B1
50 most common French words: level B1
The French words at level B1 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 | coupe | /kup/ | cup | noun |
| 2 | prince | /pʁɛ̃s/ | prince | noun |
| 3 | maladie | /ma.la.di/ | disease | noun |
| 4 | week-end | /wi.kɛnd/ | weekend | noun |
| 5 | alcool | /al.kɔl/ | alcohol | noun |
| 6 | fil | /fil/ | thread | noun |
| 7 | quitte | /kit/ | quits | adjective |
| 8 | totalement | /tɔ.tal.mɑ̃/ | totally | adverb |
| 9 | remercier | /ʁə.mɛʁ.sje/ | thank | verb |
| 10 | île | /il/ | island | noun |
| 11 | caméra | /ka.me.ʁa/ | camera | noun |
| 12 | pleurer | /plœ.ʁe/ | cry | verb |
| 13 | régler | /ʁe.ɡle/ | settle | verb |
| 14 | entier | /ɑ̃.tje/ | whole | noun |
| 15 | fermer | /fɛʁ.me/ | close | verb |
| 16 | image | /i.maʒ/ | image | noun |
| 17 | amuser | /a.my.ze/ | amuse | verb |
| 18 | suivi | /sɥi.vi/ | follow-up | noun |
| 19 | langue | /lɑ̃ɡ/ | tongue | noun |
| 20 | direction | /di.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃/ | direction | noun |
| 21 | frais | /fʁɛ/ | fees | noun |
| 22 | soldat | /sɔl.da/ | soldier | noun |
| 23 | couleur | /ku.lœʁ/ | color | noun |
| 24 | bouger | /bu.ʒe/ | move | verb |
| 25 | frapper | /fʁa.pe/ | hit | verb |
| 26 | évidemment | /e.vi.da.mɑ̃/ | obviously | adverb |
| 27 | sacré | /sa.kʁe/ | sacred | adjective |
| 28 | mentir | /mɑ̃.tiʁ/ | lie | verb |
| 29 | troisième | /tʁwa.zjɛm/ | third | noun |
| 30 | faible | /fɛbl/ | weak | adjective |
| 31 | bleu | /blø/ | blue | noun |
| 32 | courir | /ku.ʁiʁ/ | run | verb |
| 33 | américain | /a.me.ʁi.kɛ̃/ | american | noun |
| 34 | pont | /pɔ̃/ | bridge | noun |
| 35 | gay | /ɡe/ | gay | noun |
| 36 | attraper | /a.tʁa.pe/ | catch | verb |
| 37 | poisson | /pwa.sɔ̃/ | fish | noun |
| 38 | date | /dat/ | date | noun |
| 39 | intention | /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/ | intention | noun |
| 40 | procureur | /pʁɔ.ky.ʁœʁ/ | prosecutor | noun |
| 41 | shérif | /ʃe.ʁif/ | sheriff | noun |
| 42 | arrêt | /a.ʁɛ/ | stop | noun |
| 43 | sourire | /su.ʁiʁ/ | smile | verb |
| 44 | lait | /lɛ/ | milk | noun |
| 45 | chasse | /ʃas/ | hunting | noun |
| 46 | signal | /si.ɲal/ | signal | noun |
| 47 | destin | /dɛs.tɛ̃/ | fate | noun |
| 48 | français | /fʁɑ̃.sɛ/ | french | noun |
| 49 | princesse | /pʁɛ̃.sɛs/ | princess | noun |
| 50 | paie | /pɛ/ | pay | noun |
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Sources: translations and pronunciation from Wiktionary (wikdict, CC BY-SA 3.0) and ipa-dict (MIT), frequency from OpenSubtitles (FrequencyWords).