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enfant
/ɑ̃.fɑ̃/A young person, or a son or daughter of any age.
Ils ont trois enfants.
They have three children.
💡 Can be masculine or feminine: un enfant (boy or general), une enfant (girl). The plural enfants is used for mixed or unspecified groups.
été
/e.te/The warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn.
En été, nous allons à la plage.
In summer, we go to the beach.
💡 Note the accent on the first 'é' — do not confuse with the past participle 'été' (been) from the verb 'être'.
être
/ɛtʁ/The verb "to be" — highly irregular and essential
Je suis étudiant.
I am a student.
excusez-moi
/ɛk.sky.ze mwa/A polite expression used to get someone's attention or to apologise for a minor inconvenience.
Excusez-moi, où est la gare ?
Excuse me, where is the train station?
💡 The informal version is 'excuse-moi'. Used when interrupting someone or trying to pass in a crowd.
excusez-moi
/ɛk.sky.ze.mwa/Used to get attention or apologise
Excusez-moi, où est la gare ?
Excuse me, where is the station?
faire
/fɛʁ/To perform an action or create something
Je fais mes devoirs.
I am doing my homework.
faire
/fɛʁ/To perform an action or to create something.
Elle fait la cuisine tous les soirs.
She cooks every evening.
💡 Very irregular and extremely common verb. Key forms: je fais, tu fais, il fait, nous faisons, vous faites, ils font. Used in many fixed expressions such as faire la vaisselle, faire les courses.
famille
/fa.mij/A group of people related to each other, especially parents and their children.
J'adore passer du temps avec ma famille.
I love spending time with my family.
💡 A very common and foundational vocabulary word. En famille means as a family or with family.
femme
/fam/A woman, or a woman who is married to someone (wife).
Sa femme est médecin.
His wife is a doctor.
💡 Context clarifies meaning: ma femme means my wife, while une femme simply means a woman. The masculine equivalent for wife is mari.
fleur
/flœʁ/The colourful part of a plant that blooms, often with a pleasant scent.
Elle achète des fleurs pour sa mère.
She is buying flowers for her mother.
💡 Very common noun. 'Une fleur' in singular, 'des fleurs' in plural.
forêt
/fɔʁɛ/A large area of land covered with trees and other plants.
Nous marchons dans la forêt.
We are walking in the forest.
💡 Note the circumflex accent on the 'ê'. A common nature word linked to seasons and wildlife.
frère
/fʁɛʁ/A boy or man who shares one or both parents with another person.
J'ai un grand frère qui s'appelle Thomas.
I have an older brother named Thomas.
💡 Grand frère means older brother; petit frère means younger brother.
froid
/fʁwa/Having a low temperature; the opposite of warm or hot.
Il fait froid en hiver.
It is cold in winter.
💡 Feminine form: 'froide' /fʁwad/. Also used as a masculine noun: 'le froid' (the cold). Common in 'il fait froid'.
grand
/ɡʁɑ̃/Large in size or tall in height.
Mon frère est très grand.
My brother is very tall.
💡 Feminine form is grande /ɡʁɑ̃d/. This is a BAGS adjective and usually precedes the noun: un grand arbre.
grand-mère
/ɡʁɑ̃.mɛʁ/The mother of one's father or mother.
Ma grand-mère fait de très bons gâteaux.
My grandmother makes very good cakes.
💡 Informal alternatives include mamie and mémé. Note the hyphen in the written form.
grand-père
/ɡʁɑ̃.pɛʁ/The father of one's father or mother.
Mon grand-père lit le journal chaque matin.
My grandfather reads the newspaper every morning.
💡 Informal alternatives include papy and pépé. Note the hyphen in the written form.
habiter
/a.bi.te/To live in a place
J'habite à Sydney.
I live in Sydney.
heure
/œʁ/A unit of time equal to sixty minutes; also used when telling the time.
Il est trois heures de l'après-midi.
It is three o'clock in the afternoon.
💡 When telling the time, always use 'heure(s)' after the number, e.g. 'deux heures'. The 'h' is aspirate so no liaison is made.
hier
/jɛʁ/The day before today
Hier, il a plu.
Yesterday it rained.
hiver
/i.vɛʁ/The coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring.
En hiver, je porte un manteau.
In winter, I wear a coat.
💡 Use 'en hiver' (in winter) without an article before the season name.