Easy French Phrase Book: Over 1500 Common Phrases For Everyday Use And Travel

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This means that there are many more possible conjugations for French verbs than English verbs, and learning how to conjugate each verb in different scenarios can be a challenge for English speakers.

A final 'e' is also usually silent if the word has more than one syllable, except in parts of southern France, especially Toulouse. Very easy to use, the chapters are well structured with everything you need to know in specific situation, which makes it great for travelling as you know where to find what you need in the book.The DK travel guides are some of the most popular in the world, so when they release a phrasebook, you know it’s going to be good. zéro ( zairro) 1 un/une ( uhn)/( uun) 2 deux ( deu) 3 trois ( trwah) 4 quatre ( kahtr) 5 cinq ( sank) 6 six ( sees) 7 sept ( set) 8 huit ( weet) 9 neuf ( neuf) 10 dix ( deece) 11 onze ( onz) 12 douze ( dooz) 13 treize ( trayz) 14 quatorze ( kat-ORZ) 15 quinze ( kihnz) 16 seize ( says) 17 dix-sept ( dee-SET) 18 dix-huit ( dee-ZWEET) 19 dix-neuf ( deez-NUF) 20 vingt ( vihnt) 21 vingt-et-un ( vihng-tay-UHN) 22 vingt-deux ( vihn-teu-DEU) 23 vingt-trois ( vin-teu-TRWAH) 30 trente ( trahnt) 40 quarante ( kar-AHNT) 50 cinquante ( sank-AHNT) 60 soixante ( swah-SAHNT) 70 soixante-dix ( swah-sahnt-DEES) or septante ( sep-TAHNGT) in Belgium and Switzerland 80 quatre-vingts ( kaht-ruh-VIHN); huitante ( weet-AHNT) in Belgium and Switzerland (except Geneva); octante ( oct-AHNT) in Switzerland 90 quatre-vingt-dix ( katr-vihn-DEES); nonante ( noh-NAHNT) in Belgium and Switzerland 100 cent ( sahn) 200 deux cents ( deu sahng) 300 trois cents ( trrwa sahng) Cinq cents francs, used in several countries in Central Africa 1000 mille ( meel) 2000 deux mille ( deu meel) 1,000,000 un million ( ung mee-LYOHN) (treated as a noun when alone: one million euros would be un million d'euros). The singular definite article ("the" in English) of each noun depends on its gender: le (m), la (f) or l’ (before all singular nouns starting with a vowel and some starting with "h", regardless of gender). The grammatical gender of nouns denoting persons generally follows the person's natural sex; for instance, mère (mother) is feminine, while père (father) is masculine. I don't have a special phrase book, but I have used several of the ones with the yellow plastic cover and also Rick Steves.

shode) The summit of Mont Blanc, at about 4800 m above sea level, is froid toute l'année Cold Froid (m. Getting your tongue around new sounds is a very tricky thing, but by taking a little time to focus on the phonetics of new words, you’ll stand yourself in good stead down the line.He spent several years teaching French while traveling abroad and has since moved back to Paris to dedicate his time to developing fun and helpful French language resources. After decades of close-to-the-ground travel through Europe, Rick Steves has learned which French words and phrases are important for independent travelers — and which ones are worthless outside of four-star hotels. A list of over 1500 common phrases in French, with an accurate translation in English for your understanding. In the combinations "gue" and "gui", the "u" should not be pronounced: it is there only to force the prononciation of "g" as in "go".

com Just go to that site and type in "rick steves phrase and dictionary", then find the ones for Italy and France. Backing yourself up with all of the insight you’d need beforehand is a great way to go about picking up a language with confidence. Learn French is recorded using native speaker and we have tried our best to be authentic in the pronunciation whilst ensuring it is easy to understand. However, how many of them provide you the tools necessary to have a common conversation with a best friend or someone you've just met?The vocabulary tables in this phrasebook are packed full of thousands of new words to cover any type of travel scenario. zhe s'wee oon see-twa-YEN a-may-ree-KEN/os-trah-lee-EN/ahn-GLEZ/ka-na-DYEN) I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy or consulate. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. hour heure ( eur) minute minute ( mee-NUUT) From 1 minute past to 30 minutes past the hour [hour] + [number of minutes] Example: 10:20 or "twenty past ten" = 10h20; "dix heures vingt" ( deez eur va(n)) For 31 minutes past to 59 minutes past the hour [next hour] + moins ( mwa(n)) Example: 10:40 or "twenty to eleven" = 10h40; "onze heures moins vingt" ( onz eur mwa(n) va(n)) quarter past [hour] et quart ( ay kahr) Example: 07:15 or "quarter past seven" = 7h15; "sept heures et quart" ( set eur eh kahr) quarter to [hour] moins le quart ( mwa(n) luh kahr) Example: 16:45 or "quarter to five" = 16h45; "dix sept heures moins le quart" ( dee-set eur mwan luh kahr) half-past et demie ( eh duh-MEE); et demi (after midnight or noon, eh duh-MEE) Example : 10:30 or "half past ten" = 10h30; "dix heures et demie" ( deez eur eh duh-MEE) Example : 12:30 or "half past twelve" = 12h30; "douze heures et demi" ( dooz eur eh duh-MEE) 1AM, 01:00 1h00; une heure du matin ( uun eur duu ma-TAN) 2AM, 02:00 2h00; deux heures du matin ( dooz eur duu ma-TAN) noon, 12:00 12h00; midi ( mee-DEE) 1PM, 13:00 13h00; treize heures ( traiyz er) une heure de l'après-midi ( uun eur duh la-preh-mee-DEE) 2PM, 14:00 14h00; quatorze heures ( KAH-torz er) deux heures de l'après-midi ( duz er duh la-preh-mee-DEE) 6PM, 18:00 18h00; dix-huit heures ( deez-weet ER) six heures du soir ( seez er duu SWAR) 7:30PM, 19:30 19h30; dix-neuf heures trente ( DEE-znuf er TRAHNT) sept heures et demie ( SET er eh duh-MEE) midnight, 00:00 0h00; minuit ( mee-NWEE) Duration [ edit ] Abbaye de Fontevraud _____ minute(s) _____ minute(s) ( mee-NOOT) _____ hour(s) _____ heure(s) ( eur) _____ day(s) _____ jour(s) ( zhoor) _____ week(s) _____ semaine(s) ( suh-MEN) _____ month(s) _____ mois ( mwa) _____ year(s) _____ an(s) ( ahng), année(s) ( ah-NAY) hourly horaire ( oh-RAIR) daily quotidien / quotidienne ( ko-tee-DYAN / ko-tee-DYEN) weekly hebdomadaire ( eb-doh-ma-DAIYR) monthly mensuel / mensuelle ( mang-suu-WEL) seasonal saisonnier / saisonnière ( SEH-zon-ee-ay / SEH-zon-ee-air) yearly annuel / annuelle ( ah-nuu-WEL) How long is your vacation? Helping you to separate your tu from your vous, and to spot the correct greeting for any situation, the Lonely Planet guide can be an invaluable tool to use.