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Get right to the good stuff with this easy-to-follow guide to French fundamentals French Essentials For Dummies, 2nd Edition walks you through the core concepts of French so you can apply right away and start communicating effectively. From conjugating verbs to understanding tenses, this easy-to-read guide skips past the fluff and dives deep into the basics you need to improve your French and succeed on a French class exam and more.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 04-21-2025
Whether you’re planning a trip to France or to a French-speaking country or you just want to learn a little French, knowing a few helpful expressions can make you feel more comfortable with the language.In this handy Cheat Sheet, you'll find basic French expressions, questions for gathering information or asking for help, and phrases to use in a restaurant.
Learn to speak French with confidence—the easy way French For Dummies gives you an immersive look into the foundations of the French language. The trusted Dummies language learning method is quick and practical, so you'll know what to say and do when traveling to a French-speaking country or interacting with French speakers in your community.
Article / Updated 05-30-2024
Knowing some common French greetings and good-byes will be indispensable when traveling in French-speaking countries. Saying hello and good-bye in French will quickly become second nature because you'll use them day in and day out with everyone you come across.In most French-speaking countries it's considered good manners to greet everyone.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
A nonnative speaker of French can mix up verbs or use them incorrectly in many ways. One such way is to translate everything literally and not decipher the nuances that the verb entails.
Another way is to use the wrong preposition with the verb. This article shows you how to use correctly ten French verbs people often misuse and understand the nuances that they may entail.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
Whether you’re studying French for academic pursuits or are just trying to brush up on the French you used to know, you may eventually plan a trip to a French-speaking country. If you do, the following five verbs may come in handy.
Voyager: The verb for to travel in French is voyager. Think of the word voyage to help you remember this verb in French.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
Whether you’re eating something light at a local café or experiencing the art of fine dining, these five French verbs can help you speak French in any restaurant situation.
Commander: When you want something to eat or drink, you have to order, which means commander in French. Commander is a regular –er verb so it’s very easy to conjugate.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
If you’re familiar with the terms tense and mood of English verbs, then you shouldn’t have any trouble differentiating between the two with French verbs because they’re defined the same way. If you’re not sure what each term means and when to use them, what follows can help you.
Tense: The tense of the verb means the “time” that the verb conveys.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
When traveling in a French-speaking country, you need to know numbers for shopping, dining, transportation, and exchanging money. With this list, you can start practicing numbers in French.
0 zéro (zey-roh)
17 dix-sept (dee-seht)
1 un (uhN)
18 dix-huit (deez-weet)
2 deux (duh)
19 dix-neuf (deez-nuhf)
3 trois
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
These French greetings and expressions will come in very handy when you travel to a French-speaking country. With these expressions, you can communicate politely when speaking to French natives.
English
French
Pronunciation
Hello/Good day!
Bonjour!
bohN-zhoohr!
Good evening!
Bon soir!
bohN-swahr!
Good-bye!
Au revoir!
