SOME HELPFUL FRENCH WORDS AND PHRASES THAT WILL MAKE YOUR TRIP GO MORE EASILY.


Excuse' moi or Pardone moi
PRONUNCIATION:EXCUS-AY MOAH --- PARDONAY MOAH
ENGLISH: Excuse me, Pardon me

J'suise d'Les Etas Unis (Nous somme d'Les Etas Unis)
PRONUNCIATION:Jeh Swee d'leh etah ooonee (Noose Sahm d'leh etah ooonee)
ENGLISH: I am from the United States (We are from the United States)

J'nes parles pas Francais
PRONUNCIATION:Jeh neh parlay pah Fron-say
ENGLISH: I don't speak French.

Parles vous Anglais?
PRONUNCIATION:Par-lay voo ahn-glais?
ENGLISH: Do you speak English?

J'Nes comprend pas.
PRONUNCIATION:Jeh neh cahm-pren pah.
ENGLISH: I don't understand.

Ou sont les toilette?
PRONUNCIATION:Ooo sahnt lay twah-let?
ENGLISH: Where are the toilets?

Oui / non
PRONUNCIATION:wee / naw
ENGLISH: Yes / no

Merci'
PRONUNCIATION:Mare-see'
ENGLISH: Thankyou

Bon Jour / Bon Soir
PRONUNCIATION:bahn jewer / bah swaah
ENGLISH: Good day (hello) / good Evening (hello)

Combien?
PRONUNCIATION:comb-bee-n?
ENGLISH: How much?

Petit dejeuner / dejeuner (midi') / diner
PRONUNCIATION:peh-teet dayjuneay / dayjuneay (meedee) / deenay
ENGLISH: Breakfast / lunch (2 ways to say it) / dinner

les Oeuf
PRONUNCIATION:less oof
ENGLISH: eggs

Saucisse
PRONUNCIATION:Saw-sees
ENGLISH: Sausage

Cafe' (noir , avec lait, avec seucre)
PRONUNCIATION:calf-aaa (nu-wire, uhveck lay, uhveck soo-cruh)
ENGLISH: coffee (black, with milk, with sugar)

Jambon
PRONUNCIATION:ham-bo
ENGLISH: ham

eau (une carafe)
PRONUNCIATION:oh (awh kahraff)
ENGLISH: water (a carafe)

Boeuf
PRONUNCIATION:booff
ENGLISH: beef

poulett
PRONUNCIATION:poo-lay
ENGLISH: chicken

poison (thon / saumon)
PRONUNCIATION:poo-ah-sawn (thaw somaw)
ENGLISH: Fish (tuna / salmon)

Vin (rouge / rose' / blanc)
PRONUNCIATION:Veh (rooge / rosay / blahnc)
ENGLISH: Wine (red / rose' / white)

glace
PRONUNCIATION:glass
ENGLISH: ice / ice cream