Alone, only - Seul (The 101st Most Common French Word)

The French word for Alone, only is Seul. It is the 101st most commonly used word in French, classified as a A1 word. It can be used as adjective. This word often comes up when talking about family & relationships, location & place, time & frequency, numbers & quantity. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Practice this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: alone, only

French: seul

Examples


He was alone in the room.	Il était seul dans la salle.
I live alone.	Je vis seul.
He was the only one in the room.	Il était seul dans la salle.
I am not the only one who thinks so.	Je ne suis pas le seul à le penser.
That is the only book I have.	C'est le seul livre que j'ai.
I think you're the only one who cares.	Je pense que tu es le seul qui s'en soucie.
I'm the only one here right now.	Je suis le seul ici en ce moment.
You're not the only one	Tu n'es pas le seul.

So I'm not the only one who had this problem.	Je ne suis donc pas le seul à avoir eu ce problème.
You probably want to be alone.	Vous voulez probablement être seul.
I'm the only one who knows them.	Je suis le seul à les connaître.
The only time you talk to me is when you need some money.	Le seul moment où tu me parles, c'est quand tu as besoin d'argent.
The old man lives alone.	Le vieil homme vit seul.
I'm not the only one who feels that way.	Je ne suis pas le seul à ressentir cela.
I have only one desire.	Je n'ai qu'un seul souhait.
I thought that I'd always be alone.	J'ai cru que je serais toujours seul.
This is the only camera I've got.	C'est le seul appareil photo que j'ai.
He lives alone in an apartment.	Il vit tout seul dans son appartement.
You will never be alone again.	Tu ne seras plus jamais seul.
There is only one store on the whole island.	Il n'y a qu'un seul magasin sur l'île.
There's only one store on the island.	Il n'y a qu'un seul magasin sur toute l'île.