You’ve nailed the polite basics – now you want to say more than bonjour and merci. A2 French is where sentences start linking together and you can actually describe your weekend, plan an outing, or survive a café order without a menu translation app. This CEFR-aligned list hands you around 993 words that sit just above survival level, so you can move from memorising to communicating.
Every entry in the table gives you a straightforward meaning, a natural example sentence that shows the word in action, and a play button because your ears need practice too. No dusty textbook fossils – only vocabulary you’re likely to meet in real conversations, signs, and French media.
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| Word | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| manquer | Verb | lack, miss, miss |
| marchand | Adjective | merchant, vendor |
| marier | Verb | marry, wed |
| marquer | Verb | mark |
| masse | Noun | mass |
| matière | Noun | matter |
| mec | Other | bloke, chap, dude, fellow, guy, man |
| mêler | Verb | mix, mingle, blend |
| membre | Noun | limb, member |
| mémoire | Noun | memory, recollection |
| menacer | Verb | threaten, menace, intimidate, loom |
| mener | Verb | lead, bring |
| mensonge | Noun | lie, falsehood |
| mentir | Verb | lie |
| merci | Noun | thanks |
| mère | Noun | mother |
| mériter | Verb | deserve, merit |
| merveilleux | Adjective | marvellous, wonderful, fantastic, wondrous |
| mesure | Noun | measure, measurement |
| métier | Noun | profession, occupation, handicraft |
| mets | Noun | dish |
| meurtre | Noun | murder |
| midi | Noun | noon, midday, noontime |
| militaire | Adjective | military |
| mince | Adjective | thin |
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