French
phrase sheet

Your travel experience in France will be richer if you learn and speak some basic phrases. Below is the Hillman Wonders learn-first list of French phrases:

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Good day
Bonjour  bon ZHOOR

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Good evening
Bonsoir  bon SWAHR

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Good night
Bonne nuit  bon-NWEE

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Goodbye
Au revoir  oh reh-VWAHR

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Hi / bye
Salut  sah-LEW

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See you later
A bientot  ah byen-TOH

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Welcome
Bienvenu  bee-ahn-vuh-NEW

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How goes it?   (casual greeting)
Ca va  sah VAH

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Okay  (casual answer to above)
Ca va  sah VAH

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Please
S'il vous plait  seel voo-PLAY

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Thank you
Merci  mehr-SEE

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You're welcome
De rien  deh ree-AHN

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Pardon me
Pardonnez-moi  pahr-dohn-NAY mwah

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Excuse me
Excusez-moi  eks-koo-ZAY mwah

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Yes
Qui wee

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Non
No  nohn

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Very good
Tres bien  treh bee-AHN

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Very bad
Tres mal  treh MAHL

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The check
L'addition  la-di-shon

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How much?
Combien?  com-bee-AHN

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My name is ...
Je m'apelle...  zhuh mah-PELL

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Where?
Ou?  ooh

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Where is / are?
Ou est / sont?  ooh EH / SOHN

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I do not know
Je ne sais pas  ZHUH nuh say-PAH

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More
French phrase
pointers

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Remember that "H" is not pronounced.
It's always silent.

The French roll their R's slightly.

Print this French phrase list and
take it with you on your trip.

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