Thursday, March 5, 2020
Build Your French Vocabulary What Do You Do For Fun
Build Your French Vocabulary What Do You Do For Fun Sign up successful Check out the list below for some common words and phrases used when describing what you do for fun: French Vocabulary for Activities We Enjoy Whether relaxing at the beach, catching up on our favorite TV shows, or going on a family vacation, we all have activities that we love and enjoy. Here are a few French vocabulary terms to describe common activities many of us enjoy. Regarder la télé ? Watch television Parler au téléphone ? Talk on the phone Lire ? To read Faire de lâéquitation ? Go horse riding Faire de la natation ? Go swimming Faire du sport ? Do sports Voyager ? Travel French Vocabulary For Activities We Dont Enjoy However, there are also things we hate doing or rarely do. While some of us may like faire les magasins (to go shopping), others of us hate it. Some of us love sortir avec les copains (to go out with friends), while others prefer to spend time alone. Either way, we all have activities that we just donât like doing. Check out some examples below: Faire le ménage ? Housework/chores Faire de devoirs ? Do homework Ãtudier ? Study Jouer au golf ? Play golf Faire du jogging ? Go jogging Using French Vocabulary in Context When it comes to the activities we enjoy or donât enjoy, in French, we always put Jâaime ou je nâaime pas (I like or I donât like) before the activities that we either enjoy or donât enjoy. For example, maybe tu aimes danser (you like to dance), but tu nâaimes pas écouter de la musique (you donât like to listen to music). Or, maybe tu aimes jouer au foot (you like to play soccer), but tu nâaimes pas jouer aux cartes (you donât like to play cards). Here are some more examples: Jâaime sortir avec les copains. â" I like to go out with my friends. Vous aimez voyager ou faire du sport? â" Do you [formal] like to travel or do sports? Elles nâaiment pas étudier. â" They [girls] donât like to study. Il nâaime pas faire les magasins. â" He doesnât like to go shopping. Nous aimons chanter. â" We like to sing. Elle nâaime pas tellement jouer au tennis. â" She doesnât really like to play tennis. Jâaime surtout fair du ski nautique. â" I especially love to water ski. Ils nâaime pas beaucoup faire de la photo. â" They [boys or boys and girls] especially donât like to take photos. Additionally, if you want to ask someone if they like to do something, you just say, Est-ce que vous/tu aimez/aimes⦠(Do you like toâ¦), and then add in the activity. For example: Est-ce que tu aimes jouer à des jeux video? (Do you [informal] like to play video games?) Est-ce que vous aimez faire de lâathlétisme? (Do you [formal] like to do athletics?) Describing How Often You Perform an Activity If you want to mention how often you do any activity, here are some French vocabulary words to describe the frequency with which you perform a particular activity. Jamais ? Never De temps en temps ? From time to time/occasionally Souvent ? Often Rarement ? Rarely Tous les jours ? Every day ____ fois par semaine ? ____ times a week Une fois/deux fois/trois fois par semaine ? Once/twice/three times a week Quelquefois ? Sometimes For the most part, these frequency words and phrases come after the verb and before the activity itself. For example: Je ne fais jamais du sport (I never play sports) or Je fais souvent de la natation (I often go swimming) or Je joues quelquefois au foot (I sometimes like to play soccer). However, de temps en temps and ___ fois par semaine go at the end of the sentence. For example: Jâaime écouter de la musique de temps en temps (I like to listen to music occasionally) or Jâaime faire du jogging deux fois par semaine (I like to go jogging twice a week). Now that you know how to talk about the activities you like and donât like doing, time for some devoirs. If you want your French to improve, you have to practice. So, how about writing down what you like to do and how often you do it in French. Then, say what you donât like to do and how often you do or donât do those activities. Have fun, and a tout à lâheure! Post Author: Emmanuel N. Emmanuel N. teaches online Spanish and singing lessons. He earned his B.A. in psychology from California State University, Fullerton and has been teaching lessons since January 2015. Learn more about Emmanuel here! Photo by Pepe Pont Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher
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