A2
50 most common French words: level A2
The French words at level A2 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 | cinq | /sɛ̃k/ | five | noun |
| 2 | parfait | /paʁ.fɛ/ | perfect | adjective |
| 3 | ainsi | /ɛ̃.si/ | thus | adverb |
| 4 | retour | /ʁə.tuʁ/ | return | noun |
| 5 | peine | /pɛn/ | trouble | noun |
| 6 | minute | /mi.nyt/ | minute | noun |
| 7 | plan | /plɑ̃/ | plan | noun |
| 8 | instant | /ɛ̃s.tɑ̃/ | instant | noun |
| 9 | prison | /pʁi.zɔ̃/ | prison | noun |
| 10 | penser | /pɑ̃.se/ | think | verb |
| 11 | essayer | /e.se.je/ | try | verb |
| 12 | arme | /aʁm/ | weapon | noun |
| 13 | mauvais | /mo.vɛ/ | bad | adjective |
| 14 | mot | /mo/ | word | noun |
| 15 | quatre | /katʁ/ | four | verb |
| 16 | rentrer | /ʁɑ̃.tʁe/ | go home | verb |
| 17 | regarder | /ʁə.ɡaʁ.de/ | look | verb |
| 18 | choix | /ʃwa/ | choice | noun |
| 19 | parfois | /paʁ.fwa/ | sometimes | adverb |
| 20 | film | /film/ | movie | noun |
| 21 | faute | /fot/ | fault | noun |
| 22 | facile | /fa.sil/ | easy | adjective |
| 23 | bas | /bɑ/ | bottom | noun |
| 24 | changer | /ʃɑ̃.ʒe/ | change | verb |
| 25 | entendre | /ɑ̃.tɑ̃dʁ/ | hear | verb |
| 26 | plaisir | /plɛ.ziʁ/ | pleasure | noun |
| 27 | heureux | /œ.ʁø/ | happy | adjective |
| 28 | entrer | /ɑ̃.tʁe/ | enter | verb |
| 29 | propre | /pʁɔpʁ/ | own | adjective |
| 30 | tour | /tuʁ/ | turn | noun |
| 31 | garder | /ɡaʁ.de/ | keep | verb |
| 32 | agent | /a.ʒɑ̃/ | agent | noun |
| 33 | lit | /li/ | bed | noun |
| 34 | rendre | /ʁɑ̃dʁ/ | give back | verb |
| 35 | route | /ʁut/ | road | noun |
| 36 | lieu | /ljø/ | place | noun |
| 37 | service | /sɛʁˈvis/ | service | noun |
| 38 | devoir | /də.vwaʁ/ | have to | verb |
| 39 | drôle | /dʁol/ | funny | adjective |
| 40 | difficile | /di.fi.sil/ | difficult | adjective |
| 41 | pire | /piʁ/ | worse | noun |
| 42 | sujet | /sy.ʒɛ/ | subject | noun |
| 43 | état | /e.ta/ | state | noun |
| 44 | impossible | /ɛ̃.pɔ.sibl/ | impossible | adjective |
| 45 | sorte | /sɔʁt/ | kind | noun |
| 46 | perdre | /pɛʁdʁ/ | lose | verb |
| 47 | bizarre | /bi.zaʁ/ | bizarre | adjective |
| 48 | payer | /pɛ.je/ | pay | verb |
| 49 | chien | /ʃjɛ̃/ | dog | noun |
| 50 | café | /ka.fe/ | coffee | 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).