Talking About Languages

Question 1

French

Answer 1

Le français

Question 2

English

Answer 2

L’Anglais

Question 3

I like to learn French

Answer 3

J’aime apprendre le français

Must say “the French”/use le when you’re talking about a language.

Question 4

I speak French

Answer 4

Je parle français

This is the one situation where you can drop “le”

Question 5

I speak English

Answer 5

Je parle Anglais

Question 6

Do you speak French?

Answer 6

Ti parles français?

OU

Est-ce que tu parles français?

OU

Parle-tu français? (More in written French vs spoken)

Question 7

Spanish

Answer 7

Espanol

Question 8

No, I do not speak Spanish

Answer 8

Non, je ne parle pas espagnol.

Question 9

Italian

I speak a little Italian

Answer 9

italien

je parle un peu d’italien

Question 10

A little

Answer 10

un peu

Question 11

A little French

Answer 11

un peu de français

Question 12

German

Answer 12

allemand

Question 13

Chinese

Answer 13

chinois

Question 14

Japanese

Answer 14

Japonais

Question 15

what can you say in japanese?

Answer 15

que pouvez-vous dire en japonais?

Question 16

Are you ready?

Answer 16

Tu es prêt

Es-tu prêt

Question 17

To understand

Answer 17

comprendre

Question 18

I understand french

Answer 18

Je comprends le français

Question 19

You understand?

Answer 19

vous comprenez?

Question 20

More slowly please

Answer 20

plus lentement si’l vous plait

Question 21

Pardon/sorry/what?

Answer 21

Comment?

Literally, “how”?