French vocabulary: intermediate (B1)
The 168 words and phrases taught in the intermediate chapters, in the order the course teaches them. Press ▶ to hear each one.
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1. Stories and memories
From chapter 1: learn these words in context
- la facuni, university · short for ; : at uni
- se souvenir deto remember ·
- ce jour-làthat day · also : that morning
- raterto miss (a bus, a train)
- en retardlate
- déjàalready
- plein / pleinefull
- ne… plusno more, not any longer · : there were no seats left; : we've never been apart since
- rester deboutto stand, to stay standing
- faire signe à quelqu'unto wave to someone, to signal to someone
- garderto keep
- seulementonly
- ensembletogether
- rireto laugh · past participle: ;
2. Opinions and reasons
From chapter 2: learn these words in context
- franchementhonestly, frankly
- pratiquepractical, handy
- surtoutespecially, above all
- peut-êtremaybe, perhaps
- commesince, as · gives a reason at the start of a sentence
- tous les deux / toutes les deuxboth (of us, of them)
- la merthe sea, the seaside · : to or at the seaside
- avoir raisonto be right · : to be wrong
- l'essencepetrol · feminine
- l'assuranceinsurance · feminine
- partagerto share ·
- garerto park · : also a parking space
- à mon avisin my opinion · : what do you think?
- louerto hire, to rent
3. News and current events
From chapter 3: learn these words in context
- les infosthe news · short for
- la ligne de tramtram line
- inaugurerto open officially
- le mairemayor
- les travauxbuilding work, roadworks
- durerto last, to go on
- le tableaupainting
- volerto steal · also “to fly”
- retrouverto find (something lost)
- arrêterto arrest; to stop
- selonaccording to
- le journalnewspaper
- annoncerto announce ·
- tant mieuxgood, so much the better · the opposite is : never mind, too bad
4. Feelings and relationships
From chapter 4: learn these words in context
- la nouvellepiece of news · : good news
- vivreto live ·
- vraimentreally
- surpris / surprisesurprised
- content / contentehappy, pleased · : happy for you
- tristesad
- avoir peurto be afraid · + subjunctive
- se disputerto argue
- à cause debecause of
- s'entendre biento get on well
- inquiet / inquièteworried · : that worries me
- tu devraisyou should · with
- c'est dommage queit's a shame that · + subjunctive
- fier / fièreproud · : proud of you
5. Hopes and wishes
From chapter 5: learn these words in context
- jouer au lototo play the lottery
- gagnerto win; to earn
- arrêter deto stop (doing) ·
- le bateauboat
- faire le tour du mondeto go around the world
- seul / seulealone · : on your own
- les enfantschildren ·
- les vacancesholidays · always plural
- aiderto help
- partir en voyageto go travelling, to go on a trip
- le rêvedream · : to dream of
- espérerto hope ·
- un jourone day, some day
- pour l'instantfor now, for the moment
6. Solving problems
From chapter 6: learn these words in context
- la cafetièrecoffee machine, coffee maker
- ne… plus marcherto not work any more ·
- qu'est-ce qui se passe ?what's happening? what's wrong?
- s'éteindreto switch off, to go out ·
- le ticket de caissereceipt (from a shop)
- sous garantieunder guarantee
- échangerto exchange ·
- rembourserto refund, to pay back
- le même / la mêmethe same
- le modèlemodel
- la différencethe difference
- gentil / gentillekind · : that's kind of you
- tomber en panneto break down · takes :
- rapporterto bring back, to take back
7. Culture and traditions
From chapter 7: learn these words in context
- le gâteaucake · plural:
- la galette des roiskings' cake, eaten in January
- dontthat, which, whom (for *de* + something) · : the galette you told me about
- la frangipanefrangipane · a cream made with almonds ()
- à l'intérieurinside
- cacherto hide
- la fèvesmall figurine hidden in the galette · literally “broad bean”, which was used in the past
- la partslice, share
- devenirto become · like : ; passé composé with
- le roi / la reineking / queen
- la couronnecrown
- le plus jeune / la plus jeunethe youngest · : young
- se mettreto go, to get (into a position) ·
- chaqueeach, every
8. Work and careers
From chapter 8: learn these words in context
- recevoirto see, to receive (someone) ·
- je vous en prieyou're welcome; please go ahead · formal
- se présenterto introduce yourself
- l'entreprisecompany, firm · feminine
- le / la chef d'équipeteam leader · : the team
- poser sa candidatureto apply (for a job) · : application
- le postejob, position
- souhaiterto wish, to want · formal; : I'd like to move up
- gérerto manage ·
- améliorerto improve
- la formationtraining
- le télétravailworking from home, remote work
- remercierto thank · : thank you (formal)
- l'entretieninterview · masculine; : a job interview
9. Health and lifestyle
From chapter 9: learn these words in context
- l'hypertensionhigh blood pressure · feminine; : blood pressure
- se sentirto feel · : I feel tired
- fatigué / fatiguéetired
- les habitudeshabits · feminine
- à midiat lunchtime, at noon
- grignoterto snack, to nibble
- sauter un repasto skip a meal · : meal
- les légumesvegetables · masculine
- le selsalt
- courirto run ·
- il vaut mieux queit's better that · + subjunctive
- marcherto walk · also “to work” for a machine
- au moinsat least
- avoir envie deto feel like, to want
10. Money and everyday services
From chapter 10: learn these words in context
- que puis-je faire pour vous ?what can I do for you? · formal
- venir de…to have just done (something) · + infinitive: , I've just started
- ouvrir un compteto open an account · : ,
- apporterto bring
- la pièce d'identitéID, identity document · : identity card
- le justificatif de domicileproof of address
- la facturebill, invoice
- la carte bancairebank card
- les fraisfees, charges · masculine plural
- ne… queonly ·
- le découvertoverdraft
- le RIBbank details (document) · short for
- le salairesalary, pay
- signerto sign
11. Travel stories
From chapter 11: learn these words in context
- magnifiquebeautiful, wonderful
- quelle histoire !what a story!
- annulerto cancel
- la tempêtestorm
- ce n'est pas vrai !no way! I don't believe it!
- le lendemainthe next day
- se rendre compteto realise · …
- le portefeuillewallet
- sans blague ?you're kidding? seriously? · informal
- heureusementluckily, fortunately
- l'accueilreception, information desk · masculine
- il ne manquait riennothing was missing · : to be missing
- plus longtempslonger · : a long time
- perdreto lose · past participle:
12. Telling your story
From chapter 12: learn these words in context
- fortloudly; strong · : to speak up
- raconterto tell (a story)
- naîtreto be born · /
- le marinsailor
- donner envie deto make (someone) want to
- l'infirmier / l'infirmièrenurse
- revenirto come back · like :
- au bord de la merby the sea, at the seaside
- s'installerto settle, to move in
- le portharbour, port
- les genspeople · masculine plural
- manquer àto be missed by · : I miss it
- le choixchoice · plural:
- la petite-fillegranddaughter · : grandson
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