French phrases with transcription. Beautiful French words and phrases with translation

Gradually the blog fills up useful resources according to different foreign languages... Today is the turn of French again - your attention is a list of 100 basic phrases that will be useful to you in simple dialogue.

In addition to the simplest words like how to say I in French, hello, goodbye and how are you, you will learn ways to ask simple questions, answer the interlocutor and maintain a light conversation.

While repeating or memorizing phrases, do not forget to listen to the voice acting and repeat after the announcer. To consolidate the expressions, repeat them over several days, making up small dialogues and sentences with them.

(Some words have endings in parentheses for female -e and plural -s, -es).

	phrase	translation
1.	What's new?	Quoi de neuf?
2.	Long time no see.	Ça fait longtemps.
3.	Nice to meet you.	Enchanté (e).
4.	Excuse me.	Excusez-moi.
5.	Bon Appetit!	Bon appétit!
6.	I'm sorry. Sorry.	Je suis désolé (e).
7.	Thanks a lot.	Merci beaucoup.
8.	Welcome!	Bienvenue!
9.	It's my pleasure! (in response to gratitude)	De rien!
10.	Do you speak Russian?	Parlez-vous russe?
11.	You speak English?	Parlez-vous anglais?
12.	How will it be in french?	Comment dire ça en français?
13.	I do not know.	Je ne sais pas.
14.	I speak French a little.	Je parle français un petit peu.
15.	Please. (Request.)	S'il vous plaît.
16.	Can you hear me?	Vous m "entendez?
17.	What kind of music do you listen to?	Tu écoute quel style de musique?
18.	Good evening!	Bonsoir!
19.	Good morning!	Bon matin!
20.	Hello!	Bonjour!
21.	Hey!	Salut.
22.	How are you?	Comment ça va?
23.	How are you?	Comment allez-vous?
24.	It's okay, thanks.	Ça va bien, merci.
25.	How is your family?	Comment ça va votre famille?
26.	I have to go.	Je dois y aller.
27.	Goodbye.	Au revoir.
28.	What do you do? (in life)	Que faites-vous?
29.	Can you write this down?	Est-ce que vous pouvez l'écrire?
30.	I do not understand.	Je ne comprends pas.
31.	You are busy now?	Vous êtes occupé maintenant?
32.	I like ... / I like ...	J "aime ...
33.	What are you doing in your spare time?	Quoi fais-tu en temps libre?
34.	Do not worry.	Ne vous inquiétez pas!
35.	This is a good question.	C’est une bonne question.
36.	Can you speak slowly?	Pouvez-vous parler lentement?
37.	What time is it now?	Quelle heure est-il?
38.	See you later!	A tout à l "heure!
39.	See you later.	A plus tard.
40.	everyday	tous les jours
41.	I'm not sure).	Je ne suis pas sûr.
42.	shortly speaking	en bref
43.	Exactly!	Exactement!
44.	No problem!	Pas de problème!
45.	sometimes	parfois
46.	Yes	oui
47.	No	non
48.	Let's go!	Allons-y!
49.	What is your name?	Comment vous appelez-vous?
50.	What is your name?	Tu t "appelles comment?
51.	My name is...	Je m "appelle ...
52.	Where are you from?	Vous êtes d "où?
53.	Where are you from?	Tu es d "où?
54.	I'm from...	Je suis de ...
55.	Where do you live?	Où habitez-vous?
56.	Where do you live?	Tu habites où?
57.	He lives in...	Il habite à ...
58.	I think that...	Je pense que ...
59.	You understand?	Comprenez-vous?
60.	You understand?	Tu comprends?
61.	What's your favorite movie?	Quel est ton film préféré?
62.	Can you help me?	Pouvez-vous m "aider?
63.	How is the weather?	Quel temps fait-il?
64.	here, over there	voilà
65.	Certainly	bien sûr
66.	Where is...?	Où est ...?
67.	yes, yes	il y a
68.	This is great!	C'est bien!
69.	Take a look!	Regardez!
70.	Nothing happened.	Ça ne fait rien.
71.	Where is subway?	Où est le métro?
72.	How much is it?	Combien ça coûte?
73.	by the way	à propos
74.	I have to say that ...	Je dois dire que ...
75.	We want to eat.	Nous avons faim.
76.	We are thirsty.	Nous avons soif.
77.	Are you Hot?	Tu as chaud?
78.	Are you cold?	Tu as froid?
79.	I do not care.	Je m "en fiche.
80.	We forgot.	Nous avons oublié (e) s.
81.	Congratulations!	Félicitations!
82.	I have no idea.	Je n "ai aucune idée.
83.	What are you talking about?	Vous parlez de quoi?
84.	Tell me what you think.	Dites-moi ce que vous pensez.
85.	I hope that...	J "espère que ...
86.	in truth	à vrai dire
87.	I need information.	J'ai besoin de renseignements.
88.	I heard that...	J'ai entendu que ...
89.	Where is the hotel situated?	Où est l'hôtel?
90.	anyway, nevertheless	quand même
91.	I would like some coffee.	Je voudrais du café.
92.	with pleasure	avec plaisir
93.	Can you tell me please?	Vous pouvez-me dire, s "il vous plait?
94.	in my opinion	à mon avis
95.	I'm afraid that ... (+ verb infinitive)	Je crains de ...
96.	in general, in general	en général
97.	At first	premièrement
98.	Secondly	deuxièmement
99.	one side	d "un côté
100.	but on the other side	mais d "un autre côté

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The French language is deservedly considered the most sensual language in the world - in its use there are several hundred verbs denoting emotions and feelings of various kinds. The lyrical melodiousness of the throat sound "r" and the exquisite precision of "le" give a special charm to the language.

Gallicisms

Used in Russian French words called gallicisms, they firmly entered the Russian-speaking conversation with a large number of words and derivatives from them, similar in meaning or, conversely, only in sound.

The pronunciation of French words differs from Slavic by the presence of throat and nasal sounds, for example, "an" and "he" are pronounced by passing the sound through the nasal cavity, and the sound "en" through the lower part of the front wall of the throat. Also, this language is characterized by the stress on the last syllable of the word and soft hissing sounds, as in the word "brochure" and "jelly". Another indicator of gallicism is the presence in the word of the suffixes -azh, -ar, -ism (plume, massage, boudoir, monarchism). Already these subtleties make it clear how unique and diverse official language France.

An abundance of French words in Slavic languages

Few people realize that "metro", "baggage", "balance" and "politics" are original French words borrowed by other languages, beautiful "veil" and "nuance" too. According to some reports, about two thousand gallicisms are used every day on the territory of the post-Soviet space. Items of clothing (pantaloons, cuffs, vest, pleats, overalls), military subjects (dugout, patrol, trench), trade (advance payment, credit, kiosk and regime) and, of course. words accompanying beauty (manicure, cologne, boa, pince-nez) are all gallicisms.

Moreover, some words are consonant by ear, but have a distant or different meaning. For example:

A coat is a piece of men's wardrobe, and literally means "on top of everything."
Buffet - we have a festive table, the French have it just a fork.
A dude is a dapper young man, and a dude in France is a dove.
Solitaire is French for "patience", but here it is a card game.
Meringue (a kind of airy brownie) is a beautiful French word for kiss.
Vinaigrette (vegetable salad), vinaigre is just vinegar from the French.
Dessert - originally this word in France meant cleaning the table, and much later - the last dish, after which it is removed.

Language of love

Tet-a-tête (one-on-one meeting), rendezvous (date), vis-a-vis (opposite) - these are also words from France. Amor (love) is a beautiful French word that has excited the minds of lovers so many times. A stunning language of romance, tenderness and adoration, the melodic murmur of which will not leave any woman indifferent.

The classic "same tem" is used to denote a strong, all-consuming love, and if you add "bian" to these words, the meaning will change: it will mean "I like you."

Peak of popularity

French words in Russian first began to appear at the time of Peter the Great, and from the end of the eighteenth century they significantly moved native speech to the side. French became the leading language of high society. All correspondence (especially love) was conducted exclusively in French, beautiful long tirades filled the banquet halls and meeting rooms. At the court of Emperor Alexander III, it was considered shameful (bad manners) not to know the language of the Franks, a person was immediately branded as an ignoramus, so French teachers were in great demand.

The situation changed thanks to the novel in verse "Eugene Onegin", in which the author Alexander Sergeevich acted very subtly by writing a monologue letter from Tatyana to Onegin, in Russian (although he thought in French, being Russian, as historians say.) the former glory of the native language.

Popular phrases in French now

Comil'fot in translation from French means "as it should", that is, something made comme il faut - made according to all the rules and wishes.

Ce la vie! is a very famous phrase meaning "this is life."
Same tam - the singer Lara Fabian brought worldwide fame to these words in the song of the same name "Je t'aime!" - I love you.
Sherche la famme - also known to all "look for a woman"
ger, kom a la ger - "in war, as in war." Words from the song that Boyarsky sang in the popular film of all times "The Three Musketeers".
Bon mo is a sharp word.
Fezon de parlet - the manner of speaking.
Ki famm wyo - die le wyo - "what a woman wants, God wants."
Antr well sau di - between us it is said.

The history of the occurrence of several words

The well-known word "marmalade" is the warped "Marie est malade" - Marie is sick.

In the Middle Ages, Stewart suffered from seasickness during her travels and refused to eat. A personal doctor prescribed her orange slices with peels, thickly sprinkled with sugar, and a French chef prepared decoctions of quince to whet the appetite. If these two dishes were ordered in the kitchen, the courtiers would immediately whisper between the courtiers: "Marie is ill!" (marie e malad).

Shantrapa - the word for idlers, street children, also came from France. Children who did not have an ear for music and good vocal skills were not taken to the church choir as singers ("chantra pas" - does not sing), so they wandered around the streets, making bad smokes and having fun. They were asked: "Why are you messing around?" In response: "Shantrapa".

Podshofe - (chauffe - heating, heater) with the prefix under-, that is, heated, under the influence of heat, took for "warming". A beautiful French word, but the meaning is just the opposite.

By the way, everyone knows why it was called that? But this is a French name, and her handbag is also from there - a reticule. Chapo - translates as "hat", and "gag" is akin to a slap. A flip-flop hat is a fold-over top hat that the mischievous old lady wore.

Silhouette is the surname of the controller of finance at the court of Louis the Fifteenth, who was famous for his thirst for luxury and a variety of spending. The treasury emptied too quickly and, in order to rectify the situation, the king appointed a young incorruptible Etienne Siluet to the post, who immediately banned all festivities, balls and feasts. Everything became gray and dull, and the fashion that arose at the same time for images of the outlines of a dark-colored object on a white background - in honor of the curmudgeon minister.

Beautiful French words add variety to your speech

Recently, word tattoos have ceased to be only English and Japanese (as the fashion dictated), more and more often they began to come across in French, and some of them with an interesting meaning.

The French language is considered quite complex, with many nuances and details. To know him well, you need to painstakingly study for more than one year, but to use several winged and beautiful phrases it's not obligatory. Two or three words inserted in the right time in conversation, diversify your vocabulary and make your French speech emotional and lively.

There are more than 2000 French words in Russian, which we use almost every day, without even knowing about their ideologically wrong roots. And, if we gave the Fifth Republic at least one word - "Bistro" (thanks to the Cossacks who reached Montmartre in 1814 and drank all the champagne there: "Bring it quickly! Who did I say? Quickly, your mother!"), then we took much more from them. The reason for this is most likely the incredible popularity of French in the 18th-19th centuries. Even the guardian for the purity of the Russian language, the Dane Vladimir Dal, did not save. With attachés, lampshades and mufflers (cache-nez, by the way - hide your nose) - everything is clear, but did you know, for example, that the words "bend" and "fairy" are also French?

The attendant - from de jour: assigned to a certain day. For example, the classic French, seen by tourists in many cafes and bistros plat de jour - "dish of the day", we have turned into the "ordinary dish"

Steering wheel, steer - from rouler: drive, rotate. There is nothing to explain here. Roll, yes, from here.

Nightmare - cauchemar: comes from two words - Old French chaucher - "to crush" and the Flemish mare - "ghost". Here is such a "ghost that comes at night, who loves to gently lean against the sleeping."

Blinds - from jalouse (jalousie): envy, jealousy. The Russians never got along with this word. Most stubbornly emphasize "a" instead of "and". The etymology of the word is quite simple: so that the neighbors would not envy, the French simply lowered the blinds. Such subtleties of mental organization were not peculiar to the broad Russian character, therefore, we simply built a higher fence, but stronger.

Blowjob - minette: kitty. Well, how can it be without him! The French have a stable expression "to make a cat", but it means exactly the opposite than in Russian - literally "to make cunnilingus." One could assume that the word comes from minet - kitten m.

Coat - paletot: almost no longer used in France, the definition of outerwear for men: warm, wide, with a collar or a hood. Anachronism, so to speak.

Touzhurka - from toujour: always. Just everyday, "usual" clothes.

Cap - from cartouche: literally "cartridge". Actually, in the meaning of "a bag of gunpowder", this word appeared in Russia in 1696, but "turned" into a headdress only in the 19th century in a completely unknown way to science.

Galoshes - galoche: boots with a wooden sole. The least favorite word of V. Dahl. He suggested calling them “wet feet”, but it didn’t stick, it didn’t. Although, here, in St. Petersburg, probably, not without the efforts of the same Dahl, the French word "curb" is persistently called "curb" - although even this word has Dutch roots. But we are not talking about that now. By the way, galoche has another meaning in French: passionate kiss. Think what you want.

Jacket - from surtout: on top of everything. Oh, don't ask, we don't know and we don't wear. But yes, once upon a time the frock coat was really an outer garment.

Hat - from chapeau: derived from Old French chape - cap.

Panama - panama: no need to explain. But what is surprising is that Paris is often called Paname, although local residents in such headdresses were not seen on the streets.

A masterpiece from chef d'œuvre: a master of his craft.

Chauffeur - chauffeur: originally a stoker, stoker. The one who throws firewood. But that was a long time ago, even before the advent of internal combustion engines. And by the way…

Drinking - from the same word chauffer: warm up, warm up. It took root in Russia, thanks to the French tutors, who were not averse to slamming a glass or two. The preposition "under" is purely Russian, often used to denote a state: under a degree, under a hop. Or ... "warmed up" if you like. And, continuing the topic of alcohol ...

Kiryat, nakiryatsya - from kir: an aperitif of white wine and sweet low-grade berry syrup, most often currant, blackberry or peach. Unaccustomed to it, you can really quickly "nakiritsya", especially if you do not limit yourself to one or two glasses, but according to the old Russian tradition, start to abuse it as it should be.

Adventure - aventure: adventure. In French, it does not have the negative connotation that the word acquired in Russian, as, in fact, and ...

Scam - from à faire: (to) do, do. In general, just do something useful. Not what you thought.

Mute - from mur: wall. That is, in the literal sense, "close up in the wall." Catch phrase"Walled up, demons!" could hardly have existed at the time of Ivan the Terrible, but appeared in the 17th century, thanks to Peter the Great - quite, like the word ...

Work - from the raboter: finishing, grinding, planing, doing, in short, manual labor. Strangely enough, until the 17th century, such a word was really not used in Russian texts. Do not forget, it was during the time of Peter the Great that many architects, engineers and artisans from countries really came to Russia Western Europe... But what can I say, it was according to the Parisian model that St. Petersburg was conceived. They designed, the Russians "worked". We must not also forget that many talented and handy guys, on the orders of the same Peter, went to study the craft in other countries and could well “take” a word with them to their homeland.

A dozen - douzaine: well, twelve, as it is.

Equivoki - from equivoque: ambiguous. No, well, really, couldn't you seriously think that such a strange word appeared in Russian just like that, because there was nothing to do?

Barak - baraque: shack. From the common Romanic word barrio - clay. And this is not at all an invention of the times of the NEP.

Throwing out antrash - from entrechat: borrowed from Latin, and means - weaving, braiding, braiding, crossing. According to a serious academic vocabulary, antrasha is a kind of hopping in classical ballet dance, when the dancer's legs quickly cross in the air.

Zealous - from retif: restive. It seems to be one of the oldest borrowed words from the French language. Probably back in the days of Yaroslavna.

Vinaigrette - vinaigrette: vinegar sauce, a traditional salad dressing. It has nothing to do with our traditional dish of beets, sauerkraut and boiled potatoes. For the French, in general, such a combination of products seems almost fatal, just as they are not delighted with the traditional Russian borsche or, say, kvass (how can you drink this muck?).

Sausage is from saucisse, just like shrimp is from crevette. Well, there’s no point in talking about broth. Meanwhile, bouillon - "broth", comes from the word bolir - "to boil." Yeah.

Soup - soupe: a borrowing from French in the 18th century, derived from the Latin suppa - "a piece of bread dipped in gravy". Do you need canned food? - from concerver - "to save". It makes no sense to talk about the word "sauce" at all.

Cutlet - côtelette, which in turn is formed from côte - rib. The fact is that in Russia they used to denote the word cutlet as a dish of minced meat, and the French use it to denote a piece of meat on a bone, more precisely pork (or lamb) on a rib.

Tomato - from pomme d'or: Golden Apple... Why this phrase has taken root in Russia, history is silent. In France itself, tomatoes are called corny - tomatoes.

Compote - from componere: fold, compose, compose, if you like. That is, to collect a bunch of all kinds of fruits together.

By the way, the phraseological unit “not at ease” is a literal, but not too correct translation of the phrase ne pas etre dans son assiette. The fact is that assiette is not only a plate from which one eats, but the basis, a state of mind. So, in the original, this phrase meant "to be out of spirit, not in the mood."

Restaurant - restaurant: literally "revitalizing". There is a legend that in 1765 a certain Boulanger, the owner of a Parisian inn, hung an inviting inscription on the doors of his newly opened establishment: "Come to me, and I will restore your strength." The Boulanger restaurant, where the food was tasty and relatively cheap, soon became a fashionable place. As is often the case with fashionable places, the establishment has received a special name from the regulars, understandable only to the initiated: "Tomorrow we will meet again in the Restoration!" By the way, the first restaurant in Russia "Slavyansky Bazar" was opened in 1872 and, unlike taverns, they ate more than banal booze.

Discourage - from courage: courage, courage. Courage in the Russian language has also acquired a not entirely obvious meaning. Meanwhile, having acquired a prefix, a suffix and an ending, the word began to mean, in fact, what was meant: to deprive someone of confidence, courage, to lead to a state of confusion.

To shake - from toucher: touch, touch. Mmm ... I think, once upon a time, decent girls blushed and embarrassed, quenched, so to speak, when especially impudent young people grabbed them by the knees and other parts of the body.

Trick - truc: a thing, a contraption whose name they cannot remember. Well ... this is ... how is it ...

Routine - from route, routine: road, path, and routine formed from it: skill, habit. And you, often walking the same path, from work to home and vice versa, have not set your teeth on edge? Maybe quit everything and do downshifting ( english word- now not about him)?

Keychain - breloque: pendant on a watch chain.

Furniture is meuble: literally what moves can be moved, moved to another place, as opposed to immeuble - real estate. Thanks again to Peter the Great for the opportunity not to indicate which of the household items are in your real estate, for example, the same French ones: bureau, wardrobe, dressing table, wardrobe or stool.

Va-bank - from va banque: literally "the bank is going". An expression used by card players when they suddenly began to "shove" abruptly. Therefore, "going all-in" means taking risks, hoping that you can get a lot.

Clause - from clause: a condition of a contract, an article of an agreement. How slander acquired such a negative meaning is difficult to say, how and why ...

District - rayon: ray. Became a place on the map, not a source of light.

Gauze - from marly: thin fabric, named after the village of Marly, now - Marly-le-Roi (Marly-le-Roi), where it was first produced.

Debauche - débauche: debauchery, debauchery, revelry.

Nonsense - from galimatias: confusion, nonsense. There is a beautiful story that there was a certain lawyer who needed to defend in court a client named Mathieu, who had a rooster stolen from him. At that time, the meetings were conducted exclusively in Latin, the lawyer, like any Frenchman who speaks another language, uttered his speech indistinctly, incoherently, and managed to mix up the words in places. Instead of "gallus Matias" - Mathieu's rooster, said "galli Matias" - that is - Mathieu of the rooster (Mathieu belonging to the rooster).

And a few stories that you probably know:

Shantrapa - from chantera pas: literally - will not sing. They say that it was in the 18th century in the estate of Count Sheremetyev, famous for the creation of the first serf theater in Russia. Of course, future opera divas and "divas" were recruited from the local Matren da Grishok. The procedure for creating the future Praskovy Zhemchugovs was as follows: a French (less often Italian) teacher gathered peasants for an audition, and if a big brown bear walked over their ears, he confidently declared - Chantera pas!

Trash - from cheval: horse. Also according to legend, retreating french troops, severely frostbitten by the harsh Russian winter and tortured by the partisans (also, by the way, a French word), were severely starving. Horse meat, which is still considered a delicacy in France, has become almost the only source of food. For Russians who still had the memory of the Tatar-Mongols alive, it was completely unacceptable to eat horse meat, therefore, having heard the French word cheval - horse, they did not find anything smarter than to assign this name in a derogatory sense to its consumers.

Ball skier - from cher ami: dear friend. And again the tale of the war of 1812. French deserters wandered through the villages and villages, begging for even a piece of food. Of course, they gave in to the fullest, referring to the Russian aborigines only as "dear friend." Well, how else could the peasants have christened the unfortunate half-frozen creature, dressed the devil knows what? That's right - a skier. By the way, the stable idiom "little hair with a little hair" also originated from cher et ma cher.

But the word "puzzle" came from the reverse translation of the word brass knuckles (cassetete) - from casse: to break and tete - head. That is, literally.

These are just fifty words familiar to us from childhood. And how many of them there are - you can't even imagine! Only - shhh! - do not tell the satirist-historian Zadornov, otherwise, you never know what he will come up with.

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Magnificent France is a country of romance and hearts in love. Traveling to France is the dream of every couple in love. There is everything for a romantic getaway.

Nice cozy cafes, wonderful hotels, a lot of entertainment and nightclubs. Holidays in France will appeal to any person, whatever their tastes. This is a unique, very diverse country. And if you also communicate with its inhabitants, you will completely fall in love with this wonderful corner of the Earth.

But in order to communicate with the local population, you need to know at least the basics of the French language, or have at hand our Russian-French phrasebook, which consists of important sections.

Common phrases

Phrase in Russian	Translation	Pronunciation
Yes.	Oui.	Wee.
no.	Non.	Non.
please.	S'il vous plait.	Sil woo ple.
Thanks.	Merci.	Mercy.
thank you very much.	Merci beaucoup.	Mercy sideways.
sorry but i can't	excusez-moi, mais je ne peux pas	excuse moa, mee zhyo nyo pyo pa
OK	bien	bian
OK	d'accord	dakor
Yes, sure	oui, bien sûr	uy, bian sur
now	tout de suite	tu deux suite
of course	bien sûr	bian sur
agreed	d'accord	dakor
how can I be useful (official)	comment puis-je vous aider?	coman puij wu zede?
friends!	camarades	camarade
colleagues! (officers)	cheres collegues!	sher coleg
young woman!	mademoiselle!	mademoiselle!
sorry, I didn’t hear.	je n'ai pas entendu	zhe ne pa zantandu
repeat please	repetez, si’il vous plait	rapate, sil woo ple
please …	ayez la bonte de ...	aye la bonte deux ...
sorry	pardont	sorry
sorry (drawing attention)	excusez-moi	excuse muah
we already know	nous nous sommes connus	well, catfish for a horse
glad to meet you	je suis heureux (se) de faire votre connaissance	same sui yoryo (z) de faer votr conesans
very happy)	je suis heureux	zhyo xui yoryo (ryozyo)
very nice.	enchante	Anshante
my surname …	mon nom de famille est ...	mon nom de surname uh ...
let me introduce	parmettez - moi de me presenter	permete moa de meo prazante
let me introduce	permettez - moi de vous presenter le	permete moa do wu prazante leo
meet	faites connaissance	fat conesans
what is your name?	comment vous appellez - vous?	team woo platup?
My name is …	Je m'appelle	Same mapel
Let's get acquainted	Faisons connaossance	Fouzon konesans
there's no way I can	je ne peux pas	zhyo nyo pa
I would love to, but I can't	avec plaisir, mais je ne peux pas	avek plezir, me zhyo nyo pyo pa
I have to refuse you (official)	je suis oblige de refuser	zhyo xui oblizhe dyo refuze
in no case!	jamais de la vie!	jame de la vie
never!	jamais!	jamet
it is absolutely impossible!	c’est impossible!	se tenposible!
thanks for the advice …	mersi puor votre conseil ...	mesri pur votr consay ...
I will think	je penserai	same pansre
I will try	je tacherai	same tashre
I will listen to your opinion	je preterai l’ireille a votre opinion	same pretre leray and votr opignon

Appeals

Phrase in Russian	Translation	Pronunciation
Hello)	bonjour	bonjour
good day!	bonjour	bonjour
good morning!	bonjour	bonjour
Good evening!	(bon soire) bonjoure	(bonsoire) bonjour
welcome!	soyer le (la) bienvenu (e)	suay le (la) bienvenu
Hey! (not official)	salut	salu
Greetings! (officer.)	je vous salue	woo salu
Goodbye!	au revoir!	o rovoir
good luck	mes couhaits	me suet
all the best	mes couhaits	me suet
see you soon	a bientôt	a biento
till tomorrow!	a demain!	and dyomen
Farewell)	adieu!	adieu
let me take my leave (official)	permettez-moi de fair mes adieux!	permete mua de faer me zadyo
while!	salut!	salu
good night!	bon nuit	Bon Nui
have a good trip!	bon voyage! bonne route!	bon voayage! Bon Root!
hello yours!	saluez votre famile	salue votr family
how are you?	comment ça va?	komansa va
What's up?	comment ça va?	komansa va
thank you, OK	merci, ça va	merci, sa va
everything is fine.	ça va	sa va
everything is the same	comme toujours	com tujour
fine	ça va	sa va
wonderful	tres bien	tre bien
not complaining	ça va	sa va
no matter	tout doucement	tu dusman

At the train station

Phrase in Russian	Translation	Pronunciation
where is the waiting room?	qu est la salle d'attente &	have a la sal dante?
already announced registration?	a-t-on deja annonce l'enregistrement?	aton deja announces lianrezhiströman?
have they already announced boarding?	a-t-on deja annonce l’atterissage?	aton deja announce latarisage?
please tell me flight no ... is not delayed?	dites s'il vous plaît, le vol numero ... est-il retenu?	dit silvuple, le will numero ... ethyl retienu?
where is the plane landing?	Òu l'avion fait-il escale?	at lavignon fetil escal?
is this flight direct?	est-ce un vol sans escale?	es en wol san zescal?
how long is the flight?	combien dure le vol?	combiène dur le vol?
me, please, a ticket to ...	s'il vous plaît, un billet a des tination de ...	sil vuple, en biye and destinacion de ...
how to get to the airport?	comment puis-je arriver a l'aeroport?	coman puijarive a laeropor?
is the airport far from the city?	est-ce que l'aeroport est loin de la ville?	esque laeropor e luen de la ville?

At customs

Phrase in Russian	Translation	Pronunciation
customs inspection	controle douanier	doo control
customs	douane	duane
I have nothing to declare	je n'ai rien a daclarer	same ne ryen a deklyare
can i take my bag with me?	est-ce que je peux prendre ce sac dans le salon?	eskyo zyo pö prandr syo sak dan le salion?
I only have carry-on luggage	je n'ai que mes bagages a main	zyo ne kyo mae luggage a meng
business trip	pour affaires	pur afair
tourist	comme touriste	com tourist
personal	sur invitation	sur evitation
this is …	je viens ...	same Vien ...
exit visa	de sortie	de sort
entry visa	d'entree	dantre
transit visa	de transit	de transit
I have …	j'ai un visa ...	zhe en visa ...
I am a citizen (citizen) of Russia	je suis citoyen (ne) de Russie	zhe xui sitayen dyo ryushi
here is the passport	voici mon passeport	voisy mont passport
Where is passport control?	qu controle-t-on les passeport?	do control-tone le passport?
I have ... dollars	j'ai… dollars	je ... dolyar
They are gifts	ce sont des cadeaux	syo son de kado

In a hotel, hotel

Phrase in Russian	Translation	Pronunciation
can i reserve a room?	Puis-je reserver une chambre?	Puij Rezerve Yun Shaumbra?
room for one.	Une chambre pour une personne.	Un shaumbr pur jun person.
room for two.	Une chambre pour deux personnes.	Un shaumbr pur de person.
I have ordered a room	on m'a reserve une chambre	he ma rezerve un shaumbra
not very expensive.	Pas tres cher.	Pa tre sher.
how much does a room cost per day?	Combien coute cette chambre par nuit?	Combine Coot Set Chaumbre Par Nui?
for one night (for two nights)	Pour une nuit (deux nuits)	Poor yun newy (dyo newy)
I would like a room with a telephone, TV and bar.	Je voudrais une chambre avec un telephone, une television et un bar.	Zhe woodrae yoon shaumbre avek he telefon young television uh he bar
I booked a room in the name of Katrin	J'ai reserve une chambre au nom de Katrine.	Je rezerwe yun shaumbre o nom de catherine
Please give me the keys to the room.	Je voudrais la clef de ma chambre.	Zhe woodre la claef de ma shaumbre
are there any messages for me?		Avewu de mesage pur mua?
what time do you have breakfast?	Avez-vous des messages pour moi?	And kel yor servevu lёpёti dejone?
hello reception, could you wake me up tomorrow at 7 am?	Allo, la reception, pouvez-vous me reveiller demain matin a 7 heures?	Ale la rasaptsion puwe wu myo reveye deman matan a set (o) er?
I would like to pay off.	Je voudrais regler la note.	Same woodre ragle la notes.
I'll pay in cash.	Je vais payer en especes.	Zhe ve peye an espes.
I need a single room	pour une personne	zhe beuzuen dune chaumbre purune person
room…	dans la chambre il-y-a ...	dan la chaumbre ilya ...
with phone	un telephone	en phone
with bath	une salle de bains	un sal de bain
with shower	une douche	un shower
with tv	un poste de television	en post deux television
with refrigerator	un refrigerateur	en refrager
room for a day	(une) chambre pour un jour	un shaumbra pur en zhur
room for two days	(une) chambre pour deux jours	un shaumbre pur deux
what is the price?	combien coute ...?	combjen cout ...?
what floor is my room on?	a quel etage se trouve ma chambre?	and kaletazh sotruv ma shaumbra?
where is … ?	qu ce trouve (qu est ...)	u uh (uh) ...?
a restaurant	le restaurant	le restoran
bar	le bar	le bar
elevator	l'ascenseur	lasancer
a cafe	la cafe	le cafe
room key please	le clef, s'il vous plait	leo kle, sil woo ple
please take my things to the room	s'il vous plait, portez mes valises dans ma chambre	Sil Woo Ple, Porte Mae Valise Dan Ma Shaumbre

City walks

Phrase in Russian	Translation	Pronunciation
where can i buy ...?	qu puis-je acheter ...?	have puizh ashte ...?
city map	le plan de la ville	le pliane de la ville
guide	le guide	le guide
what to see first?	qu'est-ce qu'il faut regarder en premier lieu?	keskilfo ryogarde en prömier leö?
I'm in Paris for the first time	c'est pour la premiere fois que je suis a Paris	se pur la premiere foie kyo je xui e pari
what is the name of …?	comment s’appelle ...?	coman sapel ...?
this street	cette rue	Set Ryu
this park	ce parc	this park
Where is "here …?	qu se trouve ...?	at this truv ...?
railway station	la gare	la gar
please tell me where is ...?	dites, s'il vous plait, où se trouve ...?	dit, silvuple, have these troubles ...?
hotel	l'hotel	lethel
I'm a visitor, help me get to the hotel	je suis etranger aidez-moi, a arriver a l’hotel	same xui zetrange, ede-mua a arive a letel
I'm lost	je me suis egare	same myo xui zegare
how to get to …?	comment aller…?	the room ...?
to the city center	au center de la ville	oh santre de la ville
to the train station	a la gare	a la gar
how to get outside ...?	comment puis-je arriver a la rue ...?	coman puij arive a la ryu ...?
it is far from here?	c'est loin d'ici?	se luan disi?
can you get there on foot?	puis-je y arriver a pied?	pyuzh and arive and pyo?
I'm looking for …	je cherche ...	same shersh ...
bus stop	l'arret d'autobus	lare dotobyus
exchange office	la bureau de change	la bureau deux
where is the post office?	qu se trouve le bureau de poste	do you have a trouve le bureau de post?
please tell me where is the nearest department store	dites s'il vous plait, qu est le grand magasin le plus proche	dit silvuple u e le grand magazin le plu pros?
telegraph?	le telegraphe?	le telegraph?
where is the pay phone?	qu est le taxiphone	Do you have a taxi phone?

In transport

Phrase in Russian	Translation	Pronunciation
Where can I get a taxi?	Ou puis-je prendre un taxi?	Do puij prandr en taxi?
Call a taxi, please.	Appelez le taxi, s'il vous plait.	Aple le taxi, sil woo ple.
How much does it cost to get to ...?	Quel est le prix jusqu'a ...?	Kehl e le pri jucca ...?
Take me to ...	Deposez-moi a ...	Depoze mua ah ...
Take me to the airport.	Deposez-moi a l'aeroport.	Depoze mua a laeropor.
Take me to the train station.	Deposez-moi a la gare.	Depoze mua a la gar.
Take me to the hotel.	Deposez-moi a l’hotel.	Depoze mua a letel.
Take me to this address.	Conduisez-moi a cette adresse, s'il vous plait.	Conduise mua a set address sil vu ple.
Left.	A gauche.	And gosh.
Right.	A droite.	A druate.
Directly.	Tout droit.	Tu droi.
Stop here, please.	Arretez ici, s'il vous plait.	Arete ishi, sil woo ple.
Could you wait for me?	Pourriez-vouz m'attendre?	Purie wu matander?
This is my first time in Paris.	Je suis a Paris pour la premiere fois.	Same sui a pari pur la premier foie.
This is not my first time here. V last time I was in Paris 2 years ago.	Ce n'est pas la premiere fois, que je viens a Paris. Je suis deja venu, il y a deux ans.	Syo ne pa la prémier foix kyo zhe vyan a pari
I've never been here. It is very beautiful in here	Je ne suis jamais venu ici. C'est tres beau	Zhe ne sui zhame wenyu isi. Se tre bo

In public places

Emergencies

Phrase in Russian	Translation	Pronunciation
Help!	Au secours!	O sekur!
Call the police!	Appelez la police!	Aple la policy!
Call a doctor.	Appelez un medecin!	Aple en medsen!
I'm lost!	Je me suis egare (e)	Same myo xui egare.
Stop thief!	Au voleur!	Oh volor!
Fire!	Au feu!	About fe!
I have a (small) problem	J'ai un (petit) probleme	same yeon (petty) problems
help me please	Aidez-moi, s'il vous plait	ede mua sil woo ple
What's wrong with you?	Que vous arrive-t-il?	Kyo vuzariv til
I feel bad	J'ai un malaise	Same (oh) yeon malez
I'm sick	J'ai mal au coeur	Same boy
I have a headache / stomach ache	J'ai mal a la tete / au ventre	Same mal a la tete / o vantre
I broke my leg	Je me suis casse la jambe	Same myo sui kase lyazhamb

Numerals

Phrase in Russian	Translation	Pronunciation
1	un, une	en, yun
2	deux	doyo
3	trois	trois
4	quatre	kyatr
5	cinq	senk
6	six	sis
7	sept	set
8	huit	whit
9	neuf	noof
10	dix	dis
11	onz	ons
12	douze	douz
13	treize	trez
14	quatorze	kyatorz
15	quinze	kenz
16	seize	sez
17	dix-sept	diset
18	dix-huit	design
19	dix-neuf	diznoof
20	vingt	van
21	vingt et un	weng te en
22	vingt-deux	wen doyo
23	vingt-trois	van trois
30	trente	trante
40	quarante	tran te en
50	cinquante	senkant
60	soixante	suasant
70	soixante-dix	suasant dis
80	quatre-vingt (s)	quatreux van
90	quatre-vingt-dix	quatreux weng dis
100	cent	dignity
101	cent un	santen
102	cent deux	san de
110	cent dix	san dis
178	cent soixante-dix-huit	san suasant diz unit
200	deux cents	de san
300	trois cents	Trois San
400	quatre cents	katryo san
500	cinq cents	Sank Sun
600	six cents	si san
700	sept cents	set sun
800	huit cents	yui san
900	neuf cents	nef san
1 000	mille	miles
2 000	deux mille	do miles
1 000 000	un million	en milon
1 000 000 000	un milliard	en miliard
0	zero	zero

In the shop

Phrase in Russian	Translation	Pronunciation
please show me this.	Montrez-moi cela, s'il vous plait.	montre mua selya, sil woo ple.
I would like to…	Je voudrais ...	same wood ...
give it to me please.	Donnez-moi cela, s'il vous plait.	done moa selya, sil woo ple.
how much is it?	Combien ca coute?	combian sa kut?
what is the price?	C'est combien?	combiene coot
please post this.	Ecrivez-le, s'il vous plait	ekrive le, sil woo ple
too expensive.	C'est trop cher.	se tro cher.
it's expensive / cheap.	C'est cher / bon marche	se cher / bon marshae
sale.	Soldes / Promotions / Ventes.	sold / Promo / Vant
can i measure it?	Puis-je l'essayer?	Puij l'esaye?
where is the fitting room?	Ou est la cabine d'essayage?	Do e la cab desayyazh?
my size 44	Je porte du quarante-quatre.	Same port du karant kyatr.
do you have this in XL size?	Avez-vous cela en XL?	Ave wu selya an ixel?
what size is it? (clothes)?	C'est quelle taille?	Se qel tai?
what size is it? (shoes)	C'est quelle pointure?	Sae qel pointeure?
I need a size…	J'ai besoin de la taille / pointure ...	Je beuzuan de la tay / pointeure
do you have….?	Avez-vous ...?	Ave wu ...?
do you accept credit cards?	Acceptez-vous les cartes de credit?	Axeptevu le carte de credit?
do you have an exchange office?	Avez-vous un bureau de change?	Is he bureau de blackjack to aveu?
until what hour do you work?	A quelle heure fermez-vous?	And kel yor ferme wu?
whose production is this?	Ou est-il fabrique?	Do the ethyl factory?
something cheaper for me	je veux une chambre moins chere	zhe wyo un shaumbre muen sher
I'm looking for a department ...	je cherche le rayon ...	same shershe le rayon ...
shoes	des chaussures	de shosur
haberdashery	de mercerie	de marshury
clothes	des vetements	de vetman
can I help you?	puis-je vous aider?	puij wuzede?
no thanks i'm just looking	non, merci, je regarde tout simplement	non, merci, jyo regard that sampleman
when does the store open (close)?	quand ouvre (ferme) se magasin?	kan uvr (farm) sho Magazen?
Where is the nearest market?	q'u se trouve le marche le plus proche?	at this trouve le march le pluch?
you have …?	avez-vous ...?	ave-woo ...?
bananas	des bananes	te banana
grape	du raisin	du razin
a fish	du poisson	du poisson
please kilogram ...	s'il vous plait un kilo ...	sil vuple, en keele ...
grapes	de raisin	de rezen
a tomato	de tomates	de tomato
cucumbers	de concombres	de concombre
give me please …	donnes-moi, s'il vous plait ...	don-mua, silpuvple ...
a pack of tea (oil)	un paquet de the (de beurre)	en pake dyo te (deyo bir)
a box of chocolates	une boite de bonbons	un booit de bonbon
a jar of jam	un bocal de confiture	en glass de confiture
a bottle of juice	une bou teille de jus	un butei do jyu
loaf of bread	une baguette	un baguette
a carton of milk	un paquet de lait	en pake de le

In the restaurant

Phrase in Russian	Translation	Pronunciation
what is your signature dish?	qu set-ce que vous avez comme specialites maison?	keskyo vvu zave com spesyalite maison?
Menu, please	le menu, s'il vous plait	le myonu, silvuple
what do you recommend to us?	que pouvez-vouz nous recommander?	kyo puwe-woo well ryokomande?
not busy here?	la place est-elle occupee?	la dance etal okyupe?
for tomorrow, at six o'clock in the evening	pour demain a six heures	pur deemen and seeseur du soir
Hello! can I book a table ...?	allo! puis-je reserver la table ...?	hello, puij rezervé la table ...?
for two	pour deux	pur de
for three persons	pour trois	pur trois
for four	pour quatre	pur katr
I invite you to a restaurant	je t'invite au restaurant	same tenwit about restoran
let's have dinner at a restaurant tonight	allons au restaurant le soir	al'n o restoran le soir
here is a cafe.	boire du cafe	boir du cafe
where can …?	qu peut-on ...?	have a peton ...?
eat tasty and inexpensive	manger bon et pas trop cher	mange bon e pa tro sher
have a quick bite	manger sur le pouce	mange sur le pus
to drink coffee	boire du cafe	boir du cafe
please …	s'il vous plait ...	silvuple ..
Omelet with cheese)	une omlette (au fromage)	un omelette (about fromage)
sandwich	une tarine	un tartin
Coca Cola	un coca-cola	en coca-cola
ice cream	une glace	un glas
coffee	un cafe	en cafe
i want to try something new	je veux gouter quelque chose de nouveau	same ve gute kelkyoshoz de nouveau
please tell me what is ...?	dites s'il vous plait quest ce que c'est que ...?	dit silvuple kyoskuse kyo ...?
is it a meat (fish) dish?	c'est un plat de viande / de poisson?	seten pia du vyand / de poisson?
would you like to taste the wine?	ne voulez-vous pas deguster?	no woo-woo pa degyuste?
what do you have …?	qu'est-ce que vous avez ....?	keskyo wu zave ...?
for a snack	comme hors-d'oeuvre	com order
for dessert	comme dessert	com desir
what drinks do you have?	qu'est-se que vous avez comme boissons?	keskyo wu zave com boisson?
bring it please …	apportez-moi, s'il vous plait ...	aporte moa silvuple ...
mushrooms	les champignons	le champignon
chicken	le poulet	le bullet
Apple pie	une tart aux pommes	un tart o pom
me, please, some vegetables	s'il vous plait, quelque chose de legumes	silvuple, kelkö shos de legum
I am a vegetarian	je suis vegetarien	same xui vajetarien
me please ...	s'il vous plait ...	silvuple ...
fruit salad	une salade de fruits	un salad d'fruy
ice cream and coffee	une glace et un cafe	un glas e en kafe
very tasty!	c'est tr'es bon!	se tre bon!
you have great cuisine	votre cuisine est excellente	votr cuisin etexelant
The check, please	l'addition, s'il vous plait	lyadision silvuple

Tourism

Phrase in Russian	Translation	Pronunciation
Where is the nearest exchange office?	Ou se trouve le bureau de change le plus proche?	Wu se trouve le bureau de shange le plu pros?
Can you change these traveler's checks?	Remboursez-vous ces cheques de voyage?	Ramburse wu se shek de voyage?
What is the exchange rate?	Quel est le cours de change?	Kehl e le kur de shange?
How much is the commission?	Cela fait combien, la commission?	Selya fe kombian, la comision?
I want to exchange dollars for francs.	Je voudrais changer des dollars US contre les francs francais.	Zhe woodre blackjer de dolyar US counter le francais.
How much do I get for $ 100?	Combien toucherai-je pour cent dollars?	Kombian tushrezh pur san dolyar?
What time do you work until?	A quelle heure etes-vous ferme?	And kel yor etvu farme?

Greetings is a list of words that you can use to greet or greet the people of France.

Standard phrases are all you need to maintain or develop a conversation. Common words used in daily conversation.

Train station - Frequently asked questions at train stations and common words and phrases that will come in handy both at the railway and at any other station.

Passport control - having arrived in France, you have to go through passport and customs control, this procedure will be easier and faster if you use this section.

Orientation in the city - if you don't want to get lost in one of the big French cities, keep at hand this section from our Russian-French phrasebook. With it, you will always find your way.

Transport - When traveling in France, you will have to use public transport many times. We have collected translations of words and phrases that will be useful to you in public transport, taxis and more.

Hotel - translation of phrases that will be very useful to you during registration at the hotel and throughout your stay in it.

Public places - with the help of this section you can ask passers-by what interesting things can be seen in the city.

Emergencies are a topic that should not be neglected. With its help, you can call an ambulance, the police, call passers-by for help, report that you feel bad, etc.

Shopping - when going shopping, do not forget to take a phrasebook with you, or rather this topic from it. Everything that is in it will help you make any purchases, from vegetables on the market to branded clothing and shoes.

Restaurant - French cuisine is famous for its sophistication and you will most likely want to taste its dishes. But in order to order a meal, you need to know at least minimal French in order to be able to read the menu or call the waiter. In this, this section will serve you as a good helper.

Numbers and numbers - a list of numbers, starting from zero and ending with a million, their spelling and correct pronunciation in French.

Tours - translation, spelling and correct pronunciation of words and questions that will come in handy for every tourist on a trip more than once.