French Classroom Phrases

French Classroom Phrases

Either you are a school kid who has been introduced to French language as a subject or may be you have fascination for French language and have joined an institute then this blog on French classroom phrases will be of great help to you.

When we start learning a foreign language then its difficult for us to understand every sentence said by our teacher and most of the students even feel shy to ask questions. However, feeling shy and scared to ask question will not help you in learning a foreign language. So what could  be the possible way to get rid of your shyness? We know that we can’t be an expert at a very first go but never forget, practice is what make us confident and a master of a subject.

Therefore FrenchuClasses has come up with the motive to make learning easy for you. We suggest you to prepare yourself before starting with your first lecture by reading these French classroom phrases or even if its not your first lecture and still have difficulty in understanding your teacher then these phrases will let you know about all the common phrases can be used in a classroom and at the same time will improve your vocabulary. This is not where French classroom phrases will stop moreover it will make you familiar with the sentences which a teacher uses in a class while giving instructions or ordering or asking you something.

French classroom phrases

French classroom phrases is divided in to three parts. First part of phrases is kind of discussion, answering and questioning phrases for student’s. Second part phrases will be from teacher’s point of view and last but not  the least the third part of phrases will be kind of instruction phrases which teacher uses while dictating or when you have do some French exercises.

Phrases for Students

French Phrases

English Translation

Nous sommes à l’école. We are at school.
Nous avons cours. We are having class.
Ce sont les élèves. Those are the school children.
C’est l’institutrice. That is the teacher.
C’est la classe. That is the class.
Que faisons-nous ? What are we doing?
Nous apprenons. We are learning.
Nous apprenons une langue. We are learning a language.
J’apprends l’anglais. I learn English.
Nous apprenons le français. We learn French.
Apprendre des langues est intéressant. Learning languages is interesting.
Pour les élèvesFor students
J’ai un problèmeI have a problem
Je n’ai pas de____I don’t have a ______
J’ai besoin d’un/d’uneI need a 
J’ai oublié mon livre chez moi.I have forgotten my book at home.
J’ai perduI have lost
I don’t understand.Je ne comprends pas.
I understand.Je comprends.
I don’t know.Je ne sais pas.
I know.Je sais.
I have finished.J’ai fini.
I haven’t finished.Je n’ai pas fini.
Can you repeat that?Pouvez-vous répéter ?
Comment dit-on … en français ?How do you say… in French?
Comment dit-on … en anglais ?How do you say … in English?
Je m’excuse d’être en retard.I am sorry I am late.
Je n’ai pas finiI have not finished
Je peux emprunter une règle ?May I borrow a ruler?
Comment ça s’écrit ?How do you spell that?
Qu’est-ce que ça veut dire ?What does it mean?
C’est quelle page ?What page?
Pouvez-vous m’aider ?Can you help me, please?
J’ai un problèmeI have a problem
Je ne me sens pas bienI don’t feel well
Est-ce que je peux…Can I_______
Est-ce que je peux aller aux toilettes ?May I go to the toilet?
Est-ce que je peux emprunter un/une…?May I borrow a _____?
Je n’ai pas entenduI did not hear.
Je n’entends pas.I can’t hear you.
Cette phrase esr correcte ?Is this sentence right?
Pouvez-vous me donner un exemple ?Can you give me an example?
Je ne vois pas.I can’t see.
Est-ce que je peux boire de l’eau?Can I drink water?
J’étais absent ( e).I was absent.
HierYesterday
DemainTomorrow
Je n’ai pas de gomme.I don’t have erasr.
Est-ce que je peux sortir ?Can I leave?
Est-ce que je peux avoir un stylo ?Can I have a pen?

Teacher's Phrases

French Phrases

English Translation

Demain on va faire___Tomorrow we will do____
Aujourd’hui on va apprendreToday we will learn
Concentrez-vousConcentrate
Bravo !Bravo!
Excellent !Excellent!
Très bien !Very good!
Tant pis !Too bad!
Oui, c’est ça !Yes, that’s it.
Félicitations.Congratulations
Assez bien.Quite good
Bon effort.Good try
Pas mal.Not bad
Beaucoup mieux.Much better
Levez la mainPut your hand up
Avez-vous fini ?Have you finished?
Ne regardez pas !Don’t look!
Dépêchez-vous !Hurry up!
Parle un peu plus fortSpeak a bit louder
Parlez moins fortSpeak more quietly
Essaie encore une foisTry another time
Où est ton cahier ?Where is your exercise book?
Vous comprenez ?Do you understand?
Fermez vos cahiersClose your exercise books
Ouvrez vos cahiersOpen your exercise books
Il y a trop de bruit !There is too much noise!
ça suffit !That’s enough!
Calmez-vous !Calm down!
Vous pouvez faire mieux !You can do much better!
Tournez-vous !Turn round!
Ne te balance pas sur ta chaise !Don’t swing on your chair
Taisez-vousBe quiet
Levez-vousStand up
En rang et en silenceLine up quietly
EntrezCome in
Sortez vos affairesTake out your equipment/things
Distribuez les livresGive out the books
Asseyez-vousSit down
Prenez vos stylosTake out your pens
Copiez la dateCopy the date
Copiez le titreCopy the title
Je vais faire l’appelI’m going to take the attendance
Posez vos stylosPut down your pens
Écoutez-moiListen to me
Regardez le tableauLook at the board

Exercise Instruction

French Phrases

English Translation

InstructionsInstructions
Remplissez la grilleComplete the table
Remplissez les blancsFill in the blanks
Complétez en françaisComplete in French
Mettez dans le bon ordrePut in the correct order
Cochez la bonne réponseTick/cross the correct answer
Cochez la caseTick the box
Faites une liste en françaisMake a list in French
Faites correspondre les images et les phrasesMatch up the pictures and the sentences
Indiquez si les phrases sont vraies (V) ou fausses (F) Indicate if the sentences are true (V) or false (F) 
Lisez le texteRead the text
Lisez les phrases suivantesRead the following sentences
Mettez les illustrations dans le bon ordrePut the illustrations in the right order
NotezMake a note of
Répondez aux questions en françaisAnswer the questions in French
SoulignezUnderline
Trouvez la bonne réponseFind the correct answer
Utilisez les mots dans la liste ci-dessousUse the words in the list below
DécrivezDescribe
Ecoutez l’exempleListen to the example
Lisez l’exempleRead the example
Ecrivez environ cent motsWrite about 100 words
Ecrivez les détails dans le bon ordreWrite the details in the right order

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