Lesson Transcript

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?
Je (pause with a tap of the finger) un chat noir.
Je (pause with a tap of the finger) un chat noir.
voudrais
voudrais
Je voudrais un chat noir.
Je voudrais un chat noir.
I would like a black cat.
We use voudrais because the subject is je, "I."
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?
Elle (pause with a tap of the finger) un nouvel ami.
Elle (pause with a tap of the finger) un nouvel ami.
voudrait
voudrait
Elle voudrait un nouvel ami.
Elle voudrait un nouvel ami.
She would like a new friend.
We use voudrait in this sentence because the subject is elle, "she."
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?
Nous (pause with a tap of the finger) une voiture japonaise.
Nous (pause with a tap of the finger) une voiture japonaise.
voudrions
voudrions
Nous voudrions une voiture japonaise.
Nous voudrions une voiture japonaise.
We would like a Japanese car.
We use voudrions in this sentence because the subject is nous, "we."
Unscramble the words to make a sentence.
Ready?
Je
Je veux
Je veux un
Je veux un vélo
Je veux un vélo rouge.
"I want a red bike."
Je veux un vélo rouge.
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?
Ils (voudrais or voudraient )un ordinateur rapide.
Ils (voudrais or voudraient )un ordinateur rapide.
voudraient
voudraient
Ils voudraient un ordinateur rapide.
"They would like a fast computer."
Voudraient is used here because the subject is ils, "they."
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?
Il (voudrait or voudrions) une glace au chocolat.
Il (voudrait or voudrions) une glace au chocolat.
voudrait
voudrait
Il voudrait une glace au chocolat.
"He would like a chocolate ice cream."
Voudrait is used here because the subject is il, "he."
Let's translate some sentences into French.
Translate "Would you like a coffee?" into French.
Vous. You. (Formal or plural.)
followed by
Voudriez. Would like. (Conditional form of vouloir for vous.)
next
Un. A. (Masculine singular article.)
followed by
Café. Coffee.
Voudriez is used here because the subject is vous, "you."
Vous voudriez un café ?
Vous voudriez un café ?
"Would you like a coffee?"
Translate "I want a new bag." into French.
Je. I.
followed by
Veux. Want. (Present tense form of vouloir for je.)
next
Un. A. (Masculine singular article.)
followed by
Nouveau. New. (Masculine singular adjective.)
next
Sac. Bag.
Veux is used here because the subject is je, "I," and veux is the present tense of vouloir, meaning "want." It expresses a direct desire.
Je veux un nouveau sac.
Je veux un nouveau sac.
"I want a new bag."
Translate "Would you like to go to the cinema?" into French.
Tu. You. (Informal singular.)
followed by
Voudrais. Would like. (Conditional form of vouloir for tu.)
next
Aller. To go. (Infinitive form of the verb aller.)
followed by
Au. To the.
next
Cinéma. Cinema.
Voudrais is used here because the subject is tu, "you."
Tu voudrais aller au cinéma ?
Tu voudrais aller au cinéma ?
"Would you like to go to the cinema?"
Listen to me as I speak. Which form of the verb vouloir is used in each sentence?
Je voudrais un chat noir.
Let's listen one more time.
Je voudrais un chat noir.
Did you hear, voudrais? Voudrais, meaning "I would like," is the first person singular conjugation of vouloir, "to want," in the conditional tense.
How about...?
Nous voudrions une voiture japonaise.
Let's listen one more time.
Nous voudrions une voiture japonaise.
Did you hear voudrions? Voudrions, meaning "we would like," is the first person plural conjugation of vouloir, "to want," in the conditional tense.
Next…
Il voudrait une glace au chocolat.
One more time.
Il voudrait une glace au chocolat.
Did you hear voudrait? Voudrait, meaning "he/she would like," is the third person singular conjugation of vouloir, "to want," in the conditional tense.
And...
Vous voudriez un café ?
One more time.
Vous voudriez un café ?
Did you hear, voudriez? Voudriez, meaning "you would like," is the second person plural or formal singular conjugation of vouloir, "to want," in the conditional tense.
Thank you for watching.
Now you know how to say what you want in French.
...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway.
Au revoir !

Comments

Hide