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personne

"personne" means "person" in French. It is number 144 on the frequency list, in A1 (pron).

Meaning

person; nobody (ne ... personne)

IPA

/pɛʁ.sɔn/

Forms in this course

personnes

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Qui est cette personne ?
  Who is that person?
  Tatoeba: sysko / CK
• Personne ne fait ça.
  Nobody does that.
  Tatoeba: sacredceltic / Spamster
• Personne ne dit rien.
  No one said anything.
  Tatoeba: sacredceltic / CK

Learned together

In the course, "personne" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• après after, later than in time
• aux to the, at the (plural)
• ouais yeah
• ses his, her, its, their, one's
• leur their
• chez at (someone's place), at the…
• depuis since
• tes your
• quel which, what

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