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European Odyssey 2006 Survival Skills and Language Aids English to French Words This is your easy to use list of English to French words and phrases to use while traveling in France or in a French speaking country. These are some of the most popular English words and phrases to French words and phrases, together with pronunciation guides, that you'll use on your trip. This Online Dictionary contains general words and phrases, restaurant words and phrases and a huge section on food related items. Please remember to be courteous and say hello to people before you ask your question and to say thank you or you're welcome -- in French! The French language is a very formal language, and the French appreciate it when you speak, or at least try to speak even a little French to them. Bon voyage and bonne chance avec votre français! Basic English/French translations English Pronunciation French Do you speak English? par-lay voo zon-glay Parlez-vous anglais? Excuse me/sorry ex-koo-zay mwah Excusez-moi Fine thanks and you? bee-ehn mer-see ay voo? Merci et vous? Glad to meet you on-shohn-tay Enchanté Good-by oh ruh-vwar Au revoir Good evening bon-swar Bon soir Good morning/good day bon-zhoor Bon jour Hello sah-loo Salut Here ee-see Ici How are you? kom-mohn tah-lay voo Comment allez-vous? I don't understand jhuhn kom-prohn pah Je ne comprends pas I'm sorry day-zoh-lay/pahr-dohn Desolé/Pardon My name is juh mah-pell Je m'appelle No nohn Non Ok dah-core d'accord Pardon me pahr-dohn Pardon Please seel voo play S'il vous plaît Pleased to meet you ohn--shahn-tay Enchanté(e) Please speak slowly par-lay lehn-ta-mohn Parlez lentement So-so kum-see, kum-sah Comme ci, comme ça Thank you mare-see Merci That's ok dah ree-ehn De rien There lah Là Very well treh bee-ehn Très bien What? kom-mohn Comment? What is your name? kom-mohn voo-za-peh-lay voo Comment vous appellez-vous? When kohn Quand Where oo Où You' re welcome dah ree-ehn De rien General Words and Phrases English Pronunciation Français Do you have: Ah-vay voo Avez-vous A map? Ewn Kart? Une carte? Lighter? Uhn bek? Un bec? The time? Lehr? L’heure? Fill the tank Leh plahn seel-voo-play Le Plein, s’il vous plaît Go straight ahead Ah-lay too-dwah Allez tout droit I don’t speak French Jehn parl pah frahn-say Je ne parle pas français I get off at___ Jhe day-sehn ah _____ Je descende à ____ I’m going to ____ Jhe vayz ah _____ Je vais à ____ Turn to the right, left Ah-lay ah drwah, ah goo-sh Allez à droit, à gauche What day is it? Kel jhoor sum noo? Quel jour sommes-nous? It is Monday Say lahn-dee C’est lundi It is Tuesday Say mahr-dee C’est mardi It is Wednesday Say mare-kruh-dee C’est mercredi It is Thursday Say zhuh-dee C’est jeudi It is Friday Say vahn-druh-dee C’est vendredi It is Saturday Say sahm-dee C’est samdi It is Sunday Say dee-mahnsh C’est dimanche What month is it? Kel mwah sommes nous Quel moi sommes-nous? It is January say zhan-vee-ay c'est janvier It is February say fey-vree- ay c'est février It is March say marz c'est mars It is April say ah-vril c'est avril It is May say may c'est mai It is June say zhwahn c'est juin It is July say juh-wee-yay c'est juillet It is August say oat c'est août It is September say sep-tohm-bruh c'est septembre It is October say ahk-toh-bruh c'est octobre It is November say noh-vawm-bruh c'est novembre It is December say day-sawm-bruh c'est décembre What time is it? Kel uhr ay-teel Qu’elle heure est-il? It is 5 a.m. Ill ay sank uhrs dew ma-tahn Il est cinq heures du matin Where is it? Ooh-eh-tile Où est-il? It is over there Say la-bah C’est là-bas It is there Say lah C’est là It is to the left, right Say tah goash, ah dwaht C’est à gauche, droite Where is the Bistro? Ooh-ay leh beez-troh? Où est le Bistro? cafe? kah-fay Café? Restaurant? res-tah-rahn? Restaurant? Beverages Words & Phrases English Pronunciation Français beer, dark lah bee-yehr brewn la bièr brune beer, light lah bee-yehr blohnd la bièr blonde beer, tap lah bee-yehr ah lah pres-see-ohn la bièr à la pression champagne lah shahm-pahn-yuh la champagne EUROPEAN ODYSSEY 2006 LANGUAGE AIDS – PAGE 2 coffee with cream leh ka-fay krem le café crème coffee with milk leh ka-fay oh lay le café au lait coffee /ice-cream / cream leh ka-fay lee-ayj-wah le café liégeois coffee with liqueur leh poos ka-fay le pousse-café coffee, black leh ka-fay nwahr le café noir coffee, decaffeinated leh ka-fay day-kah-fay-nay le café décaffeiné coffee, iced leh ka-fay gla-say le café glacé drinks: lay bwah-sohn: les boissons: espresso ka-fay ek-spray-so le café espresso liqueur leh dee-gest-teef le digestif, la liqueur milk leh lay le lait milk, chocolate leh ka-fay oh show-koh-lah le café oh chocolat orange juice leh juj doh-rahnzj le jus d'orange orange juice, fresh leh juj doh-rahnzj pray-say le jus d'orange pressé tea leh tay le thé tea with lemon leh tay oh see-trohn le thé au citron tea with lemon and sugar leh tay sue-kray oh see-trohn le thé sucré au citron tea with sugar leh tay sue-kray ke thé sucré tea, herbal lah tee-zan la tisane tea, iced leh tay gla-say le thé glacé water low l'eau water, tap low dew row-bee-nay l'eau du robinet water, mineral, carbonated low mee-nay-rahl gah-zuhz l'eau minéral gazeuse water, mineral, non-carb low mee-nay-rahl plaht l'eau minéral plate wine, red leh vihn rooj le vin rouge wine, rosé leh vihn row-zay le vin rosé wine, sparkling leh vihn moo-soh le vin mousseux wine, white leh vihn blohn le vin blanc French Numbers - Les Nombres 1. one 1. un 1. uhn 2. two 2. deux 2. duh 3. three 3. trois 3. trwah 4. four 4. quatre 4. kat-reh 5. five 5. cinq 5. sank 6. six 6. six 6. seese 7. seven 7. sept 7. set 8. eight 8. huit 8. wheat 9. nine 9. neuf 9. nuf 10. ten 10. dix 10. deese 11. eleven 11. onze 11. ohns 12. twelve 12. douze 12. dues 13. thirteen 13. treize 13. trez 14. fourteen 14. quatorze 14. kah-torz 15. fifteen 15. quinze 15. cans 16. sixteen 16. seize 16. sez 17. seventeen 17. dix-sept 17. deese-set 18. eighteen 18. dix-huit. 18. deese-wheat 19. nineteen 19. dix-neuf 19. deese-nuf 20. twenty 20. vingt 20. van 21. twenty-one 21. vingt-et-un 21. van-tay-uhn 22. thirty 22. trente 22. trahnt 23. forty 23. quarante 23. kah-rahnt 24. fifty 24. cinquante 24. sank-ahnt 25. sixty 25. soixante 25. swahs-ahnt EUROPEAN ODYSSEY 2006 LANGUAGE AIDS – PAGE 3 26. seventy 26. soixante-dix 26. swahs-ahnt-deese 27. eighty 27. quatre-vingts 27. kat-reh-van 28. ninety 28. quatre-vingt-dix 28. kat-reh-van-deese 29. one hundred 29. cent 29. sahn 30. two hundred 30. deux cents 30. duh-sahn 31. three hundred 31. trois cents 31. trwah-sahn 32. four hundred 32. quatre cents 32. kat-reh-sahn 33. five hundred 33. cinq cents 33. sank-sahn 34. six hundred 34. six cents 34. seese-sahn 35. seven hundred 35. sept cents 35. set-sahn 36. eight hundred 36. huit cents 36. wheat-sahn 37. nine hundred 37. neuf cents 37. nuf-sahn 38. one thousand 38. mille 38. meal English to Italian Words ITALIAN PRONUNCIATION Italian is relatively easy to pronounce for English-speaking people, due primarily to the fact that written Italian closely reflects the sounds of spoken Italian. While there are hundreds of dialects spoken throughout Italy, the standard Italian dialect is the Italian that is taught and understood throughout Italy. HINTS FOR BETTER ITALIAN PRONUNCIATION 1. The letters "gn" sound like the "ni" of onion. Examples: bagno, signore, montagna, compagnia 2. The letters "gli" sound like the "lli" in the English word million. Examples: famiglia, figlia, biglietto 3. The double "rr" is always trilled. Examples: terra, pianterreno, carro 4. The letters "sci" sound like English "she" and "see" sound like "shay." Examples: scena, scienza, scendere, scimmia 5. The letters "ci" sound like English "chee" and "ce" sound like "chay." Examples: cinque, celibe, cento, certo 6. The letters "chi" sound like "key." Examples: chianti, occhio, Fontecchio 7. Double consonants are not pronounced twice, but simply longer. Examples: buffo, commercio, awocato, osso, donna, gruppo 8. Accent marks occur only if the word is to be stressed at the end. Examples: titta, virtu, piu PHONETIC APPROXIMATIONS Remember: The phonetic approximations only approximate the sounds of Italian.