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 ! |
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