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*Note*: The `(e)` means you add an `e` for feminine forms.
Example: français→ française , canadien→ canadienne

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What Would You Like to Wear? (Que voudrais-tu porter ?)

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Key Question

Que voudrais-tu porter ?
What would you like to wear?

Answer Pattern

Je voudrais porter + clothing item.
I would like to wear + clothing item.

Que voudrais-tu manger ?

What would you like to eat?

Notes

In French, when talking about food you would like to eat, use:

Je voudrais + article + food
= I would like + food

* Je voudrais une salade.
I would like a salad.

Question: Que voudrais-tu manger ?
Answer: Je voudrais une pizza et des frites.
I would like a pizza and French fries.

Learn beginner phrases
1. How to say who you are
• Je m’appelle... = My name is... → Most natural, casual way
• Je suis ... = I am ... → Add your name after it
• Ravi(e) de vous rencontrer = Nice to meet you. Use Ravie if you’re female

2. Where you’re from / live

Rule for countries:
• Masculine: du → Je viens du Canada
• Feminine: de la → Je viens de la France
• Vowel/H: de l’ → Je viens de l’Italie
• Plural: des → Je viens des États-Unis

Rule for cities:
• From a city: de/d’ → Je viens de Lagos, Je viens d’Abidjan
• Living in a city: à → J’habite à Lagos, J’habite à Paris

Rule for living in countries:
• Feminine countries: en → J’habite en France
• Masculine countries: au → J’habite au Canada
• Plural countries: aux → J’habite aux États-Unis

3. Work and study
• Je travaille comme... = I work as a...
• J’étudie à... = I study at...
French often drops the article: J’étudie à l’université

4. Introducing others
• Voici mon ami / mon amie = This is my friend. Ami = male, amie = female
• Je vous présente... = Let me introduce you to...

5. Common questions
• Comment tu t’appelles? = What’s your name? – informal
• Comment allez-vous? = How do you do? / How are you? – formal
• Tu viens d’où? = Where are you from? – informal
• Que fais-tu dans la vie? = What do you do for a living?

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Que voudrais-tu boire ?

What would you like to drink?

In French, to politely ask for a drink, you can say:

Je voudrais… = I would like…

Examples:

* Je voudrais de l’eau. — I would like water.
* Je voudrais du thé. — I would like tea.
* Je voudrais du café. — I would like coffee.

French doesn’t use “avoir” for every “have” like English does. It picks different verbs depending on what you’re talking about.

*For food and drinks*, French uses prendre and boire.
So “have breakfast” becomes prendre le petit-déjeuner ,and “have a drink” becomes ,boire un verre. If you said avoir le petit-déjeuner ,it would sound wrong to a French speaker.

*For activities and fun*, French uses faire and s’amuser.
“Have a party” is faire la fête and “have fun” is s’amuser. Think of it as “do the party” and “amuse yourself”.

*For states and actions*, French uses avoir and reflexive verbs.
“Have a conversation” is avoir une conversation. “Have a rest” is se reposer ,which literally means “rest yourself”. “Have a seat” is s’asseoir, “seat yourself”.

*Why it matters*: Using the right verb is what makes you sound natural. English just slaps “have” on everything, but French is more specific. Once you notice the pattern, it gets easier to guess which verb to use.

Example sentence:

Dans ma maison, il y a beaucoup d’objets de la maison.
* In my house, there are many household items.

Le verbe être —To be
Je suis —l am
Tu es —You are
Il/Elle est —He / She is
Nous sommes — We are
Vous êtes— You are (formal / plural )
Ils /Elles sont — The are