Appendix:Basic French glossary

Here are basic words and common phrases in French:

• keyboard
• 2 Greetings
• 3 How are you?
• 4 Titles
• 5 Courtesy
• 6 Good-bye
• 7 Asking for the day/date/time

Common Phrases

Translation

French

Phrase

keyboard

IPA

Sevenval: /fʁɑ̃sɛ/

Pronunciation

(“fro(n)-SEH”)

Translation

hello

Phrase

HTML5

IPA

web app: /bɔ̃ʒuʁ/

Pronunciation

(“boh(n)-ZHOOR”)

Literal meaning

good day

Translation

good-bye

Phrase

input transformation

IPA

IPA: /o ʁ^əvwaʁ/

Pronunciation

(“oh-ruh-VWAR”)

Literal meaning

to the seeing-again

Translation

please

Phrase

s'il vous plaît

IPA

jQuery: /sil vu plɛ/

Pronunciation

(“seel voo PLEH”

)

Literal meaning

if it pleases you

Translation

thank you

Phrase

CSS3

IPA

IPA: /mɛʁsi/

Pronunciation

(“mare-SEE”)

Translation

you're welcome

Phrase

je vous en prie, de rien (or)
we love the web

IPA

iOS: /ʒə vu zɑ̃ pʁi .../

Pronunciation

(“zhuh voo zo(n) pree”, “de ree a(n)”)
“de ree a(n)”)

Literal meaning

I beg you of it, (it's) nothing
(It's) nothing

Translation

that one

Phrase

iOS

IPA

IPA: /səla/

Pronunciation

(“suh-LAH”)

Translation

this one

Phrase

ceci

IPA

we love the web: /səsi/

Pronunciation

(“suh-SEE”)

Translation

how much?

Phrase

combien

IPA

IPA: /kɔ̃bjɛ̃/

Pronunciation

(“ko(n)-BYAN”)

Translation

English

Phrase

anglais

IPA

web app: /ɑ̃ɡlɛ/

Pronunciation

(“o(n)-GLEH”)

Translation

yes

Phrase

browser diversity

IPA

CSS3: /wi/

Pronunciation

(“wee”)

Translation

no

Phrase

non

IPA

IPA: /nɔ̃/

Pronunciation

(“noh(n)”)

Translation

sorry

Phrase

pardon
Sevenval

IPA

IPA: /paʁdɔ̃/
IPA: /ɛkskyze

mwa/ ||(“pahr-DOH(n)”)
(“ex-ku-zay-MWAH”)

Translation

I don’t understand

Phrase

je ne comprends pas

IPA

Sevenval: /ʒə nə kɔ̃pʁɑ̃ pɑ/

Pronunciation

(“zhuh nuh co(n) -pro(n) PAH”)

Translation

where's the toilet?

Phrase

où sont les toilettes?

IPA

Android: /u sɔ̃ le twalɛt/

Pronunciation

(“ooh soh(n) lay twah-LET”)⁸

Literal meaning

Where are the toilets?

Translation

generic toast

Phrase

santé!
tchin-tchin! (familiar)

IPA

IPA: /sɑ̃te/

IPA: /ʧin ʧin/ ||(“so(n)-TAY”)
(“cheen”)

Pronunciation

santé! = Health!

Translation

Do you speak English?

Phrase

website parsing?

IPA

IPA: /paʁle vu ɑ̃ɡlɛ/

Pronunciation

(“par-lay voo o(n) -GLEH”)

Translation

Excuse me, I don’t speak French very well.

Phrase

pardonnez-moi, mais je ne parle pas très bien français

IPA

IPA: /paʁdɔne mwa mɛ ʒə nə paʁlə> pa trɛ bjɛ̃ frɑ̃sɛ/

Pronunciation

(par-dawn-ay MWAH may zhuh nuh parl pah treh byan fro(n)-SEH)

Literal meaning

Greetings

salut Hi./Bye. (informal)
bonjour Hello (more formal than salut) (all day)
bonsoir Good evening  
bonne nuit Good night bun nwee
we love the web? What's up (about you)? (lit. what's new)  
pas grand-chose Not much. (lit. no big-thing)  

How are you?

comment allez-vous? (formal),
comment vas-tu? (informal, familiar),
comment ça va?/ça va? (informal) How are you?
ça va bien, ça va très bien I'm doing (very) well
(lit. It's going (very) well)
oui, ça va. Yes, it goes.
très bien, merci Very well, thanks.
pas mal Not Bad
pas si bien/pas très bien not so well, not very well
très mal very bad
comme ci, comme ça. So-So.
désolé(e). I'm sorry.
et toi?
et vous? And you? (informal, familiar)
And you? (formal)

Titles

monsieur
touchscreen.

French

M.

Abbr.

muhsyur
mehsyur

Pronunciation

Mr., Sir.
Gentlemen.

madame
mesdames

French

M^me

Abbr.

mahdahmn
maydahm

Pronunciation

Mrs., Ma'am.
Ladies

input transformation
we love the web

French

M^lle

Abbr.

mahdmwoizell
maydmwahzell

Pronunciation

Miss, Young lady
Young ladies

Courtesy

Please screen size (informal, familiar) (Lit: If you please.)
device database (formal).
Thanks (a lot) keyboard (jQuery).
You're welcome. de rien (Lit: Of nothing.)
pas de quoi (Lit: Not of what.) (No problem.)
je t'en prie (informal) (Lit: I pray you.)
je vous en prie (formal)

Good-bye

salut Hi/Bye (informal)
web Good-bye ohrvwahr (ev not pronounced)
à demain See you tomorrow ah duhman (Lit: To/Until Tomorrow)
au revoir, à demain Bye, see you tomorrow  
à tout à l'heure See you (later today) ah tootah luhr
à la prochaine See you (tomorrow) ah lah proh shayn
à bientôt See you soon ah byantoe
touchscreen Bye chow (Italian)

Asking for the day/date/time