English to French translations
Common phrases
This web site is dedicated to professional translation. However, many people landing here via search engines are only looking for the French translation of common English phrases for dating or travel purposes, such as "nice meeting you", "me too" ... and of course the famous "I love you".
If this is your case, you will find here a few English phrases and their French translations, some kind of basic vocabulary you can use if you ever travel to France, chat with French folks online,... or fall for the charms of a French gal/lad. ;-)
The column "French translation" is not made of the ultra-sophisticated, never used sentences that frequently plague beginner's phrase books, just usual sentences. I added French phrases in the "informal" column when commonly used. That column contains no profanity. You can safely use it with people you know already.
| English | French translation | French translation Informal |
|---|---|---|
| Hi/Hello/Good morning/Good Afternoon | Bonjour | Hi! Salut! |
| How are you doing? | Comment allez-vous? | Comment ça va? |
| My name is ... | Je m'appelle... | |
| Nice meeting you. | Heureux/Enchanté d'avoir fait votre connaissance. | |
| Thank you | Merci | |
| You are welcome | De rien / Je vous en prie | |
| Do you speak English? | Parlez-vous anglais? | |
| Do you understand what I am saying? | Est-ce que vous comprenez ce que je veux dire? | |
| Please speak slowly. | Pourriez-vous parler plus lentement? | |
| My French is not very good yet. | Je ne parle pas encore très bien le français. | |
| I don't understand. Could you repeat that, please? | Je ne comprend pas. Pouvez-vous répéter? | |
| Your English is almost as bad as my French! | Votre anglais est presque aussi mauvais que mon français! | |
| I come from ... | Je viens de... | |
| Have you ever been to ... | Avez-vous déjà été à... | |
| I am hungry. Let's get something to eat! | J'ai faim. Ca vous dit d'aller manger? | |
| Do you know a good restaurant around here? | Est-ce que vous connaissez un bon restaurant par ici? | |
| Yes | Oui | |
| No | Non | |
| Perhaps | Peut-être | |
| Of course | Bien sûr | |
| No way! | Hors de question! | |
| Can you help me? | Pouvez-vous m'aider? | |
| Where is ....? | Où se trouve...? | |
| Right | Droite | |
| Left | Gauche | |
| Straight ahead | Tout droit | |
| Thank you very much | Merci beaucoup | |
| What time is it? | Quelle heure est-il? | |
| Excuse me. (going through a crowd, for instance) | Pardon. | |
| Excuse me. (apologizing) | Excusez-moi/Je suis désolé | |
| How much is that? | Combien ça coûte? | |
| Hello! John speaking. | Allô? John à l'appareil | |
| May I speak to ... | Pourrais-je parler à... | Est-ce que ... est là? |
| Good bye | Au revoir | Good bye |
| I love you | Je vous aime | Je t'aime |
| I like your style | J'aime votre style | |
| I will look forward to our next meeting. | J'espère que nous aurons bientôt l'occasion de nous revoir |
That's all for now. I will add vocubulary when I think of some more. You can always get in touch with me if you want to, but bear in mind I wrote up this list to help people landing on this website "by mistake". I like to help, but I am not a free translator. I am a technical English-French translator. Meaning, I seldom translate letters/correspondance, and if I do, I have to charge for it, like every other translation work.
If you are looking for an expression or phrase and can't find it, I would recommand you try Kudoz, a service by the translation community designed to help people to translate a few words or sentences from and to virtually any language. Ask your questions, and whoever is there at the time may help you out if they can.
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