Names and places of origin

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Give and ask for a name

Je m'appelle introduces your name. The apostrophe in m'appelle represents a missing vowel before another vowel. Keep the expression together: je m'appelle Alex, not je suis m'appelle Alex.

Comment tu t’appelles ? is a common informal question. A more formal written order is Comment t’appelles-tu ? Both ask for a name. For polite or plural address, use Comment vous vous appelez ?

Explain where you come from

Je viens de introduces an origin. Start with cities to keep the pattern simple: je viens de Lyon. Before a vowel sound, de becomes d’: je viens d’Ottawa.

Country names require some additional patterns: je viens de France, du Canada, des États-Unis. Learn those as complete phrases. Do not assume every country uses de plus its name.

Choose tu or vous

Tu addresses one person informally. Vous addresses more than one person, or one person politely. When meeting an adult in a service or formal setting, vous is often a useful starting point; people can invite a change to tu.

Et toi ? goes with tu; Et vous ? goes with vous. Use invented personal details if you prefer. The practice goal is to exchange information, not to disclose your identity.

Lesson vocabulary

Listen once, say it aloud, and try to recall the French before looking.

Practice questions

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Independent practice

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