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Learning vocabulary is one of the cornerstones of learning French.

By knowing the most common vocabulary, you’ll get better at everyday communication—which gets you closer to interacting with some of the 300 million people who speak French around the world.

In this post, we’ll get you started with more than 250 easy and common French words!

You’ll be well on your way to having a solid base in the French language in no time.

Most Common French Words
Important French Verbs
French Question Words
French Household Words
French Words for Food & Drinks
French Words for School or Work
French Words for Making Descriptions
French Words for Animals & Nature

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Most Common French Words

Let’s start with some essential vocabulary that you’ll end up using a lot in French conversations:

Bonjour ! — Hello / Good morning!
Bonsoir ! — Good evening!
Oui — Yes
Non — No
Excusez-moi — Excuse me
Je suis désolé / Je suis désolée — I’m sorry (with an extra e if you’re female)
S’il vous plaît — Please
Merci — Thank you
À bientôt — See you soon
Bonne soirée — Good night (when saying goodbye)
Bonne nuit — Good night (when you’re about to sleep)
Au revoir — Goodbye

Important French Verbs

Aside from the conversational words and phrases above, you’ve also got to know the absolute most common French verbs:

Être — to be
Avoir — to have
Aller — to go

These verbs are irregular, meaning they don’t follow the same rules of usage (or conjugation) that so-called regular verbs do.

Most French verbs are regular, meaning you only have to learn the endings of their group.

In French, there are three groups of so-called regular verbs, denoted by their infinitive (unconjugated) endings: -er verbs, -ir verbs and -re verbs.

Here are the most common verbs in each group:

-Er Verbs

Parler — to speak
Aimer — to like
Chanter — to sing
Danser — to dance
Fermer — to close
Demander — to ask
Étudier — to study
Regarder — to watch
Visiter — to visit (a place)
Habiter — to live
Jouer — to play
Laver — to wash
Penser — to think
Utiliser — to use
Trouver — to find
Manger — to eat

-Ir Verbs

Finir — to finish
Bâtir — to build
Choisir — to choose
Remplir — to fill
Grandir — to grow
Grossir — to gain weight
Obéir — to obey
Punir — to punish
Réfléchir — to reflect
Réussir — to succeed / pass (a test)

-Re Verbs

Vendre — to sell
Attendre — to wait
Détendre — to relax
Entendre — to hear
Fondre — to melt
Descendre — to go down / descend
Pendre — to hang
Perdre — to lose
Prétendre — to claim
Répondre — to respond

With all these different kinds of verbs, it’s handy to have a verb conjugation tool, like the one from Reverso.

Another option is to study these verbs in action with FluentU, which features authentic French videos with interactive subtitles. Click on any French verb or other word used in the video to see its definition, along with grammar notes and examples.

You can then add new words to flashcards and take personalized quizzes to grow your French vocabulary.

The language learning program is also available on iOS and Android, so you can take your French study with you wherever you go.

French Question Words

Looking for directions? Do you want to know the price of something?

Whatever you do on your trip to France, you’re definitely going to need to ask for help or direction at some point.

Here are some common expressions to help you get around:

Où ? — Where?
Qui ? — Who?
Quoi ? — What?
Quand ? — When?
Comment ? — How?
Pourquoi ? — Why?
Combien ? — How much? / How many?

Of course, the beauty of learning language is to be able to communicate with native speakers, which means people might also ask you questions!

Key phrases:

Comment vous appelez-vous ? — What’s your name?
Je m’appelle… — I’m called…

Quel âge avez-vous ? — How old are you?
J’ai…ans — I’m… years old
Vous venez d’où ? — Where are you from?
Je suis… — I am…

des États-Unis — from the United States

du Royaume-Uni — from the United Kingdom

d’Espagne — from Spain

d’Allemagne — from Germany

du Canada — from Canada

d’Australie — from Australia

Are you from a country that’s not included on this list? Take a look at this map of the world to learn your country’s name.

French Household Words

It’s crucial to learn the French words that describe the places where we live.

Check out the following common words that denote specific rooms and spaces in our households.

La maison — the house
La salle — the room
La cuisine — the kitchen
La salle à manger — the dining room
Le bureau — the office
Le salon — the living room
La chambre — the bedroom
La salle de bain — the bathroom (may not include a toilet)
Les toilettes — the bathroom (includes a toilet, sometimes exclusively)
Le sous-sol — the basement
Le grenier — attic
La porte — the door
La fenêtre — the window
Le couloir — the hall
L’escalier — the stairs
Le mur — the wall
Le sol — the floor
Le plafond — the ceiling

Common words associated with rooms in the house:

Le bureau — the desk
L’ordinateur — the computer
L’étagère — the bookshelf
Le livre — the book
La télévision — the television
Le canapé / Le sofa — the couch
La chaise — the chair
La lampe — the lamp
Le rideau — the curtain
Le réfrigérateur — the fridge
Le four — the oven
La cuisinière — the stove
L’évier — the sink
La table — the table
Le lit — the bed
L’oreiller — the pillow
La commode — the dresser
L’horloge — the clock
La baignoire — the bathtub
La douche — the shower
Les toilettes — the toilet
La brosse à dents — the toothbrush
Le dentifrice — the toothpaste
Le tapis — the rug
Le miroir — the mirror
Le téléphone — the telephone

French Words for Food & Drinks

Hungry or thirsty? Check out the most common French words for food and drinks.

Le restaurant — the restaurant
Le café — the cafe / coffee
Le thé — the tea
Le jus — the juice
Le lait — the milk
Le vin — the wine
La bière — the beer
L’eau — water
Le fruit — the fruit
La pomme — the apple
La banane — the banana
L’orange — the orange
La fraise — the strawberry
Le raisin — the grape
Les légumes — the vegetables
La salade — the salad
La carotte — the carrot
La pomme de terre — the potato
La tomate — the tomato
La laitue — lettuce
Le champignon — mushroom
La viande — meat
Le poisson — fish
Le poulet — chicken
Le bœuf — beef
Le petit-déjeuner — breakfast
Le déjeuner — lunch
Le dîner — dinner
Le repas — the meal
Le goûter — the snack
L’assiette — the plate
Le couteau — the knife
La fourchette — the fork
La cuillère — the spoon
La tasse — the cup

French Words for School or Work

Headed to a French-speaking region for employment or to study? Then the following words are essential!

L’école — the school
Le crayon — the pencil
Le stylo — the pen
Le cahier — the notebook
La salle de classe — the classroom
La calculatrice — the calculator
La matière scolaire — the school subject
L’histoire — history
La géographie — geography
La musique — music
Les sciences — the sciences
Les mathématiques — mathematics
Le sport — sports
Le français — French
L’anglais — English
Les notes — grades (marks)
Le professeur / la professeure — the teacher
L’étudiant(e) / L’élève — the student

The following are common words associated with jobs and work:

L’entreprise — the company
L’emploi — the job
Le travail — the work
Le dentiste — the dentist
L’écrivain — the writer
Le médecin — the doctor (medical)
Le serveur / la serveuse — the waiter / waitress
L’avocat — the lawyer
Le caissier / la caissière — the cashier
L’ingénieur(e) — the engineer
Le mécanicien / la mécanicienne — the mechanic
Le plombier / la plombière — the plumber
Le pompier / la pompière — the firefighter
Le policier / la policière — the police officer
L’architecte — the architect
Le travailleur / la travailleuse — the worker
Le boulanger / la boulangère — the baker
Le boucher / la bouchère — the butcher
Le coiffeur / la coiffeuse — the hairdresser

French Words for Making Descriptions

The following are common words that can be used to describe yourself, others or inanimate things.

Grand(e) — big
Petit(e) — small
Chaud(e) — hot
Froid(e) — cold
Intelligent(e) — smart
Fâché(e) — angry
Triste — sad
Heureux / heureuse — happy
Drôle — funny
Jeune — young
Vieux / vieille — old
Nerveux / nerveuse — nervous
Beau / belle — beautiful
Facile — easy
Difficile — hard
Effrayé(e) — scared
Ennuyé(e) — bored
Ennuyeux / ennuyeuse — boring
Étrange — strange
Fort(e) — strong
Possible — possible
Impossible — impossible
Sportif / sportive — athletic

Keep in mind that some adjectives change genders depending on the gender of the noun it describes.

In this list, the masculine forms are given first, with the feminine forms being either those with an added -e or the second form of the adjective.

Interested in more adjectives? Check out how to say common colors in French as well!

French Words for Animals & Nature

The following are common French words that can be used to describe animals or nature.

Le chien — the dog
Le chat — the cat
Le lapin — the rabbit
Le lion — the lion
Le cheval — the horse
La vache — the cow
Le requin — the shark
Le singe — the monkey
Le cochon — the pig
L’oiseau — the bird
La souris — the mouse
La tortue — the turtle
Un canard — the duck
Un crapaud — the toad
Une grenouille — the frog
Le soleil — the sun
La pluie — the rain
Le vent — the wind
La neige — the snow
Le nuage — the cloud
L’éclair — the lightning
Le tonnerre — the thunder
L’orage — the storm
La montagne — the mountain
La plage — the beach
La forêt — the forest
La terre — soil / the earth
La colline — the hill
Le lac — the lake
L’océan — the ocean
La météo — the weather forecast
Quel temps fait-il ? — What’s the weather?
Il fait chaud — It is hot
Il fait froid — It is cold

And just like that, you have 250+ words to bring your French to the next level. Practice these words often and watch your French comprehension and production vastly improve!

Bonne chance ! (Good luck!)

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Do you know how many words there are in the French language? Come on, have a guess.

Most French dictionaries list around 60,000. But Le Grand Robert, one of the most prominent resources, gathers more than 100,000 words for a total of 350,000 different meanings.

Sounds overwhelming? Keep in mind that even native French speakers know merely a fraction of that! To start having basic conversations, you only need a few hundred basic French words for beginners.

Further down the line, you’ll be considered “proficient” in French upon reaching around 5,000 words. That’s only about 5% of the whole collection.

But let’s not get ahead of ourselves! In this article, we’ll list all of the French beginner words that will allow you to handle many everyday situations, whether you want to talk, listen, or both.

You only need a few words to start a conversation and make friends.

Table of Contents

Pronouns
Verbs
Numbers
Nouns
Conjunctions
Adjectives
Adverbs
Le mot de la fin

1. Pronouns

Let’s start our list of beginner French words with the most useful pronouns you should learn as you begin your studies.

At first, all you’re gonna need are the personal subject pronouns (“she,” “you,” “we,” and so on). As you move forward, you’ll quickly add some more to your arsenal.

→ To learn all about this topic, from the general rules to the 10 main categories of French pronouns, make sure to visit our complete guide on FrenchPod101.com.

1 – Personal Subject Pronouns

Personal subject pronouns replace the subject of a sentence.

Sophie parle français. (“Sophie speaks French.”)
Elle parle français. (“She speaks French.”)

Person	French pronoun	English
1st person sg.	*je, j’*	I
2nd person sg.	*tu / vous*	you (casual / formal)
3rd person sg.	*il, elle, on*	he, she, one
1st person pl.	*on / nous*	we (casual / formal)
2nd person pl.	*vous*	you
3rd person pl.	*Ils, elles*	they

2 – Impersonal Pronouns

When a sentence doesn’t have a clear subject, let’s stay vague and impersonal:

ça, ce, c’ (“it”)

Ça fait mal. (“It hurts.”)
Ce n’est pas vrai. (“It is not true.”)
C’est important. (“It is important.”)

il (“it”)

Il est temps. (“It’s time.”)
Il pleut. (“It’s raining.”)

3 – Reflexive Pronouns

Reflexive pronouns are used with reflexive verbs. For example:

se lever (“to stand up”)
se promener (“to stroll”)
s’habiller (“to get dressed”)

Person	French pronoun	Example
1st person sg.	*me, m’*	*Je me lève.* (“I stand up.”)
2nd person sg.	*te, t’*	*Tu te lèves.* (“You stand up.”)
3rd person sg.	*se, s’*	*Elle s’habille.* (“She gets dressed.”)
1st person pl.	*nous*	*Nous nous préparons.* (“We’re getting ready.”)
2nd person pl.	*vous*	*Vous vous rasez.* (“You shave.”)
3rd person pl.	se	*Ils se promènent.* (“They are strolling.”)

4 – Interrogative Pronouns

Qui ? (“Who?”)
Qui est là ? (“Who’s there?”)

Où ? (“Where?”)
Où es-tu ? (“Where are you?”)

Quand ? (“When?”)
On commence quand ? (“When do we start?”)

Quoi ? (“What?”)

On fait quoi ce soir ? (“What are we doing tonight?”)

Pourquoi ? (“Why?”)

Pourquoi tu ris ? (“Why are you laughing?”)

5 – Indefinite Pronouns

tout (“everything”)
rien (“nothing”)
quelque chose (“something”)

tout le monde (“everybody”)
personne (“nobody”)
quelqu’un (“somebody”)

Elle se réveille. (“She wakes up.”)

2. Verbs

Here’s a list of the 50 most useful French verbs for beginners. Of course, depending on whether you’re studying, visiting, or working in France, you might have different needs. But this is a good place to start in any case!

→ For all the information you’ll need on regular verb groups (-ER and -IR), irregular verbs, and reflexive verbs, be sure to have a look at our full article on FrenchPod101.com.

être

to be

avoir

to have

aller

to go

vouloir

to want

pouvoir

to be able to / can

devoir

to have to / must

falloir

to be necessary

This verb is only conjugated in the third person, with the impersonal pronoun il (“it”). In this case, it means “it is necessary that.”

Il faut partir à l’heure. (“We must leave on time.”)
Il faut que je parte. (“I have to go.”)

faire

to do

dire

to say / to tell

parler

to talk / to speak

aimer

to like / to love

mettre

to put / to place

remettre

to put back

poser

to put down / to ask

prendre

to take / to catch / to capture

donner

to give

savoir

to know

entendre

to hear

voir

to see

demander

to ask / to request

répondre

to answer / to reply

chercher

to look for

trouver

to find / to discover

retrouver

to regain / to meet up

rendre

to return / to give back / to make

venir

to come

passer

to pass / to go / to come

croire

to believe / to think

montrer

to show

commencer

to begin / to start

continuer

to continue / to keep going

penser

to think

comprendre

to understand / to include

rester

to stay / to remain

attendre

to wait

partir

to leave

arriver

to arrive / to happen

suivre

to follow

revenir

to come back

connaître

to know

compter

to count

permettre

to permit / to allow

s’occuper

to take care of

sembler

to seem

lire

to read

écrire

to write

devenir

to become / to turn into

décider

to decide

tenir

to hold

porter

to carry / to wear

Just add a few tenses and you can talk about anything!

3. Numbers

As a beginner, you really won’t need much as far as counting and numbers go. In most situations, you can get by with only small numbers; I’d not go further than 1 to 10 for now.

→ Should you need more digits, you could check out our article on French numbers. You’ll find everything you need to count from zero to infinity! It’s available for free on FrenchPod101.com.

0 Zéro
1 Un
2 Deux
3 Trois
4 Quatre
5 Cinq
6 Six
7 Sept
8 Huit
9 Neuf
10 Dix

4. Nouns

As a beginner, your basic French vocabulary arsenal should consist of the most common nouns in various categories. Knowing these alone will allow you to communicate basic ideas in a pinch.

French nouns can be masculine or feminine, and you can generally determine which gender a word is based on the ending. However, because you don’t want to think about it in the middle of a conversation or get tricked by exceptions, the best way to learn nouns is to always use the article.

~~Train~~ Un train (“A train”)
~~Voiture~~ Une voiture (“A car”)

In the following list, I’ll mention the article for each word. In case the plural is irregular, I will include that as well. For every other word, the general rules apply.

Un train, des trains (“Train, trains”)
Une voiture, des voitures (“Car, cars”)
Un mois, des mois (“Month, months”)

For more information on the gender and plural of French nouns, we just happen to have a detailed article on FrenchPod101.com.

1 – Time

une heure

an hour

une minute

a minute

un jour

a day

un mois

a month

un an / une année

a year

An is mainly used with numbers, as in:

J’ai 20 ans. (“I’m 20 years old.”)
Deux fois par an (“Twice a year”)

Année is used in most other cases:

L’année prochaine (“Next year”)
Chaque année (“Every year”)

un lundi

Monday

un mardi

Tuesday

un mercredi

Wednesday

un jeudi

Thursday

un vendredi

Friday

un samedi

Saturday

un dimanche

Sunday

un matin

morning

un midi

noon

un après-midi

afternoon

un soir

evening

une nuit

night

2 – Places

un monde

world

un pays

country

un endroit

place

une mer

sea

une forêt

forest

une montagne

mountain

un magasin

shop

3 – Technology & Internet

un téléphone

phone

un écran

screen

un ordinateur

computer

internet

internet

4 – Home

une maison

house

une porte

door

une fenêtre

window

une cuisine

kitchen

une chambre

bedroom

des toilettes

toilets / restroom

5 – City & Transport

une voiture

car

un bus

bus

un train

train

un avion

plane

un taxi

taxi / cab

un vélo

bicycle

une ville

city

une rue

street

une avenue

avenue

une route

road

6 – People

une mère

mother

un père

father

Maman

Mom

Papa

Dad

une femme

woman / wife

un homme

man

un mari

husband

un frère

brother

une sœur

sister

une famille

family

une copine

girlfriend

un copain

boyfriend

un fils

son

une fille

daughter

un ami

friend

7 – Body

une tête

head

un œil / des yeux

eye / eyes

une bouche

mouth

un nez

nose

une oreille

ear

des cheveux

hair

un bras

arm

une main

hand

8 – Food

une table

table

une assiette

plate

un verre

glass

de l’eau

water

un fruit

fruit

un légume

vegetable

un café

coffee

du pain

bread

9 – Work & Studies

un étudiant

student

une école

school

un docteur

doctor

un vendeur

salesman / vendor / seller

un professeur

professor

10 – Conversation

une question

question

une réponse

answer

un mot

word

une phrase

phrase / sentence

une idée

idea

There is always a bit of time to review vocabulary lists.

5. Conjunctions

There’s a LOT to say and explain about conjunctions, but luckily, you don’t need to use many of them when you start learning French.

→ Later on, though, have a look at our complete guide on French conjunctions to learn everything about how to list things, express conditions, state consequences, and much more.

et (“and”)
Un chat et un chien (“A cat and a dog”)

ou (“or”)
De l’eau ou du vin (“Water or wine”)

si (“if”)

Si tu veux venir (“If you want to come”)

parce que (“because”)

Je mange parce que j’ai faim. (“I eat because I’m hungry.”)

mais (“but”)
Un peu mais pas trop (“A bit, but not too much”)

pour (“for” / “to” / “so that”)
J’apprends le français pour voyager. (“I learn French to travel.”)

C’est pour toi. (“It’s for you.”)

par (“by” / “out of” / “with” / “using” / “through”)
Je suis aidé par un expert. (“I’m helped by an expert.”)
Je passe par Paris et Bordeaux. (“I go through Paris and Bordeaux.”)

Un chat et un chien (“A cat and a dog”)

6. Adjectives

French adjectives must agree in gender and number with the noun they describe. In this table, you’ll find both genders in the format [ Masculine – Feminine ], as they can get quite irregular. If you see only one, it just means that the masculine and feminine forms are identical.

Plurals, on the other hand, are rather predictable and follow the general rules of the French plural.

→ You might want to check out a more detailed article on French adjectives for more grammar info and examples.

bon – bonne

good / right / correct

mauvais – mauvaise

bad / wrong / incorrect

facile

easy

difficile

difficult / hard

nouveau – nouvelle

new

cher – chère

expensive

grand – grande

large / big / tall / great / major

gros – grosse

big / fat

petit – petite

small / little

long – longue

long

court – courte

short

rapide

fast / quick

lent – lente

slow

chaud – chaude

hot / warm

froid – froide

cold

premier – première

first

dernier – dernière

last / final / latest

même

same

autre

other

différent – différente

different

seul – seule

only / alone / lonely

meilleur – meilleure

best / better

pire

worst

beau – belle

handsome / beautiful

moche

ugly

fort – forte

strong / high / important

gentil – gentille

nice / kind

fou – folle

crazy / mad

content – contente

glad

malade

sick / ill

important – importante

important

noir – noire

black

blanc – blanche

white

bleu – bleue

blue

rouge

red

sucré – sucrée

sweet

salé – salée

salty

délicieux – délicieuse

delicious

Cette tarte est délicieuse ! (“This tart is delicious!”)

7. Adverbs

If you need a reminder on what adverbs are, how they’re formed, and where to place them in a sentence, I would recommend a pit stop at our extensive article on French adverbs.

1 – When

tard

late

tôt

early

bientôt

soon

hier

yesterday

aujourd’hui

today

demain

tomorrow

avant

before

après

after

2 – How Often

jamais

never

trop

too much

souvent

often

toujours

always

peut-être

maybe

aussi

as well / too / also

3 – Where

ici

here

là

there

partout

everywhere

dedans

inside

dehors

outside

4 – How

bien

well

mal

badly / poorly

vite

quickly

5 – How Much

vraiment

truly / really

tout

all / everything

rien

nothing

beaucoup

many / much / a lot

seulement

only

peu

little / few

très

very / really

plus

moins

less

Il a très faim ! (“He’s really hungry!”)

8. Le mot de la fin

In this guide, you’ve learned more than 200 of the most useful French words for beginners: pronouns, verbs, nouns, adjectives, and all that jazz. As you keep learning French, you might find it handy to have them all conveniently gathered in one place.

Can you think of any more words you might need to know as you start your language learning journey? Let us know in the comments and we’ll get back to you!

Make sure to explore FrenchPod101.com, as we have plenty of free resources to help you practice your grammar and learn more basic French words and structures. Our vocabulary lists are another great way to learn and review the pronunciation of new words.

Remember that you can also use our Premium PLUS service, MyTeacher, to get personal 1-on-1 coaching with your own private teacher. They can help you practice with beginner words and more. In addition to providing you with assignments, personalized exercises, and recorded audio samples, your teacher will review your work and help improve your pronunciation.

Happy learning on FrenchPod101!

About the Author: Born and bred in rainy Northern France, Cyril Danon was bouncing off various jobs before he left everything behind to wander around the wonders of the world. Now, after quenching his wanderlust for the last few years, he’s eager to share his passion for languages.

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Time to talk

At some point you will need to know the time or will be asked for the time. These words & phrases will teach you the basics and the lessons below will have you conversing in no time!

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What Time Is It? — part 1

10 minutes 31 seconds tutorial

Words & phrases for telling the time

Join Alexa in «What Time Is It? — part 1». Alexa will teach you the basics about how to tell time in French.
What Time Is It? — part 2

14 minutes 5 second tutorial

Time Pronunciation

Once you have learnt the basics you can move on a more difficult lesson «What Time Is It? — part 2». Alexa will now show you how to build a sentence for telling the time.
Choosing a Delivery Time in France

2 minutes 14 second listening exercise

French Listening Exercise

Now that you have learnt some vocabulary, how about testing yourself with this listening exercise.

Words you may use when talking about the weather

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Free French Lessons

Here are 30 French language lessons that teach you basic french words & phrases.

Источник

This is a list of the 1,000 most commonly spoken French words. The top 100 words have audio pronunciations if available.

Number	French Word	in English
1	je	I
2	de	of
3	est	is
4	pas	not
5	le	the
6	vous	you
7	la	the
8	tu	you
9	que	that
10	un	a
11	il	it
12	et	and
13	à	with
14	a	has
15	ne	only
16	les	the
17	ce	this
18	en	in
19	on	on
20	ça	that
21	une	one
22	ai	have
23	pour	of
24	des	of
25	moi	me
26	qui	which
27	nous	we
28	y	there
29	mais	but
30	me	me
31	dans	in
32	du	the
33	bien	well
34	elle	she
35	si	if
36	tout	while
37	plus	more
38	non	not
39	mon	my
40	suis	am
41	te	you
42	au	to
43	avec	with
44	va	will
45	oui	yes
46	toi	you
47	fait	fact
48	ils	they
49	as	have
50	être	be
51	faire	to
52	se	to
53	comme	such as
54	était	was
55	sur	about
56	quoi	what
57	ici	here
58	sais	know
59	lui	him
60	veux	want
61	ma	my
62	là	there
63	rien	nothing
64	dit	said
65	es	es
66	où	where
67	votre	your
68	pourquoi	why
69	sont	are
70	cette	this
71	quand	when
72	par	by
73	son	its
74	ton	your
75	peux	can
76	vais	will
77	dire	say
78	alors	then
79	comment	how
80	avez	have
81	bon	good
82	ou	or
83	très	highly
84	merci	thank you
85	ont	have
86	même	same
87	jamais	never
88	aussi	also
89	voir	watch
90	chose	thing
91	allez	will
92	tous	every
93	deux	two
94	ces	these
95	faut	must
96	sa	its
97	êtes	are
98	été	summer
99	ta	your
100	fais	do
101	avoir	have
102	peut	can
103	autre	other
104	m	m
105	encore	yet
106	maintenant	Now
107	peu	little
108	mes	my
109	vraiment	really
110	temps	time
111	notre	our
112	toujours	always
113	vie	life
114	sans	without
115	juste	just
116	oh	oh
117	avait	had
118	accord	agreement
119	vu	seen
120	monde	world
121	quelque	some
122	fois	times
123	aller	go
124	trop	too
125	viens	just
126	crois	think
127	dieu	god
128	dois	have
129	homme	man
130	père	father
131	sûr	secure
132	aux	to
133	leur	their
134	avant	before
135	étais	was
136	besoin	need
137	femme	wife
138	aime	love
139	personne	anyone
140	avais	had
141	chez	at
142	vrai	real
143	ans	years
144	mal	wrong
145	ses	its
146	parler	speak
147	vos	your
148	après	after
149	mort	death
150	veut	wants
151	eu	had
152	sera	will
153	bonne	good
154	parce	because
155	mieux	more
156	petit	small
157	voilà	here
158	tes	your
159	ca	ca
160	dis	say
161	beaucoup	a lot
162	depuis	from
163	doit	must
164	vois	see
165	mère	mother
166	vas	going
167	monsieur	Mr.
168	quel	what
169	déjà	already
170	fille	girl
171	gens	people
172	donc	therefore
173	jour	daytime
174	soir	evening
175	autres	other
176	ii	ii
177	toute	any
178	bonjour	hello
179	ll	ll
180	maison	home
181	nom	name
182	argent	money
183	nos	our
184	ouais	yeah
185	pense	think
186	merde	shit
187	nuit	night
188	papa	Dad
189	cela	that
190	salut	hi
191	cet	this
192	avons	have
193	reste	remains
194	désolé	sorry
195	maman	mom
196	peur	fright
197	arrive	arrives
198	seul	only
199	vite	quickly
200	prendre	have
201	regarde	look
202	air	air
203	soit	or
204	trois	three
205	quelle	what
206	passé	past
207	savoir	know
208	plaît	Please
209	choses	things
210	moins	less
211	fils	son
212	entre	between
213	bas	low
214	appelle	calls
215	passe	Password
216	ah	ah
217	tête	head
218	demain	tomorrow
219	grand	great
220	arrête	stop
221	faites	made
222	voulez	want
223	hé	hey
224	attends	wait
225	hein	huh
226	enfants	children
227	assez	enough
228	raison	reason
229	aurais	would
230	voulais	wanted
231	elles	they
232	parle	speaks
233	ok	ok
234	jours	days
235	dû	due
236	moment	time
237	heure	time
238	puis	then
239	gars	guys
240	hommes	men
241	amour	love
242	tard	later
243	toutes	All
244	sommes	About
245	tuer	kill
246	eh	eh
247	ami	Friend
248	connais	know
249	petite	small
250	aider	support
251	chance	luck
252	savez	know
253	partir	leave
254	sait	know
255	combien	how much
256	voiture	car
257	tant	as
258	pris	taken
259	part	share
260	problème	issue
261	prends	take
262	porte	door
263	coup	blow
264	serait	would
265	venir	come
266	hui	Today
267	famille	Family
268	travail	working
269	pu	could
270	seule	only
271	sens	meaning
272	ni	or
273	allons	will
274	revoir	review
275	idée	notion
276	putain	fucking
277	passer	pass
278	contre	against
279	comprends	understand
280	entendu	heard
281	trouvé	found
282	trouver	find
283	vieux	old man
284	vient	just
285	pendant	for
286	aurait	would
287	quelques	a few
288	attention	Attention
289	demande	application
290	chercher	search
291	sous	in
292	voici	here is
293	pourrait	could
294	sang	blood
295	pouvez	can
296	sortir	out
297	question	issue
298	histoire	history
299	amis	friends
300	venez	come
301	frère	brother
302	rester	stay
303	fini	finished
304	ville	City
305	nouveau	further
306	truc	trick
307	tiens	like
308	mois	month
309	eux	them
310	mec	guy
311	yeux	eyes
312	laisse	leaves
313	super	super
314	belle	beautiful
315	longtemps	for a long time
316	police	Police
317	eau	water
318	heures	hours
319	car	because
320	importe	matter
321	cas	case
322	vont	will
323	chaque	every
324	terre	earth
325	place	Place
326	tué	killed
327	type	Type
328	main	hand
329	pardon	Forgiveness
330	ensemble	together
331	seulement	only
332	guerre	war
333	beau	beautiful
334	vers	to
335	mme	same
336	prie	Please
337	devant	before
338	trouve	found
339	partie	section
340	suite	continuation
341	compris	including
342	matin	morning
343	leurs	their
344	aucun	neither
345	arrivé	arrived
346	dessus	on top
347	chérie	honey
348	mettre	place
349	aide	help
350	étaient	were
351	ie	ie
352	perdu	lost
353	fin	end
354	sois	am
355	premier	first
356	genre	kind
357	aimerais	would
358	droit	right
359	donne	gives
360	attendez	wait
361	jeune	young
362	feu	fire
363	devrais	should
364	enfant	child
365	chambre	room
366	gros	Wholesale
367	côté	side
368	venu	come
369	loin	far
370	laisser	leave
371	donner	give
372	jouer	play
373	savais	knew
374	compte	account
375	s	s
376	parlé	spoken
377	minutes	minutes
378	regardez	look
379	train	Train
380	première	first
381	pouvoir	authority
382	aura	will
383	mourir	die
384	dernière	Last
385	donné	given
386	ia	ia
387	mari	husband
388	écoute	listening
389	enfin	finally
390	devrait	should
391	mis	set
392	film	movie
393	aucune	no
394	fort	strong
395	façon	way
396	pays	country
397	prêt	ready
398	madame	Mrs.
399	femmes	women
400	affaire	business
401	pourrais	could
402	espère	hope
403	parti	party
404	h	h
405	boulot	job
406	endroit	place
407	fou	crazy
408	corps	body
409	hier	yesterday
410	dont	which
411	désolée	sorry
412	grande	high
413	point	item
414	cinq	five
415	dehors	out
416	filles	girls
417	cause	because
418	vivre	experience
419	près	close
420	pensais	thought
421	garçon	boy
422	chef	Chief
423	haut	top
424	capitaine	Captain
425	dirait	say
426	bébé	Baby
427	celui	the
428	demandé	required
429	possible	can
430	mains	hands
431	ainsi	thereby
432	quatre	four
433	nouvelle	news
434	années	years
435	plein	full
436	semaine	week
437	dites	say
438	croire	believe
439	marche	walking
440	tour	tower
441	école	school
442	manger	eat
443	plutôt	rather
444	docteur	doctor
445	ceux	those
446	vérité	truth
447	vue	view
448	arrêter	shut down
449	essaie	tries
450	envie	want
451	bientôt	shortly
452	instant	Nothing
453	dernier	latest
454	affaires	business
455	arriver	get
456	demander	call
457	meilleur	top
458	font	are
459	derrière	rear
460	c	c
461	dollars	dollars
462	presque	almost
463	dr	dr
464	tellement	so
465	tomber	fall
466	journée	daytime
467	voulait	wanted
468	appeler	call
469	bureau	office
470	confiance	trust
471	garde	Guard
472	attendre	expect
473	numéro	issue
474	serai	will
475	dur	hard
476	á	á
477	souviens	remember
478	o	o
479	voyez	see
480	cours	course
481	bonsoir	good evening
482	route	road
483	fera	will
484	prend	takes
485	cul	ass
486	abord	first
487	important	significant
488	peine	sorrow
489	croyais	thought
490	mot	word
491	devez	must
492	suffit	only
493	minute	minute
494	ferme	farm
495	ben	ben
496	plaisir	pleasure
497	chien	Dog
498	jeu	game
499	seigneur	Lord
500	messieurs	Men
501	calme	calm
502	voudrais	would
503	heureux	happy
504	prenez	take
505	mariage	Wedding
506	voit	sees
507	parents	Parents
508	lls	They
509	dedans	inside
510	entrer	get in
511	lit	bed
512	parfait	perfect
513	fous	crazy
514	mlle	miss
515	rentrer	return
516	ait	has
517	musique	Music
518	arrêtez	stop
519	autant	as
520	service	serving
521	reviens	back
522	ceci	this
523	drôle	funny
524	attend	expected
525	parfois	sometimes
526	téléphone	phone
527	retour	return
528	ira	will
529	e	e
530	pauvre	poor
531	verre	Glass
532	général	broad
533	new	new
534	six	six
535	pensé	thought
536	l	the
537	impossible	not
538	fête	celebration
539	adore	love
540	coeur	heart
541	aimes	love
542	ci	this
543	ferai	will
544	président	President
545	doute	doubt
546	facile	easy
547	entends	hear
548	payer	pay
549	appelé	called
550	prison	Prison
551	john	john
552	sors	go
553	café	Coffee
554	vaut	is
555	mauvais	bad
556	chéri	honey
557	oublié	Forgot
558	bras	arm
559	i	i
560	gentil	nice
561	faute	foul
562	équipe	team
563	exactement	exactly
564	cœur	heart
565	penser	think
566	changer	change
567	commence	begins
568	lieu	place
569	entendre	hear
570	ies	ies
571	roi	King
572	plan	Plan
573	partout	everywhere
574	joue	plays
575	cher	expensive
576	morts	dead
577	rendre	return
578	écrit	written
579	travailler	work
580	malade	sick
581	sinon	otherwise
582	génial	awesome
583	regarder	watch
584	veulent	want
585	montrer	show
586	rentre	returns
587	travaille	works
588	armée	army
589	voulu	required
590	cherche	seeks
591	état	condition
592	boire	drink
593	sécurité	security
594	dès	from
595	esprit	wit
596	année	year
597	dix	ten
598	york	york
599	laissé	left
600	bois	wood
601	mets	put
602	propre	own
603	soyez	are
604	jack	jack
605	essayer	try
606	faisait	was
607	tôt	early
608	surtout	mainly
609	arme	weapon
610	t	t
611	rêve	dream
612	perdre	lose
613	avis	Review
614	semble	seems
615	pire	worse
616	simple	single
617	penses	think
618	parles	talk
619	paix	Peace
620	livre	Book
621	dormir	sleep
622	voyons	see
623	difficile	difficult
624	retard	delay
625	allait	would
626	d	d
627	sujet	topic
628	appris	learned
629	ensuite	then
630	sauf	except
631	maître	master
632	morte	dead
633	noir	black
634	or	gold
635	dîner	dinner
636	choix	choice
637	serais	would
638	ecoute	listening
639	sale	dirty
640	étiez	were
641	sûrement	surely
642	an	year
643	ordre	order
644	souvent	often
645	essayé	tried
646	peuvent	can
647	visage	face
648	bout	end
649	changé	changed
650	sérieux	serious
651	inquiète	concerned
652	âge	ages
653	photo	Photo
654	rue	street
655	tirer	shoot
656	comprendre	include
657	face	face
658	semaines	weeks
659	marché	market
660	questions	issues
661	honneur	honor
662	ciel	sky
663	allé	went
664	garder	keep
665	chemin	road
666	grave	serious
667	gauche	left
668	petits	small
669	courant	current
670	amie	friend
671	nouvelles	news
672	avion	aircraft
673	con	con
674	content	happy
675	force	strength
676	millions	million
677	oublie	forget
678	devoir	have to
679	prochaine	next
680	prix	price
681	propos	About
682	bateau	boat
683	bouge	moves
684	voix	voice
685	rouge	red
686	restez	stay
687	celle	that
688	pouvais	could
689	personnes	people
690	ferais	would
691	début	first
692	espèce	species
693	gueule	mouth
694	acheter	purchase
695	continue	continues
696	sort	out
697	faim	hunger
698	long	long
699	j	j
700	voyage	Travel
701	message	Post
702	sorte	so
703	reçu	received
704	bienvenue	Welcome
705	idiot	idiot
706	certains	some
707	hôpital	hospital
708	promis	promised
709	devenir	become
710	ouvre	opens
711	grâce	thanks
712	sûre	safe
713	problèmes	difficulties
714	armes	weapons
715	trucs	stuff
716	camp	camp
717	allais	would
718	occupe	occupies
719	devait	was
720	manque	lack
721	connaissez	know
722	the	the
723	avaient	had
724	cheveux	hair
725	soleil	sun
726	salle	room
727	gagner	win
728	laissez	let
729	erreur	error
730	cru	believed
731	pars	go
732	bizarre	weird
733	croyez	believe
734	sac	bag
735	hôtel	Hotel
736	oncle	Uncle
737	pièce	room
738	pouvait	could
739	fond	background
740	soirée	evening
741	secret	secret
742	patron	boss
743	rapport	report
744	apprendre	learn
745	commencé	started
746	sauver	save
747	seconde	second
748	pensez	think
749	allô	hello
750	ailleurs	somewhere else
751	agent	agent
752	froid	cold
753	seras	ll
754	pied	foot
755	jolie	pretty
756	revenir	return
757	scène	scene
758	pieds	feet
759	n	n
760	devons	have
761	groupe	group
762	carte	map
763	aurai	ll
764	effet	effect
765	neuf	new
766	fallait	had
767	monte	rises
768	battre	beat
769	noël	christmas
770	venue	coming
771	mots	words
772	tire	draws
773	droite	right
774	libre	Free
775	soeur	sister
776	situation	location
777	seront	will
778	faux	wrong
779	bordel	brothel
780	foutre	fuck
781	lumière	light
782	euh	uh
783	incroyable	incredible
784	tue	kills
785	joli	pretty
786	connaît	knows
787	debout	standing
788	colonel	Colonel
789	cheval	horse
790	écoutez	listen
791	george	george
792	joe	joe
793	vieille	old
794	entrez	enter
795	intérieur	inside
796	coin	corner
797	auras	get
798	gagné	won
799	fric	money
800	loi	law
801	absolument	absolutely
802	dame	lady
803	cool	cool
804	magnifique	wonderful
805	dos	back
806	occuper	care
807	présent	this
808	retrouver	recover
809	réussi	successful
810	frank	frank
811	rencontrer	encounter
812	aviez	had
813	meilleure	better
814	âme	soul
815	prêts	loans
816	doucement	gently
817	table	table
818	lettre	letter
819	rappelle	recalls
820	sam	sam
821	fut	was
822	risque	risk
823	ordres	orders
824	appel	call
825	commencer	start
826	terminé	finished
827	agit	is
828	blanc	white
829	sœur	sister
830	pareil	such
831	charlie	charlie
832	chaud	hot
833	finir	end
834	touche	key
835	avance	advance
836	ignore	ignores
837	meurtre	murder
838	tranquille	peaceful
839	anniversaire	birthday
840	déjeuner	breakfast
841	disais	said
842	bord	edge
843	tom	tom
844	jeunes	youth
845	accident	accident
846	parlez	talk
847	fasse	do
848	complètement	completely
849	déteste	hate
850	clair	clear
851	marcher	walk
852	disait	said
853	mauvaise	bad
854	envoyé	sent
855	â	â
856	professeur	Professor
857	heureuse	happy
858	doivent	must
859	midi	twelve o’clock
860	lire	read
861	moyen	average
862	ferait	would
863	commandant	commanding
864	vraie	TRUE
865	//	/ /
866	forme	form
867	tombe	falls
868	silence	Silence
869	sortez	out
870	connaître	know
871	puisse	can
872	cadeau	gift
873	flics	cops
874	mer	Sea
875	médecin	doctor
876	exact	exact
877	décidé	decided
878	moitié	half
879	surprise	shock
880	avocat	lawyer
881	montre	shows
882	b	b
883	su	su
884	porter	wear
885	télé	TV
886	vivant	living
887	jure	jure
888	disent	say
889	mr	mr
890	serez	will
891	devriez	should
892	devenu	become
893	aimé	loved
894	diable	Devil
895	ligne	Online
896	mission	Mission
897	suppose	suppose
898	chacun	everyone
899	autour	around
900	pote	pal
901	grosse	big
902	expliquer	explain
903	arrivée	advent
904	monter	up
905	balle	ball
906	selon	according
907	photos	pictures
908	contrôle	check
909	prête	ready
910	anglais	English
911	sorti	out
912	k	k
913	bons	good
914	disparu	disappeared
915	tenir	hold
916	simplement	simply
917	quitter	leave
918	envoie	sends
919	paul	paul
920	aimer	love
921	voie	track
922	paris	paris
923	classe	classroom
924	huit	eight
925	offre	offers
926	poste	post
927	dangereux	Hazardous
928	attaque	attack
929	impression	Print
930	folle	crazy
931	michael	michael
932	mange	eat
933	bravo	Bravo
934	arrière	rear
935	amérique	america
936	suivre	follow
937	aille	go
938	oublier	forget
939	peuple	people
940	baiser	kiss
941	rencontré	met
942	honte	shame
943	connard	motherfucker
944	trou	hole
945	retourner	return
946	chanson	track
947	change	Exchange
948	arrêté	arrested
949	enfer	Hell
950	écrire	write
951	livres	books
952	habitude	usual
953	réponse	reply
954	david	david
955	lieutenant	Lieutenant
956	savait	knew
957	radio	radio
958	tenez	hold
959	bande	band
960	bob	bob
961	rend	makes
962	compagnie	company
963	connu	known
964	secours	relief
965	danse	dance
966	met	puts
967	vol	flight
968	vit	lives
969	conneries	bullshit
970	aurez	will
971	imagine	imagine
972	boîte	box
973	joué	played
974	triste	sad
975	sud	South
976	lu	read
977	tel	as
978	merveilleux	wonderful
979	pute	whore
980	aie	have
981	ressemble	looks
982	coucher	Bedroom
983	ennuis	trouble
984	volé	stolen
985	sortie	output
986	devais	had
987	combat	fight
988	bouche	mouth
989	certain	some
990	visite	visit
991	existe	are
992	bête	beast
993	retourne	returns
994	approche	approach
995	pourtant	however
996	plusieurs	several
997	rire	laugh
998	but	goal
999	sergent	Sergeant
1000	public	public

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Our list of the 1000 most common words in French below:

Number	French	in English
1	comme	as
2	je	I
3	son	his
4	que	that
5	il	he
6	était	was
7	pour	for
8	sur	on
9	sont	are
10	avec	with
11	ils	they
12	être	be
13	à	at
14	un	one
15	avoir	have
16	ce	this
17	à partir de	from
18	par	by
19	chaud	hot
20	mot	word
21	mais	but
22	que	what
23	certains	some
24	est	is
25	il	it
26	vous	you
27	ou	or
28	eu	had
29	la	the
30	de	of
31	à	to
32	et	and
33	un	a
34	dans	in
35	nous	we
36	boîte	can
37	dehors	out
38	autre	other
39	étaient	were
40	qui	which
41	faire	do
42	leur	their
43	temps	time
44	si	if
45	volonté	will
46	comment	how
47	dit	said
48	un	an
49	chaque	each
50	dire	tell
51	ne	does
52	ensemble	set
53	trois	three
54	vouloir	want
55	air	air
56	bien	well
57	aussi	also
58	jouer	play
59	petit	small
60	fin	end
61	mettre	put
62	maison	home
63	lire	read
64	main	hand
65	port	port
66	grand	large
67	épeler	spell
68	ajouter	add
69	même	even
70	terre	land
71	ici	here
72	il faut	must
73	grand	big
74	haut	high
75	tel	such
76	suivre	follow
77	acte	act
78	pourquoi	why
79	interroger	ask
80	hommes	men
81	changement	change
82	est allé	went
83	lumière	light
84	genre	kind
85	de	off
86	besoin	need
87	maison	house
88	image	picture
89	essayer	try
90	nous	us
91	encore	again
92	animal	animal
93	point	point
94	mère	mother
95	monde	world
96	près de	near
97	construire	build
98	soi	self
99	terre	earth
100	père	father
101	tout	any
102	nouveau	new
103	travail	work
104	partie	part
105	prendre	take
106	obtenir	get
107	lieu	place
108	fabriqué	made
109	vivre	live
110	où	where
111	après	after
112	arrière	back
113	peu	little
114	seulement	only
115	tour	round
116	homme	man
117	année	year
118	est venu	came
119	montrer	show
120	tous	every
121	bon	good
122	moi	me
123	donner	give
124	notre	our
125	sous	under
126	nom	name
127	très	very
128	par	through
129	juste	just
130	forme	form
131	phrase	sentence
132	grand	great
133	penser	think
134	dire	say
135	aider	help
136	faible	low
137	ligne	line
138	différer	differ
139	tour	turn
140	la cause	cause
141	beaucoup	much
142	signifier	mean
143	avant	before
144	déménagement	move
145	droit	right
146	garçon	boy
147	vieux	old
148	trop	too
149	même	same
150	elle	she
151	tous	all
152	là	there
153	quand	when
154	jusqu’à	up
155	utiliser	use
156	votre	your
157	manière	way
158	sur	about
159	beaucoup	many
160	puis	then
161	les	them
162	écrire	write
163	voudrais	would
164	comme	like
165	si	so
166	ces	these
167	son	her
168	long	long
169	faire	make
170	chose	thing
171	voir	see
172	lui	him
173	deux	two
174	a	has
175	regarder	look
176	plus	more
177	jour	day
178	pourrait	could
179	aller	go
180	venir	come
181	fait	did
182	nombre	number
183	son	sound
184	aucun	no
185	plus	most
186	personnes	people
187	ma	my
188	sur	over
189	savoir	know
190	eau	water
191	que	than
192	appel	call
193	première	first
194	qui	who
195	peut	may
196	vers le bas	down
197	côté	side
198	été	been
199	maintenant	now
200	trouver	find
201	tête	head
202	supporter	stand
203	propre	own
204	page	page
205	devrait	should
206	pays	country
207	trouvé	found
208	réponse	answer
209	école	school
210	croître	grow
211	étude	study
212	encore	still
213	apprendre	learn
214	usine	plant
215	couvercle	cover
216	nourriture	food
217	soleil	sun
218	quatre	four
219	entre	between
220	état	state
221	garder	keep
222	œil	eye
223	jamais	never
224	dernier	last
225	laisser	let
226	pensée	thought
227	ville	city
228	arbre	tree
229	traverser	cross
230	ferme	farm
231	dur	hard
232	début	start
233	puissance	might
234	histoire	story
235	scie	saw
236	loin	far
237	mer	sea
238	tirer	draw
239	gauche	left
240	tard	late
241	courir	run
242	needs a context	don’t
243	tandis que	while
244	presse	press
245	proche	close
246	nuit	night
247	réel	real
248	vie	life
249	peu	few
250	nord	north
251	livre	book
252	porter	carry
253	a pris	took
254	science	science
255	manger	eat
256	chambre	room
257	ami	friend
258	a commencé	began
259	idée	idea
260	poisson	fish
261	montagne	mountain
262	Arrêtez	stop
263	une fois	once
264	base	base
265	entendre	hear
266	cheval	horse
267	coupe	cut
268	sûr	sure
269	regarder	watch
270	couleur	color
271	face	face
272	bois	wood
273	principal	main
274	ouvert	open
275	paraître	seem
276	ensemble	together
277	suivant	next
278	blanc	white
279	enfants	children
280	commencer	begin
281	eu	got
282	marcher	walk
283	exemple	example
284	facilité	ease
285	papier	paper
286	groupe	group
287	toujours	always
288	musique	music
289	ceux	those
290	tous les deux	both
291	marque	mark
292	souvent	often
293	lettre	letter
294	jusqu’à ce que	until
295	mile	mile
296	rivière	river
297	voiture	car
298	pieds	feet
299	soins	care
300	deuxième	second
301	assez	enough
302	plaine	plain
303	fille	girl
304	habituel	usual
305	jeune	young
306	prêt	ready
307	au-dessus	above
308	jamais	ever
309	rouge	red
310	liste	list
311	bien que	though
312	sentir	feel
313	parler	talk
314	oiseau	bird
315	bientôt	soon
316	corps	body
317	chien	dog
318	famille	family
319	direct	direct
320	pose	pose
321	laisser	leave
322	chanson	song
323	mesurer	measure
324	porte	door
325	produit	product
326	noir	black
327	court	short
328	chiffre	numeral
329	classe	class
330	vent	wind
331	question	question
332	arriver	happen
333	complète	complete
334	navire	ship
335	zone	area
336	moitié	half
337	rock	rock
338	ordre	order
339	feu	fire
340	sud	south
341	problème	problem
342	pièce	piece
343	dit	told
344	savait	knew
345	passer	pass
346	depuis	since
347	haut	top
348	ensemble	whole
349	roi	king
350	rue	street
351	pouce	inch
352	multiplier	multiply
353	rien	nothing
354	cours	course
355	rester	stay
356	roue	wheel
357	plein	full
358	force	force
359	bleu	blue
360	objet	object
361	décider	decide
362	surface	surface
363	profond	deep
364	lune	moon
365	île	island
366	pied	foot
367	système	system
368	occupé	busy
369	test	test
370	record	record
371	bateau	boat
372	commun	common
373	or	gold
374	possible	possible
375	plan	plane
376	place	stead
377	sec	dry
378	se demander	wonder
379	rire	laugh
380	mille	thousand
381	il ya	ago
382	ran	ran
383	vérifier	check
384	jeu	game
385	forme	shape
386	assimiler	equate
387	chaud	hot
388	manquer	miss
389	apporté	brought
390	chaleur	heat
391	neige	snow
392	pneu	tire
393	apporter	bring
394	oui	yes
395	lointain	distant
396	remplir	fill
397	est	east
398	peindre	paint
399	langue	language
400	entre	among
401	unité	unit
402	puissance	power
403	ville	town
404	fin	fine
405	certain	certain
406	voler	fly
407	tomber	fall
408	conduire	lead
409	cri	cry
410	sombre	dark
411	machine	machine
412	Note	note
413	patienter	wait
414	plan	plan
415	figure	figure
416	étoile	star
417	boîte	box
418	nom	noun
419	domaine	field
420	reste	rest
421	correct	correct
422	capable	able
423	livre	pound
424	Terminé	done
425	beauté	beauty
426	entraînement	drive
427	résisté	stood
428	contenir	contain
429	avant	front
430	enseigner	teach
431	semaine	week
432	finale	final
433	donné	gave
434	vert	green
435	oh	oh
436	rapide	quick
437	développer	develop
438	océan	ocean
439	chaud	warm
440	gratuit	free
441	minute	minute
442	fort	strong
443	spécial	special
444	esprit	mind
445	derrière	behind
446	clair	clear
447	queue	tail
448	produire	produce
449	fait	fact
450	espace	space
451	entendu	heard
452	meilleur	best
453	heure	hour
454	mieux	better
455	vrai	true
456	pendant	during
457	cent	hundred
458	cinq	five
459	rappeler	remember
460	étape	step
461	tôt	early
462	tenir	hold
463	ouest	west
464	sol	ground
465	intérêt	interest
466	atteindre	reach
467	rapide	fast
468	verbe	verb
469	chanter	sing
470	écouter	listen
471	six	six
472	table	table
473	Voyage	travel
474	moins	less
475	matin	morning
476	dix	ten
477	simple	simple
478	plusieurs	several
479	voyelle	vowel
480	vers	toward
481	guerre	war
482	poser	lay
483	contre	against
484	modèle	pattern
485	lent	slow
486	centre	center
487	amour	love
488	personne	person
489	argent	money
490	servir	serve
491	apparaître	appear
492	route	road
493	carte	map
494	pluie	rain
495	règle	rule
496	gouverner	govern
497	tirer	pull
498	froid	cold
499	avis	notice
500	voix	voice
501	énergie	energy
502	chasse	hunt
503	probable	probable
504	lit	bed
505	frère	brother
506	œuf	egg
507	tour	ride
508	cellule	cell
509	croire	believe
510	peut-être	perhaps
511	choisir	pick
512	soudain	sudden
513	compter	count
514	carré	square
515	raison	reason
516	longueur	length
517	représenter	represent
518	art	art
519	sujet	subject
520	région	region
521	taille	size
522	varier	vary
523	régler	settle
524	parler	speak
525	poids	weight
526	général	general
527	glace	ice
528	question	matter
529	cercle	circle
530	paire	pair
531	inclure	include
532	fracture	divide
533	syllabe	syllable
534	feutre	felt
535	grandiose	grand
536	balle	ball
537	encore	yet
538	vague	wave
539	tomber	drop
540	cœur	heart
541	h	am
542	présent	present
543	lourd	heavy
544	danse	dance
545	moteur	engine
546	position	position
547	bras	arm
548	large	wide
549	voile	sail
550	matériel	material
551	fraction	fraction
552	forêt	forest
553	s’asseoir	sit
554	course	race
555	fenêtre	window
556	magasin	store
557	été	summer
558	train	train
559	sommeil	sleep
560	prouver	prove
561	seul	lone
562	jambe	leg
563	exercice	exercise
564	mur	wall
565	capture	catch
566	monture	mount
567	souhaiter	wish
568	ciel	sky
569	conseil	board
570	joie	joy
571	hiver	winter
572	sat	sat
573	écrit	written
574	sauvage	wild
575	instrument	instrument
576	conservé	kept
577	verre	glass
578	herbe	grass
579	vache	cow
580	emploi	job
581	bord	edge
582	signe	sign
583	visite	visit
584	passé	past
585	doux	soft
586	amusement	fun
587	clair	bright
588	gaz	gas
589	temps	weather
590	mois	month
591	million	million
592	porter	bear
593	finition	finish
594	heureux	happy
595	espoir	hope
596	fleur	flower
597	vêtir	clothe
598	étrange	strange
599	disparu	gone
600	commerce	trade
601	mélodie	melody
602	voyage	trip
603	bureau	office
604	recevoir	receive
605	rangée	row
606	bouche	mouth
607	exact	exact
608	symbole	symbol
609	mourir	die
610	moins	least
611	difficulté	trouble
612	cri	shout
613	sauf	except
614	écrit	wrote
615	semence	seed
616	ton	tone
617	joindre	join
618	suggérer	suggest
619	propre	clean
620	pause	break
621	dame	lady
622	cour	yard
623	augmenter	rise
624	mauvais	bad
625	coup	blow
626	huile	oil
627	sang	blood
628	toucher	touch
629	a augmenté	grew
630	cent	cent
631	mélanger	mix
632	équipe	team
633	fil	wire
634	coût	cost
635	perdu	lost
636	brun	brown
637	porter	wear
638	jardin	garden
639	égal	equal
640	expédié	sent
641	choisir	choose
642	est tombé	fell
643	s’adapter	fit
644	débit	flow
645	juste	fair
646	banque	bank
647	recueillir	collect
648	sauver	save
649	contrôle	control
650	décimal	decimal
651	oreille	ear
652	autre	else
653	tout à fait	quite
654	cassé	broke
655	cas	case
656	milieu	middle
657	tuer	kill
658	fils	son
659	lac	lake
660	moment	moment
661	échelle	scale
662	fort	loud
663	printemps	spring
664	observer	observe
665	enfant	child
666	droit	straight
667	consonne	consonant
668	nation	nation
669	dictionnaire	dictionary
670	lait	milk
671	vitesse	speed
672	méthode	method
673	organe	organ
674	payer	pay
675	âge	age
676	section	section
677	robe	dress
678	nuage	cloud
679	surprise	surprise
680	calme	quiet
681	pierre	stone
682	minuscule	tiny
683	montée	climb
684	frais	cool
685	conception	design
686	pauvres	poor
687	lot	lot
688	expérience	experiment
689	bas	bottom
690	clé	key
691	fer	iron
692	unique	single
693	bâton	stick
694	plat	flat
695	vingt	twenty
696	peau	skin
697	sourire	smile
698	pli	crease
699	trou	hole
700	sauter	jump
701	bébé	baby
702	huit	eight
703	village	village
704	se rencontrent	meet
705	racine	root
706	acheter	buy
707	augmenter	raise
708	résoudre	solve
709	métal	metal
710	si	whether
711	pousser	push
712	sept	seven
713	paragraphe	paragraph
714	troisième	third
715	doit	shall
716	en attente	held
717	cheveux	hair
718	décrire	describe
719	cuisinier	cook
720	étage	floor
721	chaque	either
722	résultat	result
723	brûler	burn
724	colline	hill
725	coffre-fort	safe
726	chat	cat
727	siècle	century
728	envisager	consider
729	type	type
730	droit	law
731	peu	bit
732	côte	coast
733	copie	copy
734	phrase	phrase
735	silencieux	silent
736	haut	tall
737	sable	sand
738	sol	soil
739	rouleau	roll
740	température	temperature
741	doigt	finger
742	industrie	industry
743	valeur	value
744	lutte	fight
745	mensonge	lie
746	battre	beat
747	exciter	excite
748	naturel	natural
749	vue	view
750	sens	sense
751	capital	capital
752	ne sera pas	won’t
753	chaise	chair
754	danger	danger
755	fruit	fruit
756	riche	rich
757	épais	thick
758	soldat	soldier
759	processus	process
760	fonctionner	operate
761	pratique	practice
762	séparé	separate
763	difficile	difficult
764	médecin	doctor
765	s’il vous plaît	please
766	protéger	protect
767	midi	noon
768	récolte	crop
769	moderne	modern
770	élément	element
771	frapper	hit
772	étudiant	student
773	coin	corner
774	partie	party
775	alimentation	supply
776	dont	whose
777	localiser	locate
778	anneau	ring
779	caractère	character
780	insecte	insect
781	pris	caught
782	période	period
783	indiquer	indicate
784	radio	radio
785	rayon	spoke
786	atome	atom
787	humain	human
788	histoire	history
789	effet	effect
790	électrique	electric
791	attendre	expect
792	os	bone
793	rail	rail
794	imaginer	imagine
795	fournir	provide
796	se mettre d’accord	agree
797	ainsi	thus
798	doux	gentle
799	femme	woman
800	capitaine	captain
801	deviner	guess
802	nécessaire	necessary
803	net	sharp
804	aile	wing
805	créer	create
806	voisin	neighbor
807	lavage	wash
808	chauve-souris	bat
809	plutôt	rather
810	foule	crowd
811	blé	corn
812	comparer	compare
813	poème	poem
814	chaîne	string
815	cloche	bell
816	dépendre	depend
817	viande	meat
818	rub	rub
819	tube	tube
820	célèbre	famous
921	dollar	dollar
822	courant	stream
823	peur	fear
284	vue	sight
825	mince	thin
826	triangle	triangle
827	planète	planet
828	se dépêcher	hurry
829	chef	chief
830	colonie	colony
831	horloge	clock
832	mine	mine
833	lien	tie
834	entrer	enter
835	majeur	major
836	frais	fresh
837	recherche	search
838	envoyer	send
839	jaune	yellow
840	pistolet	gun
841	permettre	allow
842	impression	print
843	mort	dead
844	place	spot
845	désert	desert
846	costume	suit
847	courant	current
848	ascenseur	lift
840	rose	rose
850	arriver	arrive
851	maître	master
852	piste	track
853	mère	parent
854	rivage	shore
855	division	division
856	feuille	sheet
857	substance	substance
858	favoriser	favor
859	relier	connect
860	poste	post
861	passer	spend
862	corde	chord
863	graisse	fat
864	heureux	glad
865	original	original
866	part	share
867	station	station
868	papa	dad
869	pain	bread
870	charger	charge
871	propre	proper
872	bar	bar
873	proposition	offer
874	segment	segment
875	esclave	slave
876	canard	duck
877	instant	instant
878	marché	market
879	degré	degree
880	peupler	populate
881	poussin	chick
882	cher	dear
883	ennemi	enemy
884	répondre	reply
885	boisson	drink
886	se produire	occur
887	support	support
888	discours	speech
889	nature	nature
890	gamme	range
891	vapeur	steam
892	mouvement	motion
893	chemin	path
894	liquide	liquid
895	enregistrer	log
896	signifiait	meant
897	quotient	quotient
898	dents	teeth
899	coquille	shell
900	cou	neck
901	oxygène	oxygen
902	sucre	sugar
903	décès	death
904	assez	pretty
905	compétence	skill
906	femmes	women
907	saison	season
908	solution	solution
909	aimant	magnet
910	argent	silver
911	merci	thank
912	branche	branch
913	rencontre	match
914	suffixe	suffix
915	particulièrement	especially
916	figue	fig
917	peur	afraid
918	énorme	huge
919	sœur	sister
920	acier	steel
921	discuter	discuss
922	avant	forward
923	similaire	similar
924	guider	guide
925	expérience	experience
926	score	score
927	pomme	apple
928	acheté	bought
929	LED	led
930	pas	pitch
931	manteau	coat
932	masse	mass
933	carte	card
934	bande	band
935	corde	rope
936	glissement	slip
937	gagner	win
938	rêver	dream
939	soirée	evening
940	condition	condition
941	alimentation	feed
942	outil	tool
943	total	total
944	de base	basic
945	odeur	smell
946	vallée	valley
947	ni	nor
948	double	double
949	siège	seat
950	continuer	continue
951	bloc	block
952	graphique	chart
953	chapeau	hat
954	vendre	sell
955	succès	success
956	entreprise	company
957	soustraire	subtract
958	événement	event
959	particulier	particular
960	accord	deal
961	baignade	swim
962	terme	term
963	opposé	opposite
964	femme	wife
965	chaussure	shoe
966	épaule	shoulder
967	propagation	spread
968	organiser	arrange
969	camp	camp
970	inventer	invent
971	coton	cotton
972	né	born
973	déterminer	determine
974	litre	quart
975	neuf	nine
976	camion	truck
977	bruit	noise
978	niveau	level
979	chance	chance
980	recueillir	gather
981	boutique	shop
982	tronçon	stretch
983	jeter	throw
984	éclat	shine
985	propriété	property
986	colonne	column
987	molécule	molecule
988	sélectionner	select
989	mal	wrong
990	gris	gray
991	répétition	repeat
992	exiger	require
993	large	broad
994	préparer	prepare
995	sel	salt
996	nez	nose
997	pluriel	plural
998	colère	anger
999	revendication	claim
1000	continent…	continent

When learning a new language the amount of vocabulary can be daunting. Have you heard people say things like: “We only use around 700 words when we talk?” This is true to some degree. The number of words to learn to speak a language really depends on your purpose. Remember that 300 to 600 words may be enough to travel, but at least 1000 words are necessary for a conversation. The most important thing is not knowing how many words you need to speak a language, but which words to know. Complete fluency is in the 10,000 word range. According to the economist: “Most adult native test-takers range from 20,000–35,000 words. Average native test-takers of age 8 already know 10,000 words. Average native test-takers of age 4 already know 5,000 words. Adult native test-takers learn almost 1 new word a day until middle age”

10,000 words. Wow. That does seem daunting when you are first starting out. But like anything new, you just have to start small and keep adding to it.

That’s why we wrote this blog article: Find the 1000 words used most often in spoken French below.

Why these 1000 words?

Let’s imagine that you just got a job as a bartender. Would you try to learn every cocktail known to man, or would you focus on the cocktails that are most popular in your area? We developed this list of words based on the idea of the 80/20 principle (the cornerstone of results-based living). This strategy developed by David Kock says :”The 80/20 Principle asserts that a minority of causes, inputs or efforts usually lead to a majority of the results, outputs or rewards” So instead of learning 10,000 words in no particular order, learn the most common 100 words, then the most common 500 words, and then the most common 1000 words. If you want to check out this classic business book, you can order it here.

Other great ways to improve your vocabulary:

Watch Netflix in Original language with original language captions
Check out a great book like this: 2000 most frequently used French words
Do some quick daily exercises on DuoLingo or any other free language learning app
Take some classes with us at Strømmen and speak to a real human in person or online

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