“Voudrais” and “veux” are both forms of the verb “vouloir,” which means “to want” in French. However, they are used in different contexts. “Voudrais” is the conditional form of the verb “vouloir.” It is used to express a polite request or desire. For example: Je voudrais un café, s’il vous plaît. (I would like a coffee, please.) Je voudrais réserver une table pour deux personnes. (I would like to book a table for two people....

faire ou jouer When talking about playing or doing sports in French, you need to use the verbs jouer au or faire, depending on the type of sport. The verb faire is usually followed by de + article + noun, like this: faire de la natation (to swim) or faire du tir à l’arc (to do archery). 1 Use faire de with all sports and activities, except for those that are played against an opponent, such as basketball or chess....

Joyeux Noël ! (Merry Christmas!) and Bonne Année ! (Happy New Year!) are the most common French phrases used during the holiday season. Other French holiday phrases include: 1 2 Meilleurs vœux (Best wishes) Bonnes et Heureuses Fêtes / Joyeuses Fêtes (Happy Holidays) Bonne année et bonne santé (Happy New Year and good health) Vœux de Bonheur pour un Joyeux Noël (Happy wishes for a Merry Christmas) Meilleurs Souhaits pour Le Nouvel An (Best wishes for the New Year) In French, Christmas Eve is called “le réveillon de Noël” and New Year’s Eve is called “le réveillon du Jour de l’An”....

Dialogues pratiques sur les achats C: le client (customer) V: la vendeuse (shop assistant) C: Excusez-moi, où puis-je trouver les robes dans ce magasin ? (Excuse me, where can I find the dresses in this store?) V: Les robes sont situées au deuxième étage, près de l’escalier. (The dresses are located on the second floor, near the staircase.) C: Je voudrais essayer ces chaussures dans une taille plus petite. (I would like to try these shoes in a smaller size....

L’imparfait The French imperfect tense (imparfait) is a descriptive past tense that indicates an ongoing state of being or a repeated or incomplete action. The beginning and end of the state of being or action are not indicated, and the imperfect is very often translated in English as “was” or “was ___-ing”. We use the imperfect tense to describe situations, people, properties, comments, explanations, repeated actions, and simultaneously occurring actions in the past....