French Vocabulary Basics

French Vocabulary and Grammar

• Articles:

  • le - masculine singular definite article "the"
  • la - feminine singular definite article "the"
  • un - masculine singular indefinite article "a, an"
  • une - feminine singular indefinite article "a, an"

• Pronouns:

  • il - he, it (masculine)
  • elle - she, it (feminine)
  • nous - we, us
  • vous - you (formal or plural)
  • tu - you (informal)

• Common Verbs:

  • être - to be
  • avoir - to have
  • faire - to do, to make
  • aller - to go
  • voir - to see
  • venir - to come
  • savoir - to know
  • vouloir - to want

• Negation:

  • pas - not
  • ne - not (used in negation)

• Conjunctions:

  • et - and
  • mais - but
  • que - that, than, as

Descriptive Adjectives

• Common adjectives describing states or qualities:
  • bien - well, good
  • très - very
  • beaucoup - a lot, many
  • toujours - always
  • jamais - never
  • nouveau - new (masculine), nouvelle - new (feminine)
  • vieux - old (masculine), vieille - old (feminine)
  • grand - big, tall
  • petit - small, little
  • fort - strong
  • faible - weak
  • heureux - happy

Functional Words

• Prepositions:

  • à - to, at, in
  • de - of, from
  • en - in, into, by
  • sur - on, upon, over
  • avec - with
  • pour - for, in order to
  • dans - in, into

• Adverbs:

  • seulement - only
  • peut-être - perhaps, maybe
  • encore - again, still

Personal Pronouns and Possessives

• Personal pronouns:

  • je - I
  • lui - him, it (masculine)

• Possessive adjectives:

  • mon - my (masculine singular)
  • ma - my (feminine singular)
  • notre - our (singular)
  • votre - your (formal or plural)

Additional Vocabulary

• Common verbs for daily actions:

  • manger - to eat
  • boire - to drink
  • travailler - to work
  • étudier - to study
  • jouer - to play
  • regarder - to watch, look at
  • écouter - to listen

• Emotional states and conditions:

  • triste - sad
  • malade - sick
  • fatigué - tired
  • riche - rich
  • pauvre - poor

Verb Conjugations

• Important verbs related to existence and states:
  • devoir - to have to, must
  • pouvoir - to be able to, can
  • croire - to believe
  • comprendre - to understand
  • demander - to ask, request

Colors and Sizes

• Colors:

  • rouge - red
  • bleu - blue
  • vert - green
  • jaune - yellow
  • noir - black
  • blanc - white

• Size adjectives:

  • haut - high
  • bas - low
  • large - wide, broad
  • étroit - narrow

Understanding these foundational elements of French will greatly enhance conversational fluency and comprehension.

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