{"id":2739,"date":"2021-11-06T19:50:12","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T19:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/?p=2739"},"modified":"2021-11-06T19:50:12","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T19:50:12","slug":"how-to-introduce-yourself-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/how-to-introduce-yourself-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Introduce Yourself In French: All The Questions &#038; Answers You Need To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>#kt-info-box_c22b9c-12 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom:40px;}#kt-info-box_c22b9c-12 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container{max-width:1200px;}#kt-info-box_c22b9c-12 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic{padding-bottom:52.3333%;width:1200px;height:0px;max-width:100%;}#kt-info-box_c22b9c-12 .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, #kt-info-box_c22b9c-12 .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, #kt-info-box_c22b9c-12 .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}#kt-info-box_c22b9c-12 .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:transparent;border-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}#kt-info-box_c22b9c-12 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:transparent;border-color:#444444;}#kt-info-box_c22b9c-12 .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin:10px 0px 10px 0px;}#kt-info-box_c22b9c-12 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{box-shadow:0px 0px 6px 1px var(--global-palette6, #718096);}#kt-info-box_c22b9c-12 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover{box-shadow:0px 0px 6px 1px var(--global-palette6, #718096);}<\/style>\n<div id=\"kt-info-box_c22b9c-12\" class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-left kt-info-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/how-to-introduce-yourself-in-french.jpg\" alt=\"how-to-introduce-yourself-in-french\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-2755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/how-to-introduce-yourself-in-french.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/how-to-introduce-yourself-in-french-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/how-to-introduce-yourself-in-french-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/how-to-introduce-yourself-in-french-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/how-to-introduce-yourself-in-french-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learning how to introduce yourself in French is essential.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a French coach, I know that you probably want to make French friends to practice your speaking skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every first-time conversation will start with introductions. It&#8217;s the easiest way for people to share basic information about themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So this article is here to help you <strong>learn the important questions to ask to get to know people and how to answer them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s get started!<\/p>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_74a36b-b3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_74a36b-b3 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_74a36b-b3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1200px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:25px;padding-right:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_74a36b-b3 > 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<\/strong><strong><em>Bonjour<\/em><\/strong><strong> (Good morning\/Good afternoon) or <\/strong><strong><em>Bonsoir<\/em><\/strong><strong> (Good evening)<\/strong> in formal situations and with people you don&#8217;t know well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In informal situations or with your friends, a simple <em>Salut<\/em> (Hello) will be enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, <strong>follow up with &#8220;It&#8217;s nice to meet you&#8221; if you&#8217;re meeting this person for the first time.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use <em>Enchant\u00e9(e)<\/em> (Nice to meet you).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to be even more formal, go with <em>Enchant\u00e9(e) de faire votre connaissance<\/em>. It&#8217;s just a fancier way of saying &#8220;It&#8217;s nice to meet you&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that the greetings are out of the way, let&#8217;s get to the introductions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s your name?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you want to know someone&#8217;s name, you can ask:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Comment vous appelez-vous ?<\/em> &#8211; formal<\/li><li><em>Comment tu t&#8217;appelles ?<\/em> &#8211; informal<\/li><li><em>Tu t&#8217;appelles comment ?<\/em> &#8211; casual<\/li><li><em>C&#8217;est quoi ton pr\u00e9nom ?<\/em> &#8211; super casual<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To answer this question, you have a few options (replace Joanna with your actual name):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Je m&#8217;appelle Joanna<\/em> (I am called Joanna) &#8211; formal\/informal<\/li><li><em>Je suis Joanna<\/em> (I am Joanna) &#8211; formal\/informal<\/li><li><em>Joanna <\/em>(you can simple state your name) &#8211; formal\/informal<\/li><li><em>Moi, c&#8217;est Joanna<\/em> (Me, I&#8217;m Joanna) &#8211; casual<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Once you&#8217;ve answered the question, make sure to return it if the other person hasn&#8217;t given you their name.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To do that, ask &#8220;And you?&#8221; at the end of your sentence:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Et vous ?<\/em> &#8211; formal<\/li><li><em>Et toi ?<\/em> &#8211; informal<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This trick also works to return all the following questions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s your age?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you want to know someone&#8217;s age, you can ask:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Quel \u00e2ge avez-vous ? <\/em>(How old are you?) &#8211; formal<\/li><li><em>Quel \u00e2ge as-tu ? <\/em>(How old are you?) &#8211; informal<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To answer this question, these two options work in any situation (replace &#8220;30&#8221; with your actual age):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>J&#8217;ai 30 ans<\/em> (I am 30 years old)<\/li><li><em>30 ans<\/em> (30 years old)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Did you notice that in French we use the verb <\/strong><strong><em>avoir<\/em><\/strong><strong> (to have) when talking about age, instead of the verb <\/strong><strong><em>\u00eatre<\/em><\/strong><strong> (to be)?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s like asking &#8220;How many years do you have?&#8221; and responding with &#8220;I have 30 years&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure to remember that so you don&#8217;t say <em>Je suis 30 ans<\/em>, which would be incorrect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the way, <strong>it&#8217;s sometimes considered impolite to ask for someone&#8217;s age, especially if they are older than you or if it&#8217;s a man asking a woman<\/strong>. So tread carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where are you from?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you want to know where someone comes from, you can ask:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>D&#8217;o\u00f9 venez-vous ?<\/em> &#8211; formal<\/li><li><em>D&#8217;o\u00f9 viens-tu ?<\/em> &#8211; informal<\/li><li><em>Tu viens d&#8217;o\u00f9 ?<\/em> &#8211; casual<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To answer this question, you can respond with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Je viens de \u2026<\/em> (I am from \u2026) and state your country or city<\/li><li><em>Je suis \u2026<\/em> (I am \u2026) and state your nationality<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stating your nationality instead of your country\/city is a clever way to let the other person know where you&#8217;re from.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a list with some examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter is-style-regular\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Country<\/strong><br><strong>(in English)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Country<\/strong><br><strong>(in French)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Nationality<\/strong><br><strong>(in French)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Australia<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">l&#8217;Australie<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">australien (m), australienne (f)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Brazil<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">le Br\u00e9sil<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">br\u00e9silien (m), br\u00e9silienne (f)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Canada<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">le Canada<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">canadien (m), canadienne (f)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">China<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">la Chine<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">chinois (m), chinoise (f)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Germany<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">l&#8217;Allemagne<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">allemand (m), allemande (f)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Greece<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">la Gr\u00e8ce<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">grec (m), grecque (f)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">India<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">l&#8217;Inde<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">indien (m), indienne (f)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Italy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">l&#8217;Italie<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">italien (m), italienne (f)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Japan<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">le Japon<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">japonais (m), japonaise (f)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Mexico<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">le Mexique<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">mexicain (m), mexicaine (f)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Portugal<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">le Portugal<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">portugais (m), portugaise (f)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Russia<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">la Russie<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">russe<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">South Africa<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">l&#8217;Afrique du Sud<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">sud-africain (m), sud-africaine (f)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">South Korea<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">la Cor\u00e9e du Sud<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">sud-cor\u00e9en (m), sud-cor\u00e9enne (f)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Spain<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">l&#8217;Espagne<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">espagnol (m), espagnole (f)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Turkey<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">la Turquie<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">turc (m), turque (f)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">United Kingdom<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">le Royaume-Uni<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">britannique<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">United States<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">les \u00c9tats-Unis<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">am\u00e9ricain (m), am\u00e9ricaine (f)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where do you live?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to know where someone lives, you can ask:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>O\u00f9 habitez-vous ? <\/em>&#8211; formal<\/li><li><em>O\u00f9 habites-tu ?<\/em> &#8211; informal<\/li><li><em>Tu habites o\u00f9 ?<\/em> &#8211; casual<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To answer this question, simply say <em>J&#8217;habite \u00e0 \u2026<\/em> (I live in \u2026) and state the name of the city you live in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If your city isn&#8217;t well-known, you can even add <\/strong><strong><em>pr\u00e8s de \u2026<\/em><\/strong><strong> (near \u2026) at the end of your sentence and state the name of the closest well-known city near yours.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, <em>J&#8217;habite \u00e0 Clamart, pr\u00e8s de Paris<\/em> (I live in Clamart, near Paris).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What language do you speak?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you want to know what language someone speak, you can ask:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Quelle langue parlez-vous ? <\/em>&#8211; formal<\/li><li><em>Quelle langue parles-tu ?<\/em> &#8211; informal<\/li><li><em>Tu parles quoi comme langue ?<\/em> &#8211; casual<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To answer this question, you can say <em>Je parle \u2026<\/em> (I speak \u2026) and state the language you speak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you speak several languages, you can state them all and add <\/strong><strong><em>et<\/em><\/strong><strong> (and) just before the last language.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, <em>Je parle anglais, italien, portugais et russe<\/em> (I speak English, Italian, Portuguese and Russian).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since, you&#8217;re studying French, you can also say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>J&#8217;apprends le fran\u00e7ais<\/em> (I&#8217;m learning French)<\/li><li><em>J&#8217;\u00e9tudie le fran\u00e7ais <\/em>(I&#8217;m studying French)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Want to specify for how long you&#8217;ve been learning French? Add <\/strong><strong><em>depuis \u2026<\/em><\/strong><strong> (for \u2026) and state for how long you&#8217;ve been learning the language.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, <em>J&#8217;apprends le fran\u00e7ais depuis 2 ans <\/em>(I&#8217;ve been learning French for 2 years).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s your job?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you want to know someone&#8217;s job, you can ask:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Quel est votre m\u00e9tier ? <\/em>(What&#8217;s your job?) &#8211; formal<\/li><li><em>Vous faites quoi dans la vie ? <\/em>(What do you do in your life?) &#8211; formal but casual<\/li><li><em>Tu fais quoi dans la vie ? <\/em>(What do you do in your life?) &#8211; informal and casual<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The last two questions aren&#8217;t just specific to jobs.<\/strong> For example, you could answer that you love to draw. <strong>But more often than not, people will respond by giving you their occupation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To answer this question, simply say <em>Je suis \u2026<\/em> (I am a \u2026) and state your job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that <strong>in this context, you shouldn&#8217;t add <\/strong><strong><em>un<\/em><\/strong><strong> or <\/strong><strong><em>une<\/em><\/strong><strong> (a) before the job in French, contrary to English.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s take the &#8220;I&#8217;m a teacher&#8221; example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Incorrect: <em>Je suis un professeur.<\/em><\/li><li>Correct: <em>Je suis professeur.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a list with some common jobs\/occupations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">lawyer<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">avocat (m), avocate (f)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">doctor<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">m\u00e9decin<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">nurse<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">infirmier (m), infirmi\u00e8re f)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">engineer<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">ing\u00e9nieur (m), ing\u00e9nieure (f)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">firefighter<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">pompier<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">cashier<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">caissier (m), caissi\u00e8re (f)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">waiter, waitresse<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">serveur (m), serveuse (f)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">student<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u00e9tudiant (m), \u00e9tudiante (f)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">photographer<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">photographe<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">veterinarian<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">v\u00e9t\u00e9rinaire<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">journalist, reporter<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">journaliste<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">accountant<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">comptable<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are your hobbies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you want to know someone&#8217;s hobbies, you can ask:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Qu&#8217;est-ce que vous aimez faire ?<\/em> (What do you like to do?) &#8211; formal<\/li><li><em>Qu&#8217;est-ce que tu aimes faire ? <\/em>(What do you like to do?) &#8211; informal<\/li><li><em>Qu&#8217;est ce que tu aimes dans la vie ?<\/em> (What do you like in life?) &#8211; informal<\/li><li><em>Tu fais quoi pendant ton temps libre ? <\/em>(What do you do in your spare time?) &#8211; informal<\/li><li><em>C&#8217;est quoi tes loisirs ?<\/em> (What are your hobbies?) &#8211; casual<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To answer this question, you can say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>J&#8217;aime \u2026<\/em> (I love &#8230;) and state what you love in the form of a noun or a verb.<\/li><li><em>J&#8217;adore \u2026<\/em> (I like \u2026) and state what you like in the form of a noun or a verb.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>J&#8217;aime lire et voyager <\/em>(I love to read and travel)<\/li><li><em>J&#8217;adore la musique<\/em> (I like music)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Talking about hobbies is a great way to keep the conversation going because it&#8217;s usually what you&#8217;re most excited to talk about.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a list of popular hobbies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Hobby<\/strong><br><strong>(in English)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Hobby<\/strong><br><strong>(in French)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Verb in French<\/strong><br><strong>related to the hobby<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>photography<\/td><td>la photographie<\/td><td>faire des photos (to take pictures)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>reading<\/td><td>la lecture<\/td><td>lire (to read)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>music<\/td><td>la musique<\/td><td>\u00e9couter de la musique (to listen to music)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>cooking<\/td><td>la cuisine<\/td><td>cuisiner, faire la cuisine (to cook)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>video games<\/td><td>les jeux vid\u00e9os<\/td><td>jouer aux jeux vid\u00e9os (to play video games)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>sport<\/td><td>le sport<\/td><td>faire du sport (to workout)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>traveling<\/td><td>les voyages<\/td><td>voyager (to travel)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>gardening<\/td><td>le jardinage<\/td><td>jardiner (to garden)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>dancing<\/td><td>la danse<\/td><td>danser (to dance)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>painting<\/td><td>la peinture<\/td><td>peindre (to paint)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that not all hobbies have both a noun and a verb associated with it. For example, if you love watching movies, there&#8217;s no noun to describe this activity. Instead, you&#8217;ll have to use a verb to describe the action. In this case, it would be <em>J&#8217;aime regarder des films<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to say goodbye?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You did it! You managed to introduce yourself to someone new and got to know them a little better.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, <strong>it&#8217;s time to wrap up the conversation nicely.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If it was your first time meeting this person, tell them it was a pleasure to talk to them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>C&#8217;\u00e9tait un plaisir de faire votre connaissance <\/em>(It was a pleasure to make your acquaintance) &#8211; formal<\/li><li><em>C&#8217;\u00e9tait un plaisir de vous rencontrer <\/em>(It was a pleasure to meet you) &#8211; formal<\/li><li><em>C&#8217;\u00e9tait un plaisir de faire ta connaissance<\/em> (It was a pleasure to make your acquaintance) &#8211; informal<\/li><li><em>C&#8217;\u00e9tait un plaisir de te rencontrer<\/em> (It was a pleasure to meet you) &#8211; informal<\/li><li><em>C&#8217;\u00e9tait super de faire ta connaissance<\/em> (It was great to get to know you) &#8211; casual<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If the other person says it first, you can answer with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Tout le plaisir \u00e9tait pour moi <\/em>(The pleasure was all mine) &#8211; formal<\/li><li><em>De m\u00eame<\/em> (Likewise) &#8211; formal<\/li><li><em>Moi aussi<\/em> (Me too) &#8211; informal<\/li><li><em>Pareil<\/em> (Same) &#8211; casual<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To say goodbye, simply use <em>Au revoir <\/em>(Goodbye). It&#8217;s suited to both formal and informal situations. And <strong>it&#8217;s the best way to say goodbye to someone you just met.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The bottom line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Now, you know exactly how to introduce yourself in French!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll take part in plenty of French introductions when you make new friends to get to know them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So <strong>write a list of short sentences about yourself using the examples in this article.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And <strong>memorize these sentences<\/strong> because they will come in handy next time you meet someone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Practice by introducing yourself in the comment section!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn the important questions to ask to get to know people and how to answer them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/how-to-introduce-yourself-in-french-featured.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Joanna","author_link":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/author\/joanna\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2739"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2739"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2739\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2760,"href":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2739\/revisions\/2760"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2739"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/table_tags?post=2739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}