Essential French Expressions
Essential French Expressions
If you’re off on holiday to France this summer, or are just taking a short weekend break, you will want to have these useful expressions in your pocket.
| Hello | Bonjour (bohn-zhoor) |
| Goodbye | Au revoir (oh-reh-vwar) |
| Please | S’il vous plaît (see voo play) |
| Thank you | Merci (mehr-see) |
| Yes | Oui (we) |
| No | Non (nohn) |
| Excuse me/sorry | Excusez-moi/désolé(e) (ehk-kew-zay mwah) |
| My name is… | Je m’appelle (zhuh mah-pehl) |
| What is your name? | Comment vous vous appelez? (kohn-mahn voo voo zah-play) |
| Nice to meet you | Enchanté(e) (ohn-shahn-tay) |
| Where do you come from? | Vous venez d’où? |
| I come from Great Britain | Je viens de Grande Bretagne |
| How are you? | Ça va? (sah vah) |
| Where is…? | Où est…? (oo es…) |
| I would like (2 bottles of water) | Je voudrais (deux bouteilles d’eau) |
| How much is that? | C’est combien? (say comb-bee-en) |
| How do I get to…? | Comment aller à…? (co mo alay ah) |
| I don’t understand | Je ne comprends pas (zhuh nuh kohn-prahn pah) |
| I’m sorry, I don’t speak French | Je suis désolé(e), je ne parle pas français… |
| Do you speak English? | Parlez-vous anglais? (pahr-lay voo ahn-leh) |
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