Apprendre le Français

How to introduce yourself in French:

What’s your name =

Comment tu t’appelles ?

You reply with = Je m’appelle …

For example =

Je m’appelle Emma = My name’s Emma

If you’re speaking to someone in a formal situation you can use :

Comment vous vous appelez?

it also means “what’s your name?”

Comment tu t’appelles = informal

Comment vous vous appelez = formal

Where are you from? =

Tu viens d’où ?

And you can reply with =

Je viens de … = I’m from..

For example =

Je viens de France = i’m from France

Je viens d’Allemagne = I’m from Germany

Je viens du Canada = I’m from Canada

Je viens d’Espagne = i’m from Spain

Where do you live? =

Tu habites où ?

And you can reply with :

J’habite à.. = I live in

For example=

J’habite à Paris = I live in Paris

J’habite à Londres = I live in London

J’habite à Madrid = I live in Madrid

How old are you? =

Quel âge as-tu ?

And you can reply with = J’ai … ans

Something important = In french, we use the verb avoir, which means to have, when talking about age.

So we literally say “ I have 25 years old” and NOT “ I’m 25 years old”

For example =

J’ai vingt cinq ans = I’m 25 years old

J’ai vingt ans = i’m 20 years old

J’ai trente ans = i’m 30 years old

Nice to meet you =

Enchanté / Enchantée

Enchanté if you’re a man

Enchantée if you’re a woman

Small introduction:

Bonjour! Je m’appelle Emma

J’ai 25 ans.

Je viens de France.

J’habite à Paris

Enchantée 😊

See you in the next lesson!

 Here’s a recap of all the words and phrases you learned today:

Bonjour = Hello / Good morning

Bonsoir = Good evening

Salut = Hi / Hey

Comment ça va ? = How are you?

Aurevoir = Goodbye

À bientôt = See you soon

À demain = See you tomorrow

Bonne journée = Have a good day

Bonne soirée = Have a good evening

Merci = Thank you

Merci beaucoup = Thank you so much

De rien = You’re welcome

S’il vous plaît = Please

Excusez-moi = Excuse me

Pardon = Sorry / Excuse me

See you in the next lesson! 😊