Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including business attire and school-related words
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| In this video, you'll learn 20 of the most common words and phrases in French. |
| Hi everybody, my name is Lya. |
| Welcome to The 800 Core French Words and Phrases video series! |
| This series will teach you the eight hundred most common words and phrases in French. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| 1. |
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| cravate |
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| "necktie" |
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| cravate |
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| cravate |
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| "necktie" |
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| Si tu ne mets pas ta cravate correctement, tu ressembleras à un plouc. |
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| "If you don't tie your necktie properly, you will look like a slob." |
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| Si tu ne mets pas ta cravate correctement, tu ressembleras à un plouc. |
| 2. |
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| costume |
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| "suit" |
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| costume |
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| costume |
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| "suit" |
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| Il se vêtit d'un costume blanc. |
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| "He put on a white suit." |
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| Il se vêtit d'un costume blanc. |
| 3. |
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| baskets |
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| "sneakers" |
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| baskets |
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| baskets |
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| "sneakers" |
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| Mes baskets sont très confortables. |
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| "My sneakers are very comfortable." |
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| Mes baskets sont très confortables. |
| 4. |
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| vingt-et-un |
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| "twenty-one" |
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| vingt-et-un |
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| vingt-et-un |
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| "twenty-one" |
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| L'immeuble a vingt-et-un étages. |
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| "The building has twenty-one stories." |
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| L'immeuble a vingt-et-un étages. |
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| vingt-deux |
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| "twenty-two" |
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| vingt-deux |
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| vingt-deux |
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| "twenty-two" |
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| Vingt-deux est son nombre préféré. |
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| "Twenty-two is her favorite number." |
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| Vingt-deux est son nombre préféré. |
| 6. |
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| trente-trois |
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| "thirty-three" |
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| trente-trois |
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| trente-trois |
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| "thirty-three" |
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| Elle a trente-trois ans. |
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| "She's thirty-three years old." |
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| Elle a trente-trois ans. |
| 7. |
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| quarante-quatre |
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| "forty-four" |
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| quarante-quatre |
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| quarante-quatre |
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| "forty-four" |
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| J'ai quarante-quatre examens cette année. |
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| "I have forty-four exams this year." |
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| J'ai quarante-quatre examens cette année. |
| 8. |
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| cinquante-cinq |
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| "fifty-five" |
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| cinquante-cinq |
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| cinquante-cinq |
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| "fifty-five" |
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| Ma TV a cinquante-cinq chaînes. |
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| "My TV has fifty-five channels." |
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| Ma TV a cinquante-cinq chaînes. |
| 9. |
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| étudiant |
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| "student" |
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| étudiant |
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| étudiant |
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| "student" |
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| L'étudiant écrit sur le cahier. |
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| "The student writes on the notebook." |
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| L'étudiant écrit sur le cahier. |
| 10. |
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| regarder |
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| "watch" |
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| regarder |
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| regarder |
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| "watch" |
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| J'adore regarder ce DVD avec mes amis. |
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| "I love to watch this DVD with my friends." |
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| J'adore regarder ce DVD avec mes amis. |
| 11. |
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| salle de classe |
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| "classroom" |
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| salle de classe |
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| salle de classe |
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| "classroom" |
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| La salle de classe est pleine. |
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| "The classroom is full." |
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| La salle de classe est pleine. |
| 12. |
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| école |
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| "school" |
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| école |
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| école |
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| "school" |
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| J'apprends la chimie à l'école. |
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| "I study chemistry at school." |
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| J'apprends la chimie à l'école. |
| 13. |
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| chaise d'école |
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| "school chair" |
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| chaise d'école |
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| chaise d'école |
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| "school chair" |
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| J'ai acheté un coussin pour ma chaise d'école. |
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| "I bought a cushion for my school chair." |
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| J'ai acheté un coussin pour ma chaise d'école. |
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| bureau |
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| "school desk" |
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| bureau |
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| bureau |
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| "school desk" |
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| La chaise est attachée au bureau. |
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| "The chair is attached to the school desk." |
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| La chaise est attachée au bureau. |
| 15. |
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| surfer sur internet |
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| "surf the internet" |
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| surfer sur internet |
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| surfer sur internet |
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| "surf the internet" |
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| Je surfe sur internet chaque soir avant d'aller me coucher. |
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| "I surf the internet every night before bed." |
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| Je surfe sur internet chaque soir avant d'aller me coucher. |
| 16. |
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| nord |
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| "north" |
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| nord |
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| nord |
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| "north" |
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| Le vent du nord est froid. |
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| "The north wind is cold." |
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| Le vent du nord est froid. |
| 17. |
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| retourner |
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| "return" |
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| retourner |
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| retourner |
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| "return" |
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| Patrick veut retourner à Bordeaux. |
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| "Patrick wants to return in Bordeaux." |
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| Patrick veut retourner à Bordeaux. |
| 18. |
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| baigner |
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| "bathe" |
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| baigner |
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| baigner |
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| "bathe" |
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| J'adore me baigner dans les lacs. |
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| "I love to bathe in lakes." |
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| J'adore me baigner dans les lacs. |
| 19. |
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| dormir |
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| "sleep" |
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| dormir |
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| dormir |
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| "sleep" |
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| Je peux dormir assis. |
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| "I can sleep sitting." |
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| Je peux dormir assis. |
| 20. |
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| sud |
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| "south" |
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| sud |
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| sud |
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| "south" |
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| Il a une superbe villa dans le sud. |
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| "He has an amazing villa in the South." |
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| Il a une superbe villa dans le sud. |
| Well done! In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words. |
| See you next time! |
| Au revoir. |
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