French word list

Basic French

Everyday words to start with: animals, food, home, family and more

857 words43 levelsA1–C2
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Level 1 A1
WordPronunciationMeaningListen
un/œ̃/one
deux/dø/two
trois/tʁwa/three
tête/tɛt/head
famille/fa.mij/family
jean/ʒin/jeans
mère/mɛʁ/mother
père/pɛʁ/father
quatre/katʁ/four
fille/fij/daughter
jeune/ʒœn/young
fils/fis/son
corps/kɔʁ/body
main/mɛ̃/hand
Terre/tɛʁ/Earth
saison/sɛ.zɔ̃/season
grand-mère/ɡʁɑ̃ mɛʁ/grandmother
cinq/sɛ̃k/five
grand-père/ɡʁɑ̃ pɛʁ/grandfather
livre/livʁ/book
Level 2 A1
WordPronunciationMeaningListen
beau/bo/beautiful, handsome
train/tʁɛ̃/train
lire/liʁ/to read
santé/sɑ̃.te/health
parents/pa.ʁɑ̃/parents
voiture/vwa.tyʁ/car
frère/fʁɛʁ/brother
cœur/kœʁ/heart
six/sis/six
dix/dis/ten
blanc/blɑ̃/white
rouge/ʁuʒ/red
noir/nwaʁ/black
langue/lɑ̃ɡ/tongue
vieux/vjø/old
montre/mɔ̃tʁ/watch
penser/pɑ̃.se/to think
directeur/di.ʁɛk.tœʁ/director, manager
pied/pje/foot
lit/li/bed

And 817 words more in this pack.

How the pack works

  • A1 Levels 1–12
  • A2 Levels 13–24
  • B1 Levels 25–35
  • B2 Levels 36–40
  • C1 Levels 41–42
  • C2 Level 43

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