French Language Game: Parler - Present Tense
Quick French Language Game "parler" - to speak
Level: Beginner (A)
Playing Time: 2 1/2 minutes
Play this fun language game to learn and practice the present tense of "parler" - to speak.
Practice your pronunciation and intonation by saying the French ALOUD with or after the speaker.
Parler - Present Tense
• je parle - I speak
• tu parles - you speak (familiar)
• il/elle parle - he she speaks
• nous parlons - we speak
• vous parlez - you speak (formal)
• ils/elles parlent - they speak (m/f)
Vocabulary
• je ne parle pas - I don't speak
• français - French (language)
• anglais - English (language)
• très bien - very well
These interactive games are a fun way to become familiar with typical French vocabulary and language patterns.
Our full French 1 course consists of a series of mini-stories.
The course contains 750 basic words in the context of a simple travel story.
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More Than a French Language Game
Don't forget: You can practice French online for FREE with our 36-Scene French 1 Travel-Story: "Daniel en France"
In it you learn and practice all the words, phrases and sentences you also hear in the podcasts.
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"The Story" and easy games will let you forget that you're actually learning French!
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French Language Game: Sur la place
Quick French Language Game "Sur la place" - On the square.
Listen to a quick mini-story and practice the vocabulary with a quick and fun game.
Learn 16 easy French words and phrases in a meaningful context.
Our games and courses are a great way for mid-to-high Beginner learners to become familiar with typical French language Daniel and his cousin Julie stroll around Paris.
They walk across the square of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
Julie explains the difference between the French words "une place" and "un lieu".
Our full French 1 course is made up of a series of mini-stories with which you learn and practice 750 basic words in context.
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Always say the answer aloud either before or with the speaker.
That helps you to improve your pronunciation and intonation of French sentences. It's also a good way to remember vocabulary.
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Words in French Mini-Story Language Game
- le lendemain - the next day
- elle n'a pas - she doesn't have [avoir]
- les courses - the classes, courses
- elle veut - she wants [vouloir]
- montrer - to show
- ils se promènent - they stroll [se promener]
- sur la place - on the square
- un lieu - a place, spot
- où - where
- il y a - there is, there are
- souvent - often
- les marchés - the markets
- l'église - the church
- là-bas - over there
- vraiment - really
- un beau monument - a beautiful monument
Quick Grammar Points:
1. negation: "elle a" (she has) - elle n'a pas (she doesn't have).
Note: the negative particles, ne ... pas go around the verb.
2. reflexive verb: se promener (to stroll, take a walk) - ils se promènent (they stroll).
Note: "se promener" is reflexive in French but the English equivalent "to stroll" is not.
More Than a French Language Game
And don't forget: You can practice French online for FREE with our 36-Scene French 1 Travel-Story: "Daniel en France"
In it you learn and practice all the words, phrases and sentences you also hear in the podcasts.
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"The Story" and easy games will let you forget that you're actually learning French!
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French Language Game: Des photos?
Quick French Language Game: "Des photos?" - Photos?
Learn and practice 18 easy French words, specific verb forms and phrases in the context of a mini-story.
The context: Daniel is at the home of his aunt and uncle in Paris.
He's looking at a photo album with old family photos.
This French mini-story is also part of our French 1 course (which you can play for FREE by registering HERE.)
As you play, repeat or anticipate the answer aloud.
This will really help improve your pronunciation and intonation of French.
You'll also remember the words better.
Words in French Mini-Story Language Game
- est-ce que - question phrase "is it that?"
- avoir - to have
- tu as - you have (familiar)
- des photos - (some) photos
- pourquoi? - why?
- aimer - to like, love
- j'aimerais - I would like (conditional)
- écrire - to write
- l'histoire - the story, history
- de notre famille - of our family
- c'est - it's, that's
- une bonne idée - a good idea
- voici - here is
- l'album photo - the photo album
- vieil - old (m) [form of "vieux" used before a vowel]
- regarder - to look at
- il regarde - he looks at
- le grand-père - the grandfather
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Don't forget: You can practice French online for FREE with our 36-Scene French 1 Travel-Story: "Daniel en France"
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"The Story" and easy games will let you forget that you're actually learning French!And, if you have any language questions - don't hesitate to contact us!
French Language Game: j'aimerais
Quick French Language Game: "j'aimerais" - I would like.
Learn and practice this common and useful expression in context.
Words in French Language Game
- aimer - to like, love
- j'aime - to like
- j'aimerais - I would like
- J'aimerais visiter Aix-en-Provence. - I'd like to visit Aix-en-Provence.
- tu aimerais
- Est-ce que tu aimerais ...? - Would you like ...? (familiar)
- quelque chose à manger - something to eat)
- une tarte aux fraises - a strawberry tart
- Et à boire? - And to drink?
- j'aimerais beaucoup - I'd like very much
- un jus d'orange - an orange juice
Learn French in small chunks with our Quick Language Games.
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More Than a French Language Game
Don't forget: You can practice French online for FREE with our 36-Scene French 1 Travel-Story: "Daniel en France".
In it you learn and practice all the words, phrases and sentences you also hear in the podcasts.
Just login HERE.
"The Story" and easy games will let you forget that you are actually learning French!
And, if you have any language questions - don't hesitate to contact us!
French Language Story Game 2
French Language Story: Le voyage de Daniel 2.
In the second part of Daniel's trip to France, he visits his aunt and uncle in Paris.
His cousin Julie shows him around the city.
Hear and read Part 2 of Daniel's trip in French.
It contains 135 basic words and phrases, all in context.
With this story, you can test your Level of audio comprehension of French: If you understand most of the story without looking at the English, you are plus or minus on the Level of Threshhold or Intermediate, i.e. B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). You can check a Table on Wikipedia with the Levels here.
Once you've listened to the story and know the meaning of the words, play it again a few times and try not to translate.
To improve your pronunciation, repeat each sentence with or right after the native speaker.
10 Key Verbs in the Travel Story
- manger - to eat
- boire - to drink
- montrer - to show
- apporter - to take, bring
- demander - to ask
- écrire - to write
- regarder - to look, look at
- se promener - to walk, stroll
- acheter - to buy
- trouver - to find
You can see the English translation by rolling over a sentence on a desk- or laptop (but not on a phone or tablet). You can also look at the translation below.
To practice and recall the individual words and phrases of the story, register or log in and go to French 1, Daniel en France.
Translation of the Story
[Daniel has just arrived in Paris on a flight from Boston. He gets a ride to his aunt and uncle's apartment in Paris.]
Uncle Paul: Welcome to our place, Daniel.
Daniel: Thank you, uncle Paul. I’m glad to be here.
Julie (Daniel's cousin): Hello Daniel! Did you have a good trip?
Daniel: A little long, but my neighbor was nice.
Julie: Would you like something to eat?
Daniel: No, thank you, perhaps a little later.
Julie: Or maybe something to drink?
Daniel: I’d like very much an orange juice!
Julie: Fine. Come with me to the kitchen.
Narrator: Daniel drinks his orange juice in the kitchen.
Narrator: His cousin Julie shows him his room.
Narrator: Daniel takes his suitcase to the guest room.
Narrator: He is tired and sleeps a little.
Narrator: Julie wakes him at noon. She calls:
Julie: Wake up Daniel! It is lunch time!
Narrator: At lunch Daniel asks uncle Paul:
Daniel: Do you have photos of your grandparents?
Uncle Paul: Photos? Why?
Daniel: I'd like to write the story of our family.
Uncle Paul: That is a good idea.
Daniel: I need photos for our family tree.
Uncle Paul: Here's our old photo album.
Daniel: Thank you.
Narrator: Daniel looks at the album.
Daniel: Is that grandfather Maurice?
Uncle Paul: Yes. My sister Catherine has even more photos.
Narrator: The next day is a Saturday.
Narrator: Julie has no classes.
Narrator: She wants to show Paris to Daniel.
Narrator: They are walking on the Saint-Germain-des-Prés Square.
Julie explains: A “square” is a place where there often are markets.
Daniel: And the church over there?
Julie: It's the church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
Daniel: It is really a beautiful monument.
Julie explains again: It was founded fifteen hundred years ago.
Julie (a little later): Are you coming with me Daniel?
Daniel: Where to?
Julie: I have to buy something at the Galeries Lafayette.
Daniel: The Galeries Lafayette? What is it?
Julie: It is a Parisian department store.
Daniel: Cool. I'm coming with you.
Julie: Do you need something as well?
Daniel: I need a travel guide.
Julie: No problem.
Narrator: Then she says:
Julie: One finds everything at the Galeries Lafayette!
Daniel: After that, we’re going to have something to drink.
Narrator: Daniel and Julie make their purchases.
Narrator: Later, they're sitting on the terrace of a café.
Daniel: I'm inviting you. What are you having?
Julie: I’d like a strawberry tart.
Daniel: That looks good. And to drink?
Julie: An orange juice.
Daniel: I am going to have an espresso. Sir!
Waiter: Yes. What can I serve you?
Daniel: Two strawberry tarts, please.
Narrator: Then he says:
Daniel: And an orange juice and an espresso.
Waiter: Right away.