French Conversation Practice with a Real French Teacher

Practice these sentences out loud to feel confident from the get-go.
Set yourself a reminder in your calendar to practice regularly every day or every week!

• Je m’appelle [Géraldine.] = My name is [Géraldine.]
• Je suis française / américaine / australien / polonaise… = I’m French (or American, or an Australian man, or a Polish woman…)

Look up how to say your own specific name and nationality in French.

If you only practice one part of French conversation, it’s a basic presentation like that. It’s easy, and it will come up almost every time you talk to someone new in a social context. That’s exactly where you want to sound confident, and you really don’t want to freeze up!

Then practice one common first question, and your answer to it:

• Tu fais quoi dans la vie ? = What do you do for a living? (with friendly “tu”)
• Vous faites quoi dans la vie ? = What do you do for a living? (with respectful “vous”)

Look up your own profession in French and plug it in one of these sentences:

• Je suis [médecin.] = I’m [a doctor, a physician.]
• Je travaille dans [l’aide sociale.] = I work in social services, I work in the domain of [social assistance.]
• Je suis retraitée. = I’m retired.
  
  • Avant, je travaillais dans [le marketing.] = I used to work in [marketing.]
  • Avant, j’étais [prof.] = I used to be [a teacher.]

You will use these lines a lot if you meet many different people in a short time. Like when you go back to touring the French countryside, for example. So you can really benefit from practicing your presentation!