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Most Common French Phrases

Learn some of the most common French phrases
By Laura K. Lawless [1], About.com Guide Take a look at this list to learn some of the most useful and common French phrases. Only the most common translation(s) are provided here, so please click the links for more detailed information about each phrase. cause de [2] because of, due to ah bon (?) [3] oh really? I see la fois [4] at the same time la limite [5] at most, in a pinch la rigueur [6] or even, if need be la une [7] front page news la vtre ! [8] cheers! allons-y ! [9] let's go! mon avis [10] in my opinion peine [11] hardly peu prs [12] about, approximately, nearly a priori [13] at first glance, in principle tes souhaits [14] bless you au cas o [15] just in case au contraire [16] on the contrary au fait [17] by the way au fur et mesure [18] as, while au lieu de [19] instead of, rather than avoir l'air (de) [20] to look (like)

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bien dans sa peau [21] content, comfortable, at ease with oneself bien entendu [22] of course, obviously bien sr [23] of course blague part [24] seriously, all kidding aside Bon anniversaire ! [25] Happy birthday! Bon apptit ! [26] Enjoy your meal! Bon dbarras ! [27] Good riddance! bon march [28] inexpensive, cheap un bon rapport qualit-prix [29] good value

a m'est gal [30] it's all the same to me a ne fait rien [31] never mind, it doesn't matter a va (?) [32] how's it going?, I'm fine a vaut le coup [33] it's worth it c'est [34] it is c'est--dire [35] that is, i.e., I mean c'est parti [36] here we go, and we're off c'est pas vrai ! [37] no way! ce n'est pas grave [38] it doesn't matter, no problem ce n'est pas terrible [39] it's not that great un coup de fil [40] phone call un coup d'il [41] glance, quick look

d'ailleurs [42] moreover, might I add dis donc / dites donc [43] wow, by the way du coup [44] as a result du jour au lendemain [45] overnight du tout [46] not/none at all

en effet [47] indeed, that's right en fait [48] in fact

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enfin [49] well, I mean en retard [50] late entre chien et loup [51] at dusk, twilight et j'en passe [52] and that's not all et patati et patata [53] and so on and so forth tre en train de [54] to be ___ing

faire cadeau [55] to give (something), to let off easily faire le pont [56] to make it a long weekend fais gaffe [57] watch out, be careful fais voir [58] let me see figure-toi [59] guess what, get this 'fin [60] well, I mean

grce [61] thanks to

il est [62] it is il faut [63] it's necessary il y a [64] there is, there are il y a quelque chose qui cloche [65] something's amiss

J'arrive ! [66] I'm on my way! j'en passe et des meilleures [67] and that's not all j'en peux plus [68] I can't take (it) any more je n'en reviens pas [69] I can't believe it je n'y suis pour rien [70] it's got nothing to do with me je t'aime [71] I love you

mtro, boulot, dodo [72] the rat race

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n'importe quoi [73] whatever

oh l l [74] oh dear, oh no on ne sait jamais [75] you never know on peut se tutoyer ? [76] can we use tu? On y va ? [77] Shall we go? Ready?

par contre [78] whereas, on the other hand par exemple [79] for example, such as; oh my, well really! pas du tout [80] not at all pas mal [81] not bad, quite a bit pas terrible [82] not that great, nothing special plus a change... [83] the more things change...

quand mme [84] anyway, really, finally quand on parle du loup [85] speak of the devil

revenons nos moutons [86] let's get back to the subject at hand rien voir [87] nothing to do with

sans blague [88] seriously, all kidding aside si ce n'est pas indiscret [89] if it's not too personal a question si tu veux [90] if you will

tant mieux [91] it's just as well, even better tant pis [92] oh well, too bad, tough tout coup [93] all of a sudden tout fait [94] absolutely, exactly tout l'heure [95] in a moment, a moment ago
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tout de suite [96] right away, immediately tout d'un coup [97] all at once tu connais la musique [98] you know the routine tu m'tonnes [99] tell me something I don't know tu te rends compte ? [100] can you imagine?

valoir le coup [101] to be worth it Vive la France ! [102] Long live France! voil [103] there is, that's it

Learn more common French phrases with these lessons:

1. http://french.about.com/bio/Laura-K-Lawless-3906.htm 2. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/a-cause-de.htm 3. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/ahbon.htm 4. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/a-la-fois.htm 5. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/alalimite.htm 6. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/alarigueur.htm 7. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/alaune.htm 8. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/alavotre.htm 9. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/on-y-va.htm 10. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/amonavis.htm 11. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/apeine.htm 12. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/a-peu-pres.htm 13. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/a-priori.htm 14. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/atessouhaits.htm 15. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/aucasou.htm 16. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/au-contraire.htm 17. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/aufait.htm 18. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/au-fur-et-a-mesure.htm 19. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/aulieude.htm
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20. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/avoir-l-air.htm 21. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/biendanssapeau.htm 22. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/bien-entendu.htm 23. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/bien-sur.htm 24. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/blague-a-part.htm 25. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/specialoccasion.htm 26. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/bon-appetit.htm 27. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/bon-debarras.htm 28. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/bon-marche.htm 29. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/bon-rapport-qualite-prix.htm 30. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/ca-m-est-egal.htm 31. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/ca-ne-fait-rien.htm 32. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/cava.htm 33. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/valoirlecoup.htm 34. http://french.about.com/library/weekly/aa032500.htm 35. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/c-est-a-dire.htm 36. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/cestparti.htm 37. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/c-est-pas-vrai.htm 38. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/ce-n-est-pas-grave.htm 39. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/cenestpasterrible.htm 40. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/coup-de-fil.htm 41. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/coupdoeil.htm 42. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/dailleurs.htm 43. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/dis-donc.htm 44. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/du-coup.htm 45. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/dujouraulendemain.htm 46. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/du-tout.htm 47. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/en-effet.htm 48. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/enfait.htm 49. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/g/enfin.htm 50. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/en-retard.htm

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51. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/entre-chien-et-loup.htm 52. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/j-en-passe.htm 53. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/etpatatietpatata.htm 54. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/etreentrainde.htm 55. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/fairecadeau.htm 56. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/fairelepont.htm 57. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/faisgaffe.htm 58. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/faisvoir.htm 59. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/figuretoi.htm 60. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/g/enfin.htm 61. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/grace-a.htm 62. http://french.about.com/library/weekly/aa032500.htm 63. http://french.about.com/od/grammar/a/falloir.htm 64. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/ilya.htm 65. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/quicloche.htm 66. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/j-arrive.htm 67. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/j-en-passe.htm 68. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/j-en-peux-plus.htm 69. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/jenenrevienspas.htm 70. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/jenysuispourien.htm 71. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/love_3.htm 72. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/metroboulotdodo.htm 73. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/nimportequoi.htm 74. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/ohlala.htm 75. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/on-ne-sait-jamais.htm 76. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/onpeutsetutoyer.htm 77. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/on-y-va.htm 78. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/par-contre.htm 79. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/par-exemple.htm 80. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/du-tout.htm 81. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/pas-mal.htm

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82. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/cenestpasterrible.htm 83. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/pluscachange.htm 84. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/quandmeme.htm 85. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/onparleduloup.htm 86. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/revenonsanosmoutons.htm 87. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/rienavoir.htm 88. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/blague-a-part.htm 89. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/pasindiscret.htm 90. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/situveux.htm 91. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/tant-mieux.htm 92. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/tant-pis.htm 93. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/tout-a-coup.htm 94. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/tout-a-fait.htm 95. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/toutalheure.htm 96. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/tout-de-suite.htm 97. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/tout-d-un-coup.htm 98. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/connaitmusique.htm 99. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/tumetonnes.htm 100. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/tuterendscompte.htm 101. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/valoirlecoup.htm 102. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/vive-la-france.htm 103. http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/voila.htm

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