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Présentations
Allow me to introduce this lesson with a warning: the French verb introduire means to introduce something physically into something, so it should never be used when talking about introducing people: the correct verb is présenter.
Learn how to introduce yourself and others with this lesson – click for sound files.
Introduce yourself
| Je me présente. | Let me introduce myself. | |
| Je m’appelle … | My name is … | |
| Je suis … | I am … | |
| Mon prénom est … | My (first) name is … |
Introduce others
| Je vous présente … | I’d like to introduce … | (formal and/or plural) | |
| Je te présente … | (informal and singular) | ||
| Voici … | This is … | ||
| Il s’appelle … | His name is … | ||
| Elle s’appelle … | Her name is … |
Meeting people
| Comment vous appelez-vous ? | What is your name? | (formal and/or plural) | |
| Comment t’appelles-tu ? | (informal and singular) | ||
| Enchanté. | It’s nice to meet you. | (male speaker) | |
| Enchantée. | (female speaker) |
French names
| le prénom | first name, given name, Christian name | |
| le nom le nom de famille |
last name, family name, surname | |
| le surnom | nickname |
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