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DELF A1 French Vocabulary List
DELF A1 French Vocabulary List is a free French vocabulary list of 1,598 words, each with a meaning, part of speech and example sentences. DELF A1 French Vocabulary List is built into Tomaru, a free vocabulary app: once the list is added, Tomaru uses FSRS spaced repetition to bring every word back just before you would forget it. Free, no ads. This page shows a preview of the words and examples.
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le
/lə/articlethe (masc. sing.); him, it (object pronoun)
Le livre est sur la table.
de
/də/prepositionof; from; some, any
C'est le livre de Marie.
être
/ɛtʁ/verbto be
Je suis étudiant.
un
/œ̃/articlea, an (masc.); one
C'est un livre.
et
/e/conjunctionand
J'aime le pain et le fromage.
du
/dy/articlesome, any (masc. partitive); of the
Je bois du café.
à
/a/prepositionto; at; in
Je vais à Paris.
avoir
/a.vwaʁ/verbto have
J'ai un livre.
il
/il/pronounhe; it
Il mange une pomme.
ce
/sə/adjectivethis, that (masc.); it
Ce livre est intéressant.
je
/ʒə/pronounI
Je parle français.
ne
/nə/adverbnot (first part of negation)
Je ne sais pas.
en
/ɑ̃/prepositionin; to; by (transport); some, of it
Je suis en France.
se
/sə/pronounoneself, himself, herself, themselves; each other
Il se lève tôt.
que
/kə/pronounwhat; that; than
Que fais-tu ?
dans
/dɑ̃/prepositionin, inside; in (+ time from now)
Le livre est dans mon sac.
son
/sɔ̃/adjectivehis, her, its (before masc. or vowel)
C'est son chat.
pas
/pa/adverbnot; step
Je ne mange pas de viande.
au
/o/prepositionto the, at the, in the (à + le)
Je vais au marché.
qui
/ki/pronounwho; who, which, that (relative)
Qui est-ce ?
pour
/puʁ/prepositionfor; in order to
Ce cadeau est pour toi.
vous
/vu/pronounyou (formal or plural)
Vous êtes gentil.
elle
/ɛl/pronounshe; her; it (fem.)
Elle s'appelle Marie.
faire
/fɛʁ/verbto do; to make
Je fais du sport.
plus
/ply/adverbmore; (ne…plus) no longer, not anymore
J'ai plus de temps.
on
/ɔ̃/pronounwe (informal); one, people, they
On va au cinéma.
mais
/mɛ/conjunctionbut
Je veux venir, mais je suis fatigué.
sur
/syʁ/prepositionon; on top of; about
Le livre est sur la table.
par
/paʁ/prepositionby; through; per
Je passe par Paris.
tout
/tu/adjectiveall; every; everything
Tout le monde est là.
avec
/avɛk/prepositionwith
Je vais au cinéma avec mon ami.
aller
/ale/verbto go
Je vais à l'école.
dire
/diʁ/verbto say; to tell
Il dit bonjour.
me
/mə/pronounme; to me; myself
Il me voit.
pouvoir
/puvwaʁ/verbcan, to be able to; may
Je peux venir.
lui
/lɥi/pronoun(to) him, (to) her; him (stressed)
Je lui parle.
nous
/nu/pronounwe; us
Nous sommes amis.
mon
/mɔ̃/adjectivemy (before masc. or vowel)
Mon livre est sur la table.
ou
/u/conjunctionor
Tu veux du café ou du thé?
y
/i/pronounthere; it (replaces à + thing)
J'y vais.
bien
/bjɛ̃/adverbwell; very, really; fine
Je vais bien.
très
/tʁɛ/adverbvery
Il est très grand.
tu
/ty/pronounyou (informal singular)
Tu es content?
voir
/vwaʁ/verbto see
Je vois un chat.
leur
/lœʁ/adjectivetheir; (to) them
Leur maison est grande.
autre
/otʁ/adjectiveother; another
Je voudrais un autre café.
cela
/səla/pronounthat; this; it
Cela est important.
vouloir
/vulwaʁ/verbto want
Je veux un verre d'eau.
moi
/mwa/pronounme; I (stressed)
Moi, je m'appelle Marie.
aussi
/osi/adverbalso, too; as (in comparisons)
Moi aussi, j'aime le chocolat.
l'an (m.)
/ɑ̃/nounyear
J'ai vingt ans.
l'homme (m.)
/ɔm/nounman; mankind
C'est un homme gentil.
savoir
/savwaʁ/verbto know (a fact); to know how to
Je sais où il habite.
si
/si/conjunctionif; so; yes (to a negative question)
Si tu veux, on peut y aller.
comme
/kɔm/conjunctionlike, as; how (exclamation); since
Il est grand comme son père.
le jour
/ʒuʁ/nounday
Quel jour sommes-nous ?
venir
/vəniʁ/verbto come
Il vient de Paris.
où
/u/adverbwhere
Où habites-tu ?
devoir
/dəvwaʁ/verbmust, to have to; to owe
Je dois étudier ce soir.
passer
/pase/verbto spend (time); to pass, go by
Je passe mes vacances à la mer.
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What's in DELF A1 French Vocabulary List?
- Learn the French vocabulary expected at CEFR A1
- Remember the gender of each noun
- Understand how words are used through two example sentences
- Avoid false friends between French and English
- noun931
- verb265
- adjective183
- adverb78
- phrase34
- preposition27
What do the example sentences in DELF A1 French Vocabulary List look like?
le
Le livre est sur la table.
The book is on the table.
de
C'est le livre de Marie.
It's Marie's book.
être
Je suis étudiant.
I'm a student.
un
C'est un livre.
It's a book.
et
J'aime le pain et le fromage.
I like bread and cheese.
du
Je bois du café.
I drink coffee.
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