Are you a complete beginner to learning French? Perhaps you are going on holiday soon, or you just want to learn to become more immersed in the culture of francophone countries…
Look no further!
Here are the top 50 most USEFUL words to get you started! Perhaps you could create your first Quizlet set (as mentioned in a previous post) and get learning 
- Bonjour - Hello
- Merci - Thank you
- S’il vous plaît - Please (formal)
- Excusez-moi - Excuse me
- Oui - Yes
- Non - No
- Comment ça va ? - How are you?
- Bien - Good
- Merci beaucoup - Thank you very much
- De rien - You’re welcome
- Pardon - Sorry
- Au revoir - Goodbye
- Où - Where
- Quand - When
- Qui - Who
- Pourquoi - Why
- Comment - How
- Combien - How much
- Moi / Je - Me/I
- Toi / Tu - You (informal singular)
- Lui/Il/elle - Him/he/her
- Nous - We
- Vous - You (formal/plural)
- Ils/eux/elles - They
- Avoir - To have
- Être - To be
- Faire - To do/make
- Aller - To go
- Voir - To see
- Savoir - To know (information)
- Pouvoir - To be able to
- Vouloir - To want
- Dire - To say/tell
- Manger - To eat
- Boire - To drink
- Acheter - To buy
- Attendre - To wait
- Partir - To leave
- Trouver - To find
- Savoir - To know (how to do something)
- Parler - To speak
- Écouter - To listen
- Regarder - To watch/look at
- Lire - To read
- Écrire - To write
- Comprendre - To understand
- Apprendre - To learn
- Travailler - To work
- Dormir - To sleep
- Voyager - To travel
Happy learning 