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French B1 Vocabulary

Learn 306 French B1 vocabulary words across 16 topics, the next step after French A2 Vocabulary. Every noun has le, la or les, verbs come with their preposition, and the notes flag false friends and the subjunctive. B1 is the French level asked for a first resident card (carte de résident) since 1 January 2026. Built around the DELF B1 topics and the Niveau B1 pour le français reference; B1-oriented, not an official or complete exam list.

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  • Work and careers

    le syndicat

    trade union

  • Health and wellbeing

    sleep

    le sommeil

  • Media and news

    la chaîne

    channel / chain

  • Society and citizenship

    politics / policy

    la politique

  • Linking and time words

    lorsque

    when

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

  1. Section 1: Work and careers

    Start here20 cards

  2. Section 2: Studies and training

    18 cards

  3. Section 3: Paperwork and public services

    18 cards

  4. Section 4: Money and shopping

    18 cards

  5. Section 5: Health and wellbeing

    18 cards

  6. Section 6: Relationships and character

    21 cards

  7. Section 7: Feelings and reactions

    20 cards

  8. Section 8: Opinions and debate

    20 cards

  9. Section 9: Media and news

    18 cards

  10. Section 10: Technology and the internet

    18 cards

  11. Section 11: Environment

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  12. Section 12: Society and citizenship

    18 cards

  13. Section 13: Travel and tourism

    18 cards

  14. Section 14: Culture and hobbies

    18 cards

  15. Section 15: Verbs with prepositions

    21 cards

  16. Section 16: Linking and time words

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

1Work and careers20 cards

le poste
job / position
la candidature
job application
postuler à
to apply for (a job)
le CV
CV / résumé
la lettre de motivation
cover letter
embaucher
to hire / to take on
licencier
to dismiss / to lay off
démissionner
to resign / to quit
le contrat
contract
le CDI
permanent contract
le CDD
fixed-term contract
le responsable
manager / person in charge
les horaires
working hours / timetable
les congés
leave / time off
les heures supplémentaires
overtime
le télétravail
remote work / working from home
la promotion
promotion / special offer
la retraite
retirement / pension
la grève
strike
le syndicat
trade union

2Studies and training18 cards

la formation
training / course
l'enseignement
teaching / education
l'enseignant
teacher
l'élève
pupil / school student
le collège
secondary school (ages 11–15)
le lycée
upper secondary school (ages 15–18)
le bac
school-leaving exam
la fac
uni / university
la licence
bachelor's degree
le master
master's degree
la matière
school subject / material
la note
mark / grade
la moyenne
average (mark)
le niveau
level
s'inscrire à
to sign up for / to enrol in
réviser
to revise / to study for a test
échouer à
to fail (an exam)
la bourse
grant / scholarship

3Paperwork and public services18 cards

la démarche
procedure / step
le dossier
file / application file
la demande
application / request
remplir
to fill in / to fill
la pièce d'identité
identity document / ID
le justificatif de domicile
proof of address
l'attestation
certificate / written statement
le titre de séjour
residence permit
la préfecture
prefecture
le délai
time limit / waiting time
valable
valid
renouveler
to renew
la sécurité sociale
social security / state health insurance
la carte Vitale
French health insurance card
l'assurance
insurance
la mutuelle
top-up health insurance
les impôts
taxes
le fonctionnaire
civil servant / public employee

4Money and shopping18 cards

le compte
account
le virement
bank transfer
le distributeur
cash machine / ATM
retirer
to withdraw (money) / to take off
dépenser
to spend (money)
économiser
to save (money)
les économies
savings
emprunter
to borrow
prêter
to lend
le crédit
loan / credit
la facture
bill / invoice
les charges
service charges / bills
le budget
budget
bon marché
cheap
la réduction
discount
la livraison
delivery
livrer
to deliver
la garantie
warranty / guarantee

5Health and wellbeing18 cards

le généraliste
GP / family doctor
le spécialiste
specialist (doctor)
la consultation
doctor's appointment / visit
le symptôme
symptom
la maladie
illness / disease
soigner
to treat / to look after
le traitement
treatment
l'effet secondaire
side effect
la blessure
injury / wound
se blesser
to get hurt / to injure yourself
l'allergie
allergy
enceinte
pregnant
l'arrêt maladie
sick leave
le sommeil
sleep
le stress
stress
se détendre
to relax / to unwind
le régime
diet
être en forme
to be in good shape / to feel well

6Relationships and character21 cards

la relation
relationship
le couple
couple
tomber amoureux de
to fall in love with
se disputer avec
to argue with / to fall out with
se réconcilier
to make up / to be reconciled
s'entendre avec
to get on with
se séparer
to split up / to separate
faire confiance à
to trust
l'amitié
friendship
le caractère
character / temper
généreux
generous
honnête
honest
patient
patient
compréhensif
understanding
sensible
sensitive
jaloux
jealous
têtu
stubborn
paresseux
lazy
travailleur
hard-working
égoïste
selfish
bavard
talkative / chatty

7Feelings and reactions20 cards

le sentiment
feeling
la joie
joy
ravi
delighted
fier de
proud of
soulagé
relieved
surpris
surprised
gêné
embarrassed / awkward
avoir honte de
to be ashamed of
énervé
annoyed / irritated
seul
alone / lonely
ému
moved / touched
manquer à
to be missed by
se plaindre de
to complain about
s'inquiéter pour
to worry about
le souci
worry / problem
supporter
to put up with / to stand
avoir hâte de
to look forward to / can't wait to
avoir envie de
to feel like / to want
espérer
to hope
rêver de
to dream of

8Opinions and debate20 cards

l'avis
opinion / view
selon moi
in my view
il me semble que
it seems to me that
je suis persuadé que
I'm convinced that
je doute que
I doubt that
le point de vue
point of view
le sujet
topic / subject
l'avantage
advantage
l'inconvénient
drawback / disadvantage
l'argument
argument / reason
le débat
debate / discussion
convaincre
to convince / to persuade
avoir raison
to be right
avoir tort
to be wrong
être pour
to be in favour
être contre
to be against
il vaut mieux
it's better to
conseiller
to advise / to recommend
proposer
to suggest / to offer
s'opposer à
to oppose / to be against

9Media and news18 cards

les médias
the media
la presse
the press
l'actualité
current affairs / news
l'article
article
le journaliste
journalist
le titre
headline / title
la rubrique
section / column
l'émission
TV or radio programme
la chaîne
channel / chain
le reportage
report / documentary piece
en direct
live
diffuser
to broadcast
la publicité
advertising / advert
le sondage
poll / survey
la source
source
la fausse information
false news / fake news
l'abonnement
subscription
s'abonner à
to subscribe to / to follow

10Technology and the internet18 cards

l'écran
screen
le clavier
keyboard
la souris
mouse
le logiciel
software / program
le fichier
file
enregistrer
to save / to record
supprimer
to delete / to remove
le lien
link
cliquer sur
to click on
se connecter à
to log in to / to connect to
l'identifiant
username / login
la mise à jour
update
en ligne
online
partager
to share
publier
to post / to publish
la vie privée
privacy / private life
le chargeur
charger
tomber en panne
to break down / to stop working

11Environment19 cards

l'environnement
environment
le climat
climate
le réchauffement climatique
global warming
la pollution
pollution
les déchets
waste / rubbish
trier
to sort (rubbish)
recycler
to recycle
la poubelle
bin
gaspiller
to waste
l'énergie
energy
renouvelable
renewable
durable
sustainable / lasting
protéger
to protect
l'espèce
species
la canicule
heatwave
la sécheresse
drought
l'inondation
flood
le fleuve
(large) river
le paysage
landscape / scenery

12Society and citizenship18 cards

la société
society / company
le citoyen
citizen
la loi
law
le droit
right / law (subject)
voter
to vote
les élections
elections
le gouvernement
government
la politique
politics / policy
la manifestation
demonstration / protest
l'égalité
equality
la liberté
freedom / liberty
la laïcité
secularism
l'association
association / charity / club
le bénévole
volunteer
la pauvreté
poverty
s'intégrer
to fit in / to integrate
voler
to steal / to fly
porter plainte
to report a crime / to file a complaint

13Travel and tourism18 cards

l'hébergement
accommodation
la location
rental / hire
l'auberge de jeunesse
youth hostel
le séjour
stay
annuler
to cancel
le trajet
journey / trip (from A to B)
les transports en commun
public transport
le covoiturage
car-sharing / carpooling
l'embouteillage
traffic jam
l'autoroute
motorway / highway
le péage
toll / toll booth
la frontière
border
la douane
customs
l'escale
stopover / layover
l'office de tourisme
tourist office
le patrimoine
heritage
le dépaysement
change of scene / feeling abroad
le souvenir
memory / souvenir

14Culture and hobbies18 cards

le roman
novel
l'auteur
author / writer
le personnage
character (in a story)
l'œuvre
work (of art)
le tableau
painting / board
la chanson
song
le réalisateur
film director
l'acteur
actor
la séance
showing / session
les sous-titres
subtitles
en VO
in the original language
la lecture
reading
la librairie
bookshop
la bibliothèque
library / bookcase
s'intéresser à
to be interested in
s'entraîner
to train / to practise
le bricolage
DIY
le jardinage
gardening

15Verbs with prepositions21 cards

s'occuper de
to take care of / to deal with
avoir besoin de
to need
dépendre de
to depend on
profiter de
to make the most of / to take advantage of
se servir de
to use
se moquer de
to make fun of
se rendre compte de
to realise
se méfier de
to be wary of / to distrust
il s'agit de
it's about / it's a matter of
arrêter de
to stop (doing)
décider de
to decide to
penser à
to think of / to remember to
tenir à
to care about / to insist on
participer à
to take part in
s'habituer à
to get used to
réfléchir à
to think about / to consider
renoncer à
to give up
hésiter à
to hesitate to
s'attendre à
to expect
compter sur
to count on / to rely on
empêcher de
to stop / to prevent from

16Linking and time words23 cards

donc
so / therefore
alors que
whereas / while
bien que
although
même si
even if / even though
malgré
despite / in spite of
grâce à
thanks to
à cause de
because of
puisque
since / as (the reason is known)
pour que
so that
afin de
in order to
sinon
otherwise / or else
au lieu de
instead of
pourtant
yet / and yet
cependant
however
en revanche
on the other hand
par contre
on the other hand / however
en fait
actually / in fact
en effet
indeed / that's right
lorsque
when
dès que
as soon as
actuellement
currently / at the moment
désormais
from now on / now
de nos jours
nowadays

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Published September 28, 2026