Vocabulary list
Clavier, touche and bouton: French keyboard vocabulary
Name a keyboard, a single key and a button in French. Learn twelve useful words and phrases, with picture cards and short typing instructions.
- A2
- 12 words
- Gender marked
- With examples
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In short
Un clavier is the whole keyboard; une touche is one key on it. Un bouton is a button, on a device or a screen. Say appuyer sur une touche to press a key and cliquer sur un bouton to click a button.
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The device and its controls
Name the part you need
Give a short instruction
The whole keyboard and its parts
Find:
What is the difference between clavier, touche and bouton?
- Mina
Mon clavier fonctionne, mais la touche A reste bloquée.
My keyboard works, but the A key is stuck.
- Paul
Tu peux utiliser le clavier virtuel.
You can use the on-screen keyboard.
- Mina
Bonne idée. Je termine mon message, puis je clique sur « Envoyer ».
Good idea. I’ll finish my message, then click “Send”.
Keep sur with both actions: appuyer sur and cliquer sur. For a screen control, toucher is useful too: Touchez le bouton « Continuer ». A keyboard can also belong to a piano; its individual keys are still des touches.