Verbe avoir (to have)

Verb to have : avoir, present

I have = J'ai
You have = Tu as
He has = Il a
She has = Elle a
We have = Nous avons
You have = Vous avez
They have = Ils ont
They have = Elles ont

Verb to have : avoir, imperfect

I had = J'avais
You had = Tu avais
He had = Il avait
She had = Elle avait
We had = Nous avions
You had = Vous aviez
They had = Ils avaient
They had = Elles avaient

Verb to have : avoir, future

I will have = J'aurai
You will have = Tu auras
He will have = Il aura
She will have = Elle aura
We will have = Nous aurons
You will have = Vous aurez
They will have = Ils auront
They will have = Elles auront

Verbe être (to be)

Verb to be : être, present

I am = Je suis
You are = Tu es
He is = Il est
She is = Elle est
We are = Nous sommes
You are = Vous êtes
They are = Ils sont
They are =Elles sont

Verb to be : être, imperfect

I was = J'étais
You were = Tu étais
He was = Il était
She was = Elle était
We were = Nous étions
You were = Vous étiez
They were = Ils étaient
They were = Elles étaient

Verb to be : être, future

I will be = Je serai
You will be = Tu seras
He will be = Il sera
She will be = Elle sera
We will be = Nous serons
You will be = Vous serez
They will be = Ils seront
They will be = Elles seront

Subject Pronouns

I Je

You Tu

He Il

She Elle

We Nous

You Vous

They (masc.) Ils

They (fem.) Elles

. Useful Words and General Vocabulary

It's / That's c'est

There is/are voilà

and et

but mais

now maintenan

especially surtout

except sauf

of course bien sûr

not bad pas mal

book le livre

pencil le crayon

pen le stylo

paper le papier

dog le chien

cat le chat

There is/are il y a

Here is/are voici

always toujours

often souvent

sometimes quelquefois

usually d'habitude

again encore

late en retard

almost presque

friend (fem) une amie

friend (masc) un ami

woman une femme

man un homme

girl une fille

boy un garçon

Some Basic Phrases

How to say "hello"

Bonjour
(bohn-zhoor)
Hello / Good day

How to say "Good evening"

Bonsoir / Bonne nuit
(bohn-swahr/bun nwee)
Good evening / Good night


How to say "bye"

Au revoir!
(ohr-vwah)
Goodbye!

How to say "please"

S'il vous plaît
(seel voo pleh)
Please

How to reply on "thanks" in french

Je vous en prie / de rien (In Canada: Bienvenu)
(zhuh voo zawn pree/duh ree-ahn/bee-awn-vuh-

How to say "thanks a lot"

Merci beaucoup
(mair-see boh-koo)

How to say "How old are you"

Vous avez quel âge? (formal)

Tu as quel âge? (informal)

How to say "Where are you from"

Vous êtes d'où?

How to say "How are you"

- Comment allez-vous? (formal)
koh-mawn tahl-ay voo)

- Ça va ? (informal)
(sah vah)

How to say "i'am fine"

- Je vais bien

- Ça va bien

The French alphabet with pronunciation