How to Say ‘I prefer’ in French
Je préfère
zhuh pray-fehr
[zhuh pray-fehr]
💬 Usage Tip: In [je préfère], the middle accent marks the sound change: [préfère] is said with a more open sound than [préférer]. You'll see this shift in several verb forms, like [j'espère] from [espérer].
Phrase Breakdown
Je
[zhuh]
I
The first-person singular subject pronoun.
Je préfère les formes simples dans un graphique.
I prefer simple shapes in a chart.
préfère
[pray-fehr]
prefer
The first-person singular present form of préférer, used to say what you like better.
Je préfère des couleurs douces pour les formes.
I prefer soft colors for the shapes.
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