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French A2 Vocabulary

Learn 287 French A2 vocabulary words across 16 everyday topics, the next step after French A1 Vocabulary. Every noun has le, la or les, with the gender given where l' hides it, and irregular verbs give their passé composé participle. Built around the DELF A2 topics and the Niveau A2 pour le français reference; A2-oriented, not an official or complete exam list.

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  • Describing people

    méchant

    nasty / mean

  • Food and eating out

    taste

    le goût

  • Work and studies

    le chômage

    unemployment

  • Weather and nature

    thunderstorm

    l'orage

  • Time and linking words

    jamais

    never / ever

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You start with Describing people, and the next section opens as you learn the one before it.

  1. Section 1: Describing people

    Start here17 cards

  2. Section 2: Family and life events

    18 cards

  3. Section 3: Home and housing

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  4. Section 4: Daily routine and chores

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  5. Section 5: Food and eating out

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  6. Section 6: Clothes and colours

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  7. Section 7: Shops and services

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  8. Section 8: Travel and transport

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  9. Section 9: Work and studies

    18 cards

  10. Section 10: Health and the body

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  11. Section 11: Free time, sport and culture

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  12. Section 12: Weather and nature

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  13. Section 13: Phone, internet and post

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  14. Section 14: Feelings and opinions

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  15. Section 15: Key verbs and their past forms

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  16. Section 16: Time and linking words

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In the order you learn them, one section at a time.

1Describing people17 cards

sympathique
nice / friendly
gentil
kind / nice
mince
slim / thin
gros
fat / big
blond
blond / fair-haired
brun
dark-haired / brown (hair)
roux
red-haired / ginger
les lunettes
glasses / spectacles
la barbe
beard
l'âge
age
ressembler à
to look like / to resemble
drôle
funny
sérieux
serious / reliable
timide
shy
intelligent
clever / intelligent
poli
polite
méchant
nasty / mean

2Family and life events18 cards

l'oncle
uncle
la tante
aunt
le cousin
cousin (male)
le neveu
nephew
la nièce
niece
les petits-enfants
grandchildren
le petit ami
boyfriend
rencontrer
to meet (for the first time) / to run into
se marier
to get married
le mariage
wedding / marriage
célibataire
single / unmarried
divorcer
to get divorced
naître
to be born
grandir
to grow up / to grow
l'anniversaire
birthday / anniversary
le cadeau
present / gift
la fête
party / celebration / public holiday
fêter
to celebrate

3Home and housing18 cards

louer
to rent / to rent out
le loyer
rent
le quartier
neighbourhood / area (of a town)
l'immeuble
block of flats / building
le rez-de-chaussée
ground floor
l'escalier
stairs / staircase
le propriétaire
owner / landlord
le locataire
tenant
déménager
to move (house)
le meuble
piece of furniture
le canapé
sofa
l'armoire
wardrobe
le frigo
fridge
le four
oven
la machine à laver
washing machine
le chauffage
heating
le mur
wall
le toit
roof

4Daily routine and chores18 cards

se réveiller
to wake up
se lever
to get up
prendre une douche
to have a shower
s'habiller
to get dressed
se dépêcher
to hurry
se coucher
to go to bed
se reposer
to rest
rentrer
to go home / to come back
faire les courses
to do the (food) shopping
faire le ménage
to do the housework / to clean
faire la vaisselle
to do the washing-up / the dishes
faire la lessive
to do the laundry
ranger
to tidy up / to put away
nettoyer
to clean
finir
to finish / to end
d'habitude
usually
tôt
early
tard
late

5Food and eating out19 cards

le repas
meal
le plat
dish / main course
l'entrée
starter / entrance
la carte
menu / card / map
le menu
set menu
commander
to order
l'addition
bill / check (US)
le serveur
waiter
réserver
to book / to reserve
le pourboire
tip
le goût
taste
sucré
sweet / sugary
salé
salty / savoury
la recette
recipe
cuire
to cook / to bake
le beurre
butter
l'huile
oil
le sel
salt
la pomme de terre
potato

6Clothes and colours18 cards

les vêtements
clothes
porter
to wear / to carry
essayer
to try / to try on
la taille
size / height / waist
la pointure
shoe size
le pantalon
trousers / pants (US)
la chemise
shirt
la robe
dress
la jupe
skirt
le pull
jumper / sweater
la veste
jacket
le manteau
coat
les chaussures
shoes
noir
black
blanc
white
rouge
red
bleu
blue
marron
brown

7Shops and services17 cards

le client
customer / client
le vendeur
shop assistant / seller
la caisse
checkout / till
faire la queue
to queue / to stand in line
les soldes
the sales
rembourser
to refund / to pay back
le rayon
aisle / department (in a shop)
l'épicerie
grocery / corner shop
la boucherie
butcher's
la bouteille
bottle
le paquet
packet / pack / parcel
la boîte
box / tin, can
le coiffeur
hairdresser / hairdresser's
la mairie
town hall
le guichet
ticket office / counter
la carte d'identité
identity card
le commissariat
police station

8Travel and transport20 cards

le voyage
trip / journey
voyager
to travel
la valise
suitcase
les bagages
luggage / baggage
le passeport
passport
l'avion
plane
le vol
flight / theft
l'aller-retour
return / round-trip ticket
l'aller simple
single / one-way ticket
le retard
delay
le quai
platform / quay
la correspondance
connection / change (of train)
la station
(metro) station
l'arrêt
stop (bus, tram)
conduire
to drive
le permis de conduire
driving licence
l'hôtel
hotel
visiter
to visit (a place)
le plan
street map / plan
l'étranger
abroad / foreigner

9Work and studies18 cards

l'emploi
job / employment
le salaire
salary / wages
le patron
boss
l'employé
employee / clerk
la réunion
meeting
le chômage
unemployment
l'entretien
interview / upkeep
l'expérience
experience / experiment
le stage
internship / training course
le professeur
teacher
apprendre
to learn / to teach
les études
studies
l'université
university
l'examen
exam
réussir
to succeed / to pass (an exam)
rater
to fail / to miss
le diplôme
degree / diploma / qualification
les devoirs
homework

10Health and the body18 cards

la santé
health
se sentir
to feel
la douleur
pain
la gorge
throat
la dent
tooth
l'oreille
ear
le cœur
heart
le doigt
finger
le genou
knee
le rhume
cold (illness)
la grippe
flu
tousser
to cough
se casser
to break (a bone)
l'ordonnance
prescription
le dentiste
dentist
l'infirmier
nurse (male)
les urgences
A&E / emergency room
guérir
to get better / to cure

11Free time, sport and culture18 cards

les loisirs
leisure / hobbies
jouer
to play
le spectacle
show / performance
le concert
concert
le théâtre
theatre
le musée
museum
l'exposition
exhibition
la photo
photo
chanter
to sing
danser
to dance
nager
to swim
courir
to run
la randonnée
hike / hiking
l'équipe
team
le match
match / game
gagner
to win / to earn
perdre
to lose
le jeu vidéo
video game

12Weather and nature16 cards

la météo
weather forecast
la pluie
rain
pleuvoir
to rain
le vent
wind
le nuage
cloud
l'orage
thunderstorm
le ciel
sky
le degré
degree
la saison
season
le printemps
spring
l'automne
autumn / fall
la campagne
countryside / campaign
la forêt
forest / woods
la rivière
river
l'arbre
tree
l'animal
animal

13Phone, internet and post16 cards

le portable
mobile phone
appeler
to call / to phone
le message
message
envoyer
to send
recevoir
to receive / to get
répondre
to answer / to reply
l'ordinateur
computer
le mot de passe
password
le site
website / site
l'application
app
télécharger
to download
les réseaux sociaux
social media
les informations
the news
le journal
newspaper / diary
la lettre
letter
le colis
parcel / package

14Feelings and opinions17 cards

heureux
happy
triste
sad
en colère
angry
inquiet
worried
déçu
disappointed
avoir peur
to be afraid
s'amuser
to have fun
s'ennuyer
to be bored
penser
to think
croire
to believe / to think
trouver
to find / to think (give an opinion)
à mon avis
in my opinion
être d'accord
to agree
préférer
to prefer
détester
to hate
intéressant
interesting
génial
great / brilliant

15Key verbs and their past forms21 cards

voir
to see
mettre
to put / to put on (clothes)
dire
to say / to tell
devoir
must / to have to / to owe
il faut
you have to / we need / it takes
attendre
to wait (for)
connaître
to know (a person, a place)
sortir
to go out / to leave
partir
to leave / to go away
arriver
to arrive / to happen
rester
to stay / to remain
tomber
to fall
monter
to go up / to get on (a bus, a train)
descendre
to go down / to get off
devenir
to become
ouvrir
to open
offrir
to give (as a present) / to offer
oublier
to forget
se souvenir de
to remember
vivre
to live
mourir
to die

16Time and linking words18 cards

déjà
already / yet (in questions) / ever
pas encore
not yet
toujours
always / still
jamais
never / ever
souvent
often
parfois
sometimes
il y a
ago / there is, there are
depuis
since / for (until now)
pendant
during / for (a finished period)
bientôt
soon
dernier
last / latest
prochain
next
d'abord
first / at first
ensuite
then / next
enfin
finally / at last
après
after / afterwards
parce que
because
mais
but

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Published September 28, 2026