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Useful phrases in French - learn French!

These are more basic / mainstream than the first page of French phrases and include some more of the most common and useful phrases.

C'est dommage ... That's a pity

Attention! ... Look out!

Je suis désolé ... I'm very sorry

Ce n'est pas grave ... It doesn't matter / it's not serious

Bonsoir ... Good evening

Tant mieux ...So much the better

Tant pis ... Too bad

J'en ai marre ... That's it! I've had enough of that/it!

Je ne comprends pas ... I don’t understand

Volontiers ... Willingly, yes (eg would you like more wine?)

Rien a faire ... Nothing can be done about it

Pas du tout! ... Not at all!

Que deux, que trois etc ... Only 2, 3 etc

Normallement ... All things being equal / if things stay as they are (e.g. je viens te voir ce soir, normallement)

Pas mal ... Not bad

Voila! ... There is, there are, here it is etc

and some French phrases for the children...

C'est cela, oui!...yeah, right! (cela here is best pronounced as one syllable, like "sla")

Qu'est-ce que tu racontes, toi...what are you talking about

T'es folle / fou ...you're mad! (folle to female, fou to male)

C'est pratique ça...that's very useful/inventive

au cas ou...just in case