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		<description><![CDATA[In this French lesson, we learn the verb &#8220;préférer&#8221; and use it in simple sentences to say things like: I prefer this over that, I prefer to do this, etc&#8230; [ismember][/ismember] [nonmember][nonmember] &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Transcript</h2>
<h2>préférer</h2>
<h3>to prefer</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>Je préfère la plage.</h2>
<h3>I prefer the beach.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>Je préfère la plage.</h2>
<h3>I like the beach better.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>Je préfère la plage.</h2>
<h3>I like the beach better.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>préférer</h2>
<h3>to prefer</h3>
<h3>(1st group)</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>Je préfère</h2>
<h2>Tu préfères</h2>
<h2>Il/Elle préfère</h2>
<h2>Nous préférons</h2>
<h2>Vous préférez</h2>
<h2>Ils/Elles préfèrent</h2>
<BR/>
<h2>Je préfère la plage.</h2>
<h3>I prefer the beach.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>Je préfère la plage au bureau.</h2>
<h3>I prefer the beach to the office.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>le bureau</h2>
<h3>The desk, the office</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>à le => au</h2>
<BR/>
<h2>Je préfère la viande au poisson.</h2>
<h3>I prefer meat to fish.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>la viande</h2>
<h3>meat / the meat (f)</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>la viande rouge</h2>
<h3>red meat</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>le poisson</h2>
<h3>fish / the fish (m)</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>à la (to the)</h2>
<h2>à le => au</h2>
<BR/>
<h2>Je préfère le poisson à la viande.</h2>
<h3>I prefer fish over meat.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>Qu’est-ce que vous préférez?</h2>
<h3>What do you prefer?</h3>
<h3>(formal)</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>Qu’est-ce que tu préfères?</h2>
<h3>What do you prefer?</h3>
<h3>(casual)</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>Je préfère la montagne.</h2>
<h3>I prefer the mountains.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>Je préfère aller à la montagne.</h2>
<p>I prefer to go to the mountains.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>aller</h2>
<h3>to go</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>aller à</h2>
<h3>to go to</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>Je préfère cuisiner.</h2>
<h3>I prefer to cook.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>Je préfère cuisiner à la maison.</h2>
<h3>I prefer to cook at home.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>la maison</h2>
<h3>the house / the home</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>à la maison</h2>
<h3>at the house / at home</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>un restaurant</h2>
<h3>a restaurant</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>Ils préfèrent manger au restaurant.</h2>
<h3>They prefer eating at a restaurant.</h3>
<BR/>
<h2>au restaurant</h2>
<h3>at the/a restaurant</h3>
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