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0-about-pb-fra6.indd 1FrenchPHRASEBOOK & DICTIONARY10/10/2014 11:23:45 AM
AcknowledgmentsPublisher Mina PatriaEditors Branislava Vladisavljevic, Laura Crawford, Robyn LoughnaneSeries Designer Mark AdamsLayout Designer Carol JacksonProduction Support Chris LoveLanguage Writers Michael Janes, Jean-Pierre Masclef,Jean-Bernard CarilletCover Image Researcher Naomi ParkerThanksSasha Baskett, James Hardy, Angela TinsonPublished by Lonely Planet Publications Pty LtdABN 36 005 607 9836th Edition – March 2015ISBN 978 1 74321 444 2Text Lonely Planet 2015Cover Image Jupiter Images – GettyPrinted in China10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1Contact lonelyplanet.com/contactAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system ortransmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise,except brief extracts for the purpose of review, without the written permission of the publisher.Lonely Planet and the Lonely Planet logo are trade marks of Lonely Planet and are registeredin the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. Lonely Planet does not allow itsname or logo to be appropriated by commercial establishments, such as retailers, restaurantsor hotels. Please let us know of any misuses: www.lonelyplanet.com/ipAlthough the authors and Lonely Planet try to make the informationas accurate as possible, we accept no responsibility for any loss, injuryor inconvenience sustained by anyone using this book.Paper in this book is certified against the Forest Stewardship Council standards. FSC promotes environmentally responsible, sociallybeneficial and economically viable management of the world’s forests.0-about-pb-fra6.indd 210/10/2014 11:23:52 AM
0-about-pb-fra6.indd 3HOWTO USETHISBOOKLook out for the following iconsthroughout the book:‘Shortcut’ PhraseEasy-to-remember alternative to the full phraseQ&A PairQuestion-and-answer pair – we suggest aresponse to the question askedLook ForPhrases you may see on signs, menus etcListen ForPhrases you may hear from officials, locals etcLanguage TipAn insight into the foreign languageCulture TipAn insight into the local cultureHow to read the phrases: Coloured words and phrases throughout the book arephonetic guides to help you pronounce the foreign language. Lists of phrases with tinted background are options youcan choose to complete the phrase above them.These abbreviations will help you choose the rightwords and phrases in this asculinenounpluralpol politesg singularv verb10/10/2014 11:23:52 AM
PAGE6PAGE270-about-pb-fra6.indd 4About FrenchLearn about French, build your ownsentences and pronounce words correctly.Introduction . 6Top Phrases . 8Pronunciation . 10Grammar . 14Travel PhrasesReady-made phrases for every situation –buy a ticket, book a hotel and much more.Basics.27Understanding . 28Numbers & Amounts . 31Time & Dates .33Practical.37Transport . 38Border Crossing . 50Directions .52Accommodation.55Shopping .67Communications .76Money & Banking . 83Business . 8610/10/2014 11:23:52 AM
Sightseeing . 88Senior & Disabled Travellers.93Travel with Children .95Social.97Meeting People . 98Interests .108Feelings & Opinions .112Going Out .117Romance .124Beliefs & Culture.130Sports .132Outdoors . 137Safe Travel141.Emergencies . 142Police .144Health .146Food.155Eating Out .156Self-Catering .169Vegetarian & Special Meals . 174Menu DecoderPAGE178Dishes and ingredients explained –order with confidence and try new foods.PAGETwo-Way Dictionary1960-about-pb-fra6.indd 5Quick reference vocabulary guide –3500 words to help you communicate.English–French DictionaryFrench–English DictionaryIndex.196233.268.10/10/2014 11:23:52 AM
6ABO UT FRE N CHFrenchfrançais fron·sayWho Speaks French?Official LanguageCARIBBEANI NTRO D U CTI O NFRENCH LANDLUXEMBOURGBELGIUMMONACOSOUTHPACIFICFRENCH POLYNESIANEW CALEDONIAWALLIS & FUTUNAVANUATUCANADA(QUEBEC)AFRICADEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFCONGO GABON CENTRALAFRICAN REPUBLIC CHADNIGER MALI BURKINA FASOCÔTE D’IVOIRE TOGO BENINCAMEROON CONGO RWANDABURUNDI SENEGAL GUINEACOMOROS MAYOTTEMADAGASCAR RÉUNIONSEYCHELLES DJIBOUTIGABONTrWidely Understood Algeria – Andorra – EgyptLebanon – Mauritania – Mauritius – Morocco – TunisiaWhy BotherYou may be told of a cosyvineyard way off the touristtrack, or discover that there’slittle merit in the stereotypeabout the French being rude.Distinctive SoundsThroaty r, silent h, nasalvowels (pronounced as if0-about-pb-fra6.indd 6you’re trying to force thesound ‘through the nose’).French in the WorldFrench is the official language of a number ofinternational organisations(including the UN and theInternational Olympic Committee). French films are10/10/2014 11:23:52 AM
780 MILLION 50 MILLIONinternationally renowned,and France has won theNobel Prize in Literaturemore times than any othercountry.Speaking a languageother than their own is anemotional affair for theFrench, as attested by theonline Musée des Horreurs(Museum of Horrors) ofthe Paris-based Défense dela Langue Française (DLF;Defence of the French Language; www.langue-francaise.org, in French).False FriendsWarning: many Frenchwords look like Englishwords but have a differentmeaning altogether, eg menume·new is a set lunch, not amenu (which is carte kartin French).Language FamilyRomance (developed fromthe Latin spoken by theRomans during their conquest of the 1st century BC).Close relatives include Italian, Spanish, Portuguese andRomanian.Must-Know GrammarI NTRO D U CTI O NFrench in Francespeak French as theirsecond languageABO UT FRE N CHspeak French as theirfirst languageFrench has a formal andinformal word for ‘you’ (vousvoo and tu tew respectively);it distinguishes betweenmasculine and feminineforms of words, eg beau/bellebo/bel m/f (beautiful).Donations to EnglishNumerous – thanks to the Norman invasion of England in the11th century, some estimate that three-fifths of everyday Englishvocabulary arrived via French. You may recognise café, déjà vu,bon vivant, cliché 0-about-pb-fra6.indd 710/10/2014 11:23:53 AM
27BasicsUNDERSTANDING28NUMBERS & AMOUNTS31TIME & DATES331-basics-pb-fra6.indd-basics-pb-fra6.indd 279/10/2014 4:13:31 PM
28UnderstandingBASI CSU N D ERS TA N D IN GDo you glayI don’tunderstand.Je ne comprends zher nerpas.kom·pron paWhat does mean?Que veut dire ? ker ver deer Do you speakQ English?Parlez-vous anglais?par·lay·voo ong·glayU I speak a little.Je parle un peu.zher parl um perQ Do you understand?Comprenez-vous?kom·prer·nay·vooU I understand.Je comprends.zher kom·pronU I don’t understand.Je ne comprends pas.zher ner kom·pron paI need an interpreterwho speaks English.J’ai besoin d’un interprètede langue anglaise.zhay ber·zwun dun nun·tair·pretder long ong·glay·zerI’d like to practiseFrench.Je voudrais parler en français.zher voo·dray par·lay on fron·sayWhat does mean?Que veut dire ?ker ver deer How do you pronouncethis?Comment le prononcez-vous?ko·mon ler pro·non·say voo1-basics-pb-fra6.indd-basics-pb-fra6.indd 289/10/2014 4:13:33 PM
29False FriendsComment est-ce qu’on écrit ?ko·mon es kon ay·kree Could you pleaserepeat that?Pourriez-vous répéter, s’ilvous plaît?poo·ree·yay·voo ray·pay·tay seelvoo playCould you please writeit down?Pourriez-vous l’écrire, s’ilvous plaît?poo·ree·yay·voo lay·kreer seelvoo play1-basics-pb-fra6.indd-basics-pb-fra6.indd 29U N D ERS TA N D IN GHow do you write ?BASI CSMany French words look like English words buthave a different meaning altogether – beware!Here are a few:carkarcoach/bus (not ‘car’, which isvoiture vwa·tewr)informationun·for·ma·syonnews (not ‘information’, which isrenseignement ron·sen·yer·mon)un·tro·dweerintroduireinsert (not ‘introduce’, which isprésenter pray·zon·tay)librairielee·bray·reebook shop (not ‘library’, which isbibliothèque bee·blee·o·tek)menume·newset menu (not ‘menu’, which iscarte kart)pruneprewnplum (not ‘prune’, which ispruneau prew·no)vacanceva·konsholidays (not ‘vacancy’, which isposte vacant post va·kon)9/10/2014 4:13:33 PM
30Reading FrenchBASI CSIn written French, you’ll often see an l’ in frontof a word beginning with a vowel or a silent h:this replaces a le or a la (the) and is pronounced as a singleword starting with an l, eg, l’orange lo·ronzh.Generally, you don’t pronounce a consonant at the end ofa word, eg faux fo. There’s one exception – final ‘c’, eg secsek. Also, you do pronounce a final consonant if the nextword starts with a vowel or an h, eg faux ami fo zami.U N D ERS TA N D IN GCould you please speak Pourriez-vous parler plusmore slowly?lentement, s’il vous plaît?poo·ree·yay·voo par·lay plewlon·ter·mon seel voo play1-basics-pb-fra6.indd-basics-pb-fra6.indd 30Slowly,please!Lentement,s’il vous plaît!lon·ter·monseel voo play9/10/2014 4:13:33 PM
Many French words look like English words but have a diff erent meaning altogether – beware! Here are a few: car kar coach/bus (not ‘car’, which is voiture vwa·tewr) information un·for·ma·syon news (not ‘information’, which is renseignement ron·sen·yer·mon) introduire un·tro·dweer insert (not ‘introduce’, which is présenter pray·zon·tay) librairie lee·bray·ree book .
