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Tout sur moiall about me
mon nom
My name
Comment tu t'appelles?
What are you called?
What are you called?
je m'appelle.........
I am called.......
I am called.......
Tu t'appelles Comment?
What are you called?
What are you called?
Comment vous-appelez vous?
What are you called?
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?
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.
mon âge
My age
J'ai dix ans.
I am ten years old.
I am ten years old.
Quel âge as-tu?
What age are you?
What age are you?
Quel âge tu-as?
What age are you?
What age are you?
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?
mon anniversaire
My birthday
C'est quand ton anniversaire?
When is your birthdaY?
When is your birthdaY?
Mon anniversaire est le ....
My birthday is the .......
My birthday is the .......
Mon anniversaire est le cinq mars
Mon anniversaire est le vingt deux fevrier
C'est le dix septembre
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...
After this it is just numbers-
le deux, le trois, le quatre...
Quelle est le date de ton anniversaire?
What date is your birthday?
What date is your birthday?
où j'habite
where i live
J'habite..........
I live...........
I live...........
Où habites-tu?
Where do you live?
Where do you 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.
à is used when saying which village or town you live in. en/au/aux is used to say which country you live in.
Tu habites où?
Where do you live?
Where do you live?
J'habite à Glasgow.
I live in Glasgow.
I live in Glasgow.
J'habite à Glasgow en Ecosse.
J'habite en Ecosse.
I live in Scotland.
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)
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.
Ma nationalité
My Nationality
Quelle est ta nationalité?
What is your nationality?
What is your nationality?
Je suis........
I am...........
I am...........
Je suis écossaise
Quelle est votre nationalité?
What is your nationality?
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
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.
Je suis écossais
Notice nationality doesn't have a capital letter in French unless it is a proper noun. For example-Les Français (The French people)