201 - 300 1000 most useful French words

  1. cet
    this, that (before vowel and mute h)
  2. main
    hand
  3. cela
    this, that (used in formal contexts and expressions)
  4. vite
    quickly, fast, soon
  5. oublier
    to forget, miss
  6. air
    air; look, appearance, manner
  7. salut
    greeting; Hi!, Hello!, Bye!
  8. fils
    son
  9. travailler
    to work, work on, practice
  10. moins
    less
  11. tête
    head, face
  12. coup
    blow, shot, kick, punch
  13. écouter
    to listen to
  14. raison
    reason
  15. manger
    to eat
  16. amour
    love, love affair, cupid
  17. entrer
    to enter, go in, come in
  18. dont
    whose, of which
  19. nouveau
    new, fresh
  20. devenir
    to become
  21. hein
    what?, eh?, Huh? (familiar)
  22. commencer
    to start, begin
  23. merde
    shit, bull, crap, damn
  24. moment
    moment, while, point
  25. voiture
    car, coach, carriage
  26. vieux
    old; old man, old woman
  27. demain
    tomorrow
  28. revoir
    to see again, review; goodbye
  29. elles
    they (group fem nouns/females)
  30. payer
    to pay
  31. fou
    • mad, crazy; madman, fool
    • t
  32. tirer
    to pull, draw
  33. ouvrir
    to open
  34. oeil
    eye, view (=oeil) (pl yeux)
  35. fait
    event, fact
  36. changer
    to change, exchange
  37. tomber
    to fall
  38. assez
    enough, quite, fairly
  39. foutre
    (slang) to do, give, put on; (vulgar) to have sex, to masturbate
  40. excuser
    to forgive, pardon, excuse
  41. affaire
    affair, business
  42. dormir
    to sleep; to lie idle
  43. combien
    how much, how many
  44. frère
    brother
  45. travail
    wor, labor, employment
  46. idée
    idea, opinion
  47. eh
    hey
  48. puis
    next, then, besides, plus (addition)
  49. famille
    family
  50. truc
    trick, knack, thing
  51. trois
    three
  52. tant
    much, so much
  53. souvenir
    memory, souvenir; to remember
  54. ni
    nor, or (neg)
  55. tous
    everything, all (plural)
  56. occuper
    to occupy, live in, take up
  57. entre
    between, among
  58. ok
    okay, OK
  59. marcher
    to walk, march, go
  60. chance
    luck, fortune, chance
  61. aujourd'hui
    today, nowadays
  62. envoyer
    to send, throw, dispatch, refer
  63. histoire
    history, story
  64. jeune
    young, youthful; young person
  65. tard
    late
  66. apprendre
    to learn, to hear (about)
  67. minute
    minute
  68. boire
    to drink (consume alcohol), to soak up
  69. garder
    to keep, to look after, to guard
  70. quelques
    some (quanity), small number, a few
  71. type
    type, kind; guy (colloquial)
  72. porte
    gate, door
  73. montrer
    to show, point out
  74. mec
    guy, bloke
  75. asseoir
    to sit down, sit up
  76. porter
    to carry, wear
  77. attention
    attention
  78. question
    question, matter
  79. année
    year
  80. sous
    under
  81. prêt
    ready
  82. contre
    against
  83. prier
    to pray
  84. pendant
    for, during
  85. meilleur
    better, the best one
  86. servir
    to serve
  87. madame
    madam, Mrs.
  88. putain
    whore, hooker
  89. écrire
    to write
  90. mois
    month
  91. part
    part, share
  92. eau
    water
  93. sang
    blood
  94. place
    room, square, seat
  95. espérer
    to hope for
  96. plein
    full, solid
  97. désoler
    to distress, upset
  98. eus
    them, they
  99. retrouver
    to find; to meet
  100. ville
    town, city
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201 - 300 1000 most useful French words
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