mercredi 13 avril 2011

Lesson 7: Je m'appelle

It's time for you to learn how to introduce yourself in French.

The verb s'appeler means to be called.

If you want to say "my name is" you would say je mappelle... plus your name. (Literally, this translates to: "I call myself...")

If you want to ask what somebody's name is, you have to first think: should I use the formal version or the informal version?

Unless you're talking to a child, you'll probably want to use the formal version in this case.

Formal: Comment vous appelez-vous?

Informal: Comment t'appelles-tu?

If you want to ask what somebody's name is, you would say: Il s'appelle comment ? (masculine form), or Elle s'appelle comment ?

Then, to respond to this question, you would say: Il s'appelle... or elle s'appelle...

Finally, if you want to say "pleased to meet you," you would simply say: enchanté (if you are a male) or enchantée (if you are a female).

So a conversation could look like:

Bonjour !
Bonjour !
Comment vous-appelez vous ?
Je m'appelle Isabelle. Et vous ? Comment vous-appelez vous ?
Je m'appelle Brigitte.
Enchantée !
Et ton ami? Il s'appelle comment ?
Il s'appelle Jean.

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