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100 intermediate French words

100 French words worth knowing, picked from the topics Grammar, Everyday life, Fields and translated into English.

Grammar 18 words

French	English
aimer	to love
boire	to drink
crier	to shout
sec	dry
doux	gentle
joli	pretty
tôt	early
certes	admittedly
dedans	inside
ni	nor
dès	as early asFrom the moment of, without waiting
parmi	amongWithin a larger group
cet	thisDemonstrative determiner, masculine before a vowel
eux	themStressed pronoun after a preposition
oui	yesAffirmative answer
ranger	to put away
allumer	to turn on
rejeter	to turn down

Everyday life 58 words

French	English
adieu	farewell
coucou	hi there
excuse	apology
lot	batch
tas	pile
cent	hundred
aube	dawn
fête	celebration
Noël	Christmas
iris	iris
nerf	nerve
rein	kidney
toux	coughNoun, the symptom itself
rhume	cold
sirop	syrup
aîné	eldest child
hôte	host
deuil	mourning
naïf	naive
poli	polite
ennui	boredom
vase	vase
frigo	fridge
lampe	lamp
lime	file
scie	saw
seau	bucket
lin	linen
pli	pleat
gant	glove
mûre	blackberry
rôti	roast joint
soda	soft drink
amer	bitter
fade	bland
bocal	jar
TVA	value added tax
colis	parcel
dépôt	deposit
banc	benchPublic seat
foire	fair
abbaye	abbey
pneu	tyre
ferry	ferry
frein	brake
spa	spa
visa	visa
loger	to stay overnight
gel	frost
dune	dune
brume	mist
oie	goose
lynx	lynx
sève	sap
cire	wax
cube	cube
bug	bug
menu	menu

Fields 24 words

French	English
oral	oral test
admis	passed
PME	small business
congé	leave
maçon	bricklayer
barman	bartender
set	set
boxe	boxing
dé	dice
bal	dance ball
jazz	jazz
loge	dressing room
ADN	DNA
ion	ion
tri	sorting
vrac	loose goods
audit	audit
bulle	bubble
visa	visa
délit	offence
grève	strike
otage	hostage
buzz	buzz
média	media

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Frequently asked questions

What comes after these 100 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 French words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 100 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
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.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn French vocabulary on iPhone.

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