The French course
Learn French ten words at a time
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Ten games of ten words: the hundred most useful French words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.
French challenge
Do you know the essentials? 25 quick questions from across the course. Score high and you are ready for the trip.
French · Lesson 1 of 10
Greetings and politeness
Hello, thanks, please: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- Bonjourbon-ZHOOR
- Hello
- Salutsah-LEW
- Hi
- Bonjourbon-ZHOOR
- Good morning
- Bonne nuitbun NWEE
- Good night
- Merci beaucoupmehr-SEE boh-KOO
- Thank you very much
- Mercimehr-SEE
- Thanks
- De rienduh RYEN
- You're welcome
- S'il vous plaîtseel voo PLEH
- Please
- Excusez-moiex-kew-zay MWAH
- Excuse me
- Au revoiroh ruh-VWAR
- Goodbye
French · Lesson 2 of 10
Order anything by pointing
One beer please, one of these please, the bill: survive any menu.
- Une bière, s'il vous plaîtoon bee-AIR, seel voo PLEH
- One beer please
- Celui-là, s'il vous plaîtsuh-lwee LAH, seel voo PLEH
- One of these, please
- Un caféuhn ka-FAY
- Coffee
- Deux, s'il vous plaîtduh, seel voo PLEH
- Two please
- Encore un, s'il vous plaîtahn-KOR uhn, seel voo PLEH
- One more
- C'est combien ?say com-bee-AHN
- How much?
- L'addition, s'il vous plaîtlah-dee-see-OHN, seel voo PLEH
- The bill
- C'est toutsay TOO
- That's everything
- Santésan-TAY
- Cheers
- À vos souhaitsah voh SWEH
- Bless you
French · Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials
The tiny words that carry half of every conversation.
- OuiWEE
- Yes
- NonNOHN
- No
- D'accordda-KOR
- Okay
- Pas de problèmepah duh pro-BLEM
- Sure, no problem
- Je ne sais paszhuh nuh say PAH
- I don't know
- Je ne comprends paszhuh nuh com-prahn PAH
- I don't understand
- Vous parlez anglais ?voo par-LAY ahn-GLAY
- Do you speak English?
- Un peuuhn PUH
- A little
- Bien sûrbee-AHN soor
- Of course
- Tout va bientoo vah bee-AHN
- Everything is fine
French · Lesson 4 of 10
Numbers and money
Counting, prices, paying by card or cash.
- Un / Uneuhn / OON
- One
- DeuxDUH
- Two
- TroisTRWAH
- Three
- QuatreKAT-ruh
- Four
- CinqSANK
- Five
- DixDEES
- Ten
- CentSAHN
- One hundred
- EuroUH-ro
- Euro
- Par cartepar KART
- By card
- En espècesahn es-PES
- In cash
French · Lesson 5 of 10
At the supermarket
Bread, milk, a bag, nothing else thanks: the checkout routine.
- Du paindoo PAN
- Bread
- Du laitdoo LAY
- Milk
- Du fromagedoo fro-MAZH
- Cheese
- De l'eauduh LOH
- Water
- Un sac ?uhn SAK
- A bag?
- Vous avez... ?voo za-VAY
- Do you have...?
- Où est... ?oo AY
- Where is...?
- Celui-cisuh-LWEE see
- This one
- C'est tout, mercisay TOO, mehr-SEE
- Nothing else
- Bonne journéebun zhoor-NAY
- Have a nice day
French · Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, a compliment to the kitchen.
- Une table pour deuxoon TAB-luh poor DUH
- A table for two
- La carte, s'il vous plaîtlah KART, seel voo PLEH
- The menu please
- Un café serréuhn ka-FAY seh-RAY
- A short strong coffee
- Un verre de vinuhn VAIR duh VAN
- A glass of wine
- Une pressionoon preh-see-OHN
- A local beer
- Un croque-monsieuruhn krok muh-SYUH
- A toasted ham and cheese
- C'est délicieuxsay day-lee-see-UH
- It's delicious
- Sans glaçonssahn gla-SOHN
- Without ice
- À emporterah ahm-por-TAY
- To take away
- Gardez la monnaiegar-DAY lah mo-NAY
- Keep the change
French · Lesson 7 of 10
Small talk and neighbors
How are you, nice day, see you soon: superficial and proud of it.
- Comment allez-vous ?ko-mahn ta-LAY voo
- How are you (polite)
- Ça va ?sah VAH
- How are you (casual)
- Ça va biensah vah bee-AHN
- I'm fine
- Et vous ? / Et toi ?ay VOO / ay TWAH
- And you?
- Quoi de neuf ?kwah duh NUF
- What's new?
- Il fait beau, non ?eel fay BOH, nohn
- Nice weather huh?
- À bientôtah bee-en-TOH
- See you soon
- Bonne soiréebun swah-RAY
- Have a nice evening
- Dites bonjour à votre familledeet bon-ZHOOR ah vo-truh fa-MEE
- Say hi to the family
- Bonne continuationbun con-tee-noo-ah-see-OHN
- All the best
French · Lesson 8 of 10
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- Où sont les toilettes ?oo sohn lay twah-LET
- Where is the toilet?
- À gaucheah GOHSH
- Left
- À droiteah DRWAHT
- Right
- Tout droittoo DRWAH
- Straight ahead
- Iciee-SEE
- Here
- Là-baslah BAH
- There
- Le métroluh may-TROH
- Metro
- La garelah GAR
- Train station
- Un ticket, s'il vous plaîtuhn tee-KAY, seel voo PLEH
- One ticket please
- Arrêtez-vous ici, s'il vous plaîtah-reh-TAY voo ee-SEE, seel voo PLEH
- Stop here please
French · Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days
Today, tomorrow, later, the weekend.
- Aujourd'huioh-zhoor-DWEE
- Today
- Demainduh-MAN
- Tomorrow
- Hieree-AIR
- Yesterday
- Maintenantmant-NAHN
- Now
- Plus tardploo TAR
- Later
- Quelle heure est-il ?kel UR ay-TEEL
- What time is it?
- Lundiluhn-DEE
- Monday
- Samedisam-DEE
- Saturday
- Dimanchedee-MAHNSH
- Sunday
- Le week-endluh WEEK-end
- The weekend
French · Lesson 10 of 10
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- Au secours !oh suh-KOOR
- Help!
- Appelez un médecinap-LAY uhn mayd-SAN
- Call a doctor
- La policelah po-LEES
- Police
- La pharmacielah far-ma-SEE
- Pharmacy
- L'hôpitallo-pee-TAL
- Hospital
- Je me suis perduzhuh muh swee pair-DUE
- I'm lost
- Je ne me sens pas bienzhuh nuh muh sahn pah bee-AHN
- I don't feel well
- Mon passeportmohn pass-POR
- My passport
- On me l'a voléohn muh lah vo-LAY
- It was stolen
- C'est urgentsay oor-ZHAHN
- It's urgent