| 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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