Chat with boyfriend’s mom about her garden: Asking about her favorite plants
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Key Phrases
Votre jardin est très joli.
Your garden is very pretty.
C’est gentil.
That’s kind of you.
Quelles sont vos plantes préférées ?
What are your favorite plants?
Skills You'll Learn
Giving compliments and responding politely.
Faire des compliments et répondre poliment.
Asking and answering questions about plant preferences.
Poser et répondre à des questions sur les préférences de plantes.
Talking about a garden and naming common plants like roses, lavender, and tomatoes.
Parler d’un jardin et nommer des plantes courantes comme les roses, la lavande et les tomates.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are chatting politely with a neighbor in France about their beautiful garden, asking about flowers, lavender, and even tomatoes.
Bonjour, votre jardin est très joli.
Hello, your garden is very pretty.
Merci, c’est gentil, Emily .
Thank you, that's kind of you, Emily.
Vous aimez beaucoup les plantes ?
Do you like plants a lot?
Oui, j’adore ça depuis longtemps.
Yes, I’ve loved them for a long time.
Quelles sont vos plantes préférées ?
What are your favorite plants?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Bonjour.
bohn-zhoor
Hello.
Votre jardin
voh-truh zhar-dan
Your garden
💬 [Votre] is the polite or plural way to say [your]. With a boyfriend's mom, this usually fits better than [ton] unless she has clearly moved to [tu] with you.
See breakdown →Est très joli
ay treh zho-lee
Is very pretty
Votre jardin est très joli.
voh-truh zhar-dan ay treh zho-lee
Your garden is very pretty.
Merci.
mehr-see
Thank you.
C’est
say ay
It is / That's
💬 [C'] only appears joined to the next word, as in [c'est]. Never alone.
See breakdown →Gentil
zhahn-tee
Kind
C’est gentil.
say ay zhahn-tee
That’s kind of you.
Vous aimez beaucoup
voo eh-may boh-koo
You like very much
💬 In French, words like [beaucoup] usually come after the verb: [vous aimez beaucoup], not "you very much like." You can reuse that pattern with other adverbs too, like [j'aime bien] or [elle parle souvent].
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