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The Basics
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English
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French
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Pronunciation
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| Yes/No | Oui/Non | wee/nong |
| Yes, please/No, thank you | Oui, s'il vous pla�t/Non, merci | wee, seel voo play/nong, mair-see |
| Please | S'il vous pla�t | seel voo play |
| Thank you | Merci (madame/monsieur) | mair-see (mah-dahm/mer-syer) |
| You're welcome | Il n'y a pas de quoi | eel nyah pah der kwah |
| Here is/are | Voici... | vwah-see |
| Hello/Good morning/afternoon | Bonjour, (madame/monsieur) | bong-zhoor, (mah-dahm/mer-syer) |
| Hello/Good evening | Bonsoir (madame/monsieur) | bong-swahr, (mah-dahm/mer-syer) |
| Goodbye | Au revoir | oh rer-vwahr |
| Good night | Bonne nuit | bonn nwee |
| How are you? | Comment allez-vous? | kommahng tahlay voo |
| Very well, thanks | Tr�s bien, merci | tray byang mair-see |
| Excuse me | Excusez-moi | ex-kewzay mwah |
| Do you speak English? | Est-ce que vous parlez anglais? | essker voo pahrlay ahng-glay |
| Can you help me? | Est-ce que vous pouvez m'aider? | essker voo poovay may-day |
| I don't understand. | Je ne comprends pas. | zher ner kong-prahng pah |
| I don't know. | Je ne sais pas. | zher ner say pah |
| Could you please write it down | Est-ce que vous pouvez l'�crire? | essker voo poovay lay-kreer |
| Sorry | D�sol�(e) | day-zo-lay |
| Leave me alone! | Laissez-moi tranquille. | lay-say mwah trahng-keel |
| Where? | O�? | oo |
| When? | Quand? | kahng |
| How? | Comment? | kommahng |
| Why? | Pourquoi? | poor-kwah |
| Who? | Qui? | kee |
| Which? | Lequel?/Laquelle? | ler-kell/lah-kell |
| Where is...? | O� est...? | oo ay |
| How much? | Combien? | kong-byang |
| How many? | Combien? | kong-byang |
| What's that? | Qu'est-ce que c'est? | kessker say |
| I'd like... | Je voudrais... | zher voodray |
| I want... | Je veux... | zher ver |
| I like it. | �a me pla�t. | sahm play |
| I don't like it. | �a ne me pla�t pas. | sah ner mer play pah |
| OK/Agreed. | �a va/d'accord. | sah vah/dah-korr |
| That's fine. | C'est bien. | say byang |