A Traveler's Guide to Language

French

English Pronunciation French
Do you speak English? par-lay voo zon-glay Parlez-vous anglais?
Excuse me/sorry ex-koo-zay mwah Excusez-moi
Fine thanks and you? bee-ehn mer-see ay voo Merci et vous?
Glad to meet you on-shohn-tay Enchanté
Goodbye oh ruh-vwar Au revoir
Good Evening bon-swar Bon soir
Good Morning bon-zhoor Bon jour
Hello sah-loo salut
Here ee-see Ici
How are you? kom-mohn tah-lay voo comment allez-vous
I don’t understand jhuhn kom-porhn pah je ne comprends pas
I’m sorry day-zoh-lay/phar-dohn Desolé/Pardon
My name is juh mah-pell Je m’appelle
no nohn Non
Ok dah-core D’accord
Pardon me pahr-dohn Pardon
Please seel voo play S’il vous plaît
Pleased to meet you ohn-shahn-tay Enchanté(e)
Please speak slowly par-lay lehn-ta-mohn Parlez lentement
So-so kum-see, kum-sah Comme ci, comme ça
Thank you mare-see Merci
That’s ok dah ree-ehn De rien
There lah
Very well treh bee-ehn Très bien
What? kom-mohn Comment?
What is your name? kom-mohn voo-za-peh-lay voo Comment vous appellez-vous
When kohn Quand
Where oo
You’re welcome dah ree-ehn De rien
Can you tell me…? poovay voo muh deer… Pouvez-vous me dire…
I’m married/single/divorced juh swee maree-ay/sayleebatair/deevorssay Je suis marié/célibataire/divorcé
Do you mind if I smoke? suhla nuh vooz onwee pa kuh juh foom Cela ne vous ennuie pas que je fume?
I’d like to see… jemmereh vwahr J’aimerais voir…


Countries- France, Luxembourg, Haiti, Canada, Belgium, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Monaco, Switzerland

French Quick Facts

  • Roman Language using Roman Alphabet
  • One of the world’s great languages
  • Second most taught foreign language in the world, after English
  • Spoken by around 265 million people throughout the world
  • There are 27 wine regions in France

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