60 Basic French Words You Should Learn - Mondly (2024)

According to the French dictionary Larousse, there are more than 63,500 words, 125,000 meanings and 20,000 phrases and 28,000 proper names.

There are some words you've already know as they are used in English:

1. 1. Nouns: Accident, Compliment, Passion, Religion, Suggestion, Nature, Prison
2. 2. Adjectives: Intelligent, Invisible, Visible, Impossible, Admirable, Capable

Basic French verbs

• • être: 'to be' Example: Il est en retard. (I'm tired.)
• • avoir: 'to have' Example: J'ai une voiture. (I have a car.)
• • aller: 'to go' Example: Je vais au travail. (I go to work.)
• • faire: 'to make' Example: Nous faisons du café ensemble. (We make coffee together.)
• • savoir: 'to know (something)' Example: Je sais que. (I know that.)
• • vouloir: 'to want' Example: Nous voulons des vacances. (We want a holiday.)
• • parler: 'to speak' Example: Parlez lentement. (Speak slowly.)
• • voir: 'to see' Example: Je vois le coucher du soleil. (I see the sunset.)
• • venir: 'to come' Example: Je viens à la maison. (I come home.)