Unit 18 Guidebook: exchange personal information
KEY PHRASES
Exchange personal information
Nous ne parlons pas français.
We do not speak French.
We do not speak French.
Tu viens d'Espagne ?
Do you come from Spain?
Do you come from Spain?
Non, je viens du Mexique.
No, I come from Mexico.
No, I come from Mexico.
Quel âge as-tu ?
How old are you?
How old are you?
J'ai treize ans.
I am thirteen years old.
I am thirteen years old.
TIP
Tu n'es pas français !
In English, we'd say I am not Italian or He is not American. But in French you need two words to say not, like a negative sandwich!
Je ne suis pas italien.
I am not Italian.
I am not Italian.
Nous ne parlons pas espagnol.
We do not speak Spanish.
We do not speak Spanish.
If the verb begins with a vowel, ne becomes n'.
Tu n'es pas canadien.
You are not Canadian.
You are not Canadian.
Il n'est pas jeune.
He is not young.
He is not young.
In informal conversations with French speakers, you might notice that they don't always use ne. For example, you'll often hear Il est pas jeune instead of Il n'est pas jeune.
Il ne parle pas japonais.
He does not speak Japanese.
He does not speak Japanese.