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French vocabulary A2: Conversation phrases

A2 Catalogue 128 cards

Everyday French phrases for conversation: greetings, wishes, replies, reactions and opinions, and the verbs of talking, such as “Bonne chance !”, “Je t'en prie.”, “Qu'est-ce qu'il y a ?”, “à mon avis” and “expliquer”.

128 French words at level A2, with their translation.

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annoncer to announce
alors (pour enchaîner) right (in speech)also: so, well
voilà here you arealso: here you go, there you are, there
n'est-ce pas ? don't you?also: isn't it?, doesn't it?, aren't you?, isn't he?, isn't she?
je veux dire I mean
la raison reason
les conseilsalso: des conseils advice
l'idée idea
la proposition proposalalso: suggestion
l'offre offer
la discussion (détendue) chat
vrai (pas faux)also: vraie true
en fait actuallyalso: in fact, in reality
exactementalso: précisément exactlyalso: precisely
probablement probably
certainementalso: assurément certainlyalso: definitely, no doubt
justement as it happens
offrir to offer
proposeralso: suggérer to suggestalso: to propose
remercier to thank
informer to inform (give news or facts)
De rien.also: Il n'y a pas de quoi., Je t'en prie. You're welcome.also: Not at all., Don't mention it.
Allons-y ! Let's go!also: Let us go!
Non mercialso: Non, merci No thanksalso: No, thanks
Bonne chance ! Good luck!also: Best of luck!
Félicitations ! Congratulations!also: Congrats!
Enchantéalso: Enchantée Pleased to meet you.also: Nice to meet you., How do you do?
d'accord ? (fin de phrase) all right?also: OK?, okay?, shall we?
Et toi ?also: Et vous ? What about you?also: How about you?, And you?
Pourquoi ne pas (faire qqch) ? Why not (do sth)?also: Why don't you, Why don't we
Avec plaisir. I'd love to.also: I would love to., With pleasure.
expliquer to explainalso: to account for
le pauvre (pour plaindre quelqu'un)also: la pauvre poor thing
décrire to describe (say what it is like)
se tromper to make a mistakealso: to be mistaken, to get it wrong
se taire to be quietalso: to keep quiet, to stop talking, to fall silent
peut-être maybealso: perhaps
je suppose I supposealso: I assume
j'imagine I imaginealso: I guess, I expect
si tu veuxalso: si vous voulez if you likealso: if you want
certainalso: certaine, sûr, sûre sure (certain)also: certain, positive
malheureusementalso: hélas, regrettablement unfortunatelyalso: sadly, alas, regrettably
à proposalso: au fait by the wayalso: BTW
Je t'en prie.also: Je vous en prie., De rien., Il n'y a pas de quoi. You're welcome.also: Not at all., Don't mention it.
Qu'y a-t-il ?also: Qu'est-ce qu'il y a ?, Qu'est-ce qui ne va pas ? What's the matter?also: What's wrong?, What is the matter?
peu importe it doesn't matter (not important)also: no matter
On y va ? Shall we go?also: Shall we?, Are we going?
Qu'est-ce qu'il y a ?also: Qu'est-ce qui ne va pas ?, Qu'y a-t-il ? What's the matter?also: What's wrong?, What is the matter?
dommage a pityalso: a shame
Oh non ! Oh no!
refuser to refusealso: to turn down
évidemment obviously
féliciter to congratulate
saluer to greetalso: to say hello to
heureusement luckilyalso: fortunately
l'explication explanation
au faitalso: à propos by the way
bref (pour changer de sujet) anyway (changing the subject)also: anyhow
pas tropalso: pas très not tooalso: not very
pas mal not bad
ou pas or not
pas trop mal not too bad
tout d'abordalso: d'abord, en premier lieu first of allalso: to begin with, firstly
de toute façon (malgré tout)also: de toute manière anyway (despite that)also: anyhow, in any case
être sûralso: être sûre to be surealso: to be certain, to be positive
je crains (mauvaise nouvelle)also: j'ai bien peur I'm afraid (bad news)also: I am afraid
Mince ! (exclamation)also: Zut ! Blast!also: Darn!, Drat!
Bon voyage ! Have a good trip!also: Have a safe journey!, Have a good journey!, Safe travels!, Have a nice trip!
mon chérialso: ma chérie, mon cœur, mon trésor darlingalso: sweetheart, dear
Qu'est-ce qui ne va pas ?also: Qu'est-ce qu'il y a ?, Qu'y a-t-il ? What's the matter?also: What's wrong?, What is the matter?
j'adorerais (qqch) I would love (sth)also: I'd love
Ça m'est égalalso: Ça m'est indifférent., Peu m'importe. I don't mindalso: I don't care, it's all the same to me
éventuellementalso: possiblement possibly
je préférerais (qqch) I would prefer (sth)also: I'd prefer
Et si on (faisait qqch) ? What about (doing sth)?also: How about
Tu veux que je (fasse qqch) ?also: Vous voulez que je Shall I (do sth)?also: Do you want me to, Would you like me to
Tu sais quoi ?also: Vous savez quoi ?, Devine quoi ! Guess what?also: You know what?
Ça vous dérange (si je fais qqch) ?also: Ça te dérange ? Do you mind (if I do sth)?
tant pis oh wellalso: too bad
Votre attention !also: Votre attention, s'il vous plaît !, Attention ! Attention!also: Attention, please!, Listen up!
ça ne fait rienalso: Ce n'est pas grave., laisse tomber Never mind.also: It doesn't matter., That's all right., That's alright., Forget it.
Pas de problème.also: Pas de souci. No problem.also: No worries.
Ce n'est pas grave.also: ça ne fait rien That's all right.also: That's alright., Never mind., It doesn't matter., It's no big deal.
Oh là là ! Oh dear!also: Oh my!, Dear me!
et ainsi de suitealso: etc. and so onalso: and so forth
ou quelque chose comme çaalso: ou un truc comme ça or somethingalso: or something like that, or whatever
deviner to guess
prévenir quelqu'un to let someone know (in advance)also: to tell someone
vouloir direalso: signifier to mean (have a meaning)also: to signify
dire à quelqu'un de faire (qqch) to tell someone to do (sth)
Je veux bien. Yes please.also: Yes, please., I'd like that.
j'ai bien peur (mauvaise nouvelle)also: je crains I'm afraid (bad news)also: I am afraid
Qu'est-ce que tu as ?also: Qu'est-ce que vous avez ? What's the matter with you?also: What's wrong with you?
Que dirais-tu de (qqch) ?also: Que diriez-vous de How about (sth)?also: What about
prendre place to take a seatalso: to have a seat
bien sûr que non of course not
Il est comment ?also: Comment est-il ? What's he like?also: What is he like?
Ah bon ? Really? (surprised reply)also: Oh really?, Is that so?
hélasalso: malheureusement unfortunatelyalso: alas, sadly
Bon appétit ! Enjoy your meal!also: Enjoy!
Bon retour parmi nous ! Welcome back!
Fais de beaux rêves !also: Faites de beaux rêves !, Beaux rêves !, Fais de doux rêves ! Sweet dreams!
bavarder (parler) to chat (talk)also: to have a chat
être d'accord to agree (share an opinion)
avoir tort to be wrong
c'est comme ça that's the way it isalso: that's how it is, that's just the way it is
C'est parti ! Here we go!also: Off we go!, We're off!
Bon retour ! Have a safe journey home!also: Have a safe journey!, Safe journey home!, Safe trip home!
Bon repas ! Have a nice meal!also: Have a good meal!
Bon après-midi ! Have a good afternoon!also: Have a nice afternoon!, Enjoy your afternoon!
À toi aussi !also: À vous aussi ! You too!also: Same to you!
Bonne continuation ! All the best! (for what comes next)also: All the best for the future!, Good luck with everything!
Ça m'est indifférent.also: Ça m'est égal, Peu m'importe. I don't mindalso: I don't care
à mon avisalso: à mon sens in my opinionalso: in my view, to my mind, IMO
Je pense que oui. I think so.
Tous mes vœux !also: Meilleurs vœux Best wishes (for an occasion)
Bonne année ! Happy New Year!
tutoyer to address someone as tualso: to use tu, to use the tu form
Ce n'est pas si grave. It's not that bad.also: It's not so bad., It isn't that bad.
Il n'y a pas de quoi.also: De rien., Je t'en prie. You're welcome.also: Not at all., Don't mention it.
Peu m'importe.also: Ça m'est égal, Ça m'est indifférent. I don't mindalso: I don't care
faire savoir (qqch à qqn) to let someone know (sth)also: to inform, to make known
Ça te va ?also: Ça vous va ? Is that OK with you?also: Does that suit you?, Is that all right with you?
Fais attention à toi !also: Faites attention à vous !, Prends soin de toi ! Take care!also: Look after yourself!
Fais de doux rêves !also: Faites de doux rêves !, Fais de beaux rêves ! Sweet dreams!
Devine quoi !also: Devinez quoi !, Tu sais quoi ? Guess what?
Prends soin de toi !also: Prenez soin de vous !, Fais attention à toi ! Take care!also: Look after yourself!
Meilleurs vœuxalso: Tous mes vœux ! Best wishes (for an occasion)

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