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50 French Words for the Classroom and School Day

A2 · Elementary50 sentences·

Learn 50 essential French words for school and the classroom, from le livre and le professeur to daily actions like étudier and réviser. Each word is shown in a short example sentence so you can see how it is used in real school-day contexts.

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50 sentences · 49 new words
  • 01ÉCOLE · school
    l'école.
    ʒə vɛ a lekɔl
    I go to school.
  • 02LIVRE · book
    livre .
    ʒe œ̃ livʁ də fʁɑ̃sɛ
    I have a French book.
  • 03PROFESSEUR · teacher
    professeur .
    lə pʁɔfesœʁ ɛksplik la ləsɔ̃
    The teacher explains the lesson.
  • 04APPRENDRE · to learn
    J'apprends .
    ʒapʁɑ̃ boku ɑ̃ klas
    I learn a lot in class.
  • 05CAHIER · notebook
    cahier.
    il ekʁi dɑ̃ sɔ̃ kaje
    He writes in his notebook.
  • 06BIBLIOTHÈQUE · library
    bibliothèque.
    ɛl li œ̃ livʁ a la biblijɔtɛk
    She reads a book at the library.
  • 07EXAMEN · exam
    examen .
    nuz‿avɔ̃ œ̃n‿ɛɡzamɛ̃ dəmɛ̃
    We have an exam tomorrow.
  • 08DEVOIR · homework
    devoirs .
    ʒə fɛ me dəvwaʁ sə swaʁ
    I am doing my homework tonight.
  • 09QUESTION · question
    question .
    ɛl poz yn kɛstjɔ̃ o pʁɔfesœʁ
    She asks the teacher a question.
  • 10ÉTUDIER · to study
    étudions .
    nuz‿etydjɔ̃ lə fʁɑ̃sɛ ɑ̃sɑ̃bl
    We study French together.
  • 11COMPRENDRE · to understand
    comprend .
    il kɔ̃pʁɑ̃ bjɛ̃ la ɡʁamɛʁ
    He understands grammar well.
  • 12TABLEAU · board
    tableau.
    ʒekʁi lə mo o tablo
    I write the word on the board.
  • 13CHERCHER · to look for
    cherche .
    ʒə ʃɛʁʃ mɔ̃ stilo
    I am looking for my pen.
  • 14RÉPONDRE · to answer
    répond .
    ɛl ʁepɔ̃ a la kɛstjɔ̃
    She answers the question.
  • 15LIRE · to read
    lisons .
    nu lizɔ̃ lə tɛkst ɑ̃sɑ̃blə
    We read the text together.
  • 16OUBLIER · to forget
    oublie .
    il ubli sɔ̃ sak a lekɔl
    He forgets his bag at school.
  • 17COPIER · to copy
    copie .
    ʒə kɔpi le nɔt dy tablo
    I copy the notes from the board.
  • 18FINIR · to finish
    finit .
    ɛl fini se dəvwaʁ to
    She finishes her homework early.
  • 19ÉCOUTER · to listen
    écoutons .
    nuz ekutɔ̃ lə pʁofɛsœʁ atɑ̃tivmɑ̃
    We listen to the teacher carefully.
  • 20RÉVISER · to review/revise
    révise .
    ʒə ʁeviz avɑ̃ lɛɡzamɛ̃
    I review before the exam.
  • 21MONTRER · to show
    montre .
    il mɔ̃tʁə sɔ̃ desɛ̃ a la klas
    He shows his drawing to the class.
  • 22CHOISIR · to choose
    choisit .
    ɛl ʃwazi œ̃ syʒɛ ɛ̃teʁesɑ̃
    She chooses an interesting topic.
  • 23RELIRE · to re-read
    relis .
    ʒə ʁəli ma ʁedaksjɔ̃
    I re-read my essay.
  • 24COMMENCER · to start
    commençons .
    nu kɔmɑ̃sɔ̃ lə kuʁ a ɥit œʁ
    We start class at eight o'clock.
  • 25RANGER · to tidy up / to put away
    range .
    il ʁɑ̃ʒ se zafeʁ dɑ̃ sɔ̃ sak
    He puts his things away in his bag.
  • 26EMPRUNTER · to borrow
    emprunte .
    ɛl ɑ̃pʁœ̃t œ̃ livʁ a la biblijɔtɛk
    She borrows a book from the library.
  • 27CONNAÎTRE · to know
    connais .
    ʒə kɔnɛ boku də mo nuvo
    I know a lot of new words.
  • 28PARTAGER · to share
    partageons .
    nu paʁtaʒɔ̃ no zide ɑ̃ klas
    We share our ideas in class.
  • 29DESSINER · to draw
    dessine .
    il dɛsin œ̃ ʃema dɑ̃ sɔ̃ kaje
    He draws a diagram in his notebook.
  • 30CORRIGER · to correct
    corrige .
    ɛl kɔʁiʒ se zɛʁœʁ avɛk swɛ̃
    She corrects her mistakes carefully.
  • 31SOULIGNER · to underline
    souligne .
    ʒə suliɲ le mo zɛ̃pɔʁtɑ̃
    I underline the important words.
  • 32ORAL · oral
    oral .
    il pɑs œ̃ ɛɡzamɛ̃ ɔʁal oʒuʁdɥi
    He has an oral exam today.
  • 33NOTE · grade / mark
    note.
    ɛl ʁəswa yn bɔn nɔt
    She gets a good grade.
  • 34EXPOSÉ · presentation
    exposé .
    nu pʁepaʁɔ̃ œ̃ ɛkspɔze ɑ̃ ɡʁup
    We are preparing a presentation as a group.
  • 35MÉMORISER · to memorize
    mémorise .
    ʒə memɔʁiz le dat ɛ̃pɔʁtɑ̃t
    I memorize the important dates.
  • 36DICTIONNAIRE · dictionary
    dictionnaire .
    ɛl ytiliz œ̃ diksjɔnɛʁ ɑ̃ klas
    She uses a dictionary in class.
  • 37MANQUER · to miss
    manque .
    il mɑ̃k lə kuʁ oʒuʁdɥi
    He misses class today.
  • 38S'ASSEOIR · to sit down
    s'assoit .
    ɛl saswa dəvɑ̃ lə tablo
    She sits down in front of the board.
  • 39NOTER · to note down
    note .
    ʒə nɔt le mo difisil
    I write down the difficult words.
  • 40LEVER · to raise
    lève .
    il lɛv la mɛ̃ ɑ̃ klas
    He raises his hand in class.
  • 41TRAVAILLER · to work
    travaillons .
    nu tʁavajɔ̃ ɑ̃ ɡʁup oʒuʁdɥi
    We work in a group today.
  • 42MANUEL · textbook
    manuel .
    ɛl apɔʁt sɔ̃ manɥɛl ɑ̃ kuʁ
    She brings her textbook to class.
  • 43TRADUIRE · to translate
    traduis .
    ʒə tʁadɥi sɛt fʁaz ɑ̃ nɑ̃ɡlɛ
    I translate this sentence into English.
  • 44VOCABULAIRE · vocabulary
    vocabulaire .
    il ʁepɛt lə vɔkabylɛʁ ʃak swaʁ
    He reviews vocabulary every evening.
  • 45PAGE · page
    page .
    ɛl maʁk la paʒ avɛk œ̃ siɲɛ
    She marks the page with a bookmark.
  • 46RÉSULTAT · result
    résultats .
    nu ʁəsvɔ̃ no ʁezylta dəmɛ̃
    We receive our results tomorrow.
  • 47CALCULER · to calculate
    calcule .
    ʒə kalkyl la ʁepɔ̃s ʁapidmɑ̃
    I calculate the answer quickly.
  • 48ÉLÈVE · student / pupil
    élèves.
    ɛl ɛksplik lɛɡzɛʁsis oz elɛv
    She explains the exercise to the students.
  • 49VÉRIFIER · to check
    vérifie .
    ʒə veʁifj me ʁepɔ̃s avɑ̃ də ʁɑ̃dʁ
    I check my answers before handing in.
  • 50RÉSUMER · to summarize
    résume .
    il ʁezym lə kuʁ ɑ̃ kɛlkə mo
    He summarizes the lesson in a few words.
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