Conversational French Survival Phrases
Use this as a language resource as you learn to speak French. You will find lists of words and vocabulary below of Common French Phrases , the French Phrases for Meeting and Greeting and French Directions at the end, which will assist you with asking for directions in conversational French.
The following French language lesson is a partial excerpt from Transparent Language's French software, Learn French Now!.
Additional resources:
- Hear French phrases to learn pronunciation spoken by a native French speaker.
- French Word of the Day, which can also help anyone learn to speak French words one word at a time.
Common French Phrases
- Oui. Yes.
- Non. No.
- Bonjour. Good morning.
- Bonsoir. Good evening.
- Bonne nuit. Good night.
- au revoir Goodbye
- À tout à l'heure. See you later.
- À bientô. See you soon.
- S'il vous plaît. Please.
- Merci. Thank you.
- Je vous en prie. You're welcome.
- Excusez-moi. Excuse me.
- Je suis désolé(e). I'm sorry.
French Phrases for Meeting and Greeting
- Comment vous appelez-vous? What is your name?
- Je m'appelle Florence. My name is Florence.
- Voici Florence. This is Florence.
- Je ne comprends pas. I don't understand.
- Parlez-vous anglais? Do you speak English?
- Est-ce qu'il y a quelqu'un qui parle anglais? Does anyone here speak English?
- Excusez mon français. Excuse my poor French.
- Je ne parle qu'un petit peu de français. I only speak a little French.
- Qu'avez-vous dit? What did you say?
- Pouvez-vous parler plus lentement? Could you speak more slowly?
- Je comprends parfaitement bien. I understand perfectly.
- Comment? What did you say?
- Comment allez-vous? How are you?
- Est-ce que tout va bien? How have you been?
- Je vais bien, merci. I'm fine, thank you.
- Je suis très heureux de vous rencontrer. I am very glad to meet you.
- J'ai été très heureux de faire votre connaissance. It was nice meeting you.
French directions
- Pour aller à How do i get to?
- à droite To the right
- à gauche To the left
- C'est la bonne direction pour.. Is this the right way to
- C'est loin? Is it far?
- Nous cherchons... We're looking for..
- Où est...? Where is...?
- Un répertoire des rues A street directory
- Est-ce que vous avez un plan de la ville? Do you have a map of the town?
- Pouvez-vous me monstrer sur la carte? Can you show me on the map?
When learning Italian, survival phrases are also available.



