| English | Pronunciation | French |
| Do you speak English? | par-lay voo zon-glay | Parlez-vous anglais? |
| Excuse me/sorry | ex-koo-zay mwah | Excusez-moi |
| Fine thanks and you? | bee-ehn mer-see ay voo? | Merci et vous? |
| Glad to meet you | on-shohn-tay | Enchanté |
| Good-by | oh ruh-vwar | Au revoir |
| Good evening | bon-swar | Bon soir |
| Good morning/good day | bon-zhoor | Bon jour |
| Hello | sah-loo | Salut |
| Here | ee-see | Ici |
| How are you? | kom-mohn tah-lay voo | Comment allez-vous? |
| I don't understand | jhuhn kom-prohn pah | Je ne comprends pas |
| I'm sorry | day-zoh-lay/pahr-dohn | Desolé/Pardon |
| My name is | juh mah-pell | Je m'appelle |
| No | nohn | Non |
| Ok | dah-core | d'accord |
| Pardon me | pahr-dohn | Pardon |
| Please | seel voo play | S'il vous plaît |
| Pleased to meet you | ohn--shahn-tay | Enchanté(e) |
| Please speak slowly | par-lay lehn-ta-mohn | Parlez lentement |
| So-so | kum-see, kum-sah | Comme ci, comme ça |
| Thank you | mare-see | Merci |
| That's ok | dah ree-ehn | De rien |
| There | lah | Là |
| Very well | treh bee-ehn | Très bien |
| What? | kom-mohn | Comment? |
| What is your name? | kom-mohn voo-za-peh-lay voo | Comment vous appellez-vous? |
| When | kohn | Quand |
| Where | oo | Où |
| You' re welcome | dah ree-ehn | De rien |
Monday, July 16, 2012
Basic French Words and Phrases
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If someday I go to France all the words and phrases you post would be very helpful!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this post! I's going to be useful when I begin learning French since the pronunciation seems so hard to me. Congrats
ReplyDeleteI think it was a good Idea to show the pronunciation...good
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