French connectors & adverbs vocabulary
40 words at level A2, with English translations and example sentences. Nouns are given with their article so you learn the gender too.
| French | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| d'abord | first, first of all | |
| ensuite | then, next | |
| puis | then | |
| après | after, afterwards | |
| enfin | finally, at last | |
| finalement | in the end | |
| alors | so, then | Alors, on y va ? |
| donc | so, therefore | |
| pourtant | yet, however | |
| cependant | however | |
| quand même | all the same, still | C'est quand même cher. |
| par exemple | for example | |
| surtout | especially, above all | |
| seulement | only | |
| vraiment | really | |
| presque | almost | |
| déjà | already | Tu as déjà fini ? |
| pas encore | not yet | |
| tout de suite | right away | |
| tout à coup | suddenly | |
| soudain | suddenly | |
| longtemps | for a long time | |
| pendant | during, for | |
| depuis | since, for | |
| il y a | ago, there is | il y a deux jours |
| quelquefois | sometimes | |
| rarement | rarely | |
| ensemble | together | |
| partout | everywhere | |
| quelque part | somewhere | |
| ailleurs | elsewhere | |
| dehors | outside | |
| dedans | inside | |
| là-bas | over there | |
| lorsque | when | |
| pendant que | while | |
| si | if, so, yes (to a negative question) | Tu ne viens pas ? – Si ! |
| comme | like, as, since | |
| car | because, for (formal) | |
| sinon | otherwise |
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