Some very basic French vocab to get you started

 

English	French	Pronunciation (stress placed on bold)
Excuse me/sorry	Excusez-moi	ex-koo-zay mwah
Fine thanks and you?	Bien merci et vous?	bee-ehn mer-see ay voo?
Glad to meet you	Enchanté	on-shohn-tay
Good-bye	Au revoir	oh ruh-vwar
Good evening	Bon soir	bon-swar
Good morning/good day	Bonjour	bon-zhoor
I don’t understand	Je ne comprends pas	jhuhn kom-prohn pah
I’m sorry	Desolé/Pardon	day-zoh-lay/pahr-dohn
My name is	Je m’appelle	juh mah-pell
OK (agreed)	d’accord	dah-core
Please	S’il vous plaît	seel voo play
Please speak slowly	Parlez lentement	par-lay lehn-ta-mohn
Not bad	Pas mal/comme çi, comme ça	Pah mall
Thank you	Merci	mare-see
That’s ok/you’re welcome	De rien	dah ree-ehn
There	Là	lah
Here	Ici	Ee see
Very well	Très bien	treh bee-ehn
What? (pardon)	Comment?	kom-mohn
What’s your name?	Comment vous appelez-vous?	kom-mohn voo-za-peh-lay voo
When	Quand	kohn
Where	Où	oo
How are you?	Comment allez-vous?	kom-mohn tah-lay voo
Do you speak English?	Parlez-vous anglais?	par-lay voo on-glay

---

 Top of the page