Today. I share with you 40 French sentences, including examples, to take your French language to the next level! If you are travelling soon in a French-speaking country, these are perfect sentences for beginners and intermediates to sound like a Native French Speaker.
Take your time to learn these sentences/expressions and listen to the free audio to improve your French listening skills.
When learning French by yourself, it can be hard to understand quick affirmations, remarks, or suggestions that Native French Speaker(s) use to add a little bit of spice to their daily conversations.
Free PDF at the bottom of the page
Merci pour ton aide. Thanks for your help.
Pas de problèmes. No problem.
Oh Luc ! Ça fait longtemps !
Oh Luc! Long time no see!
Tu as de la chance de partir en vacances. You are lucky to go on vacation.
Je ne peux pas me plaindre. I can’t complain.
Je t’ai laissé le dernier morceau de gâteau. I left you the last piece of cake.
Merci, c’est gentil de ta part. Thanks, it’s very nice of you.
Pourquoi est-ce que tu es triste ? Qu’est-ce qu’il s’est passé ?
Why are you sad? What happened?
J’ai encore oublié ton cahier ! I forgot your notebook again!
Ne t’inquiète pas pour ça. Don’t worry about that.
Ne prends pas cela trop à cœur, tu sais comment il est.
Don’t take it to heart, you know how he is.
Pardon, je n’ai pas compris. Peux-tu répéter ?
Sorry I didn’t understand. Can you repeat?
Dylane?
Oh pardon, j’étais dans mes pensées ! Sorry, I was daydreaming!
Je suis arrivé dernier. I arrived last.
Ça n’a pas d’importance, au moins tu as fini la course. It doesn’t matter, at least you finished the race.
On croise les doigts pour ton examen ! Crossed fingers for your exam!
C’est pour cela que je ne suis pas venu. That’s why I didn’t come.
Oh, ceci explique cela. Oh, that explains a lot.
Je suis désolé ! I am sorry!
Ça arrive. It happens!
Excusez-moi de vous déranger, pourriez-vous m’aider ? Sorry to bother you, could you help me?
Je suis à toi – à vous dans une minute. I am with you in a minute.
Où en étions-nous ? Where were we?
J’ai gagné un voyage au Mexique ! I won a trip to Mexico!
Tu as de la chance ! You are lucky!
Nous avons acheté une maison. We bought a house.
Quelle bonne nouvelle ! What a great news!
J’ai reçu les tickets, c’est super ! I got the tickets, that’s great!
J’ai tellement hâte d’être en vacances. I can’t wait to be on vacation!
Allez, ce n’est pas la fin du monde. Come on, this is not the end of the world.
Tu n’as pas reçu mon colis ? C’est fou ça ! You didn’t get my package? That’s crazy!
On s’appelle ? We keep in touch?
Tu assures ! You rock!
Tout ce bruit dans la rue, ça me rend folle. All this noise in the street, it drives me crazy.
Je dois y aller mais on s’appelle ? I have to go but we stay in touch?
Il dit que tu as menti. He said that you lied.
N’importe quoi ! That’s BS!
Je ne suis pas certaine d’y aller. I am not sure to go.
Pourquoi pas ? Why not?
Il a perdu son travail. He lost his job.
C’est pas vrai ? Really?
Je n’ai pas entendu. I didn’t hear you.
Laisse tomber ! Nevermind.
Ça fait longtemps, quoi de neuf ? Long time no see, what’s new?
Arrête ! Il n’a pas fait ça ! Stop it! He didn’t do that!
Je peux passer demain ? Can I stop by tomorrow?
Bien sûr. Of course.
Je suis en retard. Toutes mes excuses. I am late. My apologies.
Tu as cassé ton téléphone ? Non mais ça va pas ! You broke your phone? What’s wrong with you?
Un grand merci. A big thank you.
Pas de quoi, ça a été vite. You are welcome, it was quick.
Signez ici s’il vous plaît. SIgn here please.
Voilà. Here it is.
Je devrais couper mes cheveux. I should cut my hair.
C’est sûr, cela t’irait bien. For sure, it would suit you.
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14 Responses
Hello Dylan!
I have started to follow you on your site. I believe you are doing a great job! and trust me I have looked around on other online sites and your’s is by far the best and most proffesional one. Merci beaucoup!
I plan on taking all of your workshops once I finish your pronunciation course.
Salutations du Mexique,
Dan
Thank you so much Daniel 😀 It’s quite a lot of work so I am glad you love it! I can’t wait to know your progress with the course and the workshops 🤩
Dear teacher dylane, I love your french lessons. I love to learn french language and speak as well. I am a asylum seeker lives in Paris now. I don’t work depends on support. Can I request you some free lessons or workshop to improve my language skills please
Hello;
Where May I find your pronunciation course?
If you click on “Books”, you will find my pronunciation course 🙂
Thank you so much
40 French sentences is very cool, fun and easy to learn
Merci Jeff 🙂
I am a subscriber and a Patreon of yours. What are the parameters for receiving a 20% discount off of a paperback book for this course? I have purchased three other of your books. Thank you.
Denise I am so sorry I missed your comments! If you want a discount, just send me an email 🙂
Dylane,
I am a supporter on Patreon. Love your videos. They have been so helpful. I am working through your books for the conjugation course and the grammar course. You’ve really helped me to nail down the basics. Merci pour ton aide. (I use the “tu” even if we haven’t met since I have watched so many videos, I feel like we are friends.).
Dean j’en suis ravie 🤩 Et tu peux dire tu, sur internet tout est moins formel 🙂
I want to say I am enjoying the 30 Day challenge , what a wounderful idea for us to do. I copied and wrote down all the challenges 1-17 looking forward to the rest of them. You put a lot of time into this and you made it so enjoyable and fun to do .Thanks for all of the extra tools for me to use to help me threw my french journey .
My pleasure Lisa 🙂 I am so glad you enjoy it. It’s a lot of fun for me to connect with all of you this month 🙂