customs

Rappel
Reminder, you generally see this word below speed limit signs,
and it means "remember, you should already be at this speed limit".
Fin de chantier
Ralentir

End of works/site/roadworks

Slow down

Ralentir travaux

Slow down, road works ahead

Arrt Stop
Passage pitons

Pedestrian crossing

Vous n'avez pas la priorit

You do not have the priority and must give way

Chausse glissante Slippery road

Chausse dformerRoad is deformed/bad condition

*Le trafic, is a correct translation of the english word traffic but also reffers to
illegal commercial activities such as smuggling... So make sure you clarify what
you mean:)

Traffic lights

Feu tricolore ( tri-coloured lights) or more commonly "Feu rouge" may not have
the same sequence as in your own country, this may take you some time to get
used to. The lights will cycle in the following order : Red, Green, Orange

Feux vert (green light) : You can continue your route, if the passage is clear.

Feux orange (orange light) : You must stop when the light turns orange. Unless
you are unable to stop safely and are close to the line.

Feux rouge (red light) : You must stop and cannot cross the line.

If the traffic light flashes orange, then the priority to the right rule applies
unless indicated otherwise.

The traffic light sequence

Traffic light sequence in France

Traffic: Traffique

English

French

Traffic

La circulation*

Road La route
Motorway

Une autoroute

Roundabout Le Rond-point
Zebra crossing
Pedestrian

Le passage pitons

Le piton

Driver Le conducteur(ice)
Road sign

Le panneau de signalisation

Speed limit La limitation de vitesse

Traffic jam

Un bouchon, Un embouteillage

Accident

Un Accident

Pile up

Le carambolage

Traffic light

Le feu de signalisation

One way

Le sens unique

No entry

Le sens interdit

Divertion

La dviation

Lay by

Une aire de repos

Emergency lane
Pay Toll

La bande d'arrt d'urgence

Le Page

BridgeLe pont
Overtake

Le dpassement

Slowdown

Ralentir

Reminder

Rappel

Snow chains Les chas

Studded tyres
Snow tyres

Le pneu clout

Le pneu neige

Broken downEn panne

Break down Tomber en panne

Useful French Phrases

Il y a un accident.
There is an accident.
Ne pas dpasser.
Do not overtake.

La limite de vitesse est 90 km.

The speed limit is 90 km.

Le rond point est sur la gauche.

The roundabout is on the left.

English

French

The human body

Le corps humain

Arm

Le bras

Leg

La jambe

Body Le corps
Head La tte
Nose Le nez
Eye, eyes
Ear

L'oeil (m), les yeux

L'oreille (f)

Check La joue
Mouth La bouche

Eye brow

Le sourcil

Eyelash

Le cil

Chin

Le menton

Neck Le cou
Shoulder

L'paule (f)

Elbow Le coude
Hand La main
Finger Le doigt
Thumb

Le pouce

Finger nail

L'ongle (m)

Chest, Breast

La poitrine, Le sein

Stomach

Le ventre

Backside

La fesse

Thigh La cuisse
Shin

Le mollet

Ankle La cheville
Foot

Le pied

Toe

L'orteil (m)

Knee Le genou
Neck Le cou
One hair, hair

Le cheveu, les cheveux

Tooth La dent
Useful French Phrases

Il a de grandes mains.
He has big hands.

Elle a les yeux bleus.

She has blue eyes. (note the s on bleus)

Le chien a de grandes dents.

The dog has big teeth

Anne a de longs cheveux bruns.

Anne has long brown hair.

ENGLISH

FRENCH

A shirt
A blouse
Jeans
A T-shirt
A dress
A skirt
Troussers
A tie
A sock
A shoe
A suit La chemise
Le chemisier
Le jean
Le tee shirt
La robe
La jupe
Le pantalon
La cravate
La chaussette
La chaussure
Le coustume (for men),
une tailleur (for women)

Note: In English you wear a pair of trousers, but in French you wear un pantalon
(one trouser), the same for the English word for jeans, in French you wear un
jean (one jean).

Useful French Phrases

Elle porte une robe rouge :( she is wearing a red dress)

Le bas-dbit
Le blogue
Le cble
La capture d'cran
Le clique
Le clavier
Le courriel
Dconnexion
Le Disque Dur
L'emoticne
L'enceinte (f)
L'cran (m)
La feuille de calcul
Le FIA (fournisseur d'accs Internet)
Le fichier
Le fond d'cran
L'haut-dbit
Le icne
L'informatique
Le jeu de Rle
Le lecteur CDROM
Le logiciel

Le Lien
La mmoire Vive
La mmoire morte
Le moteur de recherches
Le multijoueur (m)
L'ordinateur (m)
Le plantage
Le rseau
Le site web
La touche
Le serveur
Le son
La souris
Le tableur
La Toile
La tour centrale
Le traitement de textes

Slow speed Internet

The blog
The cable
Screen shot
The click (of the mouse)
The keyboard
The E-mail
Deconnect / logout
The hard disk
The smiley (emotional icon)
The speaker
The screen

The spreadsheet
ISP (Internet service provider)
The file
The background screen
The broadband, High speed Internet
The Icon
Computing
Role playing game
The CDROM player
The program
The link
The RAM
The ROM
The search engine
The multiplayer
The computer
The crash
The network
The web site
The key (on the keyboard)
The server
The sound
The mouse
The spreadsheet program
The Web
The tower (central unit)
The word processor

Days of the week

ENGLISH

FRENCH

Monday

lundi

Tuesday

mardi

Wednesday mercredi
Thursday

jeudi

Friday vendredi
Saturday

samedi

Sunday

dimanche

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week in French.
Try and repeat the words out aloud.

Notice how the French days do not begin with a capital letter.

Vocabulary
ENGLISH

FRENCH

The day

Le jour

One day

Un jour

Two days

Deux jours

Some days

Des jours

Today Aujourd'hui
Yesterday

Hier

Tomorrow

Demain

The week

La semaine

You can also learn to speak and understand the months of the year and also
the time and dates.

What time is it in French ?

Check the time of day page, with the current date and time.

Useful French Phrases

Aujourd'hui nous sommes lundi.

Today we are Monday.

Demain nous serons mardi.

Tomorrow we will be Tuesday.

Hier nous tions dimanche.

Yesterday we were Sunday.

Il y a sept jours dans la semaine

There are seven days in the week

Tea

FRENCH

ENGLISH

Le th
Le th glac
Le th la bergamote
Le th la menthe
Le th au citron
La thire
La tasse de th
Le sachet de th
Le th en vrac

La bote th
La tisane
Le tilleul
La camomille
La verveine
La tisanire
Tea
Iced tea
Bergamot (Earl Grey)
Mint tea
Lemon tea
Tea pot
Cup of tea
Tea bag
Loose tea
Box of tea
Herbal tea
Lime (lime tree)
Camomile
Verain
Herbal tea pot

Coffee

FRENCH

ENGLISH

Le caf
La tasse de caf
Le mazagran
La cafetire
La machine expresso

La capsule de caf
Le filtre caf
Le caf soluble
La soucoupe
Le caf glac
La cuillre caf
Le cappuccino
Le caf crme
Le caf au lait
La liqueur de caf
Le moulin caf
Le dcafin
Coffee
Cup of coffee
Goblet
Coffee pot
Expresso machine
Capsule of coffee
Coffee filter
Instant coffee
Sauceur
Iced coffee
Coffee spoon
Cappuccino
Coffee cream
Milk coffee
Coffee liquor
Coffee grinder
Decafinated

Chocolat

FRENCH

ENGLISH

Le chocolat froid
Le chocolat chaud
Le chocolat noir
Le chocolat au lait
Le chocolat amer
Cold chocolat
Hot chocolat
Black chocolat

Water

FRENCH

ENGLISH

L'eau
L'eau plate
L'eau gazeuse
L'eau chaude
Le glaon
La glace pile
Le bac glaons
La carafe d'eau
Still water
Soda water
Hot water
Ice cube
Crushed ice
Ice tray
Jug of water

Water

Soft drinks

FRENCH

ENGLISH

La limonade
Le diabolo (limonade+sirop)
Le sirop
Le jus de fruit
La boisson aromatise
La boisson gazeuse
Lemonade
Lemonade+Squash
Squash / syrup
Fruit juice
Flavoured water
Fizzy drink

Beers

FRENCH

ENGLISH

La bire (brune, blonde, blanche, aromatise)

Le panach (bire+limonade)
Le demi
La pression
Le galopin
La pinte
Le cidre (brut ou doux)
Beer
Shandy
Glass of beer

Draught beer
Small glass of beer
Pint
Cider

Wine

FRENCH

ENGLISH

Le crmant
Le champagne
Le vin
Le vin rouge
Le vin jaune
Le vin blanc
Le verre de vin
Le ballon de vin
La bouteille de vin
La demi-bouteille
Le vin blanc cassis (Kir)
Le vin chaud
Le pichet de vin
La carafe
Le tire-bouchon
La carafe dcanter
La carte des vins
La cave vin
Le cellier
Le tonneau
La dgustation
La vigne

La Saint-Vincent tournante
Le vignoble

Champagne
Wine
Red wine
Yellow wine
White wine
Glass of wine

Bottle of wine
Half bottle
White wine and Cassis (Kir)
Hot wine
Jug of wine
Decater
Corkscrew
Decanter jug
Wine menu
Wine cellar
Cellar
Barrel
Wine tasting
Vine

Vine yards

Hard spirits

FRENCH

ENGLISH

Le digestif
Le Calvados
Le Marc de Bourgogne
Le Cognac
Les alcools blancs
La poire William
La prunelle
La mirabelle
L'eau-de-vie
Le whisky
Le rhum
Le punch
L'apritif
Le vin cuit
Le pastis
Le Ricard
L'anisette
Digestif
Calados (apple)
Egrapper (grape)
Cognac (grape)
Strong white alchol
Pear
Prune
Mirabelle
Distilled alchol
Whisky
Rum
Punch
Aperitif

Pastis
Pastis
Aniseed

Family vocabulary

ENGLISH

FRENCH

Father Le pre
Mother
Son

La mre

Le fils

Daughter

La fille

Brother

Le frre

Sister La soeur
Husband
Wife

L'poux, le mari

L'pouse, la femme

Uncle L'oncle
Aunty La tante
Cousin

Le cousin (m)

La cousine (f)
Grand-Father

Le grand-pre

Grand-Mother

La grand-mre

Mother-in-law

La belle-mre

Father-in-law Le beau-pre
Nephew

Le neveu

Niece La nice
Friend L'ami (m)
L'amie (f)
Les amis (plurial)
Boy-friend

Le petit ami

Girl-friend

La petite amie

Useful French Phrases

Le pre est grand.

The father is tall.

Ma mre est en vacances.

My mother is on holiday.

Ma fille est l'cole.

My daughter is at school.

Mon fils court vite.

My son runs fast.

Comments

Mon pre. Le pre. Son pre.

My father. The father. His/her father.

Ma Mre. La mre. Sa mre.

My mother. The mother. His/her mother.

ENGLISH

FRENCH

Apricot

L'abricot (m)

Pineapple

L'ananas (m)

Avocado

L'avocat (m)

Banana

La banane

Clementine La clmentine

Blackcurrant Le cassis
Cherry

La cerise

Chestnut

La chtaigne

lemon Le citron
Lime Le citron vert
Date La datte
Fig

La figue

Strawberry

La fraise

Raspberry

La framboise

Passion fruit Le fruit de la passion

GuavaLa goyave
Kiwi

Le kiwi

Kaki

Le kaki

kumquat

Le kumquat

blackberry

La mre

Mango

La mangue

Melon Le melon
blueberry

La myrtille

Wallnut, nuts

La noix

Coconut

La noix de coco

Orange

L'orange (f)

Grapefruit

Le pamplemousse

Papaya

La papaye

Peache

La pche

Pear

La poire

Apple La pomme
Plum La prune
Prune Le pruneau
Grape Le raisin
Fruit in French

Useful French Phrases

Elle mange une pomme

She eats an apple

Il achte des bananes

He buys bananas

Les rasins sont blancs

The grapes are white

Les poires sont mures

The pears are ripe

As in English, questions terminate with a question mark.

quel, quelle, quels, quelles ?: which ? what ?

qui ? : who ?
que ? : what ?
quoi ? : what ?
pourquoi ? : why ?
quand ? : when ?
o ? : where ?
comment ? : how ?
combien ? : how many/much ?
quel, quelle, quels, quelles

Interrogative adjectives

The interrogative adjectif must agree in numbers and gender with the noun to
which the question refers.

Examples of quel

" Quel " ( Which or What ) is used for a masculine object or person in a question
or affirmation.

Question : Quel train tu prends ? Which train are you taking?

Exclamation : Quel homme ! What a man!
" Quels " refers to the same things than above but for the plural.

Question : A quels jeux tu aimes jouer ? Which games do you like to play?
Exclamation : Quels rois furent des Captiens ? Which kings were of the
Capetian dynasty?
" Quelle " ( Which or What ) is a feminine form of " quel ", also used for an
object or a person in a question or an Exclamation.

Question : Quelle chane tu veux regarder ? What channel do you want to

watch?
Exclamation : Quelle belle maison ! What a beautiful house!
" Quelles " is plural form of " Quelle ", used for the same reasons.

Question : Quelles sont les meilleures chanteuses pour toi ? Which female
singers are the best in your opinion?
Exclamation : Quelles belles voitures ! What beautiful cars!

qui

Interrogative pronouns

qui : who, whom

When asking questions about people you must use qui ? : who? or whom?

It does not matter if it is about one person or two or more.

Examples of qui

Qui est l? : Who is there?

qui est cette voiture ? : To whom does this car belong?

Qui est Jean Dupont? : Who is Jean Dupont?

Qui est l ? : Who is there?

Qui est le prsident amricain ? : Who is the American president?

A qui est cette maison ? : To whom does this house belong?

que

Interrogative pronouns

que is used in direct questions refering to things.

que becomes qu' when used before a vowel or H

Examples

Que dit le journal? : What does the newspaper say?

Que veux-tu? : What do you want? (informal)

Que voulez-vous? : What do you want? (formal)

The above examples are used for formal French and can sound rather
"pompous" when spoken, generally you would replace que? with qu'est-ce que,
for example

Qu'est-ce que tu as dit? : What did you say?

Qu'est-ce que vous allez faire? : What will you do?

Qu'est-ce qu'ils ont chant? : What did they sing?

ENGLISH

FRENCH

January

janvier

February

fvrier

March mars
April avril
May

mai

June

juin

July

juillet

August

aot

September

septembre

October

octobre

November

novembre

December

dcembre

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Click on the play button and listen to the pronounciation of the months of the
year in French.
Try and repeat the words out aloud.

ENGLISH

FRENCH

The month

Le mois

One month Un mois

Two months Deux mois
The year

L'anne

Use to the audio player to listen to the pronounciation of the names of the
months in French.

Phrases and examples

Il y a douze mois dans l'anne

There are twelve months in a year

Je suis n le 10 dcembre
I was born on the 10th of December

Comments

Unlike English, the names of the months do not begin with a capital letter.

As you can read and listen to the sounds of the words for the months in French,
you will notice that they are very similar to English and should not give you any
problems in learning by heart. Listen and repeat as often as possible.

Schools and education

FRENCH

ENGLISH

L'cole (f)
L'colier, l'colire
La salle de classe
L'lve(e)
L'tudiant(e)
L'tudiante
L'cole maternelle
Le collge
Le lyce

Le baccalaurat
Le bac
Le brevet

Le cours
Le leon
Le devoir de maison

The school
The Schoolboy, the schoolgirl
The classroom
The pupil
The student
The student
The nursery school
The secondary school (age 11 to 15)

The high school (age 15 to 18)

Equivalent to a university entrance (A-level)

short for baccalaurat
O-level diploma (age 14)

Course
Lesson
Homework

Class room subjects

FRENCH

ENGLISH

Anglais (m)
Allemand (m)
Chimie (f)
Biologie (f)
Franais (m)
Gographie (f)
Histoire (f)
Instruction civique
Mathmatiques (m)
Physique (f)

English
German
Biology
Chemistry
French

Geography
History
Civil education
Mathematics
Physics

(f) = feminine noun, (m) =masculine noun

School years and ages

L'cole maternelle
Cours Prparatoire (CP) = 6 years old
Cours Elmentaire (CE1) = 7 years old
Cours Elmentaire (CE1) = 8 years old
Cours Moyen (CM1) = 9 years old
Cours Moyen (CM2) = 10 years old
Le collge
Sixime = 11 years old
Cinquime = 12 years old
Quatrime = 13 years old
Troisime = 14 years old
Le lyce
Deuxime = 15 years old
Premire = 16 years old
Terminale = 17 years old
Universit = 18 years old

ENGLISH

FRENCH

Second

La seconde

Minute

La minute

Hour L'heure (f)

Midday

Le midi

Midnight

Minuit

Day

Le jour

Week La semaine
Month Le mois
Year

L'anne (f)

Yesterday

Hier

Today Aujourd'hui
Tomorrow

Demain

Example phrases for times

7.30 am = Il est sept heures trente

8.40 am = Huit heures quarante
9.45 am = Neuf heures quarante cinq
Quarter to One = Une heure moins le quart
Quarter past two = Deux heures et quart
Half past three = Trois heures et demie (or) trois heures trente
10 to 4 = Quatre heures moins dix
20 to 5 = Cinq heures moins vingt
13.05 = Treize heures cinq
14.25 = Quatorze heures vingt cinq
15.30 = Quinze heures trente
16.42 = Seize heures quarante deux

Example phrases for dates and times

Samedi, le premier (1er) mai neuf heures = Saturday 1st of May at 9 am.
A midi, lundi le deux (2) juin = At midday, Monday the 2nd of June (and not the
deuxime).

Il est seize heures, le quinze (15) aot. = It is 4.30 pm, the 15th August.

The seasons in the year

ENGLISH

FRENCH

SpringLe printemps
Summer

L't (m)

Autumn

L'autun (m)

Winter

L'hiver (m)

More vocabulary

ENGLISH

FRENCH

The sun rise Le lever de soleil

The sun set Le coucher de soleil
The day after tomorrow

Aprs-demain

The day before yesterday Avant-hier

Last week

La semaine dernire

Next month Le mois prochain

Early Tt
Soon Bientt
Late

Tard

Later Plus tard

Comments

The French use the 24 hour clock in every day conversation, they will not say
1.00 pm, but 13.00, "treize heures".

For the days of the month, the only ordinal number used is for the first, 1st
( premier, 1er) day of the month, all other days use cardinal numbers. The
week day and month names do not have a capital letter :

Translation exercise (easy level)

Translate the following phrases from French to English

Quelle heure est il ?

Il est sept heures.
Dix secondes.
Dans deux minute.
Vingt quatre heures.
Sept jours par semaine.
neuf heures.
Il est midi.
minuit.
Je commence huit heures trente (huit heures et demie).
Je termine trois heures trente.
Je suis en retard.
Est ce que je suis trop tt ?
Je vous vois demain.
la semaine prochaine.
Il est parti hier.
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Translation exercise (advanced level)

Translate the following phrases from French to English

Demain, on est lundi et je commence les cours 8h.

Mardi, je termine le travail 19h.
Mercredi midi on mange ensemble ? Disons 12h30 ?

Jeudi soir, je vais en bote de nuit, vers 22h.

Vendredi le match de football commence 20h30.
Le samedi je me lve vers 10h, mais les autres jours de la semaine je me lve
vers 7h30.
Le dimanche soir, je pars l'internat vers 19h.

English : Transport

French : Le Transport

Car

Une automobile

Motorbike

Une moto

Truck
Lorry Un camion
Bus

Un autobus

Coach Un car
Van

Un camionette

Trailer Une remorque

Caravan

Une caravane

Moped

Une motocyclette

Bicycle

Une bicyclette

Aircraft

Un avion

Boat, Ship

Un bateau

Barge Une pniche

Hovercraft

Une aroglisseur

Train Un train
Useful French Phrases

Le camion est lourd.

The truck is heavy.

L'autobus arrive dans 10 minutes.

The bus arrives in 10 minutes.

L'avion est en retard.

The plane is late.

Le bateau est parti.

The boat has left.

ENGLISH : VEGETABLES

FRENCH : LES LEGUMES

Bean l(e)' haricot

Cabbage

le chou

Carrot la carotte
Courgette (Zucchini)

la courgette

Garlic l(e)'ail
Lettuce

la laitue

Leek le poireau
Onion l(e)'oignon
Parsnip
Pea

le panais

le petit pois

Pepper

le poivron

Potatoe

la pomme de terre

Pumpkin

la citrouille

Radish

le radis

Tomatoe

la tomate

Turnip le navet
Vegetables in French
Useful French Phrases

Il mange une carotte

He eats a carrot

Elle plante des pommes de terre

She plants potatoes

Le chou est vert

The cabbage is green
Il y a beacoup de petits pois
There are many peas