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Survival French - L'Essentiel

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Learn basic French vocabulary and phrases.

Je parle (un peu de) français I speak (a little) French.
Parlez-vous anglais ? Do you speak English?
Que veut-dire ___ ? What does ___ mean?
Comment dit-on ___ en français ?    How do you say ___ in French?
Répétez, s'il vous plaît. Repeat, please.
Plus lentement More slowly
Encore une fois One more time
Je ne comprends pas I don't understand.
Je ne sais pas I don't know
J'ai une question I have a question
J'ai un problème I have a problem
Comment ? What?
oui yes
non no
si yes (in reponse to a negative question)
d'accord OK
et / ou and / or
qui who
quoi what
quand when
where
pourquoi why
comment how

Note that there is more than one way to say "what" in French.

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