Loe raamatut: «Easy Learning French Vocabulary»
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MANAGING EDITOR
Maree Airlee
CONTRIBUTORS
Laurence Larroche
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FOR THE PUBLISHER
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eBook Edition © May 2016
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contents
Title Page
Copyright
how to use this book
air travel
animals
bikes
birds
body
calendar
camping
careers
cars
clothes
colours
computing and IT
countries and nationalities
countryside
describing people
education
environment
family
farm
fish and insects
food and drink
free time
fruit
furniture and appliances
geographical names
greetings and everyday phrases
health
hotel
house – general
house – particular
information and services
law
materials
music
numbers and quantities
personal items
plants and gardens
seaside and boats
shopping
sports
theatre and cinema
time
tools
town
trains
trees
vegetables
vehicles
the weather
youth hostelling
supplementary vocabulary
conjunctions
adjectives
adverbs and prepositions
nouns
verbs
About the Publisher
how to use this book
The Easy Learning French Vocabulary is designed for both young and adult learners. Whether you are starting to learn French for the very first time, revising for school exams or simply want to brush up on your French, the Easy Learning French Vocabulary offers you the information you require in a clear and accessible format.
This book is divided into 50 topics, arranged in alphabetical order. This thematic approach enables you to learn related words and phrases together, so that you can become confident in using particular vocabulary in context.
Vocabulary within each topic is divided into nouns and useful phrases which are aimed at helping you to express yourself in idiomatic French. Vocabulary within each topic is graded to help you prioritize your learning. Essential words include the basic words you will need to be able to communicate effectively, important words help expand your knowledge, and useful words provide additional vocabulary which will enable you to express yourself more fully.
Nouns are grouped by gender: masculine (“le”) nouns are given together, as are feminine (“la”) nouns, enabling you to memorize words according to their gender. In addition, all feminine forms of adjectives are shown, as are irregular plurals and plurals of compound nouns.
At the end of the book you will find a list of supplementary vocabulary, grouped according to part of speech – adjective, verb, noun and so on. This is vocabulary which you will come across in many everyday situations.
abbreviations
ABBREVIATIONS
adj | adjective |
adv | adverb |
conj | conjunction |
f | feminine |
inv | invariable |
m | masculine |
m+f | masculine and feminine form |
n | noun |
pl | plural |
prep | preposition |
qch | quelque chose |
qn | quelqu’un |
sb | somebody |
sth | something |
subj | subjunctive |
The swung dash ~ is used to indicate the basic elements of the compound and appropriate endings are then added.
air travel
ESSENTIAL WORDS (masculine)
un | aéroport | airport |
un | aller-retour | return ticket |
un | aller simple | single ticket |
un | avion | plane |
les | bagages | luggage |
les | bagages à main | hand luggage |
le | billet (d’avion) | (plane) ticket |
le | départ | departure |
le | douanier | customs officer |
le | duty-free | duty-free (shop) |
l’horaire | timetable | |
le | numéro | number |
le | passager | passenger |
le | passeport | passport |
le | prix du billet | fare |
les | renseignements | information |
le | retard | delay |
le | sac | bag |
le | taxi | taxi |
le | touriste | tourist |
le | vol | flight |
le | voyage | trip |
le | voyageur | traveller |
USEFUL PHRASES
voyager par avion to travel by plane
retenir une place d’avion to book a plane ticket
enregistrer ses bagages to check in one’s luggage
l’enregistrement en ligne online check-in
j’ai manqué la correspondance I missed my connection
l’avion a décollé/a atterri the plane has taken off/has landed
le tableau des arrivées/des départs the arrivals/departures board
le vol numéro 776 en provenance de Nice/à destination de Nice flight number 776 from Nice/to Nice
ESSENTIAL WORDS (feminine)
une | agence de voyages | travel agent’s |
une | annulation | cancellation |
une | arrivée | arrival |
la | carte d’identité | ID card |
la | carte d’embarquement | boarding card |
la | correspondance | connection |
la | douane | customs |
une | entrée | entrance |
une | hôtesse de l’air | flight attendant |
la | location de voitures | car hire |
la | passagère | passenger |
la | porte d’embarquement | departure gate |
la | réduction | reduction |
la | réservation | reservation |
la | sortie | exit |
la | sortie de secours | emergency exit |
les | toilettes | toilets |
la | touriste | tourist |
la | valise | suitcase |
USEFUL PHRASES
récupérer ses bagages to collect one’s luggage
“livraison des bagages” “baggage reclaim”
passer la douane to go through customs
j’ai quelque chose à déclarer I have something to declare
je n’ai rien à déclarer I have nothing to declare
fouiller les bagages to search the luggage
voyager en classe affaires/économique to travel business/economy class
IMPORTANT WORDS (masculine)
un | accident d’avion | plane crash |
le | billet électronique | e-ticket |
le | chariot | trolley |
un | escalier roulant | escalator |
un | hélicoptère | helicopter |
le | mal de l’air | airsickness |
le | pilote | pilot |
le | plan | map |
USEFUL WORDS (masculine)
un | aiguilleur du ciel | air-traffic controller |
un | atterrissage | landing |
un | avion à réaction | jet plane |
un | avion gros porteur | jumbo jet |
le | contrôle de sécurité | security check |
le | décollage | take-off |
les | droits de douane | customs duty |
l’embarquement | boarding | |
un | équipage | crew |
un | espace bébés | mother and baby room |
le | :hublot | window |
le | mur du son | sound barrier |
le | parachute | parachute |
le | portique de détection | metal detector |
le | réacteur | jet engine |
le | siège | seat |
le | steward | flight attendant |
le | tapis roulant | moving walkway; luggage carousel |
le | trou d’air | air pocket |
USEFUL PHRASES
à bord on board
horaire prévu d’arrivée/de départ estimated time of arrival/departure
“attachez vos ceintures” “fasten your seat belts”
nous survolons Londres we are flying over London
j’ai le mal de l’air I am feeling airsick
détourner un avion to hijack a plane
IMPORTANT WORDS (feminine)
la | ceinture de sécurité | seat belt |
la | destination | destination |
la | durée | length, duration |
une | horloge | clock |
la | salle d’embarquement | departure lounge |
la | vitesse | speed |
USEFUL WORDS (feminine)
une | aérogare | terminal |
une | aile | wing |
l’altitude | altitude | |
la | boîte noire | black box |
la | boutique hors taxes | duty-free shop |
les | commandes | controls |
une | escale | stop-over |
une | étiquette | label |
la | :hauteur | height |
une | hélice | propeller |
la | compagnie aérienne | airline |
la | piste | runway |
la | soute | baggage hold |
la | tour de contrôle | control tower |
la | turbulence | turbulence |
USEFUL PHRASES
“vol AB251 pour Paris: embarquement immédiat, porte 51” “flight AB251 to Paris now boarding at gate 51”
nous avons fait escale à New York we stopped over in New York
un atterrissage forcé an emergency landing
un atterrissage en catastrophe a crash landing
des cigarettes hors taxes duty-free cigarettes
animals
ESSENTIAL WORDS (masculine)
un | agneau | lamb |
un | animal (pl animaux) | animal |
le | bœuf (pl ~s) | ox |
le | chat | cat |
le | chaton | kitten |
le | cheval (pl chevaux) | horse |
le | chien | dog |
le | chiot | puppy |
le | cochon | pig |
un | éléphant | elephant |
le | :hamster | hamster |
le | jardin zoologique | zoo |
le | lapin | rabbit |
le | lion | lion |
le | mouton | sheep |
un | oiseau (pl -x) | bird |
le | poisson | fish |
le | poulain | foal |
le | tigre | tiger |
le | veau | calf |
le | zoo | zoo |
USEFUL PHRASES
j’aime les chats, je déteste les serpents, je préfère les souris I like cats, I hate snakes, I prefer mice
nous avons 12 animaux chez nous we have 12 pets (in our house)
nous n’avons pas d’animaux chez nous we have no pets (in our house)
les animaux sauvages wild animals
les animaux domestiques pets; livestock
mettre un animal en cage to put an animal in a cage
libérer un animal to set an animal free
ESSENTIAL WORDS (feminine)
la | chatte | cat (female) |
la | chienne | dog (female) |
la | souris | mouse |
la | tortue | tortoise |
la | vache | cow |
IMPORTANT WORDS (feminine)
la | cage | cage |
la | queue | tail |
USEFUL PHRASES
le chien aboie the dog barks; il grogne it growls
le chat miaule the cat miaows; il ronronne it purrs
j’aime faire du cheval or monter à cheval I like horse-riding
à cheval on horseback
“attention, chien méchant” “beware of the dog”
“chiens interdits” “no dogs allowed”
“couché!” (to dog) “down!”
les droits des animaux animal rights
USEFUL WORDS (masculine)
un | âne | donkey |
le | bouc | billy goat |
le | cerf | stag |
le | chameau (pl -x) | camel |
le | cochon d’Inde | guinea-pig |
le | crapaud | toad |
le | crocodile | crocodile |
un | écureuil | squirrel |
le | :hérisson | hedgehog |
un | hippopotame | hippopotamus |
le | kangourou | kangaroo |
le | lièvre | hare |
le | loup | wolf |
le | mulet | mule |
le | museau (pl -x) | snout |
un | ours | bear |
un | ours blanc | polar bear |
le | phoque | seal |
le | piège | trap |
le | poil | coat, hair |
le | poney | pony |
le | porc | pig |
le | renard | fox |
le | requin | shark |
le | rhinocéros | rhinoceros |
le | sabot | hoof |
le | serpent | snake |
le | singe | monkey |
le | taureau (pl -x) | bull |
le | zèbre | zebra |
USEFUL WORDS (feminine)
une | animalerie | pet shop |
la | baleine | whale |
la | bosse | hump (of camel) |
la | carapace | shell (of tortoise) |
la | chauve-souris (pl ~s~) | bat |
la | chèvre | goat |
la | corne | horn |
la | couleuvre | grass snake |
la | crinière | mane |
la | défense | tusk |
la | dinde | turkey |
la | fourrure | fur |
la | girafe | giraffe |
la | grenouille | frog |
la | griffe | claw |
la | gueule | mouth (of dog, cat, lion etc) |
la | jument | mare |
la | lionne | lioness |
la | mule | mule |
la | patte | paw |
la | poche | pouch (of kangaroo) |
les | rayures | stripes (of zebra) |
la | taupe | mole |
la | tigresse | tigress |
la | trompe | trunk (of elephant) |
bikes
ESSENTIAL WORDS (masculine)
le | casque | helmet |
le | cyclisme | cycling |
le | cycliste | cyclist |
le | frein | brake |
le | pneu | tyre |
le | Tour de France | Tour de France cycle race |
le | vélo | bike |
le | vélo tout terrain | mountain bike |
le | VTT | mountain bike |
USEFUL WORDS (masculine)
un | antivol | padlock |
le | catadioptre | reflector |
le | dérailleur | derailleur |
le | garde-boue (pl inv) | mudguard |
le | guidon | handlebars |
le | moyeu (pl -x) | hub |
le | pare-boue (pl inv) | mudguard |
le | phare | front light |
le | porte-bagages (pl inv) | carrier |
le | rayon | spoke |
le | réflecteur | reflector |
le | sommet | top (of hill) |
USEFUL PHRASES
aller à bicyclette, aller en vélo to go by bike
je suis venu(e) en vélo I came by bike
faire du cyclisme, faire du vélo to cycle
rouler to travel
à toute vitesse at full speed
changer de vitesse to change gears
s’arrêter to stop
freiner brusquement to brake sharply
ESSENTIAL WORDS (feminine)
la | bicyclette | bicycle |
la | lampe | lamp |
IMPORTANT WORDS (feminine)
la | crevaison | puncture |
la | roue | wheel |
la | vitesse | speed; gear |
USEFUL WORDS (feminine)
la | barre | crossbar |
la | chaîne | chain |
la | côte | slope |
la | descente | descent |
la | dynamo | dynamo |
la | montée | climb |
la | pédale | pedal |
la | pente | slope |
la | piste cyclable | cycle path |
la | pompe | pump |
la | sacoche | saddlebag |
la | selle | saddle |
la | sonnette | bell |
la | trousse pour crevaisons | puncture repair kit |
la | valve | valve |
USEFUL PHRASES
faire une promenade à or en vélo to go for a bike ride
avoir un pneu crevé to have a flat tyre
réparer un pneu crevé to mend a puncture
la roue avant/arrière the front/back wheel
gonfler les pneus to blow up the tyres
brillant(e), reluisant(e) shiny
rouillé(e) rusty
fluorescent(e) fluorescent
birds
ESSENTIAL WORDS (masculine)
le | canard | duck |
le | ciel | sky |
le | coq | cock |
le | dindon | turkey |
un | oiseau (pl -x) | bird |
le | perroquet | parrot |
USEFUL WORDS (masculine)
un | aigle | eagle |
le | bec | beak |
le | choucas | jackdaw |
le | coq de bruyère | grouse |
le | corbeau (pl -x) | raven |
le | coucou | cuckoo |
le | cygne | swan |
un | étourneau (pl -x) | starling |
le | faisan | pheasant |
le | faucon | falcon |
le | :hibou (pl -x) | owl |
le | martin-pêcheur (pl ~s~s) | kingfisher |
le | merle | blackbird |
le | moineau (pl -x) | sparrow |
le | nid | nest |
un | œuf | egg |
le | paon | peacock |
le | pic | woodpecker |
le | pigeon | pigeon |
le | pingouin | penguin |
le | rapace | bird of prey |
le | roitelet | wren |
le | rossignol | nightingale |
le | rouge-gorge (pl ~s~s) | robin |
le | serin | canary |
le | vautour | vulture |
ESSENTIAL WORDS (feminine)
une | oie | goose |
la | perruche | budgie |
la | poule | hen |
USEFUL WORDS (feminine)
une | aile | wing |
une | alouette | lark |
une | autruche | ostrich |
la | cage | cage |
la | caille | quail |
la | cigogne | stork |
la | colombe | dove |
la | corneille | crow |
la | grive | thrush |
une | hirondelle | swallow |
la | mésange bleue | bluetit |
la | mouette | seagull |
la | perdrix | partridge |
la | pie | magpie |
la | plume | feather |
USEFUL PHRASES
voler to fly
s’envoler to fly away
faire son nid to build a nest
siffler to whistle
chanter to sing
mettre un oiseau en cage to put a bird in a cage
pondre un œuf to lay an egg
un oiseau migrateur a migratory bird
body
ESSENTIAL WORDS (masculine)
le | bras | arm |
les | cheveux | hair |
le | cœur | heart |
le | corps | body |
le | doigt | finger |
le | dos | back |
l’estomac | stomach | |
le | genou (pl -x) | knee |
le | nez | nose |
un | œil (pl yeux) | eye |
le | pied | foot |
le | ventre | stomach |
le | visage | face |
les | yeux | eyes |
IMPORTANT WORDS (masculine)
le | cou | neck |
le | front | forehead |
le | menton | chin |
le | pouce | thumb |
le | sang | blood |
le | sourcil | eyebrow |
USEFUL PHRASES
debout standing
assis(e) sitting
couché(e) lying
je vais me faire couper les cheveux I am going to have my hair cut
ESSENTIAL WORDS (feminine)
la | bouche | mouth |
la | dent | tooth |
la | gorge | throat |
la | jambe | leg |
la | main | hand |
une | oreille | ear |
la | tête | head |
IMPORTANT WORDS (feminine)
la | cheville | ankle |
une | épaule | shoulder |
la | figure | face |
la | joue | cheek |
la | langue | tongue |
la | peau | skin |
la | poitrine | chest, bust |
la | voix | voice |
USEFUL PHRASES
grand(e) tall, big
petit(e) small, short
gros(se) fat
maigre skinny
mince slim
joli(e) pretty
laid(e) ugly
mignon(ne) cute
USEFUL WORDS (masculine)
le | cerveau | brain |
le | cil | eyelash |
le | coude | elbow |
le | derrière | bottom |
les | doigts de pied | toes |
le | foie | liver |
le | geste | gesture |
le | gros orteil | the big toe |
un | index | forefinger |
le | mollet | calf (of leg) |
le | muscle | muscle |
un | ongle | nail |
un | orteil | toe |
un | os (pl ~) | bone |
le | poignet | wrist |
le | poing | fist |
le | poumon | lung |
le | rein | kidney |
le | sein | breast |
le | squelette | skeleton |
le | talon | heel |
le | teint | complexion |
les | traits | features |
USEFUL PHRASES
se moucher to blow one’s nose
se couper les ongles to cut one’s nails
se faire couper les cheveux to have one’s hair cut
hausser les épaules to shrug one’s shoulders
faire oui/non de la tête to nod/shake one’s head
voir to see; entendre to hear; se sentir to feel;
sentir to smell; toucher to touch; goûter to taste;
serrer la main à qn to shake hands with sb
faire bonjour/au revoir de la main à qn to wave hello/goodbye to sb
montrer qch du doigt to point at sth
USEFUL WORDS (feminine)
une | artère | artery |
la | chair | flesh |
la | colonne vertébrale | spine |
la | côte | rib |
la | cuisse | thigh |
la | :hanche | hip |
la | lèvre | lip |
la | mâchoire | jaw |
la | nuque | nape of the neck |
la | paupière | eyelid |
la | plante du pied | sole of the foot |
la | prunelle | pupil (of the eye) |
la | taille | waist; size |
la | tempe | temple |
la | veine | vein |
USEFUL PHRASES
tour de hanches hip measurement
tour de taille waist measurement
tour de poitrine chest measurement
sourd(e) deaf
aveugle blind
muet(te) dumb
handicapé(e) with a disability
il est plus grand que toi he is taller than you
elle a beaucoup grandi she has grown a lot
je me trouve trop gros I think I am overweight
elle a grossi/maigri she has put on/lost weight
elle fait 1,47 mètres she is 1.47 metres tall
il pèse 40 kilos he weighs 40 kilos
calendar
SEASONS
le | printemps | spring |
l’été (m) | summer | |
l’automne (m) | autumn | |
l’hiver (m) | winter |
MONTHS
janvier | January |
février | February |
mars | March |
avril | April |
mai | May |
juin | June |
juillet | July |
août | August |
septembre | September |
octobre | October |
novembre | November |
décembre | December |
DAYS OF THE WEEK
lundi | Monday |
mardi | Tuesday |
mercredi | Wednesday |
jeudi | Thursday |
vendredi | Friday |
samedi | Saturday |
dimanche | Sunday |
USEFUL PHRASES
au printemps in spring
en été/automne/hiver in summer/autumn/winter
en mai in May
le 10 juillet 2015 on 10 July 2015
nous sommes le 3 décembre it’s 3 December
le samedi, je vais à la piscine on Saturdays I go to the swimming pool
samedi je suis allé à la piscine on Saturday I went to the swimming pool
samedi prochain/dernier next/last Saturday
le samedi précédent/suivant the previous/following Saturday
CALENDAR
le | calendrier | calendar |
le | jour | day |
la | saison | season |
la | semaine | week |
le | mois | month |
les | jours de la semaine | days of the week |
le | jour férié | public holiday |
le | weekend | weekend |
USEFUL PHRASES
le premier avril April Fools’ Day
le premier mai May Day
le quatorze juillet Bastille Day (French national holiday)
le dimanche de Pâques Easter Sunday
le lundi de Pâques Easter Monday
mercredi des Cendres Ash Wednesday
vendredi saint Good Friday
le jour de l’An New Year’s Day
le réveillon du jour de l’An New Year’s Eve dinner or party
l’Avent (m) Advent
le Carême Lent
la Marseillaise the Marseillaise (French national anthem)
Noël (m) Christmas
à Noël at Christmas
le jour de Noël Christmas Day
la veille de Noël, la nuit de Noël Christmas Eve
Pâques (fpl) Easter
le jour de Pâques Easter Day
la Pâque juive Passover
le poisson d’avril April fool’s trick
le Ramadan Ramadan
la Saint-Sylvestre New Year’s Eve
la Saint-Valentin St Valentine’s Day
la Toussaint All Saints’ Day
ESSENTIAL WORDS (masculine)
un | anniversaire | birthday |
un | anniversaire de mariage | wedding anniversary |
le | cadeau (pl -x) | present |
le | mariage | wedding |
le | rendez-vous (pl inv) | appointment, date |
IMPORTANT WORDS (masculine)
le | festival | festival |
le | feu d’artifice | firework; firework display |
le | feu de joie | bonfire |
USEFUL WORDS (masculine)
le | baptême | christening |
le | cimetière | cemetery |
le | décès | death |
le | défilé | procession; march |
un | enterrement | funeral |
le | faire-part (de mariage) (pl inv) | wedding invitation |
le | témoin | witness |
USEFUL PHRASES
fêter son anniversaire to celebrate one’s birthday
ma sœur est née en 1995 my sister was born in 1995
elle vient d’avoir 17 ans she’s just turned 17
il m’a offert ce cadeau he gave me this present
je te l’offre! l’m giving it to you!
je vous remercie thank you
divorcer to get divorced
se marier to get married
se fiancer (avec qn) to get engaged (to sb)
mon père est mort il y a deux ans my father died two years ago
enterrer, ensevelir to bury
ESSENTIAL WORDS (feminine)
la | date | date |
la | fête | saint’s day; festival; fair; party |
IMPORTANT WORDS (feminine)
les | festivités | festivities |
la | fête foraine | fun fair |
les | fiançailles | engagement |
la | foire | fair |
la | mort | death |
la | naissance | birth |
USEFUL WORDS (feminine)
la | carte de vœux | greetings card |
la | cérémonie | ceremony |
la | demoiselle d’honneur | bridesmaid |
les | étrennes | New Year’s gift |
la | fête folklorique | folk festival |
la | lune de miel | honeymoon |
les | noces | wedding |
la | retraite | retirement |
USEFUL PHRASES
les noces d’argent/d’or/de diamant silver/golden/diamond wedding anniversary
souhaiter la bonne année à qn to wish sb a happy New Year
faire une fête to have a party
inviter ses amis to invite one’s friends
choisir un cadeau to choose a gift
joyeux Noël! Happy Christmas!
bon anniversaire! happy birthday!
tous mes vœux best wishes