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Parti !

Je viens d’Aberdeen
C’est bien
Je vous présente mon mari

To say a bit about yourself you need to be able to use je with a few different verbs

je suis
I am
Âá’a¾±
I have
je viens de
I come from
je travaille
I work

This is all explained further during Ma France, but if the above words are new to you it's worth having a look at the French Steps beginners' course.


When people are asking you questions or giving you instructions, you’ll hear the vous form of the verb, which nearly always ends in -ez.

Vous venez d’où ?
Where do you come from?
Vous tournez à gauche
You turn left
Poussez !
Push!

To remind yourself about  vous and how to use it, have a look at French Steps (Stages 1 and 4).


When you’re talking more generally, you’ll find the phrase ³¦â€™e²õ³Ù very useful.


It means ‘it is’, ‘this is’ or ‘that is’, depending on context. Est is part of the verb ê³Ù°ù±ð (to be).

C’est parfait
That’s perfect
C’est mon mari
This is my husband
Qu’est-ce que ³¦â€™e²õ³Ù ?
What is it?

English has only the one word ‘my’ but French has three – mon, ma, mes. The one you use depends on the gender of the word that follows:

Mon travail
My work (masculine singular)
Ma femme
My wife (feminine singular)
Mes enfants
My children (plural)

You don’t have to worry about gender when saying ‘your’. Votre goes with a singular word. Vos goes with a plural word.

Il est comment, votre travail ?
What’s your work like?
Vos étudiants
Your students

If you're a bit hazy about genders, have a look at French Steps Stage 2.

It will be helpful if you're also familiar with the numbers 1-1000 in French Steps Stage 1 and the alphabet in French Steps Stage 5.

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