Snappy Basics
| hello/good morning | bonjour | bonzhooer |
| hello/good evening | bonsoir | bonswah |
| hi! | salut! | salyoo! |
| goodbye | au revoir | oh revwah |
| yes | oui | wee |
| no | non | non |
| I'm sorry | je suis désolé | zhe swee dayzohlay |
| I don't speak French | je ne parle pas le francais | zhe ne parl pa le fronsay |
| I don't speak French well | Je ne parle pas bien le francais | zhe ne parl pa beean le fronsay |
| (Could you speak) slowly please? | lentement s' il vous plaît | lontemon seel voo play |
| do you speak English? | parlez-vous anglais? | parlay voo onglay? |
| please | s'il vous plaît | seel voo play |
| thank you | merci | mehrsee |
| no thank you | non merci | non mehrsee |
| my name is... | je m' appelle... | zhe mappel |
| what is your name? | Comment vous appelez-vous? | Kommon vooz applay voo? |
| how are you? | ça va? | sa va? |
| I'm fine thanks | ça va bien merci | sa va bian mehrsee |
| one | un | ern |
| two | deux | derr |
| three | trois | trwa |
| four | quatre | katr |
| five | cinq | sank |
| six | six | seess |
| seven | sept | set |
| eight | huit | weet |
| nine | neuf | nerf |
| ten | dix | deess |
| I | je | zh |
| you (for friends) | tu | tyou |
| he | il | eel |
| she | elle | el |
| we | nous | noo |
| you (formal) | vous | voo |
| they | ils (men) elles (women) | eel/el |
| big | grand | gron |
| small | petit | petee |
| how | comment | kommon |
| what | que | ke |
| who | qui | |
| why | pourquoi | porkwa |
| where | où | oo |
| when | quand | kon |
| excuse me | excusez-moi | exkyoozay-mwa |
| I am hungry | j'ai faim | zhay fam |
| I am thirsty | j'ai soif | zhay swaf |
| I would like... | je voudrais... | zhe voodray... |
| I do not want... | je ne voudrais pas... | zhe ne voodray pa... |
| where is...? | où est...? | oo ay...? |
| how much is this? | c'est combien? | say kombeean? |
| I need... | j'ai besoin de... | zhay bezwan de... |
| do you have...? | Avez-vous...? | avay-voo...? |
TIP - If you really can't remember anything else, try to keep the most
important phrases to hand, i.e.
"I'm sorry, I don't speak French. Do you speak English?"
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