List 1 - Meeting, greeting, introducing yourself
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Basic phrases
| Bonjour |
hello |
| Au revoir |
good bye |
| Salut |
hi/bye |
| Ça va? |
How are you going? |
| Oui, ça va |
I'm fine |
| Comment allez-vous? |
How are you? |
| Je vais bien, merci; Bien, merci |
I'm well, thanks |
Comment t'appelles-tu? (informal)
Comment vous appelez-vous? (formal) |
What's your name? |
| Je m'appelle |
My name is |
| Quel âge as-tu? |
How old are you? |
| J'ai quatorze ans |
I'm fourteen |
| Où habites-tu? |
Where do you live? |
| J'habite à Canberra, en Australie |
I live in Canberra, in Australia |
| Je vous présente |
I'd like you to meet |
| Enchanté de vous (te) connaître |
Pleased to meet you |
Notes on these phrases
- Bonjour and au revoir are more formal than salut, which is used more among friends. Salut can be used both for saying "hi" when coming across someone and when saying "bye" to them. We don't have an equivalent in English.
- Ça va? is an informal way of saying Comment allez-vous? Reply according to which one has been used by the person talking to you.
- Notice the use of tuas the informal "you" and vousas the more formal one. Adults generally use tu in talking to children, and children or young people usually use vous to adults apart from family and friends.
- In French, one talks about "having" an age, not "being" an age, and the word for "years" (ans) is used in the answer.
- Note the two words used here for "in" - à for a city or town; en for a country (if the country is grammatically feminine - see also List 2).
Related words: Numbers
Useful for saying how old someone is; times and dates; timetables and schedules; money transactions; setting a rendez-vous; booking for events and travel; and understanding street addresses.
| 1 |
un |
11 |
onze |
21 |
vingt et un |
10 |
dix |
31 |
trente et un |
| 2 |
deux |
12 |
douze |
22 |
vingt-deux |
20 |
vingt |
32 |
trente-deux |
| 3 |
trois |
13 |
treize |
23 |
vingt-trois |
30 |
trente |
71 |
soixante et onze |
| 4 |
quatre |
14 |
quatorze |
24 |
vingt-quatre |
40 |
quarante |
72 |
soixante-douze |
| 5 |
cinq |
15 |
quinze |
25 |
vingt-cinq |
50 |
cinquante |
81 |
quatre-vingt-un |
| 6 |
six |
16 |
seize |
26 |
vingt-six |
60 |
soixante |
82 |
quatre-vingt-deux |
| 7 |
sept |
17 |
dix-sept |
27 |
vingt-sept |
70 |
soixante-dix |
91 |
quatre-vingt-onze |
| 8 |
huit |
18 |
dix-huit |
28 |
vingt-huit |
80 |
quatre-vingt |
92 |
quatre-vingt-douze |
| 9 |
neuf |
19 |
dix-neuf |
29 |
vingt-neuf |
90 |
quatre-vingt-dix |
101 |
cent un |
| 10 |
dix |
20 |
vingt |
30 |
trente |
100 |
cent |
0 |
zéro |
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