Imprtant Words and Phrases in French

The French are a very proud race of people, the Parisians even more so than most and their language is one thing they are extremely proud and protective of. Making an effort to speak a few words in French, (even if it is only hello, please, thank you and goodbye) will make a huge difference.

Hello Mrs./Mr./Miss- Bonjour Madame / Monsieur / Mademoiselle- Bonjour Madame / Monsieur / Mademoiselle(Pronounced as Boh(n)-zhoor mah-dahme/ muh-syuhr/ mah-dah-mwa-sell)
Good evening- Bon soir- (Pronounced as Boh(n) swarh)
Hi (informal)- Salut(Pronounced as Sah-loo)
Excuse me- Pardon(Pronounced as Par-doh(n))
Excuse me- Excusez-moi(Pronounced as Ex-kyou-say mwa)
Please- S'il vous plaît(Pronounced as Seal voo play)
Thank you- Merci(Pronounced as Mare-see)
very much- bien(Pronounced as bee-ya(n))
You're welcome- Je vous en prie(Pronounced as Zhuh vooz ahn pree)
Do you speak English?- Parlez-vous anglais?(Pronounced as Par - lay vooz ah(n)-glay?)
I speak a little French- Je parle un peu français(Pronounced as Zhuh parl uhn peh frahn-say)
I'm here on vacation- Je suis là pour vacance(Pronounced as Zhuh swee lah poor vac-kahwnse)
I'm here for work- pour travail(Pronounced as .....poor trav-eye)
I don't understand- Je ne comprends pas(Pronounced as Zhuh nuh comp-rond pah)
Please speak slowly- Parlez lentement, s'il vous plaît(Pronounced as Par-lay lawn-teh-mont, seal voo play)
How do you say ____ in French?- Comment dit-on ____ en français?(Pronounced as Come-ahn deet-on ____ ahn frahn-say?)
Yes- Oui(Pronounced as Wee)
Yeah (informal)- Ouais(Pronounced as Way)No- Non(Pronounced as No)
Where are the restrooms?- Où sont les toilettes ?(Pronounced as Oo soh(n) lay twa-let?)
Where is the hotel?- Où est l'hôtel?(Pronounced as Oo ay low-tell?)
Where is the hospital?- Où estl'hôpital?(Pronounced as Oo ay low-pea-tahl?)
Where is the beach?- Où estla plage?(Pronounced as Oo ay lah plah-sheh?)
Where is the airport?- Où est l'aéroport?(Pronounced as Oo ay lare-oh-pour?)
Where is the bank?- Où est la banque?(Pronounced as Oo ay lah bahn-kh)
Sorry to bother you- Excusez-moi de vous déranger(Pronounced as Ek-sku-zay mwa duh voo day-rah(n)-zhay)
but I have a problem- mais j'ai un problème(Pronounced as may zhay uh(n) proh-blem)
Can you help me?- Pouvez-vous m'aider?(Pronounced as Poo-vay voo meh - day?)
Would you take our/my picture, please?- Est-ce que vous prendrez notre/ma photo, s'il vous plaît?(Pronounced as Esk-kuh voo pren-dray noh-tra/mah foh-toh, seal voo play?)
I would like- Je voudrais(Pronounced as Zhuh voo dray)
How much?- Combien?(Pronounced as Cohm bee-e(n)?)
Do you take foreign [credit] cards?- Est-ce que vous acceptez les cartes étrangères?(Pronounced as Es-kuh vooz ack-sep-tay lay cartz ay-trahn-jer-ay?)
It's too expensive!- C'est trop riche!(Pronounced as Say trohp reesh!)
I am looking for- Je cherche(Pronounced as Zhuh shairsh)
Here- Ici(Pronounced as Ee-see)
It's here! (there it is!)- C'est là!(Pronounced as Say lah!)
Let's go!- Allez vous-en(Pronounced as Ah-lay vooz- ahn)
It's great!- C'est choette!(Pronounced as Say shwet!)
It's good- C'est bon(Pronounced as Say bohn)
It's bad- C'est mal(Pronounced as Say mahl)
It's terrible- C'est terrible(Pronounced as Say tare-ee-bleh)
I have a headache- J'ai mal de tête(Pronounced as Zhay mahl deh teht)
I have a stomach ache- au ventre/ au coeur(Pronounced as oh vahn-trah/ oh couhr)
Goodbye (until we see each other again)- Au revoir(Pronounced as Ah reh-vwarh)
Goodbye (see you later/see you at another hour/later on the same day)- À tout à l'heure(Pronounced as Ah toot ah luhr)
Goodbye (forever/ I'm never going to see you again)- Adieu(Pronounced as Ah-dyooh)

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Gina Joseph5/18/2012 7:34:57 PM
Bonjour, Je ne n'aimerai pas que vous vous étonnez de ma demande: J'ai 41 ans, je suis trilingue (français, anglais, arabe). Je suis libanaise et je rêvais faire des études en France en ce qui concerne " La beauté, la mode, la couture); mais parce que je me suis mariée jeune et avant de réaliser ce rêve, et que j'ai eu beau me sacrifier pour ma famille ...j'ai pris la responsabilité de mes parents, mes 4 frères et soeurs aprés le décé des parents et de mes beaux parents aussi pour des années; les anné
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dhaval patel3/27/2012 5:48:21 PM
hi can i have all detail about france (paris) studant visa all an all detail in brif about corses study ruls how 2 applay can we work during study ? can we applay for p.r (permanant residant ) ?
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Amandeep Kaur3/18/2012 12:56:04 AM
Could you please let me know how tough is to get French study visa for a medioker student.
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sujan raut12/24/2011 11:02:19 AM
fees structure and detail
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Gwamaka Joseeph10/24/2011 7:22:37 PM
Bonjour Monsier ou Madame. Je suis Tanzanien de l'Afrique orientale et maintenant je frequente l'Universite ( Universite de Makumira) la ou je frequante la langage c'est -a -dire Francais et l'Anglais) et mon reve est de faire le masters de la langue francaise en francais. Allors cela sera possible de le faire gratuitement?