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Personal Information Vocabulary

Personal Information Vocabulary

This page contains a list of French personal information vocabulary. These words should come in very hand for dealing with French bureaucracy. The words cover terms related to name, address, work and education.

French Personal Information Vocabulary

Name and birthdate

  • first name le prénom
  • last night le nom de famille
  • signature la signature
  • to sign signer
  • Sign here, please. Signer ici, s’il vous plaît.
  • My name is… Je m’appelle
  • What is your name? Quel est votre nom ?
  • Write your name (informal) Écrivez ton nom.
  • Write your name (formal) Écrivez votre nom.
  • date of birth la date de naissance
  • place of birth le lieu de naissance
  • telephone number le numéro de téléphone
  • title le titre
  • Mr. monsieur
  • Mrs., Ms. madame
  • Miss, Ms. mademoiselle
  • Dr. docteur (m)
  • Prof. professeur

Nationality

  • What is your nationality? Quelle est ta/votre nationalité ?
    race la race
    ethnicity l’origine ethnique (f)
  • What is your race/ethnicity? Quelle est ta/votre race/origine ethnique ?

Address

  • address une adresse
  • place of residence un domicile
  • street la rue
  • avenue l’avenue (f)
  • lane une ruelle, un chemin
  • house number le numéro de la maison
  • Where do you live? (informal) Où demeures-tu?
  • Where do you live? (formal) Où demeurez-vous?
  • I live on _ street. Je demeure rue _.

Origin

  • Where are you from? D’où venez vous ?
  • I’m from . Je suis originaire de .
  • Where did you grow up? (informal) Où as-tu grandi ?
  • Where did you grow up? (formal) Où avez-vous grandi ?
  • city une ville
  • town un village
  • village un petit village

Profession and education

  • What is your profession? Quelle est ta/votre profession ?
  • What is your profession? Quel est ton/votre métier ?
  • career une carrière
  • line of work le genre de travail
  • graduated (adj), holds a diploma être diplômé
  • to finish school finir l’école
  • university degree une license, un doctorat, une maîtrise
  • to graduate obtenir un diplôme
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