The 2000 Most Common French Words

américain

American

arabe

Arabic

aucun

(in negative) no, (negative) any

anglais

English

allemand

German

anormal

abnormal, unnatural

au-dessus

above, over

absolument

absolutly, definitely

académie

academy

à travers

across, through

après

after

après-midi

afternoon

agricole

agricultural

ah

ah

aussi

also

amusant

amusing, funny

ancien

ancient, old

autant

as much (as), as many (as)

actuellement

at present, at the moment

affreux

auful, horrible

automatiquement

automatically

arrière

back, rear, backside

beau

beautiful

à cause de

because of

avant

before

à propos

by the way

assurance

confidence, self-confidence

actuel

current, present

autrement

differently, in a different manner

ailleurs

elsewhere, somewhere else

assez

enough

au revoir

goodbye, bye

autrefois

in the past

ainsi

like this, so

bas

low

beaucoup

much, many

auprès

next to, close to, by

aîné

older, elder

autre

other

agréable

pleasant

aimable

pleasant, kind, nice

à court de

pressed for, short of, out of (without, lacking)

autour

round, around

alors

then (in that case)

à

to (my father, etc.)

abandonner

to abandon

accepter

to accept

agir

to act, behave

adapter

to adapt

ajouter

to add

adresser

to address

admirer

to admire

avouer

to admit, confess

adorer

to adore

amuser

to amuse, to entertain

appliquer

to apply

arranger

to arrange, fix up

arriver

to arrive

articuler

to articulate, pronounce

assurer

to assure

attaquer

to attack

atteindre

to attain, reach

attirer

to attract, draw

baigner

to bathe (part of the body), to bath (a child)

assister

to be present

battre

to beat, hit, strike

amener

to bring

apporter

to bring

acheter

to buy

appeler

to call

attraper

to catch

avertir

to caution, warn

abîmer

to damage, spoil

aller

to go

accorder

to grant, give

avoir

to have

aider

to help

augmenter

to increase, raise

apprendre

to learn

allumer

to light, kindle

aimer

to love

baisser

to lower

avancer

to make progress, to advance

apercevoir

to see, notice, catch sight of

arrêter

to stop

appuyer

to support, back up

balader

to take out for a walk

arracher

to tear, tear out, rip off

affoler

to throw into panic

attendre

to wait

accueillir

to welcome, greet, meet

auquel

to which

aujourd'hui

today

bel et bien

well and truly

ben

well!

alors que

whereas, while, when

avec

with

aussi bien

~ que - as well as, not to mention

au

à + le

aux

à + les