Master how to ask for a word in French with the key pattern
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| Let’s look at some more examples. |
| Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers. |
| Comment dit-on “book” en français ? |
| Justine Jérôme (@college-friendf): On dit “livre”. |
| Comment dit-on “book” en français ? |
| Comment dit-on “pen” en français ? |
| On dit “stylo”. |
| Comment dit-on "pen" en français ? |
| Comment dit-on “bag” ? |
| On dit “sac”. |
| Comment dit-on “bag” ? |
| Comment dit-on “pencil” en français ? |
| On dit “crayon”. |
| Comment dit-on “pencil” en français ? |
| Comment appelle-t-on ça ? |
| On appelle ça livre |
| Comment appelle-t-on ça ? |
| Did you notice how I used a different sentence pattern? |
| Lya Mercier: Comment appelle-t-on ça ? |
| How do you call this? Comment appelle-t-on ça ? |
| This literally means, “How calls one this?” but it translates as "How do you call this?" |
| To create this pattern, |
| replace dit, “says,” with appelle, “calls.” Appelle (enunciated). Appelle. |
| Note also the t between the verb and the subject. It’s added to help make pronunciation easier. |
| Also, replace the English word “this” with ça. Ça (enunciated). Ça. |
| Recall, en français, “in French”, may be omitted if understood from context. |
| Comment appelle-t-on ça ? |
| “How do you call this?” |
| Comment appelle-t-on ça ? |
| This is a very useful pattern for using French to learn French. |
| Do you remember the response? |
| “You call this ‘book’.” |
| On appelle ça livre. |
| First is on appelle, which literally means “one calls,” but translates here as “you call.” On appelle (enunciated). On appelle. |
| Next is ça, “this.” Ça (enunciated). Ça. |
| After this is the answer to the question: livre, “book.” Livre |
| All together On appelle ça livre. Literally, “One calls this “book,” but it translates as “You call this ‘book.’” |
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