Vocabulary Lists

French Vocabulary

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Themed vocabulary lists and other wordy lessons (synonyms, prefixes, suffixes, abbreviations …) to help you become more verbose in French.

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Calendar Eras

As in English, years in French can be differentiated with one of two common notation systems: Common Era and Anno Domini.

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Canada

Canada is officially a bilingual country, though outside of the province of Québec, French is considerably less common than English. Nonetheless, Canada's 13 provinces and territories have official names in both languages.

  travel French 

Fun with French

Card Games

A deck of cards offers the opportunity to play a variety of games and maybe even practice your French. Here's some vocabulary that can help.

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Cars and Driving

Driving comes with a whole mess of rules (that I can't help you with) as well as some specialized French vocabulary (which I can). Learn how to drive in French with this vocab list.

  B1 - Intermediate French • travel French 

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Chores

No one likes to do them, but everyone has to. Learn how to talk about common household chores in French.

  A2 - Low-Intermediate French 

Holidays and Celebrations

Christmas Vocabulary

Christmas is celebrated in many countries around the world, though the exact traditions and foods vary greatly. Here are some general French Christmas terms to help you celebrate.

Grammar Lessons

Ci- Prefix

The French prefix ci- can be added to various parts of speech to indicate the location or inclusion of something mentioned in a document (ci-joint, ci-inclus...)

  prefixes 

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Clothing

Learn the French words for clothing so that you can dress yourself in French. Click any underlined word or phrase to hear it pronounced.

  A1 - Beginning French 

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Colors

What do buying clothes, talking about art, and shopping for fruits and vegetables have in common? Color! If you want to make sure to buy red tomatoes and critique an artist's use of green, you'll need to know the French colors.

  A1 - Beginning French • lesson plans 

Grammar Lessons

Compound Noun Plurals

French compound nouns are made up of two or more words, often connected by hyphens. Making them plural can be a little tricky, but there are two rules that generally apply.

  nouns • plurals 

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Countries and Continents

Some countries have the same name in French and English, many have slight variations, and a few are completely different. This page has countries listed alphabetically by the English name; you can also see them listed alphabetically by the French name.

  travel French 

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Crime and Justice

In the unfortunate event that you ever need to talk the police about a traffic ticket - or worse - here's some French vocabulary related to crime and justice.

Fun with French

Crossword Puzzles

Have fun practicing your French vocabulary with PwLF crossword puzzles.

Sports

Cycling Terms

For all the bike enthusiasts and Tour de France fanatics out there, here are some French terms to help you enjoy your ride and get the most out of the competition.

Grammar Lessons

Dates

If you ever write letters, make plans, or request appointments, this lesson will be invaluable. There are a few little formulas to memorize in French, but otherwise, dates are very easy to talk about.

  A1 - Beginning French • lesson plans • travel French