Se présenter (Introducing yourself)
Name, country, city, languages — and tu or vous.
12 minutes · A free lesson from A1 : Premiers pas (first steps) · Roman and Urdu pronunciation guides and English meanings are shown under each phrase
Introducing yourself
Name
- Je m'appelle …Say: zhuh mapehlژَ ماپےلMeans: My name is …
- Comment vous appelez-vous ? / Tu t'appelles comment ?Say: komah(n) vooz aplehvoo? tue tapehl komah(n)?کوماں وُوز اپلےوُو? تیُ تاپےل کوماں?Means: What is your name? (formal / informal)
Country and city
- Je viens du Pakistan. / Je suis pakistanais(e).Say: zhuh vyeh(n) due pakeestah(n). zhuh swee pakeestaneh.ژَ وییں دیُ پاکیستاں. ژَ سوی پاکیستانے.Means: I come from Pakistan. / I am Pakistani.
- J'habite à Lahore.Say: zhabeet a laor.ژابیت ا لاوغ.Means: I live in Lahore.
- Vous venez d'où ?Say: voo vuhneh doo?وُو وَنے دُو?Means: Where do you come from? (formal)
Languages and work
- Je parle ourdou et anglais.Say: zhuh parl oordoo eh ah(n)gleh.ژَ پاغل اُوغدُو اے اںگلے.Means: I speak Urdu and English.
- J'apprends le français.Say: zhaprah(n) luh frah(n)seh.ژاپغاں لَ فغاںسے.Means: I am learning French.
- Je suis ingénieur. / Je suis infirmière.Say: zhuh sweez eh(n)zhehnyoer. zhuh sweez eh(n)feermyehr.ژَ سویز ایںژےنیَغ. ژَ سویز ایںفیغمیےغ.Means: I am an engineer. / I am a nurse (woman).
tu is informal (friends, family, children); vous is formal (strangers, officials, customers) and also the plural "you".
| tu | Say tue | تیُ | Means: you (informal) |
| vous | Say voo | وُو | Means: you (formal or plural) |
Une conversation
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- Léa: Bonjour ! Je m'appelle Léa. Et toi ?Say: boh(n)zhoor! zhuh mapehl leha. eh twa?بوںژُوغ! ژَ ماپےل لےا. اے توا?Means: Hello! My name is Léa. And you?
- Omar: Moi, c'est Omar. Je viens du Pakistan.Say: mwa, seht ohmar. zhuh vyeh(n) due pakeestah(n).موا, سےت اوماغ. ژَ وییں دیُ پاکیستاں.Means: I'm Omar. I come from Pakistan.
- Léa: Tu habites où ?Say: tue abeetz oo?تیُ ابیتز اُو?Means: Where do you live?
- Omar: J'habite à Lyon maintenant.Say: zhabeet a lyoh(n) meh(n)tnah(n).ژابیت ا لیوں میںتناں.Means: I live in Lyon now.
Say it out loud (45 seconds): Présentez-vous : nom, pays, ville, langues.Say: prehzah(n)tehvoo. noh(n), pehee, veel, lah(n)g.پغےزاںتےوُو. نوں, پےی, ویل, لاںگ.Means: Introduce yourself: name, country, town, languages.
A model answer
Je m'appelle Omar. Je viens du Pakistan et j'habite à Lyon. Je parle ourdou, anglais et un peu français.Say: zhuh mapehl ohmar. zhuh vyeh(n) due pakeestah(n) eh zhabeet a lyoh(n). zhuh parl oordoo, ah(n)glehz eh uh(n) poe frah(n)seh.ژَ ماپےل اوماغ. ژَ وییں دیُ پاکیستاں اے ژابیت ا لیوں. ژَ پاغل اُوغدُو, اںگلےز اے اں پوے فغاںسے.Means: My name is Omar. I come from Pakistan and I live in Lyon. I speak Urdu, English and a little French.
Lesson quiz
Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.
Quick check: Which sentence says where you live?
- Je viens du Pakistan.
- J'habite à Lahore.
- Je parle ourdou et anglais.
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B: J'habite à Lahore. — habiter means to live. Je viens du Pakistan says where you come from.
Quick check: Which question asks where someone comes from?
- Vous venez d'où ?
- Tu habites où ?
- Ça va ?
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A: Vous venez d'où ? — Vous venez d'où ? asks where you come from. Tu habites où ? asks where you live.
Quick check: Which people do you call “vous”?
- Only your best friend
- Only small children
- A stranger, an official, or more than one person
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C: A stranger, an official, or more than one person — vous is formal, and it is also the plural “you”. tu is for friends, family and children.
Quick check: What does “J'apprends le français” mean?
- I speak French well.
- I am learning French.
- I teach French.
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B: I am learning French. — apprendre means to learn.
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