Here is a list of the most common nouns in French, learning to use these 200 nouns is a great start for any beginner French learner who wants to build up their vocabulary.
Nouns enable you to talk about the people, places, and things around you. When learning some adjectives and verbs, you will be able to produce many meaningful phrases. So let’s get started!
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Relationships / People
English
French
A person
Une personne
Boy/girl
Garçon/fille
Child
Enfant
Everybody
Tout le monde / tous / chacun
Father
Père
Friend
Ami
Husband
Mari
Man
Homme
Mother
Mère
Son/daughter
Fils/fille
Woman
Femme
Wife
Épouse
Places
English
French
Bathroom
Salle de bain
Here
Ici
House
Maison
Inside
À l’intérieur
Outside
À l’extérieur
Place
Place
Room
Chambre
There
Là-bas
Days of the week
English
French
Monday
Lundi
Tuesday
Mardi
Wednesday
Mercredi
Thursday
Jeudi
Friday
Vendredi
Saturday
Samedi
Sunday
Dimanche
Time
English
French
Day
Jour
First
Premier
Hour
Heure
Minute
Minute
Moment
Moment
Month
Mois
Never
Jamais
Now
Maintenant
Second
Seconde
Since..
Depuis..
Today
Aujourd’hui
Tomorrow
Demain
Until
Jusqu’à
Week
Semaine
Year
Année
Yesterday
Hier
Conversational Vocabulary
English
French
A few
Quelques
Against
Contre
Already
Déjà
An answer
Une réponse
And
Et
Behind
Derrière
But
Mais
Each
Chaque
Everything
Tout
Excuse me
Excusez-moi
For example
Par exemple
Half
Moitié
If
Si
Left (direction)
Gauche
Like this
Comme ça
Maybe
Peut-être
More
Plus
None
Aucun
Nothing
Rien
Only
Seulement
Opposite
Contraire
Okay
Bien
Perhaps
Peut-être
Possible
Possible
Really?
Vraiment?
Right (direction)
Droite
Something
Quelque chose
Still
Encore
The same thing
La même chose
There is
Il y a
There is not
Il n’y a pas
Thing
Chose
Together
Ensemble
Way
Chemin
When?
Quand?
Where?
Où?
Which?
Lequel?
Why?
Pourquoi?
With
Avec
Without
Sans
Ideas and interactions
English
French
Also
Aussi
Bye
Au revoir
Good evening
Bonsoir
Good night
Bonne nuit
Good morning
Bonjour
Hello
Salut
How are you?
comment ça va ?
I agree
Je suis d’accord
I’m from..
Je viens de..
Mistake
Erreur
No
Non
Oh my God!
Oh mon Dieu !
See you soon
À bientôt
Sentence
Phrase
Thank you
Merci
Word
Mot
Yes
Oui
You’re right
Tu as raison
You’re welcome
De rien
You’re wrong
tu as tort
That was our list of the most common nouns in French, we suggest that you learn and study a few nouns every day and try to use them frequently.
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