French Personal Information Vocabulary

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

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 _.
to be from être de

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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