Unit 40 Guidebook: use direct object pronouns
KEY PHRASES
Use direct object pronouns
Tu m'invites à ton anniversaire ?
Are you inviting me to your birthday?
Are you inviting me to your birthday?
Oui, je t'invite.
Yes, I'm inviting you.
Yes, I'm inviting you.
Il me connaît très bien.
He knows me very well.
He knows me very well.
Vous nous écoutez maintenant ?
Are you listening to us now?
Are you listening to us now?
Oui, nous vous écoutons.
Yes, we are listening to you.
Yes, we are listening to you.
Paul, je t'aime.
Paul, I love you.
Paul, I love you.
TIP
Tu me comprends ?
In English, words like me come after the verb (for example, Can you hear me?), but in French they come before the verb!
Elle me parle.
She is talking to me.
She is talking to me.
Elle te parle.
She is talking to you.
She is talking to you.
Elle nous parle.
She is talking to us.
She is talking to us.
Elle vous parle.
She is talking to you (all).
She is talking to you (all).
Mes amis me connaissent bien.
My friends know me well.
My friends know me well.
TIP
Je sais que c'est ton anniversaire !
In English, we might say I don't know where the hotel is. French is very similar! But you put the verb right after words where, when, etc.
Vous savez où est l'hôtel ?
Do you know where the hotel is?
Do you know where the hotel is?
Vous savez à quelle heure est le petit déjeuner ?
Do you know what time breakfast is?
Do you know what time breakfast is?
Nous savons quand part le train.
We know when the train is leaving.
We know when the train is leaving.