French reading practice with side-by-side translation
Reading comprehension: See the links at the bottom for lessons related to the phrases in italics.
| J’aime le français | I like French |
| Bonjour ! Je m’appelle Claire. À l’école, il y a beaucoup de langues. Je parle anglais et je parle aussi un peu d’italien. Maintenant, j’étudie le français. | Translation Hello! My name is Claire. At school, there are a lot of languages. I speak English and I also speak a little bit of Italian. Now, I’m studying French. |
Je viens d’apprendre comment poser les questions. Comment t’appelles-tu ? Combien de langues est-ce que tu parles ? | Translation I just learned how to ask questions. What is your name? How many languages do you speak? |
| Je vais visiter la France avec un ami. Il s’appelle Thomas. Nous allons à Paris, pour voir la tour Eiffel et la pyramide du Louvre. | Translation I’m going to visit France with a friend. His name is Thomas. We’re going to Paris, to see the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Pyramid. |
| Est-ce que tu vas à Paris aussi ? Est-ce que tu aimes le français ? C’est une jolie langue, n’est-ce pas ? | Translation Are you going to Paris too? Do you like French? It’s a pretty language, isn’t it? |
Reading comprehension
Expressions
Vocabulary
Grammar
- Asking questions
- Je m’appelle, Il s’appelle – reflexive verb
- Je parle, j’étudie – regular -er verbs
- aussi, Maintenant – adverbs
- Je viens d’apprendre – recent past
- poser, voir – infinitives
- Je vais visiter – near future
French for beginners
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