A1 Level French Words
Beginner level. The core words you meet most often in everyday life.
A1 vocabulary list
| # | French | English | Example sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | de preposition | of; from | La maison de MarieMarie's book |
| 2 | être verb | to be | Je suis heureux.I am happy |
| 3 | avoir verb | to have | J'ai un chat.I have a cat |
| 4 | ne particle | not (part of negation with pas) | Je ne sais pas.I don't know |
| 5 | pas adverb | not | Ce n'est pas difficile.I don't like coffee |
| 6 | aller verb | to go | Je vais au parc.I go to school |
| 7 | en preposition | in; to (a country); some of it | Je vais en France.I'm going to France |
| 8 | dans preposition | in; inside | Les enfants jouent dans le jardin.The cat is in the house |
| 9 | pour preposition | for; in order to | C'est pour toi.It's for you |
| 10 | faire verb | to do; to make | Je fais mes devoirs.I do the housework |
| 11 | avec preposition | with | Je vais avec mon ami.I'm going to the cinema with my friend |
| 12 | très adverb | very | Il est très intelligent.It's very beautiful |
| 13 | bien adverb | well; good | Ça va bien.You're doing well |
| 14 | plus adverb | more | Tu as plus d'argent que moi.I want more coffee |
| 15 | sur preposition | on; about | Le livre est sur la table.The book is on the table |
| 16 | pouvoir verb | can; to be able to | Peux-tu m'aider?Can you help me? |
| 17 | dire verb | to say; to tell | Qu'est-ce qu'il dit?I'm telling you the truth |
| 18 | vouloir verb | to want; to wish | Je veux un café.I want an ice cream |
| 19 | aimer verb | to like; to love | J'aime les fleurs.I like fruit |
| 20 | aussi adverb | also; too | Moi aussi, j'aime le français.I also want a cake |