French Greetings & Basics Vocabulary
The 40 beginner words (A1–A2) for greetings & basics, with their English translations and part of speech, across 2 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
The 40 beginner words (A1–A2) for greetings & basics, with their English translations and part of speech, across 2 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
| English | French | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| family | famille | noun | A1 |
| friend | ami | noun | A1 |
| goodbye | au revoir | interj | A1 |
| hello | bonjour | interj | A1 |
| here | ici | adv | A1 |
| house | maison | noun | A1 |
| no | non | interj | A1 |
| please | s'il vous plaît | interj | A1 |
| sorry | désolé | interj | A1 |
| thank you | merci | interj | A1 |
| there | là | adv | A1 |
| yes | oui | interj | A1 |
| excuse me | excusez-moi | interj | A2 |
| English | French | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| age | âge | noun | A1 |
| all | tous | det | A1 |
| always | toujours | adv | A1 |
| and | et | conj | A1 |
| answer | réponse | noun | A1 |
| because | parce que | conj | A1 |
| birthday | anniversaire | noun | A1 |
| but | mais | conj | A1 |
| every | chaque | det | A1 |
| inside | à l'intérieur | adv | A1 |
| many | beaucoup | adj | A1 |
| name | nom | noun | A1 |
| never | jamais | adv | A1 |
| often | souvent | adv | A1 |
| or | ou | conj | A1 |
| outside | dehors | adv | A1 |
| phone | téléphone | noun | A1 |
| some | des | det | A1 |
| together | ensemble | adv | A1 |
| usually | généralement | adv | A1 |
| address | adresse | noun | A2 |
| noun | A2 | ||
| enough | assez | adv | A2 |
| few | quelques | adj | A2 |
| help | aider | verb | A2 |
| so | donc | conj | A2 |
| understand | comprendre | verb | A2 |
Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch
These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The greetings & basics packs keep going through B1, B2 and C1 inside Watch Your Language, along with every other topic.
The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.
