Dialogue
Introduce two people in French and give them a shared topic
Introduce Nora and Malik at a photography workshop, connect their interests and hand the conversation over. Practise a three-person French dialogue.
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In short
Give both names, then one shared interest: Nora, je te présente Malik. Vous aimez tous les deux la photo. Add an easy question such as Tu photographies quoi en ce moment ? and let the two people answer each other.
Yellow the idea to rememberBlue French to learn
Lina knows Nora from a photography workshop and Malik from a walking group. Everyone uses tu with one person in this scene. Lina says vous when she addresses Nora and Malik together.
- Lina
Nora, je te présente Malik. Malik, voici Nora.
Introduce Malik to Nora, then name Nora for Malik.
English
Nora, let me introduce Malik. Malik, this is Nora.
- Nora
Bonjour Malik, ravie de te rencontrer.
English
Hello Malik, pleased to meet you.
- Malik
Bonjour Nora, moi aussi. Tu connais Lina depuis longtemps ?
English
Hello Nora, me too. Have you known Lina long?
- Nora
Depuis quelques mois. On participe au même atelier photo.
English
For a few months. We attend the same photography workshop.
- Lina
Vous aimez tous les deux la photo. Malik photographie surtout les paysages.
Name their shared interest and Malik’s favourite subject.
English
You both like photography. Malik mainly photographs landscapes.
- Malik
Oui, surtout les montagnes. Et toi, Nora, tu photographies quoi en ce moment ?
English
Yes, especially mountains. And you, Nora, what are you photographing at the moment?
- Nora
Les jardins de mon quartier. J’aime montrer les gens qui s’en occupent.
English
The gardens in my neighbourhood. I like showing the people who look after them.
- Lina
Nora, tu as ton album avec toi ?
Ask Nora whether she has her album with her.
English
Nora, have you got your album with you?
- Nora
Oui, je peux vous montrer quelques photos.
English
Yes, I can show you both a few photos.
- Malik
Avec plaisir ! Tu prends tes photos avec un appareil ou avec ton téléphone ?
English
I would love that! Do you take your photos with a camera or your phone?
- Nora
Avec mon téléphone, le plus souvent. Regarde celle-ci !
English
With my phone, most often. Look at this one!
Four things to talk about
Find:
| Audience | Introduction |
|---|---|
| One person, using tu | Je te présente Malik. |
| One person, using vous | Je vous présente Malik. |
| A group | Je vous présente Malik. |
Nora says ravie, with -e, because she is the person who is pleased. Malik could say ravi. In vous aimez tous les deux, vous means both new acquaintances. Nora’s je peux vous montrer also addresses two people. The dialogue moves from Lina’s introduction to a question Malik asks Nora directly.