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Introduce yourself. The standard form of self-introduction in French is āje māappelleā (zhuh mah-pell) which I means āI call myself.ā For example, you might say āje māappelle Robert.ā
The French word for first name is āprenomā (preyānom). You could say āMon prĆ©nom est...ā (mon prey-nom ey) which means āmy first name is...ā
The French word for surname is ānom de familleā (nohm dhe fah-mee). In a professional or commercial transaction if someone asks for your "nom" be sure to provide your last name rather than your first.
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State your age. In English you state your age as something you are, as in āI am fifteen,ā but in French you use the auxiliary verb āavoirā which means āhave.ā You say āJāai ... ansā (zhai ... ahn) which means āI have ... years.ā
Consult a dictionary to find pronunciations of specific numbers.
You can also describe your age group more generally using the phrase āje suisā (zhe swee) followed by an adjective. āJeuneā (zhuhn) means young. āVieuxā (vee-euh) indicates an elderly man, while āvieilleā (vee-ay) indicates an elderly woman. āJe suis jeuneā means āI am young.ā
3 Describe your coloring. Many descriptive words used in English are actually borrowed from French. Brunette and blonde both mean the same thing in French, but they refer only to women. A man would be brun or blond ā in both cases the final consonant should be barely pronounced. āJe suis blondeā means āI am blonde.ā
You can also say āmy hair is...ā followed by a color. The phrase for this is āMes cheveux sont...ā (meh chuh-vuh son). Consult a dictionary for the appropriate color.
The same construction works to describe your eye color. You would say āMes yeux sont ...ā (mehz-yuh son) which means "my eyes are..." Note that in this case you pronounce the s at the end of āmesā because the next word begins with a vowel.
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Describe your overall physique. The words to describe beauty are ābeauā (bo) for men or ābelleā (bell) for women. Use the construction āJe suisā (zhe swee) followed by the adjective. āJe suis belleā means āI am beautifulā if you are a woman.
āFortā (for) means strong, while āfaibleā (febl) means weak.
āPetitā (petee) for men or āpetiteā (peteet) for women means small or short.
āGrandā (grahn) for men or āgrandeā (grahnd) for women means large or tall.
Indicate your state of mind. The phrase āje suisā (zhe swee) followed by an adjective can convey whether you are happy, sad or experiencing other feelings. Consult a dictionary to find precisely the adjective you want.
Content (cohn-tahn) means happy, while triste (treest) means sad. You would say "je suis triste" to convey "I am sad."
FatiguĆ© (fah-tee-gay) means tired. You would say āje suis fatiguĆ©ā to convey "I am tired."