Vocabulary Resource

Common French words
starter reference list

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Showing 20 starter words for French.

WordMeaning

bonjourhello

au revoirgoodbye

s'il vous plaîtplease

mercithank you

ouiyes

nonno

aujourd'huitoday

demaintomorrow

eauwater

nourriturefood

maisonhome

travailwork

amifriend

famillefamily

tempstime

argentmoney

oùwhere

pourquoiwhy

combienhow much

j'ai besoin d'aideI need help

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