Collins Dictionaries - Easy Learning French Conversation

Another way of saying what you have to do is to use je dois( I must ) followed by the infinitive.

When you are using some kind of transport in France, you may well need to say what you would like to do in French. You can use je voudrais( I’d like ) with the infinitive. This comes from the verb vouloir.For more information on vouloir,see here.

The most direct way of saying what you want to do is using je veux( I want ) or je souhaite( I wish ) with the infinitive. veuxis from the verb vouloirand souhaiteis from the verb souhaiter.For more information on vouloirand -erverbs like souhaiter,see hereand here.

If you want to say that you feel like doing something, say j’ai envie de( I feel like ). This is slightly stronger than j’ai bien envie de( I quite fancy ). aicomes from the verb avoir.For more information on avoir,see here.

You may wish to make a suggestion to your colleagues or friends in French. One way of doing this is to use on pourrait( we could ). This comes from the verb pouvoir.For more information on pouvoir,see here.

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If you want to ask someone what they think of a particular suggestion, use Qu’est-ce que tu en dis?or Qu’est-ce que vous en dites?( What do you say? ).

If you want to ask someone if they would like to do something, use Tu veux…?,or Tu voudrais…?( Would you like…? ) if you know the person well or Vous voulez…?if you’re talking to several people. These all come from the verb vouloir.For more information on vouloir,see here.

Another way of making suggestions in French is to ask Pourquoi ne pas…?( Why don’t…? ), which is often shortened to Pourquoi pas…?in spoken French.