AI Translator: Translate English to French with Tone Control
For emails, homework, travel plans and messages to French-speaking friends or colleagues. French makes you choose between tu and vous and marks gender on many words, so you can set the tone and check the meaning before you send.
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Choose formal vous or casual tu
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Translation
Common phrases in English to French translation
| Hello, how are you? | Bonjour, comment allez-vous ? |
| Thank you very much. | Merci beaucoup. |
| Excuse me, where is the train station? | Excusez-moi, où est la gare ? |
| I would like to book a table for two. | Je voudrais réserver une table pour deux. |
| How much does it cost? | Combien ça coûte ? |
| Do you speak English? | Vous parlez anglais ? |
| I don’t understand. | Je ne comprends pas. |
| Could you speak more slowly, please? | Pourriez-vous parler plus lentement, s’il vous plaît ? |
| The bill, please. | L’addition, s’il vous plaît. |
| Please find the document attached. | Veuillez trouver le document ci-joint. |
| I look forward to hearing from you. | Dans l’attente de votre réponse. |
| Best regards, | Cordialement, |
| Are you free tomorrow? | Tu es libre demain ? |
| Happy birthday! | Joyeux anniversaire ! |
| Have a nice day! | Bonne journée ! |
| I’m sorry I’m late. | Désolé d’être en retard. |
What changes when English becomes French
One “you”, two choices: tu and vous
English “you” has to become either tu (friends, family, children) or vous (strangers, clients, anyone you address formally, and any group). “Can you help me?” is “Tu peux m’aider ?” to a friend but “Pouvez-vous m’aider ?” in a business email. Set Tone to “Formal (business email)” or “Casual” so the whole text stays consistent.
Gender and agreement
French nouns are masculine or feminine, and adjectives and some past participles usually agree with them. “I am tired” is “Je suis fatigué” for a man and “Je suis fatiguée” for a woman. English often doesn’t show who is speaking, so check these endings when the gender matters.
False friends
Some words look alike but mean different things. “Actually” is usually “en fait”, while “actuellement” means “currently”. A “library” is a “bibliothèque”; a “librairie” is a bookshop.
Numbers and punctuation
French writes 1,500.75 as 1 500,75, with a space for thousands and a comma for decimals. In France, a space usually goes before ? ! : and ;, and quotes often use « guillemets ».
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Common tasks — English to French
How do I translate a text into French here?
Type, paste or dictate your English text, choose a Tone if you like, and start the translation. The French appears next to your text, and you can copy it or have it read aloud.
Should my French use tu or vous?
Use vous for clients, teachers, strangers and groups, and tu for friends and family. Pick “Formal (business email)” or “Casual” under Tone, or leave “Match the original” to let the AI judge from your wording.
Can I translate whole sentences and longer texts?
Yes. You can translate full sentences and paragraphs up to 5,000 characters per run; split longer texts into parts.
Can I translate a Word document into French?
You can open a DOCX, ODT, RTF or TXT file. The text is extracted in your browser and translated, but the layout and formatting are not kept, and PDFs are not supported; photos and screenshots go through the «Photo / screenshot» button.
Is it safe to paste work emails or personal letters?
Your text is sent to an AI model, translated, returned and then discarded. It is not stored and not used for training.
Can I hear how the French is pronounced?
There is no pronunciation spelling for French, but “Read aloud” plays the translation with a French voice so you can hear it.
Can this English–French translator also translate French into English?
Yes. Click “Swap languages” to reverse the direction and keep your text in place.
Does it translate into Canadian French?
There is no separate setting for Canadian or European French. The result is usually standard French, so you may want to adjust local words and expressions yourself.
How can I tell if the meaning stayed the same?
After each translation, a second AI check shows “Meaning kept:” with a confidence band. It is an estimate, so still check names, numbers and negations such as ne… pas.