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Tips for Pronouncing French Useful Words
The Walloons and other French-speaking Belgians may big grand groñ
display a throaty, deep accent noticeably different from small petit puh-tee
French spoken in France. The vocabulary, however, is hot chaud show
mostly the same as that used in France, with a few notable cold froid frwah
exceptions, such as the use of septante (instead of good bon boñ
soixante-dix) for seventy. bad mauvais moh-veh
enough
assay
assez
Consonants at the end of words are mostly silent and well bien byañ
not pronounced. Ch is pronounced sh; th is t; w is v; and r is open ouvert oo-ver
rolled gutturally. Ç is pronunced s. closed fermé fer-meh
left gauche gohsh
right droite drawht
In an Emergency straight on tout droit too drwah
Help! Au secours! oh sekoor near près preh
Stop! Arrêtez! aret-ay far loin lwañ
Call a doctor! Appelez un apuh-layun up en haut oñ oh
médecin! medsañ down en bas oñbah
Call the police! Appelez la police! apuh-lay lah pol- early tôt toh
ees late tard tar
Call the fire Appelez les apuh-lay leh poñ- entrance l’entrée l’on-tray
brigade! pompiers! peeyay exit la sortie sor-tee
toilette
toilet
twah-let
Where is the Où est le oo ay luh
nearest téléphone tehlehfon luh occupied occupé o-koo-pay
telephone? le plus proche? ploo prosh free (vacant) libre leebr
grah-twee
free (no charge)
gratuit
nearest hospital? l’hôpital le oo ay l’opeetal
plus proche? luh ploo prosh
nearest police commissariat de oo ay luh kom-ee- Making a Telephone Call
station? police le plus sah-ree-ah deh I would like to Je voudrais faire zhuh voo-
proche? pol-ees luh ploo place a long- un interurbain dreh faire uñ
prosh distance añter-oorbañ
telephone call
Communication Essentials I would like to Je voudrais zhuh voo-dreh
call collect faire un faire oon kom-
Yes Oui wee communication oonikah-syoñ
No Non noñ PCV peh-seh-veh
Please S’il vous plait seel voo play I will try again Je vais essayer zhuh vay ess-ay-
Thank you Merci mer-see later plus tard eh ploo tar
Excuse me Excusez-moi exkoo-zay mwah Can I leave a Est-ce que je peux es-keh zhuh puh
Hello Bonjour boñzhoor message? laisser un les-say uñ
Goodbye Au revoir oh ruh-vwar message? meh-sazh
Good night Bonne nuit boñ-nwee Hold on Ne quittez pas, nuh kee-tay pah
morning le matin matañ s’il vous plait seel voo play
afternoon l’après-midi l’apreh-meedee Could you Pouvez-vous poo-vay voo
evening le soir swah speak up a parler un peu par-lay uñ puh
yesterday hier eeyehr little please? plus fort? ploo for
today aujourd’hui oh-zhoor-dwee Local call Communication komoonikah-
tomorrow demain duhmañ local syoñ low-kal
here ici ee-see
there là-bas lah bah Shopping
What? Quel/quelle? kel, kel How much does C’est combien? say kom-byañ
When? Quand? koñ this cost?
Why? Pourquoi? poor-kwah I would like…. Je voudrais zhuh voo-dray
Where? Où? oo Do you have…? Est-ce que vous es-kuh voo zavay
How? Comment? kom-moñ avez…?
Now Maintenant maynt-noñ I’m just looking Je regarde zhuh ruhgar suhl-
Later Plus tard ploo-tar seulement moñ
Do you take Est-ce que vous es-kuh voo
Useful Phrases credit cards? acceptez les zaksept-ay leh
How are you? Comment allez kom-moñ cartes de crédit? kart duh kreh-
vous? talay voo dee
Very well, thank Très bien, merci treh byañ, mer-see Do you take Est-ce que vous es-kuh voo zak-
acceptez les
sept-ay lay shek
travellers’
you
How do you do? Comment ça va? kom-moñ sah vah cheques? chèques de duh vwayazh

voyage?
See you soon A bientôt byañ-toh What time do À quelle heure ah kel urr voo zet
That’s fine Ça va bien Sah vah byañ you open? vous êtes ouvert? oo-ver
Where is/are…? Où est/sont…? ooh ay/soñ you close? vous êtes fermé? fer-may
How far is it Combien de kom-byañ duh This one Celui-ci suhl-wee see
to…? kilomètres keelo-metr d’ee- That one Celui-là suhl-wee lah
d’ici à…? see ah expensive cher shehr
Which way Quelle est la kel ay lah cheap pas cher, bon pah shehr, boñ
to…? direction deer-ek-syoñ marché mar-shay
pour…? poor size, clothes la taille tye
Do you speak Parlez-vous par-lay voo colour couleur kool-urr
English? anglais? oñg-lay white blanc bloñ
I don’t Je ne comprends zhuh nuh kom- black noir nwahr
understand pas proñ pah red rouge roozh
Could you Pouvez-vous Poo-vay voo yellow jaune zhownh
speak slowly? parler plus par-lay ploos green vert vehr
lentement? lontuh-moñ blue bleu bluh
I’m sorry Excusez-moi exkoo-zay mwah orange orange oroñzh
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Date 14th August 2012
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