How to introduce yourself in French
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Whether you are on a study trip or on a vacation, you always meet new people. It is always fun to have a conversation. So you want to know how to introduce yourself in French? Perfect! We have divided this lesson in four parts and added a dialogue example at the end to make this learning process easier.
Lesson outline
Hide- 1.How to say "what's your name" in French?
- 2."Where are you coming" from ?
- 3."How old are you" in French?
- 4.How to say "what is your job" in French?
- 4.1.Examples
- 4.1.1.Dialogue example
- 5.Exercises
- 5.1.Exercise answering questions about yourself
- 5.2.Practice a conversation in French
- 5.3.Dialogue exercise about introducing yourself
How to say "what's your name" in French?
Let's start with a short introduction. In French you start introducing yourself with a "Hello" = "Salut". The greeting is followed by some questions about your name. A few useful sentences for this case can be found in the table below.
| English | French |
|---|---|
| What's your name? | Comment tu t'appelles? |
| What's your name? (formal) | Comment vous appelez-vous? |
| my name is | je m'appelle |
| my name is | je suis |
| My (first) name is... | mon prénom est |
| I'd like to introduce (formal) | Je vous présente |
| I'd like to introduce (informal) | Je te présente |
| It's nice to meet you | Enchanté |
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"Where are you coming" from ?
Usually in the second phase of a conversation, one is curious about where do you come from, in French it's formed with verbs "venir" or "être".
| English | French |
|---|---|
| Where are you from? (formal) | D'où venez-vous? |
| Where are you from? | D'où viens-tu? |
| From which country are you? (formal) | De quel pays êtes-vous? |
| Where do you come from? (formal) | Quelle est votre origine? |
| What is your nationality? (formal) | Quelle est votre nationalité? |
| I am from Croatia | Je viens de la Croatie |
| I am from Croatia | Je suis croate |
Attention!
Pay attention to use second person singular in an informal speech for ex. "D'où viens-tu?". In an formal speech you need to use second person plural, for ex. "D'où venez-vous?". Also don't foget to make the verbe "être" agree with the subject.
"How old are you" in French?
For asking how old somebody is, in French is used the verb "avoir", but you need to distinguish formal and informal form. Literally you say "J'ai 23 ans." To know how to use it correctly in a conversation check the dialogue at the end of the lesson.
| English | French |
|---|---|
| How old are you? (informal) | Quel âge as-tu? |
| I am 23 | J'ai 23 ans |
| How old are you? (informal) | Tu as quel âge? |
| How old is he? (formal) | Quel âge a-t-il? |
| How old is he? (informal) | Il a quel âge? |
How to say "what is your job" in French?
To ask what somebody does for a living, usually we say "What do you do for a living?" (Que faites-vous dans la vie?) or "What is your profession?" (Quel métier faites-vous?). Here you have a list for the most common professions.
| Professions in English | Professions en français |
|---|---|
| student | étudiant |
| professor | professeur |
| doctor | médecin |
| manager | directeur |
| nurse | infirmière |
| dentist | dentiste |
| psychologist | psychologue |
| lawyer | avocat |
| diplomat | diplomate |
| teacher | enseignant |
| soldier | soldat |
| scientist | scientifique |
| waiter | serveur |
| engineer | ingénieur |
The structure is: subject + conjugated form of "être" + profession
Examples
She is a doctor. = Elle est médecin.
He is a engineer. = Il est ingénieur.
She is a waitress. = Elle est serveuse.
Attention!
Notice that there is no indefinite article "un/e", like it's used in English.
Dialogue example
French
Marc: Salut, comment tu t'appelles?
Julien: Salut, je m'appelle Julien, enchanté. Je suis Français.
Marc: Quel âge as-tu?
Julien: J'ai 28 ans et je suis étudiant.
Marc: Enfin je rencontre un autre Français en Espagne.
English
Marc: Hi, what is your name?
Julien: Hi, my name is Julien, nice to meet you. I am from France.
Marc: How old are you?
Julien: I am 28 years old and I am a student.
Marc: I am finally meeting another French guy in Spain.
For the end let's summarize this lesson with a few exercises.
Exercises
- Exercise answering questions about yourself
- Practice a conversation in French
- Dialogue exercise about introducing yourself
Exercise answering questions about yourself
Solution
Comment tu t'appelles?
je m'appelle
Quel métier faites-vous?
je suis étudiant
D'où viens-tu?
je viens d'Espagne
Quel est votre prénom?
mon prénom est Marquez.
Quel âge as-tu?
j´ai trente ans
Quelle est votre origine?
je suis Italien
Que faites-vous dans la vie?
je suis dentiste
What do you first say to your friend when meeting them:
Salut!
Quelle est votre nationalité?
Je suis Croate
My name is
je m´appelle
Practice a conversation in French
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Dialogue exercise about introducing yourself
Check the hints before you answer.
J: Salut
M:
J: Comment vous appelez-vous?
M:
J: Quel est votre nom ?
M:
J: Je suis Julien
M:
J: D'où venez-vous?
M:
J: Quel âge avez-vous?
M:
J: Que faites-vous dans la vie?
M:
J: Quel métier faites-vous?
M:
J: et quelle est votre nationalité?
M:
J: Vous avez quel âge?
M:
Exercises
- Exercise answering questions about yourself
- Practice a conversation in French
- Dialogue exercise about introducing yourself
Exercise answering questions about yourself
Solution
Comment tu t'appelles?
je m'appelle
Quel métier faites-vous?
je suis étudiant
D'où viens-tu?
je viens d'Espagne
Quel est votre prénom?
mon prénom est Marquez.
Quel âge as-tu?
j´ai trente ans
Quelle est votre origine?
je suis Italien
Que faites-vous dans la vie?
je suis dentiste
What do you first say to your friend when meeting them:
Salut!
Quelle est votre nationalité?
Je suis Croate
My name is
je m´appelle
Practice a conversation in French
Loading, please wait...
Dialogue exercise about introducing yourself
Check the hints before you answer.
J: Salut
M:
J: Comment vous appelez-vous?
M:
J: Quel est votre nom ?
M:
J: Je suis Julien
M:
J: D'où venez-vous?
M:
J: Quel âge avez-vous?
M:
J: Que faites-vous dans la vie?
M:
J: Quel métier faites-vous?
M:
J: et quelle est votre nationalité?
M:
J: Vous avez quel âge?
M:
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My name is Mélanie, I am 40 years old, I am Belgian and I live near Brussels in Belgium.
I have 7 years of experience in teaching French as a foreign language. I have a degree in Modern Languages and Literature. I have an agrégation in higher secondary education. French is my mother tongue. Additionally I have a C2 level in Spanish.
I have taught adults (beginner - advanced) in various training institutions (CLL, CVO Semper, ...). I have taught both large and small groups. I can therefore adapt my teaching methods according to the number of people.
As far as my teaching methods are concerned, I create communicative exercises.
I always try to get the student to express themselves as much as possible. In case of groups, I create individual exercises, in groups of two or four.
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If my student works in a company, I can also prepare exercises specific to the company's field. I have given courses to warehouse workers for Delhaize, to plumbers, to students in Tourism.
I also taught asylum seekers.
As far as teaching material is concerned, I use a lot of material from Zexperts fle https://leszexpertsfle.com/toutes-les-ressources-fle/ which I adapt to the objectives of the lesson. I also look for exercises in FLE manuals such as Totem, Edito, Alter Ego, Expression orale... Naturally, I adapt the exercises according to the needs of the student. I also look for songs in YouTube.
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I have had about 10 lessons in French from Mélanie. We treated a lot of different subjects such as grammar, talking and listening exercises. Mélanie is a very good and patient teacher and I learned a lot in these lessons on how to communicate in French.
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