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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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| bouilloire |
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| "kettle" |
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| bouilloire |
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| bouilloire |
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| "kettle" |
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| Le thé est dans la bouilloire. |
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| "The tea is in the kettle." |
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| Le thé est dans la bouilloire. |
| 2. |
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| casserole |
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| "pot" |
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| casserole |
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| casserole |
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| "pot" |
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| Cette casserole date de dix ans. |
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| "That pot is ten years old." |
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| Cette casserole date de dix ans. |
| 3. |
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| grenouille |
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| "frog" |
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| grenouille |
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| grenouille |
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| "frog" |
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| Les grenouilles sont des sauteuses et des nageuses hors pair. |
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| "Frogs are exceptional jumpers and swimmers." |
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| Les grenouilles sont des sauteuses et des nageuses hors pair. |
| 4. |
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| pigeon |
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| "pigeon" |
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| pigeon |
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| pigeon |
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| "pigeon" |
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| Ne nourrissez pas les pigeons. |
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| "Don't feed the pigeons." |
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| Ne nourrissez pas les pigeons. |
| 5. |
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| guide touristique |
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| "guidebook" |
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| guide touristique |
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| guide touristique |
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| "guidebook" |
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| Un guide touristique te donnera des informations utiles pour ton voyage. |
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| "A guidebook will give you helpful information for your trip." |
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| Un guide touristique te donnera des informations utiles pour ton voyage. |
| 6. |
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| entrée |
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| "entrance" |
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| entrée |
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| entrée |
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| "entrance" |
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| Où est l'entrée ? |
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| "Where is the entrance?" |
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| Où est l'entrée ? |
| 7. |
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| guide touristique |
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| "tour guide" |
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| guide touristique |
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| guide touristique |
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| "tour guide" |
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| Le guide touristique connaît bien la région. |
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| "The tour guide knows the region well." |
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| Le guide touristique connaît bien la région. |
| 8. |
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| réservation |
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| "reservation" |
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| réservation |
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| réservation |
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| "reservation" |
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| Avez-vous une réservation ? |
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| "Do you have a reservation?" |
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| Avez-vous une réservation ? |
| 9. |
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| passeport |
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| "passport" |
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| passeport |
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| passeport |
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| "passport" |
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| J'ai perdu mon passeport. |
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| "I lost my passport." |
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| J'ai perdu mon passeport. |
| 10. |
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| informatique |
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| "computer science" |
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| informatique |
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| informatique |
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| "computer science" |
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| Les cours d'informatique sont le lundi. |
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| "Computer science classes are on Mondays." |
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| Les cours d'informatique sont le lundi. |
| 11. |
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| maths |
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| "math" |
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| maths |
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| maths |
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| "math" |
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| Je n'aime pas étudier les maths. |
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| "I don't like to study maths." |
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| Je n'aime pas étudier les maths. |
| 12. |
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| sentir |
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| "feel" |
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| sentir |
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| sentir |
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| "feel" |
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| Manger du yaourt vous fait vous sentir mieux. |
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| "Eating yogurt makes you feel better." |
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| Manger du yaourt vous fait vous sentir mieux. |
| 13. |
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| dessiner |
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| "draw" |
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| dessiner |
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| dessiner |
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| "draw" |
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| J'ai demandé à l'illustrateur de me dessiner un dessin. |
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| "I asked the illustrator to draw me a picture." |
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| J'ai demandé à l'illustrateur de me dessiner un dessin. |
| 14. |
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| plan |
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| "plan" |
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| plan |
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| plan |
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| "plan" |
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| Ce plan sembe diabolique. |
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| "This plan sounds devilish." |
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| Ce plan sembe diabolique. |
| 15. |
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| vente |
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| "sale" |
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| vente |
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| vente |
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| "sale" |
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| Le service de vente permet le développement de l'entreprise. |
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| "The sales department is driving company's growth." |
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| Le service de vente permet le développement de l'entreprise. |
| 16. |
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| faire du shopping |
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| "shopping" |
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| faire du shopping |
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| faire du shopping |
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| "shopping" |
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| Hier, je suis allée faire du shopping avec mes amies. |
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| "Yesterday, I went shopping with my girlfriends." |
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| Hier, je suis allée faire du shopping avec mes amies. |
| 17. |
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| quatrième |
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| "fourth" |
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| quatrième |
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| quatrième |
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| "fourth" |
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| Tourne à droite au quatrième feu. |
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| "Turn right at the fourth traffic signal." |
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| Tourne à droite au quatrième feu. |
| 18. |
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| cinquième |
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| "fifth" |
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| cinquième |
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| cinquième |
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| "fifth" |
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| À la fête de mon cinquième anniversaire, il y avait un clown effrayant. |
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| "At my fifth birthday party, there was a scary clown." |
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| À la fête de mon cinquième anniversaire, il y avait un clown effrayant. |
| 19. |
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| sixième |
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| "sixth" |
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| sixième |
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| sixième |
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| "sixth" |
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| J'ai reçu des habits d'école pour mon sixième anniversaire. |
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| "I received school clothes for my sixth birthday." |
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| J'ai reçu des habits d'école pour mon sixième anniversaire. |
| 20. |
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| septième |
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| "seventh" |
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| septième |
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| septième |
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| "seventh" |
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| Tout le monde chante durant la septième manche du match de baseball. |
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| "Everyone sings during the seventh inning of a baseball game." |
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| Tout le monde chante durant la septième manche du match de baseball. |
| 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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