German to French Translator
A free German to French translator that reads the whole sentence before it writes French.
What changes when you translate German to French
Translating German into French changes more than the words. French marks grammatical gender on every noun, distinguishes the informal tu from the formal vous, and its spelling preserves many letters that are no longer pronounced. French needs a gender for every noun and a choice between tu and vous, and idioms rarely map word for word, so context-aware translation matters more than dictionary lookup. A word-for-word tool gets the vocabulary right and these things wrong, which is why the translator above reads the whole sentence before it writes anything.
German and French: key differences
German and French diverge on word order, grammatical gender, and articles. Each row below is a place where swapping words one for one produces the wrong French sentence.
| Feature | German | French |
|---|---|---|
| Typical word order | verb-second, with verb-final subordinate clauses | subject–verb–object |
| Grammatical gender | three genders (masculine, feminine, neuter) | two genders (masculine, feminine) |
| Articles | definite and indefinite, marked for gender, number, and case | definite and indefinite, marked for gender and number |
Common German to French phrases
Everyday expressions translated from German to French:
| German (Deutsch) | French (Français) |
|---|---|
| Hallo | Bonjour |
| Gute Nacht | Bonne nuit |
| Danke | Merci |
| Bitte | S'il vous plaît |
| Wie geht es dir? | Comment allez-vous ? |
| Wie heißt du? | Comment vous appelez-vous ? |
| Ich liebe dich | Je t'aime |
| Entschuldigung | Excusez-moi |
| Wo ist die Toilette? | Où sont les toilettes ? |
| Auf Wiedersehen | Au revoir |
About the French language
French (Français) is spoken by about 280 million people across France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, and much of West Africa. It belongs to the Romance (Indo-European) language family and is written in the Latin alphabet.
- Native name
- Français
- Speakers
- 280 million
- Language family
- Romance (Indo-European)
- Writing system
- the Latin alphabet
- Word order
- subject–verb–object
German to French translation tips
- German uses verb-second, with verb-final subordinate clauses word order, while French is subject–verb–object, so the AI restructures whole sentences instead of substituting words one by one.
German to French translation FAQ
How accurate is AI German to French translation?
The translator uses a modern AI language model that understands context, so German to French results read more naturally than word-for-word tools. For legal, medical, or other high-stakes text, have a fluent speaker review the output.
How do you say hello in French?
Hello in French is Bonjour. The common-phrases table on this page lists more everyday French expressions, such as Merci (thank you) and Au revoir (goodbye).