I sing badly
Je chante mal
badly - mal. Recall that when an adverb modifies a conjugated verb, it immediately follows the verb.
I love pizza
J'adore la pizza
to love (something) - adorer. There are two ways to say "to love" in French: adorer and aimer. Adorer is used to describe fondness for an object, activity, event, celebrity, or friend (but not for a romantic lover).
You (plural) hate sweets
Vous détestez les bonbons
to hate - détester. In the second-person plural of the present tense, verbs with infinitives ending in -ER adopt the ending -ez.
Conjugate the verb arriver in the present tense.
- j'arrive
- tu arrives
- il/elle/on arrive
- nous arrivons
- vous arrivez
- ils/elles arrivent
This is a regular -ER verb.
I love my house
J'adore ma maison
my (singular) - mon/ma. These are the possessive adjectives for je when referring to singular nouns. Possessive adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun: they agree with what is possessed, not with the possessor.
My friends are rich
Mes copains sont riches
my (plural) - mes. This is the possessive adjective for je when referring to plural nouns, regardless of gender. Note how it agrees in number with the noun.
I love my life
J'adore ma vie
life - la vie
(to a close friend) Your friend is hungry
Ton ami a faim
your (singular) - ton/ta. Ton and ta are the possessive adjectives for tu when referring to singular nouns.
Your (female) students are brilliant
Tes étudiantes sont brillantes
your (plural) - tes. This is the possessive adjective for tu when referring to plural nouns, regardless of gender.
I have his table
J'ai sa table
his/her (singular) - son/sa. These are the possessive adjectives for il/elle/on when referring to singular nouns.
We have her candy
Nous avons ses bonbons
his/her (plural) - ses. This is the possessive adjective for il/elle/on when referring to plural nouns.
I like candy
J'aime les bonbons
to like - aimer. This verb means "to like" when applied to things. When applied to people, it means "to love (romantically)."
He loves his girlfriend
Il aime sa petite amie
to love (someone) - aimer. Recall that generally, when dealing with objects instead of people, aimer means "to like."
She is in love with Paul
Elle est amoureuse de Paul
in love (with) - amoureux (de). Amoureux can be used without the preposition de to mean "romantic."
We always win
Nous gagnons toujours
to win - gagner. Note that gagner de l'argent means "to earn money."
I like our house
J'aime notre maison
our - notre/nos. Notre is the possessive adjective for nous when referring to a singular noun, regardless of gender. Nos is the possessive adjective for nous when referring to a plural noun.
He likes music
Il aime la musique
music - la musique
You (informal) play piano
Tu joues du piano
to play - jouer. Note that piano is a masculine noun. Also note that jouer de refers to playing a musical instrument, whereas jouer à refers to playing a game or a sport.
Marcel plays guitar
Marcel joue de la guitare
a guitar - une guitare
We play basketball too
Nous jouons au basket aussi
also, as well, too - aussi. The word for "basketball" is le basket-ball, often shortened to le basket. Note how à le is contracted to au.
You guys like your house, no?
Vous aimez votre maison, non?
your (plural/formal) - votre/vos. These are the possessive adjectives for vous.
The girls love their boyfriends
Les filles aiment leurs petits amis
their - leur/leurs. These are the possessive adjectives for ils/elles.
They listen to pop music
Ils écoutent de la musique pop
to listen - écouter
My (female) friend talks a lot
Mon amie parle beaucoup
Note that ma changes to mon when the (feminine) noun begins with a vowel sound. The same applies to ta and sa: they change to ton and son, respectively.
She has a small car
Elle a une petite voiture
a car - une voiture
They have our keys
Ils ont nos clés
a key - une clé/clef. Both spellings are pronounced the same way and are entirely interchangeable.
The car works very well
La voiture marche très bien
to function, to work - marcher. Note this second meaning of the verb marcher, in addition to the meaning "to walk."
I really like her convertible
J'aime beaucoup son cabriolet
a convertible - un cabriolet. The French here translates more directly to "I like her convertible a lot."
They are in the car
Ils sont dans la voiture
in - dans. The preposition dans can also mean "within" or "into."
I think a lot
Je pense beaucoup
to think - penser. This verb is conjugated in the present as follows: je pense, tu penses, il/elle/on pense, nous pensons, vous pensez, ils/elles pensent.