Even if you don’t speak french, here are some cool words and phrases you can use to impress your friends and family. Just make sure there is nobody who knows the language there, that can call you on your bluff. Some of these words are used quite often in english too, but I hope there will also be a couple of new ones. Enjoy!
Château – Castle
Fantôme – Ghost
Mademoiselle – Miss
Encore – Still, yet, again
Merci beaucoup – Thank you very much
Melange – Mixture
Au contraire – On the contrary
Bon voyage – Have a nice trip
Ami – Friend
Bonjour – Hello, good day
C’est la vie – That’s life
Je t’aime – I love you
S’il vous plaît – Please, if you please
Déjà vu – (litterally means “already seen”)
Amour – Love
Incroyable – Amazing
Fleur - Flower
Noir - Black
Blanc – White
Enchanté – Nice to meet you
Étoile - star
Rouge – Red
Vis à vis – (literally “face to face”, in relation to)
Magnifique- Magnifiicent
Bibliothèque - Library
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