A1
50 most common French words: level A1
The French words at level A1 that come up most often, ranked by frequency in film and TV subtitles, with pronunciation and English translation. This is what NativeLingo swaps into your pages at this level.
| # | Word | Pronunciation | Translation | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | un | /œ̃/ | one | noun |
| 2 | plus | /ply/ | more | noun |
| 3 | faire | /fɛʁ/ | do | verb |
| 4 | être | /ɛtʁ/ | be | verb |
| 5 | dire | /diʁ/ | say | verb |
| 6 | chose | /ʃoz/ | thing | noun |
| 7 | bon | /bɔ̃/ | good | noun |
| 8 | juste | /ʒyst/ | fair | adjective |
| 9 | jamais | /ʒa.mɛ/ | never | adverb |
| 10 | vraiment | /vʁɛ.mɑ̃/ | really | adverb |
| 11 | voir | /vwaʁ/ | see | verb |
| 12 | même | /mɛm/ | same | adverb |
| 13 | deux | /dø/ | two | noun |
| 14 | autre | /otʁ/ | other | noun |
| 15 | peu | /pø/ | little | noun |
| 16 | temps | /tɑ̃/ | time | noun |
| 17 | toujours | /tu.ʒuʁ/ | always | adverb |
| 18 | encore | /ɑ̃.kɔʁ/ | still | adverb |
| 19 | besoin | /bə.zwɛ̃/ | need | noun |
| 20 | accord | /a.kɔʁ/ | agreement | noun |
| 21 | vie | /vi/ | life | noun |
| 22 | peut-être | /pø.t‿ɛtʁ/ | maybe | adverb |
| 23 | aller | /a.le/ | go | verb |
| 24 | donc | /dɔ̃k/ | therefore | adverb |
| 25 | monde | /mɔ̃d/ | world | noun |
| 26 | avant | /a.vɑ̃/ | before | noun |
| 27 | sûr | /syʁ/ | sure | adjective |
| 28 | trop | /tʁo/ | too | adverb |
| 29 | parler | /paʁ.le/ | speak | verb |
| 30 | personne | /pɛʁ.sɔn/ | person | noun |
| 31 | père | /pɛʁ/ | father | noun |
| 32 | après | /a.pʁɛ/ | after | adverb |
| 33 | dieu | /djø/ | god | noun |
| 34 | homme | /ɔm/ | man | noun |
| 35 | vrai | /vʁɛ/ | true | noun |
| 36 | femme | /fam/ | woman | noun |
| 37 | mal | /mal/ | bad | noun |
| 38 | déjà | /de.ʒa/ | already | adverb |
| 39 | depuis | /də.pɥi/ | since | adverb |
| 40 | beaucoup | /bo.ku/ | a lot | adverb |
| 41 | mort | /mɔʁ/ | death | noun |
| 42 | mère | /mɛʁ/ | mother | noun |
| 43 | fille | /fij/ | daughter | noun |
| 44 | gens | /ʒɑ̃/ | people | noun |
| 45 | désolé | /de.zɔ.le/ | sorry | adjective |
| 46 | petit | /pə.ti/ | small | noun |
| 47 | maison | /mɛ.zɔ̃/ | house | noun |
| 48 | soir | /swaʁ/ | evening | noun |
| 49 | passé | /pa.se/ | past | noun |
| 50 | prendre | /pʁɑ̃dʁ/ | take | verb |
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Sources: translations and pronunciation from Wiktionary (wikdict, CC BY-SA 3.0) and ipa-dict (MIT), frequency from OpenSubtitles (FrequencyWords).