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French school & classroom vocabulary

38 words at level A1, with English translations and example sentences. Nouns are given with their article so you learn the gender too.

FrenchEnglishExample
l'école (f.)schoolLes enfants vont à l'école à pied.
The children walk to school.
le collègesecondary school (11–15)
le lycéesixth form, high school (15–18)
l'université (f.)university
la classeclass, classroomIl y a vingt élèves dans la classe.
There are twenty pupils in the class.
l'élève (m./f.)pupil
l'étudiant, l'étudiantestudentElle est étudiante en médecine.
She's a medical student.
le professeur, le profteacherLe prof de maths est sympa.
The maths teacher is nice.
le courslesson, classJ'ai cours à huit heures.
I have a class at eight.
les devoirs (m.)homeworkTu as fini tes devoirs ?
Have you finished your homework?
l'examen (m.)examJ'ai un examen demain.
I have an exam tomorrow.
la notemark, gradeJ'ai eu une bonne note.
I got a good mark.
la matièresubjectTa matière préférée, c'est quoi ?
What's your favourite subject?
les maths (f.)maths
l'histoire (f.)history
la géographiegeography
les sciences (f.)science
l'anglais (m.)English
le sportPE, sport
le livrebook
le cahierexercise book
le stylopenTu as un stylo ?
Have you got a pen?
le crayonpencil
la gommerubber, eraser
la règleruler; rule
le tableauboardLe prof écrit au tableau.
The teacher writes on the board.
la récréation, la récrébreak (at school)
la cantineschool canteen
apprendreto learnJ'apprends le français.
I'm learning French.
étudierto study
réviserto reviseJe révise pour l'examen.
I'm revising for the exam.
réussirto pass, to succeedIl a réussi son examen.
He passed his exam.
raterto fail, to missJ'ai raté le bus.
I missed the bus.
poser une questionto ask a questionJe peux poser une question ?
Can I ask a question?
répondreto answer
expliquerto explainVous pouvez expliquer encore une fois ?
Can you explain again?
répéterto repeatVous pouvez répéter, s'il vous plaît ?
Could you repeat that, please?
l'exercice (m.)exercise
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