French core verbs vocabulary
56 words at level A1, with English translations and example sentences. Nouns are given with their article so you learn the gender too.
| French | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| être | to be | Je suis prêt. |
| avoir | to have | J'ai une idée. |
| aller | to go | On va au parc. |
| faire | to do, to make | Qu'est-ce que tu fais ? |
| dire | to say, to tell | Il dit la vérité. |
| pouvoir | can, to be able to | Je peux t'aider. |
| vouloir | to want | Tu veux un café ? |
| devoir | must, to have to, to owe | Je dois partir. |
| savoir | to know (facts, how to) | Je sais nager. |
| connaître | to know (people, places) | Tu connais Lyon ? |
| venir | to come | Tu viens avec nous ? |
| voir | to see | Je vois la mer. |
| prendre | to take | Je prends le bus. |
| mettre | to put, to put on | Mets ton manteau. |
| donner | to give | Donne-moi la main. |
| parler | to speak, to talk | Tu parles français ? |
| aimer | to like, to love | J'aime la musique. |
| adorer | to love, to adore | |
| préférer | to prefer | Je préfère le thé. |
| détester | to hate | |
| trouver | to find | Je ne trouve pas mes clés. |
| chercher | to look for | Je cherche la gare. |
| penser | to think | Je pense que oui. |
| croire | to believe, to think | |
| comprendre | to understand | |
| apprendre | to learn | J'apprends le français. |
| regarder | to watch, to look at | |
| écouter | to listen to | J'écoute la radio. |
| lire | to read | Elle lit un roman. |
| écrire | to write | |
| travailler | to work | |
| étudier | to study | |
| jouer | to play | |
| acheter | to buy | J'achète du pain. |
| vendre | to sell | |
| payer | to pay | |
| ouvrir | to open | Ouvre la fenêtre. |
| fermer | to close | |
| commencer | to begin, to start | |
| finir | to finish | |
| attendre | to wait (for) | J'attends le train. |
| arriver | to arrive, to happen | |
| partir | to leave | Le train part à 8 h. |
| sortir | to go out | |
| entrer | to enter, to come in | Entrez ! |
| rester | to stay | Je reste à la maison. |
| rentrer | to go home, to return | |
| dormir | to sleep | |
| se lever | to get up | |
| se coucher | to go to bed | |
| aider | to help | Tu peux m'aider ? |
| demander | to ask | |
| répondre | to answer | |
| appeler | to call | |
| oublier | to forget | J'ai oublié ! |
| aimer bien | to like (less strong than aimer) |
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