French Glossary
Complete alphabetical reference of 62 French words and phrases with pronunciation guides. Browse by letter or scroll through the full list.
A
| un | /ˈœ̃/ | a / an | Pronunciation & Basics |
| une baguette | /yn baɡˈɛt/ | a baguette | Shopping & Markets |
| un vélo | /œ̃ velˈo/ | a bike | Getting Around Paris |
| une carafe | /yn kaʁˈaf/ | a carafe | Parisian Café Culture |
| une mousse au chocolat | /yn mˈus o ʃokolˈa/ | a chocolate mousse | Food & Restaurants |
| un café crème | /œ̃ kafˈe kʁˈɛm/ | a coffee with cream | Parisian Café Culture |
| un remboursement | /œ̃ ʁɑ̃buʁsəmˈɑ̃/ | a refund | Shopping & Markets |
| une location | /yn lokasjˈɔ̃/ | a rental | Getting Around Paris |
| une chemise | /yn ʃəmˈiz/ | a shirt | Shopping & Markets |
| un steak-frites | /œ̃ stˈeɪkfʁˈit/ | a steak and fries | Food & Restaurants |
| une fraise | /yn fʁˈɛz/ | a strawberry | Shopping & Markets |
| une suggestion | /yn syɡʒɛstjˈɔ̃/ | a suggestion | Food & Restaurants |
| un taxi | /œ̃ taksˈi/ | a taxi | Getting Around Paris |
| un billet | /œ̃ bijˈɛ/ | a ticket | Getting Around Paris |
| adresse | /adʁˈɛs/ | address | Getting Around Paris |
| allergique | /alɛʁʒˈik/ | allergic | Food & Restaurants |
| une pomme | /yn pˈɔm/ | an apple | Shopping & Markets |
B
| pain | /pˈɛ̃/ | bread | Pronunciation & Basics |
D
| délicieux | /delisjˈø/ | delicious | Food & Restaurants |
E
| euro | /øʁˈo/ | euro | Shopping & Markets |
| Excusez-moi | /ɛkskyzˈemwˈa/ | Excuse me | Parisian Café Culture |
F
| ami | /amˈi/ | friend (male) | Pronunciation & Basics |
G
| bon | /bˈɔ̃/ | good | Pronunciation & Basics |
H
| Bonjour | /bɔ̃ʒˈuʁ/ | Hello | Pronunciation & Basics |
I
| je voudrais | /ʒə- vudʁˈɛ/ | I would like | Food & Restaurants |
| Je voudrais | /ʒə- vudʁˈɛ/ | I would like | Parisian Café Culture |
| en espèces | /ɑ̃n ɛspˈɛs/ | in cash | Shopping & Markets |
| est | /ˈɛ/ | is | Getting Around Paris |
M
| Je m'appelle | /ʒə- mapˈɛl/ | My name is | Parisian Café Culture |
| ma taille | /ma- tˈaj/ | my size | Shopping & Markets |
N
| Enchanté | /ɑ̃ʃɑ̃tˈe/ | Nice to meet you | Parisian Café Culture |
O
| d'eau | /dˈo/ | of water | Parisian Café Culture |
P
| s'il vous plaît | /sil vu plˈɛ/ | please | Pronunciation & Basics |
| S'il vous plaît | /sil vu plˈɛ/ | Please | Parisian Café Culture |
R
| rouge | /ʁˈuʒ/ | red | Pronunciation & Basics |
S
| petit | /pətˈi/ | small | Pronunciation & Basics |
| du pain | /dy- pˈɛ̃/ | some bread | Shopping & Markets |
| des croissants | /de- kʁwasˈɑ̃/ | some croissants | Shopping & Markets |
| des escargots | /de-z ɛskaʁɡˈo/ | some snails | Food & Restaurants |
| du vin | /dy- vˈɛ̃/ | some wine | Food & Restaurants |
| rue | /ʁˈy/ | street | Getting Around Paris |
T
| les pistes cyclables | /le- pˈist siklˈabl/ | the bike lanes | Getting Around Paris |
| L'addition | /ladisjˈɔ̃/ | The bill | Parisian Café Culture |
| la monnaie | /la- mɔnˈɛ/ | the change | Shopping & Markets |
| le plat | /lə- plˈa/ | the dish | Food & Restaurants |
| la tour Eiffel | /la- tˈuʁ ɛfˈɛl/ | the Eiffel Tower | Getting Around Paris |
| le Louvre | /lə- lˈuvʁ/ | the Louvre | Getting Around Paris |
| le repas | /lə- ʁəpˈa/ | the meal | Food & Restaurants |
| la carte | /la- kˈaʁt/ | the menu | Food & Restaurants |
| les toilettes | /le- twalˈɛt/ | the restrooms | Parisian Café Culture |
| le métro | /lə- metʁˈo/ | the subway | Getting Around Paris |
| à | /ˈa/ | to | Getting Around Paris |
| regarder | /ʁəɡaʁdˈe/ | to look / to watch | Pronunciation & Basics |
| essayer | /esɛjˈe/ | to try on | Shopping & Markets |
| trop petit | /tʁo pətˈi/ | too small | Shopping & Markets |
V
| végétarien | /veʒetaʁjˈɛ̃/ | vegetarian | Food & Restaurants |
| très | /tʁˈɛ/ | very | Pronunciation & Basics |
| très bon | /tʁɛ bˈɔ̃/ | very good | Food & Restaurants |
W
| eau | /ˈo/ | water | Parisian Café Culture |
| Où | /ˈu/ | Where | Getting Around Paris |
| Où sont | /u sˈɔ̃/ | Where are | Parisian Café Culture |
| où est | /u ˈɛ/ | where is | Getting Around Paris |
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