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To provide extension when talking about sports. you can say which sports you play or do.

To say that you&nbsp;play&nbsp;or&nbsp;do&nbsp;a sport, you use&nbsp;jouer à&nbsp;(to play), if it’s a ball sport or&nbsp;faire de&nbsp;‎‎(to do) if it’s any other sport. The good news is that ball sports are masculine so they take the form je joue au..... (The only exception- la pétanque- French bowls).

Handy: Most sports are the same or similar to English.

Qu'est-ce que tu fais comme sport? What sports do you play?

Est-ce que tu fais du sport ? Do you do any sports?

However,for faire de you need to agree with the noun: je fais de la... or je fais du... or je fais de l'... if the noun begins with a vowel.

Je joue au badminton. I play badminton.

Je joue au footlall. I play football.

To do v to play Sport in French

Je fais de l'athlétisme. I do athletics

Comment tu t'appelles? What are you called?

je m'appelle......... I am called.......

Tu t'appelles Comment? What are you called?

Comment vous-appelez vous? What are you called?

Notice the words tu and vous. These both mean you. Vous is the formal way to address someone if you don't know them. It is also the plural form of you if you are addressing a group. Tu is the familiar form of you and is used between children and people who know each other.

Comment t'appelles-tu? What are you called?

You can see that there are lots of ways to ask such a simple question! You choose the one you prefer but it is important to know that the word order can be changed in questions so that you recognise the question when it is being asked in a slightly different way.

French for kids: how to introduce yourself and ask "what is your name?" - High Five French Sample

French for Families 1 NA - Lesson 2 - PowerLanguage Courses

Est-ce que tu-aimes......? Do you like...?

Je n'aime pas...... I don't like........

You may hear Tu aimes bien...? in French. This means like while the verb aimer on it's own conveys something stronger so you really like or love something! J'adore... is also a very clear way of expressing this!

J'aime le football. I like football.

Je n'aime pas les legumes. I don't like vegetables.

Talk about Sport in French: Likes and Dislikes

Quel est ton sport préféré ? / Quel est votre sport préféré ? - Coffee Break French To Go Episode 9

BBC Two - Virtually There, France, My favourite hobby

Two very important verbs for talking about yourself...

Lets look at what you can say about your self using these two verbs.

Je suis écossaise. I am 10 years old.

Important for talking about your feelings, personality and your health.

Je suis...-I am...... J'ai....- I have.......&#160;

J'ai mal à la tête. I have a sore head.

To talk about your physical appearance and your family and pets.

J'ai deux frères I have two brothers.

J'habite.......... I live...........

There are two ways to say in in French- à or en/au/aux à is used when saying which village or town you live in. en/au/aux is used to say which country you live in.

J'habite à Glasgow. I live in Glasgow.

J'habite en Ecosse. I live in Scotland.

Handy tip: when to use en or au Use en with all feminine countries ending in e- you will discover that in French most countries end in e au is for the countries which are masculine and don't end in e aux is for plural countries (e.g U.S.A- Les Etats Unis)

..but guess what there are a few exceptions! le Mexique, le Belize, le Cambodge, le Zimbabwe, le Suriname and le Zaire are masculine.

French for Families 1 NA - Lesson 3 - PowerLanguage Courses

BBC Two - Virtually There, France, Let me introduce myself

We will look in detail at physical appearance/clothes and talking about families and pets. This will then extend to describing others.

Il est/elle est...... il a/elle a...........

C'est quand ton anniversaire? When is your birthdaY?

Mon anniversaire est le .... My birthday is the .......

Mon anniversaire est le cinq mars Mon anniversaire est le vingt deux fevrier C'est le dix septembre

Dates in French are easy because they don't use cardinal numbers except for the 1st- le premier After this it is just numbers- le deux, le trois, le quatre...

Quelle est le date de ton anniversaire? What date is your birthday?

Dates, Months and Birthdays in French

Joyeux Anniversaire - La Chorale des Minions

J'ai is used when saying your age this means I have. In French we say I have a certain number of years not I am a certain number of years.

Again, you can see the order of the question can be changed. Here is another example, tu as quel âge? And of course if you are asking someone you don't know vous avez quel âge?

French for kids: talking about your age - High Five French Sample

French for Families 1 NA - Lesson 5 - PowerLanguage Courses

Lets look at these verbs in all their forms.

Sticky Etre song!

French: avoir, to have - present tense

Verbe être au présent de l'indicatif - alain le lait

French verbs (avoir; être; faire; aller) en chanson

Verbe avoir au présent de l'indicatif - alain le lait

Quelle est ta nationalité? What is your nationality?

Quelle est votre nationalité? What is your nationality?

Adding an e sometimes changes the pronunciation. Here are some different nationalities: anglais/e English irlandais/e Irish gallois/e Welsh français/e French italien/ne Italian espagnol/e Spanish allemand/e German

Notice écossais/écossaise. If you are female you need to add an e to the end of your nationality to make it feminine.

Notice nationality doesn't have a capital letter in French unless it is a proper noun. For example-Les Français (The French people)

French for Families 1 NA - Lesson 4 - PowerLanguage Courses

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