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This page gives 100 French words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this French vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

French vocabulary: linking words and prepositions

But, so, because, with, without, in front of: the French linking words and prepositions that connect your ideas and place things.

Here are 100 French words on “Connectors and prepositions”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

French	English
sur le point de	about to
selon	according to
en fait	actually
après que	afterConjunction, followed by a clause
contre	against
quand même	all the same
bien que	although
et	and
du coup	as a result
comme si	as if
ainsi que	as well as
chez	at home ofPreposition, at the dwelling or premises of a person
lors de	at the time of
car	becauseConjunction, formal register
parce que	becauseEveryday use
avant	beforePreposition, followed by a noun
avant que	beforeConjunction, followed by the subjunctive
mais aussi	but also
par	byAgent, the one by whom the action is done
même si	even if
pour	forPreposition, purpose or recipient
de	fromProvenance, origin
de plus	furthermore
si	if
au cas où	in case
au lieu de	instead of
en plus	moreover
sur	on
d’une part	on one hand
par contre	on the other handContrast, informal register
vu que	seeing that
depuis	sinceStarting point in time
c’est pourquoi	that is why
de ce fait	therefore
ainsi	thus
à	toPreposition, movement in the direction of a place
quand	whenEveryday use
alors que	whereasContrast between two facts, with no idea of time
pendant que	whileConjunction, followed by a clause
sans que	withoutConjunction, followed by the subjunctive

Level 2: medium 35 words

French	English
au-dessus de	above
d’autant plus que	all the more so since
le long de	along
parmi	amongWithin a larger group
autour	around
à la suite de	as a result of
dès	as early asFrom the moment of, without waiting
à partir de	as from
dès que	as soon as
à cause de	because of
par ailleurs	besides
malgré	despite
malgré tout	despite everything
en raison de	due to
loin de	far from
suite à	following
par exemple	for example
de peur que	for fear that
devant	in front ofPosition in space, ahead of
afin de	in order to
au milieu de	in the middle of
en train de	in the process of
d’ailleurs	incidentally
en effet	indeed
dans la mesure où	insofar as
près de	near
à côté de	next to
ni	nor
sinon	otherwise
plutôt que	rather than
de manière à	so as to
grâce à	thanks to
jusqu’à	untilPreposition, followed by a noun
au moyen de	using
en vue de	with a view to

Level 3: hard 25 words

French	English
en ce qui concerne	as regards
au bord de	at the edge of
au-delà	beyond
bref	briefly
concernant	concerning
par conséquent	consequently
contrairement à	contrary to
finalement	eventually
sauf	except
excepté	except for
premièrement	firstly
autrement dit	in other words
en résumé	in short
néanmoins	nevertheless
toutefois	nonetheless
au contraire	on the contrary
en revanche	on the other handContrast, formal register
sous prétexte que	on the pretext that
à l’extérieur de	outside
à condition que	provided that
prêt à	ready to
deuxièmement	secondly
puisque	sinceA reason the listener already knows
à travers	through
durant	throughoutFormal register, for the whole duration

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 French words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this French vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.