What are you doing? Well, I’m cooking of course. In this French video lesson we learn the verb faire (to do) and how people “do the cooking” as we say in French.
Transcript
Elles achètent des chaussures.
They’re buying (some) shoes.
une chaussure
a shoe
la soupe
soup
un bisou
a kiss
Elle achète des pantalons.
She’s buying (some) pants.
un pantalon
a pair of pants
des pantalons
several pairs of pants
Elle fait des courses.
She’s grocery shopping.
des courses
grocery shopping
Elle fait du shopping.
She’s (doing some) shopping.
faire
to do – to make
(3rd group)
Je fais (I)
Tu fais (You singular)
Il/Elle fait (He/She)
Nous faisons (We)
Vous faites (You plural or formal)
Ils/Elles font (They)
Ils font du sport.
They exercise. They play a sport.
faire du sport
to exercise – to play a sport
Je fais la cuisine.
I’m (doing the) cooking.
la cuisine
(the) cooking – the kitchen
Je fais la sieste.
I’m taking a nap.
une sieste
a nap
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majid
11 years ago
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Chandralal Mongar
11 years ago
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jasmine
11 years ago
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Gamia
11 years ago
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Rawand
11 years ago
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Hanna
11 years ago
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