This is the 2770th most frequent French word.
ci
"Ci" in French means "here" or "this," often used for emphasis or distinction.
The word 'ci' is compound within 'voici', an expression meaning 'here is', used to point out or present something close to the speaker.
Voici le livre que je cherchais.
Here is the book I was looking for.
The word 'ci' is used as a suffix to specify proximity ('these'), contrasting it with 'là' for distance ('those').
Les pommes-ci sont meilleures que celles-là.
These apples are better than those ones.
The word 'ci' is used as part of 'ci-joint', meaning 'attached here', commonly utilized in formal written correspondence to include enclosures.