Most Common French Words. Part 1

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You will find below the first 100 most common French words.
il he
avoir to have
la the (fem. singular)
je I
ce this (masc.)
à to (my father, etc.)
de of
être to be
pas not
et and
le the (masc. singular)
on one (someone, as a subject)
vous you (polite singular, neutral plural)
un a(n) (masc.)
ça that
les the (plural)
que that (ex. I know that ...)
ne not
faire to do
qui who
oui yes
alors then (in that case)
une a(n) (fem.)
mais but
des indefinite article (before plural nouns)
elle she
en in, to (Italy, France, etc.)
dire to say
y there
pour for
dans in, within
me me, to me
se himself, herself
aller to go
bien well, all right, good
du of the
tu you (informal singular subject)
au à + le
there (that place)
l' the (before nouns beginning with a vowel)
comme as, like
voir to see
non no
savoir to know
nous we
puis then, afterwards
ah ah
oh oh
moi I
tout all
très very
pouvoir can (to be able to)
parce que because
avec with
lui he
enfin at last, finally
falloir to have to
par by (through)
quand when
vouloir to want
petit small
si if
plus more
même even
sur on
ou or
autre other
deux two
mon my (masc.)
ben well!
venir to come
prendre to take
arriver to arrive
beaucoup much, many
croire to believe
l'heure an hour
rien nothing
le jour day
mettre to put
passer to spend
un peu a little
devoir to have to
aussi also
encore still, yet
trois three
hein huh
parler to talk, to speak
toujours always
cette this (fem.)
trouver to find
quoi what?
ma my (fem.)
grand big, large
donner to give
le temps time
après after
la fois occasion, time
eh bien well now! well then!
te to (you) (singular informal)
la chose thing

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