Every new word of A1, day by day, nouns with their article (le, la, l'). Tap ▶ to hear it, ＋ to add it to your cards. The word list is adapted from FLELex (CENTAL, UCLouvain) and shared under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
775 words
day 1 · bonjour!
bonjourhello, good morning
saluthi; bye (casual)
au revoirgoodbye
mercithank you, thanks
jeI
tuyou (a friend, family, a child)
vousyou (polite, or more than one)
meme, myself
teyou, yourself (with tu)
s'appelerto be called (name)
commenthow; what (with a name)
enchanténice to meet you
etand
day 2 · I'm English
êtreto be
ilhe; it
elleshe; it
ouiyes
nonno
nenot (ne … pas)
pasnot (ne … pas)
anglaisEnglish
françaisFrench
américainAmerican
l'étudiantstudent (university, college)
le professeurteacher
travaillerto work
day 3 · how are you?
ça vahow are you?; I'm fine
bienwell, fine; good
trèsvery
malbadly, not well
aussitoo, also
moime (on its own)
toiyou (on its own, friend)
bonsoirgood evening
le monsieursir, Mr; gentleman
madamemadam, Mrs, Ms
excusez-moiexcuse me
de rienyou're welcome
s'il vous plaîtplease (polite)
allerto go
day 4 · I live in Paris
nouswe; us
ilsthey (men, or a mixed group)
ellesthey (women only)
onwe (casual); people, one
oùwhere
deof, from; some, any
àin, at, to
enin (a country)
habiterto live (somewhere)
la villetown, city
la FranceFrance
ParisParis
icihere
venirto come
day 5 · a man, the woman
lethe
una, an; one
cethis, that; it (c'est)
quiwho
l'hommeman
la femmewoman; wife
l'amifriend
la fillegirl; daughter
le garçonboy
l'enfantchild
la personneperson
le nomname; surname
le prénomfirst name
day 6 · I speak a little French
parlerto speak, to talk
aimerto like; to love
alorsso, then, well
écouterto listen (to)
regarderto look at, to watch
étudierto study
la languelanguage; tongue
le motword
un peua little, a bit
beaucoupa lot, very much
avecwith
maisbut
ouor
savoirto know (a fact, how to)
direto say, to tell
day 7 · I'm 28
avoirto have
zérozero (0)
deuxtwo (2)
troisthree (3)
quatrefour (4)
cinqfive (5)
sixsix (6)
septseven (7)
huiteight (8)
neufnine (9); new
dixten (10)
l'anyear (in ages and spans)
l'âgeage
day 8 · what's your number?
onzeeleven (11)
douzetwelve (12)
treizethirteen (13)
quatorzefourteen (14)
quinzefifteen (15)
seizesixteen (16)
dix-septseventeen (17)
dix-huiteighteen (18)
dix-neufnineteen (19)
vingttwenty (20)
le numéronumber (phone, house, room)
le téléphonephone, telephone
quelwhich, what
day 9 · how much is it?
trentethirty (30)
quaranteforty (40)
cinquantefifty (50)
soixantesixty (60)
soixante-dixseventy (70)
quatre-vingtseighty (80)
quatre-vingt-dixninety (90)
centa hundred (100)
millea thousand (1,000)
millionmillion
combienhow much, how many
l'euroeuro
cherexpensive; dear
day 10 · what time is it?
l'heurehour; o'clock
la minuteminute
demihalf
le quartquarter
le midinoon, midday
moinsless, minus; to (time)
maintenantnow
le matinmorning
le soirevening
la nuitnight
tardlate
tôtearly
quandwhen
day 11 · see you on Monday
le jourday
la semaineweek
le lundiMonday
le mardiTuesday
le mercrediWednesday
le jeudiThursday
le vendrediFriday
le samediSaturday
le dimancheSunday
aujourd'huitoday
demaintomorrow
à bientôtsee you soon
est-ce que(turns a sentence into a question)
pouvoircan, to be able to
le week-endweekend
day 12 · my birthday is in May
janvierJanuary
févrierFebruary
marsMarch
avrilApril
maiMay
juinJune
juilletJuly
aoûtAugust
septembreSeptember
octobreOctober
novembreNovember
décembreDecember
le moismonth
l'anniversairebirthday; anniversary
day 14 · my family
la famillefamily
le pèrefather
la mèremother
le frèrebrother
la sœursister
le filsson
le marihusband
la grand-mèregrandmother
le grand-pèregrandfather
monmy
tonyour (with tu)
sonhis, her, its
seulalone; only
les parentsparents
day 15 · our family photo
notreour
votreyour (with vous)
leurtheir
la photophoto, picture
grandbig, tall; great
petitsmall, little; short
jeuneyoung
vieuxold
beaubeautiful, handsome; nice
jolipretty, nice
grosbig, fat
contentglad, pleased, happy
heureuxhappy
day 16 · there are two bedrooms
il y athere is, there are
la maisonhouse, home
l'appartementflat, apartment
la chambrebedroom
la cuisinekitchen; cooking
la salleroom, hall
la pièceroom (any room)
la portedoor
la fenêtrewindow
la tabletable
le litbed
le murwall
le jardingarden
day 17 · in, on, under
dansin, inside
suron, on top of
sousunder
devantin front of
derrièrebehind
entrebetween
le côtéside
prèsnear, close
loinfar, far away
chezat (someone's) place
làthere; here
le bureaudesk; office
le sacbag
day 18 · this red bag
la couleurcolour
blancwhite
noirblack
rougered
bleublue
vertgreen
jauneyellow
grisgrey
rosepink
violetpurple
marronbrown
l'orangeorange (colour, fruit)
clairlight (colour); bright
day 19 · what is it? who is it?
dessome; (plural of un, une)
voicihere is, here are; this is
voilàthere is; there you go
çathat, this, it
celathat (more formal)
celuithe one
la chosething
l'objetobject, thing
le livrebook
le chiendog
l'animalanimal
qu'est-ce quewhat (in questions)
quoiwhat (casual)
faireto do, to make
day 21 · a coffee, please
le cafécoffee; café
le thétea
l'eauwater
le laitmilk
le vinwine
le verreglass
le croissantcroissant
le painbread
vouloirto want
boireto drink
payerto pay
s'il te plaîtplease (to a friend)
bongood; tasty
autreother, another
day 22 · some bread, some cheese
dusome; of the (de + le)
le fromagecheese
la baguettebaguette (long loaf)
la viandemeat
le poissonfish
le légumevegetable
le fruitfruit
la pommeapple
mangerto eat
la faimhunger
la soifthirst
assezenough; quite
troptoo; too much
day 23 · lunch and dinner
le petit-déjeunerbreakfast
le déjeunerlunch
le dînerdinner
le restaurantrestaurant
la boulangeriebakery
prendreto take; to have (food, drink)
choisirto choose
finirto finish
servirto serve
préparerto prepare, to make (food)
chaudhot, warm
froidcold
encoreagain; more; still
day 24 · I love it!
adorerto love (a thing, doing)
préférerto prefer
plaireto please
mauvaisbad
meilleurbetter; the best
mieuxbetter (adverb)
vraimentreally
surtoutespecially, above all
plutôtrather; quite
l'enviewish, urge
le besoinneed
pourquoiwhy
parce quebecause
peut-êtremaybe, perhaps
day 25 · at the market
le marchémarket
acheterto buy
vendreto sell
le prixprice; prize
l'argentmoney; silver
la cartecard; map; menu
le magasinshop, store
le clientcustomer, client
chaqueeach, every
plusieursseveral
quelquesome, a few
donnerto give
rendreto give back
touteverything, all
devoirto have to, must
day 26 · a recipe
falloirto be needed
mettreto put
ajouterto add
couperto cut
utiliserto use
essayerto try
pleinfull
sanswithout
pourfor; (in order) to
prêtready
simplesimple
difficiledifficult, hard
facileeasy
day 28 · I get up at seven
sehimself, herself, themselves
se leverto get up
se coucherto go to bed
dormirto sleep
toujoursalways; still
souventoften
parfoissometimes
puisthen, next
ensuitethen, afterwards
enfinfinally, at last
l'habitudehabit
la journéeday (all day long)
vitequickly, fast
day 29 · I go to class
auto the, at the (+ masc.)
auxto the, at the (+ plural)
l'écoleschool
le coursclass, lesson; course
l'universitéuniversity
la classeclass (the group, the room)
l'élèvepupil, student (at school)
apprendreto learn
comprendreto understand
lireto read
écrireto write
le travailwork; job
day 30 · what do you do for fun?
le sportsport
la musiquemusic
jouerto play
le jeugame
le cinémacinema
le filmfilm, movie
la télévisiontelevision
sortirto go out
voirto see
l'activitéactivity
la fêteparty; festival
la soiréeevening; party
day 31 · I'm going to leave
partirto leave, to go away
rentrerto go home, to come back
resterto stay
arriverto arrive; to come
attendreto wait (for)
retrouverto meet up with; to find again
commencerto start, to begin
prochainnext
bientôtsoon
le lendemainthe next day
le débutbeginning, start
la finend
le momentmoment
day 32 · I never…
jamaisnever
riennothing
déjàalready
seulementonly
longtempsa long time
depuissince, for (until now)
pendantduring; for (a time)
avantbefore
aprèsafter
versaround (a time); towards
jusqueuntil, up to
le tempstime; weather
dernierlast
day 33 · I can, I must
appelerto call, to phone
rappelerto call back
répondreto answer
envoyerto send
oublierto forget
chercherto look for
trouverto find
perdreto lose
aiderto help
occuperto occupy, to keep busy
day 35 · turn right
la droiteright (side)
gaucheleft
le droita right; straight
tournerto turn
continuerto continue, to go on
le cheminway, path
la placesquare; seat; space
la ruestreet
le quartierneighbourhood, area
le centrecentre
le planmap (of a town); plan
l'endroitplace, spot
le métrounderground, metro
day 36 · in town
la banquebank
la pharmaciechemist's, pharmacy
l'hôpitalhospital
la postepost office
le muséemuseum
l'hôtelhotel
le théâtretheatre
la tourtower
le châteaucastle, château
l'entréeentrance; starter (meal)
fermerto close, to shut
ouvrirto open
l'attentionattention; careful!
day 37 · by train, on foot
le traintrain
le busbus
la voiturecar
l'avionplane
le billetticket; banknote
la garerailway station
le départdeparture
le retourreturn, way back
le voyagetrip, journey
conduireto drive
monterto go up; to get on
descendreto go down; to get off
le piedfoot
day 38 · where are you from?
le payscountry
étrangerforeign; abroad
européenEuropean
le mondeworld; people
la régionregion
le nordnorth
le sudsouth
l'esteast
l'ouestwest
locallocal
nationalnational
internationalinternational
day 39 · excuse me, where is…?
demanderto ask (for)
montrerto show
expliquerto explain
passerto pass, to go past; to spend (time)
entrerto go in, to enter
quitterto leave (a place, a person)
suivreto follow
le boutend (of a street); bit
pardonsorry; excuse me
le milieumiddle
autouraround
partouteverywhere
la faceface, front
day 40 · a walk in Paris
marcherto walk; to work (machine)
visiterto visit (a place)
découvrirto discover
l'arbretree
la pierrestone
la vueview; sight
magnifiquemagnificent, gorgeous
célèbrefamous
ancienold, ancient; former
le sièclecentury
l'histoirehistory; story
l'artart
le bruitnoise
day 42 · it's raining!
pleuvoirto rain
le soleilsun
l'hiverwinter
le printempsspring (season)
l'étésummer
l'automneautumn, fall
l'annéeyear (the whole year)
l'airair; look
changerto change
environabout, around (a number)
plusmore; (ne … plus) no longer
peulittle, not much
tellementso, so much
day 43 · out of the city
la mersea
la montagnemountain
la campagnecountryside, country
la naturenature
la lumièrelight
la terreearth, soil; land
le boiswood; woods
le feufire
le villagevillage
la routeroad
le chevalhorse
ensembletogether
le bordedge, side; shore
le vélobike, bicycle
le pontbridge
day 44 · shall we go?
les vacancesholiday(s), vacation
organiserto organise
inviterto invite
proposerto suggest, to offer
accepterto accept
refuserto refuse, to say no
d'accordOK, all right; agreed
profiterto make the most (of), to enjoy
partagerto share
rencontrerto meet (for the first time)
le plaisirpleasure
la rencontremeeting, encounter
le parcpark
supergreat (casual)
day 45 · me too!
luihim (on its own); to him, to her
euxthem (men, or a mixed group)
courirto run
gagnerto win; to earn
la courserace; run
le romannovel
le journalnewspaper
l'internetthe internet
l'imagepicture, image
la modefashion
la cultureculture
intéresserto interest
la chanceluck; chance
day 47 · what did you do yesterday?
hieryesterday
raconterto tell (a story)
penserto think
croireto believe, to think
quethat (joining ideas)
doncso, therefore
ahah!, oh!
ohoh!
ehhey!; well
le passéthe past
l'avisopinion
le retarddelay, lateness
minuitmidnight
day 48 · she was born in 1950
naîtreto be born
mourirto die
mortdead
tomberto fall
revenirto come back
retournerto go back, to return
devenirto become
apparaîtreto appear
disparaîtreto disappear
la vielife
l'amourlove
se marierto get married
le mariagewedding; marriage
mamanmum, mom
day 49 · I've just got your letter
la lettreletter
recevoirto receive, to get
la réponseanswer, reply
la questionquestion
la demanderequest
poserto put down; to ask (a question)
l'informationinformation; (les infos) the news
le textetext
apporterto bring
revoirto see again
se souvenirto remember
reconnaîtreto recognise
premierfirst
le messagemessage, text
day 50 · kings and queens
le roiking
la reinequeen
la guerrewar
l'époquetime, era, period
l'origineorigin
le personnagecharacter (in a story, a film)
le rôlerole, part
la libertéfreedom, liberty
la véritétruth
la réalitéreality
cacherto hide
sauverto save, to rescue
frapperto knock; to hit
day 51 · happy, sad, scared
la peurfear
rireto laugh
sourireto smile
pleurerto cry
crierto shout, to scream
tristesad
sentirto feel; to smell
le cœurheart
rêverto dream
espérerto hope
souhaiterto wish
sûrsure, certain; safe
certaincertain, sure; some
gentilkind, nice
day 53 · my head hurts
la têtehead
la mainhand
l'œileye
le brasarm
le visageface
la voixvoice
la santéhealth
le médecindoctor
toucherto touch
tenirto hold
fortstrong; loud
longlong
courtshort
le sucresugar
day 54 · what does he look like?
hauthigh, tall; (en haut) upstairs
baslow; (en bas) downstairs
propreclean; own
richerich
pauvrepoor
ressemblerto look like
semblerto seem
porterto wear; to carry
le vêtementpiece of clothing; (les vêtements) clothes
nouveaunew
mêmesame; even
différentdifferent
le couplecouple
day 55 · do you know Inès?
connaîtreto know (a person, a place)
les genspeople
le groupegroup
chacuneach one, everyone
quelqu'unsomeone, somebody
aucunnone, not any
le maîtremaster; (dog's) owner; teacher
présenterto introduce; to present
accompagnerto go with, to come with
s'asseoirto sit down
approcherto come near, to approach
librefree (not busy, not taken)
le platdish; (main) course
day 56 · at home in Paris
vivreto live
installerto set up; (s'installer) to settle in
laisserto leave, to let
garderto keep; to look after
posséderto own, to possess
existerto exist
le lieuplace
l'espacespace, room
l'intérieurinside, interior
la courcourtyard; (school) playground
le passagepassage, way through
le domaineestate; field, area
la tassecup
la bouteillebottle
la clékey
la salle de bainsbathroom
day 57 · can I help you?
l'aidehelp
le conseilpiece of advice
permettreto allow, to let
arrêterto stop
l'ordreorder
la peinetrouble, effort; sorrow
laher, it (before a verb)
ythere (replacing a place)
commelike, as
siif
carbecause, as (more formal)
ninor; (ni … ni) neither … nor
soit(soit … soit) either … or
le kilokilo
l'additionthe bill, the check
le menuset menu; menu
day 59 · what's your job?
l'entreprisecompany, firm, business
le serviceservice; department
le directeurdirector, manager, head
le projetproject, plan
l'affairematter; (les affaires) business; things
la compagniecompany (a firm; being with someone)
l'associationassociation, club, charity
le produitproduct
produireto produce, to make
réussirto succeed; to pass (an exam)
le succèssuccess
parby; through; per
le moyenmeans, way
le serveurwaiter
day 60 · filling in a form
l'adresseaddress
la nationaliténationality
le typetype, kind; (casual) guy
l'exempleexample
le cascase
la partiepart; game (of cards, chess)
la suitewhat comes next; rest
la partshare, part; (de la part de) from
le nombrenumber (an amount)
compterto count; (compter sur) to count on
marquerto mark, to write down; to score
le restethe rest
la formeshape, form; (en forme) fit, well
day 61 · studies and science
l'étudestudy; (les études) studies
la rechercheresearch; search
la sciencescience
scientifiquescientific; scientist
la matièresubject (at school); material
la fonctionfunction, role (at work)
la qualitéquality; good point
le programmeprogramme; plan, schedule
le sitesite; website
formerto train; to form
créerto create, to set up
réaliserto carry out; to make (come true)
construireto build
day 62 · I think that…
l'idéeidea
la raisonreason; (avoir raison) to be right
le problèmeproblem
l'effeteffect; (en effet) indeed
la causecause; (à cause de) because of
la grâce(grâce à) thanks to
vraitrue; real
justefair; right; (adverb) just
importantimportant
possiblepossible
impossibleimpossible
déciderto decide
le choixchoice
le gâteaucake
le dessertdessert, pudding
la saladesalad; lettuce
day 64 · in the news
le journalistejournalist
publierto publish
annoncerto announce
politiquepolitical; (la politique) politics
la sociétésociety; company
la populationpopulation
la policepolice
la prisonprison
la situationsituation
mondialworld, worldwide, global
nombreuxmany, numerous
de plus en plusmore and more
selonaccording to
l'œufegg
day 65 · France and the world
culturelcultural
humainhuman
généralgeneral; (en général) usually
particulierparticular; (en particulier) especially