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You'll be well received if you try to pronounce words correctly. Don't worry too much about rolling your r's, though; the French realize how difficult it can be. Final consonants are seldom pronounced. For instance, the masculine adjective ouvert (open) is pronounced [oo ver]; the feminine ouverte [oo vert]. The final consonant in a word like vin, bon or grand alters the last vowel, making it nasal.
| h is silent | hôtel [o-tel] | |
| th is t (but ch is sh) | thé [tay]; chaud [show] | |
| ou is full | tout [too] | |
| u is tight, as in cupola | tu [tu], menu [meuh-nu] | |
| c and g hard before a, o, u | car [car], guide [geed] | |
| c and g soft before i or e | cigarette, age [arzh] | |
| ç is soft (before an a) | français [frahn-say] | |
| gn as in union | agneau [an-yo] | |
| Do you speak English? | Parlez-vous anglais? | |
| excuse me | excusez-moi | |
| hello/goodbye | bonjour/au revoir | |
| How much is this? | C'est combien? | |
| I am American | Je suis Américain/e | |
| I'd like… | je voudrais… | |
| I don't understand | Je ne comprends pas | |
| non-smoking | non-fumeurs | |
| okay | OK (informal) | |
| open/closed | ouvert/fermé | |
| please/thank you | s'il vous plaît/merci | |
| ticket | billet | |
| (one-way/round trip) | (simple/aller-retour) | |
| where is…? | où est…? | |
| yes/no | oui/non | |
| you're welcome | de rien |
| breakfast | petit déjeuner | |
| I have a reservation | j'ai réservé | |
| key | clé | |
| for one/two nights | pour une/deux nuit(s) | |
| one/two people | une/deux personne(s) | |
| room | une chambre | |
| shower | une douche | |
| with en-suite bathroom | avec salle de bains |
| beef | boeuf | |
| bread | pain | |
| the check | l'addition | |
| chicken | poulet | |
| coffee | café | |
| dessert | dessert | |
| dish of the day | plat du jour | |
| fish | poisson | |
| lamb | agneau | |
| main course | plat principal | |
| pork | porc | |
| seafood | fruits de mer | |
| starter | entrée | |
| wine | vin |
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