French Words and Phrases

How to get the most common French phrases and useful words? For every traveler, France lover and connoisseur interested in the French language who would like to learn some French fundamentals and Mots Francais (French words), here are online and offline tools and phrases thesaurus that will help you speak a modern, colloquial French.

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France is a top tourist destination in the world but unfortunately, French people are often considered to be "rude" with the foreign tourists. Knowing some everyday phrases and words of French may give you the chance to speak with locals and make your stay even more enjoyable!

Guidebooks are often full of good, daily life vocabulary arranged in various thematic sections such as "Giving Directions", "At the restaurant", "In a shop" etc. You can find equivalent tools on the Internet, on many How-to-learn-French sites. Some online phrase books and learning programmes often propose entertaining pages with all the everyday mots francais - French words; the Enchanted Learning website use pictures for example when others suggest quizzes and games. Bonjour (Hello), Merci (Thank you), S'il vous plait (Please)... You can find more basic words of French on the Speak French site. The French Linguisticswebsite is a relevant and comprehensive source of information; you will find a myriad of essential words and phrases in French that you may easily learn before going to celebrate the New Year's Day in Paris or to sunbath in the South of France! A crucial aspect of the French language - and certainly the trickiest one! - is definitely the pronunciation. Many websites now propose Listen and Learn methods, meaning you can first listen to the word in French (pronounced by a French speaker) before repeating it, imitating the French accent. Learn more about the French Pronunciation visiting the Languageguide website (www.languageguide.org) . It is actually quite hard to find perfect matches to English phrases in French since most of idiomatic expressions and sayings have their own cultural, historical or anecdotal origins. To learn more about how to translate from/ to English, you can visit our special French Translation page.

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