Most Used French Words 1
Most Used French Words 1
Most Used French Words 1
Genius is patience.
- Buffon
It takes great skill to hide the fact that you have great skill.
- Rochefoucauld
Work delivers us from three great evils: boredom, vice and want.
- Voltaire
Les homes ne croient jamais les autres capables de ce qu'ils ne le sont pas eux-mmes.
People never believe others capable of doing that which they themselves are not capable of doing.
- De Gondi
je serai I will be at
1,000 terms
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vez
time (specific occurrence)
ao
year
tiempo
time (general), weather
da
day
cosa
thing
hombre
man
parte
part, portion
vida
life
momento
moment
forma
form, shape, way
casa
house
mundo
world
mujer
woman, wife
caso
case, occasion
pas
country
lugar
place, position
persona
person
hora
hour, time (specific)
trabajo
work, job, effort
punto
point, dot, period
mano
hand
manera
way, manner
fin
end
tipo
type, kind
gente
people
ejemplo
example
lado
side
hijo
son, [pl] children
problema
problem
cuenta
bill, account
medio
means, middle; pormedio: through
palabra
word
nio
child, little boy
sin embargo
nevertheless
padre
father
cambio
change
historia
history, story
idea
idea
agua
water
noche
night, evening
ciudad
city
modo
way, manner
nombre
name, noun
familia
family
realidad
reality, actuality
obra
work, book, deed
verdad
truth
mes
month
razn
reason; tener razn: to be right
grupo
group
relacin
relationship, relation
cuerpo
body
hecho
fact, happening
principio
beginning, principle
seor
sir, Mr, lord
pueblo
people, village
tarde
afternoon, evening
ojo
eye
calle
street
libro
book
fuerza
strength, force, power
luz
light
santo
saint (m)
frente
al frente facing; frente a: across from
amigo
friend
sentido
sense, feeling
paso
step, pace
situacin
situation
gracia
(pl) thank you; grace, favor
siglo
century, age
dios
God, divinity
tierra
earth, land, ground
papel
paper, role, part
madre
mother
tema
theme, subject, topic
clase
kind, class, order
dinero
money
campo
field, country
cabeza
head (part of body)
orden
order; sequence (m), religious (f)
don
courtesy title (m), Mr., gift
semana
week
final
al final: finally, in the end
inters
interest
vista
view, sight
acuerdo
accord; de acuerdo: in agreement
nmero
number
fondo
bottom, end
camino
road, route, path
voz
voice
estudio
study, learning
valor
value, worth
medida
measure; a medida que: to the extent
centro
center, middle, downtown
necesidad
necessity, need
condicin
condition
falta
lack, shortage
edad
age
estado
state, condition, status
ser
being
puerta
door
cara
face, expression
poca
time, age, period
color
color
experiencia
experience
movimiento
movement
pesar
sorrow; a pesar de: in spite of
posibilidad
possibility
juego
game, play, sport
aire
air, wind, appearance
guerra
war, warfare
resultado
result, outcome
ley
law, bill, rule
aspecto
aspect, appearance
pie
foot, base
especie
kind, sort, species
servicio
service, helpfulness
actividad
activity, action
cuestin
question, matter
duda
doubt
diferencia
difference
maana
morning, tomorrow
cantidad
quantity, amount
accin
action, act, deed
sociedad
society
peso
peso (money), weight, load
efecto
effect
objeto
object, thing
amor
love
muerte
death
partido
party, group, (sports) match
derecho
right, justice, law
poder
power
importancia
importance
sistema
system
viaje
travel, trip
suelo
ground, floor
respecto
respect, con respecto a: with regards to
conocimiento
knowledge
libertad
freedom, liberty
atencin
attention
esfuerzo
effort, endeavor
resto
rest, remainder, leftover
zona
area, zone
miedo
fear
proceso
process, procedure
minuto
minute
mesa
table, board
ocasin
opportunity, occasion
programa
program, plan
Claro que s
Of course
claro que no
of course not
no hay de que
don't mention it
Con permiso
With your permission
tengo hambre
I'm hungry
tengo sed
I'm thirsty
que bien
how nice
A mi tambin
Me too
A mi tampoco
Me neither
estoy de acuerdo
I agree
No cabe duda
No doubt about it
No tengo idea
I have no idea
Puede ser
It could be
por otro lado
on the other hand
Espero que no
I hope not
tengo prisa
i'm in a hurry
No se
I don't know
no entiendo
I don't understand
Ya entiendo
I understand
Estoy bromeando
I'm just kidding
hola
hello
adis
goodbye
Hasta la vista
See you later
Hasta luego
See you later (alt)
Buenos das
good morning
Buenas tardes
good afternoon
Buenas noches
Good night
Mucho gusto
It's a pleasure
por favor
please
gracias
thank you
No gracias
No thank you
Muchas gracias
Thank you very much
Me llamo...
My name is...
de nada
you're welcome
Disclpame
Excuse me (while getting someone's attention)
Perdn
Excuse me (beg your pardon)
Lo siento
I'm sorry
Creo que s
i think so
Creo que no
I don't think so
espero que s
I hope so
Now theres a simple thing you can do that can have a BIG impact on your trip.
Your trip will be so much more fun and meaningful if you can communicate with locals.
Now, here are the bare essentials, the most common survival Spanish travel phrases that
will set you up to get your point across.
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Spanish-speaking countries are very polite societies and you must always be courteous and
say hello and how are you?. And dont worry about making mistakes. They will try their
utmost to understand you and to make sure you understand them. Just try your best and they will
be so happy with your effort.
You can go far with some very easy-to-remember words and phrases. You can always use I
want, I like, Do you have? and if you dont know the noun, you can simply point at the
object.
I want, I dont want Yo quiero, yo no quiero (yoh kee ayr oh, yoh noh kee ayr oh)
I would like (more polite) Me gustara (may goo stah ree ah)
Where is Dnde est? (dohn des tah)
How much does it cost Cunto cuesta? (cwahn toh cways tah)?
What time is it? Qu hora es? (kay orah ess)?
Do you have? Tiene? (tee ayn ay)?
I have, I dont have Yo tengo, yo no tengo (yoh tayn goh, yoh noh tayn goh)
I understand, I dont understand Yo entiendo, yo no entiendo (yoh ayn tee ayn doh, yoh noh
ayn tee ayn doh)
Do you understand? Entiende? (ayn tee ayn day)?
Simple Verbs: Where is, I want and I need!
You can say a lot of things with very simple verbs. I want a hotel, I want a taxi, I need
pesos. Where is the train station? The bathroom? The airport? The fact of the matter is that you
can say a lot using I want, I need, I can, I may, or where is, and then you just need to
supply a noun. It may not be the sophisticated way you speak in English, but you will be
understood.
I want a ticket, a hotel, a taxi Yo quiero un boleto, un hotel, un taxi (yoh kee ayr oh oon boh
lay toh, oon oh tayl, oon tahk see)
Directions: How do I get there from here?
If you get a bit lost or unsure of how to get somewhere, you need some simple ways of finding
how to find your way. Where is is the simplest way of asking. The phrase is dnde
est? (dohn des tah) and here are some examples:
Where is the bus train station (or bus station) Dnde est la estacin de ferrocarril? (dohn
des tah la ays ta see ohn day fay roh cahr reel) or autobuses (ow toe boos ehs).
Where is a restaurant? Dnde hay un restaurante? (dohn day eye oon rays tore rahn tay)?
A train? Un tren? (oon trayn)?
The street ? La calle ? (lah cah yay)?
A bank? Un banco? (oon bahn coh)?
Where is the bathroom? Dnde est el bao? (dohn days tah el ban yoh)?
Im looking for a hotel Busco un hotel (yoh kee ayr oh oon oh tel)
I need Yo necesito (yoh nay say see toh). Very useful, and you can supply the noun.
Yo necesito un hotel / un cuarto / un cuarto con bao (yoh nay say see toh oon oh tayl, oon
cwar toh, oon cwar toh cohn ban yoh)
Where is the exchange? ; Where is a bank? Dnde hay una casa de cambio? (dohn
days tah oon ah cah sah day cahm bee oh) ;
Dnde est el banco? (dohn days tah ayl bahn coh)?
Money Dinero (dee nayr oh).
Understanding their directions
Once you have asked a question, someone will answer you in Spanish. Here are some simple
directions that someone may give you, to turn right, to turn left, or to go straight ahead. Listen
for these key words: